Chapter 253 The Stone Agrees with What I Said
Sheng Sheng was startled and blinked, "Huh?"
"You still say 'ah'?" Xie Yunjia pinched her cheek angrily. "Really."
Xie Yunjia rubbed the little dumpling's face for a while in annoyance, and Shengsheng quickly coaxed her: "Royal sister, royal sister, Shengsheng knows she was wrong."
Xie Yunjia then released her grip and let out a soft hum.
"Oh dear, don't be angry, Your Highness. Of course, I love you the most." Sheng Sheng shook Xie Yunjia's hand and said softly, "It's just that Sister Yan Yan is injured. I just went to see Xiao Quanzi! You know how to care about people."
"A bunch of fallacies." Xie Yunjia laughed out loud. Of course, she couldn't really be angry with Sheng Sheng; she was just teasing her.
Xie Yunjia was asked to take care of Li Manyan these past few days, but she didn't expect that the two, who seemed to have completely different personalities, would actually get along quite well.
Over time, the two became friends.
Xie Yunjia originally thought they wouldn't be back from Haijin so soon, but they returned in just three days.
"Perfect timing, would you like to come with us for a walk along the river?"
Sheng Sheng asked her which riverbank it was. Could it be the riverbank where they encountered the wolf pack before?
Xie Yunjia nodded: "Yes, besides that, which other riverbank could there be around here?"
Sheng Sheng felt ashamed. The scene of "fighting" wild wolves there not long ago was still vivid in his mind. Sheng Sheng trembled, not out of fear, but because he still felt a lingering shadow.
Sheng Sheng asked Li Manyan, "Sister Yan Yan, are you alright?"
Li Manyan smiled and shook her head: "We are well prepared this time. The eldest princess brought a lot of guards, so there will be no problem."
Sheng Sheng thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then Sheng Sheng will come along to play too. But can Sheng Sheng bring Shi Tou along to play with us?"
I haven't seen my adorable little stone for several days, and I miss him terribly.
“Go ahead,” Xie Yunjia replied. “Shitou is taking a nap in your tent right now; he probably hasn’t gotten up yet.”
"Okay, Sister Yan Yan, Imperial Sister, wait for Sheng Sheng!"
The little dumpling quickly ran back to its tent to look for the stone, but unexpectedly, the stone was not in the tent.
"Stone, stone?"
At first, Sheng Sheng thought that Shi Tou was sleeping in some corner, but after searching every corner of the tent, she still couldn't find Shi Tou.
Sheng Sheng couldn't help but feel anxious. She lifted the tent flap and said to Zijuan, "Zijuan, quickly go and ask the palace servants who were guarding this place where Shitou has gone."
"Yes, Princess!"
Without wasting any words, Zijuan quickly ran off to ask someone.
In Sheng Sheng's eyes, Shi Tou was just a simple, cute little baby who didn't understand anything. Just like parents looking at their own children, it would be very dangerous for such a small child to run out on his own.
So Sheng Sheng didn't stay idle either, and started walking around the tent, trying to see if Shi Tou might have accidentally run away somewhere.
After searching around the tent for a long time, they still couldn't find any trace of the stone.
Sheng Sheng squatted down next to a bush with a mournful face, parting the bushes and not even leaving any corners untouched.
Just as Sheng Sheng was getting increasingly anxious, Lu Chi's voice rang out above her head.
"Princess? You're back!"
"Um……"
Sheng Sheng listlessly looked up to respond, first seeing Lu Chi with a slightly happy smile, and then, to her surprise, she saw the stone she had been searching for in Lu Chi's arms.
Sheng Sheng's eyes widened: "A stone?"
As soon as Shi Tou saw Sheng Sheng, he began to kick his legs frantically and struggle to get out of Lu Chi's arms.
"Master, master, save me! Stone is being harassed by this bad guy!"
The stone struggled fiercely, and Lu Chi lost his balance and jumped off the stone.
Sheng Sheng quickly reached out and caught him, and the stone was steadily held in her arms.
Stone hadn't seen its beloved owner for several days. As soon as it rushed into her arms, it started hugging her neck and whimpering, "Waaah, owner, I missed you so much!"
Stone cried out and clung to Sheng Sheng's neck, refusing to get down. No matter how Sheng Sheng tried to coax him, it was no use. He was nowhere near the king of beasts, leaving Sheng Sheng both amused and exasperated.
"Okay, okay, what's wrong?"
"Waaaaah..."
Sheng Sheng wanted to ask Shi Tou how he ended up with Lu Chi, but Shi Tou wouldn't listen. So, Sheng Sheng had no choice but to ask Lu Chi instead.
“Brother Lu Chi, how come you’re with Shi Tou? My sister clearly said that Shi Tou was taking a nap.”
Lu Chi said innocently, "Oh, I just passed by here and saw Shi Tou come out of the tent. I thought he probably wanted to go out and play for a while, so I took him out for a ride on horseback."
Stone yelled and screamed, "Bullshit! Who wanted to go out and play with you? I only came out because I smelled my master's scent, okay? Who knew that I would be snatched away by this bad guy as soon as I stepped out!"
The stone's voice was full of resentment, but unfortunately Lu Chi couldn't understand it. In fact, even if Lu Chi had understood it, he would have lied through his teeth.
Lu Chi smiled and pointed at the stone: "Princess, look, the stone agrees with what I said."
Sheng Sheng: "..."
Do I really agree with what you said?
Zijuan asked all the palace servants around her, but no one had seen Shitou. She ran back, calling out, "Princess, I asked around and no one saw Shitou. Is it Shitou...?"
Before Zijuan could finish speaking, she saw the stone that Shengsheng was holding, staring at Lu Chi with wide eyes.
"Huh?" Zijuan asked, "The stone has been found?"
Sheng Sheng didn't know how to explain, so she simply hummed in agreement.
Sheng Sheng still needed to meet up with Xie Yunjia and Li Manyan, so she couldn't keep them waiting. She said to Lu Chi, "Brother Lu Chi, let's talk later. Sheng Sheng has to go find my elder sister now. She's waiting for me."
Sheng Sheng was just being polite, but Lu Chi clearly took it seriously and actually said, "Alright, how about I invite the princess to dinner tonight?"
Want to have dinner together?
Sheng Sheng doesn't really like eating with people she doesn't know well, because eating should be an enjoyable experience. Only by eating freely can one fully appreciate the joy that food brings.
If she eats with people she doesn't know well, she won't feel relaxed and won't be able to fully enjoy the food. Wouldn't that be a waste of the food?
Just as Sheng Sheng was about to refuse, she heard Lu Chi say something else.
"By the way, I've heard that the princess really enjoys soup. I happen to have acquired two old ducks, and the soup made with ginkgo nuts is absolutely delicious. I wonder if the princess has ever tried ginkgo nut and old duck soup?"
Lu Chi paused for a moment, observed Sheng Sheng's slightly curious expression, and smiled, "It seems that the princess has never tasted this ginkgo and old duck soup before."
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