Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 557 Narcissism
Something unpleasant happened. In the second game of hide-and-seek, Zhu Xiuyuan stopped playing. He returned to the bow of the ship to drink tea and enjoy the scenery with Li Jiye.

However, he had just "bullied" someone else's biological sister, and now he was having tea with her to enjoy the scenery, and had to pretend to be nonchalant... Zhu Xiuyuan almost imagined slapping himself.

Unknowingly, as time passed, their cruise ship had passed the lower pontoon, and after driving forward for a while, they came to the Sanshan Gate.

According to the plan, they were to turn around here and drive back.

After crossing the floating bridge again, after a while, the cruise ship came to the bank of Liucai Street.

Liucai Street is also a bustling street. Although it is not as popular as Chaoku Street, it is also very popular.

At this time, Dong Shuzhen and the others were a little tired from playing and took a rest at the bow of the boat. They saw that Liucai Street was very popular and there were a wide variety of small commodities on various stalls, including a mask stall that Dong Shuzhen liked.

Therefore, Dong Shuzhen, Li Qingnu, and the four maids all wanted to go ashore and go shopping. After playing hide and seek for a long time, the fun gradually faded and they needed a change.

They now have a keen interest in shopping.

So Zhu Xiuyuan respected their wishes, stopped at Liucai Street, and let them go ashore for shopping.

There were Dong Shuzhen, Li Qingnu, the four maids, and Dong Shuyu who was half pulled, half dragged, etc. They all went ashore to go shopping.Naturally, there were plainclothes security guards on the side, so there was no problem at all.

Neither Zhu Xiuyuan nor Li Jiye went. Li Jiye was not interested, and Zhu Xiuyuan still felt guilty about what he had just done and did not dare to go with Li Qingnu.

Among the girls, only Kou Wanwan did not go.

Li Qingnu once invited her, but she declined, saying she was tired and found a room in the cabin to rest.

But Kou Wanwan was not tired at all. After Dong Shuzhen and the others disembarked, she came to the side of the deck, leaned against the side of the ship, and pretended to look at the scenery.

Zhu Xiuyuan was chatting with Li Jiye when he happened to catch a glimpse of Kou Wanwan. He was about to question her, so Zhu Xiuyuan found a reason to leave Li Jiye for a while and got close to Kou Wanwan.

"Sir, you are here."

Zhu Xiuyuan had a dark face. He actually wanted to question her, but when it came to the matter, he couldn't speak.

"My lord, are you blaming my family?" Kou Wanwan was quite considerate.

Zhu Xiuyuan didn't speak, just leaned against the side of the boat and looked at the scenery on the shore.

"Young Master... Actually, there is no need to worry. On the contrary, Young Master should be happy."

"Happy?" Zhu Xiuyuan squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying, "Do you think I'm happy now?"

"Master, please listen to me first... Master, think about it, how did Princess Anle react after that incident happened?"

Zhu Xiuyuan frowned, he was also wondering about this.

"Princess Anle, she neither slapped you nor used her identity as Princess Anle of the Liang Kingdom to launch an attack. She didn't even say a word of blame. Moreover, she tried her best to hide it, for fear that the slave family and his wife would see it. A little abnormal..."

"What does this mean? As a woman, the Nu family understands women best. In Princess Anle's heart, she has actually pretended to be the young master for a long time. It's just that she has a special status and the young master already has a wife, so she doesn't want to show it."

Zhu Xiuyuan frowned and thought about Kou Wanwan's words quietly.

In fact, he had also thought about this aspect.

But... is this too narcissistic?
She is a golden princess, the apple of Emperor Liang's eye, and her status is extremely noble. How could she... fall in love with him?
He didn't dare to think deeply about that.

However, now, after Kou Wanwan's analysis, Zhu Xiuyuan felt that the reality was probably like this.

"But even so, the girl's behavior is too... After all, the other party has a special status. If it really makes a big fuss, this will be a major event between Liang and Chen. If it is not serious, it will cause turmoil... The girl's move, It’s really inappropriate!”

Zhu Xiuyuan put on a straight face.

"Young master has taught me a lesson. The slave family was reckless and almost caused a disaster. Please punish me, master!" Kou Wanwan did not quibble, she simply admitted her mistake and was punished.

However, Zhu Xiuyuan found that deep in her eyes, there was no sign of admitting her mistake at all, and there was always a smile on her lips.

"That's all, this matter didn't cause any serious disaster, so there's no point in talking about it now. It's just..."

"Young master, are you worried about the unclear relationship between men and women?"

Zhu Xiuyuan stared at her. Kou Wanwan was quite considerate, but she was also a troublemaker.

Just like Dong Shuzhen, it’s a headache.

