The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Chu Qinling became silent and returned to the house in a depressed mood.

He sat by the window, his chin propped up by his hands, looking out. The sunlight shone on his flawless face, and his long eyelashes covered his eyes.

"Ah~"

Suddenly a face came closer. Kang Ge'er had just woken up and his eyes were still blurry and he couldn't open them. The sunlight was glaring, so he found a place to sit down with his eyes closed.

"Why are you sitting here sighing?"

Chu Qinling sat upright on the chair, and when he saw Kang Ge'er get up, he looked a little surprised.

"Why are you up? Is your stomach feeling better?"

Kang Ge lazily slumped half his body on the table. "Much better. I'm strong and healthy. I'm fine after taking the medicine."

Seeing that his younger brother was in a bad mood, Kang Ge'er reached out and scratched the hair that had drifted onto his cheek.

"By the way, you haven't told me why you sighed?"

Chu Qinling felt that Kang Ge'er's behavior was not proper, but since it was him, he let it go.

Pretending not to notice someone's misbehavior, Chu Qinling continued to look out the window.

"I just feel a little sorry for you. You came to play and ended up getting an upset stomach."

Chu Qinling didn't tell Kang Ge'er the truth about his diarrhea. He somewhat understood why his mother didn't want to tell him the truth. Even if she knew, what would happen? The culprit was his father's son, and only his father could punish him.

Kang Ge'er turned his head with some boredom, squinting his eyes at the sky outside the window. The sky was so blue and beautiful.

"What's the big deal? It's just a stomachache. I thought there was something wrong."

Seeing that Kang Ge'er looked indifferent, Chu Qinling pulled him, and Kang Ge'er turned around with a look of confusion.

"You really don't blame me?"

Kang Ge'er was even more confused by what he said. "Why should I blame you? I wanted to eat it myself, you didn't stuff it into my mouth."

Chu Qinling was deflated. This idiot, it was all in vain what he said.

"Forget it, you won't understand even if I tell you."

What did he say? Fifth Brother was jealous and gave him a laxative? This was unfounded and no one would believe it.

Kang Ge'er: In the end, this world has become something he no longer recognizes.

"What do you mean by understand or not? Why are you talking like those adults now? You speak in a very sophisticated way and I still can't understand you."

Chu Qinling retorted: "I am an adult!"

Kang Ge'er looked him up and down and said, "You are only eight years old, how can you be an adult?"

Chu Qinling couldn't understand. He wanted to be an adult, an adult who could make his own decisions and protect his friends, not a child who could do nothing.

Not wanting to irritate him, Kang added, "Okay, okay, you're an adult."

Speaking of age, Kang Ge'er suddenly became a little lost.

Glancing at your younger brother, Kang Ge'er's tone began to sound a little embarrassed.

"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you something."

"what's up?"

Chu Qinling looked back and had a bad feeling in his heart.

"In just over a month I will be ten years old. After that I won't be able to enter the palace freely. But it's okay. When you grow up and have your own house, I'll be able to play with you again."

Kangger was no longer allowed to enter the inner palace after he turned ten years old. He could only enter the palace during festivals and other times when the palace held banquets. He was not allowed to enter without an imperial decree.

In other words, without the emperor's decree, Kang Ge'er would never be able to enter the palace again, and the two brothers could only meet again at a banquet.

"So fast!"

Chu Qinling didn't expect that he was only seven years old when he met Kang Ge'er, and now almost two years have passed.

"Then I won't have the chance to play with you in the future."

Chu Qinling's face really turned into a bitter melon now. He was the melancholy little prince just now, but now he is really sad.

"There is still a chance."

Kang Ge'er comforted him, saying that they might see each other once or twice a year, anyway, things are different from before.

This was not said out loud, because saying it out loud would only add fuel to the fire.

In the end, no words were said to comfort them, because both children were very sad and could only cherish the so-called last good times.

By the time dinner came, Kang Ge'er no longer had any appetite, and Chu Qinling had no appetite at all.

Concubine Ning thought that the two children were having a conflict and asked carefully.

Kang Ge'er put down his chopsticks, his tone filled with indescribable loss.

"Your Majesty, I will be returning home tomorrow. This time, I will not be allowed to enter the palace without an imperial decree. I spoke to your brother this afternoon, but we both felt reluctant to leave each other, so we were a little unhappy."

Concubine Ning was a little confused and didn't understand what it meant. Zhiyu beside her came forward to explain, and she realized that Kang Ge'er was almost ten years old.

There was no other way around it; this was the palace's rule. Even the Imperial Concubine couldn't be summoned at will, or else the Emperor of Chu's desk would be piled high with impeachment memorials the next day.

The two children were unhappy, and Concubine Ning was also a little depressed. After all, there was a lively and lively person in the palace, which made it much more lively than the deserted palace in the past.

I'm afraid it will be impossible for the palace to be so lively in the future, and Ling'er will be nine years old soon. Originally, the prince should move to the prince's residence at the age of seven, but she stayed behind.

By the time he was ten years old, she could no longer keep him.

Now, the Emperor of Chu was constantly receiving memorials from the Imperial Censorate, accusing her of doting on the prince and being an unworthy mother. Although His Majesty had never mentioned this to her, she knew that His Majesty had always refuted them for her.

The three of them were in a depressed mood until the next day when they were about to leave. Chu Qinling sent Kang Ge'er to the ceremonial gate and they parted reluctantly.

When Kang Ge'er was about to leave, he asked the palace maids to stay away, but the palace maids did not dare to do so and all looked at the Sixth Prince.

Chu Qinling nodded and said, "All of you go away and don't listen to us."

Kang Ge'er started whispering to Chu Qinling only after he saw that everyone had gone far away.

The more Chu Qinling spoke, the brighter his eyes became. By the time Kang Ge'er finished speaking, Chu Qinling's eyes had already become sparkling.

Kang Ge'er made a hushing gesture, and Chu Qinling nodded reservedly. Their eyes met, and there was a tacit understanding in their eyes that others did not understand.

Kang Ge'er left. Chu Qinling looked at Kang Ge'er's back, who kept looking back every few steps. His mouth drooped in sadness, and then he quickly adjusted his expression.

Only after Kang Ge'er's figure disappeared did Chu Qinling turn around and walk back.

Concubine Ning was waiting for him not far away, holding his hand and slowly walking back.

Kang Ge'er, who had already walked away, had no burden and no way to control his expression. He just grinned and tears streamed down his face.

He just looked at his younger brother in the palace and felt that he was so pitiful, like a bird in a cage.

Bah, bah, bah, your brother is not a bird.

Pitiful!

Kangger cried for a few words, wiped his tears with his sleeves and left the palace.

On the way back, I didn't forget to bring some things home. I have a younger sister, a younger brother, a grandmother and a mother at home.

After buying some small things, Kang Ge returned home with a great harvest. According to his grandmother, he was the good man of the Gu family who could come home hunting.