Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Even a thousand-year-old fox can't hide its tail...
The court was closed for the next day, as the summer in the capital was always hot.
A clear imperial bell rang outside the Princess's residence, accompanied by the rumbling of a carriage. As usual, Shen Rang arrived at the Princess's residence as scheduled.
Seeing Chen Rang coming from the waterside pavilion, Cuicui clenched her hands anxiously and kept looking into the hall because of nervousness.
And when Shen Rang's face was cold and his eyes as cold as usual swept over Cuicui, she bit her lip and shuddered in fear.
Cuicui had no place to retreat so she bowed and said, "Greetings to Master Shen."
Shen Rang frowned and looked at the closed study door and said, "Where is the eldest princess?"
"Princess..." Cuicui's face turned red with anxiety, but this girl was indeed simple-minded, and the word "guilty" was almost written on her face.
Shen Rang understood as soon as he looked over. His eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a hint of boredom and displeasure at the corners of his eyes.
He reached out and pushed open the wooden door that was carved with a soaring crane holding a peony in its beak. What filled the room was not the heavy and rich peach blossom scent tinged with powder as usual, but the sweet fragrance of gardenia.
Chen Rang's brows knitted unconsciously. He glanced at the hall and saw that the incense that used to curl up from the incense burner had been replaced by delicate and fresh gardenias in the vase.
Still not seeing the princess, he looked at Cuicui with sharp eyes: "Where is she?"
Cuicui was so flustered that she didn't dare to look at Chen Rang at all. She tried to steady her breathing: "Master, His Highness...is ill."
As soon as the words fell, a melodious sound suddenly came from the piled pearl and jade curtains...
snore.
Shen Rang sneered.
Cuicui's face flushed red, but she still dared to lie, "Your Highness has just recovered from a serious illness. He looks better, but he still looks listless. The imperial physician said he needs to rest."
"Really?" Shen Rang sat down directly, tapping the table rhythmically with his fingertips.
Yuan Susu was sleeping soundly and didn't hear the sound coming from this side at all.
Cuicui saw that she could no longer hide it. Her clothes were soaked with cold sweat. She walked unsteadily through the beaded curtain and screen to wake Susu: "Your Highness."
Seeing Su Su turned around and muttered: "If Brother Bingshan comes, just send him away and don't disturb my sleep."
"Your Highness, Master Shen has arrived."
"Young Master has arrived..." Yuan Susu suddenly opened her eyes, "What!"
She watched Cuicui raise her hand with despair towards the tall, graceful figure with a slender figure reflected by the light and shadow on the screen.
Yuan Susu couldn't help but gasp and murmured in frustration: "Why didn't you wake me up earlier!"
It's fine that I couldn't escape Zao Ba, but how come I couldn't escape even after traveling through a book and becoming the eldest princess?!
She closed her eyes helplessly. She had already been traumatized by last night's feelings towards Shen Rang. She had just wanted to have a good night's sleep and soothe her wounded heart, but who would have thought she would have to face it again?
Chen Rang looked at Yuan Susu who came out from behind the screen with a scrutinizing look in his eyes. He opened his thin lips and said, "Princess, you just recovered from a serious illness. Why are you sick again today?"
Yuan Susu was so nervous that her fingers were twitching uncontrollably, but she quickly responded by clutching her stomach and saying, "I have a stomachache. Master, you should know that women have these days every month..."
Shen Rang's face darkened unconsciously, but soon the dark line on his face turned into a mockery: "Just now she said that His Highness had a headache."
"Yes! It's... because of my period, I not only have a stomachache but also a headache." Su Su looked calm and collected, but in fact, she couldn't stop shaking.
Chen Ranglian looked back, his lips curled up into an imperceptible arc, his eyebrows raised, and a cold look came out: "Really? But... I made this up."
When Yuan Susu saw that her lies were ruthlessly exposed, her breathing became disordered, her eyes avoided, and she lowered her eyes and bit her lips.
There was a long silence. Su Su could see from the corner of her eye that Shen Rang was staring at her with a pair of deep eyes filled with coldness.
Su Su's scalp tingled from being stared at, and she immediately tugged at Cuicui's clothes.
Cuicui immediately understood: "Master Master, it's time for lunch now. Would you like to stay and have lunch with us?"
