Chapter 508: Chang Zai Qing (3)
Luo Xueyan glanced outside and saw that night was indeed approaching. She took her hand and said, "In that case, I can't keep you here, as the roads will be slippery after dark. But I'm so happy to see you today. I feel like we've known each other for a long time. You must come again someday. It's so much fun talking to you. I haven't met someone I get along so well with in a long time."
Chang Zaiqing smiled and said, "Madam, I cannot refuse your kindness, so I have no choice but to obey your command."
Luo Xueyan ordered someone to prepare a carriage for Chang Zaiqing, and Shen Miao and Luo Tan followed behind. Luo Tan sighed, "Although this Aunt Qing comes from a small family in Liuzhou, her etiquette is even more thorough than those in the palace. She is also gentle and kind. I never thought she would still be unmarried at such an old age. I wonder who will be lucky enough to marry her in the end."
Shen Miao stared at Chang Zaiqing's back without saying a word. Seeing this, Luo Tan suddenly whispered in Shen Miao's ear, "Little cousin, do you dislike this Aunt Qing?"
Shen Miao was a little surprised. She hadn't expected that someone as crude as Luo Tan could see her preferences, so she raised her eyebrows and said, "She has no grudges against me, so why wouldn't I like her?"
"Hey, others can't see it, but I can see it clearly." Luo Tan said proudly, "You seem to be nice to everyone on the surface, but it's always indifferent. But today you asked Aunt Qing a lot of questions, and you were even rude. How could you make such a mistake? It was obviously intentional. And the way you looked at her was a little strange, different from the way you look at others."
Shen Miao laughed: "You think too much."
"I'm not imagining things. You're clearly like that." Luo Tan added, "Although this Aunt Qing is nice and immediately liked by my aunt, and is cheerful and sincere, I still feel like something's not right."
"What's wrong?" Shen Miao asked.
"Think about it, Aunt Qing's father was General Shen's subordinate and benefactor, so he must have been a fierce general. Like father, like daughter. Even though you appear gentle all day long, you're just as brave and valiant as your uncle at heart, and you're not afraid of the Turks. But Aunt Qing is far too gentle. Although she's outspoken and unselfish, why doesn't she have the slightest air of a military family?"
Shen Miao sneered, not even a hint of a military family. She was wrong. Chang Zaiqing looked more like a young lady from a military family than anyone else. She was a master of military tactics, and she was able to move forward with impassive composure. The fact that she couldn't detect any hostility in Chang Zaiqing was simply due to her exceptional acting skills.
Shen Miao looked at Luo Tan and did not correct his assessment of her as "brave and courageous". She simply said, "Who says military families must be brave and courageous? This Aunt Qing grew up in Liuzhou, and Madam Chang might also be from a family of scholars. Aunt Qing simply took after her mother's temperament."
Luo Tan curled his lips: "Maybe, actually I like her very much. But if you don't like her, then I won't like her either. We are on the same side."
Shen Miao said: “Thank you very much.”
"But why don't you like her?" Luo Tan asked curiously, "Are you jealous that she knows more than you do?"
Shen Miao glanced at Chang Zaiqing who was being escorted to the carriage by Luo Xueyan, and a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes: "That's not the case. I can't be more happy for such a smart person."
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Not long after Chang Zaiqing left, Chen Xin and his group returned. Luo Xueyan told her about Chang Zaiqing. Chen Xin was surprised at first, and then sighed. When General Shen was alive, he often mentioned Chang Hu, a loyal and brave man, to Chen Xin. The Shen family was the most particular about repaying kindness. However, after the general's death, the Chang family moved to Liuzhou and there was no news for many years. It was unexpected that they suddenly appeared now. Chen Xin had met Chang Zaiqing before, when she was still a little girl, and said that if Chang Zaiqing had any difficulties, he would be willing to help.
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