Chapter 20
Liang He was brought to the front yard of Liuyan Palace by Madam Liu.
To her surprise, she thought there would be a large group of people staying here, but unexpectedly, there were only a few left.
Nanny Liu saw what Liang He was thinking and said, "It's inconvenient for the men to wait in Liuyan Palace. Most of the women have been taken back. The princess just sent guards to escort the families and servants of some young ladies who didn't make it. These are the only ones left, but it looks like they'll all be taken away."
Several women, their clothes and hair slightly disheveled, were being supported by maids, looking uncertain. Other women, still recovering from what had just happened, wept softly as they were taken home by their families.
Liang He quickly scanned the surroundings and took what he saw back into his mind.
"What about my sisters? And the cousin who came with them, are they here?" Liang He asked with pretended concern.
"I don't know about this." Madam Liu said she was unaware.
"All right."
"Princess, Miss Fu is here." Nanny Liu bowed humbly. Liang He saw the woman in red sitting in the center. Her closed eyes opened slightly, and she looked at her up and down intentionally or unintentionally.
"Yes, you have the style of me back then." Her red lips parted slightly.
This is quite a pretty face, Princess Jingrou thought.
Liang He saw Princess Jingrou up close. He had just seen her at the flower party. At that time, his impression of her was "luxurious and dignified", but now he had another feeling about her: this person is quite calm and a little bit lazy.
Such a thing happened in the palace, and someone died at the flower party she was responsible for organizing. If the real culprit was not found, it would be her responsibility. She was not panicked at all, as if she had expected it.
"Meet the princess."
"Thank you, Princess, for the clothes. Jinchu didn't look so embarrassed."
Liang He watched Princess Jingrou slowly walk down, still maintaining the posture of bowing, with her head lowered and a calm expression.
"You are Song Ji's friend. Song Ji and Xiu Jin are close friends, so they are both half-nephews of mine." Princess Jingrou walked up to Liang He, held Liang He's hands with both hands, patted them gently, and motioned her to raise her head.
Liang He didn't understand what Princess Jingrou meant. She thought that Princess Jingrou felt that she was marrying above her station and wanted her to give up her inappropriate thoughts about Song Ji.
The two of them were preoccupied with thoughts, and the vast palace fell into silence.
"Song Ji is a child with heavy responsibilities. He has been living outside the Great Wall for many years and may not come to Beijing often. But he is a really good person. He values friendship and is responsible. Moreover, he has not had a woman by his side for all these years. He must be a very loyal person, just like General Song." Although Princess Jingrou felt that Liang He's status was not worthy of Song Ji, this was the first time Song Ji got close to a girl, which meant that he was at least not opposed to the young lady of the Fu family. If she could keep her by her side, it would be good, at least she would have a companion.
Now, there's rebellion in a foreign kingdom, almost reaching the borders of Chu. It's unclear how long it will take to quell the situation. If things continue like this, Song Ji will have to guard the city, and it's unclear when he can finally return to the capital and stabilize the situation. He's almost thirty, and still has no son or daughter. There's no one to carry on the Song family legacy, no one to inherit the legacy.
Song Ji didn't know that at the age of twenty-two, he had already become thirty in Princess Jingrou's heart.
Liang He thought about Princess Jingrou's words, why did it sound like she was introducing Song Ji to her? Was she trying to help her and Song Ji get together?
Aren't you here to cut off her one-way red thread?!
System: Wow~ Xiao Hezi, it seems that this princess is very optimistic about you and Song Ji~
Liang He: Oh yeah~
"Princess, what you mean is..." Liang He deliberately stopped and didn't say anything else.
"What I mean is, what do you think of Song Ji? Are you interested in him, or not, huh?" Princess Jingrou gestured to Liang He to look at the front door. Liang He saw Song Ji was about to come here.
"Okay, I know what the princess means. But it depends on what he means?" Liang He glanced at Song Ji. It was not enough for her to be interested. Song Ji had to be interested as well.
Liang He and Princess Jingrou looked at each other and smiled, both understanding.
"Aunt Bai." When Song Ji came in, he saw Liang He and Princess Jingrou talking. He was afraid that Aunt Bai would make things difficult for her, but it seemed that he was worrying too much.
Princess Jingrou heard Song Ji's voice, pulled Liang He, and asked Liang He to stand beside Song Ji.
Well, they look like a perfect match.
Princess Jingrou felt that her idea was somewhat correct.
