Shen Shen Shen doesn't pursue men, only money

Chapter 168 Lunch with Huaibi

"Creaky", the wheels of a luxurious carriage rolled over the dead branches on the ground. A few yellow leaves chased the wheels forward. The dead branches were quite thick, and the carriage shook violently when the wheels rolled over them. The sleeping woman in the carriage had her head resting on the man's arms. Because the carriage was shaking violently, the man's body tilted, and the woman's head hit the carriage hard with a "bang". She woke up with pain, and looked up at the man next to her with a dazed look.

"God, we're almost there." Mu Yejun said gently.

Shen Shenshen looked around and woke up, remembering that this was Mu Yejun's carriage and they were going to have lunch.

"Sorry Huaibi, I fell asleep."

"Shen Shen doesn't look well. Have you not slept well recently?" Mu Yejun asked tentatively.

Feeling guilty, Shen Shenshen hurriedly explained: "It's okay, it's okay. There have been a lot of things going on in the capital recently, and I'm a little too worried."

Mu Yejun just stared at her without saying anything more.

The carriage slowly stopped, Mu Yejun got off the carriage, and reached out to help Shen Shenshen. She hesitated and stared at the white and slender fingers for a moment, but in the end she did not help, and jumped off the carriage with her skirt lifted.

"Follow me, young master." Mu Yejun withdrew his hand without minding, turned around and walked forward along the path. Shen Shenshen followed closely, turning his head around to look around curiously.

When we arrived at a wide and grand courtyard, we saw endless red walls and black tiles, pavilions and towers scattered in an orderly manner. Lush flower trees grew over the walls, revealing luxuriant branches, and the faint fragrance of flowers wafted in the air, making us intoxicated.

"Huai Bi, this is..."

"This young master's villa."

Looking at the scale of this villa and the luxurious and grand lintel, Shen Shenshen was amazed: Are all the top nobles in Dongxiang so rich? Mu Yejun is the owner of Fenying Hall and the second son of Yunsheng Duke's Mansion. He manages all the properties of the Duke's Mansion and should have a lot of money.

A middle-aged man who looked like a butler was standing in front of the red lacquered gate. When he saw Mu Yejun coming from afar, he hurriedly ran forward, bowed and said, "Second Young Master."

Mu Yejun didn't stop and walked around him directly, saying as he walked: "Manager Li, is lunch ready?"

Steward Li followed behind him and said respectfully, "My lord, half an incense stick ago Du Ruo came to tell you that you are inviting guests to a banquet. I have already prepared lunch in advance." After saying that, he glanced at Shen Shen who was walking beside Mu Yejun, and then said, "I guess this lady is the guest."

"Yeah." Mu Yejun didn't say much.

Shen Shen nodded politely to the butler: "Butler Li."

Going around the main gate and entering the house from the corner door, the first thing that catches your eye is an elegant and graceful courtyard: there are hundreds of green bamboos in the east wing, two green pines by the west wall; there are more than a dozen pots of autumn chrysanthemums in full bloom under the south eaves; and in the center of the courtyard there are a tree full of red dates, which are about to be harvested.

"It's so beautiful." Shen Shen couldn't help but admire.

Mu Yejun's mouth curled up. If she liked him, she liked him. The three of them walked along the wide corridor into the main hall.

The room was filled with splendor. The floor was covered with a carpet with a turtle-back Ruyi pattern. The walls were white and white. On the wall was a painting of a lady painted by an unknown artist. In the middle was a round table covered with a tablecloth made of auspicious grass and gourds. Behind the round table stood a golden lotus screen with a frame of top-grade golden nanmu wood, inlaid with golden colored glaze, and painted with exquisite golden lotus patterns. Through the screen, Shen Shenshen could vaguely see a long Tongbai desk in the inner room, a small chair with flower vines on the left, a bamboo couch against the wall on the right, a broken guqin hanging on the wall, and an excellent brush and inkstone on the desk, spotless.

There was an exquisite banquet on the table, and two maids dressed in red and green stood behind the table.

"Goddess, sit down." Mu Yejun saw her looking around curiously. She was not at all reserved and polite like other women. Her personality had not changed.

"Oh." Shen Shenshen withdrew her gaze. She had only been in this world for more than three months, so she was still in the curiosity stage.

After thinking about it, she walked to sit opposite Mu Yejun to keep a distance. As she was staring at the food on the table and secretly admiring the luxury, she suddenly felt the light beside her dim. She turned around and saw the person sitting opposite her stood up and walked around the table to sit next to her.

"Serve the food." Without saying anything else, Mu Yejun directly ordered the two maids.

The maid hurried forward to serve the two of them their meal.

