Chapter 26: Extra: Love of Jade Pendant
"Hey, miss, please slow down!" The little maid Xiaotao chased after the lady in front of her breathlessly, her voice full of worry.
Shen Qingxuan looked back and waved with a smile. The little child's smile was particularly bright.
She had just arrived in Beijing and was full of curiosity about everything here. Although her mother told her to learn the rules of Beijing before going out, she couldn't help but want to go out and explore this strange city.
She had been everywhere in her hometown, catching birds in the mountains and fishing in the rivers, which one was not her forte! It didn't make sense that her father had become an official, but she was restrained?
Shen Qingxuan walked on the busy street, looking around, her eyes full of novelty. She saw the towering buildings, the endless stream of people, and the dazzling array of small vendors. She couldn't help but want to stop and look at this, touch that, completely forgetting that the little maid behind her was so tired that she could hardly keep up.
At this moment, she suddenly bumped into someone. Shen Qingxuan rubbed her nose, which was hurt by the collision, and looked up, only to see a boy in gorgeous clothes staring at her. He is so handsome, Shen Qingxuan thought. The boy also looked at Shen Qingxuan, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"Which family are you from? Why are you so reckless?" the little boy asked.
Shen Qingxuan thought of her experience in the countryside when she was naughty and was visited by her parents. Then she looked at the child in front of her who looked like someone who was not easy to mess with. She would never dare to tell the truth. She rolled her eyes and said, "Ah! My candied haws?"
Xiao Wenxuan looked at the other party's empty hands and felt a little confused.
Candied haws?
Didn't hit it!
Who would have thought that the moment he lowered his head to look, he saw the little girl who had looked so docile just now running towards the distance, and there happened to be a man selling candied haws!
"Puchi" Xiao Wenxuan couldn't help but smile, what a funny girl.
Then he saw the other party's maid smiled embarrassedly, then ran over quickly, and unconsciously his footsteps moved lightly to follow.
Only when I got closer did I hear the master and servant whispering.
"Xiao Tao, do you have any money? I want to eat candied haws!"
"Miss, have you forgotten that you bought a clay figurine last time, and a puppet the time before that, and... Where does Xiaotao have any money?"
Shen Qingxuan listened to the little maid talking incessantly, and a string of question marks appeared in her eyes. Ah, are there so many?
Xiao Wenxuan watched the master and servant talking to each other without paying attention to others, and a smile appeared on his face. He didn't expect that he would meet such an interesting girl when he first left the palace. Interesting, very interesting!
Next time, bring the Crown Prince out to play together. It’s so much fun outside the palace, I’m sure the Crown Prince will like it too!
Xiao Wenxuan came back to his senses, and when he looked at those sparkling eyes that seemed to be able to speak, he couldn't help but have a better impression of them! Even the greedy look at the candied haws seemed a lot cuter!
"Two strings of candied haws!" Xiao Wenxuan glanced at the followers who had been following him and spoke lightly.
The attendant was stunned for a moment, then reacted and quickly stepped forward to pay the candied haws vendor. Xiao Wenxuan took the candied haws and handed it to Shen Qingxuan, who was blinking with envy.
"Is it for me?" Shen Qingxuan's eyes suddenly lit up. She quickly took the candied haws and took a delicious bite before she thanked him sweetly, "Wow, thank you, little brother. You are so kind!"
"A beautiful person with a kind heart?" Xiao Wenxuan laughed when he heard this word. After a while, he looked at Qingxuan and continued to ask, "Are you familiar with the capital city?"
Qingxuan nodded, "Yeah, I'm familiar with it. I know all the delicious food and fun things in Beijing!" Although she has only been in Beijing for a short time, you can never underestimate the ability of a little country girl to open up a map!
"Okay, then you take me around the capital today, and he will pay for all the expenses today!"
The servant who was pointed at nodded calmly, but in his heart he was frantically calculating how much money he had in his pocket!
It's true that you only regret not having enough money when you need it, and you only realize how little money you have when you lose it!
"Okay, okay! Let's go!" Shen Qingxuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded happily. Xiao Qingxuan, who was used to playing with her friends in the countryside, took the new friend and went out to have fun.
So the two children began their playful journey in the streets and alleys of the capital. They visited temple fairs, watched acrobatics, ate candied haws, and had a great time.
They ran and laughed in the market, as if the whole world belonged to them. Xiao Wenxuan saw someone selling bamboo flutes, and he improvised a piece for Xiao Qingxuan. His fingertips danced on the rough bamboo flute, and the beautiful melody seemed to jump from nature.
Shen Qingxuan didn't expect music to be so beautiful. She immediately widened her eyes and looked at Xiao Wenxuan, who seemed to be shining with light. She admired him and said, "You are amazing!"
Xiao Wenxuan looked at Xiao Qingxuan's innocent eyes filled with admiration, and felt indescribably happy. Although he knew that there was still a little gap compared to his brothers, it did not stop him from being happy!
