Qin Sheng paused, feeling a sudden, inexplicable fear. She tentatively called out, "Jadeite? Qiao'er?"
The only response she received was the sound of the babbling brook.
Qin Sheng took a breath and was about to turn around when suddenly a dark shadow pounced on her.
"!!!"
"Bang!" With a loud thud, Qin Sheng was thrown onto the withered grass, her vision blurring.
"Hmm---"
It took her a while to recover. She raised her hand and touched the back of her head, thankfully there was no bleeding.
Looking down, I realized I was sitting on someone—a man! He was wearing a black robe with cloud patterns, and he was a man I didn't recognize!
Moonlit Eternity!
"..."
After a moment of silence, Qin Sheng raised her hand to push him, gritting her teeth and angrily saying, "What is the Regent doing?"
With her limited strength, how could she possibly push him? Besides, Yue Rongheng didn't know what was going on; he didn't make a sound at all.
"The Regent?"
Qin Sheng calmed herself down and finally managed to push the man off her. She quickly got up and moved several steps away from him.
The man lying on the ground twitched his fingers, and after a moment he frowned and looked up at her.
Qin Sheng was startled because there was a large patch of dried blood on Yue Rongheng's clothes. Was he injured?
"The Regent..."
Qin Sheng's lips moved slightly; between running away and saving him, she chose the latter.
"Do you still remember me?" Yue Rongheng supported himself on the grass, gritted his teeth and endured the pain as he sat down on the grass.
How should she respond to that?
Qin Sheng simply stopped answering and pointed to the dried bloodstains on his clothes, "Are you injured? Should I go back and find a doctor to take a look at you?"
"No need." Yue Rongheng's tone was somewhat indifferent.
"..."
Qin Sheng felt a little embarrassed. Judging from his appearance, she felt that he was seriously injured, but she didn't know any medicine and didn't want to find a doctor.
Are we just going to stand here like this?
"Uh..." Qin Sheng thought for a moment, then forced herself to speak, "I wonder why the Regent is here?"
"And what are you doing here?" he countered.
"To admire the plum blossoms," Qin Sheng answered honestly.
After she finished answering, there was a moment of silence. Yue Rongheng seemed to have no interest in paying attention to her.
Qin Sheng also felt awkward, and a little...
Afraid.
This might be because when she was little, Yue Rongheng always liked to make her practice calligraphy, and wouldn't let her eat if she didn't write well.
Qin Sheng was about to say that she would leave first when she saw Yue Rongheng lower his head, clench his fist and put it to his lips, as if he could not hold back any longer, and coughed several times in a row.
The steps that were about to be taken suddenly came to a halt.
Qin Sheng then noticed that there were also wounds on the back of his clenched fist, which looked untreated and with the skin torn and bleeding.
"..."
Her body moved faster than her brain. By the time she realized what was happening, Qin Sheng had already squatted down, pulled out her handkerchief, and said, "It would be best if the imperial physician treated your hand wound more carefully when you get back."
Then take a handkerchief and wrap it around his injured hand, bandaging it tightly.
I heard Yue Rongheng say, "Didn't you always call me Fifth Brother when we were young? It's been so many years, and we've become quite estranged."
Qin Sheng felt a little frustrated when she heard him say that.
How could she not feel unfamiliar with the past? Childhood was childhood; she was only a few years old then!
Now that she is married and he has become the regent, second only to the emperor, how can he still call her that title carelessly?
"That was all because I was young and didn't know any better," Qin Sheng said, lowering her eyes. "I was fortunate to be tolerated by Your Highness when I was young, but now that I'm grown up, I naturally can't be so ignorant of hierarchy."
He seemed to chuckle.
Qin Sheng didn't hear it clearly either.
After another moment of silence, just as Qin Sheng was about to say that she was leaving, a whistle suddenly rang out, and a figure swept across the plum blossom grove with graceful and elegant lightness, finally landing steadily in front of Qin Sheng and Yue Rongheng.
It was Yun Yin, Yue Rongheng's personal bodyguard.
"Master!" Yun Yin clasped his hands in greeting, his gaze falling on Qin Sheng with slight surprise, wondering why she was here.
Moreover, Yunyin didn't know how to address Qin Sheng.
Should he address her as Madam Yin? He had a gut feeling that his master definitely wouldn't like that title.
Just as Yun Yin was struggling with what to call her, shouts came from behind. Qin Sheng recognized the voices as those of Emerald and Qiao'er.
She was overjoyed and turned to look, but then remembered that Yue Rongheng and Yun Yin were still there, and she became a little anxious.
Jade and Qiao'er have probably come looking for her with their men. If they see her with two men...
Qin Sheng was anxious and was about to hide to the side when she suddenly heard two "whoosh" sounds. When she turned her head again, the two people had disappeared.
Brightly colored petals drifted down through the plum blossom grove, and two figures, like swimming dragons, quickly disappeared into the woods.
"..."
Emerald and Qiao'er had already seen her and ran over. The two maids were frantic and their eyes were brimming with tears.
Bi and others followed behind.
Today's invitation was issued by the Yu family, and if anything happens to anyone, the Bi family will be held responsible.
Fortunately, Qin Sheng is alright.
Qin Sheng only explained to them that she had gotten lost in the plum grove, and apologized to Bi Shi, saying that she had worried her and that it was her fault.
Bi would never blame her; it's good that she's alright.
The group walked back.
Qin Sheng couldn't help but turn her head and look at the dense plum grove behind her. She had some doubts in her mind: where exactly did Yue Rongheng fall from?
How did it happen so perfectly that I ended up falling on her?
...
A few days after the plum blossom viewing banquet, the capital city experienced its first snowfall.
Qin Sheng counted the days. In her previous life, around this time, it would have been about time for Yin Wenxiao to bring silver, grain, and all the necessary winter supplies to Yanshu to provide disaster relief.
But how could Qin Sheng allow that in this lifetime?
She would never give Yin Wenxiao another chance to climb the ranks; at best, he could only languish in the Hanlin Academy.
On this day, the renovation of the Yin Clan School was completed. Madam Yin specially arranged a small banquet to invite people from the clan to her residence to celebrate. Her great-aunt and her family, who had just returned to the capital with her husband, also came.
Madam Yin hadn't seen a play in a long time, so she specially invited a troupe to perform at her residence.
Since everyone was family, there was no distinction between male and female guests, and they all sat together in the garden, having a lively time.
Qin Sheng only heard from Old Madam Yin today that Yin Wenxuan was pregnant, just over three months ago.
During this period, Yin Wenxuan harbored a great deal of resentment towards Qin Sheng. When she came to the mansion, she didn't even glance at Qin Sheng, her sister-in-law, and instead talked to her cousins beside her.
Qin Sheng sat next to them, while the young wives sat at a table. On the stage, a poignant and tear-jerking opera was being performed, specifically the scene where the young man left home to go to the capital for the imperial examination, and his wife saw him off at the village entrance.
Yin Wenxuan suddenly slammed the teacup down on the table.
"Sister-in-law, we're all family today, what kind of tea did you have prepared? It's practically inedible."
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