Chapter 110 Brother, I did it on purpose
Wen Xingluo explained that she was there to attend the coming-of-age ceremony, and introduced Mu Zhiqiu to them.
Chen Yu said ambiguously: "Really? I thought Miss Wen came for me."
Wen Xingluo was silent.
Was she too polite to him, which gave him this illusion?
She glanced at Shen Yu.
Normally, when he wore scarlet clothes, he looked a bit like Xie Guanlan at first glance, but today he was wearing an indigo brocade robe, and he didn't look alike at all.
She had lost interest in Shen Yu, so she ignored him and said to Mu Zhiqiu, "Shall we go in and watch the show?"
Mu Zhiqiu looked at Chen Yu and Wen Xingluo with interest, and suddenly said, "Since Sister Xingluo has met her friends, why don't you invite them to go to the theater with you? I happened to have booked a large private room, and it would be a bit empty if it were just the two of us."
Shen Yu was delighted.
Since Mu Zhiqiu is Wen Xingluo's friend, then her inviting him to the theater was actually Wen Xingluo's idea, right?
I heard that all girls are like this. They are embarrassed to speak to their lovers, so they ask handkerchiefs to pass on the message.
Although he didn't like Wen Xingluo, she was the Shen family's new bride after all, so it was necessary for them to cultivate feelings for each other. He could also take credit for it to his father after returning.
He smiled and said, "Miss Mu invited me, I dare not refuse."
Wen Xingluo stood there without moving, just looking at Mu Zhiqiu quietly.
Mu Zhiqiu leaned close to her ear and said, "Sister, you are old enough to discuss marriage. I think this Mr. Shen is very good. Why don't I help you match him up?"
After all, Wen Xingluo is just the stepdaughter of the royal family, isn't she?
She has only been in the palace for over a year, and even though the Dowager Empress dotes on her, the relationship is not deep.
For a little girl who followed her mother to remarry and whose biological father was a criminal, being able to marry into the royal merchant Shen family was already a high-class marriage.
Wen Xingluo looked straight at her, "I don't think I've ever offended Miss Mu?"
Mu Zhiqiu lowered his eyes and smiled, leaning sideways to Wen Xingluo in a posture that looked extremely intimate, but the words he spoke seemed to be poisoned, "I don't like sharing men with other women, including my sister. Don't you know, Xingluo, that sisters-in-law are the most difficult to get along with? I hope that when I marry into the Zhenbei Palace, I will be the only young woman in the mansion."
Wen Xingluo: "It seems that Miss Mu is very confident that she will be able to marry into the Zhenbei Palace in the future."
“There’s nothing I can’t get that I want.”
This statement is arrogant.
But the Mu family had been able to rise from obscure poverty to become the new elite of the imperial court. It seemed they had the capital to be so arrogant...
While Wen Xingluo was thinking, Cuicui suddenly said in surprise: "Miss, the prince is here!"
Xie Guanlan came with the two young masters of the Mu family.
After greeting each other, Mu Zhiqiu smiled and said, "I have already reserved a private room. Since we are so fortunate to meet here, why don't you, the Commander and the two brothers, join us? It will be more convenient for us to talk."
Wen Xingluo looked at her.
The girl has plump cheeks, red lips and a slim figure. Her aqua blue skirt makes her look calm and gentle. Whether she is sitting, standing or walking, the hairpins on the side of her bun never shake, giving her the air of a lady from a noble family.
But is she so anxious to get closer to Xie Guanlan?
She was not optimistic about Mu Zhiqiu, and even more so about the move made by the Mu family.
So without waiting for Xie Guanlan to speak, she pulled up his sleeve.
She didn't want Xie Guanlan to accompany Mu Zhiqiu to listen to music in the opera garden.
The words were in my throat, but I couldn't open them.
On the surface, she is Xie Guanlan's sister.
She had no right to stop him from contacting other girls.
After a while, the girl raised her watery almond eyes and decided to take a roundabout way.
She said softly, "Mr. Shen and I have some private matters to discuss. Brother, could you please wait until I'm done before we go to the Pear Garden to listen to music together?"
Xie Guanlan didn't know what private matters Wen Xingluo and Shen Yu had to discuss.
He had already warned her not to have any contact with Shen Yu anymore.
However, his eyes fell on her white fingertips on his sleeve. After a pause, he finally relaxed and said "Okay".
Wen Xingluo and Shen Yu walked away, and Song Lianxin followed them for fear that they would develop feelings for each other.
