Chapter 254 Wedding 6

The group entered the 'Begonia Garden' and sat down to drink tea, but Shen Baoqing still did not show up.

Jiang Yueyao couldn't wait: "I'll go find Qingqing."

Just as he was about to get up, Jinzhan, the maidservant beside Shen Baoqing, hurried in with a panicked look on her face.

"My Lord, Madam, something bad has happened. The eldest daughter is missing."

The eldest girl is missing?

Everyone in the room's expressions changed.

Shen Huaishan was the first to react: "What do you mean missing? Where did Baoqing go?"

Jinzhan looked at Shen Huaishan, hesitated for a moment, and then continued: "When I woke up this morning, the eldest lady was very happy and said that the princess would be returning home today, so she had to go to greet her early."

Jiang Yueyao listened and felt warm in her heart.

"After she finished washing up, the young lady said she wanted to eat wontons, so I went to the small kitchen to give her instructions. When I came back, the young lady was asleep on the couch."

"I was startled at the time, thinking that the young lady had fainted again. I was about to send for the palace doctor to check on her when she woke up again."

"She told me she was just bored waiting and closed her eyes to rest for a while."

"I didn't think anything was wrong with her, so I didn't think much of it. But who would have thought that when I went to the kitchen to get some wontons, the young lady disappeared."

"At first, I thought she had gone to the garden, so I sent people to look for her, but after searching around, we still couldn't find her."

"I searched the mansion for a long time with the servants from Mingyue Tower, searching every corner..." she cried anxiously, "I couldn't find the young lady. It was my negligence. Please punish me, Master!"

"Nonsense!" Shen Huaishan was furious. "Why didn't you tell me the first time you couldn't find her?"

Jinzhan knelt on the ground: "I didn't expect..."

She hadn't thought the eldest girl would disappear.

The eldest girl has always been lively and likes to wander around and play. There is always a period of time every day when she can't be found, and she has gotten used to it.

But who knew today...

Bai Jinyu could no longer sit still.

She stood up and walked out, anxiously looking for someone. Jiang Yueyao quickly supported her and comforted her softly, "Mother, don't worry. My sister won't run away."

Her eyes lit up as she spoke: "Is she going to pick me up?"

But she turned back halfway to buy some things, so the two of them didn't meet.

Everyone thought what she said made sense, so they were about to send someone to look for her, but they saw someone walking into the yard. Who else could it be but Shen Baoqing?

The moment he saw her, Bai Jinyu immediately went up to her, grabbed her hand, and asked anxiously, "Baoqing, where have you been?"

Shen Baoqing smiled lightly, her voice bright and cheerful.

"I went to pick up Xiaoqi, but unexpectedly she arrived early."

She looked at Jiang Yueyao and said, "Why are you running so fast? Didn't I tell you last time that I would pick you up when you come back?"

Jiang Yueyao walked up to her.

He met her smiling eyes and hugged her.

"Well, I was wrong. Next time I'll wait patiently and let you pick me up, okay?"

Shen Baoqing was stunned for a moment, then pushed her away and said with a look of disgust: "After not seeing you for three days, you miss me so much?"

"Yeah, I do. Very much."

After Shen Baoqing came back, the family sat down to drink tea and chat, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Shen Baoqing also showed no signs of abnormality.

It was as if he had really gone to pick up Jiang Yueyao just now.

After lunch, Bai Jinyu had the habit of taking a nap, so Shen Huaishan accompanied her.

Shen Baoqing also yawned and stood up: "It's too early in the morning, I'll go back and catch up on some sleep."

As she spoke, she walked out. Jiang Yueyao sat on a chair, watching her walk away, her drooping eyelashes hiding a hint of worry.

Shen Linchuan also took a look, and then said to Lu Sui and Jiang Yueyao: "You two should go and rest for a while."

Jiang Yueyao nodded and pulled Lu Sui away.

On the way back to Baozhu Tower, Lu Sui suddenly asked her, "Are you in a bad mood?"

Jiang Yueyao glanced at him, not expecting that he had discovered the emotions she had tried so hard to hide.

So, she took his arm and whispered her guess.

"If I'm not mistaken, Baoqing must have remembered something."

Lu Sui was a little surprised: "You mean...Xuan Ji?"

"Yeah." Jiang Yueyao nodded gently, "Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I'm still a little worried. I have to go to Mingyue Tower to see her."

Lu Sui nodded: "Do you need me to accompany you?"

"No, go and rest for a while, I'll see her and come back."

Jiang Yueyao took the gold, turned a corner, and went up to the pavilion of Mingyue Tower.

After passing through the winding waterside pavilion and walking a little further, you will reach the Mingyue Tower where Shen Baoqing lives.

It was lunchtime and the yard was very quiet.

Outside Shen Baoqing's house, Jinzhan stood there quietly.

Seeing Jiang Yueyao coming over, she opened her mouth and finally called out "Second Miss".

"Where's my sister?"

"Inside the house."

"Have you slept yet?"

Jinzhan shook her head slightly.

Jiang Yueyao entered the room alone.

It was May and the capital was already getting hot. I put an ice bucket in the house. As soon as I walked in, I felt cool and the temperature was comfortable.

There was no one in the outer room, so she walked around the screen and entered the inner room.

On the bed in the inner room, Shen Baoqing lay there, motionless.

Jiang Yueyao thought she was asleep, so she walked over quietly and sat down gently beside the bed.

Shen Baoqing didn't move, his eyes were closed, as if he was really asleep.

But the tears rolling down her eyes showed that she was not only not asleep, but also crying secretly.

Jiang Yueyao sighed softly, leaned over, wiped her tears with a handkerchief and spoke softly.

"You remember everything?"

Shen Baoqing didn't say anything, still keeping his eyes closed, tears streaming down his face.

"Why are you crying? You should have known from the beginning that there was no future between you and him."

"A master abbot of Xiangguo Temple and the legitimate daughter of Duke Shen, how are they compatible?"

"Let's not talk about his identity, family background, or temperament. He's a monk who has long since cut off ties with the mundane world. He can't give you anything you want."

"Sister, don't be fooled by the love stories in the novels. Novels are just novels, and reality is reality."

"Xuan Ji will not enter the world for you, and you don't have to trap your life for a monk."

Shen Baoqing slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were red.

She stared blankly at the ceiling, and after a long pause she spoke hoarsely, "What evil have I done to deserve his spell?"

Jiang Yueyao thought about it and analyzed it for her seriously.

"Maybe you were a tomb robber in your previous life? Did you rob his family's ancestral tomb?"

"...Can you coax people?"

Jiang Yueyao took the opportunity to hug him and said, "Don't be sad. Now that you remember it, just think about it and then slowly forget it."

"What if I can't forget?"

"Then I'll remember it for the rest of my life."

Shen Baoqing took a deep breath and turned over to sit up in bed.

She looked at Jiang Yueyao.

"Would you like a drink?"

"Ah?" Facing Shen Baoqing's serious eyes, Jiang Yueyao sighed softly, "Okay, you want to sacrifice your life to accompany your sister? Then I'll go get some fruit wine?"

"No, let's go out and drink Lihuabai."

"Ah?! White pear blossoms? No, my parents will beat us to death."

"You have Lu Sui, so what are you afraid of?"

"Wow, I'm just afraid of him..."

"Look at what you have accomplished!"

"Anyway, I'm going to drink today and get drunk. When I wake up, I, Shen Baoqing, will be a brave man again!"