Being forcibly left behind by his eldest brother, Luo Junyao had no choice but to return to Shuixie in depression.
Because something happened just now, the girls who were resting in the waterside pavilion had been invited elsewhere, but before Luo Junyao stepped in to rescue him, he saw Ruan Yueli standing inside.
Her face remained calm as usual, as if nothing happened just now and she was just standing there looking at the lake and enjoying the scenery.
But Luo Junyao knew that if she had been sitting in the same position as before, she would have been able to clearly see everything outside just now.
Seeing Luo Jun come in, Ruan Yueli raised his head and looked at her, his eyes a little more complex and profound.
Luo Junyao knew that it seemed that she had indeed seen the scene on the lake just now.
Nodding to her, Luo Junyao quickly went upstairs.
There were even fewer people upstairs. The merchant's steward and Shang Yue had already led people to inspect the suddenly broken railing. Song Huan and Shen Hongxiu stood aside and described the situation in detail to them.
They were indeed the closest at that time, and the girls from the Martial Arts Academy were indeed more courageous than other girls.
Qin Ning and Liang Shufeng listened on the side and occasionally added a few words.
Seeing Luo Jun coming up, Liang Shufeng immediately waved to her.
"How's it going?" Luo Junyao asked in a low voice.
Shang Yue, who was looking down at the railing, obviously heard her words and turned around and said, "It seems that the force he endured was too great and it was broken."
Hearing this, the steward immediately said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty Rongzhen, both Mrs. and the old lady like this waterside pavilion very much, so they often check and repair it. Before the old lady's birthday party this time, the mansion also specially re-inspected and renovated it. You see,
These are all fine mahogany, and there is absolutely no problem with the quality. How much force does it take to break it?"
Places like the Waterside Pavilion are meant for enjoying the scenery and having fun, and the beauty's lounge on the second floor is the best place to enjoy the scenery in the entire mansion. How dare the people below do so perfunctorily?
If something happens to the old madam, who can afford it?
Shang Yue held on to the missing section of the railing with one hand, and with a slight exertion, he heard a scraping sound, and another piece of wood was broken off.
The steward suddenly turned pale with fright, "Your Majesty, this..."
Shang Yue said calmly: "Don't be nervous, it has nothing to do with the wood material. I used my internal strength. It is indeed very strong."
The steward let out a long sigh of relief and couldn't help but raise his hand to wipe the sweat.
The steward looked at Shang Yue and said, "Your Majesty, this..."
Shang Yue said: "It must have been shaken by someone's internal force, but the other party's method was very clever. This railing looks normal, but in fact it cannot withstand the weight. If someone relies on it for a long time, it will naturally not be able to withstand it."
The steward couldn't help but said in surprise: "Who has such evil thoughts? If something happens to the guests in our home..."
There are very few ladies in the capital like Shen Hongxiu and others who practice martial arts, and there are probably even fewer who can swim. No matter who falls from the second floor, most of these girls will not be able to go down and rescue him immediately.
Already.
Even if a male guest or servants and guards were able to rescue her in time, what would the girl look like by then?
At the birthday banquet of Dingyang Hou Mansion, the girl came to the banquet well but ended up with this result. Is this a birthday celebration for the old lady or is it causing trouble?
If it is not handled well, the merchant and the Zheng family may have to become enemies.
Luo Junyao frowned slightly, this incident gave her a feeling somewhat similar to what happened on her eldest sister's wedding day.
It's the kind of feeling where you don't really care whether you die or not, you just want to embarrass people and deliberately disgust them.
It is unlikely that the girl in yellow will take revenge on someone or take revenge from the Zheng family's enemies. After all, unless there is a hidden master among these noble ladies today, the other party should not be able to control who will sit there and who will fall.
Going down.
However, it was not easy to talk nonsense, so Luo Junyao decided to go back and talk to his elder brother about his speculation.
"What does Miss Luo have to say?" Shang Yue asked suddenly.
Luo Junyao looked innocent and shook his head: "No, I was just thinking, who would do such a bad thing?"
"Is it?"
