Chapter 306 I really feel sorry for my brother
Upon arriving at the dining area, my mind calmed down again, because the dining area was a hollowed-out pavilion built above the flowing water; to put it simply, it was a huge, square, open-air structure.
Below is a gently flowing stream, surrounded by green trees and red flowers. The scene is simply wonderful. Add a piece of music to the melody, and it's absolutely perfect.
Sheng Sheng leaned on the railing and quietly admired the view for a while, then exclaimed, "Wow, this place is so beautiful!"
Li Manyan pointed to the small lake across the lake, where there was a platform, and said with a smile, "Yes, there will be people playing the piano there at night. It will be very interesting to listen to music, drink and chat."
Seeing the joy in Sheng Sheng's eyes, Li Manyan added with a smile, "The princess is not allowed to drink alcohol. The princess is still a child and cannot drink alcohol."
"Oh," Sheng Sheng pouted, "I don't really want to drink it."
Li Manyan chuckled.
Sheng Sheng blinked and made an excuse to send Xie Yunqi, Xiao Quanzi, and Zijuan to distribute the herbal tea to the maids and servants who were working. She then pulled Li Manyan to a corner to sit down.
Li Manyan sensed that the little dumpling might have something to tell her, and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Sheng Sheng sat opposite Li Manyan, with only two fists' distance between them. Sheng Sheng could smell the faint fragrance on Li Manyan's body.
Li Manyan has a classic oval face, fair skin, and a natural elegance. Today, she's wearing a light purple dress, making her look like a fairy descending from the moon.
If Xie Yunjia is as bright and fiery as fire, then Li Manyan is as gentle and tender as water.
Sheng Sheng smiled and looked at her with her chin resting on her hand, secretly sighing that even she couldn't compare to Sister Yan Yan's stunning beauty, let alone men.
Moreover, Li Manyan is a well-educated, gentle, and kind girl.
It's hard not to love it.
"Sister Yan Yan, this banquet is wonderful! Everyone will love it!"
"It would be best if everyone could be satisfied, which would prove that Mother's efforts these days have not been in vain."
"How can we only say it's Madam Li's hard work? Sister Yan Yan has also been busy these past few days. Sister Yan Yan's efforts are also part of this."
Li Manyan said modestly, "I'm just helping my mother out, it's nothing."
"Okay, okay, whatever Sister Yan Yan says goes." Sheng Sheng smiled and grabbed her hand, shaking it from side to side. "But Brother will definitely like it!"
Perhaps because the topic suddenly shifted to Xie Yunchuan, Li Manyan's heart tightened, her breathing paused briefly, and besides feeling puzzled, she didn't know why her heart was beating faster.
Li Manyan didn't think much of it, assuming that she was distracted because she didn't understand what Shengsheng meant.
"ah……?"
With a blink, she naturally didn't miss Li Manyan's little movement!
"Hehe." Sheng Sheng smiled and explained casually, "Because my brother has been so busy lately. He's already at the martial arts field practicing before I even get out of bed in the morning. And in the evening, he only comes back after I've finished eating and am about to go to bed. He can't even spare a meal to spend with me. So I think my brother must be exhausted lately. He must be very happy that he finally has time to relax at the Spring Banquet."
"Ah, I see."
Li Manyan was somewhat stunned. Despite her repeated explanations, her doubts remained unresolved.
"What's the matter?"
"It's nothing." Li Manyan smiled and shook her head, then hesitated for a moment before asking, "Princess, you just said that the Second Prince has been so busy lately...?"
"Yes, that's right." Sheng Sheng's eyes lit up, and she said with a grin, "Brother used to always have meals with me, but it's probably because classes at Wenhua Hall are about to start, so he's been rushing to finish his work lately and hasn't had time to have meals with me. Sigh, I really feel sorry for him. He's so busy, I wonder if he's ever given himself a little time to relax."
After hearing this, Li Manyan nodded slowly, and then, as if thinking of something, the tips of her ears suddenly turned a little red.
So, His Highness the Second Prince is so busy.
So that day...
"Sister Yan Yan, Sister Yan Yan?"
"ah?"
Li Manyan became so engrossed in her thoughts that it took several calls to bring her back to reality.
"Sister Yan Yan, what's wrong?"
Sheng Sheng sat upright, looking obedient and well-behaved.
"Um……"
Li Manyan lowered her voice, as if she lacked confidence, "Princess, you don't need to worry too much. I think... the Second Prince is in pretty good condition."
"Oh?" Sheng Sheng tilted her head. "How did you know, Sister Yan Yan?"
"It's nothing, it's just that day, um... that day I was shopping with Miss Zhang and Miss Lin, and we happened to run into the Second Prince."
Sheng Sheng's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed in her heart: The melon is here!
He remained outwardly calm, pretending to be hearing about it for the first time: "Oh, what a coincidence?"
"Yes, I met them at a cosmetics shop. Miss Zhang and Miss Lin were passing by a pastry shop and wanted to go in to buy some pastries. I wasn't in a good mood that day, and I've been busy with the spring banquet with my mother lately, so I wasn't really in the mood for pastries. I went to the cosmetics shop next door by myself."
Li Manyan said, "I never expected to run into the Second Prince in that rouge shop."
What Li Manyan didn't mention was that she casually glanced at the rouge and finally picked out a bottle of light purple rouge before leaving.
Unexpectedly, when she turned around, she saw Xie Yunchuan standing behind her.
She didn't know how long Xie Yunchuan had been standing behind her silently. Li Manyan only remembered that when she turned her head, she looked into his beautiful eyes, which were full of smiles.
Sheng Sheng listened with wide eyes, urging her to continue, "And then? And then?"
"I asked the Second Prince why he came here, and he said that he wanted to pick out a gift for the Imperial Concubine and asked me to help him choose one."
Sheng Sheng remembered that when Consort Rong came to see her that day, there were indeed some colors on her fingernails.
"Ah, so that's how it is. No wonder I saw Mother wearing a new color of nail polish the other day. It was a gift from my brother."
"Yes, later, the Second Prince offered to treat me to a meal to express his gratitude."
Then the two of them naturally went to a restaurant for lunch together. Originally, Li Manyan wanted to invite two other girls, but Xie Yunchuan said that it was not appropriate for a man to be with several girls, and he was not familiar with the other two, so it was not convenient for them to go together.
The implication was that he wanted to eat alone with her.
Considering that the two already knew each other and were indeed close friends, and that Xie Yunchuan was treating her to a meal as a way of thanking her, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to invite others.
Li Manyan agreed on a whim, without thinking much about it, and didn't realize that she could have said it another time or expressed her gratitude in another way.
In short, at the end of that day, she made an excuse to part ways with her two girlfriends and went to a restaurant to eat alone with Xie Yunchuan.
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