Chapter 42: A World of Difference
Li Shuang took a sip of tea and put it down gently.
"I remember they went to your house. What did you play at that time?"
Li Shuang didn't want to talk, but she couldn't. "Some of my mother's friends will bring their children to play. My second cousin is very good and is the best at everything he plays."
After saying that, he glanced through the window curtain and saw Xie Yunzhao very close to the carriage, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Shurong observed her little movements and handed her another piece of dessert, “I heard that they once followed your father to go hunting.”
Li Shuang had just taken it, and when she heard these words, the dessert fell to the ground.
"Why are you so careless?" Shen Shurong handed over a new one.
This is what Li Shuang told her in her previous life.
'Cousin, my eldest cousin is very capable. One year, he and my second cousin came to my house. My father took them hunting, and my eldest cousin brought back a deer.
When my second cousin found out, he threw away the rabbit in his hand and went looking for a deer all over the mountain. But when he came back, he still had only the rabbit in his hand. Don’t you think it’s funny? '
Every time Li Shuang chatted with her, she praised Xie Yunzheng. She really didn't expect that she liked to be funny.
She waited for two full years, and finally, because her husband didn't respond, she listened to her third aunt and went home to get married.
"How did the hunt turn out?"
Li Shuang raised her head and glanced at Shen Shurong again. Did she know something?
The second cousin couldn't have told her, but the eldest cousin must have boasted to her.
Li Shuang gritted her teeth and said, "That time my cousin hunted a deer..."
"Really? They were very young then, so it was not easy to hunt deer, right?"
Li Shuang said nothing, just pursed her lips and nodded.
What's the point of not speaking? "No wonder you adore your eldest cousin so much."
Li Shuang closed her eyes and said, "That's not the case. It's obviously you, and you like your cousin!"
"What did Brother Yun Zhao hunt that time?" Chen Shurong asked again.
Li Shuang scratched her palms with her little hands, wondering when this would end.
"Rongrong, we're here." Xie Yunzhao's voice sounded a little anxious. He didn't want Rongrong to know that he had lost badly that time.
The two people in the car prepared to get out and stopped talking.
The carriage stopped, Xie Yunzhao opened the curtain and glared at Li Shuang.
Li Shuang was about to cry. Her second cousin was such a fool. The princess was clearly using her as an excuse to express how much she loved her eldest cousin, but he just couldn't hear it.
Li Shuang got off the carriage, and Xie Yunzhao hid behind, supported by her maid.
When Shen Shurong got off the carriage, Xie Yunzhao was afraid of being a step slower, so he helped him down.
"There's nothing to see in the bank. The princess and I have some business to attend to. Cousin, you can go shopping by yourself."
Li Shuang bit her lower lip tightly, "Yes, second cousin, Li Shuang knows."
Li Shuang didn't dare to go far, so she just looked around at a few shops.
When the two came out of the money house, Li Shuang was already waiting beside the carriage.
Xie Yunzhao helped Shen Shurong get up and followed him, "Cousin, please sit in the carriage at the back."
Li Shuang walked to the back with a red face.
Shen Shurong leaned in his arms, “Brother Yun Zhao, I’ll take a break.”
"Well, don't let anyone else get on your carriage from now on. You can't rest even when you're tired."
"Cousin Li Shuang is not an outsider, right?"
"She's not an outsider, am I?"
Shen Shurong squeezed his hand, “I know, you are not, she is.”
Xie Yunzhao was satisfied and kissed her hair gently. The pleasant scent of roses filled her nose.
…
"Since Xie Yunzhao got engaged, he has been visiting Princess Yongjia every day."
"The princess probably doesn't want to, but she can't refuse."
Several noble ladies on the street saw Shen Shurong and the other person coming out of the bank and talked in low voices.
Another one among them is Li Wan'er.
She has been in contact with some women from official families recently, and there are a few who are compatible with her, and they made an appointment to go out together today.
A few days ago, I asked my mother about the past between Princess Yongjia and Prince Xie. It turns out that their engagement only lasted for four years.
She also knew what kind of person Xie Yunzhao was, and she always felt that Princess Yongjia would not be willing to marry Xie Yunzhao.
Seeing the two of them so often now, she felt a little envious. After the polo day, Xie Yunzheng never asked her out again.
Even at the polo match, it was Xie Yunzhao who invited me in the name of the Duke of Lu's Mansion.
One can't wait to see her every day, the other hates not to see her. They are obviously brothers, but the difference between them is too big.
Li Wan'er immediately lost interest. "I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do today. I'll go back first."
Several little sisters said goodbye.
Mrs. Li was quite puzzled to see her come back. She must have just been out for a short time, right?
Seeing that she was in a bad mood, he sent someone out, "Daughter, why are you unhappy?"
"Mom, Xie Yunzhao knows how to ask his fiancée out, why doesn't Xie Shizi do the same?"
Madam Li glared at her. "They are brothers, there is a huge difference between them. What is there to compare them together?"
"Xie Shizi has accomplished nothing, so why are you willing to marry him? He is the future of Duke Lu's Mansion, so why would there be so much love between men and women? Besides, after he was named the heir, he didn't meet Princess Yongjia very often."
Li Wan'er was just jealous. "Even if he doesn't see me, you should still give me something. I haven't even seen a box of snacks from him until now."
Mrs. Li was speechless now. Yes, after all, she should ask someone to send something and say a few words of greeting, right?
"Would you like me to make an appointment with the Duke's wife?"
"No." Li Wan'er twisted her buttocks, and her mother asked, what happened?
"It's not shameful. Mom will take you to visit relatives. We go there regularly." You are already engaged, so there is nothing to worry about.
Li Wan'er stood up and pushed her away, "I said no, Mom, I want to sleep for a while."
Mrs. Li choked her, "Well, he must be busy recently. If you have time, go ask your mother."
"knew."
…
After a morning of visiting three shops, Chen Shurong was tired and wanted to go back home, so Xie Yunzhao went to see him off.
It would be awkward after I sent my cousin back to the Duke of Lu's Mansion. If I didn't, my mother would scold me, but if I did, I would have no reason to have lunch with Rongrong.
"I'll come to accompany you in the afternoon?" He stared at Shen Shurong eagerly.
Shen Shurong smiled and shook his head: “No, I need to sort out the problems I found today and then have a good sleep, and you should also have a good rest.”
At this moment, Xie Yunzhao wished he could send Li Shuang back to his hometown. If he stayed, he could stay for the whole afternoon.
Watching Shen Shurong go in, he hung his head and got on the horse, "Go back to the mansion."
It was unrealistic to send her back. Li Shuang would at least stay until Xie Yunzheng got married. He had to think of a way...
Li Wan'er, who had been depressed all day, received an invitation from the Duke of Lu's Mansion in the afternoon, asking her to meet the next day and she could choose the place.
Madam Li stared at her and smiled, "Mother said that he is busy, don't think too much about it. You should be grateful for picking up such a good deal from the princess."
Li Wan'er's cheeks turned red. "Did he really send it? Why is there no signature?"
"Nonsense, if it's not Master Xie, then who else could it be?"
Li Wan'er's face turned even redder. "Mom, where are we going to play?"
Madam Li smiled and curved her lips, "Mother will help you with the advice..."
…
In the Chaohui Courtyard of the Duke of Lu's Mansion, Chiyu entered the study and handed Xie Yun the invitation, "My Lord, Miss Li."
? ? ?
Miss Li?
oh! Li Waner.
Xie Yunzheng took it. He seemed to not recognize any of the words on the note. 'Tomorrow at 3:45 pm, we will go to Qingquan Lake to enjoy the lotus.' '
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