Chapter 84: Take a Ride
Here, Shen Anan watched the carriage go away, blinked her almond eyes slightly, and asked Mo Xiang, "Why does the carriage of that kind-hearted man just now look so familiar to me?"
She was sitting in the carriage and didn't look at the sign that said Yongning Marquis' Mansion, but she felt that the style and pattern of the carriage seemed familiar to her.
Mo Xiang shook her head. She didn’t see it either. Uncle Zhong kindly replied, “Miss, that is the carriage of the Yongning Marquis’ Mansion.”
Shen Anan's brows furrowed for a moment.
The young master of the Yongning Marquis’ Mansion, isn’t that Ling Chenyi? When has he ever been so kind?
An ominous premonition filled his chest. Shen Anan stuck his head out and looked around for a few times, and immediately ordered, "Uncle Zhong, drive, and leave quickly."
Ling Chenyi is here, so that bastard is most likely here too, so I'd better not meet him.
Uncle Zhong responded and immediately whipped the horsewhip, but he was still a step too late. A black shadow landed beside him at an extremely fast speed and turned over to sit on the car board.
Uncle Zhong was startled, thinking it was someone else, and was about to attack immediately. The other person tried to stop him, and then he saw the other person's face clearly, which was extremely familiar.
It’s… the Fourth Prince’s personal bodyguard, Qing’an.
"Girl." Uncle Zhong looked surprised and turned to look at the carriage.
Shen Anan naturally heard the noise outside, sighed softly, and lifted the car curtain to look out with calm eyes.
Qing An bowed and saluted, extremely respectful, "Miss Shen."
Shen Anan was not surprised, nodded slightly and asked, "What's the matter?"
Qing'an carefully glanced at her expression, and seeing that Miss Shen's almond-shaped eyes were still gentle and showed no displeasure, he spoke in a low voice.
"Prince Ling said that his carriage was lent out, and the weather was cold and windy, and the journey back to Beijing was long, so he asked Miss Shen if she could be kind enough to give him a ride."
Shen Anan's eyelids twitched, and she looked at Qing'an's red lips tightly, and said after a while, "Since you know the journey is long, why does Prince Ling still want to be the good guy?"
Qing An said readily, "That young man is your friend, Miss Shen, after all. The prince said that saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Let's just consider it as a good relationship with you."
Shen Anan was so angry that she almost laughed. She used him to meddle in other people's business?
He wants to be the scapegoat, and then says that he does it for her sake, and wants her to remember his kindness. Is she really out of her mind? ?
Shen Anan was already in a very bad mood today, and refused without explanation, "Prince Ling is thinking about something else, I don't know those three people."
Her face was cold and she felt a breath in her chest.
Qing An was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether he was pretending to be confused or what, he said, "But... I remember that you said a few days ago that you were planning to be with that young master..."
"You remembered it wrong!!!" Shen Anan suddenly raised her voice a little, which scared Qingan and made him subconsciously hide back.
Shen Anan looked at his appearance and wondered if she was being impolite, so she let out a long sigh and tried her best to suppress her irritability.
It's not difficult to get a ride, but I'm afraid it's not just Ling Chenyi who will be picked up. Shen Anan stared at Qing'an with dark eyes. She didn't want to see that person today.
“…” Qing’an swallowed his saliva, he didn’t dare to offend Shen An’an, and his helpless eyes turned to the rocks on the northwest side.
Shen Anan followed his gaze and looked at him, her face did not look very good.
Could it be that the two people hiding behind the rocks saw what just happened and deliberately came to laugh at her?
Looking at Qing'an again, her eyes had become much gloomier.
"I...my master is here right now, please wait a moment." Qing'an shrank his neck, but did not dare to get out of the car, for fear that Uncle Zhong would drive away as soon as he left.
Shen An'an wanted Uncle Zhong to throw him down, but Qing'an immediately said, "Miss Shen, I accompanied the master in the battle at the Second Prince's Mansion last month and was seriously injured. I have only been able to get out of bed for a few days. I hope Miss Shen will be considerate and give me a place to sit."
“…”
When the command came to the tip of his tongue, Shen Anan gritted his teeth and swallowed it back, glanced coldly at Qingan, and said nothing.
The guards trained by Xiao Yuan all had very smart minds, and they would not blink an eye when being deceived or lied, no matter in the previous life or this life.
Especially to deceive her! ! ! !
After a few words, the two men behind the rocks came over. Ling Chenyi had a gentle smile on his face, while Xiao Yuan had a calm expression with no emotion.
Shen Anan, who thought she knew him a little, saw some softness in his calm and indifferent face.
soft? Shen Anan's eyebrows jumped, and she immediately turned her eyes away from Xiao Yuan and spoke in a calm voice.
"I didn't know before that Prince Ling, the Fourth Prince, is such a helpful and selfless person?"
"Do one good deed a day." Ling Chenyi curled his lips and smiled, "Miss Shen happened to pass by today, why don't you do a good deed and give us a ride?"
Shen Anan wanted to say that she didn't have as much free time as the two of them, and she wasn't as kind as the two of them, but...
"When Miss Shen was in trouble a few days ago, the two of us helped a lot, and Xiao Yuan was even beaten by the emperor. Miss Shen can't just sit there and do nothing for the sake of this."
