"Is your name Nan Xing? I am Ling Lan, and Zui Jiangyue's shopkeeper is my father."

Nan Xing nodded. She had carefully read the information Nan Zhu brought back, and naturally knew that the petite girl in front of her was the only daughter of Ji Qingyuan, the shopkeeper of Zui Jiangyue.

At the same time, she also knew that during the recent period, Shen Qiaochen had been secretly exchanging letters with Zui Jiangyue.

It can be seen that the relationship between the fourth girl of the Shen family and the father and daughter of the Ji family is far more familiar than they see.

…

I have to say, this is another beautiful misunderstanding.

In this period of time, Shen Qiaochen and Ji Qingyuan can indeed be called confidants.

But today, Shen Qiaochen saw Mr. Ji's daughter, Linglan, for the first time.

Of course, not even Nan Xing's master Xiao Jue knew about these things, let alone Nan Xing as his subordinate.

…

Suzuran was very curious about the beautiful but indifferent Nan Xing. Seeing that he seemed to have a silent temperament, she stopped talking.

Looking at Shen Qiaochen's back, Ling Lan turned to Nan Xing and smiled:

"Nan Xing, why don't you just sit down and wait for a while, I can do it alone."

"I'll help you." Nan Xing was silent for a moment, but still refused.

Seeing this, Ling Lan thought that Shen Qiaochen had agreed before, so she thought for a moment and looked at Nan Xing.

"Then please trouble Nanxing to accompany the fourth girl here, and I'll prepare the hot water." He said and walked out.

"Do you need help?"

"No, I can do that. I just happened to stop by to see if the fourth girl's medicine is ready." Linglan turned around and smiled at Nanxing.

She has grown up with her father since she was a child. Ji Qingyuan has never been a doting father.

Besides, he is a grown man and is far less careful than women. Many things can only be done by Suzuran alone.

Therefore, although Suzuran looks petite, she has never been a squeamish person.

What's more, the fourth girl is feeling unwell. Although she looks much better now, she still can't be without people around her.

Although it is not clear what the relationship between the fourth girl and Xiao Shizi is, my father said that this fourth girl Shen is an extremely smart and clever woman.

Since she agreed to keep Nan Xing, there must be no problem.

On the contrary, if Nan Xing followed him down and was seen by others, it would probably be detrimental to the fourth girl.

Thinking of this, Suzulan no longer hesitated, turned around and left quickly.

Seeing that Suzuran asked him to stay, Nanxing breathed a sigh of relief.

What Ling Lan could think of, as one of Xiao Jue's most capable subordinates, Nan Xing could naturally think of it too.

He had just lost Miss Shen once tonight. If the same mistake happened again, Nan Xing could not imagine whether he would be so lucky to escape the wrath of his master again.

Seeing Ling Lan's back disappearing outside the door, Nan Xing hesitated for a moment, then stepped towards the screen in the innermost part of the room.

…

After turning around the elegant green bamboo screen, Nan Xing immediately saw Shen Qiaochen leaning on the pear blossom by the window.

The girl's eyes were slightly closed, and in her delicate white hands she held a small white magnolia fan that she got from nowhere, and she was fanning it continuously.

Nan Xing stared blankly. For some reason, the girl in white in front of her gradually overlapped with another dark figure in her mind.

The same laziness and carelessness, although they are two completely different colors, one black and one white, make people feel that they fit together inexplicably.

Even the long ink-colored cloak spread on the pear floor fell casually at the girl's feet, like a slender figure carefully holding the petite girl in his arms.

Nan Xing couldn't help but stop, as if he couldn't bear to disturb the scene, hesitating whether he should step forward.

At this moment, Shen Qiaochen, who was lying on the floor, seemed to feel something and slowly opened his eyes.

…

For just a short while, Shen Qiaochen did not fall asleep.

But too many things happened in a few hours tonight. After all, she had just recovered from a serious illness. Even if she took the elixir given by the Queen Mother, she would not be able to fully recover like a normal person in such a short period of time.

What's more, she just had a fever again. Although it wasn't a serious problem, she did feel a little tired after struggling for so long.

Hearing footsteps at this time, Shen Qiaochen originally thought it was Ling Lan, but when he heard the sound and looked around, he saw that it was Nan Xing who came in.

Shen Qiaochen was stunned for a moment, then raised a smile.

Nan Xing was still not used to getting along with a noble woman like Shen Qiaochen, so he hesitated and said, "Linglan is out."

Shen Qiaochen saw the uneasiness in Nan Xing's eyes, smiled and nodded, beckoning her to come over and sit down.

Nan Xing pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and then walked forward and sat on the chair with a folded edge.

At such a close distance, Shen Qiaochen felt Nan Xing's embarrassment even more, and couldn't help but become curious about the woman in black in front of him.

In today's world, the requirements for women are stricter than those for men.

This is especially true for beautiful women. If there is no support for this beauty, life will be even more difficult.

But Nanxing was obviously not like this. Shen Qiaochen never dared to look down upon Xiao Jue.

In the previous life, Xiao Jue's name was well known in the Jin Dynasty.

He was invincible on the battlefield and used soldiers like a god; but as a man, he killed his mother and his brother, and was ruthless.

But before Shen Qiao died, she had never heard of any involvement with any woman.

As a capable subordinate of Prince Xiao, Nan Xing was able to stand out from countless people. Shen Qiaochen believed that it was not her appearance that Xiao Jue was interested in. There was obviously no need to question her own abilities.

In this world, it is difficult for a woman to live. Shen Qiaochen cannot imagine how much effort Nan Xing has to put in to reach where she is now.

Although he didn't know how many female secret guards there were around Xiao Jue, Shen Qiaochen was somewhat impressed by the other black figure who was following him just now.

When she saw Nan Xing for the first time tonight, she felt that she looked familiar. But after thinking about it, she couldn't remember when she had seen her.

It wasn't until she saw the figure flashing past the door that Shen Qiaochen suddenly realized.

She still remembered that she had met this man in her previous life, and now that she thought about it, Nan Xing probably looked a bit like him.

Shen Qiaochen can no longer remember the specific details, but he only remembers that it happened one night.

She was sitting alone in the palace, and through the window, she heard the noise of the crowd coming from outside the high palace wall.

But those have nothing to do with her, she is like a forgotten ghost, floating alone in the huge imperial city.

At that moment, someone seemed to appear in front of her.

Who is it? And when is it?
Chapter completed!