Chapter 120 Big Brother is Back
Xie Yan was a little nervous when she looked at him, and his Adam's apple rolled unconsciously: "Shengsheng, why are you looking at me like that?"
Ruan Yunsheng retracted his gaze, a faint smile curved on his lips, and his tone was as natural as if nothing had happened just now: "Nothing."
Xie Yan hesitated for a moment, but the uneasiness in his heart grew heavier.
The situation was completely different from what he expected.
He asked tentatively, "Shengsheng, did you...see anything familiar?"
Ruan Yunsheng blinked her watery peach blossom eyes, looking bewildered: "What?"
Her expression was too calm, so Xie Yan was unsure whether she had seen the rabbit lantern.
If he had seen it, he shouldn't be so calm. He should at least question him or even beat him up and scold him.
He had rehearsed countless responses in his mind in advance, but he never expected her reaction to be like this.
Letting Shengsheng discover that he was Chuwu was a risky move. Just now, Xie Yan's heart almost jumped out of his chest while walking along the way.
But now seeing that she seemed to be really unaware of it, I felt relieved, but at the same time, a sense of inexplicable loss arose in my heart.
Ruan Yunsheng seemed not to notice his strangeness. He slowly tapped the parrot's head with his fingertips and said, "Your palace is not fun at all. I want to go back. Oh, and I'll take this parrot with me."
Xie Yan hurriedly tried to persuade her to stay: "Why don't you have lunch before leaving? I've asked the chef to prepare a lot of your favorite dishes. After dinner, I'll personally take you back."
Ruan Yunsheng shook his head, his tone deliberately awkward: "That won't do. Third brother only knows that I went to the Prince An's mansion, but he doesn't know that I came to your place. If I don't return home at noon, Third brother will be anxious."
Without waiting for Xie Yan to continue to persuade him, Ruan Yunsheng had already instructed Zhishu to take the parrot with him and go out together.
Xie Yan hurriedly followed her, carefully observing Ruan Yunsheng's expression.
“Shengsheng…”
Before he could finish his words, Ruan Yunsheng suddenly stopped, turned around and said innocently, "Fifth brother, we are all siblings, so stop sending us back and forth. Just stay in the mansion and stay under house arrest. I'm leaving!"
Xie Yan stood there, watching Ruan Yunsheng walk away briskly, and his heart suddenly sank.
Shengsheng called him Fifth Brother, and it became more and more comfortable to do so.
It was not until Ruan Yunsheng's figure disappeared outside the door that Xie Yan turned around stiffly and looked at Mo Ying.
"Didn't you say the princess discovered the rabbit lantern?"
Mo Ying quickly said, "Your Highness, I've been listening outside the back window, and I did hear the princess opening the cabinet. That rabbit lamp was so conspicuously placed, there's no way the princess didn't see it!"
Xie Yan was even more bewildered, his eyes filled with bewilderment. "What does she mean by this? Why isn't there any special reaction?"
Whether you are angry or annoyed, even if you hit him or scold him, there should be a reaction!
If Shengsheng was just angry, he would let her be beaten and scolded, apologize, and try to make her happy. At least Shengsheng would no longer treat him as her brother.
If Shengsheng was really angry, he would say that he picked up the rabbit lantern and would never admit Chuwu's identity.
But she didn't react at all, and he had no idea how to respond.
Mo Ying scratched the back of his head and speculated, "Your Highness, do you think it's possible that the princess didn't recognize the rabbit lantern at all? After all, rabbit lanterns are sold everywhere and are not a rare item."
Xie Yan frowned and said in a deep voice: "What you said is not unreasonable, and there is no other explanation..."
Mo Ying hurriedly said, "Your Highness, isn't that Master Pei suspicious of your identity? How about you reveal a little flaw in front of him and let him explain it to the princess to see her attitude?"
Xie Yan shook his head. "Forget it. This matter still needs to be considered in the long run..."
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The carriage stopped at the gate of the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion. As Ruan Yunsheng walked into the front yard, Ruan Yunbo came out of the living room.
"Shengsheng is back!"
As he spoke, he glanced behind Ruan Yunsheng and asked in confusion, "Didn't my elder brother come back with you?"
Ruan Yunsheng was surprised and said, "Brother is back? Shouldn't the journey take a few days?"
Ruan Yunbo said, "Brother traveled day and night and returned home an hour ago. When he learned you went to Prince An's mansion, he hurried out to look for you. Why didn't you meet?"
"I...I just went to Prince Xuan's Mansion, so I might have missed him on the way."
Ruan Yunsheng was anxious to see his elder brother, so he immediately turned and walked out: "I'm going to Prince An's mansion now!"
Ruan Yunbo followed behind his sister and hurriedly advised, "Shengsheng, why don't you stay in the mansion? Third brother will send someone to notify eldest brother. In case you miss him again on the way..."
As he was speaking, a tall figure hurried in from outside.
Ruan Yunbo breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Now we don't have to go out. Big brother is back!"
As the eldest son of the Marquisate, Ruan Yunjian was handsome and possessed a calm and dignified demeanor. Even an ordinary ultramarine brocade robe exuded a refined and elegant air.
Compared to his younger brothers, he is more steady, but today he is in a hurry and looks anxious.
It was not until he saw Ruan Yunsheng that he suddenly stopped and his eyes suddenly became hot.
“Shengsheng…”
It really was his sister. His sister came back alive and was standing right in front of him.
Although he had received a letter from his third brother a long time ago, which also included a handwritten letter from his sister, he was still worried.
I dreamed several times that the letter was just my imagination. After waking up from the dream, I looked at the letter written by my sister over and over again and couldn't fall asleep again.
An hour ago, he hurried back to the Marquis' Mansion and heard from his third brother that his sister had gone out and wanted to send someone to pick her up, but he couldn't wait a moment...
Ruan Yunsheng smiled in surprise and immediately ran to his brother, shaking his arm and chattering happily: "Brother, why did you go home several days early? I was thinking of waiting for you to come back and pick you up at the city gate!"
Ruan Yunjian suppressed the heat in his eyes, reached out and gently stroked the back of his sister's head, and said in a hoarse voice: "Brother missed you, so I came home early."
Ruan Yunjian's attendant, A Yan, stood by and added with a smile, "When the eldest son received the document informing him that he was being transferred back to Shengjing from the Hanlin Academy, he didn't even have time to pack his luggage. He quickly handed over his official duties, and as soon as he left the government office, he jumped on his horse and rode back at top speed."
"During this journey, the young master barely slept a full night's sleep. He even wanted to eat on horseback, and he managed to return three days earlier than originally planned."
Ruan Yunsheng looked at the dark circles under his elder brother's eyes, and the dust on his body. His nose felt sore, and tears welled up in his eyes. He said softly, "Brother, you have worked hard on the way..."
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