There was a curfew in the capital. After dinner time, the East Main Street gradually became deserted.
Su Yu pickled the ingredients that he would use tomorrow and checked today's income. Then, he packed his things and left the Xian Mantang. There was no one in the alley outside the kitchen. He could hear the echo of his own footsteps as he walked.
"Who is it?" A black shadow passed behind him. Su Yu turned around abruptly, but found nothing. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He muttered to himself, "Sauce, why didn't you come back to see me …"
It had been nearly a month since Sauce disappeared. At first, he was very worried. The fierce Shadow Guard was so violent that he was afraid that he couldn't take care of his cat. It wasn't until Prince Zhao told him that he saw Sauce in the palace, and that the guy was doing well that he felt a little relieved. However, when Su Yu asked if Sauce was the guardian beast of the nation, Prince Zhao's expression was a little strange.
With a sigh, Su Yu looked around again, turned around, and left. His thin figure looked even more lonely under the moonlight. After he walked out of the alley, a golden figure came out from the thick leaves. Her amber eyes were like colored glass under the moonlight. She quietly watched Su Yu's back as he walked further and further away.
The courtyard of the Su family was still deserted. Although Su Yu had earned a lot of money recently, he didn't add any more servants to the family. After all, as a modern person, he didn't need them at all. The first branch seemed to be getting tighter and tighter. They had fired two old maids in a row. It was said that Eldest Aunt wanted to sell Eldest Uncle's maidservant. It was very troublesome.
Su Yu was busy with the Xian Mantang every day. He didn't have time to pay attention to these trivial things at home. Every morning, he listened to the Jhao Clan talk about it. Most of it went in one ear and out the other.
Eldest Uncle was sitting in the courtyard enjoying the cool air. When he saw Su Yu coming in, he coughed lightly and said, "Yu 'er, come here. Eldest Uncle has something to say to you."
Su Yu hadn't seen Su Xiaozhang for quite a while, and he seemed to be more haggard than before. He inwardly guessed that something must have gone wrong with his title. Although he didn't like this uncle of his, he still had to put up with it on the surface. He respectfully stepped forward and saluted, "Uncle, what are your orders?"
"Zong Zhengsi has already put up a notice. There will be a general election at the beginning of next month." Su Xiaozhang looked at Su Yu's face and couldn't see any emotion. She could only continue, "The Imperial Family has rarely had a male consort. It would be good if he was chosen, but if he wasn't, then he would lose face." As he said this, he glanced at Su Yu's expression from the corner of his eyes. Seeing that he was still unmoved, he couldn't help but secretly grit his teeth. This little brat didn't fall for the trap. Could it be that he really wanted to participate in the election?
Su Yu naturally heard it clearly. His uncle was afraid that he would participate in the general election and wanted to nip the bud in the bud. However, although Eldest Uncle's words were misleading, there was also a certain degree of truth in them. If a man like him were to participate in a beauty pageant and judge others, based on the fact that he didn't know anything about music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, and only knew how to kill fish and cook, he would definitely be ruthlessly despised. Then, he would be dejected and fail the selection, leaving behind a thick and heavy black mark in his second life.
In the future, Xian Mantang would be opened all over the country. When people talked about Big Boss Su Yu's history, they would say that this brat participated in the imperial consort selection and was thrown out in the first round. In a fit of anger, he worked hard to achieve what he had today. He really didn't want to have an autobiography with such ups and downs, really!
Su Xiaozhang was annoyed when she saw Su Yu's absent-minded appearance. She raised her voice and said, "Do you know why there are so many noble sons who don't hand in their name cards? If you really participate in the election, it will be a problem for you to find a marriage in the future! "
"Oh," Su Yu seemed to understand and responded, "Uncle's words are reasonable. Since that's the case, it's better to quickly find a marriage for my cousin so that he won't be selected by the Imperial Censor." He didn't even hand in his name card, so his uncle's worries were unnecessary. However, Su Yu didn't intend to be so kind as to tell him.
Su Xiaozhang was choked and couldn't say anything for a long time.
"If there's nothing else, nephew will go rest first." Su Yu was too lazy to say anything more. He flung his sleeves and left after finishing his etiquette.
The room was empty. The late spring night was still a bit cold. Su Yu lay on the bed and sighed. Couldn't the Su Family let him rest for a few days? He really didn't have the heart to fight for the title of Third Rank General. His dream was to open a chain of seafood restaurants, but no one understood. In this different time and space, probably only that little cat would listen to his nonsense.
The sky gradually darkened. In the latter half of the night, the moonlight was covered by dark clouds and it was pitch-black. The moon was dark and the wind was strong. This kind of night made people feel inexplicably uneasy.
Su Yu didn't sleep very well. In his sleep, he unconsciously clutched the corner of his quilt. In the middle of the night, he vaguely felt someone lifting his quilt. He suddenly opened his eyes and saw a small furball pushing its head into the quilt and trying to burrow in.
