Chapter 14 Shen Zhiyi

When Jiang Xuening returned to the flower hall, he met the sisters of You who hurried to deal with the matter. Obviously, they had also heard the news that Jiang Xuening, a foreign guest, had intervened in the affairs of their mansion. There were both the "old grudges" in the previous flower hall and the current "new grudges". You Yue stared at her eyes, as if she could spew fire.

Even Youshuang's complexion was not good, she just said hello to her lightly.

Jiang Xuening also responded perfunctorily.

Liang Zi, who was married to the two sisters in Qingyuan's uncle's residence, must have been married.

But she doesn't care.

Who in the world is afraid of being hated by an ant?

After returning to the flower hall, the news of You Fangyin falling into the water spread widely. As the specific situation was unknown, the rumors were even more outrageous than the facts.

It is said that she was a maid in the mansion who threw herself into the water after enduring the humiliation of her master's family;

Some say it's a serious girl, but my aunt just joined the party and couldn't help but do something foolish;

Of course, the most widely circulated phrase is none other than Jiang Xuening's recent statement: This girl is a illegitimate young lady from You Mansion, bullied by evil servants, afraid that the matter of "falling into the water" is not so simple

Because Yan Lin came to talk to her earlier, many young ladies from prestigious families in this flower hall usually follow the rules, but it was the first time they had seen such a public "private meeting". After Jiang Xuening left, they had a lot of criticism towards her.

And we all had some thoughts about Yan Lin.

Who would have thought that a girl named Jiang Er had been killed halfway, making them realize that Prince Yan dared to act like this before the coronation ceremony. It must have been that he had secretly knocked on the wedding.

It's really sour.

But then, except for the incident of You Fangyin falling into the water.

The days of ladies from prestigious families are dull, how can they resist the temptation of chatting? Coincidentally, the host's family had gone to cook, so some took the opportunity to gather around Jiang Xuening to inquire.

Jiang Xuening then said what she saw.

Neither adding oil nor vinegar, and many say half a penny.

After a while, the sisters of You family came back and only said that a commoner in the mansion accidentally fell into the water. Fortunately, the women and children found it early and saved it. Now they have called the doctor to see it.

Everyone naturally had a sense of relief on their faces, saying "it's okay if you're okay.".

But these young ladies from aristocratic families have already heard what Jiang Xuening said, and whose family is not a bit dirty and unpleasant? Some things made it clear that Neili didn't want to believe your sisters' nonsense at all, but they were the masters, so they still had to give a little face.

As for how to pass on the message when the banquet is over and they return to their own homes, it's up to them.

Next is the lunch, admiring chrysanthemums, composing poetry and painting.

For Jiang Xuening, it's really boring.

If it weren't for Yan Linxian's suggestion to wait for him at the end of the afternoon and go to the Lantern Festival together at night, she might have left after seeing You Fangyin.

In the last half hour, she only sat by the side, watching these aristocratic ladies dance and write, meticulously sketching autumn chrysanthemums with different postures on each piece of pre laid rice paper.

After everyone selects the leader, this banquet will be considered over.

But no one expected that as the banquet was about to end, the door suddenly sang, "Princess Leyang is here!"

Princess Chang?

Everyone in the hall was taken aback and didn't even have time to look up. They all hurriedly bowed and said, "Congratulations to Princess Chang!"

When Jiang Xuening heard this sound, her eyelids twitched, and her heart began to hate herself for not leaving the banquet early.

But on second thought, I am now in women's clothing.

So he forced himself to relax the suddenly tense nerve and saluted with everyone in the corner, subconsciously burying his head low.

There was a faint sound of footsteps in front of the hall, as well as the collision of the earrings hanging from the waist of noble women.

Quickly, everyone heard a voice coming from above: "No need to be polite. Princess and A Shu just heard that the banquet at Uncle Qingyuan's Mansion was not over yet. Come and see what it looks like, flat."

Word by word, like pearls and jade falling on a plate.

It's like fairy music, like heaven and earth.

Upon hearing this voice, everyone couldn't help but think about what a fairy like appearance Princess Leyang should have with such a beautiful voice.

Although a lady from a noble family holds a high status, she has never entered or exited the palace.

Most people have never seen the princess before, so after lying flat, they all raised their eyes and looked at her.

However, at the moment they saw the princess's appearance, everyone was stunned for a moment. A hint of strangeness appeared in their eyes, and a kind of pity immediately came to them. They secretly said in their hearts, "It's a pity."

Princess Shen Zhiyi of Leyang was born by the favored concubine of the late emperor, the virtuous and noble concubine. She has been favored since childhood and has been well fed, with delicate and snow-white skin. Her facial features also inherit the delicacy of the noble concubine, making her exceptionally bright and beautiful. When she smiles, she even has sweet dimples, which makes people feel happy.

