Spring Banquet

// A glass of green wine and a song once again

Before he could figure it out, a man knelt down in front of him.

“Jun Shang, please forgive me!” General Huben Zhonglang trembled and said, “This humble person is negligent in taking precautions, did not do one’s best to protect the soul of the departed, and even implicated Jun Shang into danger…”

Jiang Xuanjin returned to his senses and looked at him, “There is no need to plead guilty to me. His Majesty will have his own judgment on this matter.”

Upon hearing this, Zhonglang broke out into a cold sweat and said, “Jun Shang…”

“I’m just passing by. I have other things to do, so I’ll leave it to you.” He brushed his sleeve, wiped off the Buddha bead that was wrapped around his wrist, and pinched it again. He was about to leave with Cheng Xu.

“Wait.” Huaiyu called out to him from across the coffin. “Those people have all run away! Don’t you need to send someone to chase after them?”

Jiang Xuanjin glanced at her without answering and continued walking forward. Behind him, Cheng Xu took his sword and walked over to her, arching his hand and saying, “Miss, my master invites you to have a chat inside the tea house next to you.”

Huaiyu was surprised, looking at Jiang Xuanjin’s back and then at him, “Your master hasn’t even spoken up, how did you know he wanted to talk to me?”

Chengxu pursed his lips and said, “This is the master’s intention.”

When did he convey the meaning? Why didn’t she hear me? Li Huaiyu was surprised and after some thought, she still carried her skirt and followed the person.

The official road was in a mess, and the fire was gradually extinguished. In the end, the thieves were chased by no one, and they easily disappeared all over Jingdu.

Huai Yu followed Cheng Xu up to the second floor and entered a rather quiet wing.

Jiang Xuanjin reached out to hold the teapot and was pouring tea. When he heard the commotion, he asked without raising his head, “What do you want to do?”

Li Huaiyu was startled, and for a moment felt like she could barely breathe.

Did he recognize her?

“You blocked my way into the palace, and again you helped me. If you say that you didn’t have any other intentions, it would be hard to justify it.” Jiang Xuanjin looked up at her as he placed the poured tea in front of her. “We might as well get straight to the point.”

Upon hearing this, Huaiyu understood. He didn’t recognize her, he just felt that she had ulterior motives.

She breathed out a huge sigh of relief and laughed out loud. She flung her robe and sat opposite of him. Taking a cup of tea and casually taking a few sips, she wiped her mouth and said, “What happened today was mostly a coincidence.”

“Coincidence?” Jiang Xuanjin had a faint smile on his face as he slowly poured himself a cup and sniffed it. His eyes were dark as he stared at her quietly, clearly not believing her words.

Li Huaiyu’s entire body went numb from his stare. Her eyes rolled and she sighed helplessly, “It seems that it is not easy to deceive to you. Then I will be honest with you.”

Jiang Xuanjin nodded slightly and said, “Say it.”

“It’s like this.” Huaiyu said as she closed her hands and her eyes lit up with soft light, staring straight at him. “I took a fancy on you.”

Jiang Xuanjin, “…”

“What’s your reaction?” Seeing his face suddenly froze, Huaiyu was so happy that she slapped her thigh, but her face was filled with grievance, “You forced me to say it!”

Jiang Xuanjin’s forehead twitched. He lowered his eyes and suddenly felt that it was unnecessary for him to invite her up to talk. This person was shameless and there was not a single word of truth in her mouth. It’s useless to ask any questions.

Taking a deep breath, he propped himself up on the table.

“Eh?” Huaiyu stood up and asked, “Where are you going? I haven’t apologized for taking advantage of you just now.”

Frivolous? What a good frivolous! This word was usually used by young masters to tease beautiful women. Who had ever seen a woman flirt with a man?

He said in a cold voice, “There’s no need to compensate. We’ll never see each other again!”

After saying that, he lifted his foot and wanted to leave. However, the moment he took a step forward, his sleeve was pulled by someone.

