The heroine Jiangshan

Chapter 184 Sandalwood Fan
Summer nights in the mountains are not hot, and even a little bit cool.

Yun Ruochen was only wearing a thin white gauze dress, leaning against the open window sill of Wangxing Tower, gently shaking the round fan in his hand.There were no lights in the building, and a few small fireflies were flying around outside the window, and one of them flew into the building, circled around and then flew away.

It was because it was too deserted.

It's almost Tanabata...

Silver candles in the autumn light are coldly drawn on the screen, and a small fan flutters the fireflies lightly.The sky street is as cool as water at night, lying down to watch Altair Vega.

Yun Ruochen suddenly remembered this fresh little poem, the tone of which was understated, but inside it was deeply lingering lovesickness.

If you don't love lovesickness in your life, you will love it, and you will hurt lovesickness.When there is poverty in the world, there is only lovesickness and no place to find...

"What are you thinking about?"

Asymptomatically, Nie Shen's deep and magnetic real voice rang out from the corner of the small building.

Yun Ruochen was not surprised, and he didn't even turn his head immediately, but slowly stood up straight while leaning against the window sill.

When she turned around, the four corners of the small building were lit with lights.

Nie Shen, who was not wearing a mask, stood in the room and handed her a stack of files.

"Most of the information about the Northern Merchants is here."

The information includes the background and relationship of many officials from high-level to newly-promoted officials from the Northern Shang family, as well as their career paths.Because too many people were involved, the dossier was heavy and weighty, and Yun Ruochen had something to read.

Fortunately, she also has a capable assistant, Ji Jianing, who can share some of the burden for her.

"Thank you, Manager Nie."

Nie Shen did not refuse Yun Ruochen's thanks, but just looked at her silently.

Not seen for more than a year, she has changed a lot.

The once slender figure gradually became plump, taller and more beautiful, and the beautiful face seemed to be full of precious light, which was gorgeous and moving.

The candlelight smudged her pure white gauze skirt into a faint orange red, which made her hazy, as if it would dissipate with one breath.

Others may only feel her beauty, but Nie Shen can feel her increasingly sophisticated cultivation from her increasingly mysterious temperament.

Only by cultivating the origin force of heaven and earth to a certain level, and completely internalizing the heavenly thunder she absorbed into her own vitality, can people feel this way.

"Princess, I haven't seen you for a long time. Your cultivation base has become deeper and deeper."

Nie Shen was very pleased.

Yun Ruochen said lightly: "Anyway, I'm idle every day. It's always good to spend more time practicing."

As soon as she said it, she regretted it a little.It sounded like a resentful woman, like she was complaining that Nie Shen hadn't come to see her for a long time, and she was too bored to practice.

Alas, why did her self-cultivation fail when she met Nie Shen?
Apparently Nie Shen also felt her emotions, and was stunned for a while, but didn't answer.

Is she... is she angry?

Angry at myself for not going to the palace to look for her for more than a year?

Does she want to see him too?

Nie Shen didn't think about it anymore, but changed the subject: "Princess, how is Shen Yan doing recently?"

"very good."

Yun Ruochen looked away, and said softly: "Shen Yan is a very suitable candidate for the son-in-law, I believe he will be qualified for the job of the son-in-law."

When she decided to let Ye Shenyan be her son-in-law, she asked Ye Shenyan to send a long letter to Nie Shen.

After sending the letter, she actually wondered if Nie Shen would appear in her Chonghua Palace one night and tell her——No, Shen Yan cannot be your consort.

She would ask him, why not?
He might answer like this: "I don't want you to marry someone you don't love."

Or: "Because I want to be with you."

Ah, it's all just fantasy.

Nie Shen didn't show up, and he readily agreed to her plan, which was no different from any previous time.

In fact, it's not just Nie Shen, including Zhao Xuan, Gu Che...

Who of them came to stop her?

Yun Ruochen found that he was really successful in life, really.

In the past, when they wanted to do something, they often came to persuade her not to do this, not to do that.She refused to listen and insisted on going her own way, always thinking that her own approach was the most correct.

No matter how worried they were, she insisted on using her own life as a gamble, setting up a minefield to hinder the enemy, causing her meridians to be cut off, and she almost died.

No matter how much Nie Shen objected, she still wanted to take Yunyao all the way back to the capital.

So again and again, they are finally tired, right?
Self-inflicted, can't live, Yun Ruochen laughed at himself.

"Princess."

Nie Shen took out a long box from nowhere and said it was a birthday present for her.

Gift?

Yun Ruochen's eyes lit up suddenly, and he couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth, happily took the box over like a real little girl, and opened it immediately.

"Yeah, is this for me?"

Yun Ruochen whispered in surprise, a glint of joy flashed in Nie Shen's eyes, and he said softly, "Yes, does the princess like it?"

"I like it, I like it very much."

What is contained in the box is not gold and silver jewelry, nor precious instruments, but a pouch exuding an elegant fragrance.When the pouch was opened, a delicate sandalwood fan was revealed.

