Chapter 306

Thirty-five, Xiao Shimei Returns (Happy National Day, please vote at the beginning of the month!)

Li Guoer was a little glad that she had dismissed Caishou and the others just after walking into the courtyard.

Otherwise, if they had seen the blue and pink camisole and underpants in her hands, she would have truly wanted to die.

It was simply too shameful to face anyone.

Li Guoer considered herself not the kind of thin-skinned, shy little girl.

From her feigned surrender and fierce backstabbing of Wei Shaoxuan at Donglin Temple in the beginning, one could roughly see her extreme personality.

Li Guoer was tired of the boudoir and liked the heartbeat and excitement that exceeded her unusually boring life.

But even so, for her, this set of intimate small clothes that Ouyang Lianghan had climbed the wall to send to her door was still too bold and stimulating.

Especially at this time of night.

Li Guoer buried her little face in her chest, a pair of soft hands clutching a ball of blue and pink camisole and underpants, her five fingers pinching the fabric until they lost blood, turning pale.

As if she had tried hard to digest the unconventional love gift from someone for a moment.

You slanted your eyes at me, pouting and humming twice.

Li Guoer's muttering paused, as if she had been distracted for a moment, and some distress appeared on her little face:

The two looked at each other, silent.

"Why did Wanwan get fat? Is the food in Wu Yi Lane, Jin Ling, that good? I just pinched it, and her cheeks are chubby, like baby fat."

Ouyang Rong was angry, couldn't help it, and kicked my boots with one of her embroidered shoes from below.

"Then how should this be handled? I can't just leave it at the door. If Mother, Caishou, and the others see what's in this bundle, it would be better to just kill me."

The little princess with plum blossom makeup suddenly gritted her silver teeth, cursing through her teeth:

Xie Lingjiang didn't speak and walked closer with big strides.

Pushed the door and entered.

Xie Lingjiang blinked: "Actually, there is a small surprise."

Ding-a-ling~

"Oh."

"And I don't know if Li Guoer discovered it. She goes in and out every day, but with her personality, plus how much she hates me, she should have laughed at me to death, right?"

Ouyang Rong didn't think much, puffed up her fragrant cheeks slightly, and argued:

Xie Lingjiang suggested with a smile: "You must be hungry, let's go, go to your courtyard, see if there are any noodles, and eat them."

"Why is Ru Shixiong here tonight too? Isn't the meeting date the day after tomorrow?"

The courtyard was extremely quiet.

Cao Liangjie asked curiously: "Does Tan Lang know the way? Why are you so familiar?"

I said calmly: "Let's go."

Li Guoer was like a frightened bird, startled, and the private small clothes in her hands nearly fell to the ground.

Li Guoer was a little flustered.

The two eyes never left each other.

"Could it be, could it be that it's something from the picture book that silly girl Caishou secretly looks at!"

"Returning home this time, in Wu Yi Lane, the Wang family sister who is one year younger than me, who used to follow behind me, is now showing her pregnancy. She married out in the first year of Tianyou."

Cao Liangjie flew her foot, blocking the door crack:

Her bright eyes couldn't help but show a look of worry.

"What's wrong with Tan Lang's face..."

Seeing his dull and silly look, Cao Liangjie smiled and let it go, crossed Xie Lingjiang's hesitant steps, and pulled me into the quiet, unlit boudoir courtyard on the right.

Xie Lingjiang's palm felt the beauty's cheeks heating up rapidly.

"Okay."

You sneered: "Hmph, you also know it's shameful?"

But halfway there, she met a fiery red figure head-on.

Ouyang Rong turned her face, looked at the wind chime hanging alone under the eaves, and pursed her red lips:

"No, you speak a little quieter, okay?" I waved my hand helplessly.

The bundle and the three new umbrellas were gone.

"This princess doesn't want to listen, you go, Ouyang Lianghan, this princess doesn't want to pay attention to you at all right now. You still have the nerve to come to the door; our friendship in Longcheng is already over... you hurry up and get lost."

It was Ouyang Rong, whom I hadn't seen for a long time.

Young Lady Xie returned early?

"Amazing, it was just here, when was it taken inside?"

I looked lucky: "Good, good, good, of course I know you don't cherish it, don't hide it, hurry up and take it out to return to me..."

On the corridor with a wind chime every ten steps, in the cold wind,

Xie Lingjiang and that red-clad figure met head-on.

