Extra Hua Sheng 1
"Princess, what's wrong with you?"
The little maid opened the pearl curtain and entered the room. She saw the little princess crying sadly and immediately went forward to comfort her.
"Nothing." Hua Sheng immediately put away the scroll.
She hurriedly calmed herself down, fearing that others would notice that something was wrong with her.
The little maid breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That man is here again, do you think you can take him in or not?"
"who?"
"It's the scholar you saved on the street earlier. He comes to your house again and insists that you take him in as your servant."
Hua Sheng thought hard, but still had no clue.
"Bring him here."
"Yes." After the little maid left, Hua Sheng curled up in a corner with his arms folded, in a daze.
After a while, the little maid brought the person in and stopped outside. "Princess, the person is here."
Hua Sheng raised his eyes, straightened his clothes in front of the bronze mirror, and walked out gracefully.
In the middle of the room stood a man with delicate features and a scholarly air. He raised his eyes slightly and looked at her, then froze and stared at her motionlessly.
Hua Sheng couldn't describe his expression, let alone see the emotions in his eyes.
"You want to come to my house to be a servant? But aren't you a scholar?"
The man lowered his head slightly and said, "I am poor, and I was fortunately rescued by the princess on the street the other day. I know that the princess is a good person, so I came to ask the princess to have mercy and accept me as a slave."
Hua Sheng frowned slightly.
Even scholars from poor families are mostly very proud. They can work, but they will never be slaves. She looked at the man in front of her with a frown.
"As a slave, do you not want to take the imperial examination?"
The man paused, then said, "When I say slave, I don't mean signing a contract to sell myself, but asking for a place to stay. I am willing to follow the princess' lead, even if I fail, I will never break my promise today."
Hua Sheng tilted his head to look at this person, and inexplicably felt that he was somewhat familiar, "Have we... met somewhere before?"
The man paused for a moment and replied, "We did meet on the street yesterday."
Hua Sheng nodded.
As for the matter of an extra pair of chopsticks, her mother would often burn incense and make offerings, and she also became kind and charitable.
"In that case, you can stay. I don't need you to do any work. I'll have someone prepare a room for you. You can just focus on preparing for the exam."
"Yes, thank you, Princess." The man's eyes were calm, but his hands in his sleeves were slightly curled up.
Hua Sheng was about to ask the maid to take him down, but suddenly he remembered something and asked, "By the way, what's your name?"
The man looked up at her and said, "My name is Shen Yunbai."
"Shen Yunbai." Hua Sheng repeated it silently and nodded.
Shen Yunbai temporarily stayed in the Yongning Marquis' Mansion. The news was learned by the eldest princess, who sent people to observe him secretly for a few days. She found that the man really had no other thoughts. Although he was always guarding Hua Sheng, he was also very polite. So the eldest princess ignored him and let him do as he pleased.
He is just a scholar. As long as he is not a person with impure thoughts, she has no prejudice against him.
She has been busy choosing a husband for Hua Sheng recently.
But no matter how hard she looked, Hua Sheng just couldn't find anyone she liked, which made the princess very worried.
"Princess, the eldest princess wants you to come over." The little maid reported softly.
Hua Sheng held the scroll in his arms, looked up listlessly at the person who came, and said, "I understand."
But she didn't move. She lay on the table, looking down at the fish swimming in the lake.
It seemed that even a fish was freer than her.
Anyone can come to the lotus pond in the backyard. Hua Sheng was still in a daze when a tall black shadow suddenly covered him.
She turned around and saw Shen Yunbai's handsome face. She was slightly startled and her cheeks felt a little hot.
It seemed like no matter where I went, he would appear.
Shen Yunbai glanced at the scroll in her arms, pursed his lips slightly, and asked, "Is the princess worried about something?"
"Yeah." Hua Sheng lay back down again, feeling a little bored.
"Is it because of the person in the scroll?"
"How did you know?" Hua Sheng was surprised. Shen Yunbai smiled and said, "The princess holds him every day. I guessed it."
"You're pretty smart then."