She fell in love with collecting fans only after returning to Beijing.Because she lived in the palace for a long time and was bored, she often went to play and chat with Concubine Duan. Concubine Duan herself was a fan lover, and she also passed on this hobby to her.

She owns too many gold, silver and jade objects, but she doesn't like to use them very much. Instead, she often uses the gold and jade bestowed by the emperor as magical objects to preserve.

But these little fans gradually made her fall in love with them.

Ivory fans are delicate, silk fans are extravagant, silk fans are elegant, and feather fans are light.The gourd fan is cute, the plantain fan is playful, the sunflower fan is grand, and the hexagonal fan is neat...

After careful engraving, carving, ironing, and inlaying by skilled craftsmen, literati and poets painted with brushstrokes and wrote poems soundly, adding infinite charm to the fans.

The round round fan in her hand at this moment is a tribute from Jiangnan. It is covered with thin silk and decorated with Suzhou embroidery. It is also inscribed with famous poems by the masters of the previous generation, and the small scarlet seal is faintly recognizable.She loves this fan so much that she even brings it with her when she comes to escape the summer heat.

However, not many people know that she loves fans.

This is naturally the result of her deliberately keeping a low profile.Royal people can't have too many personal hobbies. If they are not careful, they will bring disaster to the world. I don't know what happened.

The king of Chu had a very thin waist, and many of the palaces starved to death.

In case outsiders find out about her hobby, and in order to please her, someone tries every means to please her with some good fans, and some accidents happen...wouldn't she want to take the blame for them?

Among the folks, she already has a great reputation for extravagance and waste, and she doesn't want to add another crime for others to attack.

However, those who are interested can still find out.For example, a few months ago, the Chu family wanted her to take a fancy to Chu Zhen, so Chu Zhen deliberately gave her an ancient fan.

It is said that Chu Zhen still stayed with Chu Qingbo, did not go back to his hometown in the southeast, and did not know what the Chu family thought, so this was not something Yun Ruochen would care about.

She wouldn't ask Nie Shen how he knew about her little hobby, whether he was looking for it on purpose, or found out by accident, in short... he was choosing gifts for her carefully, and that was enough.

"Shua", the small sandalwood fan unfolded, and there was a natural fragrance without fanning.

The wisps of fragrance swam between them, but for some reason, neither of them spoke again.

It was impossible for Nie Shen to tell Yun Ruochen that it was the first time in his life that he chose gifts for others so seriously.

He didn't discuss it with anyone... He didn't even think about it, and he didn't even want to think about why he bothered to choose a birthday gift for her.

Is it because she was on the island by accident and heard her casually mentioning when she was telling stories with Yun Yao: "Xing'er, grow up quickly, and my sister can be a rice bug and rely on you to support her. You have to give my sister gifts every day." Do you know... at least you should give gifts on your sister's birthday, alas, men here don't have the virtue of giving birthday gifts..."

He didn't know, he just... really wanted to give her something.

When he saw the secret letter Ye Shenyan brought back, he didn't say anything on the surface, but he felt very complicated in his heart.

Yes, he understood that Ye Shenyan was a good candidate for son-in-law.

Ye Shenyan is absolutely loyal to Yun Ruochen, and Yun Ruochen's natural pure yang physique is an excellent partner for Yun Ruochen to practice Qi.

There is no one more suitable than him, Yun Ruochen's choice is very correct, but why is he not happy for her?

"Probably because I treat her like my own daughter."

In the dead of night, Nie Shen laughed at himself.That's right, if Lianqing was willing to accept him back then, Ruochen would be his daughter.

Nie Shen, who has lived with his master and Ye Cong since he was sensible, has never experienced what "family" is, and naturally he has never received his father's love.Maybe... that's how a father feels about his daughter?

"Thank you, Nie Shen."

Yun Ruochen smiled brightly, and thanked him carefully holding the fan in his arms.

She didn't call him "Nie Guanshi", which is really rare.

Nie Shen stared at her beautiful smiling face, suppressed his restless thoughts, and asked her suddenly: "Princess, have you found the key to that box?"

"Ah... no."

Yun Ruochen shook his head.

She knew what Nie Shen was asking about - the key to the box that her mother had left for her. After all these years, she still hadn't found it.

At that time, Nie Shen handed over his mother's relics to her on this Star Watching Tower.

It was a mysterious box.It was made of ebony, and the lock was made of cooked copper. With her current cultivation, she couldn't figure out what was inside.

This box was originally placed in Prince Jing's mansion by her.Fortunately, the capital has never been captured by the rebels, so when she returned from the calamity, the box was still intact in her boudoir. Now she is solemnly storing it in the Chonghua Palace, and it is usually guarded by Ji Jianing.

Mother only left one sentence, the key to the box is in Prince Jing's mansion.

In the past few years, she searched through Prince Jing's mansion as if through a sieve, but she still couldn't find the key.

She has already planned to use Prince Jing's Mansion as her future princess mansion.I don't know when it will take to find the key and open this strange box?

She had a strange premonition that the contents of this box might be closely related to her future and destiny!

(End of this chapter)