Chapter 486: King Rui’s Neighbor (5)
Shen Miao watched Luo Ling's back as he left, watching him silently for a moment. She wasn't a naive young girl who didn't know the truth. Even if she hadn't experienced the tenderness and sweetness between men and women while following Fu Xiuyi, she had spent so many years in the palace. Luo Ling was a good man, but dragging such a good man into her life full of conspiracy and calculation would be too selfish. Although Luo Ling was a good man, the Luo family had treated her well, and she couldn't repay kindness with hatred.
She turned and went back to her room. After washing up, Jingzhe and Guyu left. Shen Miao sat at the table and spread out the things Luo Ling had just given him.
It was a handkerchief, coincidentally embroidered on both sides. Handkerchiefs with embroidery on them were the hardest to come by in Dingjing. Luo Ling must have spent quite a bit of money to acquire it. It was embroidered with a white crane, which was in keeping with his usual undemanding nature. It exuded a faint fragrance that was indeed somewhat soothing at first.
Shen Miao studied it for a long time. The patterns on the handkerchief were clearly the work of Liu Ying, whose craftsmanship was among the best in Dingjing. Furthermore, this was a rare double-sided embroidery in Mingqi. It seemed Liu Ying was doing well. As Shen Miao looked at it, the low mood she had felt because of the person she had met in the rain today seemed to improve.
She felt a little tired, so she took off her outer robe and only wore her inner garment. She walked to the couch and sat down. Just as she was about to take off her inner garment to rest, she heard a light laugh and said, "Wait a minute."
Shen Miao paused, and when she turned back, she was so furious that she couldn't even hide it. She looked at the person who had come uninvited outside the window and said word by word, "Thank you, Jing, for your support."
The man entered the house, closed the window with his backhand, and was as leisurely and content as if he were in his own backyard. He didn't wear a mask this time, and his handsome face was exposed in the light, which was extremely tempting, but Shen Miao just wanted to drag him out and chop him into pieces.
"In the whole world, you are the only one who can call me by my nickname." Xie Jingxing casually pulled over a chair and sat down not far from Shen Miao's couch. He smiled calmly, "You are the only one in the world who has this honor."
He was tall, and even when he sat down, he was much taller than Shen Miao. He really didn't want to relax at all in terms of momentum.
Shen Miao looked at him coldly: "Prince Rui is very idle every day, and he is very familiar with the road from Yanqing Lane to here."
"Simple." Xie Jingxing propped up his chin. "I've bought all the houses from Yanqing Lane to here. The house you live in now is next to mine. We are distant relatives and good neighbors, so I came to pay you a visit."
Shen Miao gasped. Although Yanqing Lane was close to the Shen residence, it was still quite a distance away. Xie Jingxing had bought all the houses between Yanqing Lane and the Shen residence... Doesn't that mean most of the southern part of the city is his own courtyard? The courtyard next to the Shen residence was also bought by Xie Jingxing. Even if Xie Jingxing had money, he wouldn't spend it like this. Was he carrying the entire treasury of the Great Liang Dynasty with him? Did the Yongle Emperor of the Great Liang know about his extravagant spending?
When she saw the casual smile on Xie Jingxing's face, Shen Miao was furious again. Xie Jingxing was so shameless. He talked about distant relatives and good neighbors. Who would visit a neighbor in the middle of the night? He came uninvited without giving a card. Are all the royal family of Daliang so rude?
"You don't look very happy." Xie Jingxing looked at her with interest: "If you have any difficulties, you can tell me, your brother. As the Prince Rui, I can still help, considering our old acquaintance."
Shen Miao rolled her eyes at him. She was becoming increasingly confused about what Xie Jingxing was up to. Xie Jingxing's words reminded her. Thinking of what she had said to Ji Yushu at Fengxian Pawnshop today, Shen Miao suddenly became thoughtful and deliberately asked, "Xie Jingxing, what do you think of Fang from the Lin'an Marquis' Mansion?"
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