Destroyed outside, gold and jade inside

Chapter 100 The Tsundere Lady
Shen Xinniang returned to the palace.

Sitting quietly in his room.

Holding the booklet sent by Qi Wangxin, it took a long time to turn a page.

Outside the door was the sound of servants sweeping snow.

In the yard far away, the sound of young maidservants playing wildly could be vaguely heard.

At this time, no one in the Shen family would dare to be so relaxed and reckless, right?
Suddenly there were footsteps coming towards the main room.

Without raising her head, she stretched out her hand and turned another page of the book.

The cotton curtain was lifted, and a gust of cold air followed.

Dan Xin and Jin Xiang saluted.

The person who came raised his hand, and the two stepped aside.

"What are you looking at?" There was a steady voice, with a warm smell, like a stove in winter, and an earth dragon growing in the house.

"My lord is not as busy as the legend says." Shen Xinniang flipped through the book and said.

Fang Yan was silent for a moment, his lowered gaze focused on her all the time.

"Don't take too much burden on yourself, and carry everything on yourself. If you carry too much, you can only feel uncomfortable."

"What do you want to say?" Shen Xinniang put down the book in her hand and looked up at Fang Yan.

A book that can be read in an hour on weekdays is not enough for half a day today.

Looking into her dark eyes, Fang Yan's deep eyes were rare and gentle.

"Zhu Shi's death was her own fault, it has nothing to do with you."

Shen Xinniang looked up at him, "Are you here to comfort me?"

Fang Yan hooked the corner of his mouth, "If you say yes, then go ahead."

"Why do you think I need comfort?" Shen Xinniang said, "Why do you think I will blame myself for Mrs. Zhu's death?"

Fang Yan remained silent, only the focus in his eyes remained unchanged.

"She failed to assassinate me, was rejected by her husband, betrayed by her daughter, had nothing to love in life, and wanted to die with all her heart. What does it have to do with me?" She said slowly.

Fang Yan looked at her seriously, as if he wanted to see the truthfulness of her words from her face.

Let's see how much of these words are sincere and how much, but let's listen.

But there was no expression on her fair and beautiful face.

"Come on, please come, Mother Zhou." Fang Yan suddenly looked up and said.

Shen Xinniang looked at him, "It's snowing heavily, the road is slippery, what do you ask Mama Zhou to do?"

Fang Yan did not explain.

Zhou's mother was quickly helped by the maidservant.

She used to be by Qin's side all the time, but now that Qin is gone, it seems that all her feelings for Qin have been transferred to Shen Xinniang.

After entering the door, she looked at Shen Xiniang with a smile on her face, "The lady is back? I'm paying respects..."

Before she could finish speaking, she saw King Qi only after being reminded by the servant girl.

King Qi's aura is hard to ignore.

Only if you are really presbyopic can you not pay attention.

Zhou's mother hurriedly greeted King Qi with a very respectful gesture.

"Mother Zhou doesn't need to be too polite. I called you here to tell you," Fang Yan said, "Mr. Zhu is dead."

Mother Zhou was taken aback.

Suddenly covered his mouth and laughed.

In an instant, the cloudy eyes filled with tears.

She turned her face away, not wishing to be disrespectful in front of her master, but it was not difficult to find that her wrinkled face was full of tears.

"Ma'am... Did you see it? It's not that we didn't report, it's not time yet! God finally took her away! Take her away!" Zhou's mother murmured in a low voice.

Shen Xinniang looked up at Fang Yan.

Fang Yan also looked back at her.

"What's wrong with Zhou's mother?" Fang Yan's voice was low.

Mother Zhou said in a trembling voice: "Miss, you were young back then, maybe you don't remember it anymore. Mrs. Zhu entered the door after Mrs. was pregnant. When she first entered the door, she was respectful to Mrs. and waited for Mrs. to give birth to a wife... Mrs. Zhu looked Accepting the disgust of the old lady, he made things difficult for her and humiliated her in every possible way, and even encouraged the master to expel his wife to that remote courtyard. Madam burst into tears... If it wasn't for Mrs. Zhu! Madam wouldn't have survived the morning...even that winter! This is retribution! Retribution!"

Mother Zhou was chattering.

Counting Zhu's bad deeds one by one.

How Zhu's abused and abused her mother back then.

Shen Xinniang listened very carefully, but she didn't remember any of this.

Until Zhou's mother was invited down, she couldn't think of anything from Zhou's mother's narrative.

On the contrary, she could hear clearly what Zhu Shi did to her mother.

Fang Yan looked at her fair little face, seemingly in a daze.

"Thank you, although I don't need comfort, but thank you for being so nosy." Shen Xinniang said suddenly.

Fang Yan came back to his senses and smiled lightly.

Honey-colored skin, bright and dazzling smile, more dazzling than the white snow outside.

"Shangshu Shen invited you back, not just for worship, right?" He asked gently, his voice low and pleasant.

Shen Xinniang lowered her eyes.

Shen Shangshu's threat still rings in his ears.

Although she can no longer remember her mother's appearance, she can't remember every detail of her life with her mother.

But she didn't hope that the front of her mother's grave was desolate and desolate, overgrown with weeds.

"If you need anything, why don't you tell me?" Fang Yan's tone seemed very casual.

This is a good time to ask.

Shen Xinniang was silent for a moment.

"fine."

Fang Yan looked at her seriously, "Why are you so cold and always rejecting others? I don't expect you to return anything. You don't have to worry about burdens. Maybe all I want is the process, and I didn't think about forcing the result?"

Shen Xinniang lowered her head, ignoring the temptation in his tone and the seriousness of his expression.

