Chapter 760 - 737: Are You Ready?
The Xia Wenjin in the Jianghu and the Xia Wenjin in the Xia Mansion seem like two different people.
Xia Wenjin lives alone in the Xia Mansion. Xia Shi’en and his wife take great care of their niece, frequently inviting her to stay at their residence, while Xia Xiaozhe and his brothers are also very considerate towards their sister.
In their presence, Xia Wenjin appears obedient and well-behaved.
The Xia Mansion, when it’s just her, isn’t like before. When Huangfu Jingchen visits again, there are far fewer obstacles. Even though both of them are very busy, Huangfu Jingchen still comes to the Xia Mansion every day to have a cup of tea or a chat with her, and sometimes they share a meal. The days are busy but happy!
Xia Wenjin never inquired about what Huangfu Jingchen was busy with, and Huangfu Jingchen never asked about Xia Wenjin’s affairs!
Huangfu Yuxuan also visited a few times. Xia Wenjin naturally didn’t show him any courtesy, using the excuse of her father and brothers being absent and it being inconvenient to entertain male guests to refuse him entry.
Huangfu Yuxuan’s face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Not entertaining male guests? Ha!
Since when did Huangfu Jingchen become a woman?
Nowadays, Huangfu Jingchen is as slippery as a monkey. Prince Zhuang is manipulated to deal with Huangfu Jingchen, and although the matter didn’t cause any overt waves on the surface after Huangfu Jingchen resolved it, Prince Zhuang encountered several inexplicable misfortunes. His confinement was pardoned during his birthday by the emperor’s grace, and recently, he was extremely unlucky, falling from his horse and breaking his leg.
To suggest that these misfortunes of his and Prince Zhuang’s had nothing to do with Huangfu Jingchen, no one would believe it. However, Huangfu Jingchen managed the affair so secretly that it left no trace whatsoever.
Unable to catch any evidence, he could only harbor a silent resentment yet do nothing.
But despite his silent resentment, he still felt disdainful—these little tricks are the only thing Huangfu Jingchen is capable of!
What use are such trivial tricks?
An ambitious buffoon!
Huangfu Jingchen wasn’t aware that Huangfu Yuxuan had already labeled him as such, but even if he knew, he would only laugh it off.
In his heart, nothing was more important than being with the girl he loved.
However, to love someone means having the ability to provide her with a sense of security. The girl he loves is so capable, so he also has to make himself strong.
Xia Wenjin didn’t think so far ahead; she was just pondering that if calculated based on the timeline of her previous life, after another year, there would be war, chaos in the court, disorder in Nanxia, and it would be the people who suffer the most.
In her previous life, she became an accomplice that drove the people into homelessness, even if those wars and the suffering people had nothing to do with her. But being at Huangfu Yuxuan’s side, as Huangfu Yuxuan stepped over countless bones on that path, she aided him, which then connected it to her!
In this life, she wished to try her best to atone.
Neither of them expected to meet again at someone else’s residence a second time.
This time, Huangfu Jingchen was still an Imperial Grandson attending the banquet, while Xia Wenjin was one of the distinguished ladies of Capital City.
This story starts with Xia Shi’en. Mrs. Xia truly loved this niece. When gathering with some noblewomen, when others praised their daughters, she couldn’t help but end up boasting about her niece as well.
Not many people were aware of Mrs. Xia having a niece before.
But it couldn’t hold against every time Mrs. Xia boasted, and especially as they got to know Xia Wenjin more, the boasting became unstoppable.
Who wouldn’t show off a beautiful, gentle, straightforward, lovable, and elegant girl like this from their family?
In this way, Xia Wenjin unknowingly gained a reputation among the noblewomen.
So, Princess He Ye from Prince Ning Mansion organized a spring outing banquet and sent an invitation to Xia Wenjin, whom she had met more than heard about, even though the invitation was sent to Chancellor Xia Mansion, it still reached Xia Wenjin’s hands first.
Nanny Zhou was dispatched again to be by Xia Wenjin’s side.
Xia Wenjin found it amusing, Nanny Zhou laughed as well; what advice does the girl need from her?
At the princess’s previous flower viewing event, the girl had already made a stunning appearance. They didn’t know, but now, many young ladies in Capital City were secretly practicing sword dances at home.
Wasn’t it the girl who started this trend?
However, those young ladies’ sword dances naturally couldn’t compare to the girl’s.
Mrs. Xia took this even more seriously, probably because, although the last flower viewing event was hosted by the princess, it was conducted outside, whereas this time the party at Prince Ning Mansion was held inside Prince Ning Mansion.
This Prince Ning is the current emperor’s uncle, a member of the Imperial Family.
Prince Ning Mansion is an old residence gifted by the current emperor’s grandfather, said to have small bridges, flowing water, and exquisite gardens. Usually, few outsiders were invited. Now, the Commandery Princess He Ye had grown up and finally decided to host one at her residence.