Chapter 897: The Girl After Yan Xi
"Is w.a.n.g Shengxue here today?" Shao Wanru asked coldly.
Shao Jing wanted to make use of w.a.n.g Shengxue, whom she couldn"t tolerate.
"I"ve inquired about it this morning. It is said that w.a.n.g Shengxue would come, and it seemed that he was looking for Childe Yan. They seem to have had a quarrel before!" Qing"er reported. She knew that her master would definitely ask about w.a.n.g Shengxue, so she went to the outer courtyard earlier to inquire about it.
Today was the day when Shao Wanru returned to her parents" home after marriage. It was normal for the servant girl of the Piaoyun Courtyard to go to the door to see if her master had come.
"They had a quarrel?" Shao Wanru thought to herself. Her eyes narrowed and she immediately thought of what she had reminded Yan Xi of before. It seemed that Yan Xi had found something.
She didn"t see w.a.n.g Shengxue at the dinner table just now, so she thought that w.a.n.g Shengxue was not here today. Now considering the situation between w.a.n.g Shengxue and Marquis Xing"s Mansion, how could Marquis Xing"s Mansion allow him to have dinner together that would arouse her suspicion? After all, what had happened to w.a.n.g Yishu at that time almost made Marquis Xing"s Mansion and w.a.n.g Shengxue fall out with each other.
Now that w.a.n.g Shengxue could still come to Marquis Xing"s Mansion, it could be construed it was just for the face. But if he was invited to have dinner together, it meant that they continued to be friends. It was impossible for her shrewd Second Uncle to do such a thing that would make her suspicious.
It seemed that w.a.n.g Shengxue and Shao Jie"er had intended to set her up this time. However, Shao Jie"er was scared at that time and did not dare to do it. Shao Jing knew about it and scolded her.
"Qing"er, keep an eye on Childe Yan. If w.a.n.g Shengxue leaves, inform me!" Shao Wanru said. She did want to see this Yan Xi, and her returning home today was an opportunity. It would be difficult to find such an opportunity again in the future. She didn"t have much time, so she couldn"t wait pa.s.sively.
"If w.a.n.g Shengxue doesn"t leave, think of a way to force him to leave!" Shao Wanru ordered.
"Yan, that day I did go to Miss Zhao"s place to look for you. Since I saw Miss Zhao was sad, I sat down for a while to comfort her. It"s really not what you think!" w.a.n.g Shengxue sat opposite Yan with a frown and a bitter face, looking like he had been wronged and had nothing to say.
Yan Xi, who was sitting opposite him, held a book in his hand and concentrated on reading. He nodded noncommittally at w.a.n.g Shengxue"s words but didn"t say anything else.
"Yan, are you listening to me?" w.a.n.g Shengxue got anxious. He reached out to grab Yan Xi"s sleeve and pulled it hard.
Yan Xi"s hand was pulled off the book. He frowned and had to look up at w.a.n.g Shengxue. "You really don"t have to explain to me what you and Miss Zhao did. Miss Zhao and I just met by chance and shouldn"t get too close to each other after that incident. After all, she is an unmarried Miss. It"s normal for you to fall in love with Miss Zhao!" Yan Xi said with a calm expression.
"Xi, why don"t you believe what I said? I do take a fancy to her, but Miss Zhao loves you. And I also regret it. If it had been me that saved Miss Zhao at that time, I would not have so many worries now. Unfortunately, Miss Zhao…" w.a.n.g Shengxue sighed and said with endless grievances, "A gentle and graceful woman is a gentleman"s match!"
Yan Xi looked displeased. He knocked hard on the book placed on the table and said, "w.a.n.g, please watch your words. After all, Miss Zhao is an unmarried Miss. These words are too frivolous!"
The so-called love might be regarded as a "love affair" before two people get engaged. Yan Xi didn"t think that he had any feelings for Miss Zhao, and he didn"t want w.a.n.g Shengxue to get him and Miss Zhao together again and again.
Yan Xi also regretted saving Miss Zhao. If he had known that Miss Zhao was so lachrymose and sticky, he would not have helped her at that time.
It was not that he looked down on Miss Zhao, but he was very unhappy with Miss Zhao"s att.i.tude. He was born in a general"s family, and the women he had seen in the past were more or less bright and brave. He had never seen such a delicate woman who would cry if he said something wrong. He could not bear her affectionate eyes.
Even though he became a civilian staff now, he still had the temper of a general in his bones, so he really didn"t like Miss Zhao"s behavior. Moreover, a woman should be dignified, decent, and graceful, but Miss Zhao looked inferior. She didn"t look like a girl from a decent family.
What Fifth Miss Shao said that day made him think for a long time, and then he suddenly went to Miss Zhao"s courtyard.
In the past, it was w.a.n.g Shengxue who came to look for him, and then they went to check on Miss Zhao"s current situation together.
But this time, Yan Xi suddenly went over without inform, and he saw a surprising scene. w.a.n.g Shengxue was also there. Not only was he there, but he was also acting very intimate with Miss Zhao. They leaned over and talked with each other with laughter. It was quite different from what he used to see.
Yan Xi was not stupid, not to mention he had heard Shao Wanru"s words. His face was downcast on the spot, and he left indignantly. Behind him, Miss Zhao cried and fell to the ground, but he ignored her.
w.a.n.g Shengxue didn"t expect that Yan Xi suddenly came here and rushed in, so he didn"t know how to react.
