mtl008 Chapter 180 The thoughts of the eldest princess
Chapter 180 The thoughts of the eldest princess
The old woman fell hard and lay on the ground groaning and unable to get up. Fang Gu said angrily:
"How dare you, you rude people, to blackmail us! How unreasonable!"
The old woman groaned twice, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses. She patted her son's hand and said:
"It's okay, it's okay. I just twisted my waist and can't move."
Hearing this, the princess frowned slightly and said:
"Aunt Fang, stop talking and go up and help her."
Fang Gu was stunned for a moment, then waved her hand and asked someone to come forward to help her. After helping the old woman to her feet, the man turned his head to look at the person they had bumped into, and belatedly realized that the person in front of him was actually Her Royal Highness the Princess.
For no apparent reason, his face flushed red, and then he knelt on the ground with a thud, lowering his head and saying:
"I didn't realize it was Her Royal Highness the Princess. Please forgive me for the offense."
"It's you?"
The princess looked closely and found that it was the man who was chased by the assassin in Huguo Temple that day.
"Your humble servant, Shen Yanqing, has yet to thank Her Royal Highness the Princess for saving my life last time."
Shen Yanqing had been nursing his injuries at home for a long time, and now he was finally feeling better. Today, Shen's mother was going out to buy New Year's goods, and he was worried about the slippery roads in the snow, so he insisted on going with her despite his illness.
Just as I went out, I bumped into someone.
This collision also hit the eldest princess.
"Shen Yanqing?"
The princess repeated his name and recalled their last encounter at Huguo Temple. Her chest felt warm and she subconsciously pulled her outer robe closer.
Seeing the eldest princess's actions, Shen Yanqing also remembered Meng Lang from last time. His handsome face turned red again and again, and he turned his head away awkwardly and coughed dryly.
"Indeed. I am a humble official of the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Examination and Rewards."
"Lord Shen from the Ministry of Examination?" The princess paused for a moment before saying, "I've heard of your name. You're unyielding, uncaring, heartless, and unsympathetic..."
The eldest princess blurted out a lot of comments like this.
The more Shen Yanqing listened, the colder his expression became.
If it were someone else, he would have confronted her, no matter if she was a princess or a prince. But the person in front of him actually made him feel awkward and embarrassed.
Seeing that he looked uncomfortable, the eldest princess laughed.
"But I think Lord Shen is impartial, upright, and fearless of power. He is a good official who gets things done."
The same character looks different from different people and perspectives.
In the eyes of those who tried to use crooked means and bribe officials of the Ministry of Examination to achieve promotion, Shen Yanqing was unyielding, heartless, and unkind.
But in the eyes of those who are dedicated to the public, these qualities of Shen Yanqing are rare and precious.
Shen Yanqing was quite surprised to hear the princess' sincere praise for him. Normally a quick-witted man, he stuttered at this moment.
"Your humble servant...your humble servant thanks...Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"Alright. Today's collision wasn't your fault; it was truly God's fault. I won't bother with you. Let's go."
After the princess finished speaking, she turned around and left with her people.
It took Shen Yanqing a long time to come back to his senses. Seeing Shen's mother holding his waist, he hurried forward to support him.
"Mom, let me help you go to the bone-setting clinic on the corner."
After returning to the courtyard from the bone-setting clinic, Shen Yanqing helped his mother to bed to rest.
After lying down, Mother Shen sighed deeply.
"Oh, I don't know what villain I've offended this year, but nothing has gone my way. I originally thought that I would be able to drink tea with my new bride this year, but you ran into something like that. Now that your marriage with Miss Xu is off, I don't know when I'll be able to hold my eldest grandson."
"Mom, please stop talking."
Shen Yanqing clumsily covered Shen's mother with the quilt and walked around the bed several times before he remembered to get the charcoal brazier and light a fire.
Watching her son busy in and out, Shen's mother couldn't help but nag:
"Can you just keep quiet? You're already old. If you don't get married and have children, how many more years can my old bones stay with you? If I'm gone, who will take care of you?"
"I have hands and feet, so I don't need anyone to take care of me. Mother is healthy and will live at least another 100 years."
Shen Yanqing said unhappily.
Mother Shen burst out laughing and said in mock anger, "100 years? Wouldn't I be an old monster? Hey, the end of the year is almost here, and there are still many New Year's goods to buy. If I lie down, who will worry about the things at home?"
Shen Yanqing said, "Mother, just tell me one, two, three, four, and I'll go out and buy it tomorrow."
"You? You don't even know how much meat costs per pound. You're bound to be cheated."
The mother and son were chatting in the house when they heard a knock on the courtyard door.
When he opened the door, he saw a beautiful woman.
The woman came in, bowed, and said very gently, "Sir Shen, I am a maidservant to Her Royal Highness the Princess. Her Royal Highness the Princess said that Madam Shen had sprained her waist and needed to rest in bed. Sir Shen has no maids or servants to take care of him, so she asked me to come and help him take care of the household chores."
Hearing this, Shen Yanqing frowned, took a step back and said:
"I appreciate the princess's kindness. However, I have my hands and feet and can take care of my mother and myself. There is no need to trouble you. Please go back."
"Sir Shen, I came here on the princess' orders and cannot go back. Please, Sir Shen, have mercy on me and let me stay. Besides helping you take care of the household, I can also do many other things!"
As she spoke, the beautiful palace maid's eyes turned and a charming look appeared on her face.
Shen Yanqing was immediately furious. He picked up the broom by the door and raised it in the air, saying:
"Shameless! Aren't you afraid of embarrassing the princess with your frivolous behavior? Get out! Get out right now! Or you can't dirty my yard!"
After saying that, he used a broom to push the palace maid all the way to the door, and then slammed the gate shut.
"baffling!"
When the palace maid saw the gate closed, she put away the affected and coquettish expression on her face, turned and left the alley, and said to the eldest princess in the carriage:
"Princess, he drove the servant out."
In the carriage, the eldest princess listened to the palace maid's description of what had just happened, and a smile appeared on her beautiful face.
"He's a clean man."
Aunt Fang, who was standing by, saw the princess's tentative intentions and said:
"Princess, this Lord Shen and the cousin from the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion had discussed marriage, but for some reason, neither side mentioned it anymore."
"Marquis Yong'an's Mansion? Isn't that Su Li's home?"
"Exactly."
"I might as well ask her some other day."
The eldest princess gently stroked her chest, her heart beating inexplicably.
In the yard, Shen Yanqing put down his broom and was also feeling uneasy.
When he first met the eldest princess, his hands fell on her chest desperately. The soft and full touch still makes him blush when he thinks about it.
If it were an ordinary girl, he would be responsible for proposing marriage to her if he encountered such a thing, but the other party is the eldest princess!
The extremely powerful princess!
How could a poor student like him have the right to marry someone of such a high status?
Hey, what are you thinking about!
"Yanqing, who is that?" asked Shen's mother inside.
"Oh, no, no one!"
Mother Shen continued, "Oh, by the way, there are two jars of pickled cabbage under the pear tree in the yard. I pickled them and was going to send them to the general's wife. I forgot about them when you were sick. Now that I'm lying down, I don't know when I'll send them. You should go tomorrow and take them to Madam Pei."
"Although our two families can no longer be in-laws, Madam Pei is still very kind."
"Got it, mother."