The Hickey of the Demon Lord: The Substitute Princess

Chapter 244

Seeing that Su Min acquiesced, he started to be picky again, and sighed in a low voice: "Are all women so unrealistic?"

"Tong, why do I feel like you are here to teach someone a lesson, instead of inviting me to the palace as a guest? Your purpose seems to be not pure." Su Min stopped suddenly, looked at him lightly, not to let him continue to be arrogant.

He smiled casually, and continued, "I've always had this temperament, don't you understand? By the way, let's get down to business, you seem to be a great hero this time, right?"

"What's the specific matter, you can ask your brother." Su Min didn't want to talk more, as if to show off, she didn't like that kind of feeling, she just did things that she could foresee and control, things beyond her ability, She might not be able to.

Nangongtong's mood faded, as if he had encountered a soft nail here at Su Min, and was a little disappointed. "I just asked you because I couldn't see him."

"You can't see him? What's going on?" Su Min felt puzzled, and Liu Mei frowned unconsciously.

Nan Gongtong started to complain again, his face changed, and there was no smile anymore: "It seems that I am so busy that I don't see anyone. I haven't been to the palace for many days, and I am so bored."

"Let's eat first and then talk." The two had already walked to the side hall where they had dinner, and he took Su Min's hand and said a word.

"Okay." Su Min nodded lightly, looked at him with a smile, and walked into the side hall with him.

"Mother Qiao, who do you see coming?"

The blue curtain was raised, and Qiao's mother was carrying a beef stew into the room. Hearing Nan Gongtong's happy voice, she couldn't help raising her head, looked at the woman in front of her, and couldn't help being stunned, and didn't speak for a while.

"Mother Qiao, long time no see."

The first person to speak was Su Min. She was smiling, but there was no trace of haste or panic.

"Yes..." Mother Qiao put the beef soup on the round table, a little hesitant, not sure whether to call her Miss Su or something else.

"Knowing that I have a special guest today, Mama Qiao cooks the food herself and doesn't let the chef help. You see, she cooks all the dishes by herself." Nan Gongtong's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly sat down.

He is a pleasure-loving person, but after eating delicacies from all over the world, he still misses Qiao's mother's cooking skills, as if it is the only taste that can replace his mother.

Su Min's expression softened, and she looked at the helpless woman standing opposite, and smiled with a humble and polite tone. "Thank you for your hard work, Mommy Qiao. You should sit down and eat with us."

"No need." Mother Qiao declined, living for decades, the rules in the palace, there is no rule of master and servant dining together.

"Mother Qiao, you are welcome, you are not an outsider, here, sit down." Pulling the round stool, Nan Gongtong gestured for Mother Qiao to sit down with his eyes, and after speaking like this, Mother Qiao no longer refused, and slowly sat down.

"Okay, my lord."

As soon as she raised her eyes, she saw the smile on Su Min's face, that kind of smile was indifferent, let alone disgusting, as if the past had been calm and calm, and it was forgotten like a passing cloud.

Nan Gongtong looked at the banner that was stuck behind Su Min, and began to criticize again: "Idiot maid, you can also sit next to your young lady, you are so greedy."

"I didn't." Being implicated for no reason, Fan'er blushed and whispered to herself, not daring to speak out.

Su Min laughed softly, his eyes gliding over Nan Gongtong's body, he became more energetic, as if he had verified what she was suspicious about.

This kid, I am afraid that friendship has also sprouted.

"I haven't seen each other for a month, Tong, you have grown a lot of humanity, and you can still take care of the little things of the hungry maid around me."

"You still have to turn a corner and swear at people before eating. If that's the case, will you be able to eat later?" Nan Gongtong didn't intend to give in, so he picked up a chopstick and began to eat.

Su Min smiled and asked again: "But, Tong, will you always live here in the future?"

Nan Gongtong nodded again and again, "Last time someone suggested that I change the plaque of the palace. I am too lazy to change it. This is where I live when I go back to Beijing. The government has gone to the palace. This place also needs people to live, and I don't need to." Change."

"I haven't seen Qin Ge'er along the way." Su Min felt strange that the tall and enchanting woman from outside the Great Wall had disappeared.

Nan Gongtong took a sip of the soup and responded with a calm expression. "I left half a year ago. Zheng gave her a large sum of money and told her to leave. She knew that there was no way to recover, but she didn't continue to pester him. Anyway, Zheng saw that she had been with him for more than three years and gave her a step down. She's also quite knowledgeable."

"Let me tell you, when you agree to the government, you can live in the palace in peace."

He suddenly thought of something, said so, and fixed his eyes on Su Min.

Su Min's heart warmed up, and she smiled, but just remained silent, holding the chopsticks.

After lunch, Mother Qiao and Fan'er cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks together. Nan Gongtong stood up, leaned on the door panel, looked at Su Min who was sitting on the courtyard corridor, and asked a question. "Are you going to the palace tonight?"

