Chapter 186 If the Fate Lasts Long (22)
Yuan Wan, who was fanning herself with leaves, chuckled, "Cousin, every time you mention Prince Ji, you always look so cute in a weird way. But now it seems like you're gloating."
"Is there?"
"Yes," Shi Jianli replied. "Come to think of it, I haven't met Prince Ji yet, so I don't know exactly what it is about him that makes you give him such a nickname."
"He's just quiet and doesn't like to talk. He just nods when you talk to him. We call him antique because he's very much like the old, old-fashioned teacher who taught us poetry and literature in our family school back in the day." Ming Yuelin leaned against Yuan Wan's shoulder and said to Shi Jianli, "Next time my eldest brother goes out to play with him, let him take us along, and you'll see him for yourself."
If my sister wants to go, my brother will definitely agree without hesitation.
After lunch, they rested for a while. When the sun was not so high and the weather was not so hot, Mingyuelin took Shi Jianli and Yuan Wan to pick mushrooms.
After picking the mushrooms, Mingyuelinchao Mingzhouqing reached out and said, "Lend me your knife."
"What are you going to do with it?"
"Digging bamboo shoots."
"Using a knife to dig bamboo shoots? You're so smart." Even though he said that, he still took off the knife from his waist and said, "Don't hurt yourself."
"I'll be careful."
Mingzhao also took out the dagger from his waist and handed it to Shi Jianli, "This one is lighter."
"Thank you." Shi Jianli took the dagger from his hand, pulled it out of the sheath by the handle, and turned it in her hand while pressing the handle.
Ming Zhouhe was just about to say that he would just cut a branch for her, but he shut up. It seemed that she had played with it a lot in the past.
Seeing Ming Yuelin holding a knife, Ming Zhouqing was still a little worried and snatched the knife away. "I'll cut a bamboo for each of you. If you bump into anything, my father will skin me alive when I get back."
"Okay." Ming Yuelin gave up the idea of using a knife to dig bamboo shoots. It was not impossible to dig bamboo.
"How about I return it to you?" Shi Jianli handed the dagger back to Ming Zhao.
Mingzhao hadn't taken it yet, "Take it for self-defense."
"Oh, all right."
The group returned when the sun was setting. The carriage stopped in front of Shi's mansion. Shi Jianli lifted the curtain and jumped down. Mingzhao was about to come over to help her when she had already run into the mansion.
Mingzhao also met Mingyuelin's gaze when he stuck his head out, "Why are you so anxious, cousin Li?"
"Sister Li asked us to wait for her. She said she had something to give us." Mingyuelin also got off the carriage.
Not long after, Shi Jianli came out, followed by two servants from the Shi mansion holding boxes. The servants handed the boxes to Qi Yan and Yuan Wan's maids respectively.
"I've prepared some small gifts for you. Check them out when you get back. I'm going in now."
"Why are you suddenly giving us gifts?" Ming Yuelin was a little puzzled.
"Thank you for giving me the horse." Shi Jianli smiled at them.
Ming Yuelin glanced at Ming Zhaohuan, and when he saw Li enter the house, he leaned over and said in a frivolous tone: "Brother, the horse was given by you, but it was me and my cousin who received it as a gift from my sister."
She really benefits from both ends. Don't think she doesn't know that the new horses in the farm were personally selected and sent by the eldest brother.
Mingzhao lowered his eyes and patted the back of her head. "Get in the carriage and go back."
There would be a day when she would give him something alone.
"You are just jealous of me." Ming Yuelin didn't let him help him and climbed up by himself.
When she arrived at the main courtyard, Qiao Ruowei and Shi Jianan were still waiting for her to come back for dinner. Shi Jianli ran over and hugged Qiao Ruowei, "Mom, you haven't seen me for almost a whole day. Do you and Dad miss me?"
"Yes." Qiao Ruowei patted her back. "Are you hungry?"
"I'm hungry."
"Then wash your hands and eat."
After the day off, Mingzhao had to go to court again. Mingyue would occasionally come to visit every few days. Every time she came to visit, Mingzhao would still come over under the old excuse of "picking up his sister".
The day before the big break, Mingyuelin dragged Yuan Wan over to play again and brought a letter for Mingzhaohuan.
"Sister Li, my eldest brother is out suppressing bandits, so he won't be able to go to Taiyuan Lake with us the day after tomorrow."
Shi Jianli opened the letter, and on it he wrote with words so strong that they could be seen through the back of the paper:
The situation in Shouzhou is urgent, and I'm sorry for breaking the appointment. I hope my cousin can give us another chance to meet again at Taiyuan Lake.
Shi Jianli felt a little disappointed. After all, she was actually looking forward to the trip to Taiyuan Lake the day after tomorrow. However, it was understandable that Shouzhou needed him more.
"It's okay. If he can't go, you and I can still go."
Ming Yuelin nodded and said, "Sister Li, the first birthday party for Princess Kunyi's grandson will be held in a few days. Have you received the invitation?"
"Got it. Shall we go together then?"
"Okay. Sister Li, when you see the Fifth Princess, stay away from her."
"Why?"
Ming Yuelin leaned over and whispered in her ear, "The Fifth Princess has a little problem with her brain. Her ideas may be a little different from those of ordinary people."
Tokimi Li, who was very obedient, remembered her reminder.
When Shi Jianli was sending them back, Shi Jiannan saw them walking out and asked, "Why isn't your eldest brother here?"
It's rare that the boy doesn't come over. In the past, he always took advantage of every opportunity and never missed it.
"Uncle, the emperor has urgently summoned my elder brother to go to Shouzhou to suppress bandits. It's hard to say when he will be back." Mingyuelin replied to him.
"No wonder, why don't you stay and have dinner together?"
"My aunt will return to Runan at noon tomorrow. My cousin and I will go back to accompany her and stay next time."
"Is that so? Then let's go back."
Mingyuelin and Yuan Wan got on a carriage back to the Duke of Anguo's Mansion. While they were chatting and drinking tea in the carriage, the carriage suddenly shook and Yuan Wan hit his head against the window.
Ming Yuelin was fine. After sitting up straight, he saw Yuan Wan covering her head and asked hurriedly, "Cousin, did you hit your head? Is it serious?"
"My forehead hurts a little. Let's check it out when we get home." Yuan Wan hissed softly.
Ming Yuelin lifted the front curtain of the carriage and asked, "What happened? What did you hit?"
The coachman replied, "Second Miss, a child just rushed over, and other carriages avoided our carriage."
"Is the child okay?"
"It's okay, he was just scared. The child's mother was leading him to kowtow."
Ming Yuelin looked at Yuan Wan, and Yuan Wan said, "Let them go, it's not a big deal."
"yes."
There was a lot of noise outside, Ming Yuelin leaned over to look at Yuan Wan's forehead, "Cousin, your forehead is red."
"Just apply some medicine and it will go away in a few days. I hope it won't swell up." Yuan Wan sighed, "I guess my beauty will be gone in a few days."
"Cousin, you're so funny." Ming Yuelin chuckled, then stopped laughing and leaned out to ask, "Whose carriage did we hit?"
Just as Ming Yuelin finished asking, a man in green clothes wearing a jade crown stepped out of the carriage opposite. He bowed toward the carriage and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Miss Ming, are you guys hurt?"
"I'm fine." Ming Yuelin looked at him for a moment and felt that he looked familiar. He asked, "Are you the second son of the Prince's Guardian?"
Yu Wenlan responded: "Exactly."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Wan leaned forward and called out, "Second Brother Yu."
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