Shen Yunbai couldn't help but laugh softly after hearing her perfunctory words.
"Are you worried about something?" Hua Sheng suddenly asked. Shen Yunbai paused for a moment and nodded, "Yes."
"Is it the imperial examination?"
Shen Yunbai shook his head, staring at her closely, "It's not the imperial examination."
Hua Sheng felt uncomfortable with his gaze and frowned, "What is that?"
Shen Yunbai lowered his eyes, "I... owe her a life, and I want to return it to her."
"Repay my life?" Hua Sheng was shocked and his eyes widened. "How can I repay my life?"
Shen Yunbai looked at the fear in her eyes, and a strong sense of guilt surged in his heart, "Give her back the thing she wants most."
"Oh." Hua Sheng patted his chest and then breathed a sigh of relief.
She stood up and handed the fish food to him. Shen Yunbai took it blankly and said, "You can play by yourself. My mother is looking for me."
"Okay." He took the still warm fish food, a little stunned.
Hua Sheng seemed a little hesitant holding the scroll, so he took the initiative to stretch out his hand and said, "Leave it to me. I will help the princess keep the secret."
Hua Sheng took one look at him and subconsciously handed it to him. "Then you keep it well. I'll come back to ask you for it later. Make sure no one else finds out."
"Don't worry, Princess."
After Hua Sheng left, Shen Yunbai sat sideways on the edge of the pillar above the lotus pond and opened the scroll.
The picture scroll shows a young boy, who is young but full of heroic spirit.
"Qi Jinping." Shen Yunbai muttered softly and rolled up the scroll again.
Going to the border?
He half closed his eyes, and tears seemed to be dripping slowly from the corners of his eyes.
I’m afraid it’s not a good match.
When Hua Sheng came back, it was already dark. Although the figure was far away, she still saw it. She frowned slightly and walked over.
"Why are you still here?"
Shen Yunbai opened his eyes and stood up, handing over the scroll in his hand, "The princess's painting."
Hua Sheng glanced at the scroll with clear pain and loss in his eyes, and reached out to take it back.
"What's wrong?"
Hua Sheng sniffed and smiled bitterly, "My mother is going to arrange a marriage for me."
Shen Yunbai's heart trembled slightly, and he pursed his lips tightly. After a long while, he spoke, "There are many young talents in the capital, who may not be inferior to the one in the princess's heart, such as the eldest son of the Lin family."
Hua Sheng frowned, looked at Shen Yunbai unhappily, and walked away with the scroll in his arms without saying a word.
The latter didn't say anything more, but just followed her silently, and never left until he sent her back to the courtyard.
Hua Sheng glanced at him and frowned even more tightly, but ignored him and told the maid to close the gate.
The next day, the little maid brought a very novel toy. It had horns on its head. It didn't look like a deer, but more like a dog. It was extremely cute.
"Where did you come from?"
The little maid lowered her voice and said, "It was done by the scholar in the front yard. He said he wanted to apologize to the princess for her careless words yesterday."
Hua Sheng was not a stingy person, so he naturally didn't take it to heart. He also knew that the man was doing it for his own good. Rather than hoping for something that was impossible, it was indeed a wise choice to choose what was in front of him.
Unfortunately, she just couldn't turn around.
"Let me help the princess with her makeup. I guess the ladies and gentlemen from the various mansions will be here soon."
Hua Sheng played with the little thing and nodded slightly.
By the time she packed up and went out, it was already bustling outside. Although it was a party, it was actually for her to see. Everyone who came knew what was going on, so some people would come to deliberately meet her by chance and create opportunities.
Most of those who came here were here for her family background. Hua Sheng was fed up with such people.
The person in front of me is even worse.
"Don't you look at the road when you walk? What are you bumping into?" the maid accused angrily.
The man begged for mercy quickly, but his eyes kept looking back and forth at Hua Sheng, which made people feel very uncomfortable. Hua Sheng knew this man. His father was the most trusted minister of his uncle the emperor and held real power.
