Chapter 389 Extra: The Princess and the County Lady
In late spring, the grass is green and the birds are singing.
"Yanyan, come and help me choose. Which one looks better, this one or this one?"
In the Chu family shop, Jiang Jinyue looked at the two sets of clothes in front of her and found it difficult to make a decision.
Jun Qingyan beside him said leisurely, "The white one is extraordinary, and the light pink one is pretty. Both sets are beautiful. No need to choose. Just buy both."
Jiang Jinyue couldn't help but feel a little confused when he heard this, "Have you bought them all? Then I'm afraid I won't have much money left this month."
As I grow older, the monthly salary given by my parents is also increasing, but after all, I haven't started earning money on my own, so I can't spend money lavishly.
The two sets of clothes in front of me at this moment are made of the Chu family's highest-quality materials. Not only are they beautiful in style, but they are also soft and delicate to the touch, making people love them.
"County Lady, look at what you are saying. Our master has already ordered that as long as it is the clothes you two like, you can buy them on credit." The shopkeeper who followed the two of them smiled and said, "If you like it, I will pack it for you now."
Jiang Jinyue was not used to buying on credit, and was about to think about it again, but Jun Qingyan beside him spoke first, "Then pack it all up and I'll pay."
Then, she turned to look at Jiang Jinyue and said, "Come and help me pick a few more pieces."
Jiang Jinyue was a little surprised when she heard this. "Didn't you buy a few pieces a few days ago? You bought again today, and chose the most expensive material... Where did you get so much money? Did you cheat Jinyi again?"
Although Yanyan is a princess, in fact, the two of them received similar family education. Their mothers did not want them to develop a squandering character from a young age, so how much money they could spend each month was decided by their mothers.
"Tsk, I tricked him into giving me his monthly allowance before he was twelve years old, how come you still remember it? Don't stereotype him!"
Jun Qingyan said seriously, "I am thirteen now. My mother said that I am already a mature and steady little adult, so starting from this year, my monthly salary will be increased tenfold."
Jiang Jinyue's eyes widened, full of envy.
Ten times... She seemed to see a pile of silver flashing before her eyes.
Her mother said that she would have the right to manage money only after she turned sixteen.
"Look at you, your eyes are as big as copper bells." Jun Qingyan smiled and put his arm around Jiang Jinyue's shoulders. "I know it will take another three years for you to be able to spend money freely. It's okay. I'll pay for all your clothes and jewelry for the next three years. When we go out to play in the future, just tell me what you want."
Jiang Jinyue's eyes suddenly brightened.
As if he was afraid that she was not touched enough, Jun Qingyan added, "When I come of age and am crowned king, I will have a lot of gold, silver and jewelry. I will give you a box and let you sleep in it."
"Gold, silver and jewelry are not necessary." Jiang Jinyue held Jun Qingyan's hand tightly, "Why don't you just marry me as your princess? I am willing."
"Look at what you have accomplished!"
Jun Qingyan reached out and poked her forehead. "You sold yourself for a little gold and silver jewelry. You should say that you are determined to serve the court and earn yourself a higher position. Do you only want to stop at the position of county lord? Look at Aunt Jiang. She has so many titles, such as Phoenix Girl, Jingxing, First Saint Hand, and Princess Duanhui. You should learn from her!"
"Okay, okay, I get it." Jiang Jinyue touched her forehead, "I will definitely work hard and not let you down, my respected princess."
"That's more like it."
The shopkeeper behind him listened to the conversation between the two and twitched his lips.
These two little ancestors always say shocking things.
This young lady from Princess Duanhui's family was named Princess of Lingqi County by King Bingjian last year. She had such an honor at the age of only twelve, and I don't know how many people envied her. However, Her Royal Highness the Princess felt that the title of County Princess was not good enough, and asked her to strive for a higher title. This shows how deep the relationship between the two is.
Near noon, Jun Qingyan finished picking out clothes and left the Chu family shop with Jiang Jinyue.
The two were already very familiar with the nearby streets, and they remembered clearly which restaurants served dishes that suited their tastes. Jun Qingyan suggested going for grilled fish, and Jiang Jinyue readily agreed.
As he walked, Jun Qingyan vaguely heard the sound of fighting coming from the alley ahead, accompanied by a few curses.
"You're the only capable kid, right? You've offended someone you shouldn't have offended, and you'll be in trouble!"
"Break one of his legs and let him know how powerful you are!"
Jiang Jinyue also heard the noise. Both of them were a little curious, so they quickened their pace.
Fighting in the alley in broad daylight? If the soldiers saw this, they would definitely arrest them and hold them accountable.
