After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife always wanted to leave her father behind and keep her

Cui Yuanqing had changed his clothes and came out. He looked at her indifferently, as if he wanted to find out through her eyes who she was thinking about just now.

Cheng Songan felt inexplicably guilty. He didn't know why, but every time he thought of that young man, he always felt like he was being caught by him.

She pretended nothing had happened and went back into the house. She looked back quietly and saw Cui Yuanqing still staring at her with that cold gaze.

Cheng Songan returned to the room and sat down where he couldn't see her. For some reason, his heart was pounding. He didn't know if it was because he was thinking about the young man or because Cui Yuanqing had seen through his thoughts.

After a long time, there was no sound from Cui Yuanqing. Cheng Songan lifted the curtain and looked outside, only to find that the yard was empty.

Haitang came in and saw her in a daze, so she sighed and said, "It looks like the master has gone out again."

Cheng Songan's frantic heart finally calmed down, and he said disapprovingly, "I won't be back for a while."

How could he feel at ease at home if he didn't coax Cheng Wanxin?

After thinking for a while, Cheng Songan gave another instruction: "Tell mother to be more vigilant and add more people to patrol the courtyard every day. No one can take advantage of the situation before the second sister gets married."

Haitang was startled, responded in a low voice, and went out to do it quickly.

After dinner, Cui Yuanqing still didn't come back. After that, there was no sign of him for three days.

When Cheng Song'an paid her respects to Zhang and Old Madam Yu every day, she deliberately did not mention the fact that he did not return home, so as to avoid any further trouble. It was she who was causing trouble when Cui Yuanqing returned.

Cheng Songan thought to herself that she had asked her mother to strengthen patrols in the backyard, so it would be difficult for Cui Yuanqing to get in. However, it would not be difficult for Cheng Wanxin to pass on a message. It seemed that she was quite angry this time, and she had made Minister Cui not return home for three nights.

For a moment, she was actually a little envious, as Cui Yuanqing had never been so humble and pious in front of her. Feeling aggrieved, Cheng Songan asked Mudan to take half a month's salary from Cui Yuanqing and go with her to Hongyan Tower for a drink.

When Mudan heard this, she immediately took out the silver with a smile on her face, and went to the street with her young lady. They went from the jewelry shop to the silk shop, and then to Duobao Pavilion, buying things that filled half a carriage. Finally, she happily went to the third floor of Hongyan Tower, asked for a quiet private room, and ordered a table of dishes.

Cheng Songan ordered another pot of good wine and started to eat with Mudan. Since he went out to coax her half-sister, she would use his monthly salary to eat and drink. This was fair.

After three rounds of drinking, Cheng Songan's eyes turned red and he mumbled, "Mudan, have you ever been to Yizhou?"

Peony answered while eating: "I was still young at that time, and it was Haitang who followed the young lady to Yizhou."

Cheng Songan nodded, drank another cup and said, "Yizhou is great, with beautiful mountains, beautiful waters, and beautiful people."

Mudan was eating happily and didn't answer her.

Cheng Songan smiled, stood up and walked to the door, staggering and said, "I'll order you another crystal pork elbow."

She hadn't drunk for a long time. As soon as she opened the door, she stumbled and almost fell. Fortunately, a clenched fist held up her arm and did not catch her.

Cheng Songan was about to thank him when he met Lu Qingshan's eyes.

She shook her head to make herself more sober. This was the third floor where the female guests were being entertained. How did Lu Qingshan get up here?

Since that day on the street when he wished her and Cui Yuanqing to get what they wanted, the two of them had never spoken to each other again. Even when they went to Prince Xiang's Mansion together that day, Lu Qingshan deliberately kept his distance from her.

"Lu Xiaojiu?" Cheng Songan stood up straight, rubbed his eyes, and asked unsurely, "Why are you here?"

Lu Qingshan did not answer, but asked: "Why did you come out to drink alone?"

Cheng Songan grinned and pointed at Mudan and said, "I brought little Mudan with me, not alone."

Mudan reluctantly put down her food, stood up and saluted Lu Qingshan, then quickly helped Cheng Songan back to his seat.

Just as he was about to close the door, Lu Qingshan leaned on the door with one hand, opened both doors, walked into the room openly, and sat opposite Cheng Songan.

Mudan was a little confused about what was wrong, so she quietly took a piece of cake and moved a stool to the door to sit and eat.

"I'll take you home." Lu Qingshan said.

Cheng Songan shook his head like a fish tail: "I finally came out to drink, I don't want to go back so early, Lu Xiaojiu, what do you want to eat? I will buy it for you with Cui Yuanqing's monthly salary, and we will spend all the money on him."

Lu Qingshan frowned and said coldly: "No need."

After a pause, he asked again, "Why did you come out to drink alone?"

Cheng Songan was also a little angry: "Lu Xiaojiu! You always say that I am pretentious, but you are not necessarily that good yourself. I just came out to have two glasses of wine, and you lectured me hypocritically. Let me tell you, you are indeed a good match for my second sister."

Lu Qingshan's face was extremely ugly. He slapped the table with his palm, causing some of the cups and plates to spill out. "Cheng Songan, if you keep talking nonsense, I won't forgive you."

Cheng Songan poured another cup and drank it. He was really a little drunk. He pointed at him and said, "You like the same person and even say the same things. You won't forgive me and he won't let me go. Don't I feel wronged? You blame me for everything you do!"

Lu Qingshan showed a complicated look in his eyes and asked, "Do you know?"

Cheng Songan said angrily: "Of course I know, Lu Xiaojiu, if you like the Fifth Miss, you must remain faithful to her and never marry anyone else, understand?"

Lu Qingshan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "So you don't know."

Cheng Songan didn't hear what he said clearly, nor did she care. She just kept talking to herself: "Look at me, I thought Cui Yuanqing was very similar to that man. Since I couldn't marry him, I would marry Cui Yuanqing and it would be the same. But I was wrong, Lu Xiaojiu! They are different, they are different!"

At the end of the conversation, she was overwhelmed with grief and suddenly laid down on the table and started crying.

Lu Qingshan was startled, picked up a chopstick and poked her arm gently: "Cheng Songan, Cui Yuanqing, he is not good to you?"

Cheng Songan laughed twice: "He doesn't take concubines or have a concubine, and spends all his monthly salary on me. Do you think he is good to me?"

Lu Qingshan nodded very lightly, with a complicated look in his eyes, and asked again: "Do you like him?"

Cheng Songan put his chin on the table and muttered, "I like her, but now I don't want to like her anymore. So, don't make the same mistake as me and don't use my second sister as a substitute for the fifth lady. She won't like you!"

Lu Qingshan's face was gloomy. He wanted to scold her again, but he was afraid that she would cry again, so he held back.

Cheng Songan continued, "You see, I have let it go. I don't like Cui Yuanqing anymore. No one can help me reach the sky. I will walk through the snow to the top of the mountain by myself."

Lu Qingshan frowned even more tightly as he watched her finish reciting the poem in a frenzy. Suddenly she stopped talking, and when he poked her again, she had fallen asleep.

He looked at Mudan hesitantly. Mudan was still a child herself, how could she carry Cheng Songan on her back?

Mudan was also a little embarrassed. No matter how young she was, she understood that she was already Mrs. Cui and could not be supported by another man to go out. So she immediately stood back beside her.