Chapter 255 Bet

While the two were talking, a figure quietly appeared behind them, looking at the two quietly.

"Girl Paper Kite?"

Xu Lan quickly spotted the cool figure in Tsing Yi standing not far behind Lin Jiangnian. She was startled for a moment, blinked, and a bit of surprise appeared in her eyes.

After not seeing each other for half a year, Zhiyuan's temperament has become colder and colder, and seems to be more feminine, losing a lot of the ethereal spirit that she used to have.

This made Xu Lan feel a little more envious.

When she was still in Prince Lin's Mansion, she knew that the cold maid next to Lin Jiangnian was very beautiful and elegant. The only drawback is that it is probably too cold, seems a bit inhumane and unfeminine.

But after not seeing each other for half a year, Zhiyuan remains as cold as ever, but a little more spiritual. His childishness has faded, and his slightly rosy face is even more attractive.

Even Xu Lan couldn't help but marvel.

Seems more beautiful?

"Paper Kite?"

Lin Jiangnian turned around and found that Zhiyuan had appeared at some point, standing behind him and watching the two of them quietly. After looking at the two of them inadvertently, his eyes stopped at Xu Lan and said slowly: "Miss Xu, long time no see."

"Long time no see!"

After Xu Lan was stunned for a moment, she put away the surprise in her eyes and said with a smile: "So Miss Zhiyuan has also come to the capital?!"

Zhiyuan nodded lightly and was about to say something when Lin Jiangnian stood up and walked to her side, asking softly: "Why are you here?"

Zhiyuan glanced at him, her eyes seemed to have deep meaning.

"Can't come?"

"sure."

Lin Jiangnian naturally saw the strange look in Zhiyuan's eyes, and felt a little funny in his heart. He looked at Zhiyuan's slightly tense face and said, "By the way, didn't you say before that my aunt wanted to see her?"

Zhiyuan shook her head lightly: "My aunt is not at home."

Lin Jiangnian was slightly stunned: "Where has she gone?"

I didn’t hear that my aunt went out today?

Zhiyuan glanced at him again and said softly: "Auntie is out...for something."

Lin Jiangnian nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Xu Lan on the side saw the master and servant, and her smile froze slightly.

Something's wrong!

There is something wrong with this pair of master and servant.

Xu Lan looked at Lin Jiangnian and then at Zhiyuan, suspicion quickly appeared in her eyes.

She clearly remembered that the relationship between Lin Jiangnian and Zhi Yuan was very bad. The relationship between the two was like fire and water when they were in Prince Lin's Mansion. Especially for this guy, what he was most afraid of at that time in Prince Lin's Mansion was that his identity would be exposed in front of Zhi Yuan.

But right now...

Xu Lan looked at the happy and harmonious situation of the master and servant, and her eyes were slightly blank.

The relationship between the two seems to be pretty good?

Why does he even seem to be doting on her?

She didn't know if it was Xu Lan's misunderstanding, but she vaguely noticed that Lin Jiangnian looked at Zhiyuan with a bit of doting in his eyes...

Damn it!

What's going on? !

Xu Lan looked confused. What happened in the past half a year?

Was there anything else Lin Jiangnian was hiding from her when he came to Beijing?

Is there anything she hasn't eaten?

While stunned, Xu Lan quickly overheard the conversation between the two.

"Huh? Aunt Xiang is also in the capital?!"

Xu Lan's eyes suddenly lit up, Aunt Xiang?

Isn't that Prince Lin's aunt?

A few years ago, that aunt came to the palace to stay for a while. It seems that it was the day when the kite came to the palace?

She had a good relationship with Aunt Xiang at that time. Aunt Xiang had a gentle personality and treated her very well. She often told her about the Jiangnan water town and some interesting things that happened in the rivers and lakes.

Later, when Aunt Xiang left Linzhou, she was sad for a while.

Zhiyuan's eyes fell on her, paused, and said softly: "My aunt is not at home today, she should be back later... My aunt just mentioned it two days ago and said she wanted to meet you."

"Really? Aunt Xiang still recognizes me?!"

Xu Lan was very happy, secretly clenched her fists, and said happily: "That's great, I haven't seen Aunt Xiang for a long time..."

But soon, Xu Lan thought of something again: "When will Aunt Xiang come back...I, I may not be able to stay long..."

She sneaked out quietly today. It was not easy to come to Jiang Mansion to see Lin Jiangnian. She couldn't stay here for a long time and had to go home quickly before dark.

"What? Are you in a hurry to go back?" Lin Jiangnian asked.

Xu Lan sighed deeply and felt a little aggrieved: "Yes, my second brother doesn't let me go out casually, so I still sneaked out today..."

At this point, Xu Lan stopped talking. Feeling a little aggrieved, he glared at Lin Jiangnian.

