Chapter 279: This is somewhat good enough

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation  Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

The people in the Ge Chunru’s residence wrote a lot of interesting stories about the second prince’s backyard the past few days.

The second prince would go to Ge Chunying’s courtyard every day to sit down and have dinner with her.

This was a treatment that even the second prince’s consort didn’t have.

It seemed that she was very doted on by the second prince.

Thus, the women in the second prince’s backyard took turns to mess her up.

For example, she accidentally slipped and fell into the water.

She was schemed and made a fool of at the family banquet by another concubine whose family background was much better.

She suddenly had allergies and her face was covered in red rashes.

Shi Qingluo sighed, “These women in the backyard are really scary. They have all kinds of tricks up their sleeves.”

Fortunately, she did not reside in the harem or the back residence of a certain prince or lord and was residing here.

Otherwise, she would have cried.

Xiao Hanzheng smiled. “This is just an appetizer. Some women in the harem are so vicious that they have no limits at all.”

He had heard a lot in his previous life, so he was a little afraid of women.

If he hadn’t met his little wife, who happened to open up his heart, he might have been single for the rest of his life.

Shi Qing leaned on Xiao Hanzheng’s shoulder. “Do you think the second prince is really interested in Ge Chunying?”

That was why he would visit Ge Chunying every day and give her a lot of gifts.

Xiao hanzheng smiled and said, “No, the second prince is messing Ge Chunying up. He deliberately made her a living target so that those women in the backyard would be jealous, and then mess up with her.”

“If the second prince really likes someone, he would protect her and not pamper her so openly.

“Previously when the second prince was really interested in Ge Chunying, he would pamper her in private and let others protect her.

“On the surface, he would be relatively cold towards her, so that it wouldn’t attract jealousy and hatred among the women in the backyard.

“It was also because of this that Ge Chunying was able to escape many of the schemes in the backyard.”

It was just like this in his previous life.

This time, it was obvious that the second prince deliberately made fun of Ge Chunying because of the incident with Ge Chunru, or because she had been caught playing hard to get.

“Look, the news said that the second prince didn’t spend the night in Ge Chunying’s courtyard at all.

“If he really cared about her, how could he not spend the night?”

He added, “He just accompanied her to dinner every day and kept rewarding her. It would also make other women jealous.”

Shi Qingluo thought about it and agreed.

If he really cared about her, it would definitely be more than just being affectionate and polite.

Taking her as an example, she often wanted to kiss her young husband.

She needed to hug him every night to sleep even more soundly.

“Then she still has a long way to go. This time, it’s going to be difficult for her to stand out.”

Then, she changed the topic. “However, Ge Chunying is much more tenacious than her sister.

“After being teased like this, she still chose to hug the second prince’s concubine’s thigh instead of relying on the second prince’s pampering to act arrogantly in the backyard.

“She’s smart, rational, and doesn’t lack scheming. It’s indeed suitable for her to be thrown into the backyard to fight.”

From the intelligence report, the second prince’s concubine had taken good care of Ge Chunying in the beginning.

After that, the second prince’s concubine probably felt a little disgusted by how much the second prince spoiled Ge Chunying.

However, over the past few days, Ge Chunying had thickened his skin and treated the second prince’s concubine with even more respect.

After reading the intelligence report, the second prince’s concubine softened her attitude towards her again.

This meant that not only was Ge Chunying scheming, but she could also tolerate it.

Ge Chunru was too spoiled by Xiao Hanzheng’s scumbag father, so she did not have much patience and forbearance.

The two chatted for a while, and Shi Qingluo fell asleep in Xiao Hanzheng’s arms.

He held her in his arms, but his other hand was flipping through a book.

He was able to become a top scorer because apart from his past life experience and his teacher’s guidance in this life, he was also very hardworking.

A few days later.

Xi Rui, Liang Youxiao, Fei Yuzhe, and Xi Rong asked Shi Qingluo and her husband out for dinner.

