Chapter 172: Chattering
"Is Hua Sheng willing?"
Xiao Yuan shrugged and leaned lazily against the wall of the car. "I don't know what the other girl is thinking."
"..." Seeing him like that, Shen Anan was afraid that she would be exposed in front of him, so she stopped talking.
Perhaps because she was about to leave, Xiao Yuan did not go to the study to deal with official documents today. Instead, he followed her closely, talking about all sorts of things.
Shen Anan discovered that since he expressed his feelings, he had become even more shameless and did not hide it at all.
She also followed him, talking about gossip and trivial matters that were insignificant to him. As long as they didn't touch each other's sore spots, the two of them got along quite happily.
As the lights came on, Xiao Yuan hugged her and got her to bed early.
"Why don't you wait until after the Lantern Festival? I'll watch the lanterns with you."
Speaking of this, Xiao Yuan paused and recalled some bad memories.
"..." Shen Anan was a little helpless, "I can't wait any longer. If I keep dragging it on like this, the daylilies will be cold by the time I get to Jiangnan."
Xiao Yuan didn't say anything, but held her arms tightly. Even though a night had passed, he was no longer angry with her, but he was still upset about the flower boat the day before.
Shen Anan thought he was unhappy, thought about it, and said, "When I come back, I will compensate you with a flower boat."
"No, you have to compensate me for a wedding night, for watching the lanterns, for going to Xiangjue Temple to pray for the marriage talisman, and for my whole life."
"..." When it was mentioned again, Shen Anan strangely discovered that the heart-wrenching pain in her heart had disappeared, leaving only a slight sourness.
At least, she could calmly say, "You obviously owed me, why should I pay you back?"
"Then I'll compensate you. I'll give you everything." He leaned over and covered her earlobe, biting it lightly as if teasingly.
"An An, you have to come back early."
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Shen Anan had hardly any rest these days. She got up early in the morning to dress up, but Xiao Yuan was still nowhere to be seen.
She wondered why he was always in such good spirits.
When everything was ready, Xiao Yuan just came back for breakfast. He was particularly considerate today and personally served her porridge and dishes.
Shen Anan accepted them one by one, and also accepted his nagging.
"When you're out, don't eat anything given to you by others, especially by men. If you want to eat something, I'll cook it for you when you get back. If you want something, I'll buy it for you when you get back."
“…”
Shen Anan looked at the food in the bowl and immediately lost her appetite, "I'm going to do something, not to find a man, what are you talking about."
Xiao Yuan glanced at her, seemingly not believing her at all, "Don't forget that you have a husband and a family just because they are nice to you. Especially scholars, most of them are heartless. Stay away from them."
Xiao Yuan tried to look as gentle as possible and was so kind to Shen Anan that words could not express it in words. His purpose was to prevent her from being coaxed away by a few nice words or snacks from others.
But those words, coming out of his mouth, seemed so funny.
Shen Anan was speechless and could only stand up, "It's getting late, it's time to go to the Yongning Marquis' Mansion for a banquet."
After the banquet was over, she left the city directly and instructed Mo Xiang to move the boxes that had been prepared long ago to the carriage outside.
Xiao Yuan looked at her impatient expression, and his teeth were itching, but he still tried his best to resist the urge to show a cold face.
After all, she's leaving today, and I can't have a quarrel with her before she leaves. Let her go away angry. Who knows what bastard she meets on the road, she might think he's better than him.
Xiao Yuan took her hand very gently and walked out, but he never stopped reminding her, "Safety comes first. If you can't win, come back immediately. I will support you."
"good."
"Don't forget to write to me often to let me know you're safe."
"good."
"besides……"
Shen Anan interrupted him helplessly, “Didn’t you let Qingfeng follow me? What else are you worried about?”
Xiao Yuan's face was gloomy, and he said, "Li Huaiyan has nothing to do in the capital these days, and he will go with you. If there is any danger, let him take care of it."
Li Huaiyan is going too? Shen Anan was surprised for a moment, but said nothing and tacitly agreed to all of Xiao Yuan's arrangements. Otherwise, it would be extremely difficult to leave today.
