Chapter 131 I'm Coming to You
"Open the city gates! Open the city gates quickly, the son of Huaiyuan Marquis is entering the capital!"
The sky seemed to be splashed with a pool of thick ink, and raindrops as big as beans hit the armor like strings of beads. The soldiers guarding the city wiped the rain off their faces and hurried to open the city gate.
"Squeak." The city gate opened with an ancient muffled sound, and a white horse leaped into everyone's sight.
The man on the horse was slender, with clear muscle lines under the martial robe, but what was more eye-catching was his appearance. His face was as white as jade, and a few strands of black hair wet by the rain stuck to his cheeks. The thick black and porcelain white intertwined in the night to form a strange and enchanting picture.
The soldier in charge of opening the city gate was stunned for a moment. The young man on horseback noticed this scene, turned around and smiled at him, then kicked his horse and galloped away.
"What are you looking at? That's the only son of Marquis Huaiyuan and Princess Linzhao. How dare you stare at him for so long?" It was only when his companion nudged him in the waist with his elbow that he came back to his senses.
Nana whispered, "I thought the famous Jiang Shizi would look like that, but I didn't expect him to look like a pretty girl. He doesn't look like someone who kills people with a knife at all."
His companion laughed twice. "What nonsense are you talking about? Crown Prince Jiang joined the army at the age of ten, carrying on his father's legacy. He's a well-known figure in the Northern Frontier. Those Northern Rong people flee at the mere mention of his name."
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Because of the sudden heavy rain and the incident with Xiao Fufeng, the winter hunting personnel returned to the capital after only one day.
The rain came suddenly and no one was prepared. Many women were like wet quails, shivering and being supported by servants as they squeezed into the carriage.
Shen Shuwei was protected tightly by Zhao Yun, even her hair was dry. If Chen Heng had not arrived in time, Zhao Yun would not have wanted her to even get her feet wet in the mud.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness." Chen Heng took Shen Shuwei with a smile and helped her onto his carriage. He turned to look at Zhao Yun and said amid the noisy voices behind him, "Young Master Yue is seriously injured. Your Highness should stay by his side right now. Third Sister has A Zhang and I by her side, so Your Highness doesn't need to worry about her."
Zhao Yun raised the corners of his lips slightly, "Thank you for the reminder, Master."
Chen Heng just smiled without saying anything, and stepped onto the stool to get into the carriage.
The wind howled and the rain was pouring down, and the carriage was shaking. Chen Shuwei took out a clean handkerchief and handed it to Chen Heng, "It's raining so hard, are you wet, big brother?"
Chen Heng took the handkerchief and slowly wiped the water droplets off his face, exhaling lightly, "I've been staying in the tent and nothing happened, but your second brother has to accompany you to protect you in such heavy rain."
Shen Shuwei curled his lips, poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of Shen Heng, "Brother, drink a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up. Second brother is strong and healthy, nothing will happen. I will make him a bowl of ginger soup when I get back."
Chen Heng nodded, holding the teacup, his eyes fixed on Shen Shuwei's flawless white fox fur cloak. "I heard that after the Third Princess got into trouble, the Third Prince suspected you. Was it Prince Zhao who rescued you?"
Shen Shuwei nodded in agreement, avoiding the important point and omitting the matter of his Chinese medicine. He only said that he was drunk and disappeared from the public for a while, which made Xiao Chengping suspicious.
The smile on Chen Heng's face faded, and he placed his teacup on the table and said calmly, "These two siblings are taking advantage of their power and bullying others."
"They are not the only two princes and princesses in the court."
The last sentence of Chen Heng sounded a little strange. Chen Shuwei couldn't help but look at Chen Heng a few more times, but didn't respond.
Since the eldest brother has won the top spot in the imperial examination and entered the Hanlin Academy, it is equivalent to entering the emperor's sight. No matter which new emperor ascends the throne in the future, their Shen family must make a good choice.