Xie Lingjiang met that red figure head-on.

Causing Wei Mei and Li Xiaolang to pass by Xie Lingjiang and be the first to welcome them enthusiastically.

Xie Lingjiang laughed; I, Ouyang, act nimbly and never stand out.

Ouyang Rong's mouth quickly puckered, silently protesting someone's dominance:

"You..." Cao Liangjie smiled weakly: "I've been here, it looks familiar."

However, Cao Liangjie discovered at the time that I had just turned around and walked toward the back of a certain young lady with plum blossom makeup, as if I had grown a pair of eyes on my back; you walked even faster, leaving without looking back.

Li Xiaolang stopped the pleasantries and quietly reached out his hand, pulling his mother away.

Xie Lingjiang stood up abruptly.

"Ouyang Lianghan, what do you think this princess is doing by taking them inside? Do you think I really accepted them? I'm just afraid of others misunderstanding. Of course, this princess doesn't cherish them; I wish I could throw them away."

But such an atmosphere didn't last long.

Mumbling something:

After the study meeting ended, I originally planned to chat with Li Guoer for a few words about the Chrysanthemum Poetry Society.

"Are you really that honest?" Your pretty face revealed some big suspicion.

After the study meeting in Juxian Garden ended, Xie Lingjiang didn't leave immediately.

The more Li Guoer analyzed, the more worried, ashamed, and angry she became.

"If this princess accepted them, and he found out, wouldn't it represent some kind of tacit agreement, with no room for maneuver? What if he becomes even more unscrupulous? Continue to cooperate with him?"

"Heh heh, truly worthy of being the world-famous hypocrite."

Cao Liangjie nodded: "It's only nineteen, how is it big?" Eyes looking down.

"It's over, it's over, I hope the things are still there."

Glancing at the night sky at the third watch, I sat down and drank tea with Xiaolang.

"Know you're afraid? Get lost for this princess."

"Sigh, don't, let's go inside and talk; it's too noisy outside, it's easy for Wanwan to hear. Follow me inside..."

"Why is Ru Shixiong walking that way? That's Guoer's courtyard. Shh, let's not disturb her. If she sees us, she'll say some nonsense again during the day."

The boudoir tower door suddenly opened.

As if reminding, and as if worried.

"Where."

"If this princess accepted them, and he found out, wouldn't it represent some kind of tacit agreement, with no room for maneuver? What if he becomes even more unscrupulous? Continue to cooperate with him?"

I corrected: "It's being straightforward."

It was mainly because Xie Lingjiang used to appear too indifferent in front of Li Xian's family.

You asked expectantly: "What small surprise?"

An incense stick later, the two approached the two boudoir courtyards by the lake.

Cao Liangjie asked curiously, and also asked:

Somewhat hesitant and worried.

Want to wait a bit longer.

It was just that Xie Lingjiang and Li Xiaolang said something, and Xie Lingjiang, whose steps were half a beat slow, didn't hear clearly.

Ouyang Rong's pretty face was tightly tensed, "Hmph."

"You say it first... exactly what small surprise..."

"Then fine, I'll bathe and change clothes first, and I'll find you later. Tan Lang, seeing you, I, I can't sleep tonight, you have to accompany me to chat."

Xie Lingjiang touched her chin with one hand and nodded: "Understood, Wanwan also wants to show her pregnancy."

"Tan Lang, Young Lady Xie is back."

"Really?"

"It won't work, it won't work... but if I don't accept them, isn't he going to send even more excessive things? But, such private, shameful things have already been sent, what else could be even more shameful and excessive?"

"..."

"Was it put away by the maid, or... taken away by Li Guoer? But why did she take it? Does she dislike me and want to hold my weakness?"

"How dare you come!"

At this moment, I, holding Ouyang Rong's hand, still subconsciously walked toward the boudoir courtyard on the left, which used to be pitch black and was bright today.

"You're already this old, still knocking chestnuts, Tan Lang, don't treat me like a little girl, okay?"

I nodded naturally.

"Good, good, good." I agreed hurriedly.

It seems Li Guoer doesn't want to chat with me.

Cao Liangjie shyly shrank back, her big eyes looking up, looking at Xie Lingjiang, who was holding her cheeks with one hand, somewhat foolishly.

Xie Lingjiang hurriedly turned around, climbed into Li Guoer's boudoir courtyard on the left lightly.

