The carriage swayed and stopped. Ruan Yuyi knew she had arrived, opened the curtain, took Mu Xiang's hand stretched out to her, and stepped down lightly.
Mu Xiang turned his head and looked at her with a smile, "Miss, the prince seems to be very interested in your sachet. Why don't you make one and give it to him."
Before leaving, she saw that the young lady's waist was empty, and she felt that the jade pendant was too plain and elegant. Suddenly she remembered the beautiful hibiscus on the sachet, so she put it on the young lady.
When I thought about it, this was a very wise move. Her young lady's embroidery skills were so good, so she didn't want the prince to see how she could do it.
Ruan Yuyi shook her head gently, "There are so many people who are looking forward to embroidering the sachet for him. How can it be my turn? If you want to give it, it must be an outstanding object. Otherwise, for someone like the prince, you should take a look.
My eyes are tired."
Moreover, the prince's expression today does not look like he is simply happy about her sachet, but more like he is identifying the objects involved in the case.
"Then what do you think makes someone outstanding?" The young lady really had a better idea, Mu Xiang's eyes lit up.
From the first time we met, the Crown Prince had always had an aloof and arrogant face. No matter how she tried to seduce him or hinted at him secretly, he remained unmoved and repeatedly expressed his intention to let her leave the courtyard.
But when she asked to go to the Buddhist hall to offer incense, the prince's eyes seemed to loosen, and he showed a hint of popularity. He even led her the way and used the fire seal on her behalf.
Maybe she can start from here.
"I have my own way." Ruan Yuyi said slowly, the moonlight flowed into her eyes, reflecting a clear clear water.
Walking to the hanging flower door, Mu Xiang was about to reach out to push it. Through the gap in the door, her eyes touched a shadow. She frowned, moved a small step to the side, blocked the door, and said to Ruan Yuyi, "Miss, are you here?"
Wait a moment."
After she entered, she did not forget to gently close the door, as if there was something inside that she could not see.
Ruan Yuyi's eyes were filled with suspicion, but she still obeyed and waited outside.
There were few servants and maids coming and going at this hour, and only a few lamps were lit. The night was shrouded in silence.
Through the unclosed door, she vaguely heard a man and a woman talking, but no matter how much they were heard, she couldn't hear anything. She stood for a moment, but still felt uneasy, opened the door lightly, lifted her skirt and stepped in.
When you lift your feet, layers of clothes float up and down, slightly revealing the small inlaid embroidered shoes underneath.
Cheng Xingqiu, who had been waiting for her for a long time, turned his head when he heard the sound and was frightened for a moment, "Lingling, where have you been?"
"Why isn't the eldest son accompanying His Royal Highness the eldest princess?" Ruan Yuyi said softly.
Cheng Xingqiu looked at the distant woman in front of him and couldn't help but think of the past days. He wanted to hold her hand, but Ruan Yuyi calmly pulled away.
He had no choice but to stand where he was and explained, "I went to look for you in your courtyard, but you weren't there. So I just waited here."
Although it didn't take long, he was really looking forward to her coming back. It wasn't that he hadn't thought about waiting in her courtyard, but he was worried that she wouldn't want to see him, so he would be unable to talk as soon as she closed the door.
"Lingling, are you angry? Are you angry that I brought another woman back?" He looked at her inquiringly, trying to read something from her face.
He knew that although she seemed kind and could be deceived, she was stubborn. If her bottom line was touched, both sides would be destroyed. Now she didn't seem to be angry, and he thought there was still room for negotiation.
But he didn't know that he could only do this if he was extremely disappointed.
Cheng Xingqiu spoke with a soft voice and a distant look, looking very nostalgic, "More than a year ago, you ran out of the city for fun, but failed to come back before the curfew. I didn't know you were outside the city, so I waited for you like this. I waited.
One night, do you still remember?"
Waiting for her? If she was really anxious, why didn't she hear that he came out to look for her? She was left alone in a small inn nearby, holding the cloth she had picked for him for a long time, and was deceived by the innkeeper into being penniless.
