Chapter 85 Wen Ningning, what are you testing?
Xie Yanchen went to give Xizi (Spider) to Wen Xingluo...
Xie Guanlan's face turned cold.
Gold Courtyard.
Wen Xingluo couldn't catch Xizi and had already returned to the dormitory.
She placed the plate of fruits on the windowsill and glanced at the bright white moonlight outside the window, still holding on to a glimmer of hope.
Maybe when she wakes up tomorrow morning, Xizi will have already woven a web on her fruits and vegetables?
Her mood improved a little. She went to the next room to take a shower, changed into a soft nightgown, combed her scattered black hair with her fingertips, and walked towards the bed in her soft slippers.
The mattress has been made.
She lifted the quilt and was about to sit on it when her pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a needle tip.
The apricot pink mattress is covered with red ribbons!
Each one was as big as a palm, black and furry. As the quilt was lifted, they all waved their tentacles and crawled in all directions!
Wen Xingluo saw clearly that several of them climbed down from the bed and crawled straight towards her feet!
She shuddered all over, and with great effort she controlled herself not to scream, and quickly took a few steps back with her weak knees.
The tentacles of these crickets were very long and they moved at an astonishing speed. They crawled towards her shoes in the blink of an eye!
Wen Xingluo felt cold all over.
She wanted cubs, but she only wanted the small, harmless ones. She didn't want cubs that were so big that they would crawl all over the room!
These densely packed black bugs are even scarier than the corpses in the charity cemetery!
She whimpered and froze in place, not knowing what to do, when a hand suddenly pulled her into its arms.
The young man's chest is broad and warm.
The familiar scent of sandalwood hit her face and surrounded her tightly.
It’s Xie Guanlan.
Xie Guanlan crushed the Xizi closest to Wen Xingluo with his military boots and kicked it aside casually, "Don't be afraid."
Wen Xingluo was stunned and looked up at him.
Xie Guanlan lowered his eyes and saw that the girl's face was pale and her round almond-shaped eyes were filled with clear water.
One of his palms was placed on her waist. He could clearly feel the cold sweat soaking her clothes, and her thin body was trembling slightly in his arms.
After all, she is a girl. No matter how bold she is in daily life, she is secretly afraid of insects.
Xie Guanlan put one hand under her knee and lifted her up sideways to prevent her from coming into direct contact with the ground.
He said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Yanchen."
Xie Yanchen walked out from behind the screen.
The cinnabar between his eyebrows was bright red, and his smile was as gentle as water. "I heard that my sister was catching xizi, so I sent a basket over. Are you happy?"
Wen Xingluo: “…”
Is she happy when she looks like this?
Afraid that speaking directly would make Xie Yanchen sad and cry, she gritted her teeth and said, "Thank you, second brother, for your happiness. I am very happy-"
Xie Guanlan interrupted her, "Ningning doesn't like it. Don't send these bugs to her in the future."
Xie Yanchen felt a little disappointed when he heard this.
After a while, he tried again, "The hair, nails and corpse——"
"Neither of them are allowed." Xie Guanlan said firmly, "Before you give her anything in the future, bring it to me for review first."
Xie Yanchen said obediently: "Okay then."
He whistled, and Xizi in the room quickly climbed back into the bamboo basket he was carrying.
After Xie Yanchen left, Xie Guanlan said, "If you don't like it, just reject it. Hasn't anyone taught you this?"
There was a murderous tone in the young man's voice.
Wen Xingluo lowered his eyes, "My second brother once gave me a mat woven from my hair, and my eldest brother clearly wanted me to thank him..."
That time, Xie Yanchen kidnapped the Wen brothers and sisters, braided their hair into a mat, and gave it to her as a birthday gift.
She doesn't like it.
But Xie Guanlan insisted that she thank Xie Yanchen.
Xie Guanlan paused before saying, "This is one time, that is another time."
Wen Xingluo looked at him.
His jawline was tense and his narrow eyes were always dark, making it difficult for her to tell what he was thinking.
She suddenly asked persistently: "What happened then? What happens now?"
Xie Guanlan suddenly glanced at her.
He said, "Wen Ningning, what are you testing?"
Their eyes met.
