The first time was when she was going to perform a dance, so she dragged Li Wenci along to practice with her.
She practiced for two whole hours, but that damned Li Wenci was so distracted that he didn't even look at her.
Just as she was furious and about to confront Li Wenci, Shen Wanshan appeared.
Jiang Xianhao heard the noise and looked over. The first thing she saw was his eyes, which were staring at her in a daze.
Jiang Xianhao couldn't help but chuckle when she saw his silly look.
Shen Wanshan blushed deeply as a result.
However, his eyes never left her.
At that time, she knew that Shen Wanshan liked her.
The second time I saw him was at a banquet.
At that time, she got into a dispute with several young ladies from prominent families over some matters, and in her anger, she dragged Li Wenci over to settle the matter.
Li Wenci frowned, looking helpless, and simply shook her head, unwilling to participate in these meaningless arguments among women.
Shen Wanshan stood behind Li Wenci. He looked at her flushed face and, with clumsy words, stood firmly behind Jiang Xianhao.
“Miss Jiang did the right thing. You must not bully her.”
The others were so angry that their mouths dropped open.
"What nonsense are you spouting? We bullied her?"
Are you blind?
"Look at us, she's gotten us all dirty, and you're blatantly lying and saying it's our fault?"
Shen Wanshan nodded firmly.
"Yes, it's your fault. You must have made her angry. Otherwise, why didn't she throw the pot on me?"
One sentence left everyone speechless and earned him the label of a fool.
But it also made Jiang Xianhao remember his name completely.
"Shen Wanshan, I'll remember you."
This was our third meeting.
It's a peach blossom forest on the mountain.
Jiang Xianhao and Li Wenci had arranged to meet here today.
However, Li Wenci did not come.
Jiang Xianhao wasn't particularly angry about this.
Because she and Li Wenci grew up together, they knew each other's thoughts perfectly well.
They both knew that they didn't have romantic feelings for each other, so they weren't particularly enthusiastic about going on dates alone.
Jiang Xianhao only came out to comply with her parents' arrangements.
She breathed a sigh of relief when Li Wenci didn't come.
But then, Shen Wanshan arrived.
He was holding the jade pendant in his hand, panting heavily from running so fast.
"This...this is what His Highness the Crown Prince asked me to give you."
Jiang Xianhao nodded.
He glanced at it and then took it.
She knew that this was the jade pendant that Li Wenci had been wearing these past few days.
Li Wenci had countless jade pendants like this; this one was probably just something he casually picked off to appease her.
In the past, she would have definitely sold the jade pendant to get some money.
However, looking at Shen Wanshan's flushed face, she suddenly changed her mind.
She looked at Shen Wanshan.
"I've waited for him here for so long, and he just tries to fool me with this jade pendant so quickly?"
She pouted, her eyes darted around, and then her gaze settled on Shen Wanshan.
"How about this, since you sent this jade pendant, I'll consider it a gift from you, okay?"
"Can I treat this as the first gift you ever gave me?"
Shen Wanshan scratched his head helplessly.
"This... isn't a good idea."
Jiang Xianhao waved his hand dismissively.
"If there's anything wrong with it, then it's yours."
"Don't worry, since this is the first thing you've ever given me, I will definitely cherish it."
As she spoke, she gestured for Shen Wanshan to sit down.
"Come here."
"Now that you've given me this jade pendant, I'll allow you to come and keep me company, and have a chat, shall I?"
Shen Wanshan paused for a moment, then awkwardly stepped forward and sat down beside Jiang Xianhao.
"I...I can't speak."
Jiang Xian chuckled: "So what are you doing now?"
Shen Wanshan's face turned even redder.
That's not what I meant.
Jiang Xian laughed even harder.
However, she soon realized that Shen Wanshan was not a good conversationalist.
However, Jiang Xianhao found it very interesting.
He sat next to Jiang Xianhao, sweating profusely with nervousness, but he barely uttered a few words.
Jiang Xian found his awkward appearance amusing and couldn't help but tease him, making him blush repeatedly.
Later, Jiang Xianhao talked to him about things in the military camp, and that's when he started to boast.
Later, the two gradually became acquainted, and Shen Wanshan gave her many jade pendants.
However, Jiang Xianhao kept this jade pendant.
Seeing the jade pendant reminded her of Shen Wanshan's foolish appearance back then.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile wistfully.
It's just a pity.
He was no longer the foolish boy who blushed at her words.
Jiang Xianhao sighed and was about to put the jade pendant down.
Just then, a voice suddenly came from behind.
Have you seen enough?
The familiar voice carried a hint of coldness, startling Jiang Xianhao. She instantly released her grip on the jade pendant, which fell to the ground and shattered into three pieces.
"ah--"
Jiang Xianhao exclaimed in surprise and immediately bent down to pick it up, but was suddenly pulled back by Emperor Rongcheng.
"Don't pick it up."
However, Jiang Xianhao stared at the fragments, uttered a sound in a daze, and bent down again despite his attempts to stop her.
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