Xie Fengran didn't catch what was said and asked in confusion, "What did you say?"
Sun Yuelan quickly shook her head. "Nothing." After a pause, she added, "Are you in a hurry to go back? Let's go to Jingyueju and have seafood egg custard!"
Xie Fengran was standing sideways waiting for Liu Yi to open the door. She shook her head at Sun Yuelan. "Go by yourself! Grandmother has recently given me a big headache. I still have to rush back to the mansion!"
"A headache? What kind of headache could you possibly have? Tell me. Maybe I can help you solve it."
"I appreciate your kindness first, but you can't solve this headache."
Liu Yi opened the door and stepped aside, waiting for Xie Fengran and Sun Yuelan to go first.
Xie Fengran tilted her head to talk to Sun Yuelan. "Grandmother..." Ouch! She didn't notice what was in front of her. Suddenly, it went dark in front of her eyes. Her nose ached, and she bumped into something hard.
Before she could see what it was, it suddenly brightened up in front of her. The thing in front dodged away. But Xie Fengran couldn't avoid it. Due to inertia, she fell straight forward.
There was Sun Yuelan's gasp in her ears, as well as Liu Yi's scream. There was even a voice saying, "Miss, be careful!"
"Bang!" She landed flat on the ground. The veil hat flew off her head and rolled on the ground for several times before stopping in front of a pair of black boots.
The man bent down and picked up the veil hat with two fingers, then looked over.
"This... Miss Xie?"
There was a hint of disbelief and a bit of surprise in his voice.
Xie Fengran was just pulling Sun Yuelan's hand to stand up. Hearing this, she looked over holding her breath.
She wanted to see which bastard had made her fall. He had dodged so quickly, as if he was afraid she would take advantage of him!
"Cou... County Prince?" Xie Fengran quickly put away her angry expression and put on a proper smile. She curtsied to Qin Junxing. "Greetings to the County Prince!"
Sun Yuelan obviously also recognized Qin Junxing. But her etiquette skills were not as good as Xie Fengran's. She also followed with a clumsy curtsy. "Greetings to the County Prince."
Qin Junxing looked at the veil hat in his hand, then at Xie Fengran's askew hair bun. He thought this girl was really interesting. He had clearly seen her looking like she wanted to rush up and tear him apart just now. But as soon as she saw it was him, she immediately put away her expression.
She could change her face so quickly. It was really amazing.
It would have been better if he hadn't dodged just now.
Qin Junxing touched his chest with a bit of regret and handed the veil hat over. "Miss Xie, I'm really sorry. I didn't recognize you just now and made you fall. I really feel bad. How about I invite you two to have tea?"
Seeing the veil hat being handed over, Xie Fengran lowered her eyes. Liu Yi stepped forward quickly at this sight. She almost snatched the veil hat, curtsied to Qin Junxing, then turned around to put it on Xie Fengran.
Behind the veil hat, Xie Fengran put away her smile. Relying on the fact that he couldn't see clearly, she gritted her teeth slightly and said coldly, "Thank you, County Prince. But I still have something to do. I won't trouble the County Prince."
Qin Junxing was about to say something else. At this time, Sun Yuelan suddenly waved to the direction behind him. "Brother, why are you here?"
Sun Jiming was holding the program list in his hand. His gaze passed by Sun Yuelan and landed on Xie Fengran who was wearing the veil hat. He recognized her almost at a glance. He paused slightly before walking over.
He handed the program list in his hand to Qin Junxing. His eyes were fixed on Xie Fengran as he said to Sun Yuelan, "I'm accompanying the County Prince to listen to stories. Why are you here with Miss Xie?"
Sun Yuelan's eyes glanced between her elder brother and Xie Fengran. The corner of her mouth curled up slightly. With a smile, she said, "I asked Fengran to accompany me here for tea. But we're leaving. We won't bother you and the County Prince."
After saying that, she pulled Xie Fengran to curtsy and then went downstairs along the stairs.
Sun Jiming thought for a while, then bowed his hands to Qin Junxing. "County Prince, I'll go and see my sister off."
Qin Junxing nodded. Sun Jiming turned around and chased after them.
After they left, Qin Junxing thought for a while, then walked to the window facing the street and looked down.
There were already two carriages parked at the entrance. One had the emblem of the Sun Mansion on it, while the other had nothing. But a carriage of that style was obviously not something an ordinary family could afford. It was obviously Xie Fengran's.
It seemed that she had come here secretly.
Soon, Xie Fengran got into the carriage. Sun Jiming appeared at the entrance.
He didn't go to the carriage of the Sun Mansion. Instead, he stood by the window of Xie Fengran's carriage. He didn't know what the person inside said, but his expression looked a bit down.
Soon, the carriage of the Xie Mansion also left. Sun Jiming stood there, watching the carriage go far away before turning around and entering the teahouse.
Qin Junxing, who had witnessed all this, squinted his beautiful eyes.
It seemed that Xie Fengran had a good relationship with the Sun siblings!
Thinking of what Uncle Lin had said, that all those stories had been sent to the teahouse by Sun Jiming.
He had originally thought that Sun Jiming had helped because of Sun Yuelan's face. But now it seemed that wasn't entirely the case?
Was that idiot Qin Zhaoyang always making things difficult for her because of Sun Jiming?
Just as he was thinking, Sun Jiming came back. There was no extra expression on his face. He respectfully asked Qin Junxing, "Which show would you like to listen to? I can ask the storyteller to tell it."
Qin Junxing waved his hand and pointed to the seat opposite. "Jiming, sit down! Don't be in a hurry. This show is good now."
The servant behind poured tea and then stepped back.
Qin Junxing picked up the teacup but didn't drink it in a hurry. He played with it in his hand and suddenly asked, "Are you very familiar with Miss Xie?"
Sun Jiming's hand that was picking up the teacup paused. After a moment, he put it back as if nothing had happened and shook his head. "I have no contact with Miss Xie. It's just that my younger sister is on good terms with Miss Xie, so I've just gotten to know her."
"Oh~" Qin Junxing suddenly understood. He glanced at Sun Jiming but didn't say anything. His gaze fell downstairs.
Xie Fengran naturally didn't know about the silent confrontation in the private room. She was sitting in the carriage, letting Liu Yi loosen her hair and re - do it. She said angrily, "He's really a ghost that won't leave. How come I can see him everywhere I go."
Liu Yi put in the hairpin and nodded in satisfaction. Hearing this, she asked, "Miss, is he that County Prince? He looks quite good - looking."
"... What's the use of looking good? He has such a bad temper. Whoever marries him will be unlucky."
She still couldn't forget the experience of being carried in the air by him in the palace. Now there was another thing that he had made her fall.
"From now on, when you see him, you must avoid him. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll lose my life."
Seeing that her young lady was so angry, Liu Yi didn't dare to say he was good - looking anymore. She quickly changed the topic. "Miss, what did Young Master Sun mean just now? Could it be that he wants to marry you?"
"Don't talk nonsense. He just treats me like a younger sister and wants to help me out."
Xie Fengran scolded her. Thinking of what Sun Jiming had said just now, a hint of warmth appeared in her eyes.
Sun Jiming had said: Miss Xie, I know you must be in a dilemma now. If you don't want to get married, you can say that you're engaged to me. My mother still has a bit of influence in front of the Emperor. If you say you're my fiancée, no one will make things difficult for you. After things calm down, we can annul the engagement. We can get married or not as we like. How about it?