To Hold One’s Joy

  Chapter 459 orders out

   dong dong.

  Boom boom boom.

  Every hit sounds flat. If I had to say something special, it would probably be the drumstick made of pearls.

   And it seems that there is nothing strange about such a valuable rattle as a toy for the son of Luo Dadu.

  Luo Chen didn't put down the rattle for a long time, from the drum surface to the drum handle, and then to the drumsticks, he didn't even miss the gold inlaid pattern on the drum body.

   Look around, this is just a rattle.

  Luo Chen turned the handle of the drum, and the melodious ding-dong sounded again.

  Fu Song stood aside, full of surprise.

  Young master, why did you play the rattle?

  He has served the young master for so long, but he has never seen the young master interested in these gadgets.

   After all, the son still cares about what the girl says.

   "Bring the scissors." After an unknown amount of time, Luo Chen suddenly called out.

   Fu Song was taken aback, thinking he heard it wrong.

  Luo Chen glanced at him, feeling a little impatient: "Hurry up!"

   Fusong regained consciousness and hurriedly fetched the scissors.

   Staring at the rattle in his hand, Luo Chen said lightly, "Go out."

   "Young Master—" Fu Song obediently backed out after receiving the master's cold gaze.

  Luo Chen put down the rattle, picked up the scissors and hesitated.

  The rattle lay quietly on the table, the round pearls darkened in the years of grinding, reminding him of the age of the rattle.

   This should be a plaything he had shortly after he was born. It would be a pity if it was destroyed.

  Luo Chen hesitated, raised and lowered the scissors, the bang dong dong echoed in his ears, and made his expression firm again.

  Aim the scissors at the drum head and plunge down.

  The drum head is made of sheepskin, and when the scissors poke it so hard, holes are poked out of the apricot drum head.

   The hole is not empty!

  Luo Chen shrank his eyes, and cut the sheepskin bit by bit along the broken part of the drum, finally revealing the whole inside of the rattle.

   Inside, there is a small object that looks like gold but not gold, copper but not copper, and the bottom end is fixed on the drum body.

  Luo Chen slightly hooked the corners of his lips, showing a relaxed expression, and had no regrets about ruining the rattle.

   Unable to see how it was fixed to the drum body, Luo Chen used some strength to take it off, flipping through it back and forth.

   This is a plaque engraved with Suzaku, no, only the head and half of the bird's body.

   Luo Chen's heart moved, and a guess arose: Is this just half a token?

  The young man stroked the irregular edge of one end of the token inch by inch, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt right.

   Suzaku is an auspicious beast, if this is a complete token, it cannot be only half.

   Now he has a lot of confusion, such as why this half token is in the rattle, such as the purpose of this token, such as why Luo Sheng knows that there is such a special rattle...

  Luo Chen took out a handkerchief and wrapped the damaged rattle, put away the token, covered the box, changed his coat and went out.

  Fu Song was still waiting outside, when he saw Luo Chen coming out, he hurriedly asked: "My lord, are you going out?"

   "Go to Xianyun Garden." Luo Chen walked out quietly.

  Fu Song silently followed.

  Not long after Luo Sheng returned to Xianyun Garden, he heard the servant girl report that the young master had come.

   She just passed, and Luo Chen came over?

  Luo Sheng vaguely felt that Luo Chen's intention for coming was not simple.

   "Young master please come in."

  The brocade curtain was raised, and a boy with red lips and white teeth walked in.

  The young man looked solemn, waited for the maid to go out, stared into Luo Sheng's eyes and asked, "My sister was with me just now, why did you mention the rattle?"

   "What's wrong?" Luo Sheng asked calmly with his thoughts moving slightly.

  Luo Chen was also very calm: "After my sister left, I suddenly remembered that there was a box for old things, so I ordered Fusong to find it."

   Speaking of this, the boy smiled: "Coincidentally, there is really a rattle inside."

  Luo Sheng only felt his heart skip a beat, but his face remained silent: "Really?"

   Seeing her calm look, Luo Chen tightly pursed his lips.

  Luo Sheng really has a problem, he has said so, but he still looks calm.

  Seeing a good-looking man, why didn't she look so calm?

  When Luo Chen thought about it, he couldn't help but get angry.

  As long as my sister is not so lustful, she won't let him worry so much.

   "The rattle is interesting, it uses pearls as drumsticks." Luo Chen said, keeping an eye on Luo Sheng's expression.

  Luo Sheng still didn't change his face, but there was a wave in his heart.

   That rattle is good!

  One day before leaving the pavilion, the father suddenly pointed to the rattle on the little brother's bed and told her about Suzakuwei.

  Father Wang said that each generation of Zhennan kings possessed half of the Suzaku Token that has a different appearance. When the thing hiding the Suzaku Token changes, it will be secretly informed to the current commander of the Suzaku Guard.

   And after Bao'er was born, he put Suzaku Ling into the rattle.

  At that time, she didn't understand why her father told her about Suzaku Order. The father said, and she listened.

  Now that I think about it, my father gave Bao'er the Vermillion Bird Token and the gold inlaid seven-treasure bracelet to her, and because Bao'er was too young to reveal the secret of the Vermilion Bird Token to her, maybe he had already planned in case.

   "Is the pearl used as a drumstick? It's quite interesting. Let me take a look later."

  Luo Chen looked at her, pursed his lips and remained silent.

   Noticing the boy's expression was different, Luo Sheng asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"

   "I brought the rattle."

  Luo Chen finished speaking, took out the handkerchief from his bosom, and said lightly, "Sister, open it and have a look."

  Luo Sheng felt more and more that Luo Chen's reaction was wrong, so he stretched out his hand and silently opened the veil.

   Inside is a rattle with a broken head.

  Luo Sheng's expression changed slightly, and he raised his eyes to look at Luo Chen.

  Luo Chen saw that her expression had finally changed, and said calmly, "How long will my sister coax me?"

  No matter where you heard about the rattle, can’t you tell him directly, and always treat him like a child.

  The more the young man thought about it, the more annoyed he became, and he secretly made up his mind that if Luo Sheng asked him for a token later, he would not give it.

  Luo Sheng stared down at the destroyed rattle for a moment, and asked, "Did you see what's inside?"

  Luo Chen hummed coldly.

  Luo Sheng curved his lips into a smile, and stretched out his hand: "Show me."

  Luo Chen raised his eyebrows angrily.

   You have to be so confident!

  Seeing that the boy was still, Luo Sheng raised his hand and rubbed his head: "Show me, I will cook braised pork for you later."

  Luo Chen: "..."

  The teenager silently recited "wealth and honor cannot be promiscuous".

  Luo Sheng smiled: "I bought seven layers of pork belly today."

  Luo Chen's eyelids trembled, he took out the token from his sleeve, and stuffed it into Luo Sheng's hand with a sullen face.

  Luo Sheng carefully looked at the things in his hands, and firmly grasped the half of the extremely valuable Suzaku Ling.

  The Suzaku order that ordered the Suzaku guards was finally found.

   "Sister." Luo Chen said.

  Luo Sheng suppressed thousands of thoughts and looked at the boy.

  Luo Chen pointed to the token in her hand: "Can you explain what this is?"

  Luo Sheng hesitated for a moment, and said, "This is a token."

  Luo Chen stared into her eyes, and then asked: "How does my sister know that I have a rattle with a token hidden?"

  (end of this chapter)