Chapter 252 His Betrothed Wife
Meng Jingshu noticed that Dou Wenyi seemed to be looking at her, so she walked straight towards her and said coldly, "Does the Crown Prince know that you like Shen Yanzhou?"
Dou Wenyi almost laughed in anger, "Lord Shen is as handsome as the moon, the white moonlight of all the noble ladies of Tianning City. Do you want to be their enemy?"
“But he only has eyes for you!” A hint of resentment flashed in Meng Jingshu’s eyes, and she had to admit the truth.
Dou Wenyi lowered her eyes slightly, her face expressionless. "People change. You yourself said I am the Crown Princess, and there's no possibility between him and me anymore. So what reason do you have to see me as a formidable rival?"
“Back then, you specifically reminded me about my brother Dou Ruzhang, and I hadn’t thanked you for it. I thought you weren’t a bad person at heart.”
Meng Jingshu clenched her fists and stared at her intently. She had never taken the little Dou Wenyi seriously before, but she seemed to have precognitive abilities, turning misfortune into good fortune time and time again, and even rising to the high position of Crown Princess.
Looking at himself, not only did the power he pursued vanish into thin air, but he also couldn't even reach the person he longed for.
Why is she so unlucky?
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Looking at the small hill not far away, Gu Yufeng was eagerly surrounding Shen Lishu, helping her hold up her kite, while Zhang Chengxian stood casually to the side holding a kite.
After several attempts, the kite still failed to take off, and Shen Lishu was somewhat discouraged. Zhang Chengxian laughed and shouted, "There's no wind over there!"
Shen Lishu was suspicious, but Zhang Chengxian's kite had already taken off, so she ran towards him on her own initiative.
After moving to a different spot, the butterfly kite gradually took flight. Shen Lishu smiled brightly, completely excited. She ran further and further away, occasionally turning her head back to look.
Just as they were having a great time, the kite string suddenly broke, and the kite wobbled precariously before falling to the ground.
Shen Lishu frowned slightly and hurriedly chased after the direction in which the kite had fallen. Perhaps she was running too fast, because she stepped on a slippery stone and lost her balance. She stumbled and fell straight down without warning.
Zhang Chengxian's pupils contracted slightly, and with quick reflexes, he swiftly and neatly pulled Shen Lishu into his arms.
A gentle breeze stirred from the woman's robes, and her soft body exuded a delicate and sweet fragrance of gardenias that lingered around his nose. Zhang Chengxian was momentarily dazed; this was the first time in his twenty-odd years that he had held a woman so intimately.
She was still engaged to him, his fiancée!
Zhang Chengxian shook his head helplessly. She was the apple of the Shen family's eye, pampered and spoiled. He didn't know how much it would hurt if she fell like that...
He raised an eyebrow slightly and asked softly, "How could you be so careless?"
Shen Lishu frowned slightly, her face flushed instantly, her long eyelashes trembled, and her voice was barely audible, "Thank you... Can you let go now?"
After a brief moment of stunned silence, Zhang Chengxian snapped back to reality, abruptly withdrawing his arm and discreetly taking a step away from her.
"It hurts so much—"
As soon as Shen Lishu moved away from his support, she felt a piercing pain in her ankle.
Zhang Chengxian paused, "Where does it hurt?"
Despite the pain, Shen Lishu pointed to her left foot and said, "My foot, Zhang Chengxian, I think I twisted my ankle."
How could you hurt yourself in such a short time?
Seeing her pale face, cold sweat on her forehead, and her feigned strength, Zhang Chengxian realized how delicate she truly was.
His thin lips were almost pressed into a line, and a hint of heartache, which he himself was unaware of, flickered in his eyes. "Does it hurt a lot?"
Shen Lishu was a little embarrassed. "Could you please call my brother and have him bring someone over?"
"Don't move yet, let me check your injuries." Zhang Chengxian's tone left no room for argument.
He squatted down to look at her, gently lifting her skirt to reveal a section of her snow-white ankle, the bare bone covered by a thin silk stocking.
A woman's ankles are a very private area, but he showed no intention of avoiding suspicion and directly peeled off her silk stockings, revealing that her ankles were starting to swell and turn red.
Zhang Chengxian's breath hitched, a hint of embarrassment flashing across his cold face, and he hurriedly put the brocade socks back on.
"Your injury is indeed quite serious. It's best not to move around until the doctor arrives."
Zhang Chengxian frowned, and without saying a word, he picked her up in his arms.
Shen Lishu was caught off guard and turned pale with fright. She tried to break free, but those arms were strong and powerful, and she couldn't resist at all.
"You...let me go!"
"We'll be there soon. The carriage is just a few steps away at the foot of the mountain."
Shen Lishu pressed herself against the boy's broad, warm chest, feeling a cool breeze on her ears. Her heart pounded wildly. It took her a while to calm down, and she couldn't help but ask, "Zhang Chengxian, what's wrong with you?"
"Don't touch me, go and call my brother!"
Zhang Chengxian's head was burning, and his back was visibly tense, but he still laughed heartily, "When something happens, you only know to look for your brother? Just now you called Gu Yufeng 'brother,' but why do you call me by my first name? I'm your brother too!"
Shen Lishu met his burning gaze and was instantly flustered. "But... I've called him Brother Gu since I was little!"
Moreover, his tone was too familiar, too matter-of-fact, and too lacking in tact.
Before she could finish speaking, Zhang Chengxian added, "Then call me Brother Chengxian! Say it and let me hear it."
Shen Lishu was speechless with anger, her mind went blank, and she felt that he was very strange. She was not Pei Shuyue, so why did he call her that?
Moreover, isn't that a bit too clingy?
She was too weak to argue with him, so she could only cooperate and call out, "Brother Chengxian? Put me down!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chengxian was stunned, and his heart skipped a beat.
Her voice was soft and pleasant, completely different from how Pei Shuyue called him...
How could she be so easily fooled?
If other men all lied to her and called her "brother," would she be so obedient?
Before long, Shen Lishu was lifted into the carriage by him.
Zhang Chengxian's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and his voice was noticeably low and hoarse. "I have already sent someone to inform your brother. Don't worry."
Shen Lishu's cheeks flushed red. She bit her lip, unsure whether to be angry or scold him. She clenched her fist and punched him in the chest, yelling, "You lecherous scoundrel!"
Zhang Chengxian was thick-skinned and had solid martial arts skills. Besides, even if she hammered him all night, she wouldn't hurt him. He still pretended to be in pain quite cooperatively, "Ouch, stop hitting me... I'll apologize to you, okay?"
After hitting it for a while, Shen Lishu felt her hands getting tired and simply stopped hitting it, staring with her almond-shaped eyes, "My kite is still on the hillside."
Because of her carelessness, the kite string seems to have broken, and it's probably blown somewhere away now.
"Still want to fly a kite?"
Zhang Chengxian's gaze fell on her tenderly and attentively, and he handed her a paper kite shaped like a wild goose.
Shen Lishu looked regretful. "That kite was made by Brother Gu himself. It would be such a pity to ruin it."
Zhang Chengxian's expression changed slightly, and he fell silent.
At this moment, Gu Yufeng, his face ashen, caught up with his kite.
He had just seen the string of the butterfly kite break, so he rushed to pick it up. He had just turned around when he saw Zhang Chengxian holding him in his arms...
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