Chapter 68: Rumors Abound!(1/2)
When Shen Chulan heard this, she immediately smiled and said, "Yes, sister Xue'er has worked hard these days. You go back and rest first, and leave the rest to us."
When Xuruoxue saw her two brothers talking like this, she was not sure what their attitudes were for a moment.
She turned around and glanced at Shen Chuhan, only to see him giving her a reassuring look and asking her to leave.
The understanding look between the two made Shen Chulan and the two of them feel that something was wrong.
Subconsciously, he blocked Shen Chuhan's view of Xuruoxue.
"Sixth brother, do you have time for us to chat?" Shen Chulan stood with her hands behind her hands.
Shen Churan saw that Shen Chuhan was unsteady and stepped forward to help him.
The three of them sat down around the stone table in the yard.
Although Shen Chuhan was injured, his momentum was not inferior to the two.
When the surrounding area became quiet, Shen Churan said: "Sixth brother, don't you think you and Xue'er have gotten too close these days? Do you want to ruin her reputation?"
Shen Churan's words were already very serious, but Shen Chuhan didn't even look at him: "Is fifth brother really just worried that I will ruin her reputation, or...are you worried about other things?"
Shen Chulan frowned and said without concealment: "You don't have evil intentions towards sister Xue'er, do you?"
As soon as these words came out, the air inexplicably condensed.
Shen Chuhan said slowly: "The two brothers are too worried. If there is nothing wrong, please come back."
After speaking, Shen Chuhan coughed a few times.
Seeing that he was in poor health, Shen Chulan and Shen Churan didn't want to embarrass him for a while.
Shen Chuhan looked away and said, "I'm a little tired."
Shen Churan nodded, "Sixth brother is injured and should not sit for a long time."
Shen Chulan kept staring at Shen Chuhan, but she didn't see anything unusual about him.
"Sixth brother, please rest early. We will come to visit another day." Shen Chulan said immediately.
"Okay." Shen Chuhan stood up slowly. Shen Churan and Shen Chulan helped him back to the room and then turned around and left.
After Shen Chulan and Shen Churan walked out of the yard, their heads wrinkled more and more tightly.
"Do you think Sixth Brother may have any ulterior secrets with Xue'er?" Shen Chulan thought of the eye contact between the two before Xuruoxue left, and said with some worry.
Shen Churan shook his head: "Don't think too much, maybe we are too worried."
Shen Chulan curled her lips and quickly left behind Shen Churan.
Xuruoxue returned to her room, but she kept thinking about Shen Chuhan.
I have been thinking about what happened in the past few days.
Taking a deep breath, Xuruoxue shook her head.
"Xuruoxue, what are you thinking! How can you have such impure thoughts towards a young man!"
Although her current body is only in her teens, her two lifetimes add up to a considerable age.
How could she have distracting thoughts about him?
Xuruoxue worked hard to brainwash herself and took a sip of tea to calm down her worries.
When Ling Shuang came in, she saw Xuruoxue drinking tea absentmindedly. She couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Miss, who do you think is so serious?"
"Sixth brother, he..." Xuruoxue blurted out subconsciously. After finishing speaking, she realized that she had said the wrong thing: "Don't think too much, I..."
"I didn't think much about it, this slave." Ling Shuang lowered her head and snickered.
"Are you laughing?" Xuruoxue suddenly felt embarrassed.
Ling Shuang waved her hands repeatedly: "Miss, I didn't say anything!"
Xuruoxue felt that the description was getting darker and darker: "Go, go, go, don't bother me if you have nothing to do!"
This girl Ling Shuang has been spoiled by her to the point of being lawless!
Royal Palace.
Zhinian Hall.
The seventh princess, Luo Xuezhi, has not seen Shen Chuhan and Xuruoxue for several days.
I thought the dead soldiers had succeeded, but when I got the news, it turned out that Xuruoxue was unscathed, and none of the dead soldiers she sent out came back.
"Damn it! A bunch of trash!" Luo Xuezhi angrily threw the teacup in his hand to the ground.
The palace attendants who came to report the incident were trembling all over and dared not speak.
"Are you telling the truth? Shen Chuhan was seriously injured? You didn't lie to me?" Luo Xuezhi always felt that something was wrong.
The palace man was so frightened that he immediately begged for mercy: "Seventh Princess, please spare your life! My slave, I really didn't lie!"
"Useless thing!" Luo Xuezhi was angry and kicked the palace man in front of him angrily.
Upon seeing this, Xi'er quickly comforted Luo Xuezhi: "Seventh Princess, calm down, your health is important!"
