Chapter 41 There is no chance for you and me
Shi Jianli buckled the cork, tied the water bag back to his waist, and took the reins of the horse. "What are you talking about?"
Seeing her like this, Ming Zhoushi smiled bitterly, "Cousin Li, there's no need to be so wary of me. I won't do anything, nor do I dare to do anything."
Shi Jianli didn't respond and waited for him to continue.
"I asked my aunt to tell my mother to reject her suggestion to find a wife for me, saying that Xinyue wanted to marry you, but you refused." Ming Zhoushi looked at her cold expression and his heart grew colder and colder.
"Cousin Li, is there anything I've done that displeases you? It's okay if you don't like me now, but feelings can be cultivated. You have a good relationship with your mother, and if you marry into the mansion you can still see her often. Marrying me is a good choice, isn't it?"
"I promise you, if you agree to it, I will only have you in my life."
Shi Jianli said, "In my eyes, Fourth Cousin is my elder brother. I respect you."
Ming Zhoushi twitched the corners of his mouth, unable to suppress his emotions, and said loudly, "Do you think I'm just a concubine's child and look down on me? What if Third Brother asked you to marry him? You have a good relationship with Third Brother, so would you agree if he asked?"
Shi Jianli's face also turned cold, "Fourth cousin, be careful with your words! Cousin is also my elder brother. If I really had something going on with him, how could you come and say these words to me today?"
"If I don't like it, I don't like it. I never mentioned whether I like it or not. It's you who brought up the issue of legitimate or illegitimate. You are the one who despises yourself. You learned my opinion from Aunt Shi, so you should know my attitude. I also avoided suspicion the first two times."
"Don't come to me from now on. Too many people will make you talk nonsense, which will be bad for both you and me."
"I have no feelings for you today, and I will have no feelings for you in the future. There is no possibility for us. Fourth Young Master, please go back." She changed her address and tilted her head to look at the treetops where branches and leaves were dancing.
Ming Zhoushi looked at her deeply for a long time, then spoke with a hard voice: "Okay, I won't bother you anymore in the future, Cousin Li. I wish you find a husband of your dreams."
Since his confession failed, he couldn't really annoy her or break up with her, otherwise his mother wouldn't be devoted to his marriage, and his third brother would also have a problem with him. He couldn't offend them.
He likes Shi Jianli, but love is not the first priority in his heart. He has to plan for his future.
What a pity.
The sound of horse hooves gradually faded away. Shi Jianli stood there for a while, a hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes, and then he also climbed onto the horse.
He is not pure, nor can he hide his calculations.
There was the sound of hurried horse hooves approaching again. Shi Jianli looked over coldly and saw Ming Zhaohuan wearing a general's armor. Her brows relaxed slightly, "Why is my cousin here?"
"I just came back from the military camp and remembered you were supposed to be doing some horseback riding and archery today, so I came to see you." Mingzhao reined in his horse and stopped beside her. "My second sister said you hadn't left yet, so she asked me to come in and look for you."
"I heard you competed with her in horseback archery. How was your result?"
"Not bad, six out of ten were hit by arrows." Shi Jianli smiled slightly when she heard that.
"The wild animal is quite agile, that's quite impressive." Mingzhao also praised with a smile. "Just now I saw my fourth brother hurriedly riding out on his horse. Did you meet him?"
Ming Zhoushi's expression was not very good, as if he had had an argument with someone. It seemed that Shi Jianli was the only one in the forest now.
Shi Jianli said in a normal tone: "Well, maybe he got lost. I showed him the way."
Mingzhao listened, but without asking any more questions, he rode out with her.
After leaving the forest, Mingyue, who was lame, saw them coming out together and went to greet them, "Sister Li, what took you so long?"
Seeing Ming Zhoushi come in, she immediately asked Ming Zhao to go back in to look for someone.
"I'm tired from riding, so I got off to rest for a while." Shi Jianli raised her hand to support her and looked her over. "What's wrong with your leg?"
