"Cousin!" A voice interrupted their conversation, "What are you doing hiding here? My sister and I have been looking for you!"
The two looked towards the source of the voice. It was the Crown Princess's niece, the third daughter of the Yun family, Yun Xiu.
Chao Hua was puzzled, "What do you want from me?"
Yunxiu took Chaohua's arm affectionately, smiling sweetly, "Can't I come to you if I have nothing else to do? As half the host, you should help Shouning entertain the women. How can you be so embarrassed to hide away here?"
She tugged at Chaohua's sleeve and said, "I heard that cousin Shouning has prepared something wonderful for people to see. How about we go to the garden and take a look?"
Although she said "we are together", Miss Yun San never cast a glance at Chen Huaixu from beginning to end. It was obvious that the word "we" did not include Chen Huaixu.
Shen Huaixu didn't know why Miss Yun San, whom she had only met a few times, didn't like her, and she didn't want to know. Just as she was about to say goodbye and leave, she heard Chao Hua say, "In that case, Mingyi, let's go together."
Hearing Chaohua mention Shen Huaixu, Yunxiu also said: "So County Master Mingyi is here too. I'm sorry that I didn't recognize her."
So the three of them set out on the road to the garden.
Chen Huaixu chatted with Chaohua in a haphazard manner, thinking that it couldn't be such a coincidence that Prince Shouning just happened to put something in the sun to dry... She had a bad feeling.
Today was a little strange, anything she didn't want to happen might happen.
A gentle breeze blew, and ripples appeared in the center of the lake. Not many people were invited to this banquet, and the host was casual, so the guests could go boating on the lake and enjoy the spring flowers before the banquet began.
When the three of them arrived, the banquet had just begun. They were led by the maids to their seats and sat down. Shen Huaixu just focused on eating. When she was almost full, she put down her chopsticks to rinse her mouth and began to pay attention to the movements at the table.
The female and male relatives were only separated by a garden, and she could hear everything they talked about.
"Chen Huaixu, why are you so absent-minded?"
Chao Hua, who was standing next to her, touched her elbow and said, "It's not easy to see you come out. It's better to have fun. After you see big brother's treasure, I'll take you somewhere."
Shen Huaixu asked, "Where?"
Chao Hua said mysteriously: "You will know in a moment!"
"You two really have a great relationship." Yun Xiu watched them whispering and couldn't help but say, "When Chaohua was little, she was the clingy one. Now she's grown up in the blink of an eye."
"Cousin, you also said that was when we were young." Chaohua said vaguely with dissatisfaction.
The only people sitting here were the young ladies of the Yun family, Chaohua, and Shen Huaixu. Yun Xiu didn't talk much to Shen Huaixu, but the other young ladies were very curious about him.
A younger man stared at Shen Huaixu with a smile and asked curiously, "I heard that Princess Mingyi is a good doctor. I've been feeling a little dizzy these past few days. Could you please treat me?"
Chaohua's face immediately darkened. Who didn't know that Shen Huaixu was a good doctor? But this kind of thing could obviously be discussed in private. Why bring it up now? Isn't that looking for trouble?
Before she could speak, someone said, "Sixth sister had such a good appetite just now, I really can't tell that she's sick. Could it be that I'm mistaken?"
It was Yunyan, the fourth daughter of the eldest lady of the Yun family, the second daughter of Yunyan. She was a cold beauty. She had not spoken many times during the entire meal. This time she spoke, it was the longest speech Shen Huaixu had ever heard her speak.
Facing Yunyan, Miss Yunliu opened her mouth but didn't dare say anything more.
Chen Huaixu said, "Sixth Miss, if you feel unwell, you can go to Jishitang to find me. Today, this county lady is just a guest of the Prince's Mansion and will not be doing anything else."
Her voice was flat, neither making people feel that she was embarrassed to talk about her identity as a doctor, nor making people ignore her current identity.
Thus, this little episode passed away amidst the conversations among the crowd.
The young ladies of the Yun family didn't know much about Chen Huaixu, mostly hearsay, so it was inevitable that they looked down on him.
In addition, Princess Chaohua was too close to her, which made them feel unbalanced and they wanted to suppress Shen Huaixu.
Now it seems that he has died before achieving his goal.
Suddenly, the noise in the garden next door became louder. Shen Huaixu's mind was not on the dinner table to begin with, and now she could no longer sit still. She whispered hello to Chaohua, and just as she was about to leave, she took Chaohua with her.
"Your cousins want to be close to you. It's not good for them to always stick with me, right?" Shen Huaixu smiled cunningly.
Chao Hua shook Shen Huaixu's arm and said, "Don't be angry. They just had the wrong idea. They don't have bad intentions. I will mention it to my grandmother."
She didn't treat her cousins, whether they were born legitimate or illegitimate, differently, but it had to be said that there were differences in character between those born legitimate or illegitimate.
Walking to a big tree, Shen Huaixu stopped and said, "Then I will be able to hold a boat in my prime minister's stomach for once."
She looked around and asked Chaohua, "Is there a place where I can see the whole plum garden?"
The Plum Garden was where they had just had their banquet.
Chao Hua was surprised. "What do you want to do? Are you attracted to some young master? I haven't even thought about secretly looking at Mr. Fu, but you are even more anxious than me..."
Chen Huaixu stopped in his tracks, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Shut up! I want to see the treasures in your eldest brother's collection."
Chao Hua became even more excited. "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I'll go ask my elder brother to let us watch it after the banquet!"
"It's best not to get close. Just watch from a distance and let me observe."
"Observe? Observe what?"
Shen Huaixu restrained his smile, his eyes deep, "See if there are any mice."
After she learned that Prince Shouning had fluorescent stone, she took the time to write a note and asked Xiaoman to deliver it to her father, asking him to remind everyone present not to get too close to the glowing stone at the right time.
Although the note did not explain the reason, she was sure that her father would believe her. At worst, she still had Fu Yin, so she was not worried.
Chao Hua pouted, "You're so mysterious all the time, and you never tell me... You have to tell me the reason later!"
"make a deal!"
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