In terms of status alone, he is not as good as himself, but in terms of actual power, he is far more powerful than himself.
Mother said that the Yongning Marquisate must never marry into the powerful, especially those in high positions of power.
"Get out of the way," she said coldly.
“Princess, how can you be so heartless? I have come here especially for you.” The man looked average, especially the calculation that was clearly visible in his small eyes, which made him even more annoying.
"How dare you." Hua Sheng's face changed color slightly, and she was about to get angry, but a figure was faster than her and pushed the man away.
The man was neither good-looking nor useful, and he fell to the ground after being pushed.
"You bastard, how dare you push me? Who are you from? Do you know who I am?"
He pointed at the man who suddenly appeared. Hua Sheng thought it was Shen Yunbai, but when he turned his head, he saw that it was a stranger.
"I don't know who you are, but I'm from the Lin family, my name is Lin Ye. You can go back and complain now. I'll be waiting for you."
"Lin..." The man pointed a finger at him angrily and suddenly paused.
Lin, the Lin family that is discussing marriage with the young master of the Shen family?
The Lin family is nothing, just an ant, but the Shen family is not someone his family can afford to offend.
He cursed softly, stood up, said harshly, "Just wait for me," and then left.
Hua Sheng bowed slightly, "Thank you, sir."
Lin Ye bowed his hands in a gentlemanly manner and said, "You are too polite, Princess. Even if I were not here, that person would not dare to do anything wrong in the Yongning Marquis's Mansion."
"You speak so honestly." Hua Sheng smiled, "Wouldn't it be nice to remember a favor for you?"
Lin Ye smiled awkwardly and suddenly turned back as if searching for something.
"What are you looking at?"
"Someone just told me that something happened here, so I came here, but that person seems to have disappeared now."
Hua Sheng also frowned and looked back. Indeed, there was no one there, so he didn't take it to heart.
After speaking a few words to Lin Ye briefly, she left. However, Lin Ye stood there, staring at her leaving figure, his handsome face slightly flushed, and it was obvious that he was in love.
In the dark, a person watched this scene happening and lowered his eyes slightly to hide the sadness and loss in his eyes.
Hua Sheng just showed up at the banquet, took a symbolic walk and then went back. As for which young man to look at, that was the eldest princess's concern.
On the way back, she passed by the lake pavilion and saw a familiar figure on the railing. After hesitating for a moment, she walked over.
"What are you doing sitting here?"
Shen Yunbai raised his eyes slightly, his smile was particularly clear under the sunlight, "Feed the fish for the princess."
Hua Sheng was stunned for a moment, looking at his smile, her heart seemed to be shaken for a moment.
Shen Yunbai withdrew his gaze, threw all the fish food in his hand into the lake, then stood up, bowed to Hua Sheng, and prepared to leave.
"Hey, wait a minute."
Shen Yunbai paused and turned back. Hua Sheng frowned and said, "Aren't you preparing for the imperial examination? Why do you rarely read books?"
Shen Yunbai, "I have said that I will be the princess's servant and follow her lead. I will naturally protect her during the day. I will take time to review at night."
Hua Sheng frowned again, hesitated for a while and said, "How can you find time to read? Since you are going to take the imperial examination, you must devote yourself to it to have a greater chance of success. You don't have to stay by my side during the day. If there is anything, I will send someone to find you. Just concentrate on your studies."
Shen Yunbai looked at her deeply without saying anything, which made Hua Sheng's heart beat fast.
"I took you in, but I didn't intend for you to do anything."
"Princess, he is a good person." Shen Yunbai curled his lips and smiled, but it was hard to tell what he meant.
He left the lake pavilion, and the little maid beside him said, "Princess, this person seems a little strange."
Hua Sheng said nothing and walked back to his yard.
In the evening, the eldest princess called her to her courtyard. Hua Sheng knew that her mother had a son she liked.
"These three young masters are all good. They all come from upright families and their fathers are all civil servants. Take a look at them. Do you like them?"
Hua Sheng took it expressionlessly, flipped through it casually, and stopped at the portrait of the second young master.
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