Really...
Very cute.
Xiao Jue thought in his heart.
Then, he accidentally caught a glimpse of Shen Qiaochen's ears, which were originally as white as jade, but the tips of their ears turned red.
Xiao Jue stared blankly, feeling a little overwhelmed.
He subconsciously stretched out his hand and headed in the direction of Shen Qiaochen...
Shen Qiaochen looked at Xiao Jue blankly, watching his well-jointed hand gradually approach her ear.
She wanted to escape, but for some reason, she felt as if she had been cast a restraining spell, unable to move at all. She could only watch helplessly as his hand brushed against her temples...
With a "Boom...", a loud noise suddenly came from the window, followed by huge cheers.
The two were awakened by the sound and looked at each other in unison.
When their eyes met, everyone felt their hearts trembled.
Shen Qiaochen was the first to come to her senses, avoiding Xiao Jue's meaningful gaze, turning her head and looking out the window as if nothing had happened.
In Xiao Jue's eyes, he seemed to be running away in despair.
So Xiao Jue twitched his lips, stood up and walked to the window casually. When passing by Shen Qiaochen, he glanced at her intentionally or unintentionally.
Sensing Xiao Jue's half-smiling gaze, Shen Qiaochen couldn't help but feel secretly angry. At the same time, she secretly gritted her teeth and said:
Shen Qiaochen, what's going on with you? You know that Xiao Jue is an extremely dangerous person and you must be careful. What are you doing?
…
After calming down, Shen Qiao quickly took a few steps and arrived at the window before Xiao Jue.
Jiang Fengmian and Shen Qiaoran had already been guarding the window when Shen Qiaochen wasn't paying attention.
At this moment, the fireworks outside the window are gorgeous, making the night extraordinarily dazzling.
Shen Qiaochen stood beside Shen Qiaoran, quietly looking at the grand scene in the night sky.
I couldn't help but secretly sigh in my heart: Zui Jiangyue's position is really excellent.
It's just that they are on the second floor at the moment, and the ethereal fireworks in the sky are intertwined with the cheers of the crowd downstairs, giving them a lively sense of reality.
If you watch the fireworks show on the top floor, with a wide view, I wonder what the scene will be like.
But no matter how grand the fireworks are, they will eventually come to an end. After the fleeting beauty, the afterglow turns into falling rain, disappearing into the night sky and landing in the world.
As her eyes followed the last spark of fire, Shen Qiaochen felt a sense of loss in her heart.
…
"The smoke and fire in the world is the most soothing to mortal hearts."
There was a deep male voice in her ears. Shen Qiao looked up subconsciously and saw Xiao Jue standing beside her at some point.
The lights outside the window were filled with light, forming a clear shadow on the young man's face.
Even the dark robe on his body seemed to be surging with looming waves under the candlelight.
Xiao Jue's expression was calm, and his overly handsome face was like a god at the moment, glowing with a cold light.
It seems that no matter how much hustle and bustle in the world, it can't taint him in the slightest.
Shen Qiao looked at him quietly, her glazed eyes gradually becoming calmer.
This man's hands were stained with countless blood in his previous life, and even his relatives died in his hands. Like a mandala coming from the dark night, beautiful but extremely dangerous.
But at this moment, he was standing by the window, his narrow phoenix eyes lacked the lightness of the past, and his black clothes were more profound and cold than the night sky.
His expression was cold, but there was compassion in his eyes.
It's like a high-altitude god, silently overlooking the misery of the world, but not causing any dust.
What kind of person is this?
A trace of confusion flashed in Shen Qiaochen's eyes.
Xiao Jue was born into a noble family and had outstanding abilities. He was truly the pride of heaven.
But Shen Qiaochen had heard of his reputation as a murderer and ruthless person.
I have also seen him swaggering in red clothes, looking as bright as the scorching sun.
And last night, the young man stood alone under the apricot tree last night, with tears like blood under his eyes, but his expression was lonely.
Which of these is the real him?
Shen Qiaochen raised his head and looked at the black-clothed young man in front of him inquiringly, only to find that he had a calm expression but a look of desolation in his eyes.
The moonlight is like water, the young man has a tall and straight figure, and the corners of his black robe are flying in the wind, as if he will float away in the next second...
It makes people feel that such people are so difficult to approach.
But he said:
"The smoke of human beings is the most soothing to mortal hearts."
Shen Qiaochen repeated each word in his heart, and his expression gradually became complicated.
…
"The float is coming...the float is coming..."
There was a burst of violent cheering from downstairs, as if it was contagious. Gradually, the noise spread from far to near, one after another among the crowd.
"master."
At some point, Nan Zhu came to them and was whispering something back to Xiao Jue.
His voice was very soft. Shen Qiaochen was not far away from them, but he didn't hear it clearly.
Vaguely, only faint sounds can be heard:
"Float", "woman"... a few intermittent words came to Shen Qiaochen's ears.
At the end of the crowd outside the window, a peach-pink float swayed.
Shen Qiaochen was almost certain that the person sitting in the float at this moment must be the Taoyao girl from Nan Shengmeng.
After looking at Nan Zhu, who was dressed in smart clothes, and Xiao Jue, who still looked lazy, Shen Qiao was thoughtful.
Xiao Jue's people were able to find Tao Yao who was hidden somewhere in such a short period of time, which is enough to show the ability of Xiao Jue's people.
Regardless of whether Tao Yao knew about this or not, since she was willing to return to the float peacefully and continue to parade as if nothing had happened, she must have been carefully beaten by someone long ago.
What happened tonight happened suddenly. Now that I think about it carefully, I can see that the plan was not very thorough and detailed.
Shen Qiaochen guessed that this was because His Majesty's "magic move" at the palace banquet yesterday caught the ministers off guard.
In addition, the second prince behaved inappropriately in front of the palace, and the queen and the second prince's faction were also implicated.
Among them, the most serious loss was caused by the second prince’s maternal family, Zuo Xiangfu.
Even the wily Left Prime Minister Li Chun was thrown into disarray by this sudden and heavy blow.
Coupled with the instigation of thoughtful people, such a hasty but very vicious decision was made hastily.
But Shen Qiaochen knew that even if the plan was exposed now, no matter what role Bai Xiaonian and his daughter played in it, Zuo Xiangfu would never take the initiative to involve them this time.
After all, the General's Mansion is full of close relatives, and they have always been managed like an iron barrel by Mrs. Shen's iron-fisted policy.
No one outside could find out any news about Shen's mansion.
Even if the Shen family still considers itself the General's Mansion outside the home, no one in Beijing knows that General Shen had already made the decision to separate the family long before his death.
On weekdays, Shen Congwu's family could not even enter or exit freely through the gate of the General's Mansion.
Nowadays, the second wife of the Shen family can no longer be regarded as a member of the general's mansion.
