Both the Tang family father and son were busy with official duties and had no time to meet Shen Qingtang and Shen Qingwei, so they had to be received by the two female relatives, Mrs. Tang and Xue Ruoyu.
Looking at Shen Qingtang, Xue Ruoyu said kindly, "I've heard about the Shen family's sister since before she got married. So many years have passed, and she's grown up so much."
After that, he introduced the mother and daughter of the Chai family who were also present today: "These two are the wife and daughter of the Chai family, the governor of Jiangzhou."
The brother and sister also greeted them politely.
"Miss Chen rarely comes to Jiangzhou, right?" Chai Yue asked.
Shen Qingtang was always warm and welcoming to everyone, so he smiled and replied, "This is my first time here. In the past, I only had the chance to see him when my father got the opportunity to return to the capital to report on his work. Later, when my younger brother was old enough, he also went to Jiangzhou with my father to gain experience. He often wrote to me to tell me about Jiangzhou. I longed to go there, but I never had the chance."
Chai Yue rarely put away her sarcastic and caustic nature and said warmly, "That's perfect. I grew up in Jiangzhou, so let me take Miss Chen to the market for a stroll?"
"Today?" Shen Qingtang was a little embarrassed and could only decline politely: "It's okay. It's the same as having my brother accompany me. How dare I trouble Miss Chai?"
What she was actually thinking was, now that there is a natural disaster and it is so chaotic outside, what is there to do?
Chai Yue still insisted: "General Shen has only been in Jiangzhou for a few years. I'm afraid there are many interesting places that he doesn't know about. For example, although Jiangzhou has suffered a disaster this season, people like us are different from ordinary people. We naturally still have places to have fun. If Miss Shen is interested, I can show you the way."
Shen Qingtang frowned secretly. She didn't like Miss Chai's condescending tone, but her father had specifically reminded her before she left the house not to offend others outside.
Thinking of this, he reluctantly said, "Thank you very much for your warm invitation, Miss Chai."
However, she immediately added, "By the way, I wonder if Miss Zhiyi, who came with the Dali Temple, is here? To be honest with you, Madam and Young Madam, we were close friends when I was in Huajing. If possible, I would like to invite her to come with me."
If Zhiyi were to accompany her, she would at least feel less awkward when interacting with someone she didn't like.
For a moment, Xue Ruoyu's smile froze, and Madam Tang's expression changed slightly, but soon, she showed a polite smile again and said to the maid beside her, "Go and invite them."
Shen Qingwei touched his sister's elbow and whispered, "Why are they laughing so strangely?"
Shen Qingtang shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.
When Xue Zhiyi was invited to the reception room, he learned that Shen Qingtang was going out for a walk with Chai Yue.
She could see that Chai Yue was not a good person, and she didn't think she would be a kind-hearted person. Maybe she just felt that the Shen family was valued, so she wanted to get close to the Shen family's daughter.
If that were the case, it would be fine. I'm just afraid there are other considerations.
After agreeing to it, the servants went to prepare the car.
Madam Tang and Madam Chai did not go together. Xue Ruoyu was not feeling well and did not plan to go either. So only Chai Yue, Xue Zhiyi, and the Shen siblings went.
When they reached the garden, a servant hurried over, saluted them, and said to Shen Qingwei, "General Shen, our young master has an urgent matter to invite you. Please move aside."
Hearing this, Xue Zhiyi keenly sensed something was wrong: "Are you Mr. Tang's man?"
The servant lowered his head and replied, "That's right. The young master has some official business to ask the general to come with him, but I'm afraid we can't delay."
"Did you say it was something urgent?"
The servant scratched his head and said, "This... I don't know. I only know that the young master gave an urgent order. Perhaps it is related to the flood."
Seeing Xue Zhiyi asking too many questions, Chai Yue showed dissatisfaction: "My cousin is looking for General Shen, so he must have important matters to attend to. Why should others interfere?"
Although Shen Qingwei didn't understand what was going on, she lost interest in playing when she heard it involved a flood: "What's going on? I'll go and find out."
But she still couldn't help but worry about Shen Qingtang: "Sister, I'm not with you, you must be careful, this place is not like Huajing, there are many refugees outside now, you must not go to those remote places."
Seeing this, Chai Yue took Shen Qingtang's arm and pretended to be intimate: "Don't worry, General Shen, we have guards with us. Leave your sister to me. I will let her have fun and I will definitely send her back in one piece."
Shen Qingtang also patted him: "Go, I can take care of myself."
Having said this, Xue Zhiyi did not try to persuade her anymore. He just looked at the direction Shen Qingwei left, and then retracted his gaze, only to be met with Chai Yue's disgusted eyes.
"Before you speak, you still have to understand your own identity, otherwise you will only cause trouble for nothing, right?"
Even if Shen Qingtang was deaf, she could hear the sharpness in these words. She just smiled and said, "Miss Chai, let's go. Don't waste time."
As she spoke, she jogged briskly, naturally pulled her arm out of Chai Yue's hand, grabbed Xue Zhiyi's hand, and left Chai Yue a few steps behind her.
"Let's go!"
But before he had taken a few steps, Shen Qingtang suddenly stopped.
Following her gaze, I saw Jiang Xu standing by the moon cave gate not far away. He was lost in thought, not knowing what he was thinking about.
Xue Zhiyi didn't understand why Shen Qingtang acted as if he was facing a formidable enemy when facing Jiang Xu. He pulled her and turned an abrupt corner: "Come on, let's go another way..."
But Jiang Xu saw them and took the initiative to come forward and greet them.
For some reason, Xue Zhiyi felt that Jiang Xu's expression was strange, just like that day when he seemed to want to say something but hesitated.
"I wonder if Lord Jiang has anything to say?" Xue Zhiyi asked.
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