Chapter 36: Jumping in anger
Shen Jingxuan and Li Luo found Chuntao, and the three of them were on their way back to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion.
Just now she really couldn't stand the noise made by the three old men, so she signaled Li Luo with her eyes to untie her acupoints and secretly ran out.
Li Luo saw her leave secretly, and followed her quietly, and couldn't drive her away no matter how hard he tried.
After returning to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, Shen Jingxuan asked Chuntao to arrange accommodation for Li Luo, and she returned to her room and fell asleep.
The next day, when Shen Jingxuan woke up, she saw Chuntao walking in with a note in her hand.
Chuntao looked up at Shen Jingxuan with an embarrassed look.
Shen Jingxuan teased: "What happened to our Chuntao? Do you want to get married?"
Chun Tao's face turned red visibly: "Miss, you are teasing me again, take a look at this post."
Shen Jingxuan took it suspiciously, not expecting it to be a post from the Queen.
The content of the post was an invitation to women from all prefectures to attend a flower-viewing banquet.
For some reason, Shen Jingxuan always felt that the flower-viewing banquet was not that simple.
If she really wanted to simply appreciate the flowers, the Queen would not have sent her the invitation.
Although her father was a general who defended the country, he was no longer with us, and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was just a name.
Chuntao helped Shen Jingxuan choose a light blue dress with large and small snow-like flowers embroidered on the hem, and her slender neck was vaguely revealed at the collar.
After Shen Jingxuan put on her clothes, Chuntao smiled and praised: "Miss, you are so beautiful."
"Is the dress prettier, or is your young lady prettier?" Shen Jingxuan looked at Chuntao with a smile.
This made Chuntao feel shy: "They are all beautiful." Then she turned and left the room.
The flower-viewing banquet was scheduled for noon, but Shen Jingxuan and Chuntao were in no hurry to leave.
Shen Jingxuan originally wanted to take Chuntao to her master, but she met Li Luo and the third elder on the way.
The third elder got angry when he saw Shen Jingxuan: "Stinky girl, let's see where you can run to."
He had never seen anyone not want something that was given for free. If it happened to others, they would all try their best to get it.
This little bitch just ran away.
If they didn't have a special communication channel, it would take an unknown amount of time to find Li Luo and this little girl.
The third elder was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and threw the jade pendant directly to Shen Jingxuan, who grabbed it.
Shen Jingxuan asked curiously: "Old man, are you the only one here? Where are the other two old men?"
The third elder glared at her and said, "You lost the fight, go back to the hall." Then he left without looking back.
She raised an eyebrow at Li Luo: "He really left? He's left alone? I didn't expect that he has a bad temper, but his kung fu is pretty good."
Li Luo twitched his lips slightly: "The Third Elder's Kung Fu is on par with Master's, so in your eyes it's just okay?"
How high is the vision of their new hall master to give such a mediocre evaluation to the third elder.
Shen Jingxuan didn't know what she was thinking of, her eyes rolled around: "Well, it's okay."
When Chuntao saw Shen Jingxuan's expression, she knew that she must be up to something evil again.
Watching Shen Jingxuan turn around and leave quickly, Chuntao followed closely behind.
When she found out that Li Luo didn't follow, Shen Jingxuan raised the corner of her mouth: "Chun Tao, go find Lin Er and take him to find the third old man."
"I understand, Miss." Chuntao responded.
Shen Jingxuan laughed: "When we get there, tell the third old man that I asked him to teach Lin'er martial arts, and to teach him well and seriously."
"If he disagrees, he can say that it was me who said so. Let him take the jade pendant and go back to where he came from."
Thinking of Chuntao taking Lin'er over there and the old man being so angry that he was blowing his beard and glaring, Shen Jingxuan suddenly found it funny.
She really didn't have much time to teach Lin'er, so he practiced on his own.
Now that he has the guidance of the three old men, Lin'er will take fewer detours.
Shen Jingxuan was in a good mood and happily returned to Yuxuan Courtyard to wait for Chuntao.
Not long after sitting down, Chuntao came back with a smile on her face.