A long line of carriages, one connected to the other, swayed as they moved down the mountain. From a distance, the lanterns hanging on the carriages looked like light strips that circled half the mountainside.
Suddenly, Chen Shuwei heard a few screams and neighings of horses coming from the convoy in front, as if the carriage had slipped and fallen, and the moving team was suddenly interrupted.
Not long after, a burst of hurried footsteps came from afar, and the curtain in front of Shen Shuwei was suddenly lifted, revealing Shen Zhang's wet and embarrassed face.
"Second brother?!" Shen Shu was slightly startled and quickly stepped forward to wipe his face. "Why are you here? Is there something wrong up ahead?"
Chen Zhang didn't say anything, but lifted up the thing in his hand.
In the dim light outside the carriage, Shen Shuwei finally saw that the object in Shen Zhang's hand was actually a person. Her hair was scattered all over her face, and she was stretching out her fair and delicate hands to brush it away. After a moment, a fair and pretty face was revealed, with a pair of eyes like black grapes embedded in her face, blinking at Shen Shuwei.
"Sister Chen!" Ruan Jingtang called out crisply.
Shen Shuwei's heart skipped a beat. He took her hand and pulled her in without waiting for any questions. Shen Zhang in front of him gritted his teeth, as if he could no longer endure it after so long. He bent his fingers and tapped her on the head, "How dare you run around in such heavy rain? You almost got trampled into a meat pie by someone's horse hoof!"
Ruan Jingtang held her head in her hands, pouting as she looked at Chen Zhang, "I want to find you."
Shen Zhang's expression changed, and he reached out to cover her mouth, fearing that she would say something shocking in front of Shen Shuwei and Shen Heng. "Alright, alright, when we get back, find a master to come to the Shen family. I'll teach him how to set up the swing frame, and then he can set it up for you. Is that okay?"
Ruan Jingtang obviously felt that it was not possible, but Chen Zhang covered her mouth and she couldn't break free, so she could only nod frustratedly.
Shen Zhang finally relaxed as if relieved, and pushed the person in. "Since the Ruan family is not here, you can follow our carriage back to the capital."
Shen Zhang had some important matters to attend to, so he briefly instructed Shen Shuwei to keep an eye on Ruan Jingtang and not let her run around, and then went back to work.
Only then did Shen Shuwei realize that no one from the Ruan family came to participate in the winter hunting, and Ruan Jingtang came out secretly, which shocked her greatly.
Ruan Jingtang sat in the corner like a person with nothing to do, clasped his hands together and smiled at her ingratiatingly, "Sister Chen, do you have hot tea? I'm so cold."
Chen Shuwei had no choice but to take a clean cup and pour hot tea for her.
Ruan Jingtang held the cup and took small sips, squinting her eyes comfortably. Chen Shuwei also took the opportunity to take a handkerchief to dry her hair.
There was a strange little girl in the car. Chen Heng sat aside to avoid suspicion, closed his eyes and rested without saying much.
The winter hunting group did not return to Luojing until the late night. Chen Shuwei ordered the coachman to take a detour to Ruan's house.
The carriage had just stopped when Ruan Jingtang refused to get off no matter what. She grabbed Shen Shuwei's arm and said coquettishly that she wanted to go to Shen's house and spend the night with her. "If I go back now, my mother will hang me up and beat me. Sister Shen, can I sleep with you for one night?"
Before Shen Shuwei could make a decision, the people from the Ruan family got the news and rushed out. The one leading the way was Wang Peilan, who wanted to hang Ruan Jingtang up and beat him.
Ignoring her son and husband's warnings, she leaped onto the carriage, leaned inside, grabbed Ruan Jingtang by the ear, and dragged him out. "Good job, Ruan Jingtang! We've been at home for just a few days, and you've gotten bolder, haven't you? You dared to sneak off to the hunting grounds without a word, and come back covered in mud! Go back and kneel!"
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