Chapter 646

After seeing Fang Muning off, Yunxi returned to Shanshui Residence and didn't go out again for the entire day.

Jixiang went out twice to arrange for people to clean up the house.

After all, it's rented out for a hundred taels a month, so it has to be kept tidy.

Jixiang took great care of that house, and while people were cleaning it, she kept a close eye on it.

As dusk approached, Jixiang finally returned home.

When they arrived at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, they ran into Shen Rang.

"Your Highness."

Seeing that she was alone, Shen Rang asked, "Why didn't you come with Xi'er today?"

Jixiang curtsied: "Miss wants to rent a house, and I'm afraid the servants won't be able to handle it properly, so I'll go and keep an eye on it myself."

Shen Rang nodded upon hearing this, without saying anything else.

The two then entered the Prince's mansion together.

On the way, I happened to hear servants talking.

"Hey, you know that young master Fang who came to visit today, right? It seems our young lady is going to keep him as a guest! Miss Jixiang went out several times today to personally oversee his tidying up!"

"Really? I think that young master Fang is quite handsome, and I've heard he has an impressive background. He's a good match for our young lady."

"I think so too. Besides, our young lady is very fond of him! Who is Miss Jixiang? She is our young lady's confidante. If our young lady wasn't fond of that man, why would she send Miss Jixiang out?"

Ji Xiang's lips twitched up and down, her expression extremely distorted.

These words left her unsure whether to be angry at these people for making things up out of thin air, or to marvel at her own position by Yunxi's side.

Fortunately, Shen Rang was not in the mood to care about her at the moment.

Shen Rang's face was terribly gloomy, and the wooden handle of the food box creaked under his hand, as if it were wailing.

The maids walked away chatting and laughing. Jixiang carefully observed Shen Rang's expression and said, "Young Master, that Young Master Fang is an old friend of Miss. He had nowhere to stay in Luoyang, so he asked Miss for help. It's not what they said."

Ji Xiang's words brought Shen Rang back to his senses.

But he didn't say anything and just walked away.

They strode to Shanshui Residence, where Shen Rang handed the food box to Jixiang and then pulled Yunxi back into the house.

Before Yunxi could react, the door closed behind her, and then her back pressed against it.

Shen Rang leaned down and pressed against her, his body radiating a sense of oppression that Yun Xi was not familiar with: "Who is Young Master Fang?"

Yunxi blinked: "What?"

"I said, who is Young Master Fang?"

Shen Rang rarely has the patience to repeat the same sentence twice.

Yunxi finally realized: "He's the son of my father's old friend. How do you know him?"

"I heard you're going to keep him as a pet," Shen Rang narrowed his eyes. "Is that true?"

Yunxi chuckled: "Of course not, where did you hear that from?"

Yunxi's gaze was calm. Shen Rang stared at her for a while before straightening up: "I heard it from the maids when I came to find you."

“I did receive money.”

Hearing her say that, Shen Rang finally relaxed completely.

Since there is money involved, the relationship must be quite simple.

"How much did you collect?" Shen Rang asked casually.

"One hundred taels a month."

Chen Rang froze.

One hundred taels a month...

"He rented it?"

"yes."

Shen Rang's heart sank.

Such a grand gesture is truly extraordinary.

Yunxi didn't notice Shen Rang's unusual behavior. She asked, "Did you bring me anything delicious?"

"...I brought it."

Shen Rang opened the door and went out with Yun Xi.

Yunxi walked briskly ahead, unaware of Shen Rang's complicated gaze behind her.

Shen let dusk come, and left when it got dark.