Without waiting for Shen Jingxuan to ask, he told her that the third old man was so angry that he was jumping up and down.
He wanted to lose his temper, but Shen Jingxuan was nowhere to be seen, and he couldn't get angry at a ten-year-old child.
The angry old man cursed Shen Jingxuan and jumped in the yard.
After listening to Chuntao's words, Shen Jingxuan kept smiling.
The smile on her face continued until she reached the palace gate, where it was interrupted by the annoying Xie Zihan.
Xie Zihan saw Shen Jingxuan getting off the carriage from afar.
She was wearing a light blue dress, which made her skin look even whiter. Her hair was tied in a simple bun with a flower-shaped pearl hairpin inserted diagonally in it.
There was always a smile on her face, and she was chatting with the maid beside her from time to time, and slowly walked towards him.
Xie Zihan was stunned for a moment, he had never seen Shen Jingxuan dressed like this before, and he never knew she could look so beautiful after a simple make-up.
He stood quietly in front of the palace gate, waiting for Shen Jingxuan to approach him step by step.
Xie Zihan thought that Shen Jingxuan would still be around him like before, with his heart and eyes filled with hers.
Unexpectedly, Shen Jingxuan passed him by as if she didn't see him.
The inexplicable feeling of loss made Xie Zihan feel stuffy in his heart and his breathing gradually became rapid.
He turned around and looked at Shen Jingxuan, and saw that she was getting farther and farther away from him.
When Xie Zihan took a few steps forward and tried to stop Shen Jingxuan, Shen Jinghuan's voice came from behind.
Shen Jinghuan walked lightly to Xie Zihan and bowed, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Hearing Shen Jinghuan's voice, Xie Zihan glanced at the figure that was getting farther and farther away, turned around and helped Shen Jinghuan who was bowing, and the two walked towards the palace gate together.
Shen Jingxuan noticed that the gazes staring at her disappeared and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Just now she noticed Xie Zihan standing in front of the palace gate, but she didn't want to talk to him or pay attention to him, so she could only pretend not to see him.
Shen Jingxuan was brought all the way to the Imperial Garden by a palace maid.
Jiang Shaoying waved at her from a distance: "Axuan, come here, I'm here."
Shen Jingxuan walked over with a smile: "Ying'er, why are you here so early?"
"I was bored at home, so I thought I'd come earlier to see you." Jiang Shaoying answered as she invited Shen Jingxuan to sit down.
The two of them had just said a few words when they looked up and saw Shen Jinghuan walking towards them.
Shen Jinghuan smiled and said, "Big sister, you came so early."
Shen Jingxuan was too lazy to pay attention to her. She lowered her head and said nothing. But Jiang Shaoying next to her spoke.
"Miss Shen San, please go over there. You are blocking my way to breathe fresh air." Jiang Shaoying looked at Shen Jinghuan with disdain.
Shen Jingxuan almost burst out laughing.
As expected of a man from a family of military generals, he speaks very directly.
Shen Jinghuan's face suddenly turned red. Seeing that Shen Jingxuan had no intention of helping her, she turned around and left angrily.
Jiang Shaoying didn't let her go and shouted at her, "Miss Shen San, please move to the side. I can't see the flowers over there."
"Puchi..." Shen Jingxuan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Thinking of Jiang Shaoying's personality, he reminded her: "Don't you see where this place is? You don't even know the occasion."
Jiang Shaoying said, "Ah Xuan, I hate attending banquets the most. I used to just sit there and watch all those beautiful girls. I was so fed up with it."
"Hold on for a while and stop complaining. Be careful not to be overheard." Shen Jingxuan looked away.
After the two chatted for a while, they tried to avoid crowded places and wandered around nearby.
Shen Jingxuan and Jiang Shaoying had just passed by a pavilion and wanted to go in to rest when they heard footsteps behind them.
The maid saluted the two and looked at Shen Jingxuan: "Miss Shen, please follow me. The Queen is summoning you."
Shen Jingxuan frowned, not understanding why the Queen summoned her.
No wonder she felt that this flower-viewing banquet was extraordinary in the morning. It turned out that they were waiting for her.