"Actually, you don't need to care about this, Young Master. No matter what, it was an unintentional mistake. As long as you find an opportunity and sincerely apologize, Princess Anle will definitely let go of her grudge."

Zhu Xiuyuan quite agrees with this.

He planned to do the same.

Although this matter is embarrassing and difficult to talk about, there is still an apology that should be made. This is to show an attitude.

But Kou Wanwan's next words almost made Zhu Xiuyuan fall over.

Just listen to Kou Wanwan say: "Moreover, this move can also make Princess Anle only pretend to be the young master in her heart..."

Zhu Xiuyuan really couldn't figure out what Kou Wanwan was thinking. Logically speaking, she was already his, so shouldn't more women be excluded?
Why this move?

Unable to figure it out, Zhu Xiuyuan was waiting to ask, but at this moment, Dong Shuzhen and the others had finished shopping and returned to the cruise ship.

So Zhu Xiuyuan and Kou Wanwan separated, Kou Wanwan went back to rest, and Zhu Xiuyuan returned to the bow of the ship...

When the girls boarded the boat, they all gained a lot. Yan Dashan and the other generals who followed him were completely transformed into "cargo racks" that no one could carry anymore.

After a while of fun, the cruise ship continued sailing.

Dong Shuzhen and the others seemed to have lost interest in playing hide-and-seek. They gathered here at the bow of the boat, eating and drinking, and playing the card game of "Fighting Corrupt Officials" together, bursting with laughter.

Zhu Xiuyuan and Li Jiye talked about world affairs while enjoying the scenery...

You can enjoy yourself, time flies by in joy.

At the beginning of the day, that is, around eleven o'clock in the evening, Zhu Xiuyuan's cruise ship passed through Wuding Bridge and came to the core section of the Qinhuai River again.

However, the river was full of cruise ships and thousands of lanterns, and the degree of congestion on the river was only a little better than when they left.

On both sides of the strait, the hustle and bustle is still there, with hundreds of operas, songs and dances, the sound of silk and bamboo, loud hawking, etc. mixed together to create a strong festive atmosphere.

It's almost midnight, but the place is still so busy.

However, compared with when they left before, the flow of people on both sides of the bank has decreased, at least not to the point where people are so crowded that their feet are off the ground.

Although the number of people has decreased, the excitement and noise here are actually even greater than before!

Shangyuan night tour naturally becomes more interesting the later it goes into the night.

Zhu Xiuyuan and the others found a place to dock the cruise ship, near the entrance of Pipa Alley.

Then everyone got off the boat and started going shopping.

Kou Wanwan had met Zhu Xiuyuan tonight and had won another excellent piece of music. She was satisfied, so she waved goodbye.

Zhu Xiuyuan and the others began to go shopping. They would go shopping at the street food stalls, jewelry stalls, makeup stalls, mask stalls, etc. While shopping, they would raise their heads to admire the lanterns that could be seen everywhere.

Everyone just feels that the prosperity is already very high at this time. If it can be like this every day, it will be worthy of this life.

While everyone was shopping, Zhu Xiuyuan had been looking for an opportunity to apologize to Li Qingnu in person.But she always stayed with Dong Shuzhen and the others, holding hands and never separated for a moment.

Zhu Xiuyuan insisted that he didn't find an opportunity, so he was anxious on the sidelines.

Li Qingnu seemed to be avoiding Zhu Xiuyuan on purpose. In fact, she had several opportunities, but she avoided them all...

Until the beginning of Yin time, around three o'clock in the morning.

Everyone's interest in traveling gradually stopped, and they unanimously agreed to end the night tour in Shangyuan, and took a carriage on the bank of the Qinhuai River to return to the post house and Jiangcheng Bofu.

Seeing Li Qingnu boarding the carriage, Zhu Xiuyuan shook his head secretly and sighed.

After such a long time, he never found a chance to apologize to Li Qingnu.

Zhu Xiuyuan could only think that Li Qingnu was shy and didn't want to talk about that matter anymore, so she deliberately avoided him...

"Why is my husband sighing, get in the car quickly..."

Suddenly, the curtain of the carriage opened a hole, a head poked out, and called Zhu Xiuyuan with a smile.

"Okay, come on!"

Zhu Xiuyuan boarded the carriage and sat down under Dong Shuzhen's attentive greeting. Dong Shuzhen then sat next to him.

It was late at night, and Li Jiye and Li Qingnu would take the carriage to the post house, while Zhu Xiuyuan and the others would return directly to Jiangcheng Bo's Mansion, so Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen rode together...

After a jolt, the carriage quickly stopped, and they had arrived at the gate of Jiangcheng Uncle's Mansion.

The two brothers, Li Jiye and Li Qingnu, separated from them halfway and headed towards the post house.

