The Incense Monopoly Order

Chapter 88 Why Did You Reject Me?

"Time is long, wait patiently for the day to come."

Shang Mingshu replied to Cheng Mian with eight words.

"You are so concise and to the point, aren't you afraid that Cheng Sanlang will be discouraged?" Shang Zishu picked up a thick stack of letter paper that Shang Mingshu had placed aside. She didn't read the content, but just felt the thickness with her hand.

Shang Mingshu didn't stop him. She had nothing to hide from others or hide in public. "Brother Cheng and I are nobody, and the world is very harsh on girls. I can't let others talk about me."

She is such a cautious person.

This sentence can be regarded as a response to Cheng Mian, or as a normal exchange of words, and it can be interpreted differently by different people.

Shang Zishu put down the letter, leaned on the table and tilted her head to look at Shang Mingshu: "Third sister, tell me something from the heart, are you... happy with Cheng Sanlang?"

Shang Mingshu paused as she folded the letter before stuffing it into the envelope. She lowered her eyes, her long, slender eyelashes thick and dense. "Second sister, he's very good, but I won't give my heart to him easily just because he's good."

Are you pleased with Cheng Mian?

Shang Mingshu once asked herself this question when she was alone. She did not deny that Cheng Mian's love made her feel like spring breeze, and Cheng Mian's attention made her heart ripple. Compared with ordinary men, Shang Mingshu should be closer to Cheng Mian.

He was just different from the other guys. How could it be so easy to make her fall in love with him?
The person she cherishes most is always herself.

"Third sister, you are amazing, you are worthy of being my sister!" Shang Zishu hugged Shang Mingshu, resting her chin on Shang Mingshu's shoulder, looking at her with admiration, and her charming pupils were dotted with stars.

Shang Mingshu smiled and said, "I thought you were going to sigh, 'Poor Cheng Sanlang.'"

Shang Zishu: ???

Her charming eyes condensed into a look of genuine doubt, and she even reached out to touch Shang Mingshu's forehead. "What nonsense are you talking about? You are my sister, and Cheng Sanlang is an outsider. He should treat you well no matter how he treats you. Why would I favor him just because he treats you a little bit well?"

These words warmed Shang Mingshu's heart. She tilted her head and gently touched Shang Zishu's head: "You are worthy of being my second sister."

Shang Zishu raised her hand and touched Shang Mingshu's head. She enjoyed this moment very much. Although Shang Mingshu was a younger sister, she never competed with them since she was a child. She would never hurt anyone unless they provoked her first. In Shang Zishu's eyes, she was the most beautiful and well-behaved sister.

But Shang Mingshu is more like an older sister most of the time. Whenever she quarrels with her elder sister, it is Shang Mingshu who mediates. It can be said that Shang Mingshu played an indispensable role in the fact that she and her elder sister were able to grow up in harmony and never let small disagreements accumulate into grudges and eventually become enemies.

Shang Mingshu was very rarely so close to her.

She herself may not be treated as a treasure, but her only sister must be treated as a treasure.

"Let's go to the teahouse." Shang Zishu came to invite her sister out.

Shang Mingshu also wanted to see the business situation of the teahouse here, so she readily agreed.

The two places are not far apart, and most of the people who run tea shops in Hangzhou are from Huizhou Prefecture, so the business model is not much different from that of Huizhou Prefecture.

Shang Zishu was here to find out which family was closely connected to Longjing tea, to see if she could catch a fish that had slipped through the net. She even imagined, as in the storybooks, that she would meet a down-and-out or wronged heir of Longjing tea making, and she would step forward and enthusiastically help him, and in the end, the other person would reward her with a tea recipe...

"Second sister, please read less storybooks." Shang Mingshu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"Then my fun will be half off." Shang Zishu said as she saw a bookstore. Her eyes lit up and she jumped in with her skirt lifted.

Shang Mingshu didn't even have time to catch her and could only follow her in.

Shang Zishu went straight to the area where the storybooks were placed. Shang Mingshu didn't like storybooks. She glanced at the layout nearby, her eyes moving from the writing brush, inkstone, and paper to the various books as she walked. Occasionally, when she saw something that piqued her interest, she would pick it up and flip through it. Most of the books in the bookstore failed to arouse her interest. Most of them she had already read. The bookstore was not big. Shang Mingshu walked over to Shang Zishu and saw her holding a storybook with a smile on her face. She didn't interrupt and walked out of the bookstore. She left a message for the shopkeeper at the door, asking Shang Zishu to wait for her.

In fact, she didn't have to keep him. Given her second sister's obsession with the dialogue notebook, she might not be able to pull him away even after wandering around.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way—"

Shang Mingshu was walking along the street past the various stalls when suddenly the crowd became chaotic. She turned around and saw a woman in flowing red clothes trying to rein in her horse, which was out of control and running around recklessly.

The vendors and people on both sides gave way, and no one was injured. The horse galloped past Shang Mingshu and crashed directly into the stone pillar of the archway.

A nimble figure flew over and pounced on the woman in red on the horse before the horse hit the stone pillar, knocking her off. The horse did not avoid it and hit the stone pillar hard, with blood splattering everywhere.

A group of officials followed closely behind. The leader looked at the horse, turned around with a serious expression, and ordered the bailiffs to arrest the woman in red. Riding a horse in the street and disturbing the people is a serious crime.

"Let me go, do you know who I am--" The woman in red struggled to break free from the restraints and shouted arrogantly.

The officer was ruthless and said, "Take him away!"

The woman in red was taken away, and the crowd followed her to the yamen to watch the excitement. After the people had left for a long time, Shang Mingshu saw that the person who rescued her was Xu Shaoxing.

"Mrs. Shang San." Xu Shaoxing crossed his arms and frowned slightly.

Shang Mingshu knew at a glance that he had just injured his arm while rescuing someone. She stepped forward and said, "Xu Jingli, I've learned some first aid methods for injuries. Could you let me take a look?"

After all, Xu Shaoxing was an important member of the Xu family army fighting against the Japanese pirates. Shang Mingshu admired all the soldiers who fought against the Japanese pirates.

Xu Shaoxing was about to say no, he moved his arm and wanted to reconnect it himself, but there was a sound of bone cracking, and his face twisted.

Shang Mingshu heard something was wrong with the voice, and without hesitation she stepped forward and held down his injured hand.

"Your meridians are strained, don't move rashly." Shang Mingshu found that Xu Shaoxing was seriously injured, and hurriedly and carefully asked him to follow the direction of the strain. "Raising your hand like this can relieve the pain. I'll take you to the clinic."

There happened to be a clinic nearby that specialized in treating external injuries. An experienced doctor bandaged Xu Shaoxing and hung the wound around his neck. When he walked out of the clinic, he met Xu Tianxing striding towards him with two naval soldiers, both of whom were dressed in casual clothes.

"General, just now..." Xu Shaoxing immediately told the whole story, emphasizing his gratitude to Shang Mingshu.

"Mrs. Shang San, thank you very much." After checking Xu Shaoxing's injuries, Xu Tianxing solemnly thanked Shang Mingshu.

"Easy to do."

"You two send Shaoxing back." Xu Tianxing turned around and ordered the two soldiers.

After sending everyone away, Xu Tianxing asked, "Mrs. Shang San, may I have a word with you for a moment?"

The autumn wind blows gently, the willows sway, and the egrets fly.

"Mrs. Shang San, may I ask why you rejected me?" Xu Tianxing asked in front of the willow riverbank away from the crowd.

　I will start updating tomorrow

　　(End of this chapter)