Chapter 217 Letter from Cousin
Thinking of Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao sleeping on the same bed last night, Chuntao was shocked.
Shen Jingxuan turned her head and looked over: "What's wrong?"
When she saw Chuntao's appearance, Shen Jingxuan realized belatedly that she had almost ruined her own innocence in order to help Xie Lingxiao conceal the truth.
Shen Jingxuan raised her hand and flicked Chuntao's forehead: "What are you thinking about? Your young lady is sleeping on the couch."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chuntao suddenly looked towards the couch.
When Chuntao saw the quilt on the couch that had not been folded up in time, she breathed a sigh of relief.
She picked up the hairpin on the ground and said, "It's okay, Miss. You scared me to death."
If other people knew about this, it would be disastrous.
I still don't know how to arrange her young lady's affairs.
Shen Jingxuan glanced at the soft couch silently.
That was before she left the house yesterday. She felt a little cold lying there, so she took the quilt and covered herself with it.
But we left in a hurry and Chuntao was not in the room.
After she went out, she took Chuntao away with her without having time to put it away.
Thinking of this, Shen Jingxuan felt somewhat fortunate.
If Chuntao had not left in a hurry yesterday, she would have put it away early and would not have been able to cover up what she had just said.
Shen Jingxuan silently withdrew her gaze, and waited for Chuntao to help her tie up her hair and get ready before letting her leave the room.
Looking at Chuntao walking away, she hurriedly closed the door and slipped into the space.
Thinking that Ling Feng would meet Xie Lingxiao soon, Shen Jingxuan looked for him everywhere.
When he came to the bedroom, he saw Xie Lingxiao lying there reading a book leisurely.
"You seem to be at ease. Hurry up and get up. Ling Feng is here to talk to you about something."
Looking at Xie Lingxiao's leisurely appearance, Shen Jingxuan felt a tightness in her chest.
She was alone outside dealing with Ling Feng and Chun Tao, and was extremely busy.
"If he's coming, then let him tell you to go back. He doesn't have to see me." Xie Lingxiao said and continued reading the book.
Shen Jingxuan looked at Xie Lingxiao, as if it had nothing to do with him, and felt depressed.
After all the fuss, he came here to relax and unwind.
Without waiting for Xie Lingxiao to do anything, Shen Jingxuan came to his side, and just as she held his hand, the two returned to Shen Jingxuan's room.
She pushed Xie Lingxiao away: "Go lie down on the bed quickly, it will be time to knock on the door."
With Chuntao's personality, no matter what she is asked to do, she will complete it as quickly as possible.
Now that it concerns Ling Feng, her speed will only be faster.
As Shen Jingxuan expected, Xie Lingxiao had just laid down on the bed when the door was knocked.
"Miss, am I coming in?"
As soon as Chuntao finished speaking, she opened the door and walked in.
Ling Feng behind her stared at her.
He didn't understand how Chuntao grew so big.
Without her master's consent, she opened the door and entered. Wasn't she afraid of being punished or sold out?
What surprised him even more was that when Shen Jingxuan saw the two of them enter the room, instead of blaming Chuntao, she started talking to her.
"Chun Tao, have you taken Ling Feng to have breakfast?" Shen Jingxuan asked.
Ling Feng did not wait for Chun Tao to answer and spoke first: "Princess, I have eaten in the palace."
Shen Jingxuan raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard his address: "That's good, the prince is on the bed, you can talk to him if you have anything to say."
After saying that, Shen Jingxuan took Chuntao out of the room.
Ling Feng thought about what had just happened and seemed to have the answer in his mind.
Chuntao dared to be so bold, it must be that the princess indulged her on a daily basis.
When they entered the room, Shen Jingxuan was not angry at all, as if it was natural.
Ling Feng suddenly felt that this was how they, the master and servant, usually got along.
If not for this, Chuntao would certainly not be so casual, as if she did not regard Shen Jingxuan as her master.
And from the way he looked at Shen Jingxuan, it seemed that she had never regarded Chuntao as a maid.
The figure of Chuntao suddenly flashed in Ling Feng's mind, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.
I have to say Chuntao is lucky. She has a master like Shen Jingxuan. I am happy for her.
Xie Lingxiao looked at Ling Feng standing there silently through the bed curtain. The smile on his face gradually widened, and he suddenly felt uncomfortable.
If it were in the past, Xie Lingxiao might not know why Ling Feng had such an expression.
Now that he has a loved one, he is very familiar with Ling Feng's appearance.
Seeing his foolish look, Xie Lingxiao couldn't help but tremble in his heart.
Could it be that he used to look like Ling Feng?
Looking at Ling Feng who was about to enter a trance, Xie Lingxiao said, "What's the matter with you? If you don't tell me, get out of here."
For some reason, when looking at Ling Feng, he always felt that Ling Feng was coming to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to see his sweetheart under the pretext of looking for him.
Ling Feng blushed and looked at the bed curtain: "Master, your cousin sent a letter asking you to go back to the Chen Mansion."
"Cousin?" Xie Lingxiao couldn't figure out for a moment when he had a cousin.
Ling Feng explained: "Your grandmother's cousin."
Hearing the name of his grandmother, Xie Lingxiao's expression changed slightly.
He hasn't been to his grandparents' house for a long time.
Since his mother left, he was adopted by the Queen Mother in the palace and lost contact with his maternal family.
It was because my mother left at that time that no one from my maternal grandparents came to see her off.
Since they were so cold to their own daughter, Xie Lingxiao didn't think they would care much about him.
This incident also allowed him to see the fickleness of the world.
It also made him no longer have any expectations for family affection.
Xie Lingxiao looked at Ling Feng in confusion: "Why is she sending a message?"
They had no correspondence in the past, and even when Xie Lingxiao went far away to the battlefield, his maternal grandparents never came to see him off.
Xie Lingxiao had already given up on associating with them, and just hoped not to have anything to do with them.
Later, when he returned from the battlefield and was named regent, the Chen Mansion sent him a letter.
Xie Lingxiao simply lit the letter with a candle without reading the contents.
What he didn't expect was that a few years ago, he was delayed for a few days in Ningcheng, Chenfu, and unexpectedly met his grandmother.
It was also at that time that his grandmother explained the whole story to him, and they gradually got in touch.
Although Xie Lingxiao didn't believe their words, his grandmother had given birth to his mother after all.
For this reason, he didn't mind having any contact with them.
But if you want to get an official position through him, it is absolutely impossible.
Seeing that Xie Lingxiao was reminded of the past because of his words, Ling Feng interrupted him: "The letter said that the old lady is seriously ill, so you should go back to see her."
"Seriously ill?" Xie Lingxiao suddenly looked at Ling Feng.
If it was something else, Xie Lingxiao might still believe it, but it was impossible because he was seriously ill.
"The letter said he was dying." Ling Feng said truthfully.
Xie Lingxiao narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard his words. He couldn't understand for a moment why such a strong body would fall ill so suddenly.
"Go and call the princess." Xie Lingxiao ordered.
Although he didn't believe it in his heart, he still wanted to go and take a look. Only by going there would he feel at ease.
Thinking of those people in the Chen Mansion, Xie Lingxiao felt nothing but disgust.
However, the old lady is an exception in the Chen family and she truly loves her mother.