Luo Xuezhi calmed down a bit and said viciously: "Xuruoxue is lucky,"
Xi'er helped her sit down: "Seventh Princess, the sixth young master of the Shen family was injured. He must have saved Xuruoxue, and I think the relationship between these two brothers and sisters is unusual."
Luo Xuezhi immediately frowned: "What kind of unusual method?"
Xi'er has been serving the seventh princess all year round and has been immersed in the palace for many years, so her ability to observe people's emotions is naturally not weak.
Thinking of the way Mr. Shen Liu looked at Xuruoxue, he started to think in his mind: "The way the Sixth Young Master Shen family looked at Xuruoxue seemed to be looking at his sweetheart, and I heard that Mr. Shen Liu was always extremely indifferent to people, but for this My sister loves me very much."
When mentioning Xuruoxue, Luo Xuezhi's face turned extremely gloomy.
"My servant also heard that the Shen family and Xu Ruoxue have entered into a marriage contract, but I don't know which young master of the Shen family it is." Xi'er told her master one by one the news she had heard from the past few days.
Xi'er's words made Luo Xuezhi immediately alert: "She is worthy of a wild girl who grew up in the countryside!"
"But now the people in the General's Mansion are very fond of her. A few days ago, some other young masters of the Shen family were seen talking and laughing with Xu Ruoxue in the academy. They were so affectionate!"
Luo Xuezhi's eyes dimmed instantly, and she said coldly: "She has a good trick, and she actually managed to win over the Shen family!"
Xi'er immediately agreed: "This Xuruoxue must be a foxy girl!"
Luo Xuezhi's face was gloomy, with hatred in her eyes: "It seems that this princess underestimates this village girl!"
Xi'er approached Luo Xuezhi in a low voice: "Seventh Princess, I have a plan."
"Tell me about it!" Luo Xuezhi said with a frown.
"In a few days, the Siamese envoy will come to see our Emperor. The Siamese envoy always likes to pose problems to His Majesty, so why not take the opportunity to push Xuruoxue out..."
"Very good!" Luo Xuezhi felt extremely happy when she thought about Xuruoxue not being able to come down to the stage and being embarrassed in front of everyone.
"That's it. Then we'll find more people to promote our talented girl." Luo Xuezhi showed a vicious smile.
Xi'er nodded: "Your Highness, it's better to leave this matter to the slaves."
Luo Xuezhi's expression has softened a bit: "Okay, then I'll leave it to you. Your reward will be indispensable when the job is accomplished."
"Thank you so much, princess!" Xi'er bowed immediately, with a happy face.
Luo Xuezhi had people clean up the broken porcelain pieces on the floor and waved for everyone to leave.
Everything in the general's mansion is now peaceful.
Although Xu Ruoxue was a little embarrassed when facing Shen Chuhan, the time spent checking Shen Chuhan's body became longer, so it became less embarrassing.
On this day, Xuruoxue was talking in Shen Chuhan's room.
Ling Shuang ran in in a panic, and for a moment she didn't know how to speak.
Xuruoxue was a little confused: "What are you doing in such a hurry?"
Ling Shuang looked anxious: "Miss, there are suddenly rumors outside that you have the talent to be the number one scholar..."
The more she spoke, the softer her voice became.
Xuruoxue was a little puzzled. When she heard such outrageous rumors, she couldn't help but laugh and said: "This rumor is not a bad thing. I really wanted to be the number one scholar, but it's a pity that I can't!"
When she thought about those obscure ancient texts, she looked like she had a headache.
Shen Chuhan felt that something was wrong and said seriously: "Where did this rumor come from?"
"I don't know, but everyone in Kyoto now knows that the young lady is a talented woman in the world." Ling Shuang carefully repeated, "There are also people who say that the young lady is a contemporary wise man who will definitely defeat any Siamese envoy..."
"This is too exaggerated!" Xuruoxue couldn't help but shake her head when she heard what she said, "I've never heard of any other Siamese envoys!"
Shen Chuhan suddenly looked stern and explained: "The Siamese envoy is a small border country of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom. It can also be regarded as a dependent country, but it is located in a remote location. Envoys are sent here every three years."
"Then what happened to the victory over the Siamese envoy?" When Xuruoxue heard this, she suddenly felt something was wrong.
Shen Chuhan continued to explain: "Although the Kingdom of Siam surrenders to our country on the surface, it is just afraid of my cavalry, but it is still unconvinced in its heart, so every time it comes, it will pose three problems to the Kingdom of Jinfeng."
"Three difficult problems?" Xuruoxue frowned, "What are these problems?"
"I don't know. They say it was thought of by the wise men of their country." Shen Chuhan shook his head and said.
"What's the answer to these three difficult questions?" Xuruoxue felt that things were not that simple and continued to ask.
To be continued...