Luo Junyao said: "Of course, does Shang Shizi think I will know who the murderer is?"
Shang Yue smiled and said: "Of course not, it's Shang who is impatient."
There were only two people, Luo Jinyan and Xie Yan, in the quiet Nuang Pavilion on the other side of the garden. They sat opposite each other, each with a cup of tea in front of them.
When Luo Jinyan said drinking tea, he really meant drinking tea.
Xie Yan lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea, put down the tea cup and looked up at the young man sitting opposite, "What do you want to say, Mr. Luo?"
Luo Jinyan said calmly: "It's nothing, it's just... Your Majesty came in uninvited yesterday and made a special trip to Nuanxinyuan. As an elder brother, Luo always has to ask: Your Majesty, what do you want to do?"
Xie Yan was speechless for a moment. Unfortunately, he had probably never experienced such an embarrassing loss in his life.
He secretly sneaked into the girl's residence and was discovered by his brother.
Fortunately, the person sitting in front of him was Luo Jinyan. If it had been Luo Yun, he might have just shot him.
He had no explanation for his mistake, and Xie Yan did not excuse his mistake. He lowered his eyes and said, "It's my fault."
Luo Jinyan raised his eyebrows slightly, and raised a faint and somewhat mocking smile on his lips, "With all due respect, since the prince has already rejected this marriage before, then... I wonder what the prince means now?"
Without waiting for Xie Yan to speak, Luo Jinyan continued: "No matter what the prince means, I hope that what happened yesterday will not happen again. It is the age when we are about to talk about marriage. If it is because of the prince... I will invite the prince in the future.
Think twice."
If it hadn't been for the hard work he had shouldered as the regent over the years, Xie Yan, who was only in his early twenties, would have turned red with shame and would not have dared to raise his head to face Luo Jinyan.
What he did this time was indeed not in line with the upbringing and principles he had been taught since childhood.
But now Xie Yan, as long as he doesn't think about it, few people can tell what he is thinking.
That's why he could say to Luo Jin without changing his expression: "I was rude to you yesterday. I hope Mr. Luo will respect you."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Luo Jinyan snorted and said, "I don't dare to do it, as long as the prince remembers that there will be no next time. If it happens again, I will think that the prince has some special quirk.
"
Xie Yan recalled how Luo Junyao had quickly avoided him just now, and suddenly wanted to slap Luo Jinyan in the face.
Xie Yan wanted to say something, but looking at the smiling face of the young man in front of him, he swallowed his words decisively.
There are some things that it is better to talk to Luo Jin than to talk to Luo Yun.
"Miss Luo." Luo Junyao looked at Ruan Yueli who suddenly appeared in front of him, and he felt as if he had finally arrived.
Qin Ning immediately remembered the scene where her uncle saved Luo Junyao just now, and looked at Ruan Yueli with some vigilance.
This Ruan Yueli is really annoying. She likes her uncle King Chu. She wants to be the regent princess and goes to look for uncle Chu King. Why does she always come to Yaoyao to cause trouble!
"Sister Ruan, are you looking for Yao Yao again?"
Ruan Yueli met Qin Ning's "I've seen through you" gaze, but she didn't feel uncomfortable at all. She smiled and said, "What? Is it inconvenient for Miss Luo?"
Qin Ning was just about to reply when she was stopped by Luo Junyao. Luo Junyao looked at Ruan Yueli and sighed, saying: "Miss Ruan, please come over here."
"Shake it!"
Song Huan, who was next to him, reached out to hold Qin Ning and shook his head at her.
Luo Junyao smiled at her and said, "Don't worry, Miss Ruan and I will have a few words over there."
Seeing Luo Junyao and Ruan Yueli walking to the other side, Qin Ning said angrily: "Minmin, why are you holding me back? That woman has no good intentions."
Song Yan smiled and said: "Don't worry, Yaoyao just wants to make it clear to her. Don't you think...it's annoying to have such a person staring at you hauntingly all the time?"
If Yao Yao really had something to do with the regent, that would be fine, but now the two of them clearly have nothing to do with each other. Wouldn't it be that Yao Yao has been charged in vain and has absorbed all the hatred?
