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Chapter 55 You Really Are Naughty and Cute

Chapter 55: Chapter 55 You Really Are Naughty and Cute

The afterglow of the sky dyed the horizon. The light gradually dimmed. The sound of firecrackers echoed endlessly in the alley with fireworks.

The constant clatter of horse hooves.

Cui Yun still hadn’t changed out of his official clothes.

It seemed he had received the news, reported to the Emperor, received the imperial grace, and then left the Imperial Palace.

Not to mention his grandfather, even in the instant he learned that Cui Rong had been abducted, his mind went completely blank.

Fortunately, it was without danger. After all, it was the golden ball of Marquis Yangling Mansion. Without his intervention, the government had already sent the message.

Cui Yun had no time to be surprised, he quickly rode his horse towards the pear garden.

His speed was very fast; when he arrived, Cheng Gui hadn’t returned yet. The man smoothly dismounted from the overturned carriage.

"You little rascal, I asked you to buy salt and you use the copper coins to buy a mask? Where is the salt! Is this salt!"

Aunt Zhang next door was furious, twisting her son’s ear.

Soon after, Aunt Liu’s teasing voice came through the wall: "Stop berating him, which child isn’t mischievous? Let it go, it’s New Year’s Eve, forgive him this once."

"Yes, Mama, you should learn from Aunt Liu. It’s not just me who bought masks. Shuan from their family even stole money to buy them. He specifically bought a pair to give to another little girl. Aunt Liu didn’t even dare to scold him."

Aunt Liu paused her laughter, put away her amusement, and quickly started searching for a feather duster, chasing Shuan all over the courtyard.

"Stealing money? I sent you to school so that the teacher could teach you to read and become talented! What have you learned, did it all go to the dogs?"

Now it was Aunt Zhang’s turn to tease. She repeated Aunt Liu’s words verbatim back to her.

"Which child isn’t mischievous. Let it go, it’s New Year’s Eve, forgive him this once."

As she spoke, she still wasn’t satisfied and continued to twist her son’s ear: "Shuan is few months younger than you, yet he knows how to seek a girl’s affection! Look at you! Useless!"

It was truly noisy.

But indeed, his hearing was exceptional.

Cui Yun stood in front of the Marquis Mansion, raising his hand to knock on the door ring.

"Marquis?" Ningzhu who had just returned, was surprised. Seeing Cui Yun looking her way, she quickly bowed her body reverently.

Cui Yun had drunk quite a bit, that cold and distant expression carried a bit of warmth. It made him seem much more approachable.

Ningzhu hurried to let him in, and then quickly went inside to report.

Meanwhile, Shen Hua scrutinized Cui Rong who was picking out scallion segments across from her.

Yet another scene emerged before her eyes.

At the banquet, there was also a girl, carefully picking out the scallion threads from her soup bowl. It was a bowl of hericium mushroom and bamboo chicken soup.

The soup was delicious, the only flaw was the presence of scallion threads, finely cut and inconvenient to pick out.

After all, it was an external banquet, many girls would rather not eat than pick and choose, risking criticism.

This was indeed an unsightly practice.

But Shen Hua never had such concerns.

A young Shen Zhi frowned: "It’s only you who has so many problems. Take a good look, which girl around here is like you?"

"But I don’t like it."

"Having a picky palate and you justify it?"

Shen Zhi while scolding, also very familiarly brought the soup bowl in front of him and with the serving chopsticks picked out the scallion threads.

"Bai Zhou, what are you doing? Aren’t you afraid the teacher might see?"

Bai Zhou was Shen Zhi’s courtesy name.

The person asking was Shen Zhi’s classmate. And this banquet was indeed the wedding of the teacher’s daughter.

Shen Zhi was the teacher’s proud student, naturally attending the banquet, whereas Shen Hua insisted on coming along. She was young and playful, but in Shen Zhi’s eyes, his sister was ever so sensible and well-behaved, so he let her have her way.

The youth, while telling Shen Hua to behave, was also complaining.

