Shen Wei and Sun Qingmei were chatting in the other courtyard. On the other side, in the pavilion in the middle of Luoyue Lake, Zhaoyang was also preparing to have a chat with Yan Yunting.
The breeze gently blew across the rippling lake, ruffling the strands of hair on Zhaoyang's forehead. As the sun shone down, her eyes were filled with a happy smile as she looked at Yan Yunting happily.
"That man has the air of a gangster. He is definitely not a good man. Princess should be careful." Yan Yunting frowned and reminded.
The young man in brocade robe gave Yan Yunting a great sense of crisis.
Doctor Mo is handsome, dressed in flowing white clothes and holding a paper fan. At first glance, he looks like a playboy walking among flowers. Yan Yunting couldn't help but worry that if Zhaoyang was deceived by Dr. Mo's words, the consequences would be disastrous.
Zhaoyang sat on a stone bench and said with a smile, "He is a quack doctor."
Yan Yunting snorted coldly, his tone unable to hide the sourness: "Just an ordinary person."
How could a princess worth a lot of money fall in love with a commoner? If it gets out, she will be laughed at.
Seeing Yan Yunting jealous, Zhaoyang knew that Yan Yunting must have her in his heart.
Zhaoyang was delighted and said with a smile, "He is not an ordinary doctor. His medical skills are extremely advanced. Yan Yunting, who are you to me? Why do you control me? I want to go back and have a chat with the doctor. Please don't disturb me."
After saying this, Zhaoyang deliberately turned around and left.
She had only taken two steps when her arm was tightly grasped by Yan Yunting. Yan Yunting frowned, then lowered his posture and said, "Princess, I have something to tell you."
In order to get promoted faster, he needs to go to the border for some time to gain experience. The time may be as short as half a year or as long as three to five years. As he was about to go on a long journey, Yan Yunting couldn't bear to let go of Zhaoyang, and he didn't want to see Zhaoyang flirting with other men while he was away.
Zhaoyang turned his head, his eyes curved into crescents: "What's the matter?"
Yan Yunting said: "I——"
As soon as he opened his mouth, the servant of the Yan family came running over. The servant glanced at Princess Zhaoyang, then whispered in Yan Yunting's ear, "Sir, something bad has happened. Miss Tantai has suddenly fainted."
Yan Yunting was shocked. Rouer fainted?
He took a step back to visit.
But after walking two or three steps, he turned around and looked at Princess Zhaoyang in the pavilion in the middle of the lake. The sun was clear, the lake was flowing, and Zhaoyang, dressed in a bright red dress, stood there, looking at her lovingly.
Yan Yunting was very excited.
Zhaoyang had been chasing after him for many years, and although Yan Yunting had a heart of steel, it was quietly softened over the years. But he was just a minister, far from being worthy of the noble Zhaoyang.
This time he volunteered to go to the frontier for training in order to get promoted as soon as possible. When the day comes when he is granted a title of nobility and appointed as prime minister and enjoys a high status, he will have the capital to marry Zhaoyang and will not be ridiculed by the outside world.
He has Zhaoyang and Tan Tairou in his heart, and he can't let go of either woman.
Yan Yunting showed a gentle smile. He held Zhaoyang's hand, with rare sincerity in his eyes: "There is an emergency at home, I will go back to deal with it. I will wait for you at Hudong Pavilion at 10:00 tonight."
Zhaoyang's heart was pounding.
This was the first time Yan Yunting took the initiative to hold her hand!
She said happily: "Don't be late, otherwise I will be very angry."
Yan Yunting bowed to Zhaoyang and said gently, "I will arrive on time, rain or shine."
Yan Yunting thought that Tan Tairou had just fainted, so he would go back to take a look at the situation and would probably be back soon. I will never delay the meeting with Zhaoyang tonight.
Zhaoyang was in a very good mood as she watched Yan Yunting's tall back leaving. She happily returned to the villa, holding up her skirt.
...
"The princess is back."
