Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

Yan Ci became so angry when he heard what Xie Chengyin said that he pulled Chunzhi and was about to leave.

Xie Chengyin immediately followed and put half of the preserved fruit into his mouth. "It's delicious, but it's too sweet."

Yan Ci snorted and ignored him.

Chunzhi followed behind, staring at Xie Chengyin who was following Yan Ci.

The lady had told her not to let the two meet before, but now not only have they met, they are also walking together on the street. She should do something.

Xie Chengyin's attendant lagged behind Xie Chengyin by one step and walked side by side with Chunzhi.

Seeing that the little maid was about to follow and disturb his master, he immediately moved closer to Chunzhi.

"My name is Qicun. I wonder what your sister's name is."

Chunzhi looked back at the servant walking beside her. He was tall, had a fair face and was smiling.

Chunzhi blushed immediately, "I... my name is Chunzhi."

"Ah, it's Sister Chunzhi. Is that preserved fruit you got? Is it delicious?"

Chunzhi looked at the paper bag in her arms, hesitated for a moment, and handed it over with a red face, "It's delicious, try it!"

Qicun smiled even more deeply and reached into the bag to take the preserved fruits without any hesitation.

"Mm, it's delicious. Which store did you buy it from?"

When Chunzhi heard the question about the shop, she immediately said proudly, "The Xiang Candied Fruit Shop on East Street is right there." Then she turned around and pointed to the shop front which she had just left not far away.

"But the plaque hasn't been changed yet. You'll be able to see it in a few days."

Qicun nodded in response, eating the preserved fruit while finding topics to talk about with Chunzhi. Unconsciously, the two of them walked slower.

Yan Ci and Xie Chengyin, who were in the front, didn't notice the two people who were lagging behind at all, and slowly the four of them distanced themselves from each other.

Xie Chengyin looked carefully at Yan Ci, who really ignored him. The young girl had a cold expression in her pretty eyes and eyebrows. Perhaps she had just been offended by him, so she looked quite angry.

Her fair face was free of makeup, and looked like a piece of white jade in the sun. Her slender neck stood proudly upright, just like a big white goose calling in the water.

Thinking of this, Xie Chengyin laughed unconsciously.

A deep voice sounded beside Yan Ci's ears. The two were not far away from each other, and he was looked at by Xie Chengyin with an undisguised gaze. It would be a lie to say that he was unaware of anything.

Hearing the voice, Yan Ci couldn't help but turn his head to look at him, his eyes full of inquiry, "What are you laughing at?"

Xie Chengyin put his hands behind his back and slowly closed the distance between him and Yan Ci, "I'm smiling. Miss Thirteen is quite pretty."

Yan Ci's eyes widened immediately, "Lecher!"

She shouldn't have asked more questions.

"I was praising you, but instead of thanking you, you called me a pervert."

"I praise you, too."

"Oh, what did you praise me for?"

"I compliment you on your good taste. You think I'm pretty."

Xie Chengyin was amused by Yan Ci's sharp tongue. This Thirteenth Girl was actually different from what was rumored.

"How are you doing in the Yan Mansion?" Xie Chengyin asked tentatively.

Yan Ci looked at Xie Chengyin in confusion, and did not see any mockery or joking in his eyes, "It's pretty good, isn't it."

"Has anyone bullied you? Or hit you?"

Yan Ci's eyes darkened, and he looked at Xie Chengyin warily, "What do you mean?"

Xie Chengyin realized that his words had caused Yan Ci's disgust, and he immediately explained: "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else. Yan Cheng and I are good friends. You have just arrived at the Yan Mansion. If you encounter any difficulties, you can go to him."

Yan Ci relaxed a little, but still kept a sense of distance in his heart, "No, no one bullies me."

She will bully back anyone who bullies her and doesn't need anyone's support.

Hearing the calm and indifferent answer from the cold female voice, Xie Chengyin fell into deep thought.

Didn't Yan Ci get beaten to death? Then she should have been bullied. Why did Yan Ci look like he was bullying others?

This is so different, but what's the problem?

Xie Chengyin thought about it, and his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

Yan Ci didn't want to have too much contact with Xie Chengyin, and he had long lost interest in shopping. He turned around and called Chunzhi and wanted to go back home.

When he turned around, he saw Chunzhi, who was far behind and chatting and laughing with Xie Chengyin's attendants.

Before she could say anything, she heard another voice coming from above her head.

"Hey, isn't this Young Marquis Xie?"

Yan Ci raised his head and saw that it was the second floor of a small restaurant. Several heads popped out from between two open windows, and the one who was speaking was one of them.

As the words fell, a corner of clothes appeared from the inside of the window, flashed past the window sill, revealing a handsome face.

Xie Chengyin happened to look up, and unexpectedly his gaze met that of the person looking down.

I only heard that person say, "Cousin."

Xie Chengyin's eyes flashed, he suppressed his emotions, and raised a wanton smile on his face: "Second Prince!"

That’s right, that person is the current Second Prince, also known as Prince Xiang, Shen Zhaoyan.

Shen Zhaoyan's gaze lingered on Xie Chengyin's face for a moment, then fell on Yan Ci.

"Who is this?"

Xie Chengyin and Yan Ci were very close to each other, so it was easy to tell that they were together, not to mention that they were still talking just a moment ago.

Xie Chengyin looked at Yan Ci and introduced, "This is the thirteenth daughter of the Minister of Revenue."

Shen Zhaoyan naturally didn't care who the person below was, he just asked casually.

But to Yan Ci, it was like a thunderclap, which made her stand there in a daze.

Goodbye turned out to be under such circumstances.

I didn't expect to see you so soon.

The man who had spoken earlier was leaning against the window with a smile on his face. "Thank you, young marquis. Come up and have a drink with us. And this Thirteenth Miss, come up as well."

Not knowing what he was thinking about, Xie Chengyin hesitated and was even ready to refuse.

Before he could open his mouth, Shen Zhaoyan said, "Cousin, come up. I'd like to introduce someone to you."

Without the chance to refuse, Xie Chengyin could only go up and planned to say a few words and then leave.

Yan Ci, who had been standing beside him for a long time without moving, came back to his senses at this moment, his eyes lowered and his expression could not be seen clearly.

Xie Chengyin bent his elbow and nudged Yan Ci, "Do you want to go together?"

Yan Ci said in a very cold voice: "No."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Xie Chengyin was helpless. He originally wanted to ask someone to accompany him, but Yan Ci was so disrespectful that he could only go up alone.

On the second floor of the restaurant, in a spacious room facing the street, a round table was laid out with a variety of dishes, and the tilted wine glasses and jugs showed that they had been drinking for quite some time.

There were several men gathered in the room, all of them were famous playboys in Dongdu. They were birds of the same flock as Xie Chengyin, all of them had prominent family backgrounds but were not dedicated to their jobs.

There were only two people who were different among them, one was the second prince Shen Zhaoyan, and the other was Xiao Dingyan who had been sitting next to him and hadn't said a word from beginning to end.

The eldest son of the current Prime Minister Xiao Chengzhang, and the top scholar in the tenth year of Tianqing.

In these years, he did not hold an office in the court. Instead, he gave up the protection of his family and traveled around the territory of Darong.

Therefore, having just returned, I am considered a stranger in this Eastern Capital.

When he saw Xiao Dingyan, Xie Chengyin was stunned for a moment, and in that moment, he returned to his usual unruly self and walked towards the crowd.