She is not playful at all.
She sneered in her heart. It wasn't that things were going well for them, but the bond was too shallow after all. If anyone came by, the red thread would be broken.
"That day, I wanted to buy you some winter clothes. You mentioned that you were interested in a piece of brocade." She had gone to several cloth shops in the city just because he liked him, but now that she thought about it, it was extremely ridiculous.
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Hearing this, the smile on Cheng Xingqiu's face faltered, and when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that such a thing had happened.
So he changed the topic and said, "The eldest princess is kind to me, so I can't leave her alone. Lingling has always been kind, so she won't trap me in injustice, right?"
On the one hand, it can bring him fame and wealth, on the other hand, he has a lovely wife and beautiful family, and he can't bear to give up on either. If he gets these two wives and concubines in the future, and the two of them can imitate the empress Ehuang, it will be another good story.
It's just that the eldest princess would not condescend to be his concubine, so Ruan Yuyi, a daughter of a declining clan, was a perfect fit.
She nodded slightly and said, "Just repay your kindness." But she didn't mention being a concubine at all.
When he didn't get a definite answer, Cheng Xingqiu became anxious and couldn't help but point out, "If you were my concubine, I would definitely treat you as before and I won't let you down."
"Does Madam agree?" Ruan Yuyi retorted.
Cheng Xingqiu is not like the second son of the Cheng family. He is in good health and is the top scholar in high school. He is valued by the masters of the Cheng family.
But for Mrs. Cheng and Zhu, no matter whether they are stupid or not, they are all flesh and blood. Therefore, compared with the glorious eldest son, she will naturally take care of her second son more subconsciously, and she will not give up the opportunity for her second son to marry.
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After Cheng Xingqiu heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that he was concerned about this matter. If it weren't for his mother's permission, he wouldn't be able to come. After all, the woman in front of him might also become his sister-in-law under the assignment of his mother.
"Don't worry, I will explain it to her." He coaxed.
Seeing him speaking softly, she felt a little sour in her heart and turned away, "Cheng Xingqiu, I told you before that I don't want to be a concubine."
The love she had when she was young was always the most sincere and intense, but even if she fell into a trap, she would never stay for him again.
It was rare for her to be decisive in the past when she was soft, so he only thought she was angry for a moment, "Okay, let's not talk about this for now, I will wait for you to think about it. This time when I came, I heard that you caught a cold, so I asked someone to catch you.
Bring me some medicine."
He winked at the boy on the side and presented a few pieces of Chinese medicine.
"This is a prescription passed down by the doctor of the eldest princess's house. It is most effective in treating wind and cold." He handed the thing to Mu Xiang and said to Ruan Yuyi, "If you have finished taking it, come and get it from me."
I really don't know what he was thinking, but he accepted the eldest princess' favor and came to deliver medicine to her. Looking at the medicine in front of her, she inexplicably thought of a pair of cold peach blossom eyes.
If he were the prince, he probably wouldn't do this, otherwise he wouldn't be able to make so many girls sad.
Mu Xiang regarded the thing in front of her as if it were nothing. Not only did she not accept it, she also blocked Ruan Yuyi's side and said seriously, "Our lady has her own medicine, so there is no need for the eldest son to bother."
Even before the master refused, a servant dared to interrupt without authorization.
He felt offended, raised his eyebrows, and was about to scold.
Then Ruan Yuyi said in a deep voice, "That's what I mean. From now on, we'd better not meet in private, so as not to misunderstand and make the eldest princess sad."
She didn't want to come between the two of them.
Without waiting for Cheng Xingqiu to say anything, she walked quickly towards her yard. The cool wind blew across her cheeks, and she left the remaining nostalgia in place.
Behind her, there was Cheng Xingqiu's small voice calling her. As it got farther away, the voice became less and less real.
It seems that from the moment we met until now, it was just a big dream.