The lunch dishes were novel. When the cook learned that the second young master was entertaining a beautiful lady, he used all his skills to make them delicious. However, Shen Shenshen could not taste the food, and her mind was full of thoughts. Would Huaibi send her back to the mansion after lunch? Would he use that forbidden technique on her again? What if he did something to her and she had no resistance?

Zhu Yanxiao's carriage moved forward according to the last position seen by the secret guard and drove out of the outer city. There were three roads in front of him, all of which had countless traces of carriages. He stopped the carriage, waiting anxiously for Xingyun to bring back news about Shenshen.

Mr. Mu Ye, do not do anything beyond the limit towards the gods, otherwise, I will immediately inform His Majesty of everything about the 'Fen Ying Tang'.

The carriage of Prince Zhong's mansion waited on the roadside for a while before a figure jumped out from the treetops in the distance.

"Prince, Xingyun is here."

As soon as Liushui finished speaking, Xingyun had already landed in front of the carriage and bowed, saying, "Sir, I have lived up to your trust and have found the whereabouts of Second Miss Shen."

"Speak." Zhu Yanxiao, who was waiting in the carriage, tried his best to control his emotions and make his voice sound calm.

"In a house outside of Muyejun. The others will stay around the house to keep watch, and I will hurry back to report to the prince."

"lead the way."

"Yes." Xingyun clasped his fists, turned around and sat next to Liushui, then drove there skillfully.

Zhu Yanxiao was a little nervous. In a suburban courtyard? No one was disturbing him. Wouldn't he be lawless?

As if they knew that their master was very anxious, Xingyun and Liushui drove the carriage along the official road out of the city and rushed towards Mu Yejun's villa in the suburbs.

After the meal, the servants came in one after another, cleared the table, and replaced it with hot tea, fruits and snacks.

Shen Shenshen, who was pretending to be calm and drinking tea with the teacup, was thinking of an excuse to ask Mu Yejun to send her back to the Marquis' Mansion when the man's gentle voice rang out.

"Shen Shen, come walk in the courtyard with me. I will send you back to the mansion later."

When Shen Shenshen heard this, she felt relieved. She had never expected Mu Yejun to be so frank. Instead, she felt a little embarrassed and blamed herself for overthinking.

The two stood up and walked out of the house. Shen Shenshen tried to find a topic to chat while walking: "Well... the lunch in Huaibi Mansion is delicious. By the way, this villa is really beautiful. It seems that Huaibi is rich enough to rival a country."

"That day when we went to the Duke of Jing'an's mansion for a banquet, how could Shenshen tolerate his despicable behavior towards Zhou Yunxi?" Mu Yejun didn't want to chat with her at all and went straight to the point.

"Of course I can't tolerate it. I wanted to kill her that day. But I have no money, no martial arts, no secret guards, so I can only pretend to be magnanimous."

"Kill her?" Mu Yejun said with a smile.

"Hahaha." Use awkward laughter to ease the vulgar Shen Shenshen.

"But, isn't this a way for me to vent my anger?"

Mu Yejun was a little surprised and nervous when he heard this, "God...know?"

"Ziyuan knows that too."

"Zhu Yanxiao also knows..." Mu Yejun walked beside her, his eyes flashing.

Shen Shen continued to the man beside her: "To be honest, Huaibi, what other people think has nothing to do with me, but I am really grateful to Huaibi for helping me punish that vicious woman."

The wind in the middle of the chrysanthemum season was a little chilly, making the purple bamboos in the courtyard rustle. A man and a woman walked slowly side by side along the corridor in the courtyard.

The man had a handsome face, a tall stature, and was dressed in elaborate and luxurious clothes, with a natural noble temperament. The woman had a beautiful face, skin as white as cream, and was wearing the clothes of a noble lady from the East. The two of them were like immortals in paintings, untainted by dust and mist.

Mu Yejun glanced at the woman beside him, was silent for a moment, and asked tentatively: "I scratched Zhou Yunxi's face directly. She will never be able to look at her face again in this life. Will the gods think that I am cruel?"

"How could it be?" Shen Shenshen blurted out without thinking: "Kindness will only lead to bullying. There is a proverb 'pick the weak and bully the weak'. If she hadn't taken action that day, Shen Shen would have found a way to retaliate. What if she succeeded that day? Wouldn't Shen Shen have lost her innocence? How could she gain a foothold in Dongxiang in the future? This lady has always been a person who will not offend others unless they offend me. If someone offends me, I will cut off the roots."

"Shen Shen." Mu Yejun suddenly called her full name, stopped walking, turned around and looked down at her with burning eyes: "What a night it is, meeting such a good person. What should this young master do?"

After saying that, Mu Yejun embraced the woman he loved so much from behind without hesitation and hugged her tightly.