The daughter of the Marquis is too delicate, the abstinent prince pinches her waist and loves her

Chapter 53 No Need to Tell

The waiter took the money and bowed to Sheng Yunqing: "Yes, yes, thank you Miss Sheng." He waved to the people behind him, "Go away!"

The carriage moved again, and the man in white was full of gratitude: "Thank you, young lady. I will definitely give you the money when I get home. Please send me to a secluded alley. It is really embarrassing for a man of your stature to run away without paying..."

Sheng Yunqing nodded, smiled politely, and said, "Okay."

After the man in white left in a hurry, Sheng Yunqing returned to the Marquis' Mansion.

As soon as she got off the carriage, Sheng Yukun asked her about her health: "Qing'er, are you feeling unwell? Uncle has asked someone to cook your favorite food and stew some tonic food. If you feel uncomfortable, you must tell uncle and uncle will ask the imperial physician to come over immediately."

Sheng Yunqing patted the back of his hands and said with a smile: "Qing'er is fine. Isn't she standing in front of you just fine?"

Sheng Yukun carefully looked at her condition, exhaled softly, and said: "Qing'er, you are blessed by fate, I hope you are fine."

Sheng Yunqing exchanged pleasantries for a while and then returned to his room, taking Sheng Yuting for a walk in the backyard: "Dad, the weather is so comfortable today."

"You little stinky girl, you always go to Prince Ye's Mansion without bringing your dad, and this time you didn't even say hello. What kind of magic does Ye Jinchen have to bewitch you like this..."

"Ahem!" Sheng Yunqing coughed because of what he said, "What are you talking about, Daddy!"

Ye Jinchen has magic—magic that makes her worry about him!

A white figure was walking towards him. Sheng Yunqing raised his head and saw the familiar man.

The man looked at her in astonishment, then walked up to her with a smile on his face, saying, "Miss, what a coincidence that we meet here." He took out five taels of silver from his pocket and gave it to her, saying, "That's great. I was in a hurry and nervous just now, and I didn't even ask where you lived."

Sheng Yunqing collected the silver, bowed to him, and said, "I am the third son of Duke Bai, Bai Qianci."

Sheng Yunqing was stunned for a moment. Duke Bai's Mansion? Isn't that Bai's maiden home? Then this person...

She nodded calmly and said, "I am the eldest daughter of the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion, and the Zhenbei Marquis is my uncle."

Bai Qianci suddenly realized: "So you are the daughter of the former Zhenbei Marquis."

"Cousin! You're finally back!" A sweet voice was heard, and Sheng Yueying ran towards Bai Qianci.

Bai Qianci raised his hand and rubbed Sheng Yueying's head, saying, "Ying'er has grown taller again."

Sheng Yunqing looked at Bai Qianci's gentle and sincere eyes, but couldn't see any clues. She smiled faintly and said, "Yunqing has something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Walking on the bluestone road, she sighed softly.

"Although he is Bai's nephew, I really don't see anything unusual about him." Sheng Yuting said.

Sheng Yunqing pursed his lips and said, "Just wait and see."

Three days later, at Prince Ye’s Palace.

Ye Jinchen was writing a memorial on the desk when Pei Xuan came in from outside and said, "Oh no, Your Majesty. Miss Sheng has been getting close to the Third Young Master of the Baiguo Mansion recently. It seems that the Third Young Master is interested in Miss Sheng."

Ye Jinchen raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you mean?"

"According to the secret guards that the prince has placed in the mansion, the Third Young Master Bai is very attentive. He frequently comes to the mansion to visit Miss Sheng, giving her agate pearls and taking care of the business at Sanshengtang..."

Seeing Ye Jinchen remained silent, Pei Xuan quickly said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Miss Sheng probably has no interest in him, but..."

"But what?" Ye Jinchen lowered his voice. "Young Master Bai invited Miss Sheng to have dinner with him at Hua Man Lou, and Miss Sheng did not refuse. She is on her way there now. Should we send someone to stop her?"

Ye Jinchen exerted force with his fingertips, and with a "snap" the wolf hair brush was broken, and ink splashed everywhere.

He slowly wiped his hands with the towel on the table, put aside the soiled paper and pen, took out a new wolf-hair pen from the pen holder, and started writing again on the new memorial.

"Give orders to the secret guards stationed in the Marquis' Mansion to only protect Miss Sheng's safety. No need to say anything more. In the future, if Miss Sheng walks with a man, you don't need to tell me. I don't want to know."

Pei Xuan was stunned for a moment, his face full of confusion.

When Miss Sheng's senior brother came over, the prince was so anxious that he jumped up and down! Now...

He raised his eyebrows and asked again tentatively: "Your Majesty, the original order was to allow Miss Sheng to enter and leave the palace freely. If Miss Sheng comes, will you still let her in?"

"If she wants to come, there's no need to stop her."

Hearing this, Pei Xuan was even more confused. He asked anxiously, "My Lord, Miss Sheng is so popular. If you don't take the initiative, aren't you afraid that someone bad will get to her first?"

Ye Jinchen exhaled lightly and said, "Please help me to meet the Prime Minister in an hour. I have something important to discuss with you."

Pei Xuan wanted to say something else, but he could only bow his head and answer: "Yes."

The building is full of flowers and the rooms are elegant.

Sheng Yunqing ate his meal in silence, occasionally looking around and sighing softly.

It’s really strange. I haven’t seen Ye Jinchen for a long time. She is having dinner with another man. How come that jealous king doesn’t care at all?

Seeing Sheng Yunqing looking unhappy and eating his rice intermittently, Bai Qianci raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "I heard from my uncle that you like to dine at Hua Man Lou the most. Is the food... not to your taste?"

Sheng Yunqing smiled and said, "Master Bai San, I know you were very grateful to me that day, but I have already repaid you enough favors."

Hearing this, Bai Qianci lowered his head, smiled awkwardly, and said, "It seems that Qianci was rejected by Miss Sheng."

Sheng Yunqing didn't know what to say, so he lowered his head and stuffed a few more mouthfuls of rice into his mouth.

"It's okay, we can be friends." Bai Qianci smiled gently and said, "I haven't been back to the capital for eight years. I don't have many friends here. Besides you, I only have my cousins to talk to. Do you mind being my friend?"

Sheng Yunqing shook his head and said with a smile: "Of course I don't mind."

"If Miss Sheng feels uncomfortable, you can invite your cousins to play together in the future. How about we go boating on the lake tomorrow?"

Sheng Yunqing nodded gently and said, "Okay."

The next day.

It was Sheng Yi’s first time on a pleasure boat. He was extremely curious about everything around him and ran around upstairs and downstairs.

Sheng Qiuyao and Sheng Yueying were holding hands on the first-floor deck and watching Bai Qianci fishing. They were having fun and enjoying themselves.

Sheng Yunqing sat gloomily in front of the window pane on the second floor, supporting his chin with one hand, looking out the window and sighing softly.

Su Lan looked at her eager expression, lowered her head and counted on her fingers, and said, "Fairy sister, you sigh so many times every day that I can't even count them all. What's wrong with you?"

(End of this chapter)