flstandardbreds Chapter 112 I have to thank you
Chapter 112 I have to thank you
Then, Princess Li Duan stepped forward, looked up at Sheng Junyao with bright eyes, and spoke softly, "Brother Sheng, hello, I am Li Duan. Do you remember five years ago, when you saved a little girl at the foot of the cliff near the West Suburbs Manor? That girl was me. I thought I was going to die, but luckily you saved me."
“I’ve always remembered you, and I’ve always wanted to find a chance to thank you, but I fell ill after I went back. By the time I recovered, you had already left the capital, and I never saw you again.”
"Brother Sheng, thank you for saving me back then."
After Princess Liduan finished speaking, she felt it wasn't formal enough, so she bowed to Sheng Junyao and said, "Brother Sheng, I originally wanted to find a formal opportunity to thank you properly, but I'm in a bit of a hurry, I must thank you first."
Lu Yangyang turned her head with some surprise to look at the little girl next to her who looked a bit unfamiliar.
Princess Liduan was a spoiled, arrogant, impulsive, and enthusiastic girl who acted without thinking. But at this moment, she became incredibly devout, as if she were doing something sacred.
Sheng Junyao was taken aback for a moment, then came to his senses and nodded to Princess Liduan: "So that little girl was you back then. Princess, you don't need to be so polite. I was just passing by back then and met you by chance. I didn't take it to heart. I'm glad you're alright. I'd like to thank you for taking care of my Yangyang today."
Sheng Junyao genuinely didn't take that matter to heart.
In his opinion, it was a trivial matter. He didn't even ask who Princess Liduan was. After rescuing her, he originally intended to take her home, but coincidentally, he hadn't gone far when he encountered the people who were looking for the girl. After confirming that the girl knew those people, he handed her over to them and left.
After that, he went to the border.
He only returned to the capital once, and it was in a hurry. If it hadn't been brought up today, he would have forgotten about such a small matter long ago.
To his shame, the reason he went to the outskirts of the country to relax was because he knew he had to fulfill his responsibilities as the heir apparent, representing the Duke of Sheng's mansion on the frontier to solidify its military power and status. He had known his responsibilities since childhood, not because he wanted to shirk them, but because as a child, he preferred reading and discussing literature with his maternal grandfather to military campaigns. So even when he was clear-headed, he would feel somewhat troubled.
These are just things I can't let anyone know.
Even now, if those past memories are brought up again, Sheng Junyao simply laughs them off.
He quickly regained his composure and said to Lu Yangyang, "Your mother wants you to go see Master Huikong with her. She says she wants to get you a peace charm and a 'topping the moon's laurel tree' to bless you with success in your exams in a couple of days."
"Oh, okay," Lu Yangyang was still thinking about how to thank Princess Liduan when she heard Sheng Junyao's words and quickly responded.
Sheng Junyao nodded and said, "Then let's go."
Having said that, he turned and left.
Princess Liduan was still staring blankly at Sheng Junyao, clearly a little nervous. She had spoken in one breath just now because she was too anxious, afraid of missing this opportunity and having no chance again.
But after speaking, hearing Sheng Junyao's calm reaction, I felt for a moment that it was expected, and then I wondered if my performance just now was not perfect enough.
Was her expression of gratitude a little too hasty?
There was no gift prepared, so it wasn't serious enough.
In that short time, she had already thought about it eight hundred times in her mind, until Lu Yangyang, seeing that she didn't react when she tugged at her arm, simply pinched her arm.
"Ouch~" Princess Liduan winced in pain, glaring at her, "You..."
The words of cursing were on the tip of his tongue, but when he saw Sheng Junyao turn around, he immediately tightened his lips, turned into a smile, clenched his fist, and secretly punched Lu Yangyang from behind.
"Um, big brother, wait a minute, I have something to tell you." Lu Yangyang had been interrupted and almost forgot about something important.
"What is it?" Sheng Junyao stopped in his tracks.
"Just now, the County Princess and I were playing over there when we saw your fiancée, Miss Xue. She looked unwell, as if something was wrong and she needed the Third Prince's help. But we accidentally interfered. I don't know if we caused Miss Xue any trouble. I'm sorry, brother. Why don't you go and see Miss Xue and see if there's anything you can help with? She just went back with Miss Cheng and should be in her guest room by now." Lu Yangyang didn't want to say that she saw Xue Wanning kneel down before the Third Prince. Although she didn't know what they talked about, judging from their tugging and pulling, it was most likely that Xue Wanning needed the Third Prince's help, but she and the County Princess Li Duan had inadvertently ruined the situation.
Lu Yangyang felt really embarrassed and hoped that Sheng Junyao could help, or perhaps even salvage the situation.
Princess Li Duan, who was standing nearby, chimed in, "We originally thought that Third Cousin was going to..."
Lu Yangyang pinched her again.
Princess Li Duan was in so much pain she almost bit her tongue, and angrily turned her head to glare at Lu Yangyang.
Sheng Junyao thought for a moment and said, "You two are still young, and there are some things you may not understand. There's no need to blame yourself. I'll go back and take a look later to find out what happened."
Hearing that Sheng Junyao wasn't angry, Lu Yangyang and Princess Liduan both breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Yangyang urged, "Then let's go back quickly."
"Okay." Sheng Junyao nodded, turned around and walked ahead to lead the way for them.
Seeing him turn around, Princess Liduan pulled Lu Yangyang a few steps behind, leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Why didn't you let me finish? Xue Wanning has already knelt down! Otherwise, how could we have gone to help!"
"Keep your voice down! My brother is right. We don't know the inside story, so let's not speculate. Didn't you see that Miss Xue doesn't want us to know?" Lu Yangyang glared at her.
"Hmph." Princess Liduan snorted unhappily, but with Sheng Junyao still in front of her, she could only swallow her grievances.
The two followed Sheng Junyao back to the courtyard outside their guest room, where they happened to see Granny Hui supporting Madam Lan, with Sheng Yunzhu and Sheng Junyi following beside them, as they came out of the courtyard.
Sheng Junyao hurried over and asked Madam Lan, "Mother, why did you come out first?"
Lan said with a smile, "Yunzhu said she saw Wanning just now, and she didn't look well. I wonder what happened. I haven't seen her for quite a while. Although you two are getting married in a few days, since we ran into each other, we should at least check on her. Now that you're back, let's go see her together!"