Chapter 177 If the Fate Lasts Long (13)
Mingzhao reined in his horse and looked at her from his seat, "Are you out playing today too?"
As he said this, he glanced at Pei Ye who was following behind her.
"Yes." Shi Jianli looked up at him and asked curiously, "But cousin, will you pass by Xuanwu Street when you return from the camp?"
"Normally not. I'm going to the Prince of Fuguo's Mansion." Mingzhao's gaze fell back on her, "Are you planning to go back home?"
"Yeah." Shi Jianli pointed at Pei Ye behind her, "This is Pei Ye, the son of my father's good friend, and also my playmate for many years."
They could be considered childhood sweethearts, after all, when she was little she loved to play with him and cause him some harmless trouble.
As he spoke, Jian Li introduced him to Pei Ye: "The prince of the Duke of Anguo's mansion, my cousin's elder brother."
Pei Ye even bowed towards Ming Zhao and said, "Greetings, Prince Ming."
Mingzhao nodded, his slender fingers clenched around the reins, and he looked into her clear eyes again. His brows relaxed suddenly, and a smile lifted the corners of his lips. He said, "Since we have to go back, I won't keep you any longer. See you another day."
This later date would naturally be the next day off, or perhaps during this period, there would be a chance to see her.
Childhood sweethearts? So what? He still hadn't been able to get engaged to her after all these years, so his chances of winning were pretty good.
"Okay, thank you cousin for the fish fry."
"It's a small matter."
Seeing Mingzhao walking away with Tianfeng and Tianyu, Pei Ye lowered his head to look at her and asked, "Sister Shi and Prince Ming seem to have a good relationship."
"It's okay. We've met more often and gradually become familiar with each other." Shi Jianli pointed to the bookstore in front and said, "Look, that's the Jingbei Bookstore. Brother Pei Ye, if you want to find a book, you can come here and take a look."
"I've asked around, and I heard this bookshop often has handwritten notes from top-ranking Jinshi scholars. If you have time, you can come and look around here."
"Okay." Pei Ye nodded.
Shi Jianli walked towards the bookstore. After a few steps, she turned around and looked at Pei Ye for a few seconds.
Pei Ye was a little confused and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, let's go." Shi Jianli lowered her eyes slightly, smiling as usual. She entered the bookstore and went straight to the bookshelf where the travel notes were placed. She picked out a few books that she had not read yet.
Seeing her turn around and leave, Pei Ye felt a little regretful. It would have been great if her gaze had stayed on him.
But he is not qualified to propose to her now, nor does he dare to express his feelings.
He understood her, and if she had no intention, he would not give her the chance to get close to him.
After separating from Pei Ye, Shi Jianli returned home, asked Lanxing and Xianyue to put away the things they bought, and then she sat on the swing and swung.
Xianyue came over after putting away his things and asked, "Young lady, what are you thinking about? You look so engrossed."
Shi Jianli raised her eyes and said, "I'm thinking about how to reject someone in a decent and friendly way."
In fact, she had guessed it when Pei Ye came all the way from Hezhou to celebrate her birthday, but Pei Ye hid it too well. She didn't notice that there was any other meaning in his eyes when he looked at her last time. It was as if he was just caring for his sister as a brother.
Pei Ye knew her character well. If she knew his feelings, she would refuse him unintentionally. After the refusal, she would not act as if nothing happened but would keep her distance.
When Pei Ye saw Ming Zhaohuan today, he seemed to be hostile and flustered, which was different from his usual appearance.
"Who are you rejecting?" Xianyue asked, "Prince Ming?"
Shi Jianli turned her head to look at Xianyue, realized something, and pursed her lips.
Pei Ye suspected that he liked her, but just with this possibility, she was already considering how to reject him, because she really had no romantic feelings for Pei Ye at the moment.
But she didn't seem to consider how to reject Ming Zhaohuan at the first time, but thought about waiting and seeing.
"It's almost time for dinner, let's go." Shi Jianli jumped off the swing.
"Please be careful." Hearing this irrelevant answer, Xianyue knew that she would not be able to get an answer from her girl again.
"Don't worry, you won't fall. Don't follow me. Go have dinner with Lanxing."
"good."
When passing by the lotus pond in the mansion, the small fish fry in the water were swimming happily, and Shi Jianli took a look.
Oh, Mingzhao had someone deliver it over.
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After visiting the Fuguo Mansion, Mingzhao returned to the Anguo Mansion. Seeing Mingyuelin and her two sisters entering, he asked, "Where are you coming back from?"
"Theatre, go to the opera." Ming Yuelin looked him over and asked, "Brother, why are you back so late today?"
"I went to the Fuguogong Mansion."
Mingyueshu and Mingyuesi exchanged greetings and returned to the West Mansion.
Mingzhao and Mingyuelin were still walking towards the East Palace. Halfway through, he lowered his eyes to look at Mingyuelin and said, "You have nothing to do, why don't you go to the Time Palace more often?"
Ming Yuelin twirled the fan in her hand and tilted her head to look at him, "Why?"
"Didn't you say you liked your sister Li? You're not happy to go hang out with her more often, aren't you? It's almost time for dinner, and I'll get off work and pick you up on the way back."
Even if he only took his sister home in front of the mansion gate, she would more or less think of him when she saw her sister in front of her.
"Everyone knows what Sima Zhao is up to. How can it be convenient for us? You ride a horse and I ride a carriage, so it's not convenient for us either." Ming Yuelin snorted twice, "How shameless! You want to see Sister Li, but you use me as a scapegoat."
"You're so shameless, why don't you just go to Sister Li's house?"
Mingzhao still had a smile on his lips. "Don't you want her to be your sister-in-law? When I passed Xuanwu Street on my way back today, she was chatting and laughing with her childhood sweetheart."
"Even if Sister Li doesn't become my sister-in-law, I'll still have a good relationship with her. Don't forget, she's Third Brother's cousin." Ming Yuelin gloated, "Childhood sweethearts? That's certainly a special bond. Big Brother, you should be very worried, right?"
Mingzhao patted her head helplessly and said, "You just love to go against me."
Ming Yuelin slapped his hand away and walked towards her own yard. "I was planning to go to Sister Li's house to play tomorrow. It's up to you whether you come to pick me up or not."
Mingzhao also smiled and said, "Hard on the outside, but soft on the inside."
The next day, Mingyuelin went to Shi's house and sat on the big swing with Shi Jianli. After swinging for a while, she looked at Shi Jianli, who was playing the nine-linked ring game, and called her, "Sister Shi."
"Hmm?" Shi Jianli responded without even raising his head.
Ming Yuelin said honestly, "My eldest brother said he would come to pick me up today, but his main purpose was to see you."
Shi Jianli raised her head, the corners of her lips slightly raised, "Your elder brother is quite interesting."
If you like someone, say it openly, show your affection whenever you can, and if she seems to be in a good mood, try to please her, but also know when to get close to her and not put pressure on her.
To be honest, it's not annoying.
Ming Yuelin's eyes lit up, "Sister Li, do you mean by that that you think my brother is okay?"
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