His long, dense eyelashes cast a sharp, dangerous shadow at the end of his eyes. The light in his pupils, which shone through the gaps between his eyelashes, was cold and captivating, like a slash drawn from its sheath, as if it could clearly reflect the girl's hesitant and secret thoughts.
If she answered even one word wrong, she would be doomed.
Wen Xingluo quickly looked away.
She whispered, "Put me down."
Xie Guanlan put her on the ground. She took two steps back, lowered her brows and closed her eyes. "Thank you for tonight, elder brother, but I want to go to bed now."
She ordered them to leave.
Xie Guanlan then realized that she had just taken a shower.
He twisted his fingertips.
No wonder I could feel the unusual hotness on the girl’s skin even through her clothes.
The familiar scent of peach blossoms lingered in his nostrils, as if it was emanating from the girl's pajamas, or like the fragrance of her hair.
In the quiet midsummer night, clearer and sweeter than ever...
Cuicui suddenly came in with tea and fruit. "Miss, I soaked some watermelon in well water. It's icy cold when I cut it open, and it's so sweet. Hey, why is the prince here? Would you like some watermelon?"
As Cuicui handed Xie Guanlan a piece of watermelon, the dangerous atmosphere in the room disappeared.
Xie Guanlan didn't take the watermelon. He glanced at Wen Xingluo, whose face was still pale, and said to Cuicui, "Close the doors and windows at night to prevent insects from crawling in and scaring your young lady."
Cuicui nodded, "I know."
After Xie Guanlan left, Cuicui handed Wen Xingluo another piece of watermelon and asked, "Miss, would you like a piece of watermelon?"
Wen Xingluo combed her black hair to one side, looking gloomy, "You eat."
"Such a good watermelon, and you don't even want to eat it..." Cuicui muttered, biting off the tip of the watermelon and squinting her eyes at the sweetness. "It's so sweet and crisp! I always knew that the watermelons during the Qiqiao Festival are the sweetest!"
Wen Xingluo looked at her.
Before she met Xie Guanlan, she was as carefree as Cuicui and would be happy for a long time just by eating a piece of sweet watermelon.
However, she met Xie Guanlan.
She was emotionally influenced by him.
Outside the window, Canglang Pavilion stands majestically, like a ferocious dormant beast in the dark night.
Wen Xingluo looked at the plate of fruits on the windowsill again.
Still no Xizi came to weave the net.
A gloomy look flashed in the girl's eyes.
This year's Qiqiao Festival is not fun at all.
…
The heat of July.
The pomegranates in the palace gradually grew into a thick layer.
As Wen Xingluo was getting ready in the morning, Cuicui gossiped, "I heard that the young lady from the Xu family kowtowed on every step of Yuntai Mountain until she reached a thousand steps. Finally, she persuaded the great scholar living in seclusion in the mountains to personally teach Master Wen!"
Wen Xingluo reached out to take the golden butterfly hairpin on the dressing table.
When her fingertips touched the cold tip of the hairpin, the image of Xie Guanlan flashed through her mind.
The young man has a beautiful face, but his heart is more durable than gold.
She withdrew her hand and picked up another kingfisher enamel hairpin. "It's not surprising that Xu Miaomiao loves big brother and is willing to do this for him. What is the attitude of the Xu family?"
"Our people say that the Xu family's elders admire Young Master Wen very much, praising his talent and beauty. With Master He teaching him, he's sure to be the top scholar in the imperial examination." Cuicui tied a emerald green ribbon around Wen Xingluo. "The two families are considering a marriage, and the Wen family is already preparing the betrothal gifts."
As the master and servant were talking, another maid came in and said, "Miss, Master Wen is here! He's in a hurry, and it seems he has something to ask the princess, but the princess refused to see him, so he's gone to see the dowager princess!"
Wen Xingluo arrived at Wansong Courtyard and just as she stepped into the hanging flower hall, she heard Wen Rufeng's respectful voice: "Grandmother, the Xu family intends to marry their daughter to me. I'm thinking that Miss Xu is very pampered at home, and it would be unfair for her to marry into the county government. Therefore, I would like to ask Grandmother to make the decision and allow Miss Xu and I to get married at the Zhenbei Palace. This way, she and I can have a more respectable marriage."
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