Wen Xingluo made sure that Xie Guanlan couldn't hear their conversation at this distance, then raised her hand and gently stroked the golden butterfly hairpin on the side of her bun, "Miss Song, do you really like this golden hairpin of mine?"
Song Lianxin curled her lips, "So what if I like it? You won't give it to me!"
"What if I agree?"
Song Lianxin was stunned.
Chen Yu was also stunned. After a moment, he said in surprise: "You are finally willing to accept Xin'er?! I told you before that although she is my distant cousin, I have a deep relationship with her. If you want to marry me, you must accept her!"
Wen Xingluo smiled, "I know about her relationship with Mr. Shen, and I also know that she gave birth to a child for Mr. Shen."
Shen Yu was shocked, "You know everything?!"
"Don't worry, Master Shen. I don't mind this matter. Since Miss Song likes my gold hairpin, then consider it as a meeting gift from me to her. Master Shen, come and get it yourself."
Hearing Wen Xingluo say this, Chen Yu was overjoyed and immediately stretched out his hand to her.
Unexpectedly, just as he took off the golden butterfly hairpin, Wen Xingluo suddenly staggered back two steps and fell weakly to the ground.
She raised her red tearful eyes, said nothing, and just stared at Chen Yu and Song Lianxin.
The movement here attracted the attention of Xie Guanlan and others.
As soon as everyone arrived, they heard Wen Xingluo complaining with a choked sob, "I just wanted to order a few pieces of rain silk brocade from Master Chen to give to my mother for making clothes. It's not that I can't pay, but why did Master Chen insist on asking me to pay with my gold hairpin? That gold hairpin was a gift from my eldest brother, and I cherish it very much. Why did you insist on taking it away?!"
Shen Yu and Song Lianxin took a breath.
The Mu family was also stunned.
Xie Guanlan squatted on one knee beside Wen Xingluo.
He took the girl's hand and saw that her white and tender palm had been rubbed by the pebbles.
The narrow eyes are dark and unclear.
The girl clutched the corner of his sleeve tightly, and tears slid down to the edge of her slender chin, hanging in the air with a pitiful look. "I beg you, elder brother, to make the decision for me..."
The moment the words fell from his mouth, the teardrop fell on the back of Xie Guanlan's hand at the right time.
Scorching hot.
Chen Yu was so frightened that she almost flew away. She hurriedly clarified, "No! Commander, please understand. I didn't steal her hairpin. She insisted on giving it to Xin'er!"
"Yes!" Song Lianxin nodded vigorously, "It was Wen Xingluo who insisted on giving me the gold hairpin. We didn't force her at all!"
Wen Xingluo raised her scarlet, tear-soaked eyes and said aggrievedly, "I love the gold hairpin my elder brother gave me. I wear it happily every day. I would never give my elder brother's things away to anyone casually! You guys bully me just because you're in numbers..."
The girl's tears rolled down, and she looked extremely pitiful and weak.
Mu Zhiqiu looked at her coldly.
She didn't care about the dispute between Wen Xingluo and Shen Yu.
She only knew that her carefully prepared plan to listen to music with Xie Guanlan at the Liyuan Opera House was ruined.
Wen Xingluo, it was all intentional.
Fearing she would anger Xie Guanlan, Chen Yu quickly returned the hairpin to Wen Xingluo and said in horror, "I really didn't do anything! I'm so unlucky, how could I have to deal with something like this?! Miss Wen, are you reasonable?!"
Wen Xingluo held the golden hairpin tightly, not looking at him, but staring at Xie Guanlan.
Her long eyelashes were still stained with moist, crystal tears, and the corners of her eyes were smudged with crimson rouge, like the red clouds in the sky after the rain.
Her childish voice still contained a tone of grievance and crying, "I just twisted my ankle and it hurts so much. Brother, can we stop listening to the music? I want to go back..."
Xie Guanlan raised his hand and slowly wiped away her tears.
He said, "Okay."
He carried Wen Xingluo on his back and left the Pear Garden without caring about Mu Zhiqiu and the others.
Wen Xingluo leaned on his shoulder and looked back at Mu Zhiqiu.
The tears in her round almond-shaped eyes were gone, and she looked cold and scarlet, hinting at provocation.
Mu Zhiqiu clenched his hands tightly, and was so angry that he couldn't help but chase after her for two steps, "Wen Xingluo——"
She is so bold and reckless, isn't she afraid of being exposed? !
Wen Xingluo bent her lips and whispered to Xie Guanlan's ear, "Brother, I did that on purpose just now."
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