C10 (1/2)
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!