wedding dress

Chapter 244

Xiaodong poured the tea with his own hands.

The color of the new tea is light green, and the tea leaves slowly unfold, floating and sinking in the cup.

"Good tea." Shen Jing praised.

Xiaodong raised his head and smiled: "It's not famous tea, my father and I like it, but my brother and Qin Lie say they're not used to drinking it, they always feel it's too weak."

"Is she... okay?"

"Still thinner, but people look very energetic. The house and garden have been refurbished. In Linghua Temple, there is more freedom and more smiles."

Shen Jing lowered her head and stroked the rim of the cup lightly with her fingertips: "I remember when I was five years old, my aunt gave me a cup of tea, and I drank half of it. .Since then, I dare not eat food from other people in the family. I used to have an older brother who was praised by everyone as young and talented, but he died when he was 11. Others said that he had a sudden illness, but My mother always felt that someone was jealous of our eldest son. I had double hopes and burdens on me, and my elder brother’s share, from childhood to adulthood. I was afraid that if I didn’t do well, it would make my parents Disappointed... Before coming to the capital, my father asked me to think about what to say and what to do, and then do it after thinking about it. This way, even if I make a mistake, I won’t regret it too much in the future.”

Xiaodong always thought that Shen Jing was his only son, and this was the first time he heard of his elder brother's death.

"I have always thought about what my father said before doing something. This method is very useful. I don't say what I shouldn't say, and I don't do what I shouldn't do. It's just... This method is not always useful. I won the first prize in the poetry meeting that year, and the fourth and fifth princesses were also there. ... I was as if possessed by a demon at the time, and I didn't want the brocade belt to be taken by others... After commenting on the poems, the fifth princess brought the brocade to me with her own hands. It was as red as an apricot. I didn’t know what to say at the time, my hands were sweaty for a moment, and I felt that the brocade belt was too heavy to hold, and I couldn’t remember what I said at that time.”

Yes, Xiaodong also remembered that time, because Shen Jing won the first prize of poetry, Zhao Lu and the others were elated, and everyone celebrated for it when they came back.

"Later, the emperor summoned some people from the school to make poems at the Qianqiu Pavilion. I also made a poem. It happened that the fifth princess was walking by the pavilion. The emperor called her over and chose one of the poems he had prepared The one she thought was the best, she immediately picked mine. The emperor asked her why, and she said exactly what I was thinking..."

Xiaodong didn't know about this, no one told her.

Probably this matter is not important in the eyes of others.

But those who felt important did not speak out.

"After that, I realized one thing. You can control your words and actions, but you can't control your heart. I know that I can't be a princess, otherwise I will violate the expectations of my parents and my body. The responsibility I took also violated...my own ambition since I was a child. I have described my future, and there are many things I want to do, but it definitely does not include being a consort attached to the princess, spending a romantic life idle..."

"Then, fifth sister, does she know what she's thinking?"

"She knows." There was a slight bitterness in Shen Jing's words: "She is too smart, she knows what I think."

In fact, these two people are each other.Shen Jing probably knew what the fifth princess was thinking.

The so-called tacit understanding probably refers to people like them who are both intelligent and affectionate.

But having wisdom does not mean happiness.

On the contrary, people who are smart, sensitive, and think too much are often not as happy as mediocre people.

"When she left the cabinet, I asked you to give her a congratulatory gift. At that time, I thought, even if we can't stay together, as long as she lives well, I will... I believe she understands what I mean. It's just , she's not doing well."

Yes.

The fifth princess is really out of luck.Married to a talented and gentle husband, this life was predictable and should be able to live smoothly and peacefully.However, the good times didn't last long, and before she had time to taste the taste of happiness, the fifth son-in-law fell ill.

"I asked someone to invite a famous doctor to the Linxiang Hou's mansion, but there was nothing I could do, I could only watch helplessly..."

However, Shen Jing still didn't say what happened later.

How did the fifth princess get married?What kind of role did Shen Jing play in this matter.

"After all, I owe her. If I had known... I shouldn't have been impulsively fighting for the brocade belt in the first place, maybe everything would have been different afterwards."

Xiaodong thought, that's not necessarily the case.

Even without that Sai Shi, the two of them would know each other eventually.Maybe it will be later... But no one can say for sure about fate.Besides, the fifth son-in-law's serious illness and early death cannot be changed by manpower.

Their relationship started and ended silently.The seemingly talented and suave Shen Jing has more responsibilities than others.The fifth princess has always been smart and knows how to protect herself wisely, but she encounters ups and downs in her life.

"Then... do you regret this matter?"

"Do you regret it?" he asked himself softly.

"Some things, even if you know you will regret it in the future, you will still do it at that time."

Xiaodong lowered his head, and after talking for a while, the tea in the cup was already cold, and the tea leaves quietly sank to the bottom of the cup, no longer having the strength to float up.

After sending Shen Jing away, Xiaodong returned to Yufang Pavilion.Mrs. Hu was hugging Ah Da in the corridor, and several people were teasing Ah Da, which made him giggle.

Seeing Xiaodong, Ah Da hurriedly leaned over to let her hug her.

Xiaodong took him over, only to feel that he had filled up the empty space in his chest, and he no longer had any spare time to feel sad.

Compared with Shen Jing and the fifth princess, she and Qin Lie didn't have so many twists and turns, so much helplessness and sadness.

Happiness does not have to be vigorous.

Live quietly and calmly, day after day.

Hu looked at her face: "Is the princess tired?"

"No." Xiaodong felt sorry for Shen Jing and the fifth princess just now, but he couldn't say anything in his heart.At this moment, she hugged Ah Da and pressed her cheek against him.There was a sweet milky fragrance on Ada's body, twisted twice in Xiaodong's arms, and Xiaodong suddenly felt hot all over his body.

"Oh," she looked down, a big piece of wet was on her front.

Ah Da giggled and tugged at her sleeve, as if he was very proud of what he had done.

Xiaodong was angry and funny, stretched out his hand and twisted his chubby little face—he was still reluctant to exert himself.

"When your father comes back, I can't see you spanking your ass."

Ah Da looked at her innocently, as if she understood, but also as if she didn't understand anything.

(End of this chapter)