Chapter 181
In a fit of anger
Shen Yuexi upstairs and Shen Lan downstairs looked at each other.
Yes, matching the memory in my mind, this familiar yet unfamiliar woman is her cousin Shen Lan.
Shen Lan is one year older than her, and is the apple of the Duke's palace. She has been arrogant since she was a child. As long as the original owner can remember, this sister likes to show her superiority to her younger sister.
The original owner lost his parents when he was three years old, and had no supporter in the Duke's palace. He always tolerated Shen Lan and accepted everything. The connivance of his grandfather, Duke Shen, further fueled Shen Lan's arrogance.
Probably the only thing that deserves comfort from the original owner is that Shen Lan is not only like this to her, but also to outsiders, because of his personality.
At that time, it was rumored that Prince Jing seemed to be interested in her and had once presented her with an expensive headdress, but she was also ignored by her and did not give him any good looks.
Now Shen Lan is married to Prince Jing, but the way she looks at people has never changed.
When Shen Lan saw Shen Yuexi, her eyes turned from astonishment to panic and then to contempt. She glanced at Shen Yuexi and said to the shopkeeper who ran down: "My husband, Prince Jing will be here soon. No guest is allowed in this inn."
As she spoke, she raised her hand to hold the hairpin stuck on the armrest. A string of pearls hanging from the petals at the end of the hairpin reflected dazzling light under the light.
Shen Yuexi remembered that the hairpin was given to Shen Lan by Prince Jing.
What made her strange was that Shen Lan didn't recognize her when he saw her, but instead seemed to regard her as a passerby.
Shen Yuexi was a little confused. Did her appearance change during her exile?
She was still thinking about it, but many guests on the second floor had already gone out with their packages and hurried down the stairs.
No one wanted to cause trouble. Since Prince Jing wanted to rest in this inn, it was natural to get out of the way as soon as possible.
Shen Yuexi didn't think so. Shen Lan was the sister of the original owner, but not her sister. No matter what, even if she remembered Shen Lan's attitude towards her before, Shen Yuexi didn't want to fulfill her wish.
She wanted to refute it out loud, but when she saw that Shen Lan was indifferent to her, she held back.
Shen Lan shouldn't not be able to recognize her. She was pretending not to recognize her. Maybe there was some reason behind it.
Thinking that she had Li Wan, a runaway bride, and if a dispute broke out and everyone's positions were exposed, it would be troublesome. Shen Yuexi called the shopkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper, let's pack up and go downstairs."
The shopkeeper was already having a headache with this group of people. Both Shen Yuexi and Li Wan, at first glance, came from wealthy families and were definitely not ordinary villagers. I thought Shen Yuexi would tit for tat and get into trouble with the Princess of Prince Jing. , now that she saw Shen Yuexi giving in, she couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said to Shen Yuexi: "The store is extremely sorry. I will refund all the accommodation money, and I will pay you double the compensation. Please accept it with a smile."
Shen Yuexi went back to the house and called Li Wan.
After hearing this, Li Wan said to her: "Mrs. Shen, they are going to attend Maple's wedding. If she sees us, there will definitely be trouble, but how do I get down?"
Shen Yuexi took a scarf and wrapped it around her: "Prince Jing and the others have never seen you, so what are you afraid of? Besides, she is only here to arrange food and lodging, and will not check on us."
When I went to see Mrs. Li, Mrs. Li was upset.
"I just got some sleep and someone started making noise. Who is making noise downstairs?"
Shen Yuexi told her that Princess Jing was here, and Mrs. Li immediately surrendered and whispered to her: "I've seen Shen Lan before. When you were three years old, this eldest lady was so domineering, could you? Do not provoke me even if I provoke you."
Seeing Mrs. Li shrinking back, Shen Yuexi found it a little funny. He didn't expect that even Mrs. Li knew about Shen Lan's reputation.
"Why didn't she say anything when she saw you?" Mrs. Li asked in confusion while adjusting her clothes, "Didn't she recognize you?"
Shen Yuexi shook her head and said: "It's a good thing that she doesn't recognize you. You and Miss Li escaped. Maybe the King of Xiliang is sending people to track you down, so it's better to keep a low profile so that others don't know."