“Are you stupid?” The person behind him grabbed his sleeve, twisted her waist, stomped her foot, and said in a coquettish voice, “The lady said that she would apologize to you because she wanted to seduce you. Who cares if she needs to compensate or not?”

“…”

Jiang Xuanjin had been taught by a famous teacher from a young age to abide by etiquette and rules, with a sense of honesty and shame. The people around him were also well-educated and well-mannered. Even if he encountered some vulgar people, they would not dare to speak nonsense in front of him.

He never expected to meet a completely shameless one today!

“You.” He couldn’t believe it, looking back at her and frowned, ” You’re a girl, why are you so shameless when you speak?”

With a raised eyebrow, Huaiyu said, “What is shameful? I really don’t know. I just saw that you were handsome, and I took action since you were attacked on the official road just now. You were the only one in the world with a heroic demeanor, so I fell in love with you. I am pleased with you, admire you, and wanted to seduce you. Is there anything strange about that?”

Jiang Xuanjin was stunned, and Cheng Xu, who was beside him, was also dumbfounded. The two of them stared at her blankly as if they were looking at a monster.

“What? You don’t like to hear it directly?” Huaiyu raised her eyebrows and smiled, her eyes curved,” Then I’ll give you a euphemism?”

As she spoke, she casually pulled out the tea spoon on the table beside her and tapped on the lacquered carved flower table and sang:

“At the spring banquet, a glass of green wine and a song.”

“Farewell to Chen Sanyuan again:”

“I wish my husband a thousand years old, and I wish this concubine eternal health. I wish my third wish to be like swallows on a beam, always meeting each other year after year.”

Her voice was like that of an oriole, and every ending of her sentence had a seductive little hook that tickled people’s hearts. After she finished singing to the beat of the teaspoon, she turned to look at him with a charming smile.

“I want to see you every year ah.”

Jiang Xuanjin’s face turned pale at the sound.

“What’s up?” Huaiyu blinked at him as she placed the teaspoon down. “Still don’t like it?”

Who can like her frivolous appearance? Jiang Xuanjin sneered and said, “Cheng Xu, return to the mansion.”

“Yes, sir.” Cheng Xu responded, following him as he looked back at Huaiyu with admiration.

There were many girls in capital who poured out their love to Ziyang Junshang. Every day, he sees one or two of them, but it was the first time he has met someone who could provoke his master like this.

What a heroine!

The female hero in the wing room looked at their backs with a smile. She felt that the distance was about right, so she lifted her step and followed them down from the tea house.

As Jiang Xuanjin sped along, he noticed that someone was following him, and his expression turned even more unsightly. He waved his hand and told Cheng Xu to find a carriage, intending to shake her off.

However, as soon as he got into the carriage, he felt the shaft of the carriage sank.

“Miss.” said Cheng Xu outside helplessly, “You can’t sit on top of this.”

After moving her buttocks and sitting firmly on the shaft, Huaiyu innocently asked, “Why not?”

“This is the carriage back to the Jiang family.”

“Coincidentally, I am also going to the Jiang family.”

After enduring it again and again, Jiang Xuanjin still couldn’t hold it in. He reached out to grab the curtain and looked at her coldly, “Why are you going to the Jiang family?”

Huaiyu turned around and smiled at him with red lips and white teeth. “Going to apologize. We kissed and hugged. There has to be a…”

“What nonsense!” Jiang Xuanjin interrupted her with a black face. “Who hugged and kissed you?”

Huaiyu widened her eyes and said, “You still want to renege on your debt?”

When she jumped down at that time, she thought that her lips had hit a stone. But when she realized it, she realized that she had hit this person’s teeth. Jiang Xuanjin’s originally pale thin lips were dyed red with her blood. Wasn’t this a kiss and hug?

Jiang Xuanjin paused for a moment and frowned. He lowered his eyes, and recalling what had happened below the wall, his expression became even worse.