Noble Lady

"By the way, does Miss Xue want to give me some token of her love?"

As he spoke, he took off the white jade plate engraved with the word "Zhen" from his waist and stuffed it into Xue Chenyu's hand without saying a word.

Without waiting for Xue Chenyu to react, he pulled out a simple jade hairpin carved from emerald jade from her hair.

"Consider this as a token of love from you to me. It's only right for a man and a woman to exchange tokens of love."

Xue Chenyu: Who would force an exchange like this?

She could only laugh helplessly.

"It's agreed that when Marquis Xue and I return from the northern border, I will come to the Marquis's mansion to propose marriage."

Situ Zhen talked to himself, fearing that Xue Chenyu would give a negative answer, so he jumped away with the hairpin in his pocket.

Is he three years old?

Xue Chenyu looked at his back as he left and almost laughed out loud.

It was not until Situ Zhen left and his footsteps could no longer be heard that Xue Chenyu slowly came to her senses.

The warmth of the white jade token in my palm is still there.

Thinking of the hairpin that he had forcibly taken away, she actually wore that hairpin often and it was quite valuable.

But compared to the jade identity card with his name engraved on it, which was a royal item and each one was unique, it was still far inferior.

From this perspective, it is definitely Prince Cheng who has suffered a loss.

but.

She really doesn't like being watched by others no matter what she does.

"Okay, come out everyone." Xue Chenyu put the jade token in his arms and said to the shadowy corner.

The words fell.

A petite figure walked out.

It was Xue Luoyan who loved to watch the fun and enjoy the excitement.

"...Sister." Miss Xue gritted her teeth and forced a smile.

Then, Weng Xuemei, who was about the same height as her, came out and said, "Girl."

Following them are a series of Yuzhu, Qiuhua, Xiahe, Yumei, and the most important ones are Mrs. Xue, Xue Huai, and Mother He.

"Yu'er, just pretend we don't exist. Go on."

"Yes, yes, go on." At the back was the smiling Mrs. Qi.

The smile on Xue Chenyu's lips froze, and he held his forehead with his hand - how many people came?

All are here.

You're treating her like a show, right?

Xue Chenyu slowly raised a smile that seemed to be neither smile nor laughter: "But if the prince knew that he was surrounded by so many people when he stuffed a token of love, what do you think his reaction would be?"

With just one sentence, everyone scattered like birds and beasts.

"return."

Xue Chenyu's words made everyone freeze again.

"Yu'er, do you have anything else to say?" Mrs. Xue felt a little guilty.

After all, it is somewhat wrong for a mother to do such a thing.

"Mother, His Majesty's decree has come down. Father has to leave tomorrow. If you don't go and pack his luggage for him and say goodbye, aren't you afraid that he'll be upset and start crying to you?"

Mrs. Xue's face flushed. "...What nonsense is this child talking about? Is your father that kind of person?"

As he spoke, he quickened his pace and walked out.

Mrs. Qi also walked very fast, fearing that her shortcomings would be exposed.

Now that the elders are gone, those left behind are in trouble.

Xue Huai put on a flattering smile and said, "Sister, I have to go review my lessons with him, otherwise I will..." and go back.

Before he could even utter the word "go back", Xue Chenyu put her arm around his shoulder and said, "Next year's Spring Examination will be here again, and you're still so carefree. It seems Mr. Lu hasn't given you enough homework."

"When you go back, copy both 'The Memorial to the Emperor on Leaving the Capital' and 'Ode to the Afang Palace' ten times before going to sleep."

Xue Huai: No, elder sister! I won’t dare to do that again.

But he didn't dare to refuse, so he nodded reluctantly, almost crying.

While he was away, Xue Luoyan quickly pulled his sleeve and prepared to leave together.

"Luoluo, since you have so much free time, why not embroider ten more handkerchiefs? My sister's handkerchiefs are almost all used up."

Xue Luoyan: No! This is more painful than asking me to run around the mansion ten times!

"Sister, can you be a little quieter? You know me, I..."

"Fifteen, then."

"No, no, no, ten, just ten! Just ten!"