Lin Jiangnian and Zhiyuan understood each other and looked at each other without saying anything.

"It's okay. I can't see you today. I'll have a chance next time."

Lin Jiangnian waved his hand.

At this time, Zhiyuan looked at Xu Lan and suddenly said: "Miss Xu, the makeup on your face is a little stained. Do you want to touch it up again?"

"ah?"

Hearing the makeup on her face, Xu Lan became a little nervous and looked around for a bronze mirror. Zhiyuan had already stepped forward and said softly: "Go to the back room, I will help you."

"Oh, oh okay..."

Xu Lan was in a fog and was taken away from the living room by Zhiyuan.

Under the eaves not far away, two young maids were standing.

"Xiaozhu, are you coming to the capital too?"

"Yes, I'm here with His Highness, are you here too?"

"I came here with my young lady."

"Miss Xu is here too?"

"Yes, I am with your Highness."

Under the eaves, two young girls gathered together, chattering about something.

When in the Lin Wang Mansion, Xu Lan ran to the Lin Wang Mansion every now and then, and her maid Xiaolu followed her. After a while, she naturally became familiar with Xiaozhu.

"By the way, Xiaozhu, I want to ask you something..."

Xiaolu seemed to think of something, and whispered something to Xiaozhu's ear.

The next second, Xiaozhu blushed, and her tone was a little flustered and shy: "Sister Xiaolu, why, why do you ask this?"

"Ask!"

Xiaolu looked at Xiaozhu with a serious face: "Did you? Did your prince have any on the way to Beijing..."

Xiaozhu blushed, lowered her head, and stuttered: "I, I don't know..."

Seeing this, Xiaolu sighed: "Forget it, you probably don't know either. Your prince is handsome, and there must be many people who admire him. Alas, my poor lady..."

Hearing this, Xiaozhu was slightly startled and blinked: "Miss Xu?"

If it was before, Xiaozhu really knew nothing about these matters between men and women. But on the way to Beijing, under Lin Jiangnian's tireless teaching, working day and night, and being brutally enlightened anytime and anywhere, Xiaozhu gradually understood these things.

She seemed to have thought of something, and couldn't help but say: "Sister Xiaolu, could it be that your young lady... likes my prince?"

Xiaolu looked at Xiaozhu unexpectedly: "You know that too?"

Xiaozhu shook her head, then nodded: "My prince is so handsome, it's normal for Miss Xu to like him."

Xiaolu couldn't complain, but had to admit it, sighing: "Who said it wasn't... Even Xiaozhu knows something, but my young lady is still stubborn."

"Stubborn?"

Xiaozhu seemed to understand: "What do you mean?"

"That's it..."

Xiaolu was about to say something, and looked at Xiaozhu's innocent face, and immediately waved her hand: "Forget it, forget it, I can't say it anymore, if I say anything more, my young lady will beat me to death."

Speaking of this, Xiaolu seemed to think of something again, staring at Xiaozhu's pink jade porcelain, delicate little face, and suddenly leaned close and smiled: "Xiaozhu, you accompanied your prince all the way to Beijing, did your prince treat you..."

Xiaozhu's face had just faded a little, and it instantly flushed and burned.

Xiaolu was just teasing, but when she saw Xiaozhu's reaction, the smile on her face froze and she blinked.

…

Backyard.

In a quiet room.

In front of the dressing table, Xu Lan looked at herself in the bronze mirror quietly, motionless.

Beside her, Zhiyuan was holding an eyebrow pencil and gently drawing something on her face.

With Zhiyuan's gentle and skillful skills, soon, a delicate face was reflected in the bronze mirror.

The already fair and delicate face was added with a little powder, which was particularly stunning. The eyebrows and eyes were curved, and compared with before, they were less handsome and more feminine.

Xu Lan rarely put on makeup on weekdays, and her impetuous personality also destined her to be uninterested in these things. This time she was still worried that her identity would be recognized, so she put on a little makeup to disguise.

At this moment, under Zhiyuan's manipulation, a pure and innocent face of a girl appeared in front of her.

On the clean and white cheeks, there seemed to be a shy blush.

Xu Lan looked at herself in the mirror and felt awkward and weird.

It's not that she doesn't look good, but... a little strange.

"Sister Zhiyuan, this..."

Xu Lan felt a little uncomfortable, and subconsciously raised her eyes, and saw Zhiyuan's beautiful facial features in front of her, with skin as white as jade, a high nose, a small cherry mouth, and a gentle and fragrant temperament, which made her slightly stunned.

For some reason, a sense of inferiority inexplicably rose in her heart.

She just wanted to say something, but she held it back.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar woman in the mirror again, it seems to be getting more and more pleasing to the eye...

After this transformation, it really seems to be more like a woman?

