Noble Lady

"What's not so coincidental?"

Xue Chenyu suddenly came back to her senses. She had actually been distracted while talking to Prince Cheng.

"I'm sorry, Prince. I, I got a little distracted."

"It's okay." Situ Zhen smiled and sat up straight. "Ms. Xue hasn't said whether she's willing to bear the pain of parting with you yet."

Now that things have come to this, Xue Chenyu couldn't refuse anymore.

"Since the Crown Prince is pleased with my humble writing, I will present my humble work to you."

Situ Zhen's eyes lit up, "I'm serious."

After saying this, as if realizing that he had taken advantage of someone, he added, "Miss Xue, don't worry about my money. Uncle Huang often rewards me. If you want some precious jewelry, or clothing materials, that's fine too."

He himself was afraid of taking advantage of others, but from Xue Chenyu's perspective, it was Prince Cheng who wanted to settle the matter of money and goods with her.

However, he is a member of the royal family and is most afraid of having any connections with others, which is understandable.

"Your Highness is right, but I don't have anything special I want right now. Why not..." Convert it into silver.

Before he could utter a single word, Situ Zhen spoke up first, "Why don't you just let me owe you the money for now? Next time His Majesty wants to reward me, I'll ask you what you want, and then ask Uncle Huang for it."

Xue Chenyu: “?”

"Then let's put it this way. I'll take the pattern."

Situ Zhen was afraid that she would regret it, so he quickly put the pattern into his arms.

Xue Chenyu: Not really...

She can't always get it back.

"If I can forge a sword according to this pattern, I will definitely invite Miss Xue to see it."

After saying that, Situ Zhen squeezed the horse's belly, and with a "Gee!", the horse passed by her like a gust of wind.

Xue Chenyu was left disheveled in the wind.

It seemed that the prince was really afraid that she would take the blueprints back.

Xue Chenyu was at a loss for words and could only get in the car and leave.

The bad news is that the blacksmith shop is closed;

But the good news is that the pattern was taken away by Prince Cheng.

"Miss, you were so anxious just now, and now everything is fine?" Qiuhua was a little puzzled.

Xue Chenyu: "It was the pattern that Prince Cheng took away. It should be fine now."

He is a martial arts fanatic and is obsessed with various weapons such as knives, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hatchets, hooks, forks, whips, maces, hammers, claws, sticks, lances, clubs, crutches, meteors, etc.

It makes sense that he would want a sword that was different from the others.

Moreover, he is the nephew of His Majesty. Even if ordinary people cannot get fine iron and fine steel, it is not difficult for him to have it if he wants.

Everyone knows that His Majesty treats him like his own son, and sometimes even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not as favored as him.

Xue Chenyu felt relieved and went home.

……

He Minzhi was not so lucky.

When he came out of his shift, he found that his sedan chair was missing.

Even the sedan bearers disappeared without a trace.

It's unbelievable.

It was time to get off duty, and everyone in the Hanlin Academy knew that his sedan chair was missing.

He Minzhi almost lost face.

But he was not blinded by the rage of incompetence. He asked the officers and soldiers at the gate of the Hanlin Academy and learned that a middle-aged man came in the afternoon, said a few words to the sedan chair bearers, and they carried the sedan chair away.

He Minzhi: "..." Who is plotting against him?

A colleague kindly offered to give him a ride, but he was too concerned about his reputation to refuse.

The other person was just being polite, so he flatly refused and naturally wouldn't force it. He turned around and got on the carriage.

He Minzhi: “…”

In a short while, everyone who needed to leave had left.

He shook his sleeves angrily and walked back with big strides.

……

Yuzhu told Xue Chenyu about He Minzhi's embarrassing situation when he walked back home from the Hanlin Academy.

She was eating dinner and almost spit out the soup she had just drunk from laughing.

But I was laughing so hard that I fell over.

Today, in order to make fun of He Minzhi, I specially asked the kitchen to stew some soup.

"Miss, I saw him walking back to the mansion with my own eyes. He couldn't move when he reached the alley entrance. When he saw someone coming, he immediately picked up his Hanlin Academy editor's arrogance."

At this point, Yuzhu laughed even harder, "According to the young lady's instructions, people have been arranged to walk back and forth on the road. He was almost unable to walk, but he still had to pretend to hold his head high and chest puffed out."

"When he returned home just now, he went straight to the study and collapsed on the couch, unable to get up. Ji Minrou thought he was upset again, so she tried to comfort him with her usual gentle smile."

"In the end, he didn't even want to move, so how could he have the energy to make love with her?"

Xue Chenyu held her forehead with her hand.

Originally, Yuzhu was quite reserved, but since she was asked to keep an eye on every corner of the mansion for some time, she has become more and more free.

She didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

However, it is definitely a good thing for He Minzhi to suffer a defeat.

An hour later, Yuzhu came to say that He Minzhi and Ji Minrou were together again.

But it was different from the past when they would go their separate ways after making love and hiding their relationship for fear that others would find out.

He Minzhi suddenly became furious, asked Ji Minrou to go back, and then rushed to Furongju in a rage.

Xue Chenyu had just showered and changed her clothes and was about to go to bed when this man suddenly showed up to cause trouble. It was really bad luck.

Therefore, Xue Chenyu still closed the door and refused visitors.

He asked Yuzhu to come out and said, "Our girl has gone to bed," and then left.

After that, no matter how much He Minzhi's long-time attendant Shi Tou shouted at the door, no one came to open it.

He Minzhi was filled with rage but was at a loss as to what to do. He angrily slammed the bronze beast knocker at the entrance of Furongju.

Then walked away.

Ji Minrou was still waiting for him in the study.

Seeing him come back with a gloomy face, he sighed helplessly and sadly: "I'm afraid my cousin didn't get to see the lady either."

He Minzhi's face turned even darker: You're bringing up something that's not relevant.

Ji Minrou seemed not to notice his dark face and poured him a cup of tea.

"I said before that Madam no longer regards everyone in the mansion seriously, but my cousin still didn't believe me. Do you believe me now?"

He Minzhi paused and motioned for Shi Tou to go down.

While He Minzhi was drinking tea, Shi Tou and Ji Minrou looked at each other and then left.

"What has she done recently? Tell me everything from the beginning."

Ji Minrou sobbed before she could speak, "My cousin knows that ever since I returned to the He Mansion, Madam has not welcomed me."

He Minzhi wanted to say that she was not that kind of person, but when she thought of what Xue Chenyu had done, she changed her tone to a disdainful snort.

Ji Minrou: "I'm not sure if Madam did this to me, but it's because I made the people in the mansion suffer."

"Especially my aunt. She is old now and in poor health. She had finally managed to get better, but now all her tonics have stopped. She can only eat vegetables and tofu every day. Even a strong body can't handle it."

He Minzhi seemed to have just come to a conclusion from her words: "You mean, the food in the mansion is like this every day now? Mother's tonic has also stopped? She is so bold!"