Chapter 8 Meeting Ye Linghuai
Chen Huazheng raised her eyebrows slightly, "Miss Wang is talking nonsense again. Why does the Shen family want to target you two families? When did they target you two families?"
It can be seen that the Wang family has not been doing well recently, and the Ye family should not be much better off.
But what does this have to do with the Shen family?
The answer is no.
Wang Muxue saw that Chen Huazheng was not moved and was about to speak.
Suddenly a voice came from behind -
"Xue'er, so you are here."
Ye Linghuai knew that Wang Muxue would also come to the flower-viewing banquet today, so he looked for her everywhere as soon as the banquet ended.
I thought she would find an elegant place to enjoy the flowers and recite poems with other noble ladies, but who knew she would end up in such a secluded place.
"Ye Lang~" Wang Muxue ran towards Ye Linghuai. All the grievances and sadness that had been suppressed in her heart for these days came out all at once, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Seeing Wang Muxue's tearful eyes, Ye Linghuai panicked. "Xue'er, what's wrong with you? Did someone bully you?"
Wang Muxue's tears suddenly flowed even more happily. She didn't want to attend this flower-viewing party at all, and she didn't want to beg others here humbly.
After the fall into the water, the whole city was in an uproar and full of curses.
Not only did the Ye and Wang families lose their reputations, they were also impeached by the censors. Those officials who had been at odds with them in the past took the opportunity to add insult to injury. Ye Linghuai's father Ye Hong even lost a good opportunity for promotion because of this.
Wang Muxue's father told her that the Shen family was behind all the blows the two families had suffered in official circles, and the only way out of this situation was Shen Huazheng.
If she could obtain Shen Huazheng's forgiveness, the Shen family would surely not continue to pursue her relentlessly.
Therefore, Wang Muxue had a very important mission on this trip—to gain Shen Huazheng’s forgiveness.
Wang Muxue was unwilling, but there was nothing she could do.
After all, if the Shen family refuses to stop and continues to suppress the Wang family and the Ye family, it will do her no good.
That's her parents' home and her future husband's home.
Ye Linghuai hurriedly wiped Wang Muxue's tears, "Don't cry, tell me what happened first."
Chen Huazheng had no interest in the sad drama unfolding before her eyes. She took out a rice ball and started to eat it silently.
The plump glutinous rice balls are filled with crushed fried dough sticks, meat floss and pickled mustard tubers.
The sweet and chewy glutinous rice is paired with crispy fried dough sticks, fragrant meat floss and salty and fresh pickled mustard tuber, which has a unique chewy and sweet taste when chewed.
Shen Huazheng ate bite by bite, and her original hunger instantly dissipated, and her mood improved a lot.
Today’s fried dough sticks were fried perfectly, crispy and fragrant. It turns out that fried dough sticks are the soul of rice balls.
Well, next time I can make some salted duck eggs and ham sausage, it will definitely taste better when added in.
You can also make some sweet rice balls with nuts such as sesame seeds and peanuts and walnuts.
Just when Shen Huazheng finished eating a whole rice ball and stopped to drink water, Wang Muxue finally stopped crying.
She wiped her tears and said, "Ye Lang, I know Miss Shen has resentment towards us, so I want to ask for her forgiveness. So that the Shen family can show mercy and let our two families go. But, Miss Shen..."
Wang Muxue didn't finish her words, but her unfinished meaning was very clear. She compromised for the sake of the two families, but Shen Huazheng was unwilling to reconcile.
Ye Linghuai panicked when he saw Wang Muxue crying. When he followed her gaze, he realized that there were other people nearby.
His eyes fell on Shen Huazheng's pretty face, and he was distracted for a moment.
Upon closer inspection, Shen Huazheng seemed to have changed a lot.
But after not seeing her for a while, she had grown taller. Her chubby face had become thinner, and her cheeks had become whiter, as white as porcelain, which made her peach blossom eyes look extremely gorgeous.
