Chapter 6 Carriage "Cousin, can you... help me?"...
Thank her for what?
After Xue Zhiying left, Xiao Yuanxiang stayed where she was until someone around her called her and she came to her senses.
Xiao Yuanxiang turned to the girl and asked, "Why did you ask her to get the kite for us? Did I tell her to get it?"
"I, I'm not just trying to help you vent your anger."
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the others varied.
The scene just now didn't seem like Xiao Yuanxiang had vented his anger.
The cousin who helped them take down the kite was as gentle as a spring breeze, and her smile, like a blooming flower, landed on their hearts, and seemed to bring a sweet fragrance.
"She is so beautiful." The girl on the other side couldn't help but sigh.
There was also a lower murmur: "It's not as bad as Yuanxiang said."
Xiao Yuanxiang heard it, but rarely did he refute it angrily.
She was thinking very carefully.
Why did Xue Zhiying say thank you to her?
*
On the eve of the flower banquet at Rong En Hou Mansion.
Xue Zhiying took a bath and went to bed early, and it was not yet dark.
Chun Tao was in the room, sorting out her new clothes for tomorrow's wear, and said seriously, "Miss, I will definitely wake you up on time tomorrow and will definitely not oversleep. You don't have to go to bed so early."
Xue Zhiying turned over on the couch and smiled at Chuntao, "It's not that I don't trust you, but you have nothing to do anyway, so you should rest early. It will be good to be full of energy tomorrow."
"Hmm." Chuntao responded softly, but still looked puzzled.
No matter how important tomorrow is, there is no need to go to bed so early.
But her little brain couldn't think too much.
After tidying up her new clothes, Chuntao bowed obediently: "Miss, I will turn off the lights for you."
Xue Zhiying said, "Okay, you should rest early too."
The candlelight went out, and the room fell into darkness, which became completely dark as time passed.
Just after the hour of Yin, a black shadow swayed on the bed. After a brief rustling sound, the black shadow quietly opened the door.
The bright moonlight fell on Xue Zhiying's sleepy face.
She yawned slightly and then shook her head to wake herself up completely.
She had gone to bed early the previous night just for this moment.
Xue Zhiying walked out of Jingshuiyuan quickly and headed towards the stable with a clear purpose.
For the banquet today, Xu prepared a carriage for her alone.
Xue Zhiying had checked in advance where the carriage was parked before the trip, and taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, she went straight to the carriage.
The surroundings were so silent that the chaotic sound of her heartbeat kept echoing in her ears.
She squatted down and crawled under the carriage, took out the small stones she had prepared in advance from her pocket, and carefully stuffed a few of them into the joints of the rear wheels of the carriage.
After doing all this, she quickly left the stable and returned to Jingshuiyuan in just an incense stick of time.
In the dim morning light, the door was opened again.
Chun Tao came to Xue Zhiying's bedside very punctually and called her: "Miss, it's time to get up."
Xue Zhiying hadn't slept much since she came back from the stable, so she opened her eyes when Chuntao called her.
The little maid looked at her with sparkling eyes, as if asking for praise.
Xue Zhiying smiled and rubbed her head: "You really didn't oversleep. You did a good job."
Chuntao will also follow Xue Zhiying to the Rong'en Marquis Mansion today. After all, she is a child at heart, and she treats this as an outing and is naturally full of energy.
She was even happier after receiving the praise, and turned around and skipped to prepare water for Xue Zhiying to wash.
Given Xue Zhiying's status, he needed to set off early to avoid leaving his followers waiting at the door for a long time, thus blocking the way for other more distinguished people in the mansion to travel.
But although Xue Zhiying had gotten up early, she was still a little late when she walked out of Jingshuiyuan and headed for the gate of the mansion.
Chun Tao was so anxious that she couldn't help but whispered to him along the way: "Girl, let's walk faster."
But no matter how fast you speed up, it will be too late.
But Chuntao didn't expect that when they arrived at the gate of the mansion, they did not see the carriage that Xu had prepared for Xue Zhiying.
