The next day is the Hundred Flowers Festival.

Baihua Valley specially sent someone to put flowers in Jiang Xue Ning's hair, and then followed Guyu to Qionghua Tower, where the distinguished guest was sitting.

Of course, she was assigned the best viewing spot, from which she could see the Hundred Flowers Forest below, where everyone was singing and dancing to celebrate the Hundred Flowers Festival.

As the master of the valley, Baihuaying was very busy downstairs. The people in Qionghua Tower were chatting and laughing, looking very relaxed.

Helan Ye arrived late, snorted coldly when he saw her, and went to talk to someone he knew.

On the other hand, He Lanxi nodded and greeted her gracefully, "Good morning, Prince Xiang."

"morning."

Jiang Xue Ning's gaze drifted across the woman in green behind him, and she quickly withdrew her gaze as if nothing had happened.

Their seats were very close to Jiang Xue Ning. After the two of them sat down, the woman lowered her head and poured him a glass of wine.

He Lanxi said gently, "Don't be busy, Xiaoyuer, just have fun today."

The woman said softly, "I know..."

Jiang Xue Ning heard it clearly at the side, took a sip of wine and her eyes flickered... "Xiao Yu'er" she remembered the stubborn little girl in the night many years ago.

It turns out that he has grown up well. Shen Tingsi should have clear eyesight in the afterlife.

After watching the singing and dancing for a while, He Lanxi took the initiative to talk to her, "Come to think of it, Xiao Yu'er has also been to Qingzhou. I wonder if the King of Xiang still recognizes her?"

Since you asked this, it means you know the relationship between her and Shen Yu.

Jiang Xue Ning said calmly, "It's just a matter of loyalty to someone who entrusted me with this. It doesn't matter whether I remember it or not."

"Oh, it's hard to meet an old friend." He Lanxi chuckled and said, "Yu'er, go get the King of Xiang a glass of wine."

Jiang Yu meekly poured her a glass of wine and thanked her softly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for sending me to Jinzhou back then."

"You're welcome. Your brother paid for this with his life."

She acted very cold from beginning to end, and the two of them seemed like complete strangers.

Jinzhou produces various minerals, and Helan Ye came out this time to discuss business. Although he tested her, he did not take any actual next steps.

The ceremony was soon over and Baihuaying hosted a banquet for the guests in Qionghua Tower.

After drinking in the afternoon, everyone left. As soon as they returned to the yard, He Lanxi pushed the man down on the couch. Jiang Yu didn't say a word.

Finally, she pushed him with red eyes, "No..."

He Lanxi said dissatisfiedly, "There are so many women in Helan Territory, are you going to keep your virginity for him?"

A month ago, the eldest prince Helan Yu asked the princess for her as a concubine, and finally the princess compromised and said she would keep her over the summer.

Her tears suddenly fell, and she said with tears in her eyes, "If I lose my innocence, the eldest prince will not forgive me."

He Lanxi caught a tear from her eyes with her fingers and whispered in her ear, "Kill him, and we can be together forever."

Jiang Yu pushed him away and pulled his clothes on. "This is too risky. I need to think about it."

He Lanxi stroked her long hair gently, "As long as you are obedient, it won't be difficult."

She leaned on the couch, looked up at the spring scenery outside the window, and said with nostalgia, "The spring in Qingzhou is also beautiful, but it's a pity that I can never go back."

He Lanxi said something in her ear, but she didn't hear it at all.

Finally, he requested, "I have prepared paper money, gold ingots, and the letters I have written over the years. I want the King of Xiang to help me burn them for my brother when I return to Qingzhou."

"Is it just that simple?"

He Lanxi has always been suspicious, and asked doubtfully while pinching her chin with her hand.

She immediately turned away unhappily, "Forget it if you don't agree."

He Lanxi glanced at the basket of things prepared on the table and coaxed softly, "I'll send someone to Qingzhou to cook for your brother."

"Oh, in order to prevent the Shen family from digging up my brother's grave, we buried him in the wilderness." She sneered, "People who are not familiar with Qingzhou will never be able to find him."

After saying that, she pulled the quilt over her head and went to sleep, not wanting to say another word to him.

He actually felt relieved by her willful temper.

After all, he had spent a lot of effort to get close to her and cultivate feelings with her over the years. She was always very little, willful and angry, and liked to throw tantrums with him.

The more this happened, the more certain he became that he was special to her.

She was still very useful to him, and he didn't want to be separated from her because of this, so he sighed helplessly, "Look at you, you are still so impatient. If you want to go, go ahead. I didn't say you can't go."

Jiang Yu turned over and faced him, rolling his eyes, "Hmph, you don't have to mind my business. Who do you think you are to me?"

Seeing her like this, He Lanxi smiled instead, "If I don't care about you, who else will?"

The two of them laughed and quarreled for a while, then He Lanxi changed his clothes and went out to meet the guests.

Jiang Yu also got up and sat in front of the mirror to dress up. The woman in the mirror was as cold as ice, with cold eyebrows and eyes. She was completely different from the willful girl just now.

The maid Asan was already used to her two faces in front of others and behind their backs. She just said worriedly, "This is the last chance. If you don't seize it, the princess won't be able to save the girl."

Jiang Yu sighed, "I know."

This time she finally seized the opportunity and followed out, just to hope for a chance of survival.

She changed into Jinzhou's exotic clothes, picked up the basket on the table, and took Asan to Jiang Xuening's residence.

Probably because He Lanxi had given the order, no one stopped her or followed her when she went out.

She walked very slowly along the way, with a genuine smile on her face, "A-Sang, I really want time to stop at this moment."

Every moment in Jinzhou Palace, she had to wear a mask and act, living on thin ice.

Only at moments like this could she find a moment of peace.

Asan felt sorry for her, "Miss, you will be free one day."

They soon arrived at Jiang Xue Ning's residence. After introducing herself, she waited nervously at the door.

So much time has passed. The princess who had a hard time in Qingzhou back then has now become the powerful King of Xiang.

She was just daydreaming when Qing He came out and said to her politely, "Miss Shen, please follow me."

Shen Yu followed her to the yard. Jiang Xue Ning stood under the snow-white pear tree and turned around, smiling at her, "You're here. I've been waiting for a long time."

From the moment they met again, Jiang Xue Ning was inexplicably certain that their fate was only just beginning.

Shen Yu smiled sincerely for the first time in a long time, "Princess, how are you?"

Back then in Qingzhou, they were both struggling floating sands, and the process of their acquaintance was not a pleasant one.

Now, Jiang Xue Ning thought, they have all become stronger.

Shen Yu handed over the basket in his hand, "These are the specialties I brought from Jinzhou. I hope that when the princess returns to Qingzhou, she can help me cook them for my brother."

This was an excuse. Jiang Xue Ning clearly remembered that after Shen Tingsi died, he was chopped into pieces by the Shen family and thrown into a mass grave to feed wild dogs.

In the end, only a few bones were picked up and burned into ashes, and Shen Yu took the ashes away.


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