It's pretty good?

That guy seems to have been mocking me for not being feminine enough?

Humph, what's not like?

I'm a woman...

When her eyes fell on her chest from the bronze mirror. As if realizing something, Xu Lan subconsciously straightened her chest, but soon became deflated...

It's not tall.

In the past, I should have been very proud of the place, but for some reason, I felt a little inferior.

Thinking of this, Xu Lan couldn't help but sighed.

"Why is Miss Xu sighing?"

In front of her, Zhiyuan stopped what he was doing and looked down at her.

"No..."

Xu Lan shook her head, and seemed to think of something, looking up at Zhiyuan: "Sister Zhiyuan, can I ask you something?"

"Hmm?"

"You and that guy..."

Xu Lan couldn't help but ask: "What's going on?"

She remembered what happened just now, and saw that Lin Jiangnian and Zhiyuan seemed to have a different relationship.

Zhiyuan didn't react much, and said lightly: "What does Miss Xu want to ask?"

"It's just... it's just..."

Xu Lan opened her mouth, and didn't know how to ask for a while. She scratched her head and was a little distressed.

Zhiyuan looked at her calmly, and said lightly: "Do you like His Highness?"

As soon as this came out, Xu Lan's face suddenly turned red, and she hurriedly waved her hands to deny: "No, no, how could I like him?!"

"Absolutely, absolutely impossible."

Zhiyuan stared at her face and didn't speak.

For some reason, Xu Lan felt guilty and didn't dare to look into Zhiyuan's eyes. Her face turned slightly red.

"I, I'm fine..."

Xu Lan stood up in a panic: "I, I'll go out first..."

After saying that, Xu Lan left and fled.

Zhiyuan stood there, staring at her back as she left, without saying a word.

...

In the courtyard.

Xu Lan fled from the room and hid under the eaves, breathing heavily, her face was hot, and her expression was still flustered.

Like him?

Why did Zhiyuan ask this strange question?

How could she like that guy?

No, it's impossible!

Yes, it's impossible!

Comforting herself in this way, Xu Lan gradually calmed down.

How could she have such an outrageous idea?

That guy already had a fiancée, and she was the eldest princess of the dynasty. He was going to marry the princess.

She was the eldest daughter of the Xu family. It was impossible for her to marry him as a concubine, right?

Even if she agreed, her father would not agree.

Thinking of this, Xu Lan breathed a sigh of relief. But for some reason, a sense of tension surged in her heart again.

Especially when she remembered that the guy came to Beijing to marry the eldest princess, she felt as if something had pulled her heart.

Very uncomfortable!

She was also inexplicably flustered and her hands and feet were cold.

She took a few deep breaths to suppress the faint emotions. Just as she raised her head, a figure suddenly appeared, which scared her.

"You, why are you here?!"

"This prince has been here all the time. You are guilty and didn't notice it."

Under the eaves, Lin Jiangnian appeared in front of Xu Lan at some point, looking Xu Lan up and down, and couldn't help but admire: "Oh, you look like a woman with this makeup, a little feminine."

"That's not..."

Xu Lan subconsciously thought that Lin Jiangnian was praising her. When she was about to speak, she quickly realized that something was wrong.

The next second, her expression changed, and she gritted her teeth and said angrily: "What do you mean this girl looks like a woman?"

"This girl has always been a woman!"

Lin Jiangnian took a step back, didn't say anything, just looked at her.

Xu Lan: "..."

"Does this lady really not look like a woman?"

Xu Lan stared at him in shame, feeling an inexplicable sense of frustration.

"It's not that I don't look like a woman, it's just that you are wearing this outfit..."

"Is there anything wrong with what I am wearing?"

"Nothing is wrong..."

"You are talking nonsense, your eyes are obviously not right..."

Xu Lan stared at him, lowered her head and looked at him for a few times, and couldn't help but said: "I just need to change my skirt, right?"

Lin Jiangnian sighed: "Some things can't be changed by changing clothes."

Xu Lan: "..."

"Explain it to me clearly?!"

"It's already very clear, don't you understand?"

"If you have the guts, just say it clearly!"

"I'm afraid you can't bear it."

"... Mr. Lin, this lady will never let you go!"

Lin Jiangnian took a step back and looked at the anxious and broken Miss Xu in front of him: "Are you sure you want to fight with this prince?"

"Yes!"

Xu Lan's face was slightly red, and she was aggressive and gnashing her teeth.

As if she remembered something, a smug look suddenly appeared on her face: "By the way, do you still remember our bet?"

Lin Jiangnian nodded: "It seems to be the case?"

"What do you mean by seem? It is true!"

"Now the half-year period has come, you lose!"

Xu Lan sneered and said smugly: "Be a good servant to me!"

"..."