There is no room for bargaining here!

Xue Luoyan nodded pitifully and followed Xue Huai with a fearless attitude.

The brother and sister's expressions of being ready to sacrifice themselves greatly pleased Xue Chenyu, and the scene of being watched and forced to exchange tokens of love was finally not so embarrassing.

She smiled and looked back. Several girls were gathered together, not at all as agile as usual.

"...Miss, I, we are all going back too." Yuzhu took the lead and prepared to slip away.

Weng Xuemei's pace became even faster, and she ran quite a distance ahead.

"Well, let's all go back." Xue Chenyu smiled calmly, "Your monthly salary is gone."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a burst of wailing.

Xue Chenyu walked towards the room with a happy mood and cheerful steps.

That's the right thing to do. How can she be the only one feeling depressed?

……

Situ Zhen's heresy took place at the Lantern Festival banquet on the 15th day of the first lunar month; the order to let Xue Hou accompany him to the north was issued on the 16th day of the first lunar month, and the people set off on the 18th day of the first lunar month, leaving Situ Zhen no chance to regret.

On the 18th day of the first lunar month, Mrs. Xue brought her three children to the city gate to see them off.

Xue Luoyan, who was used to her father not being at home, suddenly felt that it was very uncomfortable for her father to go away, and she held him for a long time and refused to let go.

Situ Zhen looked at Xue Chenyu wearing a veil, and wanted to go up to her, hold her hand and talk to her, but it was neither moral nor logical, so he could only endure it.

"Father, the north is freezing cold, and there are wars everywhere. I've prepared some excellent wound medicine for you, as well as medicine for typhoid and frostbite. Remember to carry it with you, just in case."

"Fish are so considerate."

Xue Chenyu talked to Xue Hou for a while, handed him the prepared medicine, and then turned to ask Weng Xuemei to hand over another package.

"Sir, here are some medicines for injuries and frostbite that I prepared. I don't know how the situation will be when I go north this time. This is a little gift from my daughter. Please don't despise it, Sir."

"I don't mind, I don't mind!" Situ Zhen pulled the thing over without waiting for her to finish her words.

Afraid that she wouldn't give him the thing.

He had seen her talking to Marquis Xue just now. She had said so much, but now she wanted to send him away with just two simple words.

But he is not picky, as long as it is prepared for him, it is good enough.

Xue Chenyu: “…” It’s not that serious.

"Take care, Prince. Have a safe journey."

"Don't worry, I will come back safely." I still have to go to the He Mansion to propose to you.

He only said the second half of the sentence in his heart.

After Xue Chenyu delivered the things, she quickly distanced herself from him and returned to Madam Xue and Xue Luoyan.

Compared to the many people who came to the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion, only Princess An Ning came to the Prince of Cheng's Mansion.

But she doesn't seem to be very good at dealing with having her loved ones away from home.

After watching Xue Chenyu deliver spare medicine to Xue Hou and Situ Zhen, she moved as slowly as a snail, took a large package from the maid and walked forward.

"Brother, I had someone make this for you before, but I never had the chance to give it to you. Now that you're going to the North, it's perfect for you to use."

Situ Zhen took it and weighed it. It was quite heavy. He opened it and saw that it was made of black cloth.

"what is this?"

"This is me. I asked an embroiderer to help me make this cloak. However, my craftsmanship is not very good, so most of it was done by the embroiderer. Don't despise me, brother." Princess An Ning said this with some embarrassment.

Situ Zhen didn't seem to care and smiled, "It's okay, I know what you mean. If you encounter any problems that you can't solve while Big Brother is away in Shengjing, go to the Marquis' Mansion and find Miss Xue."

Princess An Ning subconsciously looked at Xue Chenyu, "Brother, are you saying..." her?

Situ Zhen nodded and said, "She won't hurt you."

Princess An Ning nodded doubtfully.

However, even if her elder brother didn't tell her, she would still go to the Marquis' Mansion to bother him.

The preserved fruit snacks she took away from the Marquis' Mansion last time were really delicious. She would definitely express her gratitude in person and ask Miss Xue to lead the way to Sipinzhai.