Yuan Susu: “…”
I thought Cuicui would be able to chase Chen Rang away, so why did she stay for dinner?
She felt a little heartbroken, it was just a polite remark, please don't take it seriously!
Unexpectedly, Shen Rang's voice became a little deeper, and he retracted his hand and twisted his fingertips:
"good."
Su Su closed her eyes: My heart is dead, don’t bother me.
But on second thought, she could take this opportunity to implement her strategy, so it could be considered an accidental encounter.
But when it came to meal time, her almond-shaped eyes were filled with unconcealed excitement. Looking at the table full of rich and varied dishes, she had completely forgotten about the strategy.
Su Su picked up a deep-fried, crystal-clear crispy ball and stuffed it into her mouth. Her eyes lit up: "So delicious!!"
Shen Rang felt annoyed when he heard this, but he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, these dishes were nothing out of the ordinary.
I'm too lazy to eat on weekdays, why do I like it so much today?
Su Su suddenly caught a glimpse of the blue veins on the back of the cold white hand, which appeared and disappeared with Chen Rang's movements, and the joints were stained with just the right amount of red.
She is not a hand control person, but a face lover.
Yuan Susu glanced at Chen Rang again while picking up some food, then lowered her eyes again. She was so flustered last night and just now that she didn't pay much attention to his appearance.
Although Shen Rang and Shen Xingchi have exactly the same face, they are not the same person.
Even Ms. Yuan, the leader of the black fans, had to admit it.
"This face is very authoritative and also looks good with food." Su Su muttered softly.
Seeing Yuan Susu's eyes fixed on the back of his hand, Shen Rang suddenly knocked on the table and said coldly, "Don't talk while eating, and don't talk while sleeping."
Su Su was about to start a fight, but she couldn't help but remember that she had to conquer him before she could go home.
Fang closed his eyes and took a deep breath to comfort himself: Don’t be angry, don’t be angry. Don’t be angry with a fool.
While eating, Su Su was concentrating on working hard. Today she vividly demonstrated what it means to have one eye on the pot while eating from the bowl.
There was a plate of twelve emerald assorted shrimp balls, and she ate until only the last one was left.
Just as Shen Rang was about to reach out to grab it, Su Su suddenly snatched it away with her quick eyes and hands.
The aroma is smooth and dense, and the shrimp meat is beaten to be chewy, soft, glutinous, sweet and tasty.
"How shameless! As a..."
"Hey, hey, hey, stop. Don't talk while eating and don't talk while sleeping." Yuan Susu tilted her head to look at Chen Rang, her long eyelashes fluttering coquettishly. "Isn't this what you just taught me, Master Young Master?"
Shen Rang sneered and put down his chopsticks: "Your Highness really knows how to put his knowledge into practice."
Yuan Susu's meal wasn't in vain. She noticed that Shen Rang had no interest in any of the food, no matter how delicious it was. He had almost no dislike for it, and no liking for it either.
She thought that if she wanted to conquer someone, she should start with his preferences and try her best to touch his heart, so that he would dislike her less.
Yuan Susu signaled Cuicui to bring up all the things she had picked in the mansion last night.
She first picked up a sword bestowed by the emperor. This man must have loved wielding a sword. She said, "This is the sword I specially selected for you, Young Master. Do you like it?"
Chen Rang's eyes were filled with a bit of sinisterness, and he didn't appreciate it at all. He slowly put down the teacup and slowly uttered two words:
"I don't like it."
She then pushed the fine inkstone in front of him and said, "Young Master, you don't like to use the sword, but do you like this Duan inkstone? This Duan inkstone, shining with purple jade, is of the highest quality, and it can hold ink without any damage. As an assistant minister, you should use ink frequently. Do you like it?"
After Shen Rang took a glance, his face was still cold: “I don’t like it.”
Tsk, a man’s heart is as unfathomable as a needle in the sea!
Yuan Susu unconsciously grabbed Chen Rang's sleeve, forcing him to look at the half-man-high ruby coral tree that the servants had brought over. "Do you like this coral tree? It's rare to find one in a hundred years..."
Suddenly, someone grabbed my wrist so tightly that it hurt.
Su Su was pulled forward by him, she lost her balance and supported herself on his legs in panic.
