Chapter 24 Becoming the Second Lady
About half a month later, Shen Sui's arm was finally healed. As soon as it was healed, he picked up the jade on the bookshelf and started carving. The jade hairpin that he had carved half of before was now 70% to 80% complete. Soon, the jade hairpin that had always been lifelike should be carved.
While carving the hairpin, he couldn't help but think of the scene when Wu Chun wore it, and a faint and imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
Then he thought of Wu Chun who had ignored him for many days and refused him at the door, and the corner of his lips gradually suppressed.
Shen Gong held a banquet in Yinfeng Tower, and many noble men and women in the imperial capital went to join in the fun.
Wuchun and Shen Sui went together. Wuchun didn't look kindly at Shen Sui along the way. Shen Sui seemed to feel a little guilty towards Wuchun and tolerated her along the way. When they arrived at Yinfeng Tower, the servants helped the two masters get off the car.
There was an inexplicably cold atmosphere between the two of them.
They were clearly the closest people in the world, but there was a sense of strangeness in their actions. The servants lowered their heads and dared not look.
Shen Sui stretched out his hand to Wuchun, but Wuchun didn't even look at him, and walked into Yinfeng Tower holding Jinglian's hand.
Shen Sui's hand froze in the air for a moment, and then his fingertips trembled slightly and he withdrew his hand.
Yinfeng Tower was naturally very lively. Prince Wangsun, silk and red gauze, the stage in the center was already full of singing and dancing, and many people had come.
Wu Chun saw Shen Ying at a glance, so he sat down next to her.
Shen Sui's face darkened.
"Sister-in-law, did you have a quarrel with the third brother?" Shen Ying looked at Shen Sui who was not far away. She felt that his expression was a little creepy, as if he was going to come over and eat her in the next moment. "Sister-in-law, why don't you sit with the third brother?"
Wu Chun held her hand and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, this is Yinfeng Tower after all, there are so many people, I finally got out of the palace, sitting with my sisters, why not?"
Shen Ying sighed, "Well, it's rare for me to go to the palace, and I still benefited from the second brother." Shen
Sui was about to walk over, but a man came over with a wine cup in his hand and wanted to talk to him. Shen Sui had to purse the corners of his lips, outlining an arc like a knife, and turned around to talk to the man.
Shen Ying retracted her eyes.
The princess was still young, and everything was new to her. She watched the show on the stage and the people outside. Suddenly, she raised her eyebrows and pointed at a graceful lady and said, "Who is that? She is so pretty, she must be one of the most famous ladies in the noble family, but I have never seen her before."
Wu Chun looked in the direction of her finger.
There were two women standing there, one in front and one behind. The one in front was dazzling, while the one behind was gentle and quiet.
Wu Chun naturally thought that Shen Ying should know the one in front, so he looked at the one behind carefully and felt that she looked familiar. After thinking for a while, he said. "It's the second girl from General Cheng's house, Cheng Jingyi."
"Oh..." The princess thought hard for a moment, "It's the illegitimate girl."
Wu Chun looked at Cheng Jingyi and felt that she was indeed beautiful, with a palm-sized face, willow-shaped eyebrows and star-like eyes, a small nose and lips, and cold and white skin. She looked well-behaved and cold, like a white lotus in the wind.
As soon as the two girls of the Cheng family appeared, many women came forward to greet them. The older sister was undoubtedly the dazzling pearl among the girls, while the younger second girl Cheng seemed like a foil.
Cheng Jingyi was gentle and well-behaved, and many Daliang men should like girls like her.
More and more people came. After a while, King Ze'an also came.
Perhaps the fate of Prince Ze'an and Cheng Jingyi started from now on, Wu Chun thought so in her heart.
Shen Gong was the last one to arrive.
Seeing his arrogant and bossy look, Wu Chun felt a chill in her heart. She tried her best to calm herself down so that she would not look so abnormal.
Shen Sui came over and sat next to Wu Chun. Under the watchful eyes of the public, Wu Chun did not show much enthusiasm to Shen Sui.
Shen Sui opened his mouth and wanted to tell Wu Chun that it was all his fault that she was sick for so many days. But Wu Chun did not intend to talk to him, as if he was just air.
She stared at the stage intently. Shen Sui followed her gaze and saw a young actor with red lips and white teeth.
Wu Chun took out a lotus cake from the cake plate in front of him and ate it.
Shen Sui's words were stuck in his throat, as if a thorn was stuck in his throat, making his throat blocked and painful.
Shen Sui watched Wu Chun wolfing down the cake, which attracted the cold eyes of many noble ladies, but he didn't say anything. He just called someone to get a few more cups of tea and a few more plates of cakes, and put them all in front of Wu Chun.
The noble ladies who looked down upon Wu Chun felt angry when they saw that the husband of this wild woman did not blame her, while they were punished for their slightly improper behavior. However, they felt a chill on their backs when Shen Sui occasionally glanced at them with cold eyes, and they dared not look down on Wu Chun anymore.
This kind of banquet was said to be a birthday celebration for the Second Prince, but in fact it was also a good time for the nobles to network with each other. There were not so many red tapes outside the palace. Men mostly gathered with other men, and women talked and played cards with other women, feeling very free.
Yinfeng Tower was not just a building, but also a garden. There were hills and lakes behind the building. In mid-spring, it was a splendid spring scene with hundreds of flowers in full bloom. The guests soon started walking behind Yinfeng Tower.
