sbdcsierra Chapter 245 The Prince is not as confident as he appears
Chapter 245 The Prince is not as confident as he appears
When Shen Qionghua brought the newcomer to Xie Nanyuan, Xie Nanyuan's face was so ugly that it could not be described.
Shen Qionghua held Luo Xiyao's arm and smiled at Xie Nanyuan, "Your Highness, Xiyao and I haven't seen each other for a long time, so I invited her to go boating with me. You don't mind, do you?"
Xie Nanyuan looked at Luo Xiyao, his eyes deep, and said in a hoarse voice: "Do you want to go boating with us?"
Hearing the tone that hinted at a threat, Luo Xiyao's expression hesitated, and Shen Qionghua poked her gently upon seeing this.
Luo Xiyao steeled herself, stiffened her neck, and raised her face as she said, "That's right, cousin. You've never been on a lake cruise with me in all your life. You can't be partial to one over the other. Besides, I haven't seen Qionghua for a long time."
Xie Nanyuan's mouth twitched, and he looked at Luo Xiyao expressionlessly.
Luo Xiyao didn't flinch at all. After a while, Xie Nanyuan said with a forced smile, "Since you want to follow me, then follow me."
Shen Qionghua's eyes lit up, and she breathed a sigh of relief, giving Luo Xiyao an affirmative look.
The three of them walked towards the pleasure boat together.
Lin Ze had already negotiated with the people on the pleasure boat. When he saw Xie Nanyuan and his group approaching, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, you may board the boat."
Xie Nanyuan nodded, turned around and was about to say something to Shen Qionghua when a voice came from the diagonal direction, "Wait, someone hasn't arrived yet!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Shen Qionghua and Xie Nanyuan looked at Luo Xiyao together.
There was surprise and suspicion in his eyes.
Shen Qionghua: She remembered that she only invited Xiyao.
Xie Nanyuan narrowed his eyes and took a deep breath: Don’t go too far!
Luo Xiyao faced the two people's stares, kicked her legs a little embarrassedly, and said: "I'll call Fu Chen as well, you won't mind?"
It was obvious that her cousin wanted to be alone with Qionghua. If she hadn't felt guilty about leaving Qionghua alone and running away from the palace last time, she would never have dared to follow him into such a situation.
She wasn't so bold as to go against her cousin.
But since she's coming, she has to get someone else to share the attention. Otherwise, if her cousin finds her an eyesore on the houseboat, he'll have to come after her later.
Luo Xiyao's little thoughts were ringing loudly.
Xie Nanyuan showed displeasure, and looked at Luo Xiyao with disgust.
He didn't want to wait at all. It was just right that Fu Chen didn't come, so he left Luo Xiyao behind as well.
He was about to lend a hand to help Shen Qionghua board the boat when Luo Xiyao beside him called out, "Here I come!"
Phew~ God bless~ it’s finally here!
If she doesn't come soon, her cousin's eyes will see through her!
Luo Xiyao happily took a few steps forward to greet them, but when she saw the two figures clearly, the smile on her lips immediately froze.
Xie Nanyuan's angry voice came from behind him, gritting his teeth and saying, "Luo! Xi! Yao!"
Luo Xiyao shuddered all over and didn't dare to turn her head at all. The expression on her face, which seemed to be about to cry but not cry, looked particularly funny.
Shen Qionghua's heart trembled. She didn't expect that Luo Xiyao would bring that person with her.
The sound of horse hooves gradually slowed down, accompanied by yellow dust, and gradually stopped, and two figures landed on the ground.
Luo Xiyao gritted her teeth, stepped forward and pulled Fu Chen over, lowering her voice and saying, "What's wrong with you? Why did you bring Huo Jing with you?"
"You know what your cousin feels for Qionghua, so you brought Huo Jing here to kill me, didn't you?"
Luo Xiyao's expression was distorted.
If she had known that Fu Chen came with Huo Jing, she would not have hesitated and would have boarded the boat without looking back.
Fu Chen was not annoyed by Luo Xiyao's complaints, but said rather aggrievedly: "You didn't tell me in the letter that Prince Rui was coming too."
"When you delivered the letter, Huo Jing happened to be with me. He knew that Princess Jialin had arrived, and he immediately said that he wanted to come too. This...it's hard for me to refuse."
His classmate and friend has not given up on Princess Jialin yet. He also wants to help as much as possible, but who knew that Prince Rui would come today.
Luo Xiyao's heart choked and she almost vomited blood.
Was it her fault that she had not written it clearly in the letter?
Luo Xiyao took a deep breath, held her forehead and said, "Now that things have come to this, we need to think of a solution quickly. We can't really let Huo Jing and my cousin be on the same pleasure boat, right?"
With her cousin's temper, Luo Xiyao didn't dare to imagine what he would do!
