No sooner had she thought that than she heard Xianglan mutter to herself, "If I can't understand it? Could it be a foreign language?!"
"That's it, I didn't even pass the CET-4, I definitely won't understand it either."
"Everyone says that if you master math, physics, and chemistry, you can go anywhere in the world without fear, but practice makes perfect. Mastering a foreign language is also very important."
"I shouldn't have skipped classes when I was in college!"
Shen Qiyin: "..."
I originally wanted to ask Xianglan to "explain" the things I couldn't understand, but she said a bunch of things that she understood even less.
However, she could guess some of what she was going to say in her last sentence.
So Shen Qiyin said, "After the New Year, when the girls' school reopens, I will send you there to study."
Xianglan was stunned: "Huh?!"
"Being a lady from a noble family is obviously out of the question, but becoming a princess might still be a chance."
"But whether it's for yourself or to win the favor of your sweetheart, it's always right to make yourself better."
"If you want it, then you should strive to get it through your own efforts."
Although it was a pipe dream for a maid to dream of becoming a princess in the eyes of the world, Shen Qiyin felt that if Xianglan really wanted to become a princess, then this identity would be like a carrot hanging in front of a donkey, luring her to keep moving forward.
Looking at it from another angle, it's not bad either.
Xianglan was dumbfounded: "What the heck?"
"Me?" She pointed uncertainly to herself: "To be a princess?!"
"Um."
"Are you delirious from your illness?" Xianglan said, touching her forehead with the back of her hand.
Shen Qiyin chuckled and pulled her hand away: "Didn't you say that yourself?"
"When did I ever say something so arrogant?"
"The last time you were sick," Shen Qiyin recalled. "You said everyone else was either a young lady from a noble family or a princess, but you were just a lowly maid. Don't you remember?"
Xianglan shook her head frantically.
I have absolutely no recollection of it!
She has neither talent nor looks, so why does she dare to arrange to marry a prince?
Besides, these comedic girls only enjoy watching others date; they don't actually want to date themselves.
"I was just delirious from the fever and talking nonsense. Why did you take it seriously, Miss?" Xianglan crept up to Shen Qiyin, hugged her arm, and tilted her head to rest on her shoulder.
She said, "I was never a particularly outstanding child. As I grew up, I met many people and experienced many things, and I became more and more accepting of my mediocrity."
"When I said I wanted to be a princess, it wasn't because I longed to be someone superior, but simply because I thought being a princess or a young lady from a wealthy family would mean living a life of luxury."
“But even if I don’t become a princess, I can still live a good life with Miss.”
At this point, she earnestly massaged Shen Qiyin's shoulders and said, "My greatest wish now is that you, Miss, can earn lots and lots of money so that I can live a life of leisure without any guilt."
"Oh, of course, I'm not doing nothing either. If you have children in the future, I can be Andy Lau and help you take care of them."
Shen Qiyin asked in confusion, "What is Dehua?"
“Um…” Xianglan thought for a moment and explained, “It’s a term that refers to an aunt or maternal aunt. That’s how it’s called in my hometown.”
"Fuzhou?"
"What?"
Shen Qiyin gently shook her head.
Xianglan, like her, seems to carry a considerable secret.
She didn't elaborate, and Xianglan didn't press for details, because she estimated the time and felt that Lord Xiao should be arriving soon.
When she sent them back today, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, she specifically told him to go back and tell Lord Xiao that he must come over tonight.
Thinking of this, she chuckled at Shen Qiyin and instructed her, "Miss, when Lord Xiao arrives later, you must tell him about your longing for him these past few days!"
What if he doesn't want to listen?
"How is that possible!"
“Maybe not before, but recently…” She was a little unsure of Xiao Yan’s thoughts.
Shen Qiyin thought that Xianglan's mind was different from that of ordinary people, and talking to her might be helpful, so she told her her thoughts.
After hearing this, Xianglan stroked her chin with a mysterious expression and asked her, "So you guessed that Lord Xiao is tired of you? Or did you do something on New Year's Eve that made him unhappy?"
Shen Qiyin nodded: "So I was thinking, if it really is the latter situation, then what should I do to coax him?"
“No, no, that’s not right,” Xianglan corrected her. “Men don’t need to be coaxed, just ‘force love’.”
After hearing Xianglan's explanation of those three words, Shen Qiyin expressed deep doubt.
Will this work?
She hadn't originally planned to listen to Xianglan, but when Xiao Yan arrived and saw him sitting upright without even looking at her, she couldn't help but think, "Since things are already like this, I might as well go all out and give it a try."
Without saying a word, she leaned over and kissed Xiao Yan.
A light, fleeting kiss landed perfectly on his lips.
But in the blink of an eye, Xiao Yan pushed her away.
Although he said he was "pushing," his hand on her shoulder tightened even more, showing no intention of letting go.
Rejected by him and forced into love by herself, Shen Qiyin thought it was all over; there was no hope left.
Then she heard Xiao Yan's suppressed, deep voice slowly ring in her ear: "Yinyin, don't provoke me..." It sounded like a warning, yet also like a plea.
Shen Qiyin said blankly, "I... I was just trying to coax you."
"Trying to coax me?"
Weren't you angry?
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