Don't be tempted, sir

Shen Yining suddenly remembered and asked, "Has Ah Wu sent you any food recently?"

When this was mentioned, Xingyue sat up straight with the cake in her hand: "Ah..." and ran out, then ran back after a long while.

Panting, he handed over a booklet: "Miss... I'm sorry, I forgot. This was sent to me by Wu a while ago. He said it was given to you by Lord Song!"

Shen Yining took it in a hurry. It was a flower arrangement book, which recorded in detail the arrangement methods of seasonal flowers and plants according to the season. Shen Yining looked through it for a while, and when he found nothing, he asked again, "Are there any letters?"

"No, just this."

"What do you have to say?"

Xingyue thought about it for a while: "It was said to entertain the young lady, nothing else..." After a while, Xingyue was embarrassed to speak again: "Sorry, young lady, I was busy and forgot."

Shen Yining was not angry, but just asked when it was delivered. Xingyue said it was less than a month but more than half a month. So where did he go? Why did he disappear without saying anything...

When Qizhu is not busy, she will come to see Shen Yining, go shopping, drink tea and listen to music. She said that she was afraid that she would not have such a good time in the future, and she wished she could go out and play every day without being busy.

The weather was cold today, and the two came to the teahouse to listen to stories as usual. In the private room, Qizhu said that she asked Yan Shang but he just said he was busy, and Shen Yining did not delve into it.

Qizhu asked tentatively, "How does Yi Ning feel about Lord Song? Have you figured it out?"

Shen Yining lowered his head and held the tea. "At first, it was nothing but an acquaintance. Later, we were together often, and I found that I didn't know him at all. When I went to Qiannan, I found that he was not easy and different. I wanted to understand him and see what he was like. But he was always busy, so busy that I could hardly see him. Every time I saw him, he was either injured or exhausted but forced himself to accompany me. I wanted to understand him and be with him. I don't know if this is love, but I feel at ease every time I am with him."

Qizhu didn't say anything because she didn't know how to tell her that Song Xiaoyuan refused the marriage proposal.

Shen Yining took a sip of tea and looked at the stage: "Actually, I... always feel that I shouldn't pay attention to others so quickly, and I hate myself for being so mean and heartless! I envy Meng Qiu getting married! I was sick those few days, and I thought it would be okay to die like this, so as not to let Chang Qing down. But... but that day I saw him, he was holding my back... He held me back when I was about to fall to the bottom! I... I was reluctant to die like this."

Shen Yining burst into tears and hated herself for being so ruthless. She sobbed and said, "Sister Qizhu, I really hate myself for being like this...but I am so ruthless and treacherous."

Qizhu walked over and sat with her, holding her in her arms to comfort her: "Yining, you can't control things like feelings. Changqing's death is not your fault. If he had married you, you would still have feelings for Song Xiaoyuan, which is your fault! But Changqing said when he left that he didn't want you to be alone. Love is deep and lasting without knowing where it comes from. No one is wrong, Yining!"

Shen Yining was crying so sadly in her arms, Qizhu still felt that she shouldn't tell her about that incident, as it might make her even sadder, so she patted her back to calm her down.

When they felt better, they were about to go home, and when they opened the door they ran into the scoundrel from that day.

Liu Xueyin went upstairs and saw Shen Yining with tears in her eyes, which made him even more anxious. He blocked her way again: "Miss Shen, do you still remember me? Why are you so sad?"

Shen Yining frowned: "Mr. Liu..."

Liu Xueyin teased: "I still remember. It seems that you care about me, Liu Xueyin, very much. Sister Shen, for whom are you crying so sadly? Tell your brother, and I will protect you well." Then he laughed obscenely.

Qizhu rolled her eyes and said coldly: "Don't block the way, get out of the way."

Liu Xueyin turned around and saw that Qizhu was even more beautiful, and he was so horny: "Who is this? She looks really..."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Hao stepped forward and pulled away Liu Xueyin's hand that was blocking the way: "Good dog, don't block the road. The two girls haven't scolded you yet, but you really think you are a thing."

Liu Xueyin was unhappy and wanted to fight. The three servants came forward aggressively. Liu Xueyin stepped back and challenged them: "I won't fight you. Just wait and see!"

Then he looked at Shen Yining with a wretched smile: "Let's go, Sister Shen!"

Shen Yining was looking upset and covered her face with a handkerchief. When she saw him leave, Lin Hao gestured to make way for the two of them: "Please."

Shen Yining and Qizhu came down, and Shen Yining returned the greeting: "Thank you, Master Lin, for today."

Lin Hao politely waved his hand: "It's just a small favor, but the two girls should avoid him from now on. I don't know what he will do next."

"Okay, thank you and goodbye!"

After getting on the carriage, Qizhu complained about Liu Xueyin all the way, and was determined to teach him a lesson. She then asked, "Who is this Young Master Lin?"

Shen Yining explained: "My mother introduced me to Mr. Lin Hao a few days ago."

Qizhu was curious: "You met Langxu! How come I didn't know?"

"This...is nothing. It's hard to refuse my mother's kindness."

Qizhu blurted out: "No wonder His Majesty would say that."

Shen Yining was curious: "What did His Majesty say? But His Majesty knows that I am so fickle."

Qizhu was confused: "Haha...nothing..."

"Sister?" Qizhu couldn't bear seeing those big watery eyes looking at her innocently, so she just said it all out.

"His Majesty asked Lord Song not long ago if he would issue an order to keep you for him."

"What is it?"

"The marriage decree...but Lord Song refused...But he didn't say he didn't like you, he just said he was much older than you, and he didn't want to restrict you with the decree."

Shen Yining pulled the handkerchief tightly: "So he... thinks we are not suitable?"

Qizhu explained: "No, no, he didn't mean that. Last time he offered you two a marriage, he directly refused without even giving a reason. This time..." She suddenly felt that she was making things worse and dared not say any more.

Shen Yining raised his eyes and smiled forcefully: "It's okay, he makes sense!"

"Yining, don't think too much. Lord Song is just busy and doesn't want to restrict you. He didn't say he doesn't like you..."

"It's okay, Sister Qizhu, it's okay, it's okay..."

Qizhu looked at her and really regretted why she was so loud-mouthed. They arrived at the Shen residence in silence. Shen Yining smiled and wanted to get off the carriage. Qizhu held him back and apologized: "Yining, I..."

Shen Yining held her hand and said, "Don't think too much, sister. I'm just telling you. It's okay. Don't worry about me. It's okay."

"Yining..."

"I'm leaving, sister..."

Qizhu felt that something was wrong with her, but she didn't dare to speak, so she could only say goodbye and go home. In the next few days, the prince was ill and Qizhu had to stay in the palace to take care of him. Feeling guilty, she gave her many gifts. Yi Ning knew about it and was afraid that she would blame herself, so she wrote a letter to tell her that she was fine and would not think too much, and hoped that she would not blame herself! She also sent a flower arrangement with a note: "Don't worry, I'm fine!"

Late at night in Beijing...Liu Xueyin had just come out of a brothel when he was dragged into an alley.