Chapter 173 Inhaling the Fragrance of a Pretty Older Woman
Just then, Zijuan finished settling the stone and came out of the tent.
As soon as Zijuan came out, she saw the two of them face to face, with no more than a finger's width between them.
Looking at Xiao Quanzi beside her, who had deliberately turned his head away, as if avoiding eye contact, Zijuan suddenly felt she had realized something.
"ah!"
Zijuan gasped softly, hurriedly walking past them with her head down. She took small, quick steps to Xiao Quanzi's side and couldn't help but whisper, "Xiao Quanzi, you... you just watched your prince like that... he..."
In broad daylight, with so many people coming and going, and even the Imperial Guards patrolling, doesn't this little Quanzi know to be more careful?
If someone were to see this, and then a gossip told Consort Li, what would happen?
But it's true, he truly is worthy of being the son of the Son of Heaven, so young yet already...
Xiao Quanzi, feeling ashamed to look at her master because she thought he was too childish and somewhat simple-minded, said: "Ah? How dare we servants advise him?"
Zijuan sighed, "Indeed, the Fifth Prince's temperament is indeed uncontrollable. Alas, you've really had a hard time."
Thinking she had found a kindred spirit, Xiao Quanzi said with tears in her eyes, "Sigh, it's not hard work, it's just what a servant should do!"
Zijuan: "Mmm!"
Two people on different wavelengths, each believing the other was on the same wavelength, spent ages giving irrelevant answers, and surprisingly, they actually started chatting.
After Zijuan finished sighing, she remembered that she needed to find Shengsheng.
Zijuan looked around: "Where is our princess?"
Xiao Quanzi pointed in the direction the sound had come from: "I just saw the Second Princess run into a group of young ladies. I remember there was also Consort Jing's niece among them."
Upon hearing this, Zijuan knew that Shengsheng had gone to find the Li family's young lady. She thanked Xiaoquanzi and hurried off in that direction.
Over here, Sheng Sheng is surrounded by a group of beautiful, soft, and fragrant women, happily inhaling all sorts of scents.
Every time she was patted on the head, someone would rub her face. These young ladies were all pampered and spoiled. Their hands were white and tender, and their whole bodies, even their hair, smelled sweet.
Sheng Sheng felt incredibly happy to be surrounded by such a group of beautiful and lively young ladies praising her.
"Hehehe, smells good, smells good, smells so good!"
Everyone was amused by her and started teasing her.
"Oh my, I didn't realize our princess was such a little lecher."
"Look at you, how can you say that about our princess? The Second Princess is clearly just good at appreciating things. Isn't that right, Second Princess?"
Sheng Shengxiang was confused and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, all correct!"
Everyone burst into laughter again. Seeing that she wasn't angry at all when teased like that, she was indeed a soft and cute little dumpling, just as Li Manyan had said. They liked this little princess even more.
"So, Princess, who do you like more, us or me?"
"Of course it's me! Didn't you notice that my outfit is almost the same color as the princess's today? The princess is wearing smoky green, and I'm wearing turquoise. What a coincidence!"
"Tch, it's clearly me!"
"It's me!"
He burst into giggles. Is such a life real? Surrounded by a group of beauties vying for his favor, such a life is priceless!
"No arguing, no arguing, I like everything, I like it all!"
With a wave of his little hand, he acted like a little adult, trying to pull all the beauties into his arms. His adorable appearance melted everyone's hearts.
Li Manyan couldn't stop laughing.
These young ladies all came with their families. Most of them had older brothers who also went hunting. Most of the women in the family didn't know much about riding and archery; they just came to have fun, relax, and show off.
The men had all gone into the mountains to hunt, so the girls decided to go for a walk around together.
After all, they were all young ladies raised in the inner chambers, rarely having the opportunity to travel far, and they all wanted to take this opportunity to have some fun.
Li Manyan is the niece of Consort Jing, and her grandfather is the Minister of Revenue. She has a noble status and a good personality, so these young ladies all love to play with her.
Li Manyan was just about to lead a few people to the riverbank to pick some flowers.
"Picking flowers? I want to go too! I want to go too!"
Sheng Sheng hugged Li Manyan tightly and sweetly acted coquettishly towards her.
She also wants to go out and play!
Li Manyan knew that Xie Yunchuan should be hunting in the mountains at this time, and since the little dumpling was going to be alone anyway, she might as well take her along.
Li Manyan nodded: "Alright, but Princess, where are your maids? For your safety, you can't just come with us alone like this."
The other young ladies chimed in, all of them young girls in their prime. They all adored Sheng Sheng, this cute little dumpling, and while petting her, they vied with each other to see who would lead her around later.
Sheng Sheng chuckled and pointed at Zijuan, who was running over: "Hey, Zijuan's here."
Yesterday, when Shengsheng came over to eat the chicken stew with mushrooms that Li Manyan made, Li Manyan had seen Zijuan before, remembered her face, and knew that Zijuan was Shengsheng's personal maid.
Upon hearing that Sheng Sheng wanted to go out to play, Zijuan hurriedly called Chunhua, Qiuyue, and the old cat and old fish to come along.
Seeing that Xie Yunqi and Lu Chi were still arguing about something, he thought for a moment and then instructed the palace servants in the tent to keep an eye on the stone and prevent anyone from teasing it anymore.
Since they were all girls, Sheng Sheng didn't let Lao Mao and Lao Yu get too close. She just told them to stay about twenty paces behind the group and keep an eye on things.
Everyone brought their personal maids, and being a group of people, they were quite bold and set off happily towards the small river behind the mountain.
In the end, Sheng Sheng still chose to pull Li Manyan along, and as they walked, Sheng Sheng asked her, "Sister Yan Yan, how did you know there was a river over there? Have you been to Shanglin Hunting Ground before?"
One day, Li Manyan said with a smile, "No, it was the Second Prince who told me."
Sheng Sheng: Σ(°▽°)
In an instant, Sheng Sheng's expression changed to that of someone watching the drama unfold, her eyes lighting up. A thought flashed through her mind, and she immediately realized something.
Sheng Sheng quickly asked casually, "Hey, when did my brother sneak out to play by himself without taking me with him?"
"The Second Prince has visited the Shanglin Hunting Grounds several times, so he must have known about it beforehand. He only told me about it yesterday."
"Oh, I see."
Sheng Sheng seemed to be deep in thought. Could it be that her brother had just casually mentioned it to her when he was talking to Sister Yan Yan yesterday?
Um……
Although the two became acquainted because of Consort Jing's affair, Li Manyan was also in the Wenhua Hall, so the two were originally classmates.
Sheng Sheng looked at Li Manyan, who appeared completely at ease, without any of the shyness one would expect from a young girl. Her eyes were so firm, as if she were about to enter a Buddhist monastery, that he couldn't help but scratch his head in confusion.
Could it be that she's overthinking things? The two are just friends who are a little closer than classmates. Yesterday, her brother went to see Sister Yan Yan just to thank her for Jingfei's matter?
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