The two men quickly reached the alley entrance and looked up, seeing four men with sticks beating up a man.
The boy who was besieged was about fifteen or sixteen years old and was quite agile and skillful, but the four men around him were all adult men, each of them was stronger than him, and their attacks were quite powerful, so the boy found it difficult to resist and soon fell at a disadvantage.
Although the people in the alley kept moving, Jun Qingyan and Jiang Jinyue could still see the young man's face clearly.
He is fair and handsome, very good looking.
But in addition to his face, they also noticed the clothes he was wearing.
Jiang Jinyue turned to look at the person next to him, "Yanyan, is that the tight clothes he's wearing the same as those worn by the Shen family army?"
Jun Qingyan nodded and said, "You are not mistaken."
After saying this, he gestured to the guards behind him.
The two guards immediately rushed into the alley ahead and soon knocked down the four men who were beating up the teenager.
Although the four were defeated, they refused to give in.
"Who are you to him? Why would you come and meddle in his business?"
"Do you know who he offended?"
The two guards naturally didn't care about such bluffing words. They just weighed the sticks in their hands with cold faces and took two more steps towards the four people.
The four knew they were in trouble, so they immediately ran out of the alley, tumbling and crawling.
The rescued boy leaned against the wall, panting softly, and bowed to the two guards, saying, "Thank you for your help. I have some silver here as a token of my gratitude for your help."
"Need not."
The two of them had no intention of communicating with him any further and turned back to Jun Qing Yan Jiang Jinyue.
The young man then saw two figures at the entrance of the alley and quickly chased after them, "Did the two ladies instruct the guards to rescue me?"
Jiang Jinyue looked at the silver in his hand and couldn't help laughing, "You are quite honest. You don't want to owe anyone a favor."
The young man replied, "My elders taught me that if a favor can be repaid with money, it is better to repay it as soon as possible."
As he was talking, he saw a familiar figure across the street, and immediately shouted to that person: "Uncle Shen, I'm here!"
Jun Qingyan followed his gaze and saw Shen Yue coming over, so he smiled and greeted him, "Master Shen."
Chen Yue bowed and saluted, "Your humble servant..."
"No need to be so polite outside the palace." Jun Qingyan interrupted him, "I've said this many times, but you just can't remember it."
"The etiquette between the monarch and his subjects cannot be abolished." Chen Yue said, and did not forget to remind the confused boy beside him, "This is the princess and Lingxi County Lady, why don't you greet them quickly?"
The young man came to his senses and bowed quickly, "I was blind and didn't recognize the great man. I hope the princess and the county lady will forgive me."
"You haven't seen us before, so it's reasonable that you don't recognize us. Speaking of which... since you are from the Shen family, why are you being besieged in the alley? The other party spoke so arrogantly."
"Princess, although I call Lord Shen Uncle Shen, I am not his nephew. I was taken in by Lord Shen a few years ago and I am usually taken care of by him. The person who bullied me is probably one of the Shen family soldiers. That person is not dissatisfied with Lord Shen, but with me."
"Oh?" Jun Qingyan raised his eyebrows slightly. "From what you said, it seems that you know who hit you?"
"This..." The young man looked a little hesitant. In the end, he didn't say much, but just lowered his eyes. "We are all members of the Shen family army. I don't want to hurt the relationship. It's just a small matter. It's not worth the princess's concern."
"Even if you don't tell me, I can guess which bastards attacked their own people in order to compete for the quota of the Yulin Army. Just wait and see how I deal with them later."
Chen Yue looked at the scars on the boy's face and sighed, "Where else are you hurt?"
"It's okay, Uncle Shen." The young man smiled at Shen Yue, "It's just a minor injury, don't worry."
"Master Shen, let's not stand here and talk. You probably haven't had lunch yet at this hour, right? We're going to have grilled fish, so come with us, don't be shy."
Jun Qingyan invited him, so Chen Yue naturally did not refuse.
After the four of them arrived at the private room of the restaurant, Jun Qingyan ordered the dishes. She looked up and saw the young man still standing behind Shen Yue. She couldn't help but smile and said, "Didn't I tell you to sit down? How can you eat while standing?"
"The princess is of noble status, I, your humble servant..."
"If we were in the palace, you wouldn't be able to sit at the table, but this is outside the palace, and you're injured, so you should sit down. Also, when there are outsiders here, you don't have to call us princess or county lady, just call us Miss."
Having said this, the boy sat down.
In the following time, the four of them talked while eating grilled fish. Jun Qingyan learned from Chen Yue that the boy's name was Xie Lin, he was sixteen years old this year, and he practiced martial arts diligently and was very motivated.
