Chapter 699: Metaphor (3)

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“I understand. I’ll apply for leave for a few days tomorrow. 1’11 come back after the wedding,” Xie Guixin said.

Before Ah Yu went off duty, she heard Xie Guixin say that he wanted to go back and get married. As she congratulated him, she said, “Two days isn’t enough, right? It’s disrespectful to girls to get married in a hurry. How about this? I’ll give you ten days to prepare.”

“We’ve already decided on an auspicious date,” Xie Guixin said. “It’s the day after tomorrow. There’s no need for the extra leave. 1 can rush back early.”

“Listen to me. Take ten days off. This matter is decided.” Ah Yu ignored his words and let him go for a few more days.

Firstly, she was thinking that after her Big Brothers became married, they would have to spend a few days with their wife and not want to do anything. Xie Guixin should be the same, right?

Secondly, Xie Guixin had just encountered such a thing, so he definitely couldn’t feel at ease. It would be good to give him a few more days off and let him adjust.

Yes, she was really a considerate commander!

After the people in the Imperial City finished their duty, they did not have to rush home immediately. Some official matters that needed to be dealt with urgently had to be completed by them. There were also those who were born to love official matters and would not leave.

“The prime working hours at Hanlin Academy are similar to those at the Astrological Bureau. However, the task of composing articles is intricate, particularly demanding organization and research. Fortunately, Qin Huai possesses an excellent memory. Often, he completes the day’s tasks in just half an hour, leaving the rest of his colleagues with tasks that might take days to finish.”

For instance, his superior, initially intending to temper the young boy’s enthusiasm, assigned him a few aged historical records to deal with. However, he finished them all on the same day. This caused his superior to end up with an overwhelming workload, thicker than his own desk and filled with old books that he needed to manage. The sight of it nearly brought tears to his eyes.

Qin Huai was off duty early. He turned the corner and arrived at the Astrology Divination Bureau. He sat in the small garden and waited for All Yu.

When Ah Yu saw him, she did not run towards him with a smile as usual. Instead, she looked troubled.

He instinctively felt that something was wrong and took a step forward to ask, “All Yu, what’s wrong? Are you unhappy today?”

Lu Yu, who had already felt that he was Qin Huai’s pageboy, and had quickly taken up his duties, also looked at Ah Yu when he heard this.

Ah Yu was unhappy. This was really a huge matter. In his eyes, All Yu was a person who was always happy, as if there was nothing in this world that could make her unhappy.

Lu Yu had always treated Ah Yu as his sister, the kind of sister who could make him feel proud, so he asked, “Is your life in the Astrology Divination Bureau not good? The people there have never been valued, so they might not have good intentions.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. It’s not like that.” Tang Yuan was immediately dissatisfied. “How can you speak without evidence? Forget it, you’d better come over and follow me to the small kitchen to get a few things.”

Lu Yu: “What things?”

“It’s very heavy. I can’t carry it alone. Let’s go.” Tang Yuan walked in front, not caring if Lu Yu followed.

Lu Yu originally did not want to go. He was already very aggrieved to be a pageboy. It was not because he was aggrieved to be Qin Huai’s servant, but because many people in the Hanlin Academy knew his identity and thought that he had degenerated. Everyone’s gazes were filled with disdain, making him feel aggrieved.

Sigh, even a little girl could order him around now.

For some reason, he didn’t feel very disgusted. What did this mean? It meant that he was getting more and more used to his identity as a pageboy. This really made him despair.

After the two of them left, Qin Huai asked, “Did I do something wrong to make you unhappy?”

After thinking about it, this was the only answer. Ah Yu was not someone who would take her anger out on others. She would only address the issue and not the person.

“It’s not your fault. I don’t know why, but 1 feel suffocated. It’s like a piece of meat that I like the most was spat on by someone 1 don’t like.” Ah Yu stared at Qin Huai with a burning gaze and sized him up a few times before changing her words. “If it’s not meat and saliva, it’s—”

“It’s like someone snatched your steamed bun and stepped on it?” Qin Huai found an explanation.

“All, yes, yes.”

“Then tell me, what exactly made our Little All Yu so unhappy?”

Ah Yu told him everything about Princess Ruyi. In the end, she even added, “1 think she’s really very rude. Moreover, she’s a princess. She thinks that she can do whatever she wants. Even the Emperor can’t do this, right? I’m thinking about whether I should teach her a lesson. Why don’t 1 go back now and complain to the Empress Dowager? The Empress Dowager is such a reasonable person. She’ll definitely criticize her. Don’t you think so, Big Brother Ah You?”

Ah Yu spoke for a long time, but she did not hear Qin Huai’s response. She stuck her head in front of him and asked, “Big Brother All You?”

Qin Huai:”…”

He endured it, but he still could not help but ask, “So, I’m the steamed bun that was spat on and dirtied?”

What did he do to become dirty?!

Ah Yu realized that she had said something wrong. She chuckled and turned to run. “You heard wrongly. 1 didn’t say that.”

“Stop right there and explain yourself.” Qin Huai strode after her.

“Hahaha…”