Shen Qiao lowered his eyes for a moment, and when he raised his face, he smiled softly.
"Well, I would like to thank you all for your concern."
The delicate girl leaned on the soft pillow, her black hair hanging down, making her palm-sized face look paler.
Logically speaking, a woman with such an appearance should be like a silk flower, but Shen Qiaochen was sitting there, obviously wearing thin clothes, pale and weak, but if she looked closely, there was no trace of weakness in those penetrating cut eyes. , but as if he has seen through the world.
Although Shen Qiaochen came from a family of military commanders, Mrs. Shen also came from a famous family. It stands to reason that even though she has been sick since she was a child, her granddaughter, who was raised by her herself, should have learned some etiquette and behavior.
If it were any other woman seeing the situation in front of her, she would have been blushing with embarrassment.
But Shen Qiaochen was different. I don't know if it was because she was still young. Facing the people at the door, apart from her initial surprise, she didn't feel any shame at all.
Instead, he was always very calm, as if it were a matter of course, but he could not show the slightest hint of contempt.
This Shen family's legitimate daughter seems to be different from what the rumors say...
Jiang Fengmian glanced thoughtfully in Xiao Jue's direction, then turned around and said, "The fourth girl didn't come back for a long time. Brother Ling was very worried, so he asked us to help look for him. Who would have expected that the fourth girl was actually Came here.”
Then he continued to chuckle at Linglan beside him: "I remember, you are the daughter of shopkeeper Ji, right?"
Seeing Jiang Fengmian looking at her, Ling Lan hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Yes, he is my father."
After receiving an affirmative answer, Jiang Fengmian's eyes flashed with light, he gently shook his folding fan, and smiled more gracefully, looking like a handsome young man.
Hearing the temptation in the other party's words, Shen Qiaochen's expression remained unchanged, but she knew in her heart that Xiao Jue and the others must have doubts about her relationship with Zui Jiangyue.
Thinking of this, she no longer concealed anything, but raised her head and smiled at Suzuran: "That plate of apricot preserves just now was such a pity. Can Suzuran get me some more?"
Hearing this, Suzuran looked at the people at the door and hesitated.
Miss Shen Si is Daddy's distinguished guest, and Daddy has promised to take good care of her.
It would probably be inappropriate for her to leave at this time and leave the fourth girl to face these people alone.
Especially the person leaning against the door, Ling Lan quickly raised her head and glanced at Xiao Jue.
Little Prince Xiao naturally looks very good, but the air pressure around him is too scary.
Obviously, he doesn't give people such a sense of oppression on weekdays...
Suzuran felt a little uneasy, lowered her head and thought for a while, then softly coaxed:
"Girl will need to drink medicine soon. If you eat too much preserved apricots now, I'm afraid it will affect the properties of the medicine."
After saying that, fearing that Shen Qiaochen would refuse, he added, "If the girl likes it, I have made other snacks. Once the fourth girl drinks the medicine, I will get it for you, okay?"
Linglan's tone was like coaxing a child, which made Shen Qiaochen feel helpless.
He saw her looking at him stubbornly, as if she was afraid that he would insist on sending her away.
Shen Qiaochen couldn't help but feel warm in her heart. In all her past and present lives, she was old enough to be the elder of everyone present, but yet she was treated like a teenager by this little girl in front of her. This feeling was really a bit subtle. .
After hesitating for a moment, Shen Qiao sighed in her heart,
"Okay, then just listen to Suzuran."
Anyway, Linglan is Ji Qingyuan's daughter, so naturally she is one of her own.
Mr. Ji already knew what happened tonight, and there was nothing to hide about Linglan.
Besides, he, Xiao Jue and others originally had nothing to hide.
After thinking about this clearly, Shen Qiaochen smiled slightly at Ling Lan and indicated that she could stay.
Seeing this, Linglan felt reassured. She turned back to the table and poured another cup of hot tea into Shen Qiaochen's hand. Only then did she see the bright red color on the wound on Shen Qiaochen's palm, but Shen Qiaochen felt like It didn't feel like pain, her face was as usual, Suzuran couldn't help but frown slightly.
Following Ling Lan's gaze, Shen Qiaochen looked at his right hand, but signaled Ling Lan to be silent with his eyes, and then calmly held the cup in his hand.
This move was seen by Xiao Jue, who had been silent since he entered the door.
He had noticed Shen Qiaochen's cracked wound early on. After all, he had bandaged the wound himself from the beginning. Naturally, no one knew the extent of the injury better than him.
Moreover, Shen Qiaochen's hand was no longer wrapped in his dark cloth strip. The bright red color on the white bandage was very conspicuous.
Xiao Jue could even imagine what the wound would look like after repeated cracking.
But the frail and pale girl seemed to have lost her sense of pain and could still continue to whisper and smile sweetly.
Seeing Shen Qiaochen's gentle smile, Xiao Jue suddenly felt a little displeased in his heart. The ink in his narrow phoenix eyes became darker, and he raised the corners of his lips and sneered.
"Ah."
A voice somewhere between a boy and an adult man suddenly sounded, and the sarcasm in his tone seemed very abrupt in the cold and silent room.
Everyone looked at Xiao Jue in confusion after hearing this, not knowing who had made this man unhappy.
Only Shen Qiaochen knew it well, and her heart moved slightly, but she still had a smile on her face. She glanced at Xiao Jue lightly, her expression still as usual.
Linglan stood at the edge of the collapse. She had seen Shen Qiaochen's wounds before. They were very serious. She was shocked when she first saw them.
Seeing it cracking open again at this time, I was naturally worried.
So I thought about it and said softly: "Fourth girl, you just got hot, so you should freshen up."
Only then did everyone realize that Shen Qiaochen had fallen ill just now and was lying on the bed.
Shen Qiaochen was silent for a moment. He had just started to sweat. At this time, his clothes were clinging to his body, which was indeed uncomfortable.
In addition, the wound on the hand really needs to be treated again.
So he responded softly: "Okay."
Seeing that Shen Qiaochen agreed, Linglan was a little happy, and after a moment he hesitated and said: "But we don't have any clothes for the female guests here...but I have a few sets of newly made clothes that I haven't worn yet. The girl and I The body shape is almost the same, if the girl doesn’t mind, I will get it for you..."
By the end, she was obviously a little uneasy.
A wealthy girl like the fourth girl of the Shen family usually wears top-notch materials and styles, so how can she think highly of her own common clothes.
Thinking of this, Suzuran suddenly felt that what she had just said was really inappropriate, so she just wanted to say that she might as well let people go to the store to buy it.
But I heard Shen Qiaochen's voice: "It doesn't matter, then I'll trouble Linglan."
As he said that, he winked at Suzuran playfully. Suzuran was stunned when she saw her cute look, and couldn't help but feel warm in her heart.
He hurriedly responded: "Okay, then I will prepare it for you."
After saying blessings to Xiao Jue and others, he walked towards the door, thinking that since the fourth girl was preparing to wash up, these people would not stay here anymore.