In the courtyard, Shen Wei, who was chatting with Sun Qingmei, heard the voice of the palace maid coming from outside.
Chen Wei looked back and saw Princess Zhaoyang returning to the villa with a beaming face and joy.
Lunch is ready and exquisite Jiangnan dishes are placed on the table.
Zhaoyang was in a good mood and had a good appetite, so he ate a lot at lunch.
At the lunch table, Shen Wei observed Zhaoyang's expressions and was secretly amazed to see that he was full of joy. I don’t know what Yan Yunting and Zhaoyang said to make her so happy.
Doctor Mo was still straightforward: "Your Highness, please allow me to remind you that men's words cannot be trusted."
Zhaoyang paused while eating the snack.
Doctor Mo seemed to recall the past. His painful experience back then was still vivid in his mind. He couldn't bear to see Zhaoyang go astray. Doctor Mo said earnestly, "Men's words are deceitful. I have suffered greatly from them!"
This statement is really strange. It made Zhaoyang almost choke, Sun Qingmei's eyes widened, and Shen Wei also looked at Doctor Mo with an unbelievable look.
Doctor Mo took a sip of the mellow wine and said sadly, "Don't look at me. I am a man, and men understand men best."
Zhaoyang chuckled, thinking that Doctor Mo was joking and didn't take his words to heart.
After lunch, Shen Wei and Sun Qingmei took a walk by the lake to digest their food.
The weather was slightly hot, and the cool breeze from Luoyue Lake blew on my face, bringing gusts of coolness, which was very comfortable. Chen Wei secretly decided that when she had money in the future, she would build a villa by Luoyue Lake so that she could escape the heat and enjoy the flowers in the summer.
A carriage from the Marquis's Mansion came galloping and stopped by the lake. The carriage curtain opened, and a girl in a pink skirt got off the carriage angrily: "Sister-in-law! I'm almost dying of anxiety at home, and you still have the leisure to walk by the lake!"
The girl had a pretty face and looked unhappy.
She glanced at Shen Wei and seemed to recognize Shen Wei's identity. At Princess Zhaoyang's birthday banquet, Shen Wei received a reward from the Empress, which left an impression on many officials and their wives.
The girl snorted, "You have become close friends with the concubines in the palace. If the news gets out, you are not afraid that it will tarnish the reputation of our Zhennan Marquis Mansion."
It is simply shameful for the mistress of a marquis's family to chat with a lowly concubine.
Sun Qingmei hurriedly said, "Qianqian, don't talk nonsense."
This girl is Shangguan Qian, the younger sister of Shangguan Xuan, Marquis of Zhennan. Shangguan Qian curled her lips and said, "Sister-in-law, where is the Roselle lip balm I want? I will be attending the Lotus Banquet at the Xiangfu tomorrow. If I don't have the best lip balm, I will be embarrassed."
Sun Qingmei said gently, "Lotus lip balm is expensive and has been sold out in Yanjing. Why not use other lip balms instead?"
Shangguan Qian's pretty face fell. Other girls could use Roselle lip balm, so why couldn't she?
She glared at Sun Qingmei angrily: "Before my brother went to the border, he trusted you and handed over everything in the mansion to you, but you were so perfunctory! Sister-in-law, you are really too much. When my brother comes back, I will definitely complain to him!"
Shangguan Qian turned around and left angrily. Unexpectedly, she walked too fast, her foot stepped on her skirt, her body tilted, and she rolled into the cold lake water.
The water splashed away.
Sun Qingmei was well versed in water and immediately jumped into the water to save the man. The water at the lakeside was not very deep, and Shangguan Qian was not drowned. She was so scared that she kept screaming. Sun Qingmei tried to hold her back several times, but was almost pushed away by Shangguan Qian.
It took a long time for Sun Qingmei to pull Shangguan Qian out.
Shangguan Qian was soaked to the skin. She burst into tears out of fear. After getting ashore, she was so angry that she kept complaining, "It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have fallen into the lake!"
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