Chapter 5 Is the prince interrogating me?
From a distance, the little girl lay in the young man's arms, like a younger sister acting coquettishly to her older brother.
But the voice Xie Guanlan poured into Wen Xingluo's ears was extremely dangerous: "Miss Wen, if I see you using these dirty tricks in the palace, I promise to turn you into another lamp."
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Wen Xingluo was hit by a cold wind tonight and was slightly ill for two days.
Cuicui took care of her and helped her drink the medicine, then touched her forehead and said, "It's not hot anymore."
She put away her bowl and spoon. "By the way, Miss, the Wen family just sent someone to tell you that they've reached a conclusion and decided that Young Master Wen and Miss Wen will go to the White Crane Academy."
Wen Xingluo was not surprised by this result.
She glanced at the gloomy sky outside and suddenly asked, "Did Xie Shian leave the house today?"
"Yes, the Fourth Young Master went to Jinweizhai for dinner!"
Wen Xingluo turned over and got off the bed: "Let's go too."
She wanted to save Xie Shian's life.
In the previous life, Xie Shian had this incident on this day.
Although he was skilled in archery and horse riding, his two legs were broken when a restaurant collapsed, and he had to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
The sunny boy became gloomy and introverted from then on.
Wen Yueyin didn't get along with him and often used his legs as a joke to tell her three brothers at home. On the day the restaurant collapsed, Wen Xingluo happened to be buying study supplies for Wen Rufeng across the street, so he was deeply impressed by the incident.
Wen Xingluo had no intention of coveting the wealth of the royal palace.
But if there was an opportunity to be the benefactor of the palace, she would not refuse it.
The girl took a carriage and hurried to Jinweizhai.
Xie Shian was led into a private room by the shopkeeper. Sitting among a group of officials' children, he drunkenly asked her, "What are you doing here?!"
"I happened to be passing by here, and when I heard that my brother was here too, I came in to take a look."
Xie Shian supported his forehead and smiled: "Who is your brother? Wen Xingluo, let me tell you, don't even think about competing with me for the family property..."
Wen Xingluo really wanted to roll his eyes.
She casually mentioned, "I heard Jinweizhai is a century-old restaurant."
"That's right! What's going on? Wen Xingluo, you're not going to blackmail me and ask me to treat you, are you? You're dreaming—"
Wen Xingluo interrupted his dog barking, "It rained for twenty days last month. Many wooden buildings in Chengdu have fallen into disrepair and are swollen and collapsing in the rain. I wonder if Jinweizhai gets its monthly maintenance done?"
There was silence in the private room for a moment.
The shopkeeper's forehead broke out in sweat: "This..."
Wen Xingluo looked up at the beam: "Why does it look to me like this beam is a little crooked?"
Suddenly there was a loud thunder outside the window.
Everyone was frightened, and even Xie Shian sobered up a little.
He stared at the shopkeeper: "When was the last time you had it inspected?"
The shopkeeper hesitated: "Three...three years ago..."
Their business is so good, how much money will they lose if they close for one day?
Although Xie Shian likes to play, he still knows what is right and wrong when it comes to major issues.
He flipped the table: "Three years ago?!"
Xie Shian was a nobleman, and the shopkeeper knew he was in the wrong and didn't dare to say anything to him. He had to clear out the restaurant quickly and immediately arrange for people to start checking and repairing.
Shortly after everyone left, the century-old restaurant collapsed in the rain.
Xie Shian stood across the street, staring blankly at the rising dust.
If Wen Xingluo hadn't reminded him, he would have been buried in it by now...
The group of friends around Xie Shian were also stunned.
After an unknown amount of time, they finally swallowed their saliva in fear: "Shi'an, you just said that this Miss Wen is the stepsister your stepmother brought into the palace?"
So from today on, Wen Xingluo became the sister of Xie Shian and all his friends.
Young Master Zhang: "My family is a royal merchant specializing in Shu brocade. Sister Xingluo, I will send you a cart of Shu brocade tomorrow! Your clothes are too plain, I will send you some bright colors!"
Young Master Li: "My family is in the jade business. We just got a piece of top-grade jadeite. I'll have my mother design a jade headpiece for you!"
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"Go away!" Xie Shian chased them away with punches and kicks.
Finally quiet, he coughed lightly and said, "Wen Xingluo, thank you so much for this time. I thought you were the kind of vain girl who was climbing up the social ladder, but I didn't expect you to have such a kind heart."
Wen Xingluo: "I didn't do anything."
"Anyway, I owe you a favor!" Xie Shian pounded his chest righteously, "Wen Xingluo, I declare that I officially accept you into the palace! From now on, you will be under my protection!"
The boy is rebellious and simple.
Like a loyal dog, it will be kind to others sincerely if it is fed a bone.
When the two returned to the palace, the old empress dowager heard what happened in Jinweizhai and hurriedly summoned them to Wansongyuan.
Xie Shian acted like he was performing an opera, striding with vigorous steps, and performed every detail for the old concubine to see: "...Hey! I just walked out of Jinweizhai when I heard the sound of a beam collapsing behind me! Wen Xingluo cried and shouted: 'There's someone else in the building!' I turned around and saw, hey, guess what?! It turned out to be a crying three-year-old child! In a flash, I used the Black Tiger Heart-piercing Technique to rescue him -"
Wen Xingluo: "Actually, I was just passing by the restaurant and reminded the owner. We had just cleared the area when the restaurant collapsed. Fortunately, there was no danger and no casualties were caused."
Xie Shian scratched his head and said, "Wen Xingluo, you are so boring!"
The old concubine held Wen Xingluo's hand and said sincerely: "This time it's all thanks to you! You saved Shi'an's life. From now on, you will be the benefactor of our palace! I really don't know how to thank you..."
Wen Xingluo said seriously, "Grandma, you're too kind. You just told me last time that we are a family. If we are a family, why should I thank you?"
Upon hearing this, the old princess looked at her with even more fondness, and held her hand tightly, treating her as half her own granddaughter.
The spring rain is as soft as butter, and the sky is dark and gloomy.
Nanny Chen went to help the old concubine change her clothes, and Xie Shian excitedly went to the small kitchen to find something to eat.
The maids came in and lit the lamps. The nine orange lamps illuminated the young man sitting under the vase-carved window. Shadows grew in the corners, outlining the young man's thin, slender, noble and cold figure in this rainy evening.
It’s Xie Guanlan.
He turned a page of the book without looking up, his voice tinged with laughter: "Miss Wen, how did you know that Jinweizhai hasn't been inspected for three years?"
Wen Xingluo replied, "I didn't know at the time. I just saw that the beam was slightly crooked, and then I remembered the wooden building collapse last month, so I asked the shopkeeper a question."
"Miss Wen has excellent eyesight. She even noticed the beam was crooked. There are so many people coming in and out of Jinweizhai, why did only Miss Wen notice it?"
Wen Xingluo pinched the corner of his sleeve.
She asked, "Is the prince interrogating me?"
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