He went back home, swearing, and then saw a carriage parked at the door with two servants in black standing behind. It snowed heavily, so the brown carriage was completely covered with white snow. Even though the two servants were standing behind the carriage to avoid the wind, they were still shivering.
Xu Zijing came up to the carriage and lifted the curtain. He was about to yell at Sheng Shuihe for his rudeness, while the carriage was empty!
He was stunned, and the two servants came up to him to salute and told him before he could ask, "On our way here, Eldest Childe saw a tea house not far ahead, so he went there with Third Miss and her maids and young manservants to have a rest, having us stay here with the carriage."
Xu Zijing laughed after extreme anger, "Did he regard Ningwei Marquis Family as a treacherous place and have no guts to get closer?"
The two servants could only smile and said nothing, and Xu Zijing looked at whe
When Sheng Weiqiao was in a dilemma, Madam Nan cut in, "Grand Princess, my father in law wants my son to marry Weiqiao."She intended to say that Sheng Weiqiao was engaged to her son Xu Baomo, so she could mention the marriage between the two families again and even find an excuse for Xu Caikui's offense to Sheng Weiqiao.However, she remembered that the brother and sister of Sheng Family were not even willing to get in Ningwei Marquis Family for a cup of tea but waited for her in a tea house. They must have a fairly bad impression of Xu Family!On this occasion, Madam Nan dared not lie but could only tell the truth.Empress Dowager Meng seemed disappointed, but the Grand Princess Wuyang smiled with her hand covering her mouth, "Young ladies are popular. I think this girl is adorable. If she's not engaged, we could find her a good husband at the Spring Exam next year, when all talents will come to Chang'an. We have no idea that Mad
After a while, a girl that was about sixteen years old walked into the palace with two maids in colorful clothes under the guidance of the servant.Her bun was in an elegant while lovely style that was popular among maidens, with not many hairpins, a few bead flowers, and a pair of golden hairpin. As a princess, she was expected to have way more accessories than these.As the eldest daughter of a scholarly family, her appearance was as elegant and pretty as Sheng Weiqiao had imagined: a good-shaped face, lovely eyes, straight nose and red lips. She was slender and much taller than other girls. She was in a plum-blossom-embroidered yellow dress with a graceful belt on her waist. Her manner was so elegant that she walked delightfully while the jade hung on her hairpin stayed still!Her smile was so graceful and just right, which was neither reserved nor adulatory, that people would feel at ease and start to like her with her scholarliness.
Although Sheng Weiqiao had been educated by her aunt, Madam Feng, she had not practiced what she had learned. What was more, Madam Feng was just the mistress of a powerful family of the county. Even though she treated her niece with heart and soul and told her what she knew selflessly, she was limited by the horizon and environment, so the experience she taught was far from enough for the intrigues in this palace.Sheng Weiqiao had been in Nanfeng County for years, enjoying extreme superiority, so she had no one to respect or even fawn on there in her whole life, let alone any authority figure. Therefore, she was totally lame at guessing people's intentions.However, Madam Nan, who came to the palace with her, was only a wife of a Marquis, who was born in a poor family. So her shrewdness also could not compare with that of those noblewomen of similar status.Therefore, both of them didn't realize that Empress Dowager Meng and the Grand Princess
Since the Grand Princess Wuyang said so, Madam Nan couldn't continue to educate her niece naturally but only whisper gloomily, "Mind your words. Don't make trouble again!"Sheng Weiqiao nodded gently at Madam Nan, walked to the Grand Princess Wuyang and saluted. The Grand Princess asked her to stand up and walked with her arm in arm. After a while, the Grand Princess suddenly talked to her. She was not just joking with Sheng Weiqiao or asking about her family as Sheng Weiqiao and Madam Nan had imagined. On the contrary, she asked in a low voice, "Have you offended Jing Shu? Or have you accidentally done something that made her mad?"Sheng Weiqiao was shocked when hearing this, "Your Highness, why did you say that? I met Jing Shu Princess for the first time today! I really don’t know whether I have done anything that offended Jing Shu Princess. After all, the only thing I have done related to her is that I have stayed in Danmo Building for half a day when I
When the Grand Princess Wuyang asked Sheng Weiqiao whether she had offended Huan Yehe, Madam Nan could hear clearly behind them. Now that Huan Yehe caught up with them and asked to speak with Sheng Weiqiao alone, she was very alert and moved forward to stand before Sheng Weiqiao. She said with a fake smile, "Your Highness, unfortunately, we have to leave the palace as soon as possible since we have an emergency. Can she talk to you for instruction later?"Huan Yehe smiled dignifiedly and kindly, "Madam’s words make me feel that I am a stranger to you. Miss Sheng and I are of the same age. How can I instruct her? Miss Sheng has never been to Chang'an before and this is the first time we met, so we are a bit strange. After we get familiar with each other, we would be like sisters! Besides, I’m not avoiding you but only feeling a little embarrassed!"When she was talking, she had walked up to Sheng Weiqiao and her aunt. She stroked her hair which had been dish
Madam Nan had been anxious after that. In her opinion, Sheng Shuihe, who was most likely to be affected by it, seemed to be calm. While cursing him "the little bastard with no conscience", she smiled because of the extreme anger. Putting the tea bowl back on the table hardly, she sneered, "I have been the one worrying too much! Since you think it no big deal, I will not continue to bother you!""Auntie, don't be angry!" Sheng Weiqiao knew that she was planning for her, her brother as well as Sheng Family. Though being criticized by her, she was not mad. Seeing that Sheng Shuihe just ignored this, Sheng Weiqiao hurriedly made an ingratiating smile, saying, "I know what you said is for our good. But what I did and said in front of Empress Dowager was considered carefully. It was my fault not to tell you about my plan before, which made you worry too much!"Madam Nan still looked angry without replying to her. Sheng Weiqiao then turned to Sheng Shuihe. Receivi
When Madam Nan left this morning, she actually wondered if she could persuade the Sheng siblings to come to the Ningwei Marquis Family. Though she was quite sure that Sheng Shuihe would say no, she would not give up without a try.But now, she was too overwhelmed by what the siblings had confided in her to invent an intelligent invitation. The only thought on her mind was to rush home and tell Xu Zijing. So, she simply nodded when the siblings said goodbye. The carriage stopped at her order and she saw them out.Sheng Shuihe and Sheng Weiqiao returned to their carriage, and since it was really not far away from home, they remained silent on the way.The carriage stopped before the front door of the mansion, Sheng Shuihe stepped out first and helped Sheng Weiqiao out. Just as she landed on the ground, another carriage emerged out of the snow. When it came near, the person inside picked up the curtain and grinned, "Miss Sheng?"Sheng
"Sweetie, exactly as what you said, unlike in Nanfeng County, we could ruin ourselves by a tiniest mistake in Chang'an." After a long pondering, Sheng Shuihe decided to tactfully manifest some frailty. He heaved a sigh, "But will you leave me alone with all the traps and conspiracies here?"Sheng Weiqiao paused and said, "Given your ability, could I be of any use to the things tough for you? I should be lucky enough if I don't hinder you here. How about I ask Father to dispatch to you some competent butlers like Sheng Fu?"She muttered within, "So, he doesn't want me to depart from Chang'an after the Spring Exam. But why? Hasn't it occurred to him that I could become an obstacle to his love life with a noble lady?"But then she remembered, "That's it. The outsiders believe that I'm his sister. They won't associate us with anything romantic! Besides, Sheng Shuihe himself is a man who will be found indiscreet if he abruptly conducts a conversatio