"This cook is too careless, why put scallion threads in the soup?"

Classmate: "..."

After Shen Zhi finished, he returned the soup bowl.

"Drink it, ancestor."

Thinking of this, warmth flowed through Shen Hua’s eyes, but when she looked up again, her tone was cold: "Not eating anything, how will you grow?"

Cui Rong: ...Why does me picking out scallion threads bother you?

She resentfully pointed at the green onion strips selected on Shen Hua’s table: "Aren’t you the same!"

"You’re not much taller either, much shorter than my Mama!"

"Little ghost..."

Her words had not yet faded when they were interrupted by a noise outside.

"Miss Shen!" Ningzhu hurried in, her voice a bit breathless.

Before she could finish speaking, Shen Hua’s gaze followed behind Yicui Net. Following that was a slightly hurried pace.

Seeing Cui Rong with his own eyes, Cui Yun’s heart was thoroughly settled.

The man’s red robe gently brushed, like a pine or a crane, faultlessly like white snow. Bright as a jade tree, restrained and steady.

"Rong."

Cui Rong’s eyes lit up. Turning her head, she was chewing on a green vegetable. She hurriedly swallowed it down.

"Uncle!"

Shen Hua was silent.

She found it bizarre.

The interrupted sentence: "Little ghost, are you provoking me?"

Became a dry and insincere phrase.

"You really are naughtily adorable."

Cui Yun stepped forward and bowed to Shen Hua. Still the modest gentleman in her eyes: "Pardon the disturbance, Miss Shen. The child at home is mischievous; Cui Yun represents Marquis Yangling Mansion to offer thanks here."

Shen Hua wasn’t embarrassed but rather accepted his gesture.

Even if the little ghost’s family holds immense power, she was indeed worthy of such respect.

"Sir, you are too kind. Would you like to stay for a meal?"

Shen Hua asked out of courtesy, clearly expecting that Cui Yun would not stay long.

After all, if he agreed, it would be highly improper.

However, destined, she would be disappointed.

Cui Yun’s gaze briefly lingered on the pile of green vegetables in Cui Rong’s bowl.

"I should not."

He changed the topic: "However, Rong seems hungry."

His words struck Cui Rong like thunder.

"Your grandmother usually coaxes you to eat vegetables, as hard as reaching the heavens; today is indeed a rare change of heart. Eat up, then return to the mansion after you’re done."

Knowing Cui Yun had arrived, Ji Qing already went back to notify Cui Xuan and Qiao Si, who would also be reassured.

Therefore, between sending Cui Rong back earlier and having her eat vegetables, he chose the latter without hesitation.

Shen Hua understood. Watching Cui Rong’s fallen face, she found joy in the disaster.

"Nanny Cheng makes the best vegetarian dishes. Even the little ghost refuses pork ribs, and needs no feeding, just burying her head in vegetarian food."

Cui Rong: You’re talking nonsense!!!

She was about to explode, then saw Shen Hua flash her a smile: "Right?"

This smile was quite familiar, making Cui Rong’s face inexplicably hurt.

Her eyes reddened with anger, her hands shaking, very reluctantly: "Right."

Cui Yun: ...

Shen Hua then stopped teasing her. She invited Cui Yun to sit, and spoke seriously.

"The injury on her wrist has been treated with medicine, no other injuries are visible, but as far as I know. The little ghost had eaten candied haws, I suspect there is definitely some kind of drug to manipulate people’s minds in it, I sent the maid to call the Medical Staff, but unexpectedly, the medicine workshop was closed."

Upon hearing this, Cui Yun lifted Cui Rong’s sleeve. Her lotus white arm showed signs of bruising. It was unknown how much force the other had used.

Cui Rong’s arm was white and swollen, a shocking sight.

Cui Yun narrowed his eyes, a fierce gleam passing through his deep gaze where no one was present.

He checked her pulse and found nothing abnormal.

"I will have Ni Kang take a look at her."

"As for the drug Miss Shen mentioned, it’s just those few inferior kinds."