Chapter 20 Origami
Chapter Twenty
A graceful figure walked in, followed by two maids, and beside her stood Zhao Yun, whose face was extremely sour and unpleasant.
The person who came was none other than her fourth younger sister, Princess Chengle, Chen Xu.
Although the side rooms of the opera house are called side rooms, the side facing the stage is completely unobstructed, with only carved wooden railings. If people below look up, they can see everything clearly.
Afraid of being discovered, Shen Panyan quickly got up and hid inside.
Lin Xiao looked at her with a puzzled expression.
"Sir..." He was about to speak when Shen Panyan raised her hand and made a "shh" gesture.
"Lin Xiao, please help me see what they were saying and which room they went into."
Yesterday, Zhao Wenyao was telling her that the princess the General's Mansion had its eye on was her, and today Zhao Yun and Shen Xu went upstairs to listen to a play.
She already had a bad impression of Zhao Yun, and now her impression of him is even worse.
Lin Xiao's gaze fell on the two people downstairs.
Zhao Yun remained silent with a sour expression, and Shen Xu did not speak to him either, but simply asked the waiter to lead her to a side room.
The two went up to the second floor, and by sheer coincidence, the private room they had chosen was right next to theirs.
"Brother Tingzhi, don't be angry. Fengqu Tower has arranged a new play today. I heard it's really good. You should watch it!"
"Princess, please be respectful and refrain from any physical contact with me, lest it cause misunderstandings."
"Brother Tingzhi!! Why do you hate me so much? What did I do to offend you?"
"No, Your Highness is well. It's just that I don't enjoy watching operas. If Your Highness has nothing else to attend to, I'll take my leave now."
"you--!!"
"Zhao Tingzhi, you stop right there for me!!"
"......"
"What urgent matter does Your Highness have to discuss? I am very busy and have other matters to attend to..."
"Busy?! Who are you trying to fool? Do you think I don't know that you're just a general with a title but no real power? What could you possibly be busy with? Father has already agreed to bestow a marriage upon us. I think highly of you and am willing to give you some face. Don't take advantage of my kindness and think I can't live without you?"
"Really? That's wonderful! Princess, please return to the palace now and tell His Majesty that you wish to choose another consort. I would be more than happy to oblige."
"you--!!"
Immediately afterwards, there was a series of crashing sounds as porcelain shattered on the ground.
"Zhao Tingzhi!!"
Shen Panyan quickly took a few steps back, no longer daring to eavesdrop.
Shen Xu's temper is as bad as ever!
As she stepped back, she accidentally bumped into someone.
Shen Panyan turned around and saw Lin Xiao. He was looking down at her with a slightly dark expression. Shen Panyan immediately remembered the scene of her eavesdropping on someone's conversation and her face turned red instantly. She felt very embarrassed.
Oops!
They forgot that Lin Xiao was also there.
Does he think he has some strange fetish?
No, there really isn't!
Fortunately, a suppressed roar from next door caught her attention.
"Princess Chengle, please stop making a scene!!"
"This is a theater, not your Lulin Palace. Do you want everyone to laugh at us?"
"Ha! I have never cared about such empty words. Would they dare to utter a single word in front of me?"
The eavesdroppers: ......
I really wouldn't dare!
"Zhao Tingzhi, don't think I don't know that your General's Mansion secretly wants that good-for-nothing Shen Panyan. But Father has already made up his mind to bestow a marriage upon us. You have to get married whether you like it or not."
Chen Panyan: ......
She was unjustly insulted; it was truly an undeserved misfortune for her.
"...Why?" Zhao Yun's voice rang out through gritted teeth, "Why does it have to be me?"
"What did I do to offend Your Highness? Can't I change it?"
"I, the princess, prefer you to be alive. If you want to change, then do you want to die now?"
Zhao Yun: ......
Chen Panyan: ......
She patted her chest; Shen Xu's attack power was indeed as strong as ever.
Fortunately, it wasn't me facing her.
The next moment, Zhao Yun's voice rang out through gritted teeth, "I really regret saving you that day."
"A forced marriage won't be happy. Even if we get married, you might not be able to live a happy life. Why do you keep nagging me like this?"
"Whether it's sweet or not, we'll talk about that later. This princess will twist it first."
"Come, sit down and listen to the opera with me!"
"Otherwise, you wouldn't want your good brother to die a violent death, would you?"
"you--"
As a series of clanging sounds rang out, Chen Xu's gentle voice finally rang out again.
"That's right, Brother Tingzhi. Be a good boy and listen to me. If you make this princess happy, I will release your good brother."
"After all, your good brother almost crashed into me while riding a crazy horse. I only temporarily imprisoned him in the dungeon, which is already letting him off easy for your sake."
"You—if you hadn't entered the camp without permission, injured the horse, and driven it mad, how could the horse have hurt you? Now you're framing someone else for this! You, you really are—"
"Shameless!!!"
"It's because you refused to see me that I had no choice but to go to the military camp to see you."
"Brother Tingzhi, this is the last time I'll allow you to insult me. Next time, if you insult me again, for every single insult, I'll order someone to chop off one of your fingers; for every two insults, two fingers; for every three insults, three fingers..."
"You—you're a madman!!"
"Huh? Say it again?"
"......."