Being targeted by people like Ruan Yueli is sometimes more annoying than messing with people like Zhu Jin and Xie Yuan.
Qin Ning couldn't help but shudder when she thought of Ruan Yueli's cold, seemingly untroubled eyes.
It's really not a good thing to be related to Uncle King Chu, even if it's just a little rumor.
For example, Luo Junyao is now.
"Miss Ruan, what do you have to say?" Luo Junyao asked directly as he stood under the tree.
Ruan Yueli did not speak, but stared at Luo Junyao intently.
Luo Junyao frowned and said, "If you don't want to say it, then I have something to say. Can you deign to listen?"
Ruan Yueli was startled, "What did Miss Luo want to say?"
Luo Junyao took a deep breath and said: "Miss Ruan, with all due respect, if you are really determined to win over His Highness the Regent, just staring at me is useless, and I cannot influence the Regent's decision. Also, do you know...
…”
"What?" Ruan Yueli couldn't help but ask.
Luo Junyao said: "Every time I am stared at by you like this, I feel a little creepy. If you stare at me like this again in the future, I will automatically assume that you have ill intentions towards me. When the time comes...what happens to you?
do not blame me."
Ruan Yueli was a little surprised, "Are you threatening me?"
Luo Junyao thought for a moment and said, "You can think so too."
Ruan Yueli was silent for a moment and said, "Miss Luo misunderstood, I didn't mean that."
Luo Junyao tilted his head and looked at her, "Then what do you mean?"
Ruan Yueli said: "The regent treats you...differently." She only discovered it today. If the regent hadn't come to pick up Luo Junyao just now, maybe she wouldn't have discovered it now.
Although Luo Junyao didn't see it, and perhaps even Xie Yan himself didn't notice it, Ruan Yueli, who had been staring at them, did.
At that moment... Xie Yan's tenderness and worry that had never been noticed by others.
Hearing this, Luo Junyao felt a little uncomfortable, and maybe a little happy.
After all, she didn't end it so quickly, and she really didn't like Xie Yan immediately.
After hearing Ruan Yueli's words, I will naturally be moved.
Ruan Yueli said: "I'm really a little jealous of you."
"What?" Luo Junyao was a little confused.
Ruan Yueli shook his head and said, "It's nothing. I didn't mean to disturb Miss Luo, I just... wanted to see what you look like."
Luo Junyao looked at her sincere look and became even more confused.
After a while, he hesitated and said: "You don't mean to say that you want to see what my temperament is like, and then you just do it?"
Ruan Yueli said: "Since the regent treats you differently, there must be some merits."
"……"crazy!
Luo Junyao couldn't help but feel a little irritable, "Miss Ruan, do you like the regent so much? Is it worth such a huge sacrifice?"
Ruan Yueli said: "How can the position of regent princess not be worth it?"
"..." But Xie Yan has already rejected me.
You use the wrong answers as a cheat sheet and still expect to pass the Qingbei exam?
Feeling that there were too many flaws to complain about, Luo Junyao could only wave his hands feebly and said: "Whatever, anyway... stop staring at me. If you stare at me again, I'm really not polite. You have to know that if you want to do something,
It may be difficult to achieve something, but it is quite easy to destroy something.”
Ruan Yueli seemed to be shocked by this threat. After a while, he nodded slightly and said: "I understand. Please believe me, Miss Luo. I have no intention of being an enemy of you. I just wanted to make sure that Miss Luo was my enemy before."
Will the girl become my opponent?"
Luo Jun shook his head and said, "That's the best." As for whether she believed it or not, only she knew.
Ruan Yueli smiled and said: "So, we won't become rivals, right?"
Luo Junyao narrowed his eyes slightly, Ruan Yueli was still setting a trap for her.
In fact, Luo Junyao was quite curious about Ruan Yueli. After all, Ruan Yueli was the boldest, most straightforward and determined woman she had ever seen in Shangyong.
Not only because she wanted to marry Xie Yan, but also because she knew exactly what she wanted.