She knew it would be like this. These two guys would not do anything without a profit, so it was not easy to owe them a favor.
Shen Anan held her breath, swallowed all her resentment, gritted her teeth, nodded and said "Okay."
Ling Chenyi seemed to hear the sound of her teeth grinding and laughed even more happily.
He side-glanced at Xiao Yuan, who had been silent but quietly staring at the girl, and sighed softly.
There is always progress. At least people are no longer finding fault with him.
Except for the first glance, Shen Anan didn't even look at Xiao Yuan, and said in a clear and elegant voice.
"Of course I can give you two a ride, but my carriage is too small to accommodate you. I'll have to bear with it..."
She wanted to ask them to all squeeze on the board, but Ling Chenyi seemed to have anticipated her words and immediately interrupted her.
"It doesn't matter. We are grown men, and all we need is a place to sit." After saying that, he took a glance into the carriage through the opened curtain.
He smiled and said, "But the Fourth Prince is so precious, it should be enough for the two of you to sit in the carriage."
"No." Shen Anan frowned and refused immediately, but someone's actions were faster than her words.
Shen Anan only felt the curtain of the car flicker, and a cool breath passed by her, and Xiao Yuan's people were already sitting steadily in the car.
His expression was still calm and emotionless, "My injuries have not healed yet, and the imperial physician has told me not to be exposed to the wind."
Ling Chenyi, who was stunned for a while, came back to his senses and immediately nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, he can't be exposed to the wind."
He was as steady as a rock just now, not saying a word. He was wondering how he could be so patient, but when he tried to get into the girl's carriage, he was faster than a rabbit.
Shen Anan couldn't understand Xiao Yuan now. Could it be that she changed the trajectory of his previous life, so that even his temper changed?
"Fourth Prince, you are injured, not your full month." Her tone was a little cold, but her expression was not bad.
"..." Xiao Yuan's eyelids twitched and his thin lips were pursed hard and coldly.
Just when Shen Anan thought he would be angry, he just turned his head slightly, with a cold face and said nothing.
He looked as if he didn't agree with her.
Shen Anan was stunned for a moment, then slowly lowered the curtain and sat back in the carriage. The thick curtain blocked the cold wind outside, and with the heater, the carriage was very warm.
Ling Chenyi's tense nerves finally relaxed, and he jumped into the carriage while Uncle Zhong drove back to the city.
Shen Anan and Xiao Yuan sat on each side, ignoring each other. Or rather, Xiao Yuan was not ignoring her, but just didn't speak, but his eyes were always watching her every move.
Shen Anan really didn't want to pay attention, but still told Mo Xiang to pour tea for Xiao Yuan and performed the proper etiquette.
Xiao Yuan held the teacup, a faint aroma lingered at his nose. It was not the kind of tea that officials liked to drink, but more like the aroma of flowers and fruits.
Seeing that Shen Anan had been holding the teacup in her hand, he lowered his eyes and took a sip. It was mellow, sweet, and a little greasy.
But seeing that Shen Anan had not put it down, he finished one as well.
Perhaps it was because the heater was too hot, or because he drank hot tea, but Xiao Yuan had a thin layer of sweat on his head and felt that the carriage was extremely stuffy.
But he saw Mo Xiang pull out a small box from under the car seat, take out a thin blanket from it, and cover Shen Anan with it.
Then came the hand warmer and scalding hot tea...
Shen Anan took a sip.
"Not hot?" Xiao Yuan suddenly asked, causing Shen Anan's hand holding the tea to pause.
She didn't look up and just said "hmm" perfunctorily.
However, Xiao Yuan seemed not to understand her perfunctory attitude of not wanting to talk, and said in a calm voice, "You seem to like flowers very much?"
Shen Anan glanced at the boiling tea, a hint of irony appeared in her eyes, but her words were very calm, "Isn't it normal for a woman to like flowers and plants?"
She had asked him about this issue once or twice before, and later she couldn't even remember how many times she had asked him about it. However, he never seemed to take it to heart.
Shen Anan's almond-shaped eyes darkened instantly. She didn't want to have any contact with Xiao Yuan because whenever they were together, he would always remind her of many unhappy things.
Xiao Yuan pursed his lips and stared at Shen Anan, not missing a single change in her expression. "So, you also like flower boats and Lantern Festival lanterns, right?"
The car fell silent for a moment. He could even clearly see her shrunken pupils and her slender hands that were frozen.
It was as if I had heard something unbelievable.
The hidden pain spread in his heart, and Xiao Yuan clenched his hands on his knees tightly, so the dream she talked about was true.
That dream has always surrounded her, constantly reminding her of the torment and despair in the dream.
"An An, that's just a..."
He wanted to say, it was just a dream, if you care, I will do my best to make up for it, but Shen Anan's next words made him feel like a lump in his throat.
"I liked it, but it was just a novelty and entertainment when I was young and ignorant. Now I think it's nothing more than that."
Shen Anan twitched her lips and turned her head away.
The light in the carriage was dim. Xiao Yuan stared at her profile, but could read a hint of sadness in it.
desolate! His heart stagnated and he felt a little breathless.
Is that all?
Is it talking about the flower boats and the Lantern Festival, or about him?
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