Chapter 28 This gift...should I accept it?
After getting up in the morning, Xiao Ning practiced boxing and kicking for a while. After eating, he went to check on the progress of her male favorites' lessons, and then went back to the room to read the military book brought by Yuzhu.
After reading only half of the book, she felt it was boring. It was all the same routines she had used in her previous life, which she had already memorized.
Xiao Ning covered his face with the book, shrank down and leaned back in the chair.
"Prince Consort, the princess invites you!"
Just as Xiao Ning was dozing off, there was a knock on the door and Chunsheng's voice sounded outside.
"Um……"
Xiao Ning was lazy and didn't want to move. "Do you know what it is?"
Chunsheng said, "I heard that a distinguished guest is visiting."
Distinguished guest...
Xiao Ning took the book away, stood up and opened the door.
A young eunuch stood outside the door, delivering a message, "Prince Consort, the princess is waiting for you in the main hall."
When Xiao Ning arrived at the main hall, Prime Minister Shen and Shen Zhiyi had already arrived and were talking to the princess.
Seeing Shen Zhiyi, Xiao Ning's heart began to jump uncontrollably again.
Xiao Ning: “…”
The original owner's body was really disappointing!
He’s just a man, what’s the big deal?
Shen Zhiyi was very disgusted with her love-struck appearance, frowned and bowed to her, "Greetings, Prince Consort."
Xiao Ning controlled his emotions and returned the greeting: "Mr. Shen is also well."
He and Shen bowed and greeted each other.
"Thanks to Prince Consort Xiao for helping me yesterday and saving my poor girl's life. I am deeply grateful."
Chen Xiang said this with a long bow.
Xiao Ning hurriedly helped him up, "I don't deserve it! Prime Minister, you are really embarrassing me!"
Shang Xi held the teacup and looked at the few people coldly.
"I heard that the Prince Consort defeated several people by himself yesterday. What a heroic act! He truly lives up to the reputation of the Marquisate!"
Xiao Ning: “…”
Xiao Ning glanced at Chen Xiang, pretending to be mature but unable to suppress the excitement in his eyes: "No, no! Miss Chen is exaggerating, ahem..."
"Prince Consort Xiao is a young hero, there's no need for others to exaggerate."
Xiao Ning raised his eyebrows, as if to say, Prime Minister Shen, you really know what you are talking about, but he said modestly, "Prime Minister, you are a hero, but I am not worthy of being called a hero."
Xiao Ning and Shen Xianghao exchanged pleasantries, and only after the maid came forward to refill their cups of tea did they finally stop talking.
At this time, Shen Zhiyi took a wooden box from the servant and handed it to Xiao Ning.
"This is a thank you gift prepared by Shen. It's just a small token of my appreciation, not a token of respect."
"Isn't this... inappropriate?"
"Could it be that the Prince Consort doesn't like the gift that Shen prepared..."
"How could that be! I just, just..." Xiao Ning scratched his head, looking like he didn't know what to do, his face flushed red.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she looked at Shang Xi, who was holding a teacup and skimming off the foam.
"Princess, this gift...should I accept it?"
Xiao Ning asked carefully, feeling extremely nervous.
Shang Xi: “…”
Whether he accepts it or not, why ask him?
Both Shen Xiang and Shen Zhiyi fell on Shang Xi.
Shang Xi put down the teacup and smiled slightly: "Since it is Mr. Shen's kindness, just accept it."
After getting Shang Xi's answer, Xiao Ning said "Oh", rubbed his hands, happily took the thing, and opened the lid.
A rosewood box contains a tourmaline bracelet in excellent condition.
Even though Xiao Ning didn't know the value of the item, he knew that it was a priceless treasure.
She swiftly took the item out, compared it to her wrist, and put it back into the box. She placed the box in front of Shang Xi with a pained expression on her face: "Princess, I think this bracelet suits you very well!"
Shang Xi: “…”
His clear eyes moved around Xiao Ning's face, and he saw her looking at him eagerly, with a look of pain and expectation, as if waiting for his rejection.