However, there was a scar in the lower half inch of the left eye near the end of the eye.

Although the color is slightly lighter and not too long, it is particularly eye-catching and glaring on such a flawless face, making it difficult not to pay attention. The beauty on one's face was completely lost by this scar, causing one to lament, "pearls have cracks, and jade has cracks.".

This is a disfigured face.

Even if you use powder to cover it up, you can still see it clearly.

There is such a beautiful voice, but there is no appearance that matches it.

Jiang Xuening knew that the scar on Princess Leyang's face was left by the Prince of Pingnan when he rebelled and invaded the capital twenty years ago. At that time, she was just a newborn baby who was taken from the hands of a wet nurse by the rebels as a hostage. She used a dagger to scratch her face and coerce other royal families hiding in the imperial city to appear.

Later, King Qin's army arrived and quelled the rebellion.

As a princess, Shen Zhiyi is certainly safe and sound, but she has left a permanent scar on her face, which has accompanied her from childhood to the present day.

Although twenty years have passed now, all those who have experienced that turmoil in the court and palace, upon seeing the scar on her face, cannot help but recall the turmoil that soaked the palace with blood——

The scar of Princess Leyang is a shame that the Prince of Pingnan's rebellion has inflicted on the face of the grand dynasty of Da Qian!

Therefore, the Holy See dotes particularly on this sister today.

Whenever Shen Zhiyi has any demands, as long as they do not involve the survival of the country and society, he will meet them. Even if she wanted to pick the stars in the sky, Shen Lang had to ask someone to try and see if they could pick them before giving up.

Shen Zhiyi grew up in the palace and had seen countless people looking at the scar on her face since she was young. Some were pitiful, some were affectionate, some were sarcastic, and even occasionally she could see their voices on the faces of some beautiful palace ladies: even if they were high-ranking imperial lords, what would happen? With this scar, the color is so good that even these lowly palace ladies are inferior.

When she was young, she didn't even know the meaning of these gazes.

After gradually getting older and understanding, it turns out that anger leads to hatred, and hatred leads to sorrow.

Who can a woman in the world truly not care about her appearance?

Shen Zhiyi scanned her eyes, and everyone looked at her with their eyes fixed on her. Only one person in the corner buried their head and didn't lift it, keeping their head low.

It's quite rare.

When she was in the palace, she had become accustomed to the gaze of others. Although she felt like she had a thorn in her heart, she did not react and only said coldly, "You can continue painting."

Everyone was startled by the look in her eyes as she swept over them, and quickly withdrew their gaze.

Since the princess had already spoken, they dared not refute.

So everyone returned to their original positions, the painter continued to paint, and the poet continued to write poetry.

Jiang Xuening also breathed a light sigh of relief, retreating to pretend that she didn't exist at all.

Before she could even sit down again, Shen Zhiyi walked straight towards her, stood in front of her, and said, "Are you Jiang Xuening? Look up."

"..."

I really don't know why this ancestor noticed me again!

Jiang Xuening is no longer the empress. Compared to her status as an imperial princess, she is just a young lady from an ordinary minister's family. Despite the difference in status and status, she dared not rebel and raised her head as promised.

In that moment, Shen Zhiyi's eyes flashed with an undisguised amazement. After a while, it turned into a hint of sorrowful envy, and she sighed softly, "I'm here for you today."

Jiang Xuening's eyelids began to jump wildly again.

Shen Zhiyi said, "No wonder Yan Lin, who nobody can surrender to, is so devoted to you. He looks so beautiful that even if I see him, I will be moved. It's really enviable..."

She was attending a banquet at Chengguo Mansion in Japan today, but only then did she hear that her brother Shen Jie had gone to Qingyuan Uncle Mansion. Shen Zhiyi had always adhered to this gentle and extremely temperamental brother, and later learned that Yan Lin, who had been playing with her since childhood, was also there, so she asked someone. Only then did she realize that Shen Jie went to Qingyuan Uncle's Mansion because of Yan Lin, and Yan Lin went because of a certain official lady.

As a result, she became much better.

Watching the banquet of the Chengguo Mansion come to an end, I invited Xiao Shu, the young lady of the Chengguo Mansion who was close to me, to come here and see who the legendary "Jiang Er Miss" was.

===Kunning Section 18===

Shen Zhiyi knows Yan Lin's character and has never been very interested in women.

If he can take a liking to it, there must be something extraordinary about it.

So just now, when she glanced around, she noticed the only figure with a lowered head. She approached and asked her to look up, and indeed it was the Jiang Er girl. Her face was matchless, as if cold but not cold, as if not yet beautiful, unforgettable at first sight.

Jiang Xuening let out a mournful cry from the bottom of her heart, "What kind of fate is this?" It seemed that Shen Zhiyi's intention was because Yan had just come to see her, so she met her unexpectedly.

