The news that the Crown Prince came to Jiangnan spread throughout the streets overnight, and the whole Jiangnan became very lively because of this news.
Shen Xingwan sat down on the desk and propped his head on his hands and said, "What kind of trick is this? Why is it so loud all of a sudden?"
He had been secretive before and obviously didn't want people to know that he was in Jiangnan, so why did he suddenly change his mind.
Fu Jingchao was about to speak when Banxia walked in hurriedly, "The prince is here, the young lady. The masters of the house have all gone out to greet the prince."
Shen Xingwan stood up and sat down slowly, "This is none of our business, we just need to stay quietly."
Anyway, she is also a transparent person in the Shen Mansion. It is not her turn to welcome the prince anyway.
"You should stay well in the yard today and do your duty to be a good maid." Shen Xingwan asked Fu Jingchao worriedly.
The entire Shen Mansion, except for the forgotten Shen Xingwan, became excited and noisy because of the arrival of His Highness the Crown Prince.
The second young lady was praised by His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness the Crown Prince brought the old lady a heavy gift from the Emperor. The eldest uncle of the family also came back...
All kinds of news are constantly coming in through Qinghong?
"Sister-in-law? Is it the Prince Lu?" Shen Xingwan asked curiously. According to the information she collected before entering the house, the eldest wife started fasting and chanting Buddha's name because she lost her daughter.
Qinghong whispered, "Prince Lu personally visited the eldest wife in the courtyard, but the eldest lady said she didn't see the illness and said she didn't want to bring the illness to the prince..."
Shen Xingwan was eating melon with gusto when the voice of Pinellia rang out from outside, "Why is sister Baihe here?"
The two people in the room immediately stopped talking. Bai He walked in and told Shen Xingwan with a smile to get dressed and go have dinner together.
Shen Xingwan's eyes flashed and he asked with a smile, "Why did you suddenly let me go?"
As the eldest maid in the old lady's room, Bai He was standing behind the old lady when she received the prince. She actually heard the reason.
After thinking about it for a while, there was nothing he couldn't say. "His Royal Highness himself proposed that he want to meet the girl. He said he wanted to meet his new sister."
Shen Xingwan was choked up in her heart. She didn't dare to be the prince's sister and she didn't deserve it. No matter how she thought about it, she felt that the weasel was not well-intentioned in paying New Year greetings to the chicken.
The prince had spoken, and Shen Xingwan had no choice but to go. Anyway, nothing serious would really happen in the Shen Mansion.
When Shen Xing arrived late, all the distinguished masters of the Shen family had already arrived and took their seats.
Facing everyone's scorching gazes, Shen Xingwan walked straight to the front and saluted, "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
The prince sat a little below the old lady, looked at the girl Min Xizhao said and had a close relationship with Fu Jingchao, and said warmly, "Get up."
Shen Xingwan lowered his head and was about to sneak into the back corner when the prince suddenly spoke, "You must be the old lady's new granddaughter. Sit down and let's talk."
As soon as these words came out, the air suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at her with complicated eyes.
Shen Xingwan was speechless. The prince must have done this on purpose.
Shen Anfeng suddenly stood up and said, "She is a girl who is afraid of disturbing the prince's elegance, so I will come and have a drink with the prince."
Shen Xingwan just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the prince's voice, "It doesn't matter, even if she said something wrong, I will forgive her."
"Your name is Xingwan, right? Come sit here. I happen to have something to ask you."
His Highness the Crown Prince's words have reached such an extent that if he doesn't go over, he will slap the Crown Prince in the face.
Shen Xingwan moved to the prince's table little by little while facing everyone's gaze.
"My lady, please take a seat." The maid next to the prince said.
Shen Xingwan took a deep breath and sat down, and boldly raised his head to glance at the prince.
Judging by his face, he is handsome. After all, his biological mother is a beauty who is favored by all the people in the world. The prince still inherited some beauty.
The prince also saw her face clearly. It was good-looking. But the thirteen-year-old girl was in her delicate stage and still childish. She could not be said to be charming or charming.
The prince muttered in his heart, Fu Jingchao's taste is so unique? How good is this taste?
Can you really fall in love with a little girl who doesn't have long hair?
My heart was shaken for a moment, and I thought about Min Xi Zhao's sworn words that the two of them had been engaged by chance when they were young. Maybe they were childhood sweethearts, and their old relationship was unforgettable.
God damn childhood sweetheart…
However, the logic of this argument was indeed very convincing. The prince asked calmly, "I heard that the girl and Mrs. Yu are senior sisters?"
As soon as this question came up, the whole place was completely silent.
Zhou Meidai was a tacitly sensitive person in Jiangnan. The elder's brows twitched. He was indeed a troublemaker. He shouldn't have agreed to let her enter the house in the first place.
Shen Xingwan lowered his eyes and said respectfully, "Speaking of it, Mrs. Yu and I came from Shengshi Academy together, so we are indeed senior sisters."
This statement is interesting because he does not deny the relationship between the two, nor does he admit that they are close, it is just because they are from the same school.
Only then did the prince feel that it was interesting. At least he was someone who could speak clearly. He chuckled and said, "Master Yu is jealous of talents. Mrs. Yu is too sad. The girl should comfort Mrs. Yu."
Shen Xingwan didn't say anything, so he couldn't say this randomly.
The prince obviously didn't want to let her go, so he continued, "Why don't you say anything?"
Shen Xingwan boldly raised his head and looked at the prince, "Actually, senior sister has never mentioned this to me, and we have never met in private, so I don't know how to find a chance to comfort me. I can't do what the prince asked me to do, so I don't know how to answer it."
talk."
To put it bluntly, we only look familiar, but in fact we are not familiar at all.
The prince did not insist on getting any answer from her, so when he saw her saying this, he just ignored the matter.
However, just a few words confirmed that Min Xizhao said she was not as harmless as she seemed.
In the prince's mind, Fu Jingchao's attraction to a smart little girl was much more convincing than his attraction to a straw bag girl.
"In three days, His Highness will report a hunting meeting at the largest hunting ground in the south of the Yangtze River. Girls, please come with us then." The prince personally invited.
Even though she knew it was a wolf's den and a tiger's den, she still had to comply.
Shen Xingwan agreed obediently, thinking that the prince must have invited him casually.
She is the granddaughter of an old lady with a dishonorable reputation. She is probably not worthy of the prince setting up a "Hongmen Banquet" for her.
"Okay, let's go down." The prince said softly.
Shen Xingwan retreated to the farthest corner, and the dinner continued.
The guests and hosts were having a great time. The prince behaved very kindly from beginning to end and didn't show much airs.
It wasn't until late at night that His Highness the Prince left drunkenly. Everyone except the old lady personally walked to the door and respectfully sent him off.
This is imperial power, and Shen Xingwan once again experienced it deeply.
★With the last line out, the Jiangnan part will soon reach its climax and come to an end.