Chapter 97 Xie Guanlan said that Wen Ningning is the best girl in the world
The chill spread along with the night, climbing up from her feet and penetrating into the girl's limbs and bones.
Amidst the overwhelming sound of autumn rain, she heard the young man whisper in a deep voice:
“Wen Ningning is not dirty at all.
"Wen Ningning is the best girl in the world."
The sound of autumn rain seems to be still beside my ears.
In the silence, Wen Xingluo heard his own heartbeat.
Each sound was heavier than the last, as if it was going to hit her chest hard.
She looked at the young man in front of her through her tearful eyes.
He was reaching out and slowly wiping the tears from her cheeks.
The orange lanterns emitted warm light in the cold night. The young ruler of the Xie family, with his scarlet clothes, jade belt, and golden bones, looked extremely beautiful. His overly gorgeous appearance made him look like an alluring enchantress in the quiet garden. His thin eyelids drooped, and his long and dense eyelashes cast slightly raised shadows, unexpectedly giving him a touch of gentleness, as if silently alluring her to offer him his heart.
He was coaxing her.
Wen Xingluo's breathing became heavier.
She quickly looked away and lowered her head, "You're lying."
"Where's the deception?"
Wen Xingluo glanced at his waist and said, "You said I was the best, but you refused to wear the amulet I gave you..."
Xie Guanlan raised his eyebrows, then in front of the girl, he took out the peach wood amulet from his sleeve and slowly put it on his waist.
Wen Xingluo was stunned.
It turned out that he always carried the amulet with him.
A bold idea suddenly occurred to her - could it be that because she didn't wear the gold hairpin he gave her, he deliberately didn't wear the amulet?
He wanted to piss her off.
Xie Guanlan curled his thin lips and teased her deliberately, "Ningning, why don't you care whether grandma and the others are wearing the amulet, but only care about me?"
Wen Xingluo avoided his gaze and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm just asking casually."
The bright fire in the cage dispelled the slight chill.
Xie Guanlan looked at her.
She had been busy these past few days and was a little thinner than usual, looking even more frail than usual. Her waist-length embroidered skirt was scattered like flowers on the Taihu stones. A few strands of her black hair, wet by the rain, were lingering on her cheeks, making her face look snow-white.
His gaze slid down to her lips again.
The lips are as bright red and plump as cherries, delicate and small. Although they are not made up, they look like they are naturally imbued with flower juice.
He suddenly asked, "In your heart, am I different from them?"
Wen Xingluo looked at the amulet on his waist.
On the night of Qiqiao Festival, he asked her what she was testing.
So tonight, is he also testing me?
Could someone as aloof and noble as him also have...false thoughts?
The girl's sensitive and delicate nerves are like a spider web in the dark corner of Taihu stone, with every strand of it hiding hidden tricks, trying to strangle the moth that falls into the web.
She raised her head, hiding the evil in her heart, and deliberately revealed a pair of clear, dark, almond-shaped eyes. "Of course, my eldest brother is the same as them. It's just that because my eldest brother treated me harshly in the past, I suspected that he had thrown away the amulet I gave him, so I asked a question. Seeing it again tonight, I feel relieved. In my heart, my eldest brother is no different from my second and fourth brothers."
Just like those two fools...
The smile on Xie Guanlan's thin lips became a little colder.
It was like moss growing on his heart, which was dyed damp and cold by the autumn rain, making him feel uncomfortable.
He calmly averted his gaze and said, "You haven't worn that golden hairpin since the Qiqiao Festival. Why?"
"My elder brother said that the gold hairpin was an apology for not being able to catch the murderer, but I don't think my elder brother needs to apologize to me. If that's the case, the gold hairpin has lost its meaning to me. Why wear something meaningless every day?"
Xie Guanlan silently fiddled with the goose yellow tassels of the amulet.
Wen Xingluo looked at him, her almond-shaped eyes brighter than the fire in the cage, filled with undisguised aggression, as if she was a small beast hiding in the darkness, quietly revealing its fangs and claws.
A strong sense of joy surged in her heart.
People who tell lies will be tormented by lies for the rest of their lives, right?
She smiled and said, "The rain has stopped. Can you take me home, brother?"
The two returned to Xiejinyuan. Xie Guanlan stood outside the gate holding a lantern, watching the girl being taken in by Cuicui.
The pearl flowers on her bun annoyed him, and the uncontrollable emotions surging in her chest annoyed him even more.
This emotion is unfamiliar.
He was accustomed to the flashing of swords and the fighting among the enemies, and his life had been on the line on the battlefield, but in the previous 19 years, he had never felt like tonight.
Just then, two maids came over holding a brocade box.
He said, "What is this?"
The maid bowed and replied, "Your Excellency, this was sent by Mr. Lai, the owner of the Xiling Tower Ship. He said it was a newly forged set of golden headwear, and he brought it here especially for you, young lady, to thank you for saving my life last time."
They opened the brocade box, and the golden headpiece lying on the dark red velvet was shining brightly.
But to Xie Guanlan, it was really an eyesore.
She didn't even wear the gold hairpin he gave her, so how could she wear one given by others?
If she gets tired of wearing the gold hairpin after a long time, it's not like he can't afford to buy her something else.
He is the prince of Zhenbei Palace and is in charge of everything in the palace. Since she is in the palace, he should pay for her food, clothing and other expenses.
He ordered, "Take it and melt it."
The maid suspected she hadn't heard clearly, "What did you say?"
"Melt into a golden cake."
Xie Guanlan left after saying this.
The two maids looked at each other.
The reason why gold jewelry is expensive is not only because of the gold material, but also because of the labor cost.
Master craftsmen like this who came out of the palace have been creating jewelry for concubines and ladies for decades, passing down the art from generation to generation. They are top-notch in both vision and craftsmanship. The cost of making a piece of jewelry is almost equal to the value of gold itself!
But, the prince actually asked them to melt it into gold cakes...
"Sister, what should I do?"
"It's melted, what else can I do? I don't want to offend the prince."
Wen Xingluo didn't know that her jewelry had been melted into gold cakes.
She ate some cakes and took a shower before returning to her bedroom.
"Ningning, you're back?" Chen Lezhi was sitting in his bed in his pajamas, reading a storybook. He heard the noise and poked his head out. "Have you eaten? Are you hungry?"
Wen Xingluo sat down in front of the dressing table with her eyes bent, "I just ate some cakes."
Chen Lezhi looked at her.
The little girl was combing her hair with a peach wood comb, her lips slightly raised, and she looked very happy. Her little face was white with a hint of red, and red with a hint of pink. Her eyebrows and eyes were like water, and she was full of spring charm.
Chen Lezhi's alarm bells rang loudly, and he asked tentatively: "Who did you just meet?"
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