Chapter 71 Meng Huaiyan is becoming increasingly neurotic
Chapter 71 Meng Huaiyan is becoming increasingly neurotic
Shen Tang felt that Meng Huaiyan was becoming increasingly erratic.
She said to Meng Huaiyan, somewhat speechless, "If I'm not mistaken, you instructed the gatekeeper to stop Wang Xi from entering, and also to intercept the letter she sent me?"
"Wang Xi couldn't reach me, so naturally she had to ask Jiang Congyu to inquire about your situation. So what are you doing here being sarcastic?"
Upon hearing this, Meng Huaiyan fell silent. It was indeed he who had instructed the gatekeeper to stop Wang Xi from entering and to intercept her letters.
Wang Xi has a somewhat unconventional personality; he still remembers the time she took Shen Tang to find male prostitutes.
Shen Tang stared intently at the male prostitute, as if she wished she could be glued to him.
He realized that Shen Tang was someone who couldn't resist looking at good-looking people.
He now suspects that Shen Tang's previous attraction to him was simply due to his looks, which is why she was so easily seduced by He Jinzhou.
He finally managed to get rid of He Jinzhou, but what if she goes and fools around with Wang Xi again, and someone else comes along and steals Shen Tang's heart?
He didn't want to be so neurotic, but he had experienced it before. He had only been away for a little over a month, and Shen Tang had managed to arrange an engagement for him.
Thinking about this, he really couldn't rest easy about Shen Tang and needed to keep her under his watchful eye to feel at ease.
He knew in his heart that Jiang Congyu didn't have those feelings for Shen Tang, but he just couldn't help but mind it.
Meng Huaiyan had a twisted thought in his heart: he wished that Shen Tang would only have him by her side and that she could only see his presence.
Looking at Meng Huaiyan's somewhat unpredictable face, Shen Tang genuinely felt that he should see a doctor, lest he really go mad.
After the meal, Meng Huaiyan suddenly brought her a medicine bottle and asked her to apply medicine for him. Shen Tang was annoyed by him and didn't want to talk to him.
"Go ask Qingyang to do it for you, I don't want to."
Meng Huaiyan remained motionless, staring at her with his dark, deep eyes. If it weren't for the candlelight in the room, Meng Huaiyan would have looked no different from a ghost.
After a while of this stalemate, Shen Tang felt a chill run down her spine from his gaze.
Shen Tang gave in: "Fine, just bring it over."
A look of joy flashed in Meng Huaiyan's eyes, and he hurriedly sat down next to Shen Tang with the medicine bottle in hand.
Looking closely at Meng Huaiyan's face, it was even more shocking. Shen Tang dipped her fingers in the ointment and carefully applied it.
Meng Huaiyan's eyes unconsciously fell on Shen Tang's face. In the candlelight, Shen Tang seemed to be covered by a soft veil.
Her past indifference and dislike towards him seemed to fade away at this moment, leaving only tenderness.
This was a rare moment of peace and tranquility for them.
At that moment, Meng Huaiyan felt a strange sense of satisfaction rise in his heart. He couldn't describe the feeling, but he felt his chest was full and he felt at peace.
He looked at Shen Tang, his eyes full of tenderness: "How about I take you out in a few days?"
Shen Tang paused in applying the medicine, wondering if she had misheard: "Really?"
Meng Huaiyan nodded: "Really."
Upon hearing the definite answer, a smile involuntarily appeared on Shen Tang's face. She didn't even know how long it had been since she had gone out to see the outside world.
Hearing the news that I can go out now is really hard not to be happy.
In a few days it will be the Crown Prince's birthday. The Crown Prince said that he has not seen Shen Tang since his marriage and wants to meet her.
Meng Huaiyan was initially hesitant about whether to bring Shen Tang along, but seeing how happy she was, his hesitation was dispelled.
*
Winter arrived unusually early in the capital this year. It snowed heavily the night before the Crown Prince's birthday, and the next day the courtyard was covered with a thick layer of snow.
Qiao'er dressed Shen Tang in a cotton-padded, light yellow cross-collar short jacket, with a white floral and bird-patterned skirt on her lower body.
Then I took a floor-length, fleece-lined red cloak and wrapped it around her, with a large circle of fox fur added to the hood.
Shen Tang's face was already small, and the hat made it look even smaller.
Looking at Shen Tang's beautiful and alluring appearance, Meng Huaiyan's possessiveness began to stir again, and he suddenly regretted agreeing to take her out.
Shen Tang was currently in a good mood, unaware of the complicated thoughts swirling in Meng Huaiyan's mind.
Seeing that Qiao'er had finished, she hurriedly called Meng Huaiyan to set off.
Looking at her smiling face, Meng Huaiyan suppressed the dark thoughts in his heart.
Oh well, it's rare to see her so happy.
The carriage traveled at a steady pace down the long street, its wheels making a soft "squeak" sound as they rolled over the snow.
The streets were bustling with noise and excitement, and Shen Tang couldn't resist lifting the curtain of the carriage to peek out.
A biting wind blew in, making Shen Tang shiver involuntarily. Seeing this, Meng Huaiyan quickly lowered the curtain.
"We've seen this before, don't catch a cold."
Shen Tang was somewhat dissatisfied, but thinking that she would suffer if she caught a cold, she didn't argue with Meng Huaiyan.
The carriage arrived at the East Palace quickly.
Meng Huaiyan led her to bow to the Crown Prince: "Greetings to Your Highness the Crown Prince."
The crown prince smiled and told them to rise: "No need for formalities."
After taking a closer look at Shen Tang, he turned to Meng Huaiyan and said, "I've long heard that your wife is a beauty, and now that I've seen it for myself, I can say I'm very lucky."
Meng Huaiyan slightly curved the corners of his mouth and said modestly, "Your Highness is too kind."
In her previous life, Shen Tang had seen the Crown Prince at the New Year's Eve banquet in the palace, but they had never spoken to each other in person.
Now that I see him up close, His Highness the Crown Prince is indeed as the outside world says: an approachable and kind-hearted person.
There were many guests today, and His Highness the Crown Prince did not talk with them for long before leaving.
There were more than a dozen charcoal braziers inside, so it wasn't as cold as outside. After the palace maid led them to sit down in the seat below the Crown Prince, Shen Tang took off his cloak and put it aside.
The banquet began soon. While eating, Shen Tang watched the performances in the middle of the dance floor. Suddenly, her eyes were drawn to a woman playing the pipa.
The woman was wearing a light purple cross-collar gauze dress, which slightly revealed her collarbone. Her face was covered by a veil, which was thin and transparent, and her delicate features could be vaguely seen, creating a hazy sense of mystery.
This is actually more alluring than showing the whole face, making people feel itchy inside.
Perhaps sensing her gaze, the woman suddenly looked up, gave Shen Tang a charming smile, and then winked at her.
Shen Tang's heart started pounding rapidly, and a blush instantly spread across her cheeks. She wanted to look again, but a dark sleeve appeared in front of her, completely blocking her view.
Shen Tang moved to the side, and the sleeve moved with her. After a few times, Shen Tang lost patience and frowned, glaring at the owner of the sleeve.
Meng Huaiyan finally lowered his sleeves after the woman in the center of the dance floor had left, and looked at Shen Tang with a somewhat unfriendly expression.
"Eat your food properly, what are you looking at?"
"......"
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