Liang He followed Princess Jingrou's movements and moved closer to Song Ji. Inwardly, he gave the princess a thumbs-up. He glanced at their clothes again. Both were red, giving them a wedding-like vibe.
System: Oh wow~ Are we now preparing for the wedding ceremony?
Liang He: Hmm? (Smirks)
Princess Jingrou looked at the two people wearing red clothes and felt that they looked like a couple. The smile in her eyes became more obvious.
"Aunt Bai, I'm saying this to you, but how can you bring a girl over the wall?" The words were indeed reproachful, but the tone sounded more like helplessness.
"When they were little, they were very naughty, just like Xiujin, who often climbed trees and walls. Only Xiuyuan and Niannan were not that noisy." Princess Jingrou thought of their childhood and felt a little nostalgic. Now they have grown up.
He looked at Song Ji with a gentler expression.
Song Ji coughed, "Aunt Bai, I was impulsive at the moment and didn't think too much about it." Song Ji looked at Fu Jinchu's uncomfortable look with his body soaked, and felt anxious. Moreover, he had noticed the back door of Liuyan Palace since he was a child. There was basically no one guarding it. Even if he knocked on the door, there was no guarantee that someone would open it.
"Okay, I know you are impulsive, and I don't blame you." Princess Jingrou sat back in her seat and looked at the two people in front of her. They were a handsome man and a beautiful woman, and it was pleasing to the eye.
"The other two from the Fu family have been sent back, so you will be the one to send the Second Miss Fu back."
"I'm tired too, Ma'am Liu. I'll stay in Liuyan Palace today." Princess Jingrou was supported by Ma'am Liu and slowly left.
"Yes, Aunt Bai, please have a good rest. I will get to the bottom of this matter."
Princess Jingrou turned around when she heard this and said, "Someone will take care of this matter. You should just focus on your important matters, and..."
"Your life event." Princess Jingrou stared at Liang He playfully for a while. When Song Ji noticed, he coughed unnaturally and said, "It's my business. Why is Aunt Bai looking at her?"
"Oh, then don't look at her." When Princess Jingrou's hearty laughter reached Song Ji's ears, Song Ji's face unconsciously turned red again.
As they watched Princess Jingrou leave, the two fell into an awkward silence.
"Um, you..."
"Um, I..."
The two said in unison.
"You speak first." Song Ji let Liang He speak first.
"Are you going to send me back?" Liang He asked evasively.
Although it was Princess Jingrou who asked Song Jisong to go back, Song Jisong should have done so out of respect for her elders, but why did she have some worries?
After hearing this, Song Ji paused. How could this woman be so straightforward? But he still answered "yes".
Feeling a little awkward, he added, "Once you're outside the palace, I'll have the guards take you back."
Song Ji didn't know why he said this against his will, and suddenly felt a little regretful for saying it.
When Liang He heard what Song Ji added at the end, her mood suddenly became bad. She thought he would send her back home?
The two of them didn't speak the whole way. Song Ji noticed some subtle changes in their relationship. He didn't quite understand and also felt that Fu Jinchu didn't want to pay attention to him.
It’s not that Liang He doesn’t want to pay attention to him, it’s because Liang He is chatting with the system.
Liang He: System, he didn't even seize the opportunity! After all, I'm a bit of a beauty, right? Is it really that hard to be with me? This is a rare opportunity to be alone together! And I didn't have it again... I'm a little sad and upset.
System: Hey, take it slow. Look at him. He seems to be struggling because you ignored him. He actually cares about your feelings.
Sure enough, Liang He turned around and glanced at Song Ji. He looked troubled, struggling with something. Liang He felt a little happier. Hmm~ She wasn't the only one feeling miserable.
After they walked for a while, they heard a maid calling out, "Miss Fu! Miss Fu!" The maid took a breath and ran to catch up.
When Liang He heard this, he stopped and turned around to see the maid running towards him with a box in her hand.
Song Ji also turned around and watched the maid hand a small box to Fu Jinchu.
"Miss Fu, your box fell down. Madam Liu asked me to return it to the master." The maid was panting.
"I actually forgot to take it away. I'm sorry to trouble you." Liang He thanked the maid.
Liang He couldn't help but feel annoyed. How could she have forgotten about this thing?
The maid thought she had misheard. She paused as she watched the two men walk away. How could a noble person thank her? Wasn't that what a servant like her should do?