Shen Rang recalled that night when Yuan Jiyin humiliated him several times because she was drunk. Could it be that this was an apology?
He frowned and let go of her hand, asking her not to touch him again.
"Your Highness, what is this? A slap in the face and a reward of a date?" Chen Rang sneered and glanced at her. "Then I'm afraid I will disappoint Your Highness. Others may enjoy your thoughtfulness, but I don't."
His eyes were cold, and his shadow stretched across the ground.
A sense of oppression spread from all around, making it difficult to breathe.
"I have never been happy about this."
Su Su's pupils shrank, and she felt the skin on her fair wrist bones begin to turn red. She trembled and lowered her eyes, but her eyes were red again and she could only mutter softly:
"If you don't like it, then don't like it. Why are you so angry with me?"
He looked coldly at her pair of bright and slightly red eyes, which no longer had the arrogance and strength of the past.
But simple.
Shen Rang frowned even more fiercely.
Haha, so simple. His eyes cooled down.
Ever since Shen Rang met the eldest princess, he never thought that this word would be used on her one day.
The young emperor was still young when he ascended the throne, and the eldest princess Yuan Jiyin was extremely talented and intelligent, so she took on the responsibility of ruling the country from behind the curtain.
At that time, she wore a dark-black robe with a phoenix pattern woven in gold, and applied a little powder and rouge, which covered up the last bit of innocence left in her youth.
That was the first time Chen Rang saw Yuan Jiyin. A pair of burning eyes passed through the bead curtain and swept over the calm and composed Chen Rang.
The two looked at each other from a distance, and at that time he saw the cold murderous intent and the desire for supreme power in Yuan Jiyin's eyes.
No matter how she plays tricks today, no matter how she pretends...
Beneath that beautiful appearance is always a dirty, vicious heart.
But the fox's tail will always be exposed.
After this unpleasant lunch, he went to the study to teach her.
Su Su took a step forward, holding up her skirt in a huff.
Suddenly, I heard a voice behind me: "Your Highness."
Yuan Susu turned around unhappily, and suddenly saw a ray of light leaking from the eaves, which happened to fall on Shen Rang's black hair.
The wide sleeves of the moon-white gown were blown up by the wind beside the waterside pavilion, revealing faintly the bamboo embroidery on the lining.
The small light blue mole at the end of his eye was immersed in the halo. When the wind blew, the crabapple flowers growing beside the water pavilion were blown by the wind and fell all over his shoulders. He frowned and reached out to pat the flowers away. His lowered brows made his eyebrows look even colder.
When he looked up at her, his eyes were cold and he slowly crushed a flower stamen that fell into his palm.
Su Su suddenly felt very cold. Even though it was the hottest day of summer, being glanced at by Chen Rang made her heart instantly turn cold.
Leng Leng is very reassuring.
"Hmm?" Su Su still responded impatiently.
"We went the wrong way." Shen Rang stared and frowned slightly. He tilted his head slightly, and the corners of his lips seemed to curve upwards in a very faint arc.
Su Su saw it clearly, it was a mockery.
Then Shen Rang said, "Your Highness, you won't forget it after a serious illness, right?"
Yuan Susu was poked, her eyes obviously dodging for a moment, her red fingertips dug into her palm, using the pain to calm herself down: "How could I not know?"
Shen Rang nodded slightly and glanced at the figure of the person who turned back, his eyes sharp, trying to see through her panic cover-up.
In the study, the two sat opposite each other.
He took out a scroll and handed it to Yuan Susu: "Are you still doing it today?"
Su Su was stunned. What were you doing?
Yuan Susu was stunned, feeling somewhat uneasy. She hugged herself shyly to hide the faintly visible beauty of her breasts: "Ah? What...what are you doing?"
For modern Minions who have read countless posts, it is still a bit shy to hear such explicit words in person.
Shen Rang felt a headache after realizing it. Yuan Jiyin was really too abnormal today.
His eyes darkened: "Could you be more normal?"
Chen Rang pointed at the words on the scroll with his bony hand. The corners of his mouth twitched with displeasure. "What I meant was, can you continue to annotate the Salt and Iron Treatise today? And not... not the filthy things you imagined!"
"Look at you, you're getting anxious again." Su Su muttered, "You talk as if no one wants to do that with you..."
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Susu girl: Who cares! ?
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