After Shen Xining heard the news that Jiang Wei had returned to the court, her face didn't look very good at all. She felt a little anxious every day. Chun Xing would bring her food from the kitchenette in different ways every day, but Shen Xining just couldn't eat it, which made Chun Xing somewhat puzzled.
"Miss, what's wrong with you? Why can't you eat? Isn't it a good thing that General Jiang is back? Why do you look so unhappy after hearing the news?"
"It's not a good thing. A tall tree attracts the wind. He and the entire Jiang family are now in the spotlight. Now it's the time of dynasty change. People in the entire dynasty have cast many eyes on his return. At this time, his return must not be a simple matter. I'm afraid that the bloody storm of the entire dynasty is about to come."
Just at this moment, Xie Zhaoan's invitation arrived.
Shen Xining widened her eyes and quickly took the invitation. Without saying a word, she prepared to go to the appointment.
Chun Xing looked at Shen Xining's back and shook her head in confusion. Earlier, the two of them seemed to be incompatible. But now, after all this time, Shen Xining would be very happy whenever she heard news about Xie Zhaoan. She seemed to show unusual trust and excitement towards Xie Zhaoan.
Shen Xining himself seemed completely unaware of the matter.
She hurried into the pavilion and put the robe in her hand on a chair beside her. Because she was too anxious, she did not notice that the robe had fallen. As soon as she sat down, she began to ask.
"What's going on? Has there been a solution to this problem?"
Oh.
The two of them haven't seen each other for such a long time. He had gone to deal with a secret incident under his command some time ago, and lost a lot of men and even got injured on his arm. Now that the wound on his arm had just healed, he came out and then came to see her. But when Shen Xining saw him, not only did she not show any concern, but she kept asking about Jiang Wei.
In her heart, Jiang Wei is so important!
Xie Zhaoan was unhappy, and naturally what he said was not nice. He used his fan to lift up Shen Xining's robe that had fallen on the ground, and then pretended to throw it into the lake beside him casually.
Shen Xining widened his eyes and wanted to pick it up, but was stopped by Yuewei.
"Ms. Shen, this thing has already fallen into the lake. Even if you go down to pick it up, there is no need to wear it. Why bother?"
Only then did Shen Xining realize what she had done. She widened her eyes and looked at Xie Zhaoan, gritting her teeth.
"Xie Zhaoan, what are you doing!?"
"Miss Shen, I was careless. Didn't you see it just now? I have a problem. I can't stand seeing dirty things falling on the ground. I wanted to pick it up for Miss Shen with good intentions, but I didn't expect to miss it. Just because of my carelessness, is Miss Shen going to beat me to death?"
Shen Xining gritted her teeth, thinking that she still needed to get rid of Xie Zhaoan for something, and forced herself to suppress her anger. She looked at Xie Zhaoan and sat down again.
"What the Fourth Prince said makes sense. It's just an object. Why should we care so much about it? The Fourth Prince also has good intentions and didn't do it on purpose."
Oh.
After she said this, Xie Zhaoan became even angrier. He felt like there was a fire burning in his heart, but the more he felt this way, the more he acted calm and collected. He whispered.
"What if I say I did it on purpose? What can Miss Shen do? Miss Shen is so angry now, is it because the origin of this robe is not ordinary? Is it because this robe was given by General Jiang? I already know the friendship between Miss Shen and General Jiang. Miss Shen, there is no need to make this matter so high-sounding. If you are anxious, just say it directly."
Shen Xining's expression changed again and again, but he just sat there drinking tea, as if everything in the world had nothing to do with him.
Shen Xining just felt hateful. If she was not a girl now and could not interfere in the affairs of the court, why would she entrust her fate to this man? Who doesn't want to hold his own fate firmly in his own hands!
But a lack of patience can ruin a great plan. Shen Xining clenched her fists and suppressed her emotions. She pursed her lips and spoke in a low voice.
"Your Highness is right. I was indeed a little too emotional just now. But this robe has nothing to do with General Jiang. I came here today because I thought that Your Highness was here for General Jiang's matter, so I was a little impulsive. I hope Your Highness can understand my feelings."
"Oh, what's your mood? Are you attracted to Jiang Wei?"
Shen Xining frowned and looked at Xie Zhaoan with eyes full of disbelief and unreasonableness, as if Xie Zhaoan had said something nonsense.
"Fourth Prince, please be careful with your words. I am now engaged to the Fourth Prince, so I should cut off all ties with General Jiang. Otherwise, not to mention the Shen family, even the Fourth Prince will be labeled as unclean. As for General Jiang, Fourth Prince, he and I were childhood sweethearts and have a friendship, but it has never been beyond childhood sweethearts."
Xie Zhaoan pursed his lips and took a sip of tea. The depression in his heart eased a lot. He glanced at Shen Xining, and his eyes changed a little.
"Ms. Shen is still as impulsive as ever. Since you two are not having an affair, why are you doing this? I was just joking."
Shen Xining bit his lower lip.
"I thought that at least for now, the Fourth Prince and I still share a common interest, and the Fourth Prince would not make such a meaningless joke. Now it seems that I thought too much, and the Fourth Prince is still the same as always. Since the Fourth Prince called me here today just to ridicule me, I think there is no need for me to stay any longer. Goodbye, Fourth Prince."
Xie Zhaoan made a gesture to Yuewei, who instantly stopped Shen Xining. Xie Zhaoan's voice sounded lazily.
"Ms. Shen has always been a person who will never give up until she achieves her goal. Now the truth of the matter or the direction of the matter has not been found out yet. Can Miss Shen leave willingly? Miss Shen, if you are willing to do it, I might as well explain it to you clearly."
Shen Xining sat down in his seat almost instantly, looking at Xie Zhaoan without any embarrassment.
"Fourth Prince, if that's the case, then please speak."
Oh.
He is really a flexible person, a real character.