"Is this the box you were holding in the pavilion?" Song Ji looked at the box in Liang He's hand and became curious.
"Yeah." Liang He held the box in his arms, which gave Song Ji the illusion that "this box is very important."
Then, he didn't hear Liang He's next words. From her expression, it seemed that she didn't want to tell him what was inside. Song Ji suddenly felt a little uneasy.
System: Why don't you let Song Ji know that Zhao Fangyu is pursuing you? Let him feel a sense of crisis and pay more attention to you. Then, wouldn't it be a natural progression for you two to be together?
Liang He: Did I let him know? Look, isn't he even more curious about this box?
Indeed, Song Ji now feels even more depressed.
System: Oh, sure, “playing hard to get”.
Liang He: That's right, that's right. Do you know where Zhao Fangyu is? Is he gone?
System: Wait a moment, I’ll locate it first.
System: Xiao Hezi, he is actually outside the palace, seemingly waiting for someone. Could it be that he didn't see you and is waiting for you? However, it seems that his eldest brother is urging him to go back.
Liang He: It seems that we won’t be able to see each other later.
System: Not necessarily.
The system's sly laughter sounded in Liang He's mind. Liang He felt that the system assigned to her this time had a seriously low intelligence, but it was very active in watching the show.
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"Fang Yu, let's go first. Our family must be worried." Zhao Fanglu looked at his younger brother looking at the palace gate, waiting for the young lady from the Fu family. He was immediately curious about Fu Jinchu. What kind of woman could make his younger brother so distracted?
If he hadn't stopped him, he would have gone in and searched around.
"Fang Yu!" Zhao Fanglu warned again.
"I have sent people to ask, and they said that she is now in Liuyan Palace. Princess Jingrou will send someone to send her back to the Fu Mansion. You don't have to worry too much. Now, we need to return home immediately. Grandmother is very worried about us now. What if she gets sick from anxiety?" Zhao Fanglu calmed down and persuaded Zhao Fangyu to return to the Zhao Mansion first.
"But, she..."
"She's out of danger now. The guards have come out and found all the crazy people."
As they were talking, Song Ji and Liang He arrived outside the palace gate.
Zhao Fangyu saw Liang He and ran over quickly, ignoring the disapproving look of Zhao's eldest brother.
And Zhao Fanglu was also looking at Liang He.
"Jin Chu." Zhao Fangyu saw Liang He changed his clothes, but did not investigate further.
"Jinchu, are you hurt? Did you run into those crazy people?" Zhao Fangyu wanted to reach out and touch her, but out of courtesy, his hand remained in the air.
"I'm fine, Mr. Zhao." Liang He looked at Zhao Fangyu who was anxious in front of him, and sighed in his heart, this is how you show you like someone.
I hope Song Jinas can learn from this.
Zhao Fangyu listened to Zhao Fanglu's urging, but when he saw the box in Liang He's arms, he couldn't help but smile.
Then he noticed Song Ji beside Liang He, "General Song."
Song Ji witnessed Zhao Fangyu's series of actions. Seeing Zhao Fangyu's gaze lingering on the box in Liang He's arms, he thought of something. For some reason, he felt a sense of panic in his heart.
"Mr. Zhao, your elder brother wants you to come over." Song Ji glanced at him coldly, then took the carriage from the guard.
"Then... Jinchu, I'll leave first. You be careful." Zhao Fangyu looked at Liang He, feeling reluctant to let her go.
Song Ji always felt that this scene was very dazzling, and he gritted his teeth and spat out a few words, "She is not alone."
Zhao Fangyu looked at Song Ji and was slightly startled. "Then I'll trouble you, General Song."
"Mr. Zhao, you should go back first. Your elder brother has been waiting for you for a long time." Liang He looked at the unfriendly atmosphere between the two and spoke.
Afterwards, Zhao Fang got on the carriage, lifted the curtain and took a look at Liang He. Seeing that Liang He was fine, he smiled with satisfaction.
When Song Ji heard that Zhao Fang seemed to be very familiar with Fu Jinchu, as if Fu Jinchu was his and he was entrusted with her care, and the two of them were even flirting with each other, he felt very angry.
"General Song." The guard saw Song Ji, handed the carriage to Song Ji, and waited for instructions.
"You step back first, I'll send her back." Song Ji suppressed his anger and spoke to the guard, but his eyes were fixed on Liang He.
"yes."
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