Sitting inside the carriage, Shang Shaoyan felt a pang of nostalgia for her own luxurious sedan chair. It wasn't that she was trying to humiliate anyone, but this carriage was simply too rudimentary.
Thinking of this, Shang Shaoyan quickly slapped himself, reflecting on his actions—he hadn't even become empress yet, and he was already indulging in extravagance; he was truly ignorant of his own limitations.
After thinking for a moment, she decided to get out of the car for some fresh air, so she took Bailu and strolled around the teahouse.
Not far away was Li Langxuan's carriage, and Qiao Xiuyu was sitting inside, with the curtain slightly lifted, staring intently at the private room on the second floor.
Qiao Xiuyu was staring intently when he saw Li Langxuan and Yan Xuening sit down in the private room on the second floor. He could only see their heads, and feeling anxious, he quickly stuck his whole head out of the carriage, trying to get a better look.
As luck would have it, Shang Shaoyan, who happened to be passing by, noticed the movement of the carriage next to him and subconsciously turned his head to look, which is how he came face to face with Qiao Xiuyu.
Qiao Xiuyu was startled and tried to stick her head back in, but found that she had already stuck her shoulders out in her haste, and now her shoulders were stuck on the carriage window.
He began to struggle violently, desperately trying to pull back, but he was stuck and couldn't pull back no matter what he did. He also accidentally broke free of his hair crown, and his black hair fell down, making him look like a wriggling clump of hair, or like Sadako stuck in a television screen.
Shang Shaoyan: Pupil earthquake.
Seeing her mistress staring in shock at the strange, unidentifiable thing, Bai Lu quickly grabbed her and said warily, "Princess, let's leave quickly. It might be some kind of madman."
Shang Shaoyan realized that leaving seemed a bit unfair, but going there like that would scare Qiao Xiuyu. After thinking for a moment, he patted Bai Lu's hand and said, "Bai Lu, go and help that young man."
Bai Lu nodded. Although she didn't know how the county princess could tell that the lump was for her husband, she was always obedient, so she stepped forward to help.
Just then, Qiao Xiuyu finally found the trick and quickly shrank back. Her long hair fluttered in the wind in front of Bai Lu's eyes, and then she quickly pulled it back, accidentally smearing it all over Bai Lu's face.
Shang Shaoyan: "..."
She glanced at Bai Lu, who was still standing there in shock, and felt that she shouldn't have called her over in the first place. Now look what happened, she's suffered an undeserved disaster.
Shang Shaoyan walked over, intending to say a few words to comfort Bai Lu, but saw Bai Lu, who had come to her senses, kick the carriage hard and curse, "What kind of madness is this?"
Then, cursing and swearing, he walked towards Shang Shaoyan: "Princess, let's stay away from this madman, he's such bad luck!"
Shang Shaoyan really wanted to let the matter drop, since she hadn't figured out how to face Qiao Xiuyu yet, and she didn't want to make things awkward for both of them, so she tugged at Bai Lu and said, "Let's go."
Qiao Xiuyu felt wronged after hearing Bai Lu's words.
He assumed that the two women, master and servant, must have seen his face. He had previously thought that Bai Lu didn't like him, and now she was actually calling him a madman!
Although only Shang Shaoyan recognized that it was Qiao Xiuyu, Qiao Xiuyu was now convinced that Shang Shaoyan and Bai Lu both thought he was crazy. He was both angry and anxious, so he stuck his head out and cried out aggrievedly, "Heyang, you heartless man!"
Shang Shaoyan: "...?"
When did she become a man? No, wait, how could she be unfaithful?
Bai Lu: "...?"
Why is it that musician with questionable identity?
Seeing the two looking bewildered, Qiao Xiuyu became even more indignant and couldn't help but lean out a little further: "You actually sent Bai Lu to scold me! You clearly said you liked me that day..."
The area around this teahouse is inhabited by wealthy families, including many powerful and influential people. Seeing that some people were already looking over curiously, Shang Shaoyan's eyelids twitched. He took a few steps over and whispered, "Don't be angry. There are too many people around here. Let's go back and talk about it."
Qiao Xiuyu's eyes widened slightly as she looked at Shang Shaoyan with disbelief: "You think I'm shameful?"
Shang Shaoyan: "..."
How did you figure that out? (艹 is a type of plant)
She said helplessly, "It's not about being shameful. This area is full of powerful and influential people from Shengjing. If you don't want to be laughed at, I don't mind resolving this here."
Qiao Xiuyu: "..."
He calmed down, looked around, and sure enough, quite a few people had gathered around.
Qiao Xiuyu felt a little embarrassed, cleared her throat, and pretended nothing had happened: "Then let's go back and talk about it."
As he said this, he remained motionless.
Shang Shaoyan urged, "Hurry up."
Qiao Xiuyu: "...I'm stuck again."
Shang Shaoyan: "..."
Her native language is probably speechless; she's been speechless more times today than she's drunk milk tea in her past life.
Shang Shaoyan sighed helplessly, feeling that he had already been made a spectacle of himself, so he decided to give up and grabbed the bottom edge of the window with one hand. With a casual tug, the wooden plank fell down, and Qiao Xiuyu was finally freed.
He climbed out through the gap, looked at Shang Shaoyan with an indifferent expression, and smiled ingratiatingly: "The quality of this wooden plank isn't very good."
Shang Shaoyan glanced at Qiao Xiuyu expressionlessly, picked up the wooden plank from the ground, and broke it in half with minimal effort.
Qiao Xiuyu: "..."
Shang Shaoyan sneered: "Aren't you leaving? Do you think you're stronger than this plank of wood?"
Qiao Xiuyu felt a chill run down her spine and quickly followed Shang Shaoyan into the carriage belonging to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
Bai Lu followed the two men, feeling lost and disoriented. She didn't know whether to be shocked by the musician's idiocy or by the county princess's divine power.
Meanwhile, on the second floor of the private room, Li Langxuan and Yan Xuening, who were having a pleasant conversation, were unaware that one of their carriages had left and the other had broken down.
...
Yan Xuening rested her chin on her hand and blinked at Li Langxuan: "Young Master Li, I'm wearing a butterfly hairpin today, it's so pretty."
Li Langxuan deliberately covered his eyes with white silk today, making him look like an immortal. He smiled and said gently, "Although I can't see anything, I know that A Ning looks good no matter what she wears."
Yan Xuening's eyes lit up with joy, but then she sighed, "Young Master Li, does it hurt a lot?"
She carefully reached out and gently touched the white silk, not daring to use force.
Li Langxuan stiffly allowed Yan Xuening to touch him. Only after Yan Xuening withdrew her hand did he breathe a sigh of relief, completely unaware that the tips of his ears were already bright red. He remained calm and composed, saying, "It's alright, it doesn't hurt."
Yan Xuening said indignantly, "That Cheng'en Duke's Mansion is shameless! One day, I will definitely, definitely..."
Many people knew that the Marquis of Yongle's blindness was caused by the Duke of Cheng'en's mansion. Li Langxuan didn't care about his blindness anyway, and upon hearing this, he jokingly asked, "What about you, A'ning?"
After holding it in for a long time, Yan Xuening finally blurted out, "I'm going to make sure my cousin teaches them a lesson!"
Li Langxuan: "..."
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