With so many gimmicks thrown at her, Xingxing's curiosity was successfully piqued. In recent years, she had been busy with disaster relief and hadn't had time to hear about the number one beauty or talented woman in Jiangnan. She didn't pay attention to these things, but that didn't stop her from being very interested now.
She had long heard that there were many beautiful and talented women in Jiangnan, and she couldn't wait to see them for herself.
But someone rather jarringly interrupted, saying, "Who your young lady is is none of our business."
"You, you..." The little maid stammered for a long time, unable to speak, and burst into tears.
The personal maidservant of the most beautiful woman in Jiangnan was also extraordinary. She was bold and meticulous, had a silver tongue, and was also very pretty. Even when she cried, she looked pitiful.
Xingxing took a closer look at the most beautiful woman in Jiangnan. She truly lived up to her reputation; she was a beauty that could make fish sink and geese fall from the sky, and the moon hide its face and flowers blush.
Looking at her delicate, willow-like demeanor, she was incredibly charming and endearing, inspiring pity in others.
Even Xingxing, a woman herself, couldn't help but secretly admire this woman, who truly lived up to her reputation. Tsk, with such a stunning beauty standing in front of you, I'm afraid any man would find it hard to resist and secretly fall in love.
She glanced at Zhu Lin secretly, thankfully her brother Lin was blind and couldn't see the stunning beauty of the most beautiful woman in Jiangnan. Sure enough, the consort she chose would not disappoint her.
"I definitely can't give up this horse. How about this? I'll ride with this lady." Since the other party was a great beauty, Xingxing, being a sucker for good looks, decided to give her a ride.
"Our young lady isn't used to sharing a horse with someone." The young lady didn't say much throughout, but the maid spoke on her behalf the whole time.
"My young lady has condescended to agree to share a horse with your young lady, and you're still being picky and ungrateful. You'd better walk back yourselves; we're not going to keep you company." Zhu Lin said coldly, then led the horse away.
Xingxing gave up his spot to that strange woman, so he had to walk. What more does this so-called number one beauty in Jiangnan want?
He wasn't angry at all, but the other party and their servant were really arrogant, they were just spoiled!
Seeing that the young man in white was not faking it and was really about to leave, the little maid became anxious and tugged hard at her mistress's clothes. Only then did Miss Song raise her head, which had been hanging down, and look at Zhu Lin with her eyes full of water.
Her cherry-red lips parted slightly, "Wait."
The other person walked over with light, graceful steps, curtsied to Zhu Lin and Xingxing, and then continued in a gentle voice, "I am Song Xiyan, the eldest daughter of the head of the number one family in Jiangnan. I was originally on my way to my maternal grandfather's house in the capital under the escort of guards, but I encountered bandits on the way and almost lost my life. I am very grateful for your great kindness. I will never forget it and will definitely repay you in the future."
Xingxing and Zhulin exchanged a glance, both seeing impatience in each other's eyes. These two, master and servant, were incredibly annoying, talking too much nonsense.
Xingxing didn't intend to introduce herself, but simply asked in a clear voice, "Let's put aside the matter of repaying the favor for now. Are you leaving or not? If you want to keep my horse for yourself, then forget it. We'll take our leave now."
Too lazy to argue with her anymore, Xingxing leaped onto her horse and reached out to help Zhu Lin. Zhu Lin raised an eyebrow, a slight smile playing on his lips, and deftly mounted his horse, placing his hand on his little girl's hand.
The tall, reddish-brown horse quickly disappeared into the woods, leaving Miss Song and her maid standing there stunned for a moment. Only when the sound of hooves could no longer be heard did the little maid shout loudly, "Hey, come back! Come back! How could you leave our young lady here?"
Miss Song's beautiful face turned deathly pale. She had never been treated like this before. From childhood, she had always been pampered and spoiled. She was a rare beauty from a young age.
Beautiful women always receive preferential treatment, regardless of time, place, or who they are with. Miss Song is well aware of this and has developed a natural habit of it.
As she grew older, Miss Song's beauty became even more striking. Everyone who saw her was captivated by her appearance. Women would feel ashamed of their own looks, and men would be infatuated with her. No one dared to treat her poorly.
Whatever she wants, others will willingly offer it to her, and she has to decide whether she's willing to accept it or not.
This was truly the first time someone had ignored her so completely. It was understandable that the young girl was jealous of her looks and didn't like her, but why was that handsome young man in white indifferent to her?
Since Miss Song is known as a talented woman, she is naturally not stupid. She can tell that Zhu Lin is not playing hard to get. He really disdains her. He is not infatuated with her, and he doesn't even bother to look at her.
This was something she couldn't believe and found hard to accept.
It must be because her hair was too messy and she looked disheveled, which obscured her usual beauty. Otherwise, how could anyone not appreciate her?
Song Xiyan comforted herself and felt a little better, but when she thought about her current situation, she couldn't help but burst into tears again.
On the other side, Xingxing and the other person quickly rode their horses back to where the carriage was parked. By this time, the bandits had been mostly dealt with by the secret guards. In addition to those who were killed directly, there were more than twenty who surrendered.
The caravan lost half its members, six of the Song family's guards were also lost, and ten others were injured to varying degrees. One old woman was unharmed.
The old woman was in her forties, dressed smartly, and wore several pieces of silver jewelry in her hair, so she was clearly of high status. When she saw Xingxing and Zhulin return, she hurriedly ran over to ask them questions.
"Young lady and young master, have you seen my young lady? She has a maid with her. The two of them were kidnapped by bandits."
This old woman is quite clever; she guessed right away that they were there to rescue someone.
However, Xingxing didn't have a good impression of Song Xiyan, so she pointed in the direction she came back in a perfunctory manner and casually said, "If you keep looking from here, you should be able to find it soon."
The old woman's eyes flashed, she thanked Xingxing, then turned back and gave a few instructions to the guards. Five of the guards, who were slightly injured, rode off in the direction Xingxing had pointed to find the person.
At this moment, Qingyan and Qingluo, along with several guards, returned. Qingyan walked over with a resentful look and said, "Miss, could you please not run so fast next time? We can never catch up with you. If something unexpected happens, it will be very difficult to handle."
Even Qingluo, who is usually quiet, couldn't help but complain a few times, "Last time on the island, you two sent us away, and as a result, the island cracked open, and no one knew where you were moved to. We were all terrified at the time."
Xingxing wasn't annoyed at all. She chuckled twice and said nonchalantly, "So you guys need to practice more diligently, otherwise you'll never catch up with Brother Lin's speed."
"Young Master, please be kind next time and give us some face. Don't make things difficult for us." Qingyan pleaded, feeling utterly hopeless.
You must know that last time, because the princess disappeared for more than half a year, the emperor was furious and almost beheaded all of them, the derelict secret guards. They were so frightened that they dared not even return to the capital and were prepared to stay at sea to search for the princess's whereabouts. They would not return until they found the princess, and if they could not find her for the rest of their lives, they would drift at sea for the rest of their lives.
It's all tears when I talk about it; it's so hard.
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