After making arrangements, Mrs. Li went to call Doctor Hua again.
Doctor Hua was not as bad-tempered as Mrs. Li, so he said to Shen Yuexi: "Let me cleanse my face..."
After finishing the preparation, a group of four people went downstairs. Shen Lan was sitting at a table, with maids on both sides holding heaters to serve them.
Seeing Shen Yuexi passing by, Shen Lan opened his mouth, but in the end remained silent.
Shen Yuexi glanced at her, confirming that Shen Lan recognized her. But she didn't recognize him on the spot, maybe because of her concerns.
When Doctor Hua passed by Shen Lan, he paused for a moment and looked at Shen Lan thoughtfully.
Everyone walked out of the door and got on the carriage. Qiang Lin said to Shen Yuexi: "Master, we left the town and went 40 miles to the southwest, which is the mountain village where Jia Lihu is located."
"Forty miles is not that far," Shen Yuexi said to Qiang Lin, "We will go to that village to find a place to stay."
Doctor Hua sat in the car, pondered for a long time, and said to Shen Yuexi: "Mrs. Shen, the Crown Princess of Prince Jing...she seems to be injured."
"Are you injured?" Shen Yuexi asked strangely, "Doctor Hua, how could you tell?"
Dr. Hua: "A normal person has full energy and blood and a rosy complexion. That Princess Jing, she is different from normal people... If I can diagnose her, maybe I can see some clues."
Naturally, he couldn't go back. Shen Yuexi didn't take this matter to heart.
Just one thing, why didn't Shen Lan recognize her? This was a bit strange to Shen Yuexi.
Passing by a restaurant in the town, it was already noon. Shen Yuexi asked Qiang Lin to go to the restaurant and buy various cooked dishes to take in the car. It was cold anyway, so there was no need to worry about them spoiling after a while.
After driving for a while, they stopped at the roadside to rest and watched Li Wan and Mrs. Li eating with gusto. However, Shen Yuexi felt that she had no appetite and put down her chopsticks after taking two bites.
I don’t know if that guy Xiao Zhuo came to see her. He couldn’t really hang out with those beauties in Jingxinyuan, right?
I was worried before I left, so I arranged for Qiang Lin to leave someone to check for news. I originally expected to wait for news at the inn, but now that I was on the road, I didn't know if the person who reported the news could find them.
"Qiang Lin, can the person who reported the news find us?" She found Qiang Lin worriedly.
Qiang Lin turned over the sweet potatoes in the charcoal fire and said with a smile: "Princess, don't worry, my sergeants have lived in the northern grasslands for a long time, and they have their own way of finding people. No matter where they go, they can find us." "
Just as he was talking, a horse galloped in the distance. Qiang Lin stood up and said, "Isn't this coming?"
The messenger came to the carriage, dismounted and saluted Shen Yuexi and Qiang Lin: "Crown Princess, Captain of Thousands. The King of Xiliang was extremely angry about Miss Li's escape, and directly asked Prince Meipu to send troops to attack Zhangwu City in the north."
"Ah?" Shen Yuexi was shocked when she heard this.
Maple is eccentric enough, but I didn't expect that I would be even more so. He didn't even have all the people invited for the wedding, but he actually sent his son out to attack the city?
"Do you know the reason?" Qiang Lin asked.
The messenger replied: "It seems that His Highness the Crown Prince himself does not support this wedding. The King of Xiliang felt that even if he could get it back, he would not be able to do it, so he made this move out of anger."
"What is my husband doing now?" Shen Yuexi was not interested in King Xiliang's plan. She was concerned about Xiao Zhuo.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince promised the King of Xiliang to come out to find Miss Li's whereabouts. He did not stop at Jingxinyuan."
Hearing these words, Shen Yuexi felt relieved.
That's pretty much it, just know how to go out and find someone.
Qiang Lin said to the messenger: "Go back and explore again. If you have any news, report it as soon as possible."
After seeing off the messenger, Shen Yuexi happily returned to the carriage and said to Mrs. Li: "You didn't finish the plate of sweet and sour pork, did you? I just ate a piece..."
Mrs. Li wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "No more food."
Chapter completed!