Chapter 299 Envoys Enter the City
Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao looked at Chuntao in surprise, not understanding why she suddenly knelt down.
Although Chuntao was Shen Jingxuan's maid, she never behaved like this in front of Shen Jingxuan.
Seeing her kneeling beside her at this time, Shen Jingxuan was puzzled: "What are you doing?"
“Miss, don’t be angry. Forgive Ling Feng this time and he won’t make the same mistake again.”
"Pfft..." Ling Huan couldn't help but laugh out loud.
When Chuntao looked up, she saw everyone in the room looking at her and smiling. For a moment she didn't understand why.
She turned to look at Ling Feng, only to see that his cheeks were slightly red and his eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles.
Ling Feng pulled Chun Tao to his side and knelt down again: "Princess, I want to marry Chun Tao, please agree."
Hearing Ling Feng's words, Chun Tao's cheeks suddenly turned red, and she hurriedly got up and ran out.
Shen Jingxuan looked at the person who ran out of the study, shook her head and laughed: "She did run away, does that mean she still needs me to agree to this marriage?"
"Ling Huan, go find Chun Tao and let her decide whether to marry or not."
Ling Feng looked at Shen Jingxuan in shock.
In other mansions, if a lady takes a fancy to a maid, she must get the consent of the master. Only the master can decide whether to marry her or not. How can the maid make the decision on her own?
But Shen Jingxuan did just that, and she thought it was the right thing to do.
When Chuntao was caught by Ling Huan, the blush on her cheeks had not yet faded.
She stood beside Shen Jingxuan with her head down, not daring to look at other people.
Shen Jingxuan smiled and said, "It's your own business, you decide for yourself."
Chuntao and a few others grew up with her. In the eyes of outsiders, they are master and servant, but only they know that Shen Jingxuan has never treated them as maids.
"I... I'll listen to... the young lady." Chuntao stammered.
Shen Jingxuan raised her eyebrows slightly: "Your young lady can only help you see what kind of character Ling Feng has. As for whether you want to marry or not, it's up to you to decide."
"Princess, I am a good person and I will be good to Chuntao." Ling Feng said hurriedly.
Xie Lingxiao raised the corners of his lips and looked at Ling Feng with a smile. He didn't expect that he would be anxious sometimes.
"Chun Tao, you decide." Shen Jingxuan said.
Chuntao glanced at Ling Feng and saw that he was staring at her intently. She quickly lowered her head, hesitated for a moment, and nodded slightly, causing Ling to laugh out loud.
Even Ling Qiong, who usually had a blank expression on her face, had a faint smile on her face.
Perhaps because of Lingfeng and Chuntao's happy event, Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao relaxed a little.
For several days, the two of them stayed at home, but they received news from the palace.
The emperor finally gave the task of receiving princes and princesses from other countries to Xie Zihan.
Xie Lingxiao and Shen Jingxuan had no idea of the emperor's thoughts, so they closed the door of their house and just lived their own lives.
As the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet approaches, the atmosphere in the capital becomes increasingly tense.
Xie Lingxiao closed the door of his mansion and ignored what was happening outside, but news continued to be transmitted back to the palace.
The Prime Minister's Office and the Crown Prince's Office had been looking for Song Shao, but they didn't know that he had lived in Shangjing City for more than a month.
The emperor once sent someone to summon Xie Lingxiao to the palace to discuss matters, but Xie Lingxiao declined, claiming that he was ill and wanted to recuperate at home.
Xie Lingxiao, who claimed to be recuperating from illness, was now staring at the cat in Shen Jingxuan's arms.
He came to Shen Jingxuan's side and threw the cat aside: "Xuan'er, why do you hold them all day long?"
"Will you be bored to death if you stay at home all day without playing with them?" Shen Jingxuan said.
Ever since the Scarlet Flame Temple sent back the news that the other three kingdoms had reached the border of Beiling Kingdom, Xie Lingxiao had not allowed himself to leave the palace.
He was worried that the news was wrong, and if he ran into people from the other three countries when he left the house, he would get into trouble.
Shen Jingxuan didn't want to see those people either. Those princes and dukes were a headache just to think about them, and she didn't want to be involved with them.
"Xuan'er, how about I accompany you out of the house today?" Xie Lingxiao said.
He knew that Shen Jingxuan was feeling depressed in the mansion, but there must be benefits to doing this. At least if the emperor wanted to find him for something, he could refuse.
Shen Jingxuan looked into the distance and said, "If we calculate carefully, the envoys from the other three countries will arrive in the next two days, right?"
Xie Lingxiao said: "Well, in the past they would enter the capital five days in advance, and tomorrow is the fifth day."
Although it was five days, who except the envoys and the princes and princesses could know how many people they secretly sent to sneak into Shangjing City.
When envoys and princes and princesses enter the city, someone will be sent to make arrangements in advance.
Even though they can only live in the inn, they must make the necessary preparations, after all, it is not their own territory.
Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao were discussing the envoys from the other three countries in their residence, but they didn't know that the people they were talking about had already entered Shangjing City.
Xie Zihan, wearing the robe that represented his status as a crown prince, stood on the city wall of Shangjing City and looked into the distance.
But his eyes were already sore from watching, and he still didn't see the Xiling Kingdom's troops arriving.
Lu Zhong stood beside Xie Zihan, feeling increasingly annoyed.
They have searched the entire capital city but have not found any trace of Song Shao. If the third prince of Xiling Kingdom knew that he didn't find him, I wonder if he would feel alienated.
Xie Zihan looked grim: "What if the Third Prince asks about Song Shao later?"
When Song Shao disappeared, Song Yi sent a message to Xie Zihan, asking him to help find Song Shao.
Xie Zihan didn't expect that after the combined efforts of the two governments for a month, they still didn't have any news about Song Shao, let alone finding him.
"I can only say that we are still searching." Lu Zhong said.
They could only tell the truth, otherwise they would lose Song Yi's trust, and the loss would outweigh the gain.
While the two were talking, a group of people finally appeared at the end of the road ahead.
They soon arrived at the city gate. Xie Zihan and Lu Zhong went down the city wall and waited for the city guards to check them.
After the envoy from Xiling Kingdom exchanged greetings with Lu Zhong, they came to the posthouse together.
Xie Zihan and Song Yi sat a little further away from the envoy.
As soon as he sat down, Song Yi couldn't wait to ask: "Prince Beiling, have you found the person I'm looking for?"
These days he wondered every day whether Song Shao was hunted down and killed, or had escaped, but the more he thought about it, the more anxious he became.
Xie Zihan frowned and said, "Still searching."
Hearing his words, Song Yi's face turned grim: "You've been searching for more than a month and still haven't found it?"
He narrowed his eyes and looked at Xie Zihan, as if to confirm whether what he said was true or false.
When he sent people to hunt down Song Shao, those people began to pass some news to him, but from some day on, the news stopped.
In desperation, he had to secretly contact Xie Zihan and ask him to help find it.
"Well, I have searched the capital city countless times, but still to no avail."
Xie Zihan looked at Song Yi: "Are you sure he came to Shangjing City?"
If he was really in Shangjing City, it would be impossible that after so many checks, Song Shao still was not found.
"Sure... ..."
Before he could finish his words, Song Yi looked towards the gate of the posthouse, his eyes widening.