You have to know that although their royal family currently has few offspring, each of them is very talented! His brothers are even better than the other, especially his brother the crown prince, who is brilliant in everything from civil and military affairs to music, chess, calligraphy and painting!
When Xiao Wenxuan thought of his brother, the crown prince, his eyes flashed with admiration, and he straightened his chest and said, "I will be even more powerful in the future."
"Hmm, hmm, even better!" Xiao Qingxuan admired it for a while and was so impressed that she said, "I've decided. I want to learn to play a musical instrument in the future. It's really beautiful!"
Xiao Wenxuan put away the bamboo flute, gave it to the attendant, and signaled to buy it. Looking at the determination on Xiao Qingxuan's face, he couldn't help but smile, "Then you must study hard! Otherwise, you won't be beautiful!"
Xiao Wenxuan said this, but he also secretly decided in his heart that he would work harder on music in the future. Otherwise, when the prince introduces him in the future, he will still not be able to show it off, which is really not good!
They played for a whole day and reluctantly parted ways until the sun set. Although they didn't know each other's names, before they parted, Xiao Wenxuan gave Xiao Qingxuan a jade pendant with his name engraved on it, looking forward to meeting her in the future.
All of this was seen by another little girl, Lin Yuwei. She had been taught by Jiang Lanyan since she was young, and although she was still young, she was already very scheming.
Looking at the exquisite young man and the badge inadvertently revealed by the servant, she realized that this brother's identity was extraordinary. When she saw him speaking kindly and smiling brightly to the little girl who was like a little sun, she felt even more uncomfortable.
At this moment, when I saw that the young man actually left a token of love when the two of them parted, I felt even more jealous.
She looked at Xiao Qingxuan, who stayed there after the little brother walked away. Her eyes turned and the corners of her mouth rose slightly, revealing a sly smile.
"Oh, why did my brother give you the jade pendant that my grandmother gave him? What if mother finds out? She will...she will beat him to death!" Xiao Yuwei approached Shen Qingxuan calmly, and only when she saw the jade pendant did she pretend to be surprised and anxious and said.
"Ah...?" Xiao Qingxuan was holding the jade pendant, at a loss. Hearing this, she raised her head hurriedly and saw a little girl about her age appear in front of her, saying something in an anxious tone, "What's going on?" "Why is my brother so confused?" "Oh, I'm going to die! I'm going to die!" and so on.
Xiao Qingxuan was aroused by those words and became anxious. She had never seen such a beautiful jade before. She felt it was inappropriate when the little brother gave it to her just now. She ran away before she had time to return it to him.
Hearing that he was going to be punished, she didn't have time to think and quickly gave the jade pendant to the little girl in front of her, "Then you should give it back to him quickly, but don't really hit him!" Being hit hurts so much, fortunately her parents never hit her!
Lin Yuwei took the jade pendant and said hurriedly, "Well, well, I'll go first! Miss, you should come back soon! It's so late, my family must be worried!"
"Ah! Xiaotao, hurry up!" Seeing that it was indeed getting late, Xiao Qingxuan hurriedly pulled the maid and trotted along, completely ignoring the maid's hesitation to speak.
Lin Yuwei watched Shen Qingxuan run away, put away the anxiety on her face, took the jade pendant in her hand, smiled lightly, and walked away quickly with her maid, away from that place of trouble.
After returning home and dealing with her mother's concern, Lin Yuwei sat alone in the room, carefully examining the jade pendant. When she saw the two "Wenxuan" carvings on the jade pendant, she laughed even more happily.
You should know that the current fourth prince is called Xiao Wenxuan, hahahaha!
--split line--
(II) In and Out of Dreams (Shen Qingxuan)
On the eve of her wedding, Shen Qingxuan blushed as she saw off her reluctant mother and fell asleep with full expectations for the future.
However, she saw a completely different plot there. After the prince became seriously ill, Daddy did not receive the miracle medicine sent from his hometown, but instead received a shocking and terrible news.
The Shenjia Village that was once full of life, the Shenjia Village that was full of laughter in her childhood memories, more than 800 households, more than lives, were all killed in a ruthless disaster. It is said that the fire burned for three days and three nights, and then buried all the beauty.
She saw clearly the astonishment, grief and helplessness in her father's eyes at that time, and then she saw her father trying like crazy to find out the so-called truth. He absolutely did not believe that there would be a sudden fire that would burn Shenjia Village clean out.
However, just as their father was investigating madly and the family was trying their best to comfort him, they were thrown into jail on charges of corruption and abuse of power.
The development of events that followed seemed like a nightmare. Her father and brothers were exiled to Ningguta, while she and several female relatives were sent to the Jiaofangsi.
She relied on the piano skills she had learned since childhood to barely protect her sisters until she met the King of Music...
"Girl, girl, wake up!"