Wuchun and Shenying were walking together, and Shen Sui wanted to follow them. Wuchun looked at him unhappily, "We are talking as girls, why are you, a stinky man, following us?"
Shen Sui choked, "You just recovered not long ago, I am worried."
Wuchun said coldly, "This place is much safer than Fengchun Palace."
Shen Sui was silent, but he could do nothing about her.
Wuchun and Shenying took a few maids to walk in the back garden of Yinfeng Tower. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team
As we walked, it suddenly started to rain. At first, it was a drizzle, and I thought I could still enjoy the scenery in the rain, but gradually the rain became heavier and heavier, and the raindrops hit the lake, creating ripples and shaking the reeds on the shore.
Wu Chun and Shen Ying had no choice but to go into the building to avoid the rain. They went all the way to the third floor, where the view was wide and they could take in the magnificent scenery around Yinfeng Tower.
Shen Ying sighed and said, "Alas, why is it raining out of nowhere?"
"It's almost autumn, right? There is always more rain at the turn of summer and autumn. The climate in the imperial capital will be dry soon."
The two chatted under the eaves.
Through the hazy rain curtain, Wu Chun saw the figure of Shen Sui below. He stood alone in the rain holding an umbrella, like a crane wading slowly.
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Wu Chun was about to look away when he saw a woman in white trotting towards Shen Sui in a panic.
Wu Chun narrowed his eyes.
Cheng Jingyi held up her skirt with one hand and half covered her forehead with the other, as if to block the rain, but the rain pressure was too heavy for her to block with one hand.
She trotted in small steps, probably because she was anxious, and accidentally bumped into Shen Sui.
"Oh!" Cheng Jingyi screamed, raised her head and met Shen Sui's pair of narrow and long eyes with distinct black and white, which added a bit of surprise, "It turned out to be you."
She paused and said, "I'm sorry, I was too reckless and bumped into you just now."
Shen Sui just raised his eyebrows slightly. What happened that night was actually not suitable for too many people to know, although he and Cheng Tong did not show any flaws in front of others.
"It's okay." He raised his eyebrows slightly, and then walked behind her in the rain with an umbrella.
But he was called by Cheng Jingyi again.
"Sir..." Her voice was sharp and soft, like the raindrops falling down, "Can I borrow your umbrella to avoid the rain?"
Shen Sui looked at the second girl, who had been drenched in the rain, half of her shoulders were wet, and her face was covered with water droplets like a lotus leaf, looking very pitiful.
He looked away and handed the umbrella to her, "Here."
He was exposed to the rain, and the edges of his clothes were mottled.
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Cheng Jingyi was stunned for a moment, "The young master gave me the umbrella, so the young master wants to get wet in the rain."
Shen Sui had already gone far away, "I have an old friendship with your father, and getting wet in the rain for a while is nothing."
Cheng Jingyi really didn't expect him to be so straightforward, but it was not easy to chase him, so she slowly held up the umbrella.
Wu Chun witnessed everything without missing a single thing.
Cheng Jingyi recognized Shen Sui?
She thought about it, it was not impossible, Shen Sui was with General Cheng when he wiped out the Xiyou people last time, and the two of them were not completely unrelated.
But shouldn't Cheng Jingyi admire Shen Heng?
Wu Chun was very familiar with the timidity and admiration in Cheng Jingyi's eyes just now.
This was how she looked at Shen Sui in her previous life.
Cheng Jingyi was the second daughter of the Cheng family after all. Even if she was not favored, she would not have no maid. She ran alone in the rain, and it was obvious that she had sent the people around her away before. When she
saw Shen Sui handing the umbrella over, she was stunned. She must have wanted to share an umbrella with Shen Sui, but she didn't expect him to leave in the rain.
Why?
Wu Chun couldn't figure it out.
She looked at the slender figure holding her husband's umbrella.
On the handle of the umbrella, there are a few crabapple flowers carved by Wu Chun when she married Shen Sui not long ago, so that Shen Sui can feel the lines on his palm when holding the umbrella and think of her.
The carving is not very natural, the flowers are crooked, and the shape of the flowers cannot be seen when pressing hard, and it hurts the hand.
Shen Sui frowned when he took it.
Now it falls into the hands of a strange girl.
Wu Chun couldn't tell what this feeling was, but soon, his heart was relieved.
A girl is pestering her husband, isn't this a good thing?
Wu Chun thought, she is the princess of Southern Xinjiang, Shen Sui dare not demote her to a concubine, at most he can take a concubine in, but he cannot favor the concubine over his wife, her status will not be reduced, her husband still has girls to serve him, won't she be more comfortable? !
Shen Ying didn't notice Shen Sui was down there, she only looked at the scenery in the distance that could not be seen in the deep palace, and when she was tired of standing, she went back with Wu Chun, the upstairs was still noisy with singing and dancing.
Shen Sui was pouring a cup of hot tea.
After Wu Chun approached and sat down, Shen Sui said, "You came at the right time," and handed her a cup of hot tea. "It's a little cold, have some hot tea."
Wu Chun took a sip of tea, and the bitter taste spread between her lips and tongue. "Why did you get caught in the rain? Where's your umbrella?"
Shen Sui was about to answer when Miss Cheng walked in at the right time. "Sir, thank you for your umbrella."
Glancing at Wu Chun, Miss Cheng looked innocent again and said in surprise, "Oh, this is your wife."
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