The few of them went to the largest and most luxurious restaurant in the capital.

This was a place that the young masters of aristocratic families liked to come to.

Just as they reached the door, they met Qi Yiyang who was also going into the restaurant with the fifth prince.

Qi Yiyang looked a little unnatural when he saw Shi Qingluo.

He even wanted to pretend that he didn’t see her.

However, Shi Qingluo raised her hand gracefully and took the initiative to greet them. “Hello, good day!”

Qi Yiyang remained silent, I’m not good at all.

He should have checked the almanac before he went out today, but he actually bumped into her.

Most importantly, Xi Rui and the others were with her.

He had not completed Shi Qingluo’s promise yet, so he was afraid that she would leak the news about the back mountain.

He could only force a smile. “Hello, Mdm Shi. You’ve come to the capital!”

Shi Qingluo smiled and said, “That’s right. We’ve been here for a few days.”

“Why? Are you going to treat us to a meal?”

There was a smile on her face. “How embarrassing would that be!”

Qi Yiyang thought to himself, when did he say that he was going to treat them to a meal? Her skin was still as thick as ever.

However, since she had already said so, he could not refuse.

“Since you guys have come to the capital, it’s only right for me to treat you to a meal.”

He asked, “Why don’t I treat you and Young Master Xiao alone tomorrow?”

Shi Qingluo smiled and said, “Sure, then we might as well accept your offer.”

The meal was just an excuse.

In reality, she wanted to urge him to start working.

Qi Yiyang heaved a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, she did not pester him and insisted on having Xi Rui and the others with her today.

Because of this, he became even more polite. “Then I’ll send someone to pick you up tomorrow.”

Shi Qingluo nodded. “Okay!”

Xi Rui and the others were stunned. “When did you become so close to this guy?”

Qi Yiyang was displeased when he heard this. “Why can’t I be close to her and only you guys can?”

He snorted. “Mdm Shi and I are still friends.”

Liang Youxiao pursed his lips. “I can tell from how you call her Mdm Shi that your relationship isn’t that good.”

Xi Rui said proudly, “That’s right. We all call her Qingluo.”

Qi Yiyang was stunned.

This was a little heart-wrenching.

“We’re not that close now. Of course, we’ll be even closer in the future.”

He thought for a moment and suddenly invited Shi Qingluo. “How about we have dinner together today?”

He was afraid that Xi Rui and the others would ask Shi Qingluo why she knew him and that she would sell him out.

How could Shi Qingluo not see through his thoughts? She couldn’t help but laugh. “Sure, as long as you’re happy.”

Xi Rui raised his eyebrows and looked at Qi Yiyang. “Then isn’t it also our treat? We’re together.”

He just couldn’t stand seeing this fellow putting on an act.

Qi Yiyang sneered. “If you guys can eat the meal that I treat, of course you can.”

Liang Youxiao stretched out his hand and placed it on Qi Yiyang’s shoulder. “Why can’t we eat it? We’re more than happy to have someone treat us.”

Very soon, they would order more expensive dishes.

“Then let’s go.” Qi Yiyang Waved Liang Youxiao’s hand away.

This fellow was too friendly and annoying.

Liang Hengyu was a little speechless.

What was his cousin doing? He actually invited these good-for-nothings.

However, he did not have any intention of objecting to it.

After all, his second brother really wanted to rope these people in.

He wanted to see if he could befriend them.

Hence, the group went to a private room.

After they sat down, Liang Youxiao ordered the expensive dishes as expected.

Xi Rui also kept adding more dishes, making Qi Yiyang’s face as black as possible.

In the end, he could not help but look at the two of them and said, “This is somewhat good enough, all of you.”

If this continued, his wallet would be empty.

Although he was the legitimate son of the heir to the public administrator house, his monthly allowance was fixed.

Their family had many men, so there were limits to their usual expenses.

He was unlike Liang Youxiao, who was so rich, and Xi Rui, who could often receive subsidies from the empress dowager and the duke’s wife.