Chapter 73
Yun Duo was so frightened that she stood still, without even having time to close her mouth which had been talking non-stop. Lin Xing did not intend to rescue her, but lowered her head and smiled secretly.
The sudden silence around him made Yu Hang understand what had happened. He pretended to be ignorant and walked into the mansion expressionlessly in the sight of the two people, leaving them where they were.
"Come back to your senses." Lin Xing gently pushed down the person next to her.
Yun Duo complained with a sad face: "Sister Xiao Xing, why didn't you remind me?"
"I thought you did it on purpose."
"Who would deliberately ignore their own young master?" Yun Duo bit off a hawthorn in one bite.
"Don't worry, your master won't mind. You should give the candied haws to Uncle Wu first." Lin Xing picked up the bag of candied haws and shook it in front of her eyes.
"All right."
Only after watching her figure disappear around the corner did Lin Xing return to her room with peace of mind. Unexpected things happen all the time, and soon a strong wind blew and the sky became gloomy.
The window in the room was not closed tightly and creaked due to the wind. Lin Xing simply opened it and stood by the window to enjoy the fresh air. The wind in Nanru has always been gentle, but it was different here.
Her thoughts were blown far away by the wind, and recent events flashed through her mind one by one, as if they were flying into the future, until her face felt a little wet.
It's raining.
Stars began to drip from the sky, not big but very dense. The busy people in the yard quickened their pace to take shelter from the rain. Soon a lifeless scene appeared in front of Lin Xing's eyes.
Lin Xing discovered that she could see every raindrop clearly. She suddenly began to worry about the chrysanthemums in the mansion that had not yet bloomed. She wondered if they could withstand the fierce wind and rain. But she felt that she was worrying too much and laughed at herself.
Let's think about something practical. It's raining so hard, will Shen Ling go back to Yu Mansion tonight?
"Lord Shen sent someone to tell you that he will be resting in the Dali Temple for the next few days." Yun Duo's face suddenly appeared in front of her.
Lin Xing was startled and raised her hand to knock on her head, "You scared me to death."
"Hehe," Yun Duo rubbed the top of her head which didn't hurt at all, "I'm here to remind Sister Xiao Xing to close the window. I'm going to Jiujiang Prefecture in a few days, and it's not good to catch a cold."
"Got it." The window was closed as the cloud walked away.
Tick, tick, tick…
We thought the rain would stop after a day, but it rained for two days. We couldn't go out during these two days, and the only way we could pass the time was to sit together and chat. Yun Zhi is a quiet person, mainly because of the battle between Yun Duo and Lin Xing.
Yun Duo: "Sister Xiao Xing, I heard that Jiujiang Prefecture is hotter than the capital, so I brought you some thin clothes. They are all made of fabrics given by the palace, and each one is more beautiful than the last."
Lin Xing: "No need to do that, ordinary clothes will do."
Yun Zhi: “Yeah.”
"I will definitely go buy some candied haws when the rain stops. Uncle Chen must have missed me a lot after not seeing me for a few days." When Yun Duo said this, her saliva was about to flow along with the rain.
Lin Xing: "Eat less, be careful of toothache one day."
Yun Zhi: “Yeah.”
Girls of similar age always have endless things to talk about, so they would move stools and sit under the porch, listening to the wind and rain and saying similar things.
Lin Xing's attention was attracted by the clouds, so she naturally ignored Yu Hang who had been in the mansion for the past two days. She thought Yu Hang was in the palace, but in fact he was not far away from them, daydreaming together with them.
Finally, on the day of the banquet, the rain stopped.
Lin Xing got up early that day, combed her hair into a simple and neat bun, put on the light blue brocade flowing cloud skirt that she had prepared long ago, and covered it with a sapphire blue and gold brocade cloud jacket. The pattern was not complicated, but it was precious Suzhou embroidery. Then she sat in the place where they chatted when it rained and waited for Yun Duo to come to her.
"Sister Xiao Xing, why are you up already? Didn't you agree yesterday that I would help you comb your hair?" Yun Duo's voice came from her side, complaining.
Lin Xing blinked innocently and said with a smile: "I can do my own hair, why should I trouble my sister?"
"But...but this is what I should do." Yun Duo was choked and stomped her feet.
Lin Xing quickly pulled her along and walked towards the dining area, changing the subject by saying, "Hurry up and have dinner, it will be late soon."
Yun Duo pouted, "Okay, but I must comb your hair before we go to Jiujiang Prefecture tomorrow."
"Okay, okay, okay."
Yu Hang got up earlier. When they arrived, Yu Hang was already waiting there. Today he was wearing clothes of the same color as Lin Xing. She didn't know if someone did that on purpose.
At Lin Xing's strong request, Yun Duo sat down to eat with them. Perhaps because her own young master was too oppressive, Yun Duo spoke very little. The three of them finished their breakfast in this atmosphere.
Although the rain had stopped, there was still mud on the road. Yu Hang walked in front so that Lin Xing and Yun Duo could follow her side, and soon they arrived outside the mansion.
While waiting for the carriage outside the mansion, Lin Xing noticed that two people were missing and asked, "Aren't Yun Zhi and Shen Ling going? Why aren't they there?"
After three days, there was finally a chance to talk to Lin Xing. Yu Hang said first: "Yun Zhi is in the dark, and Chen Ling will go directly from the Dali Temple to meet us outside the Song Mansion."
Lin Xing nodded, and the carriage stopped in front of them. After a gesture, the three of them got on the carriage one by one. Yun Duo of course followed Lin Xing.
Yun Duo had been two steps behind Lin Xing just now. Now that they were sitting opposite each other, she realized that Yun Duo was taking a deep breath. Lin Xing casually opened the window curtain and asked, "Are you nervous?"
Listening carefully, Yun Duo's voice was trembling, "One thing, I have never seen such a big scene?"
Lin Xing raised her eyebrows and smiled, "That's nothing. You will have many opportunities like this in the future if you follow me."
She glanced out the window, "There's a candied haws stall here, do you want me to buy you a bunch?"
Yun Duo heard that he was teasing her, and pretended to be angry and said, "No, I only eat Uncle Chen's food, and this is my new clothes, it would be bad if it gets dirty."
The atmosphere became lively, Lin Xing let go of the curtain and let it fall naturally, they chatted and laughed as they moved away from the stall, not long after, a carriage passed by and Shen Ling happened to be looking out the window.
The Song Mansion and the Yu Mansion were not far away, and it didn't take long to get there. Lin Xing stayed where she was as soon as she got off the carriage. This was her first time to the Song Mansion.
What shocked her was not how magnificent the Song Mansion was. On the contrary, it was not even as magnificent as Nan Ru's Chen Mansion. What puzzled her even more was that wasn't there a banquet being held here? Why is it so deserted?
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