You turned your pretty face away, not wanting to talk to someone.

For a time, facing the gifts sent by Xie Lingjiang, Li Guoer's moth eyebrows frowned slightly.

Li Guoer laughed angrily: "You also know you're afraid? Did you really think this princess cherishes them?"

Ouyang Rong seemed to be the same, nodding with a mechanical smile.

"Also you, Ouyang Lianghan, good for you, hypocrite. If the matter of sending a woman's camisole spreads, you, you can forget about having a good time. Defiling, defiling this princess's purity."

"Don't throw them away." Xie Lingjiang's expression was suddenly nervous.

Cao Liangjie moved her eyes away, pretending to be impatient:

Xie Lingjiang hurriedly comforted softly: "I'll be back soon, Wanwan, wait for me obediently."

"Nothing, it's just that the winter wind is a bit cold."

"Wait, Tan Lang, I forgot to ask just now, almost let you succeed."

"Why did you come in, Ouyang Lianghan, you... how dare you?"

She breathed a sigh of relief, like a drowning person finally catching a breath of fresh air.

Cao Liangjie bit her lip and nodded, re-analyzing: "If you put it that way, Wanwan is indeed an old girl."

Xie Lingjiang suddenly said seriously: "Eh, almost forgot, there's an urgent matter on Xiaolang's side, I need to go over."

Ouyang Rong was both angry and amused, her head nodding slightly: "Good, good, good, then you don't want it."

Suddenly felt that the order of this light and dark was a bit wrong.

Xie Lingjiang shook her head seriously: "That won't work, I want Wanwan even more. Being a bit fat is good, I just like fat ones."

Your eyes were also looking at me.

The young lady shook her head:

Li Guoer couldn't help but glance at the courtyard entrance.

"It's big everywhere."

Just at this time, a pair of familiar footsteps of a man and a woman came from the courtyard, and there was vaguely the ethereal voice of Young Lady Xie, as if inquiring about someone.

I put down the teacup and shook my head.

You raised your eyebrows, pointing outside the door:

Xie Lingjiang, who had been hoping to mix into Cao Liangjie's boudoir tower not long ago, couldn't stay for even a second right now. Even if the junior sister wanted to bathe, he didn't dare to make any trouble at all.

I couldn't help but swallow my saliva:

I immediately looked distressed: "Crow's mouth, this time I'm really going to be an eyesore."

"In the flower hall, the nephew said to wash her hands and face first, then come over to see us."

"Hmph, suit yourself, but there are many people in the residence, someone shouldn't become an eyesore."

Xie Lingjiang was startled, hurriedly cupped her hands, her face sincere: "Very sorry, disturbing you late at night, listen to me..."

"If you call me wrong next time, I'll punish you with chestnuts."

Ouyang Rong looked at his departing back strangely.

How does this sound a bit wrong?

"But I shouldn't have thrown them away, right? Speaking of which, when I sent the bundle just now, weren't those three umbrellas still there? That proves that for these days, she hasn't paid attention..."

Xie Lingjiang turned her head silently, looking at the southeast corner of the courtyard; there were no chrysanthemums there, but a cluster of orchids.

I didn't know if Li Guoer was asleep, just as Cao Liangjie's expression was hesitant, hesitating whether to knock on the door to ask.

"Why is there something again." Ouyang Rong's tone was disappointed.

Xie Lingjiang pretended not to hear.

Vaguely, there was an inexplicable stimulating mood. Of course, being ashamed and angry was also indispensable, occupying the majority.

Cao Liangjie nodded: "Then why not take a fast boat."

Cao Liangjie was spinning in circles at the boudoir tower entrance:

But for some reason, inside the collar of her snow-white skirt, a certain little heart was beating a bit fast.

"The senior brother asked the boatman, I'm not the one driving the boat." You pouted.

Ouyang Rong looked around, full of curiosity: "Where is Tan Lang's small surprise?"

"..."

Xie Lingjiang just opened her mouth, her face froze, couldn't help but look at the two courtyards, one bright and one dark, in front of her.

"Are you doing this on purpose? Seeing this princess delaying in accepting the love umbrella and acting stupid, you increased the intensity?"

Both of their steps slowed down.

"You'll know when you enter the courtyard."

"This... is this Wanwan's courtyard?"

"Young Lady Xie is right next door, why did you sneak over?"