She wanted the position of regent princess, so she was not very demanding of Xie Yan's feelings and ignored the obstacles. She felt that Luo Junyao was a threat, so she came to test Luo Junyao. She thought that Xie Yan was special to Luo Junyao, so she began to think about it.
Do you want to change your temperament and behavior style?
It's not that she has a deep affection for Xie Yan when she does this. She seems to really regard it as a test.
Because this is what she needs to get in the exam, whether she likes it or not, she has to study hard to get high scores.
To be honest, if Ruan Yueli hadn't come here for him, Luo Junyao would have admired her for a woman with such perseverance.
"Second Miss Luo." Luo Junyao was about to say something when a low, familiar voice came from the side.
Luo Junyao felt his ears numb for a moment, turned his head and looked over, and sure enough he saw Xie Yan standing there at some point.
Seeing the man who suddenly appeared, not only Ruan Yueli's expression changed slightly, but Shen Hongxiu and others who had been paying attention to the situation not far away became nervous.
Qin Ning was even more excited as she clutched the sleeves of Liang Shufeng beside her. If Shen Hongxiu and Liang Shufeng hadn't held her down, she might have jumped up.
"I have met the prince." Luo Junyao and Ruan Yueli both greeted him.
Xie Yan nodded lightly and said, "I have something to discuss with Miss Luo."
These words were not meant for Luo Junyao, because Xie Yan's eyes were looking at Ruan Yueli this time.
This is almost a clear indication that Ruan Yueli should leave.
Ruan Yueli looked gloomy, bowed to Xie Yan and turned around to leave. But she seemed unwilling to do so, paused and asked: "Your Majesty, is it really difficult for me to be in your eyes?"
Xie Yan frowned slightly, "Are you Ruan Ting's daughter?"
Ruan Yueli shook his body and said with a pale face: "Yes."
Xie Yan said: "Go back and tell your father that if he can't take care of his daughter, I will find someone to take care of her for her."
"Your Majesty?!" Ruan Yueli said with a pale face. This blow was really a big blow to her.
But the bigger blow was yet to come, as Xie Yan continued: "There will be no place for the Ruan family in the Prince of Chu's Mansion."
This sentence completely cut off Ruan Yueli's hope.
Although Xie Yan never gave her any hope.
The corners of Ruan Yueli's lips moved slightly, but she still didn't say anything else. She silently leaned towards Xie Yan to leave, turned around and left.
Even at this time, she did not forget the proper etiquette.
Looking at Ruan Yueli's somewhat forlorn figure walking away, Luo Junyao was still full of doubts in his heart.
Ruan Yueli was probably one of the most incomprehensible people in this world.
But as soon as Ruan Yueli left and came to his senses to face Xie Yan again, Luo Junyao felt a little embarrassed.
She didn't know how much he heard of the conversation between her and Ruan Yueli just now, but since Xie Yan said nothing, Luo Junyao was so shameless that he pretended to know nothing.
"My lord, what do you want from me?" As he spoke, his eyes kept glancing in the direction of Shen Hongxiu and others, hoping that they would come over quickly to help him.
But Shen Hongxiu and the others dared to provoke Xie Yan. They had already shrunk their necks and slipped away further away, without even seeing Luo Junyao's eyes.
I have made a group of unreliable friends, what else can I do? I have to face it with strength.
Xie Yan lowered his head and looked at the girl in front of him who was still smiling brightly, and said softly: "I was rude about what happened yesterday. Please forgive me."
"Ah? Yesterday? What happened?" Luo Junyao was stunned for a moment before realizing what Xie Yan was talking about, and said quickly: "Uh...it doesn't matter, I didn't take it to heart."
In fact, she really wanted to ask, why did you come to Nuanxinyuan yesterday?
But I always felt that if I really asked, everyone would be embarrassed, so I had to give up.
Xie Yan sighed softly, "Aren't you angry?"
Luo Junyao said: "It's not that I'm angry. You saved my life. I know you're not that kind of... uh, you mean, what happened at the Regent's Mansion that day?" Halfway through, he noticed Xie Yan's expression.
