When Shang Shaoyan heard that Xu Xian had arrived, he simply decided to hold their conversation in the dining room and invited Xu Xian to stay for a meal. Bai Lu also took a seat. Since arriving in Shuzhou, Shang Shaoyan had begun to entrust many things to Bai Lu, who had become his right-hand woman. Shang Shaoyan then asked Cheng Chu to take Bai Lu as his sworn sister.
Bai Lu was extremely grateful to have gone from being a maid to becoming the general's sister, and she worked even harder and more diligently for Shang Shaoyan; however, she still considered herself Shang Shaoyan's maid, and Shang Shaoyan followed her lead.
However, it's still possible to sit down and have a meal together.
When Xu Xian and Bai Lu took their seats, Shang Shaoyan had not yet arrived. Seeing that Xu Xian still seemed very cold, Bai Lu quickly poured him a cup of tea and said with concern, "Drink more hot water."
Xu Xian gratefully accepted it, but at that moment he heard a laugh coming from behind him. The voice belonged to a young woman.
Xu Xian turned around and saw a woman with a bright and dignified appearance. She wore a spring-green ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) and a reed-colored shawl. Her beautiful face was unadorned, with only a touch of vermilion rouge on her lips. Her long black hair was not tied up and was shrouded in mist. In her hand, she held a Shu embroidery fan embroidered with emerald green bamboo, which looked like tender leaves in spring, naturally beautiful.
But when she looked over, her phoenix eyes inexplicably revealed a touch of majesty, making people dare not look at her for long, as if all their little thoughts had nowhere to hide.
Xu Xian was stunned. He hadn't expected the girl who had cried so bitterly under the veil that day to be so... sharp.
But he quickly regained his composure and smiled, "Greetings, Princess Heyang."
Shang Shaoyan smiled broadly, took a few steps to the dining table, and glanced at Bai Lu with a smile—"Drink more hot water," how could this straight-talking woman say that!
The White Dew solar term is somewhat inexplicable.
Shang Shaoyan quickly changed the subject, smiling as he looked at Xu Xian: "Lord Xu, I heard the glass is finished? What do you think, Lord Xu?"
Xu Xian's eyes lit up, and he was about to speak when he heard Shang Shaoyan sigh with a smile: "I was too impatient. Let's eat first. Lord Xu must be cold and hungry after your journey."
Having gone through this ordeal, Xu Xian had calmed down considerably and was no longer in a hurry to talk about the glass. However, upon hearing Shang Shaoyan's words, "cold and hungry," he couldn't help but smile somewhat shyly.
Shang Shaoyan gently shook his fan and smiled, "This is enough to show that Lord Xu is an excellent official who cares for the people's livelihood—he even came in the rain for the sake of the people's livelihood."
Xu Xian: "..."
Actually, his umbrella was simply broken.
Bai Lu suppressed a laugh and remained silent—her mistress had spies everywhere, how could she not know that Prefect Xu's umbrella was broken? The mistress's words would only urge Prefect Xu to put in even more effort.
As expected, Xu Xian received the praise. He had originally intended to tell the truth, but he swallowed the words back. He was a little embarrassed and said, "Not at all, not at all, I can't compare to the county princess at all."
Shang Shaoyan didn't follow suit with modesty, but simply nodded: "If we don't eat soon, the food will get cold."
Xu Xian blushed again, feeling somewhat annoyed, realizing he looked like a fool in front of Princess Heyang.
Seeing her mistress making a handsome young man blush with laughter, Bai Lu was secretly overjoyed, but she managed to keep a straight face and added fuel to the fire with a serious expression: "Yes, even if Lord Xu is in a hurry, he must take care of his health."
Xu Xian: "..."
He's really not in a hurry anymore.
But seeing the two beautiful women looking at him with concern, he suddenly didn't know what to say. He could only pick up his bowl with a sigh and start eating.
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