"I will come to look for you as soon as I finish what I'm doing. You should behave yourself and not go to places you shouldn't go to, and especially not to meet people you shouldn't meet."
Shen Anan nodded in agreement, but only she knew whether she had listened to it or not.
She suddenly began to reminisce, was she also so talkative in her previous life?
But it was also the first time that she felt his affection deeply, and her heart began to waver. Maybe in this life, what he said was true.
After all, if he had feelings for Duan Mengmeng, he would never have done those things.
Cute is she? How long can it last? Will it last after she sinks...
She quickly dismissed the idea and stayed sober at all times. This did not conflict with his love for her. Only by staying sober could she avoid sinking into madness and following in the footsteps of the previous life.
The carriage soon stopped at the gate of Yongning Marquis's Mansion, and the maid from the Princess's courtyard was already waiting there.
She was led by Xiao Yuan to pay her respects to the eldest princess first. Zhou and Duan Yingying were also there.
The princess was very happy to see the two of them being so affectionate and loving, but then she thought of Shen Anan's departure and became depressed again.
"Everything is arranged, when do you plan to leave?"
Shen Anan sat beside the eldest princess, greeted Zhou and said, "We'll leave this afternoon."
"If you are in such a hurry, why don't you wait a few days?" The eldest princess frowned.
Shen Anan smiled and said, "I originally planned to leave before the New Year, but now I have postponed it for several days and can't postpone it any longer."
The eldest princess sighed and said nothing. She couldn't understand what her brother was trying to do. He actually sent his own daughter-in-law to investigate the case. It was simply unbelievable.
The princess said a lot of things like be careful and be safe, and then said, "Yuan'er, don't worry, your aunt will help you take good care of him and will definitely not cause any trouble for you."
What the eldest princess meant was that she would not allow Xiao Yuan to take a concubine before she came back.
Shen Anan glanced at Xiao Yuan, who was lazily leaning on the armchair drinking tea, then turned back and smiled at the princess, "Then I'll have to trouble you, aunt. I'll feel relieved to have you watching over me."
"Okay." The eldest princess also laughed. At this time, many ladies came to pay their respects. Shen Anan said something to the eldest princess and left the yard.
She wanted to go see Hua Sheng.
Xiao Yuan followed her. Shen Anan looked back at him, hesitated for a moment and said, "Why don't you just stop following me? I have something private to say to Hua Sheng. Go find Ling Chenyi for a drink and chat."
"..." Xiao Yuan's eyes were filled with resentment, "Don't you have anything to tell me?"
"What?"
Xiao Yuan approached her, his dark eyes locked on her body, "For example, don't mess around with other women, don't indulge in fireworks, for example..."
"Ling Chenyi is here." Shen Anan pointed behind Xiao Yuan, interrupting Xiao Yuan's unfinished words and his mean tone.
Xiao Yuan turned his head and saw Ling Chenyi walking towards him with a bad look on his face.
Ling Chenyi keenly sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. He paused for a moment, but still went over there.
"Cousin." He bowed and said, "Hua Sheng has sent people to look for you everywhere. It turns out that you and your wife are hiding here."
Shen Anan nodded slightly and smiled back, "Then you guys chat first, I'll go find Hua Sheng."
After saying that, he left immediately.
Ling Chenyi took one look at Xiao Yuan's unhappy face and realized that he was in a bad mood because his wife was leaving, so he put his arms around his neck and said.
"You opened the door for my cousin's wife and married her in a grand ceremony. How could she run away with someone else? Don't worry."
Unexpectedly, his consolation was met with a cold look from Xiao Yuan, "Your wife ran off with someone else."
"..." Ling Chenyi once thought that Xiao Yuan was under a spell from Shen Anan, so how could such childish words come out of his mouth.
"Where's Li Huaiyan?"
"He was chatting with a bunch of young men in the front yard."
Xiao Yuan walked towards the front yard.
Instead of hoping that Shen Anan would be a little self-aware, it would be safer for him to ask her to warn Li Huaiyan.
Thus, Shen Anan's ears were at peace, but it was Li Huaiyan who was suffering.
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