fifty-nine
When the two of them were shopping in the afternoon, they unexpectedly ran into another couple who were also strolling around.
"Your Highness Prince Ling, what a coincidence." Yang Nanruo greeted with a smile, "Are you here to watch the acrobatics as well?"
Xiao Weixin nodded slightly in return: "I have nothing to do, so I just come out for a walk."
You Shu, who was standing next to him, was still holding the snacks he had just bought, but his eyes were on Xia Yinxiu behind Yang Nanruo.
Xia Yinxiu dressed up specially today. The aqua-colored embroidered dress made her look delicate and fresh, like a graceful lotus bud waiting to bloom. She lowered her head and bit her lips, struggling for a long time, and then she bowed to Xiao Weixin hesitantly and whispered:
"Meet the prince."
When You Shu sees her now, his mentality is different from before. He has been uneasy since he saw her. Even if there is no emotional relationship between the two of them now, the engagement is real. If Xia Yinxiu really marries Xiao Weixin... then what is he
Or maybe, if they really got married first and fell in love later like in the original book, wouldn't he be the third party
You Shu suddenly became anxious. In the past, he wished that the two would get married and have children as soon as possible, and even wanted to force them to follow the plot. But after he personally got involved, he realized that he didn't want to see this situation in his heart.
Xiao Weixin's attitude towards Xia Yinxiu was definitely not good, but he still gave her some face. Perhaps he didn't want to embarrass Yang Nanruo, so he was lukewarm and perfunctory.
Although the road was wide, the four of them had different thoughts at this time, and they all felt guilty about each other.
Yang Nanruo was a heroine after all, and she was the first to say generously: "Since we are lucky enough to meet, Your Majesty, why don't you go and see it together? I heard that the acrobatic troupe is very famous, and it's a rare trip to the capital."
Xiao Weixin didn't want to go with them at first. He was upset when he saw Xia Yinxiu, but he wanted to win over Yang Nanruo, so he couldn't refuse directly. After a little thought, he agreed, "Okay, I have nothing else to do anyway."
So, what was originally a nice date suddenly turned into a foursome. You Shu originally wanted to walk behind them, but Xiao Weixin let him walk beside him openly, and the two men and two women went to watch the acrobatic show together.
You Shu was absent-minded and didn't pay much attention to what Yang Nanruo and Xiao Weixin were talking about. Among the four of them, Yang Nanruo and Xiao Weixin were very good at socializing and could talk about the same topic, while You Shu and Xia Yinxiu were a little silent. As they walked, they ended up walking side by side at the back.
Xia Yinxiu quietly turned her head to glance at the man next to her. Although he had an ordinary face and nothing special about him, his aura inexplicably made people feel at ease. She subconsciously relaxed and felt vaguely curious about him.
You Shu hadn't taken off his lingerie yet. When he noticed her gaze, he turned his head and asked in a low voice, "Miss Xia, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, nothing." Xia Yinxiu was caught peeking and hurriedly shook her head, her face flushed with shame.
Seeing her embarrassment, You Shu didn't know what to say. He raised his head and glanced at the two people who were still discussing border deployment a few steps ahead. He felt that they would not be able to finish their conversation for a while, so he sighed silently.
Walking beside him was the former heroine of the book, also his favorite goddess over the years. Even though they might be rivals in love now, You Shu still liked her. This kind of liking was certainly not mixed with love, it was simply liking.
Of course, it would be better if she didn't have an engagement with the prince.
You Shu is very depressed now and doesn't know how to control his position.
He was not in a good mood, and neither was Xia Yinxiu. She also looked at the two people talking happily in front of her, and suddenly began to worry whether Sister Yang would like His Royal Highness Prince Ling. After all, Prince Ling was a man of unparalleled talent and beauty, and he was the dream lover of all the girls in the capital. In addition, Yang Nanruo also admired him privately. She felt that Prince Ling was definitely not an ordinary person, and he might achieve great things in the future.
Compared with her father and brother who were loyal and rigid, Yang Nanruo, as a woman, was more open-minded. In her heart, loyalty to the emperor was not that important. She wanted to protect the vast country, not the small throne. To be honest, she even hated Xiao Weishen, a hedonistic and incompetent emperor, and never agreed with her father and brother's ideas.
Because she often praised him, Xia Yinxiu became more repulsive to Xiao Weixin. She always felt that the man might snatch her away at any time, so she was always on guard. She looked up at the two people who were still chatting, and gradually she had some ideas in her mind.
You Shu quickly helped Xia Yinxiu who was about to fall. Due to the difference in social status, he only dared to touch her sleeve a little bit, keeping a suitable distance, and asked carefully: "Miss Xia, are you okay?"
"It's okay, I just feel a little dizzy." Xia Yinxiu held her forehead with a pair of slender hands and frowned slightly, looking very uncomfortable.
Just as You Shu was about to call for help, Yang Nanruo noticed the noise and quickly walked back. Anxiously, she took the person from You Shu, no longer bothering to chat with Xiao Weixin, and helped her walk under the shade of the tree.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Weixin also turned around and walked over, but he was not very worried about Xia Yinxiu.
"I don't know." You Shu replied, "Miss Xia seems to be feeling unwell."
Yang Nanruo carefully wiped her sweat with a handkerchief, cautiously as if she was guarding a treasure, while Xia Yinxiu snuggled up to her obediently, burying her face in her arms, looking as weak and pitiful as a little bird.