The two of them whispered for a long time, and when Luo Xiyao raised her head again, Huo Jing had already walked straight towards Shen Qionghua and Xie Nanyuan.
"Huo Jing pays respects to His Royal Highness Prince Rui and Princess Jialin."
He folded his hands and bowed.
Xie Nanyuan snorted coldly and said nothing.
Seeing this, Shen Qionghua hurriedly said, "Mr. Huo, there's no need to be so polite. Are you here to go boating with Mr. Fu? What a coincidence! Princess Pingning and I are also planning to go boating."
The meaning of Shen Qionghua's words was very clear, to give everyone a way out and let them go their separate ways.
Otherwise, if these two people were to get together on a pleasure boat, given Xie Nanyuan's domineering temper, Shen Qionghua would get a headache just thinking about it.
Shen Qionghua offered a way out, but Huo Jing obviously didn't want to go down.
Huo Jing had never expected that he had only taken the opportunity to see Shen Qionghua, but he would run into Prince Rui traveling with him.
Ever since he knew Prince Rui's thoughts at the Shen Mansion last time, he was anxious, but he just didn't have the chance to meet Shen Qionghua.
Originally, during this period of time, he was teaching Shen Yi, which gave him the best opportunity to get along with Shen Qionghua.
But he didn't expect Shen Yi to take the initiative to ask to come to the Huo family, thus cutting off his chance to go to the Shen family.
As a man from outside the family, it would be inappropriate for him to go to the Shen family without a reason, for fear of ruining Shen Qionghua's reputation.
Now that he was about to be appointed to an official position, it was a rare opportunity for him to see Shen Qionghua. Even if Prince Rui was beside him, he was unwilling to leave.
Huo Jing looked at Shen Qionghua, his eyes gentle and his voice clear, "County Lady, unfortunately, Brother Fu came here just because he received a letter from Princess Pingning."
"Why? Didn't Princess Pingning tell you?"
Shen Qionghua: "..." The corner of her mouth twitched.
Xie Nanyuan sneered, staring at Huo Jing with his dark eyes, and said, "Huo Tanhua must have made a mistake. This is the pleasure boat I reserved. Pingning has no say in who gets on it."
Luo Xiyao covered her face and dared not look.
Despite being slapped in the face so blatantly, Luo Xiyao didn't dare to say a word.
She can hardly protect herself now, and the current situation is not something she can control, so she'd better shut up.
Fu Chen moved his lips and was about to speak when Luo Xiyao twisted his lower back and he immediately shut up.
Xie Nanyuan's blunt words did not dissuade Huo Jing from leaving; instead, he looked at Xie Nanyuan.
The two looked at each other, and Huo Jing smiled and said, "Then I will ask with audacity, Your Majesty, if you can allow me to board the ship?"
Shen Qionghua: “…”
Fu Chen: "..."
Luo Xiyao: “…” Are you crazy?
Xie Nanyuan's gaze on Huo Jing suddenly became sharp. Seeing that he didn't get a response, Huo Jing asked again: "Why? The prince doesn't want Huo Jing to board the ship?"
"Or... maybe Your Highness isn't as confident about some things as he appears to be? Are you worried that Huo Jing will cause you trouble?"
Shen Qionghua: “…”
Fu Chen: "..."
Luo Xiyao: “…” That’s amazing!
Xie Nanyuan's face turned cold. After a long while, he suddenly sneered and said, "What a joke! How could I be afraid of you? Whatever I take under my wing will always be mine, including the people."
"Since Mr. Huo is so eager to board my pleasure boat, then go ahead."
Huo Jing bowed, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Xie Nanyuan flicked his sleeves and went straight onto the pleasure boat. Then he turned around, stretched out his hand, and his eyes fell on Shen Qionghua.
It seems to be saying, if you dare to refuse, you will die.
Shen Qionghua bit his lip and was about to step forward hesitantly when a figure got in front of him.
Huo Jing grabbed Xie Nanyuan's hand with his big hand, stepped on it, and got on the boat.
After releasing his hand, he did not forget to thank Xie Nanyuan, "Thank you, Your Highness, for helping Huo Jing get on board. Everyone says that Prince An is a modest gentleman. In Huo Jing's opinion, Your Highness is no less so."
Shen Qionghua: “…”
Luo Xiyao: “…”
Fu Chen: "..."
Xie Nanyuan wiped his hands on his robe expressionlessly, and then extended his hand to Shen Qionghua.
Now Shen Qionghua didn't dare to refuse anymore and stretched out her hand obediently.
After Shen Qionghua got on the boat, Luo Xiyao, who was following behind, also extended her hand.
But Xie Nanyuan turned around and walked away as if he didn't see her, leaving her there.
Luo Xiyao: “…”