"Miss, please keep your voice down!" Chuntao laughed so hard that her shoulders shook. "But seriously, your trick is amazing. The grass clippings are all stuck to her body. No one can find fault with it."
Shen Weiwan wiped away the tears of laughter, and thought of the humiliation of being married off by Shen Ruorou in her previous life. A cold light flashed in her eyes: "This is just the beginning! She and Liu owe me, and I will make them pay back with interest little by little!"
She adjusted the hem of her skirt, her pomegranate-red dress with gold embroidery gleaming in the sunlight. "Let's go back and have some snacks, and listen to everyone's choreography of Shen Ruorou—this is a free show, it's a waste not to watch it!"
The master and servant walked towards the banquet hall, chatting and laughing. When they passed the lotus pond, they saw the seventh prince Xiao Yu leaning on the railing of the Nine-Curve Bridge, lightly touching the water with the folding fan in his hand, creating ripples.
"Miss Shen is smiling so happily, but what good news is there?" Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows and his eyes fell on her cheeks that were flushed with laughter.
Shen Weiwan's heart skipped a beat, but she pretended to be surprised: "It turned out to be His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince! I was just laughing...my cousin accidentally fell and looked a little funny."
"Oh?" Xiao Yu dragged out his tone. "I think the sight of someone digging a hole to bury someone is even funnier than wrestling."
Shen Weiwan's heart skipped a beat. This guy actually saw it so clearly? She blinked and decided to play dumb: "What is your highness saying? Weiwan doesn't understand."
Xiao Yu looked at her feigning innocence and couldn't help but chuckle. "It's alright if you don't understand." He waved his folding fan. "But I did hear that the cicada wing gauze in Madam Taifu's storeroom was stolen by some clever little rascal."
Shen Weiwan's cheeks flushed. It was indeed she who asked Chuntao to "borrow" that piece of gauze, under the pretext of "apologizing for her cousin." She coughed dryly and said, "Your Highness is really well-informed..."
"You'll gradually learn how well-informed I am." Xiao Yu stood up, walked in front of her, and suddenly leaned in close. "But next time we play 'Moving Grass Clippings,' remember to invite me along. Watching you dig a hole is much more interesting than watching acrobatics."
A warm breath brushed past her ears, and Shen Weiwan suddenly took a half step back, her heart beating like a drum: "Your Highness...Your Highness is joking!"
Xiao Yu looked at her panicked expression, his smile deepening, but he stopped teasing her and simply waved his folding fan: "Go ahead, don't keep Madam Taifu waiting anxiously."
Chen Weiwan felt as if she had been pardoned. She hurriedly pulled Chuntao away until she could no longer see Xiao Yu. Then she leaned against the rockery and gasped for breath.
"Miss, why is your face so red?" Chuntao asked curiously.
"Hot!" Shen Weiwan glared at her, but her heart was like a rabbit. What exactly does this Seventh Prince mean? Could it be that he really likes her?
She shook her head, dismissing these thoughts. The most important thing now was to completely destroy Liu and Shen Ruorou and protect the General's Mansion. As for that Seventh Prince who always watched the fun... well, maybe he could be brought in as an ally?
Thinking of this, Shen Weiwan laughed again, and skipped back to the banquet hall with Chuntao. At this time, the joke about Shen Ruoruo "grabbing her butt in public" had spread throughout the banquet hall, and the noble ladies looked at her with sympathy and awe - sympathy for her being tricked by her cousin, and awe of her wit.
Shen Weiwan picked up a piece of hibiscus cake and listened to the discussions around her, the smile on her lips growing wider.
Shen Ruorou, this is just the beginning. Next time, I'll have to think of a more interesting way to make you and Liu have a good time!
In another corner of the banquet hall, the seventh prince Xiao Yu was waving a folding fan, looking at the girl who was laughing heartily in the crowd, with a barely perceptible tenderness in his eyes.
Shen Weiwan, I am waiting to see what new tricks you can come up with. These days in the capital are becoming more and more interesting with you here.
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