Phoenix Duchess - C10

When she arrived at Qinxiang Courtyard, she discovered that not only Xiao Xun, but also the few people who had returned to the capital yesterday had all been brought over by him. She had only heard from the people that the young prince would come, but she did not know that the other princes had followed him. After all, in the past, the young prince did not need to spread the news when he came to the estate.

There was a fragrant locust tree in Qinxiang Garden. It was a rare tree species introduced from Saigon. Dong Ling Wan liked it very much, so these years, other than a few familiar ones, the other guests wouldn’t invite them here.

Under the tree, there was still a round stone table. On the table, there was still the same chess set that Dong Ling Wan and Xiao Xun used to play, the cool breeze blew away the flowers, and the colorful butterflies fluttered past. Xiao Xun and Xiao Qian sat facing each other, while the other two sat on opposite sides of the table, quietly watching the chess game, like a beautiful painting.

Dong Ling Wan waved her hand to let the people behind her wait, while she quietly stepped forward and gave a greeting. Seeing her come over, Xiao Hui smiled, signaled her to come forward with a gesture, and said, “Fifteen years old, it seems to be a good time to play with him.” His actions still looked childish, but his peach blossom eyes were slightly squinted, making his smile somewhat crooked.

The black and white chess pieces seemed to be evenly matched, but if one were to carefully examine them, they would find that the black piece was far from being as powerful as the white piece, and it was already inevitable that he would lose.

“We lost, we lost. Our big cousin’s chess skills are no worse than they were in the past!” Xiao Xun waved his hands as he began to clean up the mess.

“It’s just a game of chess. I can’t tell much from it.” Patrol Officer Xiao didn’t raise his head, just picking up pieces one by one and placing them in the board.

“So you’ve already come. Why are you dressed so lightly? Can this manor keep your food and clothing short?”

DongLing Wan wore only a snow-green dress, and a light white blouse. A plain silk cloth hung loosely over her shoulders, and she was carelessly tied into a bun. Since she had no makeup on, she could stay at home with her makeup on, but to welcome guests was indeed very lacking in manners.

Dong Ling Wan pursed the corner of her lips, then smiled. “Ling Wan, excuse me, Your Highness.”

“You came so late, could it be that you’re too sleepy to clean up?” Xiao Xun laughed, but did not spare her.

Before Dong Ling could say anything, Xiao Han had already interrupted her. He shook his fan gently and said calmly, “Brother Patrol Officer is getting more and more out of hand. How can you speak like that!”

“Second cousin only knows how to lecture, and has the same temperament as this girl. The two of you haven’t married yet, and the two of you haven’t married yet. You should just get together and forget about it.”

Xiao Xun slouched his body slightly as he raised his teacup and smiled. At this time, Dongling Wan had already walked up to the cup of tea that he had brought to her mouth. “Master, if you continue like this, Ling Wan will send you off.”

“Wan, you …” Look, it’s even more serious than that! “Good little sister, I won’t talk about you. Why don’t you let me have some tea first!” Xiao Xun was full of smiles.

Xiao Qian didn’t even look at the two and only lowered his eyes to play with the chess piece on his fingertips.

Dong Ling Wan raised her gaze to look at him, but didn’t expect that Xiao Qian would also look up at this moment. Dong Ling Wan had been ignoring Xiao Qian ever since she came in, but she didn’t expect him to throw a knife at her the moment he opened his mouth!

“Only she and A’Si, who usually calls themselves the crown prince, call out their names to each other. Especially her. She’s so impudent, obviously very young, and she even calls’ A-Xun ‘or’ A-Xun ‘as if she’s an elder!” After saying that, he just smiled at Eastern Ling Wan. Eastern Ling Wan ignored him, pouring tea into the roots of the locust tree with a teacup while instructing someone to bring new tea over.

“With such a great temper, no wonder he had to get into an argument with the matriarch.” Xiao Qian lowered his eyebrows and leisurely sipped on his tea, as if the person he was talking to was not by his side. Dong Ling Wan’s hand that was holding the teacup suddenly stopped. The displeasure in her heart increased a bit. “This person must be here to cause trouble!”

“I heard that Second Young Miss Dong had a very good relationship with Cousin Patrol. I thought you were just bragging, but today I know that the rumors are true.” Xiao Hui smiled as he sat down. As he helped Xiao Qian pick up the chess pieces, he said, “Big brother has such a vicious mouth. I’m afraid that in a few days, he will offend everyone in the capital.”

“This King has overthought things. Is Second Miss not going to sit?”

Xiao Qian didn’t even give her a proper look as he lazily used the teacup to move the teacup. There were only four seats, and although Xiao Han hadn’t sat down, no matter what, it was not up to her to sit. He was deliberately making things difficult for her! Dong Ling Wan seemed to be smiling, as she gnashed her teeth in secret.

When she thought of this, Dong Ling Wan couldn’t help but glare at Xiao Xun. The three kings weren’t arranged to live in the palace, but in Prince Rong Yuan’s mansion. It was one day after they had returned to the capital that Patrol of the Xiao family didn’t bring them to visit the powerful and influential people of the capital. Yet, he had actually brought these three great Buddhas to visit her Eastern Mansion. What was going on?

Compared to the three kings, he naturally had to help him. Today, he purposely acted as if he was very close with him, so he decided to cooperate with him. However, wasn’t it usually necessary to hide his strength? It would not be beneficial for either of them to tie the two together like this. Dong Ling Wan really didn’t know what Xiao Xun was trying to do!

Dong Ling Wanfu replied, “Your Highness’ status is honorable, how could you dare to sit at the same table as Your Highness?”