"You think too much." She said flatly.

Seeing her flipping through the book again, although she didn't speak, her face showed the intention of seeing off the guests.

Fang Yan had no choice but to get up and leave.

"Lady, why don't you tell the lord?" Dan Xin persuaded in a low voice, "Master Shen, I'm afraid I can really say it, can I do it?"

Shen Xinniang's eyes fell on the book, and she didn't turn a page for a long while.

"My lord and Mr. Lu are officials in the same dynasty, even if we say a few words, it's not a big deal if we think about it?" Dan Xin whispered.

"The more you are an official in the same dynasty, the more you can't distinguish between public and private. Mr. Lu is a rigorous person. It's not good to leave such an impression on him." Shen Xinniang said.

Dan Xin was taken aback.

Jin Xiang at the side was a little surprised. Is the lady thinking about the prince?

"And relying on the strength of others is never what I like." Shen Xinniang's tone was light, but she couldn't hide the arrogance on her face.

Jin Xiang's face fell down again, how did the lady develop such an independent and arrogant temperament? !

The next day, the snow stopped.

Except for the road cleared by the servants, the snow in the open space was more than a foot deep.

Mother Zhou is sitting in front of her hut basking in the sun.

Shen Xinniang walked over on the snow.

"Mother Zhou, what will happen if the mother is removed from the Shen family tree?"

Zhou's mother was taken aback when she heard the words, and stood up from the stool with a dazed expression, her cloudy eyes widened.

"What did the lady say?"

The tremor in her voice seemed to betray her fear.

"How will it be?"

Zhou's mother shook her head again and again, "No, no...Ma'am, it's not a big mistake, it's just that the Shen family's matchmaker is marrying, respecting her in-laws, and respecting her husband...The Shen family can't do this! Ma'am's tomb is in the ancestral tomb of Wu Xing of the Shen family. Li! Why are they?! Why?!"

Shen Xinniang raised her hand, and her white and slender fingers landed on Zhou's mother's shoulder, "Mom, don't panic, it won't happen."

Mother Zhou still looked at her in horror, "Really not?"

Shen Xinniang nodded slowly, "Yes, no."

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When the carriage drove the snow and walked slowly towards the Caotang Academy, Shen Xinniang let out a soft breath.

Zhou's mother's fearful expression also faded from her eyes.

"Miss, do you want to talk to Mr. Lu in person?" Dan Xin asked in a low voice in the carriage.

Shen Xinniang raised the curtain, looked at the snow outside the window, "Let's see."

"Oh, the road is slippery in the snow, slow down—" the coachman yelled outside.

Dan Xin looked out curiously.

I saw an extraordinarily spacious carriage speeding past their carriage.

The flying snow foam splashed the coachman all over, and also hit the carriage, making a rustling sound.

Shen Xinniang glanced out.

At the back of the carriage, a repeated ornate "Qin" character, reflecting the snow light, is particularly dazzling.

The curtains of the car were lowered, blocking the line of sight.

"Cut, it's time to reincarnate!" Dan Xin said disdainfully.

The coachman outside seemed to be angry, "Drive—"

The speed of the car instantly increased a lot.

He seemed to be determined to overtake the car in front of him.

Although Shen Xinniang's carriage was not very big, the horse was definitely a top-quality BMW.

The lineage of purebred war horses from the Western Regions, domesticated in the royal stables, their foot strength is extraordinary.

And the cabin is smaller and lighter.

Although the carriage ahead was driven by three horses, it is not impossible to catch up.

The two horse-drawn carriages were at odds, and it seemed like they were running a race in the long snowy field.

"Hey, coachman, you just told others to slow down, what are you doing?" Jin Xiang called out to the coachman in the carriage.

The driver saw from a distance that the car in front seemed to have stopped, so he slowed down.

"My lady, sisters, don't worry, our carriage is not afraid in the snow! The wheels are all tied with ropes, so they won't slip!" the coachman said angrily.

Only when he got closer did he realize that the large carriage was also parked outside the side gate of the Thatched Cottage Academy after leaving him.

Jin Xiang jumped out of the carriage first, and helped Shen Xiniang get out of the carriage.

Someone got out of the big carriage.

"Miss Shen? What a coincidence!"

Jin Xiang looked back.

Holding the folding fan, Qin Ran bowed to Shen Xiniang with a smile on his face.

Shen Xinniang returned the gift with a blessing.

Dan Xin muttered in a low voice, "There is such a big snow and you still have a fan, it's really a flirtatious thing."

Her voice was so low that no one on Qin Ran's side could hear her.

Qin Ran stepped forward and said, "Miss Shen is also here to listen in thatched cottage?"

Shen Xinniang looked at him in a little surprise, "Can Caotang Academy also attend? Women can also attend?"

"I've never seen a woman listening in. Mrs. Shen didn't come to listen, but did she come?" Qin Ran looked at her with a smile.

"I'm here to see a gentleman, Mr. Qin Lang, please go first!" Shen Xinniang said calmly.

Qin Ran smiled with the corners of his lips curled up, "It's rare to meet a lady. Although I occasionally attend the Caotang Academy, today it's not for this reason. To tell you the truth, I was defeated by the lady that day, and Qin was deeply hit. So I have time recently , often come to ask Mr.

Seeing that Shen Xiniang didn't speak, Qin Ran stretched out his hand to ask, while walking side by side with Shen Xiniang.

"My husband is very good at chess. If my wife is interested, I will recommend it to my wife. My wife can compete with my husband."

Shen Xinniang shook her head, "I still have something to do today."

(End of this chapter)