I squinted and looked at the pretty face in front of me, still hanging with water droplets, not having time to wipe dry.

"Heh, saying one thing but meaning another."

"After the New Year, why did Tan Lang get thin?"

After the bottom line in her heart was broken through by someone's boldness.

Xie Lingjiang reached out with a thick face: "That works too, but you return the things to me first."

Xie Lingjiang remembered that the junior sister didn't care about such small details before meeting.

You turned around abruptly, didn't have time to think much, and couldn't care about too much, hurriedly stuffed the blue and pink small clothes into the bundle and held them in your arms.

Xie Lingjiang wiped cold sweat, but when I climbed over the wall, I immediately saw the boudoir tower entrance, empty.

Someone entering the door: "..."

It was just that, when Li Guoer turned back, staring at the shameful gift in her hand, and the three new umbrellas neatly placed at the door,

"What old girl." Ouyang Rong couldn't help but widen his eyes: "I'm not someone nobody wants."

"Why did you return so hurriedly? Sending a letter by pigeon from Yangzhou, the letter only arrived in the evening, and you arrived in the middle of the night. It's just like Bai Ji."

Someone didn't look back, casually:

No one came in for the time being.

With this kind of personality, I don't know how she will marry in the future, what kind of man can clean up and subdue her.

Xie Lingjiang raised her hand, wiped your cheek with her thumb, I tilted my head slightly:

"Tan Lang... you..."

The sunset-like flush on her cheeks faded a bit, and she looked around in a panic.

"Yeah, didn't someone come early?"

Cao Liangjie squinted: "You say it first, why go to my courtyard? Don't mess around, Guoer is right next door."

Cao Liangjie frowned slightly.

In a shadow in front of the boudoir courtyard door, someone stopped and lingered. After hearing the sound of Ouyang Rong entering the tower in the courtyard, he exhaled a long breath.

"Ah." Xie Lingjiang looked around blankly, opened her mouth, and repeated the sound: "Ah?"

A short while later, seeing no one in the corridor, Ouyang Rong acted like a silly little girl again, two plain hands joined together to grab the senior brother's left arm, swinging left and right lightly like a swing:

Creak—!

"What succeed." I blinked.

Li Guoer made a gesture to throw the door.

Xie Lingjiang coughed, put down the teacup, lowered her eyes to organize her collar and sleeves, raised her head, and asked calmly:

After walking for a while, approaching the boudoir courtyard, Ouyang Rong couldn't help but turn his head:

"Exactly what small surprise..."

On the corridor, peace was restored.

Xie Lingjiang suddenly took Ouyang Rong's left hand and walked forward with big strides: "That's right, this person is me."

Xie Lingjiang asked suspiciously: "Is there still someone who dares to want you?"

However, noticing that Li Xiaolang and Wei Mei looked at his quite excited demeanor with somewhat surprised and strange eyes.

I put on a straight face, adult tone:

Wei Mei came with the maids, reporting the good news with a beaming face.

Seeing him coaxing with a full mouth, and slipping in through the door crack again, Li Guoer's eyes were unbelievable, her pink face flushed, her sandalwood mouth slightly open:

Ouyang Rong corrected: "It's the boat that's fast, not me."

Don't know why, Li Guoer was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, interrupting my words with bristling hair, her crisp voice becoming louder:

Xie Lingjiang and the others rushed to the flower hall.

"Tan... Tan Lang."

Li Guoer, who opened the door upon hearing the movement, looked at me in surprise, her tone somewhat strange:

"Just pretend I don't exist. Besides, can't I really eat noodles?"

The politeness and pleasantries caused by not seeing each other for a long time vanished instantly. The Xie family noble girl, who was proud and stiff in tone a moment ago, shouted somewhat stutteringly:

"Eating noodles in the middle of the night every day, and I don't see you getting fat."

"Otherwise?"

Xie Lingjiang heard this, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, with her, as long as it wasn't lost, it was fine. Being laughed at was fine.

Your tone was somewhat ashamed and annoyed:

With such a digression, the atmosphere just now vanished instantly.

Paused, looked at me a few more times, you bit your lip, and your voice lowered:

"What did you call me?"

I looked at you without blinking.

The Xie family noble girl, who was being led by Xie Lingjiang, had a tone that was soft but carried blame.

"Heh, pretending to be a ghost."

Immediately, carrying the three new umbrellas by the door together, she ran into the door and returned to the room to hide.