In any case, it was obvious that this meeting with Concubine Lin Shufei had some effect, as Xuesong in Shandong soon sent a new letter to report that he was safe.
This time the letter was brought by Shen Chen himself. He had been busy dealing with matters concerning his fiefdom with Prince Linjiang and preparing to go to Shandong, so he was very hectic.
But no matter how busy he was, he still came to Dingbei Marquis Mansion to pay New Year's greetings after the second day of the New Year. It's just that time was tight. The Linjiang Prince's Mansion had just returned to Beijing, and everyone could see the situation clearly now. The Linjiang Prince's Mansion was very busy. As the Linjiang Prince's trusted adopted son, Shen Chen should naturally help at home at this time. So he came, but he didn't have much time to talk to Wei An before.
This time he finally had some free time, so he went to Marquis Dingbei's Mansion to find Wei An.
Speaking of which, it had been a while since he had taken Wei An to the Zhaixing Tower to watch the snow before the last incident. As soon as he saw Wei An, he couldn't help but sigh: "Are you angry with me?"
Wei An ignored him and shook his head calmly: "Why should I be angry with you?"
Originally, Shen Chen didn't know how to coax girls, let alone tell whether a girl was really angry or just pretending to be angry. But when a person cares about another person, many things will be learned naturally.
He knew at a glance that Wei An was saying one thing and thinking another, so he leaned over and said, "Are you serious? Then why didn't you tell me about such a big thing?"
Wei An glanced at him and asked sarcastically, "Tell me? What? Tell me that something happened to my father, and they didn't dare to send the letter directly to you, so they sent it to me, saying that there was a traitor in the Linjiang Palace, and I could only use the name of a ghost to warn the princess to restrain herself?"
She was feeling resentful. She didn't know why, but as soon as she uttered this series of complaints, her heart ached and her eyes became hot and she wanted to cry.
But the fear in her heart came before the sadness. She covered her chest with her hands, vaguely feeling a chill rising from the soles of her feet directly into her heart, making her so cold that she couldn't even speak. How could she have such thoughts
She actually complained in her heart when she encountered difficulties, complaining that Shen Chen didn't solve them for her! She was clearly not the age of this body on the surface, and she was not a real little girl. How many difficult things had she experienced? Before Shen Chen, no matter what she encountered, she relied on herself and never thought of relying on others for anything.
Her dependence on Shen Chen has reached this point.
Humans are truly emotional animals. No matter how much they claim to be rational, once they invest too much emotion in something, everything changes, and they are destined to be unable to think about problems completely rationally.
She was so startled that she didn't even bother to answer Shen Chen and turned around to leave.
Shen Chen saw that she was about to turn around in panic, and immediately realized something. He quickly grabbed her with his hands, and used all his strength to bring her into his arms. He sighed softly: "What's your temper? Why are you in such a hurry to leave before I even say anything? Even if they are trying a case, they wouldn't sentence someone to death or convict someone just because of a disagreement, right?"
Wei An was held in his arms. He didn't know why, but he felt aggrieved. He didn't say anything, but his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
The self-control that she was so proud of was useless in the face of Shen Chen's gentleness. She was a little at a loss. She pushed Shen Chen several times but failed to push him away, so she just stayed still and refused to move.
"You have reason to be angry with me." Shen Chen rubbed his chin on the top of her head, as if he was comforting a frightened rabbit, his tone was gentle and doting: "I've been very busy recently, and Xuesong hasn't sent a letter to report safety for a while, and I didn't even notice it. It's my fault... I knew you valued your father so much, but you were still so careless..."
Wei An was silent for a while, and when he saw that Shen Chen was unwilling to let go, he said in a muffled voice: "I'm not angry because of this."
"Is it because it was the princess who caused the trouble?" Shen Chen lowered his voice even more: "I know that Princess Zheng must have come up with this method, just to make things worse so as to warn the princess not to do anything outrageous. If she goes too far, it is also a warning to her to stop."
Wei An didn't say anything.
Sometimes she really didn't know what to say to Shen Chen.
She also thought that she was ready to face this marriage, but when she found that the thoughts and emotions she invested in Shen Chen were beyond her control, she couldn't help but feel scared.
She is not afraid of the disparity between what she gets and what she puts in, but she is afraid that one day in the future, Shen Chen will become like Peng Caichen... Then can she still be as cruel to Shen Chen as she was to Peng Caichen in her previous life
Whenever I think about it, I get a splitting headache and feel uneasy.
Shen Chen held her shoulders and pushed her away a little, looking into her eyes seriously for a while before suddenly asking, "Or do you think I spend too little time with you?" He said, and then hurriedly said, "Father has just returned, and there are many things that need to be dealt with, plus the previous matter of Jiang Zining... Jiang Zining has been in the court for many years after all, and there are still many tails to be cleaned up..."
Seeing Wei An keeping her eyes down and not speaking, Shen Chen suddenly understood something. After thinking about why Wei An didn't come to him when she got into trouble, he frowned and asked her, "Do you think I don't value you? Don't value your affairs? So you're angry with me?"
If you really don't take it seriously, how could you send so many people to Shandong to find King Zheng, even sending Xue Song, who you trust the most? Wei An pursed his lips and finally shook his head: "That's not what I meant. I know you are busy, and I know why you delayed coming to me. I also know that Chu Jingwu embarrassed Miss Xu in public because of your idea. And Madam Chen and the others... I know all this, so how can I blame you?"
Shen Chen looked at her seriously, and when he heard her say that, he understood a little: "Since none of these reasons are true, then you are worried again? Are you worried that I will change in the future?"
Wei An didn't expect that Shen Chen's just one sentence would reveal what she was thinking, so she remained silent and didn't reply.
Shen Chen touched her head and smiled helplessly: "An An, I have promised you many times. I don't want to say those words again, because some things cannot be said with words. Sooner or later, you will know my heart. I can only tell you that although people say that people's hearts are fickle, I will not be such a person."
He knew that girls were sensitive, and Wei An was even more sensitive, so he emphasized, "You believe me."
He would not become the shameless and heartless person in her nightmare. (To be continued)