Her body began to grow taller and her facial features became more beautiful. The cute and naive little girl of the past has grown into a graceful young lady.
"Zheng'er?"
Ye Linghuai and Shen Huazheng were engaged since birth, and they grew up together. He has always called Shen Huazheng like this, following the Shen family. Over the years, he has long been accustomed to it.
Although my identity has changed now, it will take some time for this habit to change.
When Wang Muxue heard Ye Linghuai's way of addressing Shen Huazheng and saw his fixed gaze, her heart skipped a beat.
Shen Huazheng said indifferently: “Mr. Ye should call me Miss Shen.”
Birds of a feather flock together. Ye Linghuai was as shameless as Wang Muxue, calling her so intimately that others would think they were on good terms.
The expression on Ye Linghuai's face changed slightly. In the past, Shen Huazheng called him "Brother Linghuai". It had been like this for several years, and they had never been so distant.
He looked at Shen Huazheng quietly, his emotions surging, and he was stunned for a moment.
Whenever she saw him in the past, Shen Huazheng would run towards him happily, and her slightly upturned peach blossom eyes were always filled with smiles.
When had I ever been so cold and distant to him?
Could it be that she was resentful towards herself because she failed to save Shen Huazheng in time the last time she fell into the water?
Ye Linghuai and Shen Huazheng were childhood sweethearts. Even though he later fell in love with Wang Muxue, he always treated Shen Huazheng as his sister.
Even though the two of them have now broken off their engagement, Ye Linghuai still doesn't want Shen Huazheng to become distant from him.
It was only when Wang Muxue tugged at Ye Linghuai's sleeve that he came back to his senses.
"Zheng'er, are you blaming me?"
Ye Linghuai took two steps forward, his voice filled with anxiety. "I was very remorseful for not being able to save you that day. I heard that you were ill, and I wanted to visit you many times. But..."
He clenched his five fingers in his sleeves and did not continue speaking.
As soon as he learned that Shen Huazheng was seriously ill, Ye Linghuai was punished by his grandfather and was beaten all over his body. Even when he went to the Shen family to apologize, he was carried there.
Later, when his injuries had healed a little, he wanted to go to the Shen Mansion to see her, but was repeatedly turned away.
The last time, he was pinned down and beaten by the brothers Shen Kesi and Shen Keheng. After returning home, he recuperated for a while, and only in the past few days did his injuries heal.
After a pause, a gentle smile appeared on his face, "Now that I see you are doing well, I am relieved."
I heard before that after Shen Huazheng recovered from her illness, her mental state also recovered.
Now it seems that the rumors are true.
There was a sinister flash in Wang Muxue's eyes. It was obvious that Ye Linghuai and Chen Huazheng had broken off their engagement, and now she was Ye Linghuai's fiancée.
But Ye Linghuai spoke intimately to Chen Huazheng in front of her, and every word was full of concern.
Wang Muxue suppressed the jealousy in her heart, "Ms. Chen, you have recovered now. Can you please consider the blessing in disguise that day and turn hostility into friendship. Ask your father to show mercy and stop targeting our two families?"
Chen Huazheng raised her eyelids, "You two are indeed a match made in heaven. You both like to talk to yourself. I said that the Shen family has never targeted your two families. How can we let them go?"
I don’t know if she was really targeted, but she can’t admit it.
Wang Muxue's face suddenly darkened, and she said in a cold voice: "Chen Huazheng, let's not talk about the Wang family for now, but the Chen and Ye families are old friends, why do you have to be so cruel. Do you know that because of your matter, Uncle Ye was removed from the promotion list and was repeatedly suppressed in the court. The Ye family has always treated you well, but you are so cruel that Uncle Ye suffered such unfair treatment. You..."
Before she finished her words, she was interrupted by Shen Huazheng——
"Miss Wang is probably mistaken. The promotion of officials and matters in the court are decided by His Majesty. What does it have to do with me, and what does it have to do with our Shen family? From what Miss Wang said, is it possible that she is dissatisfied with His Majesty's decision?"
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