Spring in the East Palace

Chapter 156: Hypocritical Calmness

Qin Chuyan rode a horse and appeared at the scene with Shen Muyin. Many people had already come out and were all discussing the spoils of this hunt.

When everyone saw Qin Chuyan, they stood up and shouted, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. May you live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years. Congratulations on your triumphant return."

Qin Chuyan raised his hand: "Stand up."

Everyone then stood up together. Qin Chuyan got off the horse and then took Shen Muyin off the horse.

Shen Muyin nodded slightly to Qin Chuyan, then walked calmly towards the women's camp.

Throughout the whole process, Shen Muyin's face looked very calm, and there was no sign of the thrilling experience he had in the hunting grounds.

It seemed like these three days and three nights were calm and peaceful.

The deafening sound of drums and shouts continued all around. Shen Muyin remained calm, but his eyes swept across everyone present.

She was watching everyone's expressions and reactions, but she didn't see any unusual emotions on anyone's face.

Only the daughters of wealthy families who were brought into the hunting ground had a trace of anxiety on their faces, with worried eyes.

This is understandable. After all, anyone with a little bit of common sense can more or less guess what the situation is like in the hunting grounds.

Soon, Shen Muyin's eyes fell on the people in Prince Xuan's Mansion. Prince Xuan and the Princess also had serious expressions and were looking at the exit not far away.

That was the worry about Princess Xuanhe.

Soon, when Lu Nanhuai brought Princess Xuanhe out, their expressions visibly relaxed.

Princess Xuan had already stood up and was walking quickly towards Princess Xuanhe. Shen Muyin's eyes fell on Nangong Sheng who was standing beside her.

Compared to the nervousness of Prince Xuan and his wife, Nangong Sheng seemed much calmer.

This surprised Shen Muyin a little.

Why was Nangong Sheng so calm? Was it because he knew that Lu Nanhuai was with Princess Xuanhe, so nothing would happen?

Or maybe this kind of calmness was accompanied by a hint of unhappiness. After all, Princess Xuanhe was Nangong Sheng's fiancée, and everyone in Yan State knew it.

But now he was inexplicably brought in by Lu Nanhuai, which would be something that most men would not be happy about.

Even though everyone knew that Lu Nanhuai would not do anything beyond the limit, after all, he was in there for three days and three nights, which was enough to make people imagine a lot.

No one would like his fiancée to be alone with another man, Shen Muyin thought. If it were him, he probably wouldn't like it either.

She was silent for a moment, and suddenly thought that Nangong Sheng probably also knew about Princess Xuanhe and the Eastern Palace, and Lu Nanhuai had known about this since childhood.

After all, in terms of first come first served, Lu Nanhuai came first and Nangong Sheng came later.

Sometimes, a man's intuition is as sharp as a woman's. Perhaps Nangong Sheng could also guess Lu Nanhuai's inexplicable feelings for Princess Xuanhe.

Shen Muyin was quiet for a moment, but didn't say anything.

"Father and mother." Princess Xuanhe smiled and hugged Prince Xuan and the Princess.

The two men looked at Princess Xuanhe carefully, but did not find anything unusual, and then they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry, Brother Lu took good care of me. I didn't encounter any danger." Nangong Sheng comforted the two of them. "I was in the camp most of the time. It was very safe there. The only one or two times I begged Brother Lu to take me out to have a look."

Xuan Sujin usually looks delicate and weak, but she has never been involved in hunting before. She has only heard about it from the princes and sons of the royal family.

So Xuan Sujin was eager to ride a horse. After all, there were very few women in Yan State who could not ride a horse, especially people like them who had been trained on horseback since childhood.

Under such circumstances, Xuan Sujin had been well protected by Nangong Sheng for many years and had hardly ever come into contact with these things.

When Fuling mentioned it before, Xuan Sujin was naturally envious, but she didn't show it.

She knew that Nangong Sheng was worried about her.

Nangong Sheng refused to let her do anything that was related to danger. Most of the time, Nangong Sheng kept Xuan Sujin close to him.

In some ways, Xuan Sujin was spoiled, but she also lost a lot of freedom.

Or in other words, Nangong Sheng is the only one left in Xuan Sujin's world.

At first, Xuan Sujin thought it was a kind of exclusive favor, because Nangong Sheng's eyes were only on her, and she felt extremely satisfied and sweet.

But as time went on, Xuan Sujin found that she had almost no friends around her, only Fuling was left.

With Fuling's marriage and later pregnancy, she and Fuling had less and less time to meet.

She and Nangong Sheng spent more and more time face to face in Prince Xuan's Mansion, and Nangong Sheng would take Xuan Sujin with him wherever he went.

Nangong Sheng is the only one left in Xuan Sujin's world.

It was like a conditioned reflex. She would tell Nangong Sheng about any situation and anything she wanted to do.

It was not until this hunting trip when Lu Nanhuai took Xuan Sujin away that Xuan Sujin gradually found her original freedom and unrestrainedness in her heart. She felt like she had returned to the past.

But because she cared about Nangong Sheng's feelings, Xuan Sujin couldn't explain these thoughts.

She suppressed her emotions and continued to look at her parents in front of her with a smile on her face.

"Sheng'er is very worried about you." Prince Xuan looked at Xuan Sujin helplessly.

"I know. I'll go find Brother Sheng now." Xuan Sujin hummed, indicating that she understood.

Then Xuan Sujin looked in the direction of Nangong Sheng. This was the first time that Nangong Sheng did not walk towards her.

Xuan Sujin could easily sense that this person was unhappy.

When their eyes met in the air, to outsiders, it looked like the tenderness and affection between them after not seeing each other for three days.

All of a sudden, Xuan Sujin felt guilty, and without hesitation for a second, she quickly walked towards Nangong Sheng.

Prince Xuan and the princess looked at each other, feeling somewhat helpless.

I feel helpless towards Xuan Sujin and Nangong Sheng, even though everyone knows that they are an engaged couple.

Even the Emperor had asked several times when the marriage could be arranged, but every time Princess Xuan asked Xuan Sujin privately, she always refused.

The reason is simple, she is still young and hasn't thought about getting married yet, and she wants to spend more time with her parents.

If she was only fourteen at the beginning, she was indeed too young. But now she is already sixteen and Fuling is pregnant, but Xuan Sujin is still not married. This really doesn't make sense.

So Prince Xuan felt a little embarrassed every time someone asked him about it, but he didn't point out that it was Xuan Sujin who was unwilling. He just took the responsibility on himself and said that they were reluctant to do it.

But now, as Xuan Sujin is getting older, they are becoming more and more helpless, but they don't want to force Xuan Sujin.

Xuan Sujin had already walked in front of Nangong Sheng and took the initiative to look up at Nangong Sheng: "Brother Sheng, I'm back."