Chapter 78: Lingering Souls
"Third brother, what's wrong with you? Have you offended your sister?" Sheng Hanmo heard Sheng Zhiyao closing the door as soon as he passed the courtyard door.
"Brother, how dare I offend her? She is my sister."
"Then what's wrong with her? Why does she seem to be in a bad mood?" Sheng Hangu frowned in confusion.
"Uh, I woke her up to sleep!" Sheng Hangu touched his head in embarrassment.
Sheng Hanmo looked at his younger brother and shook his head helplessly, turned around and walked towards Sheng Zhiyao's door, knocking gently.
"Who is it?" Sheng Zhiyao asked angrily in the room.
"It's me, brother, don't be angry, brother is here to see you."
Sheng Hanmo stood outside the door and waited for a while, but Sheng Zhiyao still didn't respond.
So Sheng Hanmo had no choice but to open the door and walk in.
Sheng Zhiyao was lying on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling with her bright black eyes.
Seeing this, Sheng Hanmo felt guilty: "Zhiyao, brother didn't mean to disturb your sleep. I just met your third brother outside. I was afraid that he would disturb your sleep, so I came here to see how you are doing now.
So, are you okay?"
"Yeah." Sheng Zhiyao nodded.
"Since you still want to sleep, I'll leave first and you continue to rest." After Sheng Hanmo finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave. Suddenly Sheng Zhiyao jumped up from the bed, ran over and hugged Sheng Hanmo's arm.
"Brother!"
"Ah? What's wrong?"
"I want to go shopping, would you please accompany me? I haven't gone out to play for a long time, and I really want to go shopping."
"Okay, call your third brother and ask him to move your things."
Sheng Hanmo smiled fondly, stretched out his hand and pinched Sheng Zhiyao's pudgy face.
"Okay!" Sheng Zhiyao happily agreed, then turned around to find Sheng Hangu.
"Third brother! Third brother! Come here and go shopping with me!"
Hearing Sheng Zhiyao calling him, Sheng Hangu quickly agreed: "Okay, no problem."
"Then brother, let's leave now."
When the three of them walked out of the Hou Mansion, they did not use the carriage of the Hou Mansion, but walked slowly towards Pingle Street, the most prosperous commercial district in the capital.
Sheng Zhiyao had never observed the capital so leisurely and seriously, so her eyes never rested for a moment.
But not far away, a vendor selling candied haws on a stick made Sheng Zhiyao's eyes light up.
"Brother, I want to eat candied haws!"
"I want it too! I want to eat it too!" Sheng Hangu echoed.
"Okay, you just wait here, I'll go ahead and buy it for you."
"Yeah." The two siblings nodded in agreement.
Sheng Hanmo went to buy candied haws for the two of them, while Sheng Zhiyao and Sheng Hangu walked into a teahouse nearby. As soon as they sat down, a man came over with a tea cup.
Sheng Zhiyao looked up and saw a familiar face.
"Waiter, give this table a pot of good tea."
"Okay, sir, wait a moment!"
"To show your courtesy for nothing is to be either a traitor or a thief." Sheng Hangu snorted coldly.
Sheng Zhiyao chuckled upon hearing this.
"Third brother, how do you know? Do you know how to read minds?"
"Hmph, no matter if I can read minds or people, don't be fooled by this man."
Sheng Zhiyao looked at Sheng Hangu's nervous expression and couldn't help but joked: "Third brother, do I look like I trust others easily?"
"That's not true." Sheng Hangu shook his head: "But you are a naive girl and can easily be deceived."
"Haha." Sheng Zhiyao laughed a few times. The third brother was becoming more and more skilled in talking nonsense: "Third brother, do you think if we say this to him, will he go to Grandpa Huang to file a complaint against us?"
"Ahem~ Zhiyao, who are you talking about?" Feng Yuanqing sat directly on the chair.
Sheng Hangu felt unhappy when he saw Feng Yuanqing. He snorted coldly: "Why are you so haunted?"
"Sheng Hangu, please pay attention to your words, I am not a lingering ghost."
"Then why are you always pestering my sister?" Sheng Hangu stared at him without showing any signs of weakness.
"Sheng Hangu, please tell me clearly, who is pestering your sister? Brother Yuan Qing took me out shopping." Jiang Shaolan looked aggrieved.
"Oh~" Sheng Hangu prolonged his tone, and then said with a sudden realization: "I see, I misunderstood, Yuan Qing Emperor Sun Shu is rude."
After hearing what Jiang Shaolan said, Feng Yuanqing quickly explained: "Zhiyao, please don't misunderstand."
"What could I have misunderstood?" Sheng Zhiyao blinked, and then added: "It's normal for a man to love a woman and each gets what she wants. You guys can continue."
Feng Yuanqing's face froze after hearing this.
"What are you talking about!" Jiang Shaolan stepped forward and immediately defended Feng Yuanqing: "Brother Yuanqing is very dedicated, don't talk nonsense."
Sheng Zhiyao curled her lips disdainfully: "Well, you must take good care of such a dedicated man!"
"Of course, how come we have seen you and me somewhere?" Jiang Shaolan tilted her head and thought, then exclaimed: "Oh! You are the little beggar at Juxian Building that day, right?"
"What did you say about my sister? You are a beggar!" Sheng Hangu stood up and retorted after hearing Jiang Shaolan insulting Sheng Zhiyao.
"You! You are." Jiang Shaolan was furious for a moment, but didn't know how to refute him, so she had to turn her attention to Feng Yuanqing, hoping that he would help her.
However, to her disappointment, Feng Yuanqing ignored her at all and instead looked at Sheng Zhiyao with a very complicated look.
This made Jiang Shaolan's heart suddenly freeze. She didn't expect that Feng Yuanqing didn't even have the heart to defend her.
She pointed at Sheng Zhiyao's nose angrily: "A beggar still pretends to be the daughter of the Hou family. Don't think that you can seduce others just because you are pretty. Brother Yuan Qing will not fall in love with you. You should be more sensible and hurry up."
Get away from me, or I will report you to the police and imprison you in the Yamen for three to five years."
"Haha~ Then I'm really looking forward to it!" Sheng Zhiyao looked indifferent.
"You, hum, really don't know what to do."
Jiang Shaolan stomped her feet angrily, then pulled Feng Yuanqing's sleeves and said coquettishly: "Brother Yuanqing, she is just a beggar. She was almost beaten by the waiter of Juxian Building that day, but we saved her."
Feng Yuanqing slapped Jiang Shaolan's hand away in disgust and shouted coldly: "Shut up! You have no place to speak here."
"Why are you being mean to me?" Jiang Shaolan stared at him with tears in her eyes: "Brother Yuan Qing, how can she be better than just a beggar?"
"I'll say it again, shut up. If you're talking, I don't mind silencing you right now." Feng Yuanqing's face had become extremely gloomy.
"You, wuwu... Brother Yuanqing, wuwu... you don't like me anymore." Jiang Shaolan's voice became more and more aggrieved, and finally she started crying.
The veins on Feng Yuanqing's head were exposed, and the veins on his forehead were also highlighted, showing that he was very angry now.
Sheng Zhiyao couldn't help laughing when she saw such a scene. This Jiang Shaolan was really stupid and idiotic. She knew her man hated her and didn't overestimate her ability to get close to her. She still dared to act coquettishly with him. Is it true that a woman in love is really smart?
Chapter completed!