She asked worriedly, "Could it be that the carriage has already left?"
The carriage was originally meant to take Xue Zhiying to the banquet. How could it leave if she hadn't come yet?
But when Chuntao turned around, she saw that her daughter looked calm, as if she was not worried at all.
Xue Zhiying said, "Chun Tao, go ask."
Chuntao nodded and trotted out the door to ask the followers waiting at the door.
When she came back, her face was full of panic: "Miss, it's bad. People outside said that your carriage has stopped moving for some reason. It's still parked in the stable, and the coachman hasn't figured out what's wrong."
Xue Zhiying blinked, still looking calm and unsurprised. "...Is that so?"
"What shall we do, girl?"
Unlike other young masters and young ladies in the Xiao family, Xue Zhiying does not have her own carriage. Even if her carriage breaks down temporarily, she can immediately replace it with another one.
Her matter was not that important, but there was a small problem with the carriage, and no one would think of reporting it to the Second Madam or other masters in the mansion.
Xue Zhiying said gently, "Don't worry, let's wait and see."
"Waiting for what?"
"Wait until the carriage is repaired."
Xue Zhiying spoke in a cheerful tone, making Chuntao wonder whether she was trying to comfort herself or was not worried at all about not having a carriage to take her to the banquet.
But right now they really have no choice but to wait.
While waiting, Chuntao would occasionally look towards the mansion gate to see if there was a carriage approaching.
Xue Zhiying was looking at the several paths leading to the front yard on the other side.
Judging from the time, it was almost time for the others to leave.
Although the pebbles she stuffed in the carriage were concealed, they were just a trick to hinder the rotation of the wheels. The coachman would soon discover the problem.
At this time, footsteps were heard from the path on the east side.
Xue Zhiying took a closer look and just saw a piece of clothing. His expression changed slightly and he pulled Chuntao and said, "Let's wait somewhere else, over there..."
Before he finished speaking, the face of the person coming out was fully revealed at the entrance of the path.
He is the eldest son of the second wife, Xiao Yichu.
"Sister Zhiying, why are you standing here? I thought you had already left in a carriage."
Xiao Yichu's cheerful voice interrupted Xue Zhiying's actions.
She slowly withdrew the hand that was holding Chuntao's arm, turned around and bowed to Xiao Yichu: "Second Young Master."
Xiao Yichu had already strode closer, and the followers who had been following him saw this and stopped to the side with their heads lowered, waiting.
Xue Zhiying subconsciously glanced at the path he came from, worried that Xu would follow.
Seeing that the person coming was no longer on the path, she calmly withdrew her gaze.
She responded to Xiao Yichu's previous words: "I'll wait for the carriage here and will set off soon."
If Chuntao was an ordinary maid, she would have been able to hear that Xue Zhiying obviously did not want to tell Xiao Yichu more, and she should not have interrupted at this time.
But Chuntao is not.
She immediately added, "The girl's carriage is broken, and I don't know when it can be repaired."
Chuntao simply thought that the second young master would probably help them.
Sure enough, Xiao Yichu frowned when he heard this: "How could it suddenly break down? I even sent someone to check it last night."
Xue Zhiying: “…”
Xiao Yichu paused, realizing that he had let the cat out of the bag, and felt a little embarrassed.
He was silent for a moment, then said, "Don't worry, I'll have someone go ask around. If the damage is serious, I'll get you another carriage."
"Second Young Master, there's no need to bother. I've already asked Chun Tao to ask about it. It's not serious. It will be fine after a while."
Xue Zhiying's voice was soft, but with a distinct sense of distance and courtesy.
However, Xiao Yichu's attention was not here.
As if he had already expected that she would decline his kindness, he turned his gaze directly to Chuntao.
Chun Tao knew everything and said, "Miss, you have been waiting here for a long time, but no one has come to tell you what is happening with the carriage."
Xue Zhiying's eyebrows twitched slightly.
She was careless. Chuntao was not mentally retarded, and she should have reminded her again of what she had told her before.