"Now, kneel down and apologize to this princess, and I will let him go. Otherwise, Yuezhi, remember this and go back..."
"sorry!!"
With a loud thud, Zhao Yun's suppressed voice rang out, "It was all my fault for speaking without thinking and offending the princess. I beg the princess to punish me!"
"Since that's the case... then this princess will take pity on you and spare you this time. However, you will remain kneeling here for now. I will let you get up when I am in a better mood."
"Yes... Your humble servant obeys."
After that, things quieted down next door, and no more noise came from there. Only then did Chen Panyan sit down and calm herself down.
I never expected to hear such gossip while just going out to see a play.
No wonder she'd felt a little strange since yesterday.
Zhao Wenyao had only just met him, yet she was already so eager to say those things, promising him almost every benefit the General's Mansion could offer. Wasn't that a bit too hasty? So that's why.
Given Chen Xu's personality, if she were to enter the General's Mansion, the mansion would likely never have a peaceful day again.
Moreover, Shen Panyan overheard a crucial point: Consort Hui had already taken a liking to Zhao Yun long before he returned to the capital, but Zhao Yun refused; he didn't want to marry any of the princesses. Otherwise, Shen Xu wouldn't have secretly run into the military camp to see him.
Thinking of this, Shen Panyan sighed.
From beginning to end, she was the only one who knew nothing and suffered an undeserved misfortune.
The General's Mansion wants to replace her simply because they think her personality is easy to control.
It's likely that Zhao Wenyao's words weren't very sincere.
If she really listened to her and married Zhao Yun, judging from his attitude towards Lin Xiao yesterday, he probably wouldn't have any good feelings towards her either. If she really married him, she would probably be the only one to suffer.
She never liked him to begin with, and now that he was being tormented by Chen Xu, Shen Panyan felt that he deserved it.
The wicked will be punished by the wicked; let them torment each other!
She doesn't want to get involved in this mess!
Thinking about this, Shen Panyan felt extremely agitated. She clenched her handkerchief, twisted it, and let out another long sigh.
Suddenly, a paper rabbit appeared before her eyes.
Shen Panyan paused for a moment, then looked up.
Lin Xiao looked at her and pushed the origami rabbit in front of her again.
"Princess..." He seemed to want to say something, but because he didn't know how to say it, he finally gave up, his voice very dry.
"Princess, with your subordinates here, I will not let anyone harm you."
Shen Panyan was startled.
She picked up the origami rabbit and chuckled, "Are you trying to comfort me?"
Lin Xiao hesitated for a moment, then nodded seriously, "Mm."
Now, it was Shen Panyan's turn to feel embarrassed.
Her face flushed slightly. "When did you fold these rabbits? You can even fold these kinds of things?"
"Just now." Lin Xiao pointed to the side. Those who come to the theater to listen to the opera and choose the private rooms are mostly refined people. Sometimes, as the guests listen, they become so engrossed in the opera that they sigh deeply and are inspired to write poetry. Therefore, there is always paper in the private rooms. Lin Xiao just took out a sheet.
He has excellent craftsmanship; the folded rabbits he makes are very cute and endearing.
Shen Panyan held it with great delight, repeatedly asking, "Lin Xiao, when did you learn to fold these things? Besides rabbits, what else can you fold?"
"I learned these things when I was bored... I could also fold flowers, daggers, and paper cranes..."
He was very uncomfortable being looked at by Shen Panyan's bright almond-shaped eyes, so he turned his eyes away and spoke slowly.
After hearing what he said, Shen Panyan's eyes brightened even more.
This was the first time she had ever heard of Lin Xiao's skill. Looking at the adorable little rabbit in her hand, and then at Lin Xiao, dressed in black, expressionless, and with an indifferent air, she found it hard to believe that this cute little rabbit was made by him.
Shen Panyan smiled and said, "Thank you, Lin Xiao. I like it very much."
"Princess... I'm glad you like it..." Lin Xiao said even slower.
Because Shen Xu was sitting next to her in the side room, Shen Panyan didn't want to be recognized by her, so she got up and sat next to Lin Xiao, leaning close to him to speak in a low voice.
"Lin Xiao, what flowers can you fold? Could you fold another hibiscus for me?"
Her favorite flower is the hibiscus.
The princess's sudden approach caused Lin Xiao's body to tense up, but he quickly recovered and nodded.
"good."
Lin Xiao took out another piece of paper, his fingers flying across the paper, pausing occasionally before folding it again. Before long, a graceful hibiscus flower appeared on the table.
Actually, he wasn't very good at folding flowers. He could only fold one or two very simple flowers and wasn't very good at folding hibiscus flowers. But to Shen Panyan, this was already incredible. "Lin Xiao, you're amazing!"
Shen Panyan watched him fold it with her own eyes this time. Before she could even understand it, Lin Xiao had already finished folding it.
"Lin Xiao, can you teach me?"
Lin Xiao hesitated, "Princess, actually, this isn't folded very well..."
"But you're already very good." Shen Panyan looked at him with a smile. "Why don't you teach me?"
"If the princess wishes to learn, then this subordinate will certainly..."
"Alright, stop talking so seriously, Lin Xiao, teach me quickly!"
Shen Panyan also took a piece of paper and looked up at him, her eyes full of expectation.
Lin Xiao: ......
He seemed to sigh.
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