"It's not that urgent. I'm a little tired today and want to rest here for the night." Su Min said softly.

Nangongtong clapped his hands happily, his expression was overjoyed. "Well, tonight I found the most popular opera troupe in the capital to sing, and you just happen to watch the opera with me."

Su Min looked at him silently, the childishness that Tong occasionally revealed was also real, and his full of scheming and evil intentions were also true.

"Why don't you see that little princess?"

The other party's face immediately changed, as if this was a taboo topic that could not be discussed. "Don't talk about it, women are troublesome. These two days I asked her to come to the theater and she didn't come to the show. She just avoided me, as if I was a man-eating monster or a ghost messenger."

"You care about her very much." With a smile in Su Min's eyes, she spoke slowly.

Nan Gongtong turned around, playing with the wrench on his finger, his tone indifferent. "I don't care about you, little prince, do I still need someone to play with me? Last time I teased her once, she was so narrow-minded and angry that I have never seen such a troublesome woman."

"Don't make women sad easily."

Otherwise, it will not be easy to win back this woman's heart in the future, Su Min said in his heart.

Nan Gongtong snorted and didn't take it seriously, he never thought about the consequences of losing Princess Huiping as his "playmate".

"By the way, I'll ask my servants to prepare the wing room, you go to rest first."

"No, I want to go back and stay there for one night."

"You said, the courtyard you used to live in?"

"Correct."

"Well, since you insist."

In the afternoon, Qiao Ma accompanied Su Min and Fan'er to that courtyard.Su Min's brows and eyes were filled with a shallow smile, and his whole body was peaceful.

"Mother Qiao, are you in good health?"

Mother Qiao smiled and nodded. "Thanks to Miss."

Su Min's eyes flashed, and he asked softly. "Aren't you going to return to the palace to be an aunt again? After all, you are the most familiar with his temperament and preferences."

Qiao's mother's voice was still low and broken, as if it was the slight harshness of broken porcelain scraping the ground, but her sincere emotion resolved this shortcoming. "It's also my duty to take care of the little prince outside the palace. And the most suitable person to take care of the emperor is not me, but Miss."

After Su Min heard this, she didn't want to talk too much. Perhaps she spent her youth in the palace alone for decades and saw too many intrigues, so living outside the palace would be more comfortable and relaxed.

"I heard what the little prince said, it seems that Miss Su has not agreed to become the emperor's concubine, is that so?" Qiao Ma suddenly thought of something, and asked with a frown.

She pulled her lips into a smile, and said a word. "Although there is nothing wrong with it, and I have not made the final decision, this title is dispensable to me."

Anyway, the two of them have already expressed their hearts.

Qiao's mother nodded, her expression was no longer at a loss, and she gradually relaxed. "Miss Su is still the same, nothing has changed. When I was the princess before, I can see that you don't care about this title at all."

"He once talked to me about what happened in the past. He seemed to be invincible, but in fact he was very bumpy along the way. Mother Qiao, you have always protected the two brothers, and you have done a lot of credit." Su Min stopped and looked deeply in front of him. The half-old woman spoke earnestly.

Mother Qiao said it was natural. "This is what I should do. I promised Concubine Liu that as long as I am still alive, I must protect them."

She pushed open the door, waved away the dust, and didn't turn her head: "I'll go buy some warmer tea sets for Miss. This courtyard has been empty for a long time, and everything is not complete."

Su Min stood in the center of the courtyard and looked around. This place was a little strange, but more familiar.

"Since Miss Immediately, this is almost the most difficult place to control..."

Mother Qiao's voice drifted into Su Min's ears, but she couldn't hear clearly, so she asked a question. "how?"

Following Mother Qiao's fingers, she looked towards the direction of the woods, and there was a rustling sound: "Look, this place has almost become a cat's nest. For more than a year, the first three or four cats on the other side The cat gave birth to kittens, there are about twelve or thirteen kittens."

If you take a closer look, you can see that there are indeed several cats climbing the tree happily. The colors are different, and the sizes are also big and small, not to mention how cute they are.

"I didn't expect them to live so happily. Mother Qiao must have helped me take care of them." Su Min's heart warmed, and he took a few steps closer. Those cats were not afraid of strangers. There was even a big cat at Su Min's feet. While dawdling, as if seeing the master.

Maybe this is one of those kittens that Nangong Zheng brought back from the hunting ground. It has been more than a year, grown so big, and has children of his own.

Mother Qiao's expression became softer: "They are also very smart, and they won't let themselves go hungry. But anyway, there are so many leftovers in the palace, so I bring them over every night. If they eat happily, it will be even better. Don't leave. Anyway, there is no harm, you can also catch mice for the palace, I will keep them, the lady said that I will live here tonight, I don't know if they will disturb you to rest. "

(End of this chapter)