The future fate of Princess Leyang is clear to her.

After being implicated and exiled by the old case of Prince Pingnan, the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, which originally held military power, was implicated and exiled. Within two months, the northern Tatars became restless and claimed that the new king would succeed, hoping to marry a princess as a queen to Da Qian. However, the emperor did not want to reactivate the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, so he sent Princess Leyang to marry.

Four years later, the Tatars' efforts to gather strength and strength came to an end, and they completely launched an attack.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty only welcomed the princess's coffin back.

At that time, the emperor had already changed to Shen Jie.

Under his grief, he finally overturned Shen Lang's conviction for the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, brought justice to the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, and activated Yan Lin, who had been exiled for four years. Yan Lin finally got the opportunity to lead his troops to quell the border rebellion, drive out the Tatars, and kill the barbarians who dared not cross the territory of Da Qian. He was appointed as a general, wielded the tiger talisman, and returned to the capital.

Afterwards, it was Jiang Xuening's "disaster".

She remembered when they first met in their previous life, she dressed up as a man, but saw that Shen Zhiyi was too concerned about the scar on her face. So she picked up a thin pen used by others to draw flower lanterns at the lantern festival, dipped it in some cherry blossom powder, and drew the scar for her under her left eye.

At that time, Shen Zhiyi mistakenly thought she was a man and developed feelings for her.

Later on, I found out that she was a woman, so I couldn't bear it.

Before going to the Tatar for a wedding, she specially invited herself to come and paint her the same makeup as when they first met. Then she sat quietly in front of the makeup mirror, gazing at the beautiful face in the mirror, but two lines of tears ran down her cheeks.

After Shen Zhiyi left, Jiang Xuening also asked herself several times: If there was another chance, would you still draw that stroke for her when we first met?

There was no answer at that time.

She thought she wouldn't know.

But now, it was only when Shen Zhiyi stood in front of her once again and had such an opportunity that Jiang Xuening realized that her answer was: I will.

"Your Royal Highness Royal Highness Princess was originally the most dazzling pearl in the whole Qianlong Dynasty. How could Xuening be in case?" She looked up at her and smiled slightly. "You needn't envy your ministers."

This statement sounds like a closed eye compliment.

Shen Zhiyi was disgusted at the first moment she heard it.

But when she touched her gaze, she found that her words were very serious and sincere, and she was momentarily stunned.

Jiang Xuening turned around and pulled her to the empty painting table in the far corner. She gently picked up a tube of sheep hair fine pen, dipped it in a little light cherry blossom powder, and said "offended". Then she leaned forward and lightly drew a few strokes on the scar under Shen Zhiyi's left eye.

The originally dazzling scar turned into a crescent like powder for a moment.

Like a falling petal.

When she retreated, the palace attendant following Shen Zhiyi let out a low exclamation of surprise, her eyes stunning.

Jiang Xuening only said, "If Your Highness cares too much in front of others, everyone knows that this is His Highness's soft spot, and they can all hold knives and guns to hurt His Highness. But if Your Highness shows himself in front of others and doesn't care, or pretends not to care, people don't know His Highness's shortcomings, so they can't hurt him. Your scar is the glory of the dynasty, why be ashamed of it?"

Shen Zhiyi was completely stunned.

No one has ever said such bold words to her, even though she is very straightforward and sharp, it feels like a refreshing breeze brushing over her heart, smoothing some scars.

She stared at Jiang Er, the girl she had met for the first time, unable to move her gaze away.

Jiang Xuening felt comfortable after finishing the painting, and then thought about it again: although he had a meeting with Princess Leyang, he still didn't know how to deal with Xie Wei in his whole life. If he could flatter Royal Highness Princess, Xie Wei would fight against her. If he was not sure, he would have to weigh it.

There's nothing wrong with this.

Just as she turned her gaze back, she saw Shen Zhiyi staring at her at the moment, her scalp suddenly tingling!

This gaze

How can you keep up with the world without any difference?!

She instinctively lowered her head and glanced at what she was wearing: it was indeed a woman's attire.

But why is this gaze

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Xuening suddenly had an unprecedented thought in her mind, which made her tremble all over and couldn't help but stir up a string of goosebumps——

Who said that in the previous life, Princess Leyang must have had feelings for her because she disguised herself as a man and mistakenly thought she was a man?

In the same situation, there may not necessarily be another explanation——

That is, seeing her dress up as a man but exude a feminine aura, she becomes close to her, but the eldest princess may not know it herself!

If that's the case

Jiang Xuening's fingers, which were still clinging to the brush in the future, suddenly stiffened.

At that moment, facing the gaze of Shen Zhiyi's gaze, she was as if struck by lightning, and only three words popped out of Muran's head——

It's done.