It was like waking up in the middle of the night and seeing Santa Claus stuffing gifts into his stocking. There was no better surprise than this! Su Yu held his breath. Without the moonlight, he couldn't see clearly. He only felt the furry fellow burrowing into the quilt. It nimbly turned around and poked its little head out. It pulled at Su Yu's arm with some disgust. After thinking for a moment, it lay down and put its head on the quilt.
Just as it put its head down, a pair of soft and warm lips pressed against the top of its head.
"Sauce!" Su Yu used his mouth to rub against the furry head and called out softly.
The little cat on his arm stiffened. It immediately raised its paw to press against the warm mouth and rubbed its head against Su Yu's inner shirt. Damn it, it made his fur wet again!
"Sauce, you're back. I'm so happy!" Su Yu kissed the paw beside his mouth and excitedly tried to rub its belly.
"Meow!" The little cat in his arms couldn't take it anymore. It jumped up and sat on the pillow, looking at him angrily. Stupid slave, how dare you be so frivolous to me!
"Okay, okay, I won't disturb you." Su Yu smiled foolishly and put his face next to the cat's paw. He looked up at the cat who was looking down at him and blinked. After a long time, he said softly, "Sauce, I miss you so much."
Stupid thing … Its amber eyes were still cold, but its furry ears had already turned red. It shook its tail and turned around to face Su Yu with its butt. Really, although I already know that you, this stupid slave, admire me, but to say it so bluntly is really offensive to public decency.
"Where did that person take you that day? Do you really live in the palace? Then how did you run out? "Su Yu was still immersed in the happiness of regaining what he had lost. He leaned against the warm fur and muttered to himself.
Humph, didn't you put on a stupid appearance in the alley to win my pity? An Hong-chul shook its tail and yawned on its paw. It listened to Su Yu's muttering and quickly fell asleep. He still had to go to court tomorrow and had to get up before the sun rose. He didn't have time to listen to this stupid slave's whining.
The next day, Su Yu opened his eyes with a happy mood, but found that there was nothing on his pillow. His heart went cold. Was he dreaming last night? He sat in a daze for a while, then suddenly found that there was light on his hair. He looked down and saw a few strands of golden fur flashing under the morning sun. The corners of his mouth gradually curved up. Su Yu plucked the few strands of fur and pinched them between his fingers. At this time, he really believed that Sauce was not a normal cat. It was extremely intelligent.
It really was the country's guardian beast …
After breakfast, he went to pay his respects to the Jhao Clan as usual. He happened to meet Su Zhi who also came to pay his respects.
"Second brother …" Su Zhi still had a shy expression and seemed to have something to say.
"Little Zhi, what's wrong?" Su Yu looked at his thin and weak little sister and couldn't help but soften his tone.
"This …" Su Zhi bit her lip and took out a royal blue pouch from her sleeve. It was obviously a male pouch.
"Is this for me?" Su Yu took it and looked at it carefully. It was embroidered with clouds with silver thread. Although it was simple, it was very delicate. The mouth of the pouch was tied with a silver soft rope. It was very unique.
"I just learned embroidery a few days ago. I'm not good at it." Su Zhi twisted her sleeves and was a little nervous.
"It's beautiful. Did you tie the knot?" Su Yu was surprised. Speaking of which, Su Zhi had only learned needlework for less than a month, and she was already so successful. She could be called a genius.
"Well, I knew how to tie the knot before." Hearing the praise, Su Zhi's face finally showed a little smile.
The Jhao Clan in the room heard the two talking and asked Chun Cao to come out and call them in.
"The Imperial Censor has already started to review the name list. He will probably come to announce the decree in a few days." Although the Jhao Clan lived in the Inner Residence, they were not slower than Su Xiaozhang in receiving news. Looking at Su Yu, she was a little worried and asked, "Did you hand in the name list?"
Of course not. Su Yu vaguely responded and said that he had handed it in. In fact, he didn't even know which way the Imperial Censor's door was.
"I asked someone to make you some summer clothes. Take them and try them on." The Jhao Clan excitedly opened the cloth bag on the table and revealed several high-quality clothes inside.
The Xian Mantang business was booming now. After deducting the expenses, they made more than 20 taels of silver a day. With a 3: 7 ratio, Su Yu could earn seven or eight taels of silver. It was comparable to two or three months of earnings when he was selling fish. Life was finally more comfortable. The Jhao Clan didn't limit the clothes for Su Yu to cheap cloth. They even dared to buy brocade that cost one tael of silver a foot.
"I'm in the kitchen every day. I don't need this." Su Yu looked at the wide sleeves and couldn't imagine himself wearing silk and satin. His two little disciples would probably laugh to death.
"Brother, you will look good in this." Su Zhi picked up a set of aqua blue clothes. Her little face was flushed with excitement. Girls were always full of interest in beautiful things.
Unable to persuade the mother and daughter, Su Yu had to go behind the screen to change.
Su Zhi stood on tiptoe and put the crown on his head. The two tassels on the crown hung softly in his black hair. The silver belt buckled around his waist and tied the aqua blue robe tightly together with a wide-sleeved muslin robe. His figure was slender and his face was like jade. In an instant, he changed from a fisherman to a handsome young master.
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