The girl who came over was none other than Shi Aohan. When she saw Lu Wanning and her maid, her face froze for a moment. Then she quickly turned away and told her maid to get a token so they could enter the teahouse.
Lu Wanning exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Cousin Shi, what are you doing here?"
People were coming and going, and most of them were noble people they knew. Shi Aohan couldn't pretend not to see Lu Wanning. So she bowed to her and said distantly, "Princess, I've made an appointment with someone."
Lu Wanning put on an affectionate look. "Oh dear! I just had a whim to come and have some tea today. But the waiter here is so annoying. He wouldn't let me in. Since you've booked a table, Cousin Shi, could you take me in with you?"
Shi Aohan was extremely reluctant. "Princess, I really have something important to do today. It's not very convenient. If you want to have tea, why don't you make a reservation now and see if there will be an available table tomorrow or the day after?"
Lu Wanning shook her head. "Alas, that won't do. You know I'm not a leisure person these days. I'm on duty at the Supreme Court. I don't have that much free time."
Shi Aohan gritted her silver teeth. Couldn't this Lu Wanning understand what she was saying? Inconvenient meant inconvenient! She still had to find a way to catch He Nanfeng's attention. What could she do with Lu Wanning around?
On duty at the Supreme Court? Did she think others were fools? Based on Lu Wanning? Presumably, she just thought being a princess wasn't exciting enough and insisted on finding a job. She must have forced the Empress Dowager or the Prince of Zhennan to find this position for her.
Shi Aohan was too lazy to pay attention to such a good-for-nothing person.
Just then, He Nanfeng also came. He bowed to Shi Aohan and then walked up to Lu Wanning and asked, "Cousin, what are you doing here?"
Lu Wanning looked at him innocently. "Cousin, I wanted to come in for tea, but they wouldn't let me."
He Nanfeng hesitated for a moment and bowed to Shi Aohan again. "Miss Shi, I should be responsible for all the expenses today. But since my cousin is here, could you let her come in with us?"
Actually, Shi Aohan didn't have much money. She was reluctant to come to such a place. Of course, she was also sure that He Nanfeng wouldn't let her pay. But unexpectedly, this Lu Wanning had to butt in. And since He Nanfeng had said so, she couldn't refuse. She could only reply in a low voice.
Lu Wanning skipped along behind He Nanfeng as they walked in. She also grabbed He Nanfeng's sleeve. "Thank you, cousin. You're the best to Ning'er."
Sheng Songyan was just poking his head out and looking down. He curiously whispered to Sheng Jinyu, "Nanfeng is here too. If I had known he was free today, I would have invited him to enjoy the beauties with us."
Sheng Jinyu walked over and slammed the window shut. He said coldly, "I brought you here. Did I bring you here to look at others?"
Sheng Songyan didn't know why he suddenly got angry. He scratched his nose and asked someone to come in and refill the tea.
Lu Wanning followed He Nanfeng into the private room. She didn't disrupt Shi Aohan's plan. She just sat obediently by the window and started making tea. Shi Aohan and He Nanfeng sat opposite each other at the main table.
He Nanfeng suppressed his impatience and personally made a cup of tea for Shi Aohan and handed it to her. "Miss Shi, this is Meishan flower tea. It tastes sweet at first and then mellow. It's most suitable for girls."
Shi Aohan took it shyly. She glanced at Lu Wanning by the window and felt a bit unhappy.
"Thank you, Third Cousin."
He Nanfeng smiled. "Miss Shi, you don't need to be so polite. It's actually Nanfeng who should thank you. I wonder if I could have a look at the prescription you mentioned?"
Lu Wanning pricked up her ears. So it wasn't medicinal materials but a prescription. No wonder He Nanfeng was so enthusiastic.
Shi Aohan lowered her head slightly and said softly, "I should have shown it to Third Cousin earlier. But... this prescription was left to me by my mother after she passed away. It's a family secret. I've always been a bit hesitant..."
He Nanfeng was anxious. He quickly stood up and bowed. "Miss Shi, don't worry. If I get this prescription, I definitely won't spread it around. I'll only use it for my future wife."
When Shi Aohan heard this, tears welled up in her eyes. "So Third Cousin is so deeply in love with Sister Jiang..."
Lu Wanning wanted to laugh. Shi Aohan, was this how you showed your charm? You looked so pitiful. You might as well just say clearly that you like He Nanfeng!
He Nanfeng didn't understand what Shi Aohan meant. Instead, he got nervous. He immediately stood up again and said, "Miss Shi, you've misunderstood. I've known Miss Jiang since childhood, but we've never had any private feelings. This time... it's also because of my elder brother's fault. I..."
Shi Aohan raised her eyebrows and glanced at Lu Wanning. She saw that Lu Wanning was half lying on the window, as if she was attracted by something on the street. She stood up too. Her eyes were full of tears. She looked at He Nanfeng and asked, "Cousin, do you mean that you have no feelings for Sister Jiang? Cousin..."
He Nanfeng was a bit stunned. What did Shi Aohan mean? Did she... have feelings for him?
No, wasn't she crazy about Fu Rongxuan? He must have misunderstood.
"Er... Miss Shi, I... have no private feelings for Miss Jiang."
Tears hung on Shi Aohan's eyelashes. Her tearful look was really pitiful. She took a step forward and got closer to He Nanfeng. "Then, cousin..."
He Nanfeng subconsciously took a step back and looked at her at a loss.
Just as Shi Aohan was about to take another step forward, she accidentally stumbled and was about to fall to the ground weakly.
He Nanfeng subconsciously wanted to reach out and catch her. At that moment, Lu Wanning suddenly ran over and just managed to catch Shi Aohan.
"Cousin Shi, are you okay? Sit down quickly. Why did you suddenly faint?"
Shi Aohan was embarrassed but didn't know what to say. She could only sit back at the table with Lu Wanning's support.
Lu Wanning pretended not to notice. She sighed. "Cousin Shi, look at how weak you are. You should really take good care of yourself. It seems that I misunderstood you before. With such a weak body, you still keep thinking about others. It really makes people feel sorry for you."
Shi Aohan waved her hand. "It's just a small thing..."
Lu Wanning then said, "No, no, no. You said that this prescription is like a family secret passed down to you by your mother. How could you give it to someone so easily? If cousin just accepts your prescription so easily, it would seem that it's his fault."
By this time, He Nanfeng finally understood. Right! Miss Shi hadn't shown the prescription but had just talked about it for so long. She must have other plans. He could understand. Miss Shi was an orphan. She didn't have much to rely on. If she just gave the prescription to him for free, wouldn't she lose a valuable asset?
He quickly bowed again. "Miss Shi, I'm not very capable. If you're willing to give me that prescription, I will surely give you generous gifts in return. In the future, when you get married, I'm also willing to see you off like an elder brother."
Shi Aohan was so angry that she almost spat out a mouthful of blood. This Lu Wanning was really her nemesis. She had been acting like this just to leave a good impression on He Nanfeng. In the future, He Nanfeng would surely owe her a favor.
But now, it seemed as if she was asking for a reward on her own initiative. Since He Nanfeng had said this, it might be useless for her to try to get that favor in the future.