Chu Cheng didn't know why, but he always felt irritable these days, as if something was out of control.
A voice in his heart just now prompted him to look downstairs, but when he looked over, he didn't feel what he was looking for.
Instead, he saw a man holding a child. For some reason, Chu Cheng felt a slight tingling feeling in his heart when he saw the child.
He suddenly thought that if his wife had not left so decisively that year, their child would have been three years old.
Chu Cheng felt a little painful. If he had been more careful back then, he would not have mistakenly admitted the wrong person and hurt his wife's heart.
Luo Zhizhou, who was accompanying him, looked at Chu Cheng's calm expression and wondered whether the new head of the Chu family, the uncle of the current prince, was satisfied with today's arrangements.
While thinking about it, he glanced at Chang Sui beside him. Chang Sui quietly retreated out. When he came in again, a graceful girl followed behind him.
Chu Cheng didn't notice. He just looked at the wine glass in front of him, staring at the clear wine, smelling the faint peach blossom fragrance, and suddenly thought that if his wife was still here, she would definitely persuade him to drink less wine.
Then he will pretend to be obedient and follow his wife's wishes. She is easy to coax. As long as he gives her beautiful clothes and jewelry so that she can have face in front of outsiders, she will be very happy.
Chu Cheng himself didn't know what was going on. Ever since he came to Zhaozhou, he thought of his wife when he saw singing and dancing, and when he drank peach blossom wine, he thought of his wife. It seemed that every breath he took was accompanied by missing him.
Maybe he was poisoned, a poison called regret.
Chu Cheng picked up the wine glass, raised his eyes slightly, and saw the veiled woman holding the pipa.
Tingting curled up, her watery eyes still wanting to speak.
But Chu Cheng's eyes only stayed for a moment, and then moved away. After his wife left, he would feel pain in his eyes as long as he looked at other women a few more times. If he had physical contact with her, he would feel sick and have nightmares.
It was not that he had not sought Taoist priests to exorcise evil spirits, and he had also sought treatment from wizards in southern Xinjiang, but there was no solution. He thought, maybe this was retribution, retribution for living up to his sincerity.
Luo Zhizhou was panicked when he saw Chu Cheng's unwavering expression. Facing such a beautiful person, he was not moved at all. Is it really like the rumors that the Duke of the country was infatuated with his wife who died young? Do you want to keep the integrity of your beloved wife and not accept two kinds of sex?
He never believed that there were such infatuated men in this world, that there were men who could be loyal to their wives and not take concubines for the sake of their wives. If there were, it was because the temptation they encountered was not big enough and the women they met were not beautiful enough.
Just like his eldest brother, he was so affectionate with his sister-in-law back then. He even fought against the family and his parents for his sister-in-law. He knew full well that his sister-in-law would be injured after giving birth to Lan Ruo and would not be able to get pregnant again. He also refused to take in concubines, regardless of the consequences of exterminating the heir.
But what happens next? Later, he had a woman outside. Not only did he raise a woman, but he also had a son and a daughter.
He and his wife grew up as childhood sweethearts, and they were extremely happy when they got engaged. After getting married, they didn't know how to treat his wife well, but gradually, they started to feel bored.
People live in this world for just a few decades. How boring it would be if they spent every day with the same person.
So even though he knew that his wife envied the life-long vow of his eldest brother and his sister-in-law, and even though he sympathized with his wife's affection, he couldn't stop himself from going to other women's homes.
At first I felt guilty, but later I realized that my eldest brother was the same as him and liked more than just one person, so it became natural.
Men are all the same in the world, but some are good at pretending and some don't bother to pretend. As for the current emperor and Chu Cheng, Luo Zhizhou thought that they had not met anyone better yet, and perhaps they had successfully disguised themselves.
Luo Zhizhou was thinking about it, and was about to introduce the woman who played the pipa to Chu Cheng, when he saw a man with an ordinary face and no memory come in, leaned over and said something in Chu Cheng's ear.
Immediately afterwards, he saw Chu Cheng suddenly stand up and said: "I have something urgent. Thank you Mr. Luo for your hospitality today. I will take the first step."
After saying that, he hurriedly left with the person. Luo Zhizhou didn't even react. The person was gone and he sighed heavily.
Haitang stopped playing the pipa and looked timidly at the frowning Luo Zhizhou.
She knew that she was going to play music for a noble person today, and the flower girl told her that she would be among the top three in her peers in playing the pipa.
Hua Niang came from Chang'an. She was once a famous oiran in Chang'an. Later, she saved her own money. When she got older, she came to Zhaozhou with the money and opened a flower house. Zuihua House is the largest flower house in Zhaozhou.
The sisters in front of her all had good places to go. She thought that with her outstanding pipa, she could be taken away by the nobleman from Chang'an.
But who would have thought that the noble man only glanced at her when she came in, and then kept staring at the wine glass. She thought that the wine glass could not be as bright as her appearance, and the wine could not be as beautiful as her music.
She became more attentive, and she saw familiar obsession on the faces of the people present, but the noble man remained expressionless.
In the end, she left directly. Haitang was a little frustrated and regretful. She thought that she would not be able to go to Chang'an.
I really want to go to Chang'an, which Hua Niang said, and it must be even more prosperous under the emperor's feet.
So Haitang looked at Luo Zhizhou. It was Luo Zhizhou who asked her to come and please the noble man. Now that the noble man is gone, what will she do?
Unexpectedly, as soon as I looked over, I saw an older man running in, looking panicked and saying: "The master is not good. The eldest son has disappeared. He left a letter saying that he wanted to find him." Princess Wuyou..."
When Luo Zhizhou heard that his son was missing, he thought it didn't matter. He was already disappointed with his son anyway, and he didn't know how such a smart child could become so stupid when he grew up.
He spent the whole day either drinking or going on an outing to visit friends. If his wife hadn't been protecting him, he would have broken his legs severely, but his wife stopped her every time, and there was nothing he could do. As expected, a loving mother often loses her son. This is all caused by the soft-heartedness of the wife.
As everyone knows, spoiling a child is like killing a child. Look, now that a distinguished guest has come to the house, not only does he not share his worries, he actually disappears again.
Luo Zhizhou was very upset and heard the second half of the butler's words, "What? Go find Princess Wuyou."
Could it be that he knew his plan.
Luo Zhizhou couldn't sit still and left in a hurry.
There were only a few helpless maids left in the room and Haitang holding Pipa. Haitang looked down at the jade bracelet on her wrist, smiled faintly, stood up, and left holding Pipa.
She thought, there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world. If she can't keep people today, it must be because her pipa is not good enough.
