Duke Jing's younger sister

Besides, it is the child’s exclusive right to cry when he wants to cry and laugh when he wants to laugh.

Shen Li just smiled and said nothing, but still accepted her favor, "Thank you very much."

Miao Yu was a very active person. She had drunk a lot of wine long before Shen Li came, and now she was a little drunk.

While no one was paying attention, she pulled Shen Li out of the table and led her around in the moonlight.

It was Shen Li's first time to come to the villa, and the visibility was dim, so she couldn't tell the directions for a moment.

"Miao Yu, where are you taking me?"

"There is a wonderful place in this villa. I will take you to see it."

Looking at the bamboo ladder leading to the roof, Shen Li looked up and was stunned for a while, "... Is this the wonderful place you mentioned?"

On the roof?

What's so good about the rooftop? She waved her hand and said, "I don't want to go!"

"You can see the entire Jiangyang Lake from here, just like the sea."

Miao Yu pretended to push her up. Shen Li had no choice but to climb the ladder and climb to the roof with Miao Yu, and sat carefully on the ridge.

The crescent moon hangs high in the sky, and the stars are shining brightly.

The bright moonlight shines on the wide surface of Jiangyang Lake.

As the night wind blew, ripples appeared on the white lake surface. Countless jumping points of light, like bright pearls from the East, sparkled dazzlingly on the lake surface.

Looking back from here, you can still see the red flames in the garden, and the sounds of Luo Jue and Liang Bo playing finger-guessing games can be faintly heard in the night sky.

"Look..." Miao Yu pointed to the wide lake that was shimmering in the moonlight, "Isn't it beautiful? It looks like the sea."

Shen Li shook her head when she heard this, "I have never seen the sea. Is there a sea in Luozhu?"

When talking about her hometown Luozhu, Miao Yu looked a little disappointed, "Yes, I grew up by the sea."

Growing up by the sea?

Shen Li felt a little strange.

Although Luozhu was a small vassal state of Southern Wu, it had its own territory and its own palace.

How could Miao Yu, as a princess, not grow up in the palace, but grow up by the sea? It couldn't be that Luo Zhu's palace was built by the sea?

"Are you homesick?" Shen Li asked.

When people miss home, they always like everything related to their hometown.

Even seeing the same types of trees, flowers and plants as those in your hometown can easily evoke homesickness.

For example, the Jiangyang Lake she is looking at under the moonlight.

"Oh, I won't say anymore. It's such a killjoy." Miao Yu smiled and didn't want to say more.

Shen Li naturally didn't ask any more questions.

Everyone has secrets and past that they don't want to reveal, so why bother asking more questions.

The most important thing when people know each other and make friends is to see where the line between them is.

If you only have three-tenths of love, but do what a seven-tenths of love should do, then you have crossed the line, and that will make both of you unhappy.

She was very happy today and didn't want to make herself unhappy.

"Are you hungry? I see you didn't eat much just now. You Nanwu women live such a tiring life. You have to chew your food slowly in small bites. It's really tiring!"

While complaining, Miao Yu took out a white handkerchief from his arms, which contained a few almond cakes.

"This is delicious, try it."

Miao Yu handed the handkerchief to her. Shen Li was stunned for a moment, pinched a piece, and took a light bite.

"Isn't it delicious? This is a snack from Pinxiangzhai. It's so expensive!"

Shen Li laughed. The prices of all the snacks in Pinxiangzhai were not cheap. The white jade cake that Shen Beiqi often bought for her also cost two taels of silver each.

This price is a bit expensive for ordinary people, but Miao Yu is the concubine of the third prince, how could she say such a thing?

Looking at the square of almond cake in her hand, Shen Li sighed imperceptibly, "I used to have a maid by my side, and the almond cake she made was even better than the one in Pinxiangzhai."

Miao Yu's eyes lit up, "Really? Then can you bother her some other day and ask her to make some for me to try?"

Shen Li sighed slightly and looked at the sparkling lake in the distance, "She passed away."

"Ah?" Miao Yu felt a little sorry, "I'm going to miss this chance to eat."

There was a moment of silence on the roof.

The two of them, each with their own thoughts, sat quietly on the roof, letting the cool night breeze blow their hair.

Thinking of Zi Yuan, Shen Li felt a sense of loss again.

When she was in Qinghuiyuan, Ziyuan could make all kinds of pastries, and her best one was almond cake.

It has been a while since Zi Yuan passed away. At that time, she said righteously that she would avenge her, but now so many days have passed and there is still no leader.

She couldn't help feeling depressed.

I wanted to ask Luo Cheng for help before, but now considering the relationship between them, it’s not appropriate to bother him again.

Why not...find Shen Beiqi?

She immediately rejected this idea.

If he knew that her mind was so sinister and vicious, who knows how he would look at her?

She must not let him know that she was taking revenge for Ziyuan.

At the very least, he couldn't know how she dealt with those people.

After the night breeze, she felt more and more dizzy and her eyelids felt heavy. "Miao Yu, I'm a little sleepy. Let's go back."

"it is good!"

Shen Li went to hold the ladder first. Miao Yu took a look at the ground and it was not too high.

Although her mediocre skills may not be enough to carry Shen Li to the roof, she should have no problem bringing her down.

As soon as Shen Li's fingers touched the ladder, Miao Yu grabbed her arm and said, "Come on, I'll take you down."

Shen Li was shocked. What! Jump...down?

She was about to refuse when the person next to her pulled her into the air.

She felt her scalp tingling and she couldn't help but scream out in surprise. She fell headfirst towards the ground as if she was weightless.

Just when she thought her brain was going to burst from the fall, a dark blue figure rose into the air, held her tightly in his arms, spun her in the air, and then landed steadily.

She closed her eyes and dared not open them, her heart pounding.

I only heard a scolding voice in my ear. It was Shen Beiqi's voice, "Miao Yu, what are you doing?"

Just now when Shen Beiqi caught Shen Li, he accidentally knocked Miao Yu away, causing her landing posture to look not so elegant... She landed on her stomach!

She glared at Shen Beiqi angrily, got up from the ground, and dusted off the dust on her body. "I know martial arts, I won't hurt her."

He sneered, "You've only studied for half a year, and you dare to say that you know martial arts?"

Miao Yu was choked for a moment and wanted to continue to defend herself, but Shen Beiqi did not give her the opportunity and simply turned around and left while holding Shen Li.

She was still a little frightened, so she let him hold her, and felt a little safer.

"What are you doing on the roof?" he asked in a low voice, walking very slowly.

"Watch the sea." Shen Li replied.

Looking at the sea?

Shen Beiqi frowned slightly. Where did the sea come from in Jiangdu City? It seemed that he was really drunk.

He curled the corners of his lips, and his deep brows locked onto her tightly. Under the moonlight, her brows became even softer, making him want to bully her.

His Adam's apple moved slightly, and he continued to ask, "Do you want to see the sea?"

In the quiet night, his voice was extremely gentle.

Shen Li felt dizzy, not knowing whether it was because of the alcohol or because she was bewitched by the tenderness in his voice.

“I don’t want to…” She struggled to get off him, straightened her clothes and said, “Actually, I like mountains.”