"I accidentally hit my knee against a tree, otherwise I would have come to find you myself."
"Is it serious?"
"It's not serious. Just apply some medicated oil on it for two days and it will be fine. Injuries are inevitable when learning martial arts." Ming Yuelin smiled nonchalantly and said.
Seeing that she didn't look reluctant, Shi Jianli felt relieved.
After resting for a while and drinking some water, Wu Ding soon returned with their arrows and prey. Shi Jianli shot thirteen prey, and Mingyuelin shot nine.
Ming Yuelin smiled and praised: "Sister Li, your riding and archery skills have improved again."
"The same to you."
On the way back, Mingzhao helped Mingyuelin get on the carriage. Mingyuelin glanced at the people around him and asked, "Where's my third sister?"
Mingyue Si was a little confused. "During the Shen Shizhong period, Third Sister said that riding and archery was very tiring and she didn't want to go, so she went to rest. Shouldn't she be joining us by now?"
Ming Yuelin pointed at Qi Yan and Qi Yu and said, "Go find her and ask her to come over. It's time to go back home. Ask her to go back with us."
"Yes, girl."
Mingzhao also pointed to the two attendants beside him and said, "Let Tianfeng and Tianyu go. They are fast on foot."
Qi Yan and Qi Yu stopped when they heard this.
When Shi Jianli was sitting on the crossbar of the carriage, he remembered Mingyueshu's absent-minded look during lunch today.
Tianfeng and Tianyu came back quickly, but they only brought back Shuxi, one of Mingyueshu's personal maids. Shuxi's face was pale and there was sweat on her forehead.
"Where is your daughter?" Mingyuelin asked her.
Shuxi shook his head, "Second Miss, I had a stomach upset at noon today. I kept going to the toilet and felt weak, so I slept in the house. I don't know where our daughter went. It was Shule who followed the third lady."
Mingzhao also looked at the guards around him and said, "Go look around."
"Yes, Prince!" The guards ran away quickly and scattered throughout the manor.
Shi Jianli thought for a moment and finally said, "Let the guards search here. Let's go back to the city. She should have gone back first."
"You mean..." Mingyuelin was a little shocked.
"Maybe. She has always wanted to leave the house."
Mingzhao was still watching them playing charades and asked, "Have you guessed where the third sister is?"
Shi Jianli looked at him, "Qiao Jingchuan."
Mingzhao's expression remained unchanged. He raised his hand to support her arm and said, "Get on the carriage first. We'll go back soon."
"Okay." Shi Jianli raised her eyes slightly, missed Ming Zhoushi's gaze, bent down and entered the carriage.
Mingzhao turned his head and caught Mingzhoushi's gaze, which hadn't yet been retracted. His eyes were filled with scrutiny. "Fourth brother, what are you looking at?"
Ming Zhouzhi raised the corner of his mouth, "Nothing."
Mingzhao also jumped on his horse and rode beside the carriage.
In the carriage, Mingyuelin tugged at Shijianli's sleeve and said, "Mingyueshu is not really that bold, is he? He actually escaped from the farm without permission."
Shi Jianli didn't say anything.
Ming Yuelin thought for a moment and said, "That's right. She even dared to meet Qiao Jingchuan in private. Now she goes to look for him again. It seems nothing is impossible."
Mingyue Si grabbed the hem of her skirt and felt that Mingyue Shu was really brave. Her father had clearly ordered her to break up with Qiao Jingchuan and forbade her to look for Qiao Jingchuan again.
Shi Jianli lifted the curtain and looked out of the car. Maybe the more you can't get it, the more you think about it.
Mingzhao was still sitting on horseback with Tianfeng and Tianyu. When he saw her lift the curtain, Mingzhao turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"
Their eyes met, the setting sun fell behind him, his smile was eye-catching, and sometimes the light in her eyes flickered slightly.
She suppressed her fluctuating emotions and shook her head, "Look at the scenery."
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