Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

"We haven't seen each other for many days. I heard earlier that Miss Shen Er also invited Miss Ji to her flower viewing party, so I thought of borrowing Miss Shen Er's flowers as a gift to Miss Ji." As she spoke, she turned slightly sideways and pointed. Pointing to a stone table among the flowers, "Miss Ji, would you like to sit down and have a cup of tea and talk?"

Shen Le slightly clenched the handkerchief and gritted his teeth - even if you came here for Ji Wuyan, you don't have to open it up like this, right?Wouldn't it be nice to save some face for each other?

Unexpectedly, there was something even more disrespectful. Miss Ji, who had been presented with flowers by Princess Lingxi, actually took a step back, stepped aside to get out of the way, and made a greeting gesture with a smile, "I'm really sorry. I stayed here for a long time today, I have some things to do at home, so I’ll go back first.”

After saying that, she was about to leave, but You Lingxi reached out to stop her, "Who knows that everyone in Miss Ji's house is full of capable people and strangers. If Miss Ji returns home a little later, the house will not be in chaos... "

This is to prevent them from leaving.

Ji Wuyan didn't know what kind of trouble Princess You, who had always been at odds with her and disliked each other, was going to cause trouble today.Although she is not afraid of trouble, because of this hairpin today, she is not in the mood to be conceited and submissive to others. With just one hand, she cannot stop herself from leaving.Ji Wuyan had a dull look on his face and was about to raise his hand to wave away when he saw the steward of the Shen family trotting over with a short body. He saw that the direction was coming towards him, and the hand he had just raised started to move again. It fell slowly.

The steward blessed You Lingxi, turned to Ji Wuyan, and called out respectfully, "Miss Ji, my lord has invited you."

I thought I was either looking for Shen Luoxin or Princess Lingxi, but I didn't expect that I was looking for myself...or "my lord"?Is Shen Qian looking for him?

Ji Wuyan raised her eyebrows slightly, she was here for Lord Shen, if not, she would not have come to join in Shen Lewei's flower viewing feast.I just thought about finding an opportunity to sneak into Father Shen's study, or go in together through Shen Luoxin, but I didn't expect that Lord Shen would take the initiative to invite me.

It was inevitable that I felt a little uneasy for a moment...the uneasiness was more like a feeling of timidity due to being close to home.

She calmed down slightly, but did not hesitate for a long time. She just smiled and bent down, "I'd like you to lead the way."

You Lingxi's hand was still in the way, and when the manager saw this, he saluted again, "I'm sorry, Princess Lingxi, my lord has something to do with Miss Ji. I interrupted the conversation between your sisters." As he came all the way, he could see it naturally The atmosphere here is not friendly, but at this moment, I just don’t realize it, and even say that this is "talking between sisters"...

He is also a clever person.

Ji Wuyan looked at You Lingxi's stiff face and reluctantly lowered his arms, joked secretly, and followed the steward with his mouth pursed.

Soon they arrived at the door of Father Shen's study. The steward bent down and invited Ji Wuyan to come in. He stood guard at the door and bowed respectfully to Shen Luoxin, "Girl. Your Majesty has ordered that this time only Seeing Miss Ji alone, please ask the girl and this young master to wait here..."

Shen Luoxin nodded, holding Jie Feng and standing aside, with a vague sense of unfamiliarity and distance.

The steward stepped forward and asked, "The kitchen has made a lot of snacks today. Do you want some for the young lady and the young master?"

Just as he was about to shake his head, he remembered that Jifeng didn't even drink a sip of water after entering the garden. This kid was very obedient when he was outside. He didn't even cry out when he was hungry or thirsty, but he wanted to eat.She nodded, "Sorry, just a little."

The steward nodded in agreement and led Shen Luoxin and Jing Feng to sit aside. Then he went down to prepare some snacks and tea. However, he felt a little depressed in his heart. She was obviously a direct daughter of his own family, but she always felt like this when she returned home. They looked so restrained and unfamiliar, these confidants who were waiting around the adults, always felt sad when they looked at them.

... in the house.

There is a small table on the couch next to the window. There is a small stove on the table. The water has been boiled and the tea has just been brewed. The fragrance of tea is lingering in the room. The study looks like it is covered by clouds and fog, in the sporadic sunlight. , There is a kind of quietness isolated from the world.

It was completely different from the tense situation in the garden just now.

"Wu Yan..." Father Shen looked up at her, gentle and kind, "You and Luo Xin are good friends, so it's okay for me to call you like this... right?"

He sat there and looked over with relaxed eyebrows, like an elder with a good temper in the family.Even though he was so close, Ji Wuyan felt that he couldn't see through him. The lingering mist was like a veil covering his face, and he disappeared behind, adding a bit of mystery and emptiness.Ji Wuyan shook his head, with a bit of restraint and respect, "It's okay."

Father Shen raised his hand, looked at Ji Wuyan with narrowed eyes, and said with a smile, "Sit down."

Ji Wuyan sat down as instructed and then asked, "I wonder what Mr. Shen's orders are... today?"

She had a vague idea of ​​Father Shen's intention of finding her, but she wasn't sure.Li Yuqi's slight show of kindness to Shen Le was probably for the Shen family, and by chance, the Shen family... experienced the unknown things that happened on the autumn hunting trip that year with his grandfather.Obviously, that unknown incident was a turning point for both the Shangguan family and the Shen family.

But for Shen's father, Ji Wuyan admitted that he didn't know him well.

She only had two encounters with him.One time, he rushed to Ji's house to take away Shen Luoxin, and another time, it was his inconspicuous helping hand to him at the imperial concubine's birthday party.She remembered all this, but still didn't understand this man - after all, the outside world's evaluation of him sounded like a foolish person.

"I just returned home after going to court. I saw the Ji family's carriage at the door. When I asked, I found out that Wu Yan had come to attend the flower viewing banquet." He said, "Thinking about Luo Xin's troubles in your house these days, I did this Father, I haven't thanked you properly... so I thought I would take this opportunity to say thank you."

As he spoke, he picked up the teacup in front of him and respectfully respectfully said, "Replace wine with tea." After finishing speaking, he drank it all in one gulp.

Ji Wuyan took a sip of tea before shaking his head with a smile, "Luo Xin and I are very close, not to mention she also helped me a lot in my house. That kid Jifeng also likes Xu Siniang's snacks and meals, and often goes there to bother me. . Speaking of which, I can’t tell who bothered whom..."

Father Shen was slightly startled.

Xu Siniang did make a good dish, but there were very few people who were really willing to taste it. I originally thought that the two girls were good friends, but I didn't expect that there was Xu Siniang among them.Looking at the way Ji Wuyan said these words, it didn't look like he was lying.

She truly accepted Xu Siniang, a widower, from the bottom of her heart, like an ordinary mother.

Father Shen lowered his head and picked the tea cup with his fingertips.