Because of his outstanding performance, Shen Yue planned to give him a place in the palace's selection of new Yulin Army this year. When some people with better family backgrounds in the Shen family army learned about this, they were very dissatisfied with Xie Lin. This was because Xie Lin came from a humble background and had no connections. Without Shen Yue's promotion, he would have no chance to succeed. They did not dare to say openly that Shen Yue was biased, and could only exclude Xie Lin secretly.
Chen Yue naturally had no intention of pampering them, but as the victim, Xie Lin did not bear a grudge, but instead comforted Chen Yue.
"Uncle Shen, they are from wealthy families, so their personalities are inevitably strong, but they are not completely unreasonable. I still think you should not punish them in public, give them some face, warn them privately or give them a lighter punishment."
Chen Yue disagreed with Xie Lin's words, "Are you going to just let it go for what they did by hiring someone to beat you up? Even if you forgive them, they still violated the rules of the Shen Family Army. They have the ability to deal with their own people instead of using it outside. I must punish them."
Seeing that Chen Yue and Xie Lin had not yet come to a conclusion, Jun Qingyan and Jiang Jinyue also started talking in private.
"Yanyan, do you think this person is really so magnanimous?"
"Not sure, let's wait and see."
After all, we have only known each other for less than half an hour, so we can't just jump to conclusions.
Anyway, the result is nothing more than two points.
Either this person has been used to hard work since childhood, and his mind is really simple and honest, and he is easily soft-hearted when encountering things.
Or he is just pretending to be awesome in order to win the favor of Lord Shen and make his career path smoother.
Although Jun Qingyan did not give a conclusion, he was more inclined to believe the latter.
It is well known that Lord Shen attaches great importance to rules. Even if Xie Lin says a lot of good things for his colleagues, it cannot change the outcome. Those who should be punished will still be punished, but Xie Lin's behavior is seen as broad-minded in the eyes of others.
Jun Qingyan had no objection to this.
It is normal for people who strive to get ahead to pretend, and those who beat others are not innocent either.
Jun Qingyan continued to eat her meal, picking up some dishes for Jiang Jinyue from time to time. What she didn't expect was that when she raised her eyes inadvertently, she met Xie Lin's eyes. The other party was looking at her steadily with an extremely gentle gaze.
Their eyes suddenly met. Xie Lin was stunned for a moment, then looked away.
When Jun Qingyan saw this, a look of inquiry appeared on his face.
She was too lazy to guess randomly, so she just asked directly, "Xie Lin, you looked a little strange just now, is there something on my face?"
After hearing this, Xie Lin hurriedly explained, "Princess, don't misunderstand me. I just remembered what happened four years ago. Princess, you may not remember it, but I will never forget that you gave me a pill when I was the weakest and most helpless."
"So you are the person lying by the field that year?" Jun Qingyan was a little surprised.
I have not forgotten what happened when I was nine years old, but that person's face has become blurry in my memory. I only vaguely remember that he was very handsome.
And the guy opposite is also so handsome that he can be remembered at first sight.
"Yes, the guard who sent me to the clinic was Uncle Shen's subordinate. That night, my forehead was burning, and Uncle Shen came to visit me. I was dazed at the time, and I talked to him for a long time. He learned that I knew kung fu, and said that he wanted to see my skills after I recovered. As soon as I recovered from my injury, I practiced for him, and then he took me into the Shen Family Army."
"I see." Jun Qingyan said, "If you hadn't mentioned it, I really wouldn't have remembered it. Lord Shen never mentioned you to me afterwards."
"I am just a small figure, naturally not worthy of the princess's attention. After four years, I don't know what the princess looks like now, but I have always wanted to thank the princess in person when I have the chance. It is really unexpected and pleasantly surprised to meet the princess today."
Xie Lin said as he stood up and bowed, "From now on, if the princess has any instructions, I will do my best to fulfill them."
Jun Qingyan looked at him and suddenly smiled, "Okay, I'll remember it first."
After the meal, Chen Yue took Xie Lin and left.
Xie Lin followed Shen Yue for a few steps, then turned back to look at Jun Qingyan with a faint smile on his lips.
Jun Qingyan looked at his handsome smile and curled her lips, but when he turned around, she straightened her lips and ordered the guard beside him: "Check this man carefully."
Jiang Jinyue said, "I thought you had a good impression of him."
"A good-looking face doesn't stop me from doubting him."
The Queen Mother once said that the more handsome a man is, the more likely he is to lie. We should especially be wary of those who look harmless and pretend to be weak and obedient.
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