“You don’t dare?” Xiao Qian raised his eyebrows and smiled, as if he was reminding her of that day at the palace banquet. “Do you not dare to sit or don’t you have a place to sit?”

Indeed, the person receiving them with such status should be in the main hall. Now … Dong Ling Wan’s eyebrows jumped, “Ling Wan, please forgive us.”

“If that’s the case, then you have to show some sincerity.” It was just that looking at Xiao Xun’s appearance, Dong Ling Wan was afraid that he wouldn’t have any good intentions. As expected, Xiao Xun closed his eyes and took a deep breath, as if he was enjoying himself, “What a sweet flower fragrance!”

Eastern Ling Wan knew what he meant when she heard this. It wasn’t as if he had been thinking about this for a year or two. It was not easy to find fragrant locust in the Central Plains, even if there were some. Most of them were made from the nectar of sweet locust provided by the Saigon. In terms of trees, there really weren’t many. Patrol Elder Xiao had been wanting to use it to steam pastry for a long time, but Eastern Lingwan had been blocking him from doing so. Now, he had seized the opportunity!

Dong Ling Wan smiled. “It’s about time for the flowers to bloom. I asked the chef to pick out some fine pastries and deliver them to the princes. It’ll serve as an apology.”

“I would never have begged you before, but now I’m willing.” Song Jingyi walked in from outside with a face full of dissatisfaction.

“It’s not like you don’t know that the locust tree is so delicate.” Dong Ling Wan walked up to pull her over, Song Jingyi cupped her hands and greeted, “Greetings, three cousins.”

She was still dressed as a man and had used a man’s etiquette. She looked just like that.

Xiao Qian waved his fan, indicating for Song Jingyi to skip the formalities. On the other hand, Song Jingyi felt much more self-conscious. She sat down at the table and said, “This pastry belongs to me.”

Actually, none of them were interested in these pastries. It was because everyone cared about their face.

“Blossom Cake should be served with some wine.”

This person! Dong Ling clenched her teeth in anger. When she turned around, she saw Xiao Qian looking directly at her. A pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes should have been matched with a pair of bewitching eyes, but that clear gaze seemed to contain a morning dew within the petals. However, such a soul-stirring scene made the heart of Eastern Ling Wan turn cold …

“Big brother is so greedy. He just made things difficult for me and now he wants to use my beloved object to brew wine. Do you know how rare it is for a scholar to grow in this part of the capital?” Xiao Han folded his fan and said to Xiao Gan with a smile.

“The sweet locust tree grows in the damp and gloomy lands, and its nectar is of Saigon and is worth more than gold. In Saigon, less than 50% of the people could survive. In the Central Plains, less than 30% could survive. In their infancy, 10% could survive. The age of the tree was over three years, so half could survive. This tree must have been moved and planted here when it was four years old. ” Xiao Qian commented as he waved his fan.

Dong Ling Wan’s eyes widened. This person was actually proficient in flowers, trees, and the like? Dong Ling Wan’s opinion of this person had changed a bit, but when she thought about it again, since she knew that it wasn’t easy to make wine with this tree, this person must have done it on purpose! Finding fault! Dong Ling Wan had never felt so stifled before. She felt that the word “Xiao Qian” was something she would probably never forget for the rest of her life! Of course, if Dong Ling Wan were to find out what Xiao Qian’s ability with the ‘Exquisite Flower Wood’ was, she would probably be angered to death.

Dong Ling Wan continued to smile, not revealing the slightest bit of it. “To the left or right, this flower needs to be thanked. If Your Highness likes it, it would be a fortunate event for Ling Wan. Tomorrow, I will have the little girls pick some for the princes to send to the Duke’s Mansion. ”

“This King is not as elegant as the Second Miss. I will trouble the Second Miss in the matter of brewing wine.”

“How can I be bothered by Your Highness’s kindness?”

Song Jingyi and the four Xiao brothers had played together when they were young, and today, they had coincidentally borrowed Dong Ling Wan’s place to reminisce about the past. Song Jing Yi and the four Xiao brothers had played around together, and today, they had coincidentally borrowed Dong Ling Wan’s place to reminisce about the past. Xiao Qian didn’t show it on his face at her reaction, but his heart had changed a bit. This girl had a very calm personality. Compared to when she was young, the disparity was too big … Seeing this woman’s unflustered smile, Xiao Qian couldn’t help but laugh as he thought about the pitiful tears that hung on her cheeks when she was young. Dong Ling Wan, on the other hand, felt that there was a strange smile on her face.

After sending them off, Dong Ling Wan turned around and walked back in, and after entering, she locked the girls outside the door, and started to work on the flowers and trees in the bedroom as if she was venting her anger. Not long later, the dark green leaves were all over the floor, and Dong Ling Wan stared at the green ground blankly for a moment, then sat down at her desk, slapping the flowers and scissors in her hands heavily on the table.

Hearing Yu knew that she had caused a disaster today, she couldn’t just stand outside the door and enter, but she couldn’t either. At this moment, Xue Ci, who had left early in the morning to do something, returned. She was shocked to hear of this. She comforted Qing Yu, then lightly knocked on the door. “Young Mistress?”

Dong Ling Wan’s anger was mostly gone, and she let the two in. Seeing tears in her eyes, Dong Ling Wan saw that her last bit of anger was gone, and only taught them a few sentences. After all, in the Imperial Capital, there was a possibility that he might run into someone. It was necessary to be more careful.

Dong Ling Wan rubbed her temples and ordered the two of them to leave. Some girl came in and swept away the broken leaves on the ground. Dong Ling Wan looked into the distance, and smiled. Xiao Qian, don’t let the sun set in my hands, or else … Humph!