Xiao Weixin had an unpredictable look on his face, his phoenix eyes moved between the two men several times, and he gradually had an idea in his mind.
You Shu didn't notice anything wrong. He himself had just begun to understand relationships, so how could he see through other people's affairs? From his perspective, he only knew that Xiao Weixin had been staring at the two girls thoughtfully, without any reservations.
As a new boyfriend, You Shu was unhappy.
But he can't show it, because that would ruin his character.
"We originally wanted to go watch the circus together, but it looks like we can't go." Yang Nanruo said with some regret, "Yinxiu is not feeling well, so I have to stay here with her. Next time I have a chance, I will go to see her in person."
"Your Highness's comments on military tactics and warfare are very insightful. I would like to learn a little more."
"You are so kind." Xiao Weixin nodded. "In that case, I will not disturb your pleasure."
Yang Nanruo stood up to see them off respectfully. Xiao Weixin waved his hand and took You Shu away.
After walking far enough, Xiao Weixin turned around and said, "If Deputy General Yang was a man, Yang Qixian would not have the title of 'God of War'."
"This is the first time I've seen such a special woman. She is truly a hero."
You Shu felt a sour feeling in his heart. Xiao Weixin had never praised anyone so readily before. He had been in the Shadow Guard Battalion for fifteen years and had only seen him being mean to others but never praised anyone. It was considered pretty good to get a medium rating. He had never even praised himself like that.
"Yeah." You Shu suppressed the sourness in his heart and nodded as if he didn't care.
Yes, in the original novel, the two girls were devotedly in love with him. Even if he is not going to have a romantic relationship with the female lead now, it doesn't mean he can't have a relationship with the second female lead, right
Xiao Weixin noticed that his mood suddenly dropped, but he didn't understand why Xiao Shu was suddenly unhappy, as he was fine just now.
"Shall we continue walking?" Xiao Weixin looked at him tenderly, "Walk with me."
They had no interest in watching the circus. Xiao Weixin had never been interested in that kind of performance, and You Shu had no interest in it either. He stopped when he passed by the sugar figurine stall and stared at the old man painting sugar for a long time.
"Want to eat?" Xiao Weixin looked at him. This kind of thing is usually only liked by young girls and children, and it is rare to see men stop to look at it. But if Xiao Shu likes it, he will definitely buy it for him.
"I want to buy some for Xiaoyue." You Shu remembered that she wanted to eat candy last time, and it just so happened that this happened. "She likes candy."
Now it was Xiao Weixin's turn to be unhappy.
I came out to be alone with him, but I was still thinking about buying candy for others. Am I not taking him seriously
But Xiao Weixin had to endure it, because he had to pretend to be magnanimous. Xiao Shu had finally become closer to him these days, and he couldn't scare him away because of jealousy.
You Shu walked to the sugar-painting old man with great interest, squatted down and looked at the sugar figures carefully. They were all very ordinary shapes, but he thought all of them were beautiful.
The old man held a spoonful of syrup and traced it bit by bit. Soon he had drawn a little phoenix for him. You Shu liked this kind of little thing, so he took some oil paper and carefully wrapped it up.
He bought candy for Xiaoyue'er, so he couldn't not buy some for Huachun, so he went to the rouge and powder shop and bought two boxes of rouge, one for Huachun and one for Luoyao. The two of them helped take care of Xiaoyue'er very wholeheartedly, so this was his way of thanking them.
Xiao Weixin, who had been accompanying them for a while, became more and more unhappy. In the end, he became just a foil and got nothing.
"Where's mine?" He finally couldn't help it and pushed You Shu against the wall, looking unhappy. "Why does everyone have one but I don't?"
You Shu was stunned for a moment, "What... do you like?"
Xiao Weixin snorted, let go of him and pretended not to care.
"Forget it. This king has everything he needs."
Seeing that he said this but his face did not reflect that at all, You Shu sighed helplessly in his heart.
Their prince seems to be more willful than before.
Xiao Weixin walked him through two streets. He seemed a little difficult to appease. You Shuwu followed him without any clue how to make him not angry.
Xiao Weixin walked into a jade shop and You Shu followed him in.
"Although you didn't give me anything, I prepared something for you." Xiao Weixin hung the jade pendant around You Shu's neck, "You are not allowed to take it off."
You Shu suddenly felt a chill on his neck. He looked down at the small jade fish-shaped pendant, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
This is…
Xiao Weixin was very satisfied. "Although it's a little inferior to the one I have, it was made by someone my mother using top-quality materials. There is only one such piece, and it's hard to come by."
"I had someone make you the same one, so you and I can be a perfect match."
Long before Xiao Weixin planned to express his feelings to You Shu, he had already asked someone to make a jade pendant based on his own and kept it here. He just never found a chance to give it away, and today he just happened to pass by and took it.
It turned out that since then, he had already placed Xiao Shu in such an important position in his heart.
Xiao Weixin felt that his decision was correct.
You Shu raised his hand and touched the jade pendant on his neck, his eyes feeling a little sore.
He doesn't care about Xia Yinxiu and Yang Nanruo now. If this doesn't prove anything, then he is really blind. Even in the original book, Xiao Weixin never treated Xia Yinxiu like this.
"I..." You Shu was speechless for a long time. The jade pendant was a little cold against his skin, but he felt warm in his heart.
My prince is so gentle when he becomes so kind.
He knew that he was probably not far from falling.