Started as a mute girl? I prospered in the lean years

After getting rid of Yun Zhi, the hunting trip officially began. With his excellent hearing and eyesight, as well as accurate shooting, it was not difficult for Shen Huaixu to hunt the most prey.

Not only that, Chaohua also showed off her skills. Her riding and archery skills were not very sophisticated, but since her grandfather was a military general, she was not far behind.

Finally, the two returned with a full load under Cheng Ze's care.

On the way back, Chao Hua said to Shen Huaixu: "Mingyi, you will definitely be able to beat Yun Rou in this hunt!"

Shen Huaixu teased her, "Are you really willing to give me the Golden Cicada Jade Branch?"

Chaohua was so happy at the thought of making his cousin lose face that he would never be reluctant to give it up, especially since the gift was given to Shen Huaixu.

She waved her hand and said, "A gentleman's word is as good as his bond!"

When the three of them returned, they heard that the emperor, seeing the young men galloping freely in the woods, finally could not bear the loneliness, and under the protection of Marquis Xuanping, he also acted willfully and went hunting on horseback.

For the emperor's safety, the accompanying ministers followed him.

Jiang Wei, who had been waiting there bored, immediately went to meet Shen Huaixu as soon as she saw him, "Ah Xu, Princess! You are finally back! How many prey did you catch?"

She leaned over to look behind the three people. The hunted prey was brought back by the accompanying eunuchs and guards, and the shadows were blurry and unclear.

"Don't worry, there's enough for you to eat." Shen Huaixu said with a smile.

Jiang Wei was not worried at all about not having meat to eat. What she was worried about was that Ah Xu would lose to Chao Hua's cousin.

She was very stingy and she had not forgotten Yun Rou's ridicule.

At this moment, she thought of something and turned her head to look back, and saw several young ladies walking towards her gracefully.

Because of the arrival of the Emperor, this bet became a private bet between Chao Hua and Yun Rou. Apart from the people brought by the two parties, there were not many people participating. Many young ladies came with their brothers and families, and they just came out to get some fresh air.

This is the case with Yi Qian and Wei Sanniang.

"Oh, by the way, I was grateful to these two sisters for talking to me just now, Xu. They said they recognized you."

Shen Huaixu nodded slightly at the two of them, and then said, "I confirm, Sister Yi and Sister Wei."

Wei Sanniang was as silent and shy as when they first met, and she would glance at Yi Qian beside her worriedly from time to time.

Yi Qian had a calm smile on her face, but her expression was not very good.

Shen Huaixu's eyes fell on her face, which was powdered but still couldn't hide her fatigue. He paused and asked, "Sister Yi, didn't you get enough rest last night? You look tired?"

She learned from Yinghua that Yi Qian seemed to be looking for someone recently.

A hint of bitterness flashed across Yi Qian's eyes. She looked at Shen Huaixu's face, which was similar to his, and was a little dazed for a moment.

I don't know how unexpected it is, but I left it in the sad wind.

Lowering her eyes and suppressing all the worries in her heart, she smiled and said, "It's nothing serious. I read a book a little late last night."

"The most important thing is to take good care of your health. Sister Yi looks like you have lost a lot of weight." Chao Hua also said.

"Thank you for your concern, my lord."

After a few pleasantries, they started talking about the marriage between Cui Liuniang and Prince Jinghe.

As Yi Qian listened to them talking, her thoughts went back to a month ago.

A month ago, she did something that seemed extremely daring to outsiders - she expressed her feelings to Shen Su.

Just because her mother was worried about her marriage, she no longer let her do what she wanted and started looking for someone for her.

After much pleading and obstruction, her mother realized that something was wrong with her and asked her if she had someone in her heart.

After some hesitation and struggle, she said the man's name.

To her surprise, her mother was not angry, but just sighed heavily and thought about the possibility of marriage. The more she thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

She opened her mouth several times to say something, but her inner desire made her shut up and even wanted to go with the flow.

The two families have a very good personal relationship, and marriage is a way to make the relationship between the two families stronger.

The premise is that Shen Su is interested in her.

The painful thing is that she knew the answer very well.

The overly clear understanding inexplicably gave her courage - she wanted to express her feelings to Shen Su.

She knew very well that this decision was like a moth flying into a flame. If others saw it, she would face disgrace.

So she planned for several days just to meet Shen Su alone.

Everything went very smoothly. When the two met face to face, Yi Xi suddenly realized that although Shen Su and her father were close friends, she and Shen Su had only spoken a few words. They had never talked to each other before.

No matter how many times she recalled what happened afterwards, she still felt confused—it wasn’t the conversation between them that was confused, but her heart was very confused.

She remembered that after she said "I like you", Shen Su just stood there with a cold look on his face, as if he didn't hear her and was not moved for a moment.

He said: "This Marquis and Lord Yi are good friends. Miss Yi should call this Marquis 'Uncle'. Miss Yi, take care."

The word "uncle" created a huge gap between the two of them.

"Sister Yi? Sister Yi?"

The calls pulled Yi Xi away from her memories, and she responded blankly.

Wei Sanniang asked worriedly, "Are you tired, sister?"

Yi Qian exhaled lightly and shook her head, "It's okay."

When he turned around again, Yun Rou had already returned with her prey.