"Sister Zhiying, that's it. Please come with me to the Rong'en Marquis's Mansion. I'll have someone inspect the carriage carefully. If it can't be repaired, I'll send another carriage to pick you up after the banquet. It's best not to delay the banquet now."
Xue Zhiying sighed inwardly, thinking how nice it would be if Xiao Yunqi had said this to her.
Thinking of the man who would definitely not say such words, she even became less tactful when rejecting Xiao Yichu: "No need for that, Second Young Master, you can go first. I'll just wait here for a while. It won't delay us."
Xiao Yichu changed his tone again: "It's okay, I'm not in a hurry. I'll wait with you. If there is any emergency..."
Xue Zhiying suddenly took a step back and looked to the side with a fixed gaze.
Xiao Yichu paused and turned his head in the direction she was looking.
Xiao Yunqi appeared in the front yard in a black robe, with an upright posture, dignified and cold.
Xiao Yichu was stunned for a moment, and when Xiao Yunqi glanced at him, he quickly bowed and greeted him, "Cousin."
Xue Zhiying just looked at him motionlessly, as if trying to pull him closer with her eyes.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yunqi really came over.
Xue Zhiying's eyes lit up. Seeing the pair of black boots embroidered with gold stopped nearby, she bowed slightly and called softly, "Cousin."
Xiao Yichu was stunned: "......?"
Why is he the cousin and I am the second son?
Xiao Yunqi didn't react at all, only asking, "What are you doing here? What happened?"
He didn't look at Xue Zhiying, but he could see from the corner of his eye that she was staring at him so blatantly.
On the contrary, Xiao Yichu was not in a position to show too much concern for Xue Zhiying in front of his brother.
He looked straight ahead and was about to explain to Xiao Yunqi.
"Brother, it's Sister Zhiying..."
Xiao Yunqi narrowed his eyes slightly.
At this time, Nanny Li from Cuihua Courtyard came running over. Before she got close, there was already quite a bit of noise.
"Greetings, Young Master." She bowed respectfully to Xiao Yunqi first.
Turning to Xiao Yichu, he said, "Second Young Master, Madam sent this old servant to see if you have left. Why are you still here?"
"I still have some things to take care of. I'll leave soon."
"Second Master, it's time to set off, otherwise I won't be able to report to Madam."
"But……"
"Second Young Master."
Because of Xiao Yunqi's seeming indifference, Xue Zhiying's gaze on his face became more and more unscrupulous.
Anyway, he didn't bother to look at her.
The conversation next to me continued for a few more sentences.
"I understand." Xiao Yichu lowered his eyes, and it was not difficult to hear the disappointment in his tone, "Brother, sister Zhiying, I will go first."
Xiao Yichu looks like a handsome gentleman, but he is actually very timid.
This is also why he, who is also a son of the Xiao family, tried his best to show his kindness to Xue Zhiying, but she never paid attention to him.
Maybe Xu's eagerness to send her away had something to do with Xiao Yichu.
Xiao Yichu did not dare to delay and left quickly, but unexpectedly, Xiao Yunqi was also about to leave.
"cousin."
Xue Zhiying stopped thinking and called out hurriedly.
Xiao Yunqi paused and glanced sideways at the corner of his clothes.
There was obviously a pulling force, but when I looked, I could only see the cuffs shaking slightly, and no fingers were reaching out.
Xiao Yunqi slowly raised his eyes and finally looked directly at her.
She was different today than before. She was wearing a gold-woven double-breasted skirt, a moon-white gauze shirt with wide sleeves, and an apricot silk sash around her waist, which outlined her graceful figure. She was lightly made up, her skin was as white as snow, and her lips were rouge-stained, like a ripe cherry, which would ooze out sweet juice with a light touch. She was very beautiful and eye-catching.
Like a scroll unfolded specifically for him, it stepped forward cautiously, bringing the picture closer to his eyes.
She said softly, "Cousin, the carriage that the Second Madam had prepared broke down for some reason. I can't go to the banquet. Can you... help me?"
The author has something to say:
----------------------
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