Everyone got off the car and entered the house, each returned to their own courtyard, briefly cleaned up, and then went back to their rooms to rest.

It was a quiet night, but there seemed to be a faint sound of noise in the distance. It seemed that someone was going to play all night.

But because his mansion is so big, the noise seems very small...

Zhu Xiuyuan lay on his back. Although he was very tired, his eyes had not been closed.

A lot of things happened during the Shangyuan Festival today.

But the most regrettable thing was Li Qingnu. He never found a chance to apologize to her face to face.

It was like a fish bone stuck in his throat...

Lying down and sighing, not long after, a burst of exhaustion hit, overwhelming and unstoppable, and Zhu Xiuyuan fell into a deep sleep.

For a while everything was quiet.

The Lantern Festival has passed just like that! [Author's note: Since the opening of this volume, more than 30 words have been written. Now let's get to the point.This volume is called "The Rebellion of the Five Kings", and the title of the book is like that. How could there be no war plot?]

The next day.

Early in the morning.

Zhu Xiuyuan was already sitting in the carriage, staggering towards Juxian Gate in the south of the city.

I slept too late last night and got up too early this morning. Zhu Xiuyuan was severely sleep deprived.

The wheels of the carriage, the sound of crushing the bluestone pavement, and the sound of horse hooves clattering, occasionally the horses neighing, or the coachman shouting...

Various sounds intertwined together, accompanied by Zhu Xiuyuan who closed his eyes and fell asleep.

He was really sleepy, and he had to take a break during the short time in the carriage.

Suddenly, the carriage seemed to pass by a pit, and the entire carriage shook violently, like a tall building toppling over. Zhu Xiuyuan staggered to the ground and was shaken awake.

"Driver, please slow down, or you may disturb your uncle!"

A voice came from the side of the carriage. It was very rough and thick, and one could tell that it was a fierce man.

Zhu Xiuyuan was naturally able to tell that this person was actually Yan Dashan.

When Zhu Xiuyuan goes out, it is naturally impossible for him to go out alone and in a car. After all, he is an earl and has more than [-] divine thunder troops under his command, so he still needs to show dignity when going out.

In addition to a group of generals following behind the car, there was also Yan Dashan, who was accompanying him on horseback.

"The villain deserves to die, the villain deserves to die..."

As soon as Yan Dashan finished speaking, the driver was frightened.

"I'm fine, I'm just driving. Watch the road and don't be distracted!" Zhu Xiuyuan shouted.

The driver kept saying "yes" and then concentrated on driving.

After this incident, Zhu Xiuyuan lost all sleep. He simply opened the side curtain of the carriage and stuck half of his head out to look outside.

It's really early now, the sky has just gotten a little brighter, and you can see the signs of the street shops clearly.

But the street was empty, there were almost no pedestrians, and they were the only carriage. It looked very deserted.

If it were in the past, the streets would have been bustling at this time.

Just because last night, on the night of the Lantern Festival, everyone in the city went out for a night out. The first person to go home was around [-] o'clock in the evening, and the latest person probably didn't go home until half an hour ago.

In other words, most people are still in dreamland and sleeping in with their heads covered.

"Emperor?"

Yan Dashan, who was accompanying him on horseback, saw Zhu Xiuyuan sticking out half of his head and thought Zhu Xiuyuan had an order, so he patted his horse and came forward.

Zhu Xiuyuan nodded, without speaking, put down the side curtain, and sat upright again.

In the rickety carriage, Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't help but stretch.

Nayan Dashan saw that Zhu Xiuyuan didn't seem to be sleeping anymore, so he rode on horseback and asked: "My dear, why are we going out so early? Looking at the sky, the city gate may have just been opened."

"My benefactor rested late yesterday, so I should catch up on my sleep this morning..."

In the carriage, Zhu Xiuyuan was stunned for a while, and then said in surprise: "Dashan, when did you become so wordy?"

"Uh..." Yan Dashan hesitated for a while, "Subordinate... I am afraid that my benefactor will be exhausted. In the Shen Lei Army, all the deputy generals, staff generals and other generals are ready. Lin Bochang should be He is also a capable person.”

"My benefactor rushed to the Divine Thunder Army camp early in the morning... I feel that it is not necessary. Lin Bochang and the others in the Divine Thunder Army camp are enough... My benefactor made atonement for his sins. I have said too much."

This mountain of words is not over yet.

Zhu Xiuyuan smiled wryly, and I don't know, is it because he often teased Yan Dashan, did this dull man of few words have learned his ability to "bullshit"?
"The Divine Thunder Army is very important, both to me and to Chen Guo."

Zhu Xiuyuan was free anyway, so he could chat with her to relieve his boredom.

【Ask for a monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)