Chapter 85 Aunt Yuyan reunites with Chen Pingjin and complains about Li Qin'er

As Shen Pingjin watched Aunt Yuyan bustling about, she seized the opportunity when the crowd in front of her wasn't paying attention and pulled Lu Qingjia into the Yujing Shop.

Aunt Yuyan was extremely busy. Tonight, she not only had to deal with the dice game, but also had to accompany His Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess to choose clothes. She was truly exhausted.

That's not all. Qin'er, that simpleton, has been acting strangely these past few days. Whenever she has free time, she runs off outside and doesn't come back for hours at a time, making her workload extremely heavy these days.

"Aunt Yuyan—"

A woman's clear voice rang in her ears. Aunt Yuyan paused, turned her head and saw that the person was Chen Pingjin. A trace of panic flashed across her face.

She curtsied slightly: "This servant greets the Regent's Consort."

Her eyes, which held a cool and aloof quality, glanced at Chen Pingjin's side out of the corner of her eye. After confirming that Yan Jue was not there, a hint of doubt flashed across her face.

In this world, it is already extremely difficult for a woman to gain people's respect.

Shen Pingjin admired Aunt Yuyan from the bottom of her heart, and hurriedly stepped forward, "Aunt Yuyan, please get up quickly."

"May I ask why the Regent's Consort has graced Yujingfang with her presence today...?" Aunt Yuyan's expression was cold, but no one knew that she was inwardly complaining.

Why isn't Qin'er back yet? The Regent's Consort and the Crown Princess are both here now, it's time for her to watch the show, but she's not here!

Aunt Yuyan was absolutely furious.

Shen Pingjin glanced at the Yujingfang, which was completely surrounded, and understood why Aunt Yuyan had asked that question.

“Aunt Yuyan, it’s like this. I was strolling around the market with Young Master Lu when I heard that your Yujingfang is having an event today, so I came here to join in the fun.”

"I see..." Aunt Yuyan said thoughtfully.

"Then the activities of Yujingfang are..." Shen Pingjin looked ahead hesitantly.

The first floor of Yujingfang was packed with people. Where cloth was usually piled up, red carpets were now laid out, and many people were waiting to play dice.

Aunt Yuyan followed Shen Pingjin's gaze and nodded in agreement when she saw the dice. "Your Highness, it's just playing dice."

Shen Pingjin asked, "Aunt Yuyan, what are the rules for this dice game?"

Aunt Yuyan: "Your Highness, the rule is that you roll a die. If you successfully roll a six, the reward will be valid."

"Wow, this sounds like so much fun! Jiajia wants to play too!" Lu Qingjia had been eavesdropping on the two of them for a long time, but finally couldn't help but speak up.

Aunt Yuyan was somewhat surprised. She lowered her head and, upon seeing Lu Qingjia, her eyes showed confusion. "Regent's Consort, who is this...?"

Shen Pingjin squatted down, patted Lu Qingjia's little head, and said, "Aunt Yuyan, this is the grandson of General Lu of the Zhenguo General's Mansion, Young Master Lu."

Aunt Yuyan suddenly realized what was happening. She bent down and said, "Reporting to Young Master Lu, I was the one who offended you just now."

Lu Qingjia was staring at Aunt Yuyan with his big, watery eyes when he heard this, and his face turned somewhat frightened. He walked over to Chen Pingjin with a "whoosh," his face showing some fear.

"Pretty sister, why is this aunt bowing to me? Jiajia is scared."

Shen Pingjin touched her nose, somewhat embarrassed: "Jiajia, don't be afraid, Aunt Yuyan is not a bad person."

She looked at Aunt Yuyan and said, “Aunt Yuyan, you don’t need to be so polite. You make clothes for the royal family, and even if I were the Regent’s Consort now, I wouldn’t make things difficult for you. Also… Jiajia rarely goes out and doesn’t know any manners, so you don’t need to bow to him.”

Upon hearing this, Aunt Yuyan straightened up. "Regent Princess, these are all things this servant should do. As for this young master... I heard years ago that the General of the State's Mansion had a young grandson with extraordinary talent. I never expected to see him today."

Aunt Yuyan looked at Lu Qingjia and saw that her skin was porcelain white, her eyebrows and eyes were bright and lively, and she had a pair of naturally sword-like eyebrows and a heroic air about her. She nodded appreciatively.

Lu Qingjia was also sizing up Aunt Yuyan.

Although this aunt doesn't look as beautiful and young as the pretty older sister, her attire makes her look like a fairy untouched by the mortal world, and her eyes, which are shrouded in a cool and aloof quality, are like clouds floating by, making her extremely beautiful.

Lu Qingjia couldn't help but hug Chen Pingjin's sleeve, "Pretty sister, I'm not scared anymore! Because this aunt is also very pretty!"

Shen Pingjin and Aunt Yuyan were amused by this remark, especially Aunt Yuyan, who looked at Lu Qingjia with a smile and said, "This young master Lu, his mouth is as sweet as honey."

Lu Qingjia said earnestly, "If Auntie weren't so pretty, Jiajia wouldn't have put honey on her lips, which means Auntie is as sweet as honey!"

Aunt Yuyan blushed. She never expected that at her age, she would be made to blush by a child.

"Aunt Yuyan, may we also participate in this dice-throwing activity?" Shen Pingjin suddenly asked seriously.

Aunt Yuyan was somewhat surprised, "Your Highness, Young Master Lu, do you two also wish to participate in this event?"

Lu Qingjia nodded emphatically: "Auntie, my sister finally took me out to play once in a while, and we both want to try everything!"

Aunt Yuyan understood. She was about to lead the way for the two of them when she suddenly paused, as if she had just thought of something.

Shen Pingjin, who was about to follow Aunt Yuyan, frowned slightly when she saw Aunt Yuyan suddenly stop. "Aunt Yuyan, has something happened?"

Aunt Yuyan hesitated for a moment, "Your Highness, I may not be able to take you to the red carpet."

Why?

Aunt Yuyan bowed and explained, "The manager of Yujingfang is out today, and I have many things to deal with by myself. I may not be able to entertain Your Highness. Please forgive me."

Shen Pingjin nodded: "Aunt Yuyan, there's no need for that, I understand. In that case... I'll take Young Master Lu inside first."

"Princess, please take care."

Shen Pingjin took Lu Qingjia's sleeve and walked into the inner part of Yujingfang.

Aunt Yuyan had already straightened up. She looked at Shen Pingjin's back and breathed a slight sigh of relief. At the same time, a look of guilt appeared on her face.

She originally intended to bring Shen Pingjin in, but...

The Crown Princess and the Crown Prince were also inside.

She recalled the rumors circulating in the capital.

Rumors circulated in the capital that the two daughters of the Shen family were very close. If this were true, she should remind Shen Pingjin that the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince were inside. If Shen Pingjin was shrewd, she might misunderstand her intentions.

So she decided to keep quiet and not go in; she wanted to protect herself.

Aunt Yu Yan sighed and continued with her work, while inwardly cursing Li Qin'er.

I've had a cold, fever, and headache for the past two days, so I'll just post one update today.