Shang Xi glanced at Prime Minister Chen and Shen Zhiyi again, then closed the lid, sighed, and said, "Since the Prince Consort is so sincere in sending you off, I would be disrespectful to refuse."
Xiao Ning: “…”
No, why would he take it seriously?
A princess of a country with a fief of ten thousand households, don't you understand the ways of the world at all?
She was planning to take the bracelet back and give it to Fu Xian as a reward for his hard work these days.
Alas, she shouldn't have done that.
Xiao Ning forced a smile: "As long as the princess likes it."
After seeing off the father and son of the Shen family, Xiao Ning breathed a sigh of relief, sat down next to Shang Xi, and asked the maid to add tea, not treating himself as an outsider at all.
Shang Xi glanced at her and snorted coldly, "After tearing off your disguise, you have become even more presumptuous in front of me."
Xiao Ning laughed wantonly: "Why, drinking a sip of the princess's tea is considered presumptuous? Then I will have plenty of opportunities to be presumptuous in the future!"
Shang Xi slapped the round fan in his hand on the table with a "snap".
"Then you can try it."
Xiao Ning raised his eyes and met Shang Xi's cold and gloomy gaze.
Xiao Ning: “…”
I inexplicably felt a surge of murderous intent~
Xiao Ning placed the teacup on the table. "Look at you, it was just a joke, why are you so excited? In our family, the wife is the head of the husband, how dare I be so presumptuous?"
Shang Xi's expression grew even colder.
Xiao Ning: "...Alright, alright, I won't say anything more. I'll leave now and won't bother Her Royal Highness the Princess anymore."
"etc."
"what?"
Xiao Ning turned around and looked at Shang Xi in confusion.
Shang Xi threw the rosewood box over and said, "Take it back. It's in such poor condition that I can't bear it."
Is the quality still bad?
That’s right, Princess Duanhui, what good things has she not seen?
So was he just...trying to play along with her?
Xiao Ning looked at Shang Xi and was very moved: "Princess, you are a kind person with a hard mouth and a soft heart."
Shang Xi: “…”
ill?
The reason why he accepted this thing just now for some unknown reason was simply because he couldn't stand this guy's pretentious and artificial appearance.
Shen Shulan is a treacherous and cunning person.
He was afraid that he would not be able to sleep or eat well if he took the things he sent.
Xiao Ning didn't have so many thoughts in his mind. Holding the box, he happily returned to Fuqiu Courtyard.
It happened that everyone was in the yard. Xiao Ning waved to Fu Xian and said, "Come here."
Fu Xian looked around, then pointed at himself, and asked uncertainly, "Is the Prince Consort calling you a slave?"
Xiao Ning nodded, "Yes, you!"
Fu Xian quickly put down the bamboo stick and trotted over to Xiao Ning.
"Here, it's for you!"
Fu Xian exclaimed, subconsciously took the box, and opened it to see a beautiful green bracelet.
Fu Xian's eyes lit up, and then he thought of something. He quickly closed the box and stuffed it back into Xiao Ning's arms.
"This, this is too valuable, I can't accept it..."
Xiao Ning was displeased: "Just take it if I give it to you!"
Fu Xian: “…”
He took the box tremblingly and watched Xiao Ning return to the house with a cold face.
When he turned around again, he met Qiong Yin's angry eyes.
Fu Xian: "...If you like it, I'll give it to you."
Qiong Yin snorted coldly: "Stop pretending here! You must be so proud of yourself!"
Yao Yue frowned and pulled Qiong Yin, signaling him not to be so presumptuous.
Then he apologized to Fu Xian, "Master Fu, Qiongyin is young and naive, please don't take it to heart."
Fu Xian waved his hands quickly: "It's okay, it's okay."
Seeing that the quarrel had ended, Yu Qing brushed off his sleeves and stood up. "Okay, now that the quarrel is over, continue to familiarize yourself with the following content. In a couple of days, I will teach you how to hold a pen and write."
Xiao Ning also heard the noise outside in the house. She deliberately gave Fu Xian a gift in front of everyone.
Who would doubt her love for Fu Xian then?
After all, a gift worth a thousand gold can be given away at any time.
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