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"Isn't what we're doing... a bit inappropriate?"
"Stop crying! Your face will be all smudged and you won't look pretty!"
Upon hearing what Chen Qingfeng said, Fan Ruoruo sobbed twice, stopping her tears.
Then, she shyly pulled away from Chen Qingfeng's embrace.
"Am I usually too reserved?"
"Brother Qingfeng is getting on in years, so perhaps he does have desires..."
Fan Ruoruo pondered this to herself, and after comforting herself in this way, she felt much better.
Seeing Fan Ruoruo looking lost in thought, Chen Qingfeng quickly said:
"Ruoruo, are you okay?"
Fan Ruoruo pouted and stared straight at Chen Qingfeng, saying:
"Brother Qingfeng, you can do it!"
"You didn't go to Miss Sangwen's place; instead, you went to Zuixianju to secretly meet the courtesan Silili!"
"I heard that you even wrote a poem for her?"
When she said this, Fan Ruoruo's tone was filled with jealousy.
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingfeng smiled and said:
"Ruoruo."
"How about I write a poem for you?"
Upon hearing that Chen Qingfeng was going to write a poem for her, Fan Ruoruo was instinctively delighted.
Then, remembering that she was still angry with Chen Qingfeng, she pouted again, turned her head away, and refused to look at Chen Qingfeng.
"It seems Ruoruo is still angry. In that case, I'll write a poem for her another day."
Seeing that Fan Ruoruo looked like a little girl, Chen Qingfeng went on to provoke her.
As soon as these words were spoken, Fan Ruoruo immediately became anxious and turned to look at Chen Qingfeng:
"No, Brother Qingfeng, you already said you would write a poem for me, right now."
Chen Qingfeng smiled slightly, pondered for a moment, and then presented a poem:
"A beauty unparalleled through the ages, a pleasing sight indeed. Her captivating beauty astonishes the world."
After hearing the poem, Fan Ruoruo felt embarrassed and lowered her head to speak:
"Brother Qingfeng."
"How could she be as beautiful as described in your poem?"
Chen Qingfeng smiled calmly and said:
"In my eyes, Ruoruo, you are just that beautiful!"
Hearing Chen Qingfeng's reply, Fan Ruoruo felt a warmth in her heart, and a blush quietly crept onto her cheeks.
Embarrassed, she suddenly remembered something and quickly looked up at Chen Qingfeng, saying:
"Then why did you go to 104 Zui 278 Xianju?"
Chen Qingfeng was taken aback by Fan Ruoruo's sudden question.
Fortunately, the girl didn't persist in her pursuit, adding:
"Brother Qingfeng, you are not allowed to go to Zuixianju again, and you absolutely cannot... spend the night on the pleasure boats at Zuixianju!"
"Okay, I promise you."
Chen Qingfeng readily agreed.
Thinking to himself, if he can't go to Zuixianju to find Sili, then he'll have to have her come to his door secretly from now on!
The onlookers, seeing that there was nothing exciting to see, dispersed.
Then, Chen Qingfeng took out two items from his pocket: a letter and a pill.
"Ruoruo, your brother in Danzhou should be heading to the capital soon, right?"
"Please deliver this letter and this pill to him on my behalf."
Fan Ruoruo took the letter and the pills, frowned slightly, and asked in confusion:
"Brother Qingfeng!"
"If you want to give something to my brother, why don't you wait until he comes to Kyoto and hand it to him in person?"
"I was even thinking of introducing you two together!"
"I must say, my brother is just like you, Brother Qingfeng, always full of ingenious ideas."
"You two should get along very well!"
Chen Qingfeng smiled calmly and said:
"Ruoruo, just convey my feelings to her."
Seeing that Chen Qingfeng was unwilling to say more, Fan Ruoruo didn't ask any further questions. She walked with Chen Qingfeng for a while and then happily went home.
……
Danzhou, the old residence of the Fan family.
In a secluded courtyard, a young man sat on the threshold.
The boy was handsome with delicate features and well-proportioned face, especially his eyes, which were deep and bright.
Who else could it be but Fan Xian?
At this moment, Fan Xian held a letter from Fan Ruoruo in Kyoto.
After reading the letter, Fan Xian was stunned and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:
"Nima!"
"This is... the crown of the seven-character quatrains, 'Ascending to the Heights'?"
Fan Xian was shocked.
Fan Ruoruo's letter informed him of the Crown Prince's poetry gathering and also included Chen Qingfeng's poem "Ascending to a High Place".
Others may not know, but Fan Xian is perfectly clear about the origin of this poem about climbing high.
"I never imagined that there would be colleagues in this world!"
"Chen Qingfeng?"
"Is he the adopted son of the Director of the Overwatch Council that Ruoruo mentioned in her letter?"
Fan Xian muttered to himself, looking thoughtful.
When Fan Ruoruo was young, she recuperated in Danzhou.
He developed a deep friendship with his half-sister.
Later, Fan Ruoruo was taken back to Kyoto, where she met Chen Qingfeng.
In their correspondence, Fan Ruoruo would occasionally mention some things about Chen Qingfeng to Fan Xian.
"Is this guy named Chen Qingfeng either an enemy or a friend?"
"If they are enemies, they will be formidable adversaries!"
"It's not hard to tell from Ruoruo's letters that she seems to be deeply in love with Chen Qingfeng."
"It seems I'll have to get to know him properly when I get to Kyoto soon."
……
Nanqing Palace.
Emperor Qing sat at his desk, fiddling with something.
On the table were materials such as saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal.
"His Majesty!"
"I just received news that Chen Qingfeng went to the pleasure boat at Zuixianju last night."
"He spent the entire night on the pleasure boat with Si Lili, the top courtesan of Zuixianju, and even wrote a poem for her."
Upon hearing Hong Sixiang's report, Emperor Qing's hand, which was holding the mortar and pestle, suddenly paused.
"What did you say?"
"You spent the night on the pleasure boat?"
"This kid... he really is a womanizer!"
Emperor Qing is numb!
I originally thought that it was fine for Chen Qingfeng to occasionally go to brothels to listen to music.
Now, people are starting to stay overnight in those places.
"How can someone so unruly and dissolute be entrusted with important responsibilities?"
Emperor Qing's face was cold and stern.
Having learned about the Crown Prince's poetry gathering earlier, he had rekindled some hope for Chen Qingfeng.
But now, with the news of the overnight stay on the pleasure boat reaching his ears, his last bit of hope for Chen Qingfeng was extinguished.
"Will Fan Xian be arriving in the capital soon?"
"It seems... I still have to rely on Fan Xian to do many things for me."
"I wonder if Chen Qingfeng is deliberately putting on a show for the world, hiding his true abilities, or if that's just how he is?"
Chapter 41: It can definitely be cured! Sign-in by Chen Pingping!
On the other side, after bidding farewell to Fan Ruoruo, Chen Qingfeng went straight to the Supervisory Council.
Halfway there, they happened to run into Wang Qinian, who was rushing over.