Luo Junyao realized something was wrong.
Xie Yan nodded.
Luo Junyao said: "What's there to be angry about? If someone comes to tell me that, I will definitely refuse even if I don't want to. You can't say that you are afraid of others being unhappy, so you can't just agree or be vague, right? But
, if we have a good friendship with each other, even if I reject it, I still don’t want to have no contact with the person or even become enemies, right? It may still be a bit embarrassing, but it will get better after a while.”
With such generosity, Xie Yan didn't know what to say for a moment.
But in fact, from a certain perspective, such generosity is also a kind of ruthlessness.
"Your Majesty came to me specifically just to say this?" Luo Jun said: "Don't worry about it, it's not a big deal. Well...as long as Your Majesty doesn't do that again...it will be fine. I was still quite scared at first." That kind of thing.
The feeling of knowing someone is watching her but not being able to find him is really not a good feeling for someone like her.
If she hadn't guessed who the other party was quickly, she might have exploded with anger and stabbed someone in her heart.
But even if it was someone he liked, Luo Junyao didn't think it was a pleasant experience, and he didn't want to have it again.
Xie Yan said: "I promise that such a thing will never happen again."
It was enough to do something that made you dizzy once or twice. Xie Yan didn't really intend to turn himself into a psychologically twisted pervert.
Luo Jun shook his head and said, "That's good, uh...can I go?"
Xie Yan was silent for a moment, nodded and said warmly: "Go."
Luo Junyao breathed a sigh of relief, said goodbye to Xie Yan happily, turned around and ran away in the direction of Shen Hongxiu and others.
She always felt that Xie Yan looked weird today, and his eyes made people panic.
It wasn't until Luo Junyao and several girls disappeared at the end of the garden laughing and laughing together that Xie Yan glanced at the small building not far from the big tree before turning around and heading in the other direction.
By the time they all left, the world had gradually returned to tranquility.
After a long time, a figure in purple clothes floated down from the small building.
Shang Yue looked in two different directions with interest, his eyebrows raised slightly and his eyes full of interest.
"Well, His Royal Highness the Regent actually treats the little girl of the Luo family very differently." Shang Yue said leisurely.
"Sir, General Luo's daughter is not easy to deal with. Although he once worked with your grandfather, but..."
A young man wearing a dark gray guard uniform walked out of the small building and said, "If you provoke his daughter, I'm afraid he won't care about the old Marquis."
Shang Yue glanced at the guard and said: "What does provoking mean? Don't you think the second girl of the Luo family is very interesting and beautiful? From my perspective, in two or three years at most, this girl's
She has the appearance of being the most beautiful woman in Shangyong and she deserves the title.”
Now that girl is very beautiful, but because she looks small, it only makes people think she is delicate, beautiful and cute. After all, she is missing a bit of the softness and elegance that men of this era think women should have.
But with such beauty now, how stunning will it be when she is around 20 years old in a few years?
Although the world thinks that a woman is most beautiful when she is twenty-eight years old, Shang Rong always believes that the girls at that time are still a bit childish and are far less beautiful and charming than women in their early twenties.
The guard could not persuade him, so he had to shut up silently.
Shang Yue smiled and said: "I heard that the Luo family intends to choose a son-in-law for Miss Luo. What do you think of me?"
"..." The guard continued speechless.
Shang Yue looked at his guard with some boredom and shook his head, "Rotten wood cannot be carved.
The accident in the garden did not disturb Madam Dingyanghou's birthday, and I don't know how the Dingyanghou Mansion appeased the Zheng family. Even the frightened girl from the Zheng family still attended the banquet.
So the banquet at the Dingyang Marquis Mansion ended successfully with congratulations from all the guests in the hall, but both the Dingyang Marquis Mansion and the Luo family knew that the matter was not over yet.
The Zheng family wouldn't just let the girl be frightened, and the Dingyang Hou Mansion wouldn't just accept this embarrassing loss.
It's just that Marquis Dingyang is mediocre and incompetent and doesn't like to stand out in everything. How to resolve this matter depends on the methods of Shang Yue, the prince.