When Yan Xi went out, w.a.n.g Shengxue hurried out and tried to catch him, only to find that Yan Xi had already got on the carriage and left. In a hurry, w.a.n.g Shengxue left Miss Zhao inside, and also called a carriage to chase Yan Xi and came to Marquis Xing"s Mansion.
Unfortunately, Yan Xi didn"t want to listen to his explanation and ignored him. So these days, w.a.n.g Shengxue came to Marquis Xing"s Mansion as soon as he was free to convince Yan Xi of his innocence.
"Xi, I know what I"m going to say is inappropriate, but since now there are only you and me, I"ll tell you straightly. Miss Zhao only sees me as her elder brother, so she was joking with me. But the one she really cares about is you. You"re so lucky to have such a confidante lady. If only I were so lucky!" w.a.n.g Shengxue sighed and said helplessly.
"Shengxue, don"t mention it again in the future. Miss Zhao"s matter has nothing to do with me in the future. If you want to be brother-and-sister with Miss Zhao, just go for it. It has nothing to do with me. You don"t need to come to tell me. The Palace Examination is coming. I can"t be distracted now. Please leave!" Yan Xi pointed at the book in front of him and asked w.a.n.g Shengxue to leave.
Thinking about Miss Zhao"s behavior in the past, and the fact that she and w.a.n.g Shengxue had secretly met in the room with no servant girls around, Yan Xi concluded that Miss Zhao was extremely inappropriate. After thinking about this, he recalled the details of the past and felt that he had been set up.
This kind of feeling was very uncomfortable. Consequently, Yan Xi didn"t want to get too close to Miss Zhao.
Whether Miss Zhao was good or bad, it had nothing to do with him. He"d better prepare for the Palace Examination.
Seeing that Yan Xi could not be convinced, w.a.n.g Shengxue also became a little angry. His face darkened, and he snorted, "Xi, how can you be so cruel? A few days ago, you and Miss Zhao were on good terms with each other. Why are you so cruel now?"
His words were extremely unpleasant to hear. He almost said to Yan Xi"s face that Yan Xi had an affair with Miss Zhao.
Yan Xi didn"t expect w.a.n.g Shengxue would say that. He was so angry that his face turned pale. He pounded the table hard and stood up at once. "Childe w.a.n.g, the door is open. You"d better leave. As for Miss Zhao, you can arrange for her to get close to anyone you want, but not me!"
w.a.n.g Shengxue thought that Yan Xi was about to fight with him and was scared, so he hurriedly stood up and stepped back. Unexpectedly, he fl.u.s.tered and kicked the leg of the chair, which hurt his feet and made him fall heavily to the ground. He immediately screamed in pain and fell into a mess.
Yan Xi looked coldly at w.a.n.g Shengxue in front of him with anger on his face. He reached out to pull w.a.n.g Shengxue up from the ground, pushed him directly out of the door, and slammed the door in w.a.n.g Shengxue"s surprised gaze.
w.a.n.g Shengxue pulled back his foot, which almost got pinched.
"Hey… hey, you…" w.a.n.g Shengxue was so angry. He couldn"t tolerate being pushed out like this. However, it was not a big deal. If this matter was not handled well, Shao Jing would not let him go.
He had thought that he could threaten Madam of Marquis Xing with the things left by his sister, but he hadn"t expected that Madam of Marquis Xing also had an accident, so it was meaningless to bring it up. He had to stoop to Shao Jing and listen to his orders. Otherwise, he could not even get into Marquis Xing"s Mansion.
His boss had said that he must stay close to Marquis Xing"s Mansion. Their relations.h.i.+p couldn"t be broken so easily.
But now he failed to deal with Yan Xi, so Shao Jing would definitely get angry. w.a.n.g Shengxue also regretted it at this time. If he had known that Yan Xi had become suspicious, he would never have met Miss Zhao in private. Now he couldn"t explain it. He could only blame himself for being careless.
He thought that Yan Xi was under his control and that he could make him see whatever he wanted him to see and make him hear whatever he wanted him to hear.
But at the moment, he was really not content. He stood up, patted the dust off, and knocked hard on Yan"s door. "Xi, Xi, open the door. Let me explain it to you. It"s really not what you think. You are mistaken about Miss Zhao and me!"
He believed that he could persuade Yan Xi to open his door.
"Childe w.a.n.g, our Fifth Miss came back to her parents" home today. Prince Chen is also here, and he just went to the guest yard to rest. It will be bad if you make a fuss here and disturb Prince Chen!" a young male servant came beside him and said to him calmly in a low voice.
w.a.n.g Shengxue put down his hands. When the carriage of Prince Chen"s Mansion came over, he saw it clearly. Thinking of the reputation of Prince Chen and Shao Wanru, who was difficult to deal with, w.a.n.g Shengxue put down his hand. At this time, it was indeed inadvisable to alert others. Fifth Miss Shao was very troublesome before she got married, and now it was even more inappropriate to make any trouble.
"Xi, I"ll leave today. Think about it carefully. It"s really just a misunderstanding. Miss Zhao is such a decent girl. How could she do such indecent things? If she had done such indecent things, she would have gone with other people when they robbed her that day. How could she have ended up like this!" w.a.n.g Shengxue explained it at the door again and then left helplessly. He had to go back to discuss it with Miss Zhao and figure out how to take Yan Xi down.