nycdaug Chapter 241 Apology
Chapter 241 Apology
Accompanied by Dada's horse hooves, they soon arrived at the Shen Mansion.
As soon as Lu Xuan got off the carriage, he saw Princess Changyang, Shen Ting'an, and Shen Yuanci all waiting at the Zhengyi Gate to greet him.
Thinking of the injuries on Shen Yuanci's body, she suddenly felt guilty.
He hurried forward and said, "Why such a big gesture? Master Shen was injured because of me, so he should take good care of his injuries. Otherwise, I would not dare to accept your kindness anymore..."
Hearing her say this, Shen Yuanci's eyes curved up, like the Milky Way filled with stars.
Princess Changyang joked, "Who said it's unnecessary? Rules and etiquette cannot be abandoned. Our Yuanci has been waiting here for a full half hour!"
Shen Ting'an chuckled twice and echoed: "The princess has done us a favor. This child really knows how to be grateful!"
He and Princess Changyang only thought that Shen Yuanci had always valued Lu Xuan so much because Lu Xuan saved his life.
He also ran around to handle the affairs of the palace without any hesitation.
He is our savior, so we should be grateful to him.
Therefore, the couple did not think there was anything wrong with this, and even felt that their son had become more responsible.
But at this moment, the curtain of the carriage behind him was lifted, and a familiar figure followed Lu Xuan down from the carriage.
"General Shen, Princess, Brother Yuanci!"
Jiang Xing was dressed in brocade and casual clothes, smiling freely and carefreely. He looked so smug that he was even happier than when he was the most favored prince.
The gloom that had accumulated on him for many days was swept away, just like the extremely bright sun after being washed by heavy rain.
With just this one glance, Shen Yuanci's eyes, which were as bright as stars just now, dimmed in an instant.
Jiang Xing also came today and was so cheerful.
How many things can make Prince Jin so happy and change his depressed look of recent days?
He could subconsciously guess that perhaps Ah Xuan and him... had made some choices that he was unwilling to face.
Lu Xuan followed Princess Changyang and Shen Ting'an into the main hall of the Shen Mansion.
After a brief conversation, Jiang Xing replaced Lu Xuan and stayed in the main hall to talk with Shen Ting'an and his wife.
Lu Xuan used the excuse of looking for Shen Xingcan to go out alone with Shen Yuanci.
In the garden of the Shen Mansion, Shen Yuanci walked in front and Lu Xuan followed behind, chatting about irrelevant gossip.
"Axuan, you weren't scared that day, were you? Does your foot injury still hurt?" Shen Yuanci acted warm and calm as if nothing had happened, and it seemed that he still had endless expectations for them.
Lu Xuan didn't dare to look him in the eye. Her voice was a little low, filled with endless guilt: "It doesn't hurt anymore. Let's go back. Sang Luo will apply medicine for me."
Hearing this, Shen Yuanci twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Yes, the medicine in the palace must be excellent."
After saying this, he felt a little disgusted with himself.
Why does he look a bit like a woman, showing some bitterness and resentment?
Then, he glanced around the garden with a look of satisfaction: "Look, you've never been to our garden before, have you?"
"Before, I always came and left in a hurry. It's my fault too. I didn't show you around."
Shen Yuanci knew that Lu Xuan must have something to say since he had hinted to him alone.
However, he was afraid to face the truth that he had already anticipated.
So at this moment, I just want to stay a little longer in this seemingly peaceful and beautiful atmosphere with only the two of us.
He pointed to two trees of pomegranates in vibrant crimson blossoms and smiled with immense satisfaction, "Look! The pomegranates and marigolds in the mansion are in full bloom. They're all quite sensible; they know the future mistress is coming, so they're giving me this kind of honor."
"You don't know, yesterday's violent storm originally blew these flowers into pieces. Maybe they knew you were coming today, so..."
Shen Yuanci was not a talkative person, but at this moment he was walking in front, chattering non-stop, which was unusual for him.
Seeing him like this, Lu Xuan felt even more guilty.
The smile on his face gradually faded away.
Shen Yuanci deliberately didn't look at the expression of the person behind him. He seemed not to feel it and looked quite interested.
He even wanted to tell Lu Xuan not to say anything depressing, but to just let him immerse himself in this enthusiasm filled with anticipation.
Let him live in the hope that everything has hope...
However, reality may arrive a little later because of his thoughts, but it will not disappear.
Although Lu Xuan couldn't bear it, she still felt that the more Shen Yuanci acted like this, the sooner she should tell him the truth.
So as to prevent him from being trapped in that cage of fantasy.
"Yuan, Yuanci." Lu Xuan shouted with some discomfort.
Hearing this, Shen Yuanci stopped in his tracks. A flash of joy flashed across his face, but then the joy that emerged from the sound of "Yuanci" quickly faded away like a shooting star.
"Axuan, don't you like this garden?" He turned around, his eyes flickering, and he was panic-stricken for a moment.
As if trying to escape from something.
"It's okay if you don't like it here. I can ask my parents to buy me a house that you like. Then, I'll have a big garden where you can plant whatever you want. Sang Luo said, you like jasmine? Don't worry, I'll plant lots of jasmine for you in the future..."
His Adam's apple rolled, and as he spoke, he seemed afraid that his words wouldn't make themselves clear, so his hand movements were a little messy.
But it was precisely because of this that his anxiety was exposed.
"Yuanci, this garden is great. It's my fault!"
Lu Xuan only felt that his panic was a little dazzling, as if his irresponsibility and recklessness were torn apart nakedly and exposed to the sun.
We clearly didn't find out the truth before, so why did we give him such fantasies and expectations?
So if I say it now, it will only hurt others and myself.
"This garden is filled with vibrant flowers, each season offering its own unique beauty. But I am destined to only witness the warmth of summer. I am unlucky..."
"No, you have it!" Shen Yuanci said anxiously.
"As long as you wish, this garden will bloom for you at any time!"
Lu Xuan stared at her blankly, his brows filled with pity.
She shook her head and spoke a little louder: "I don't want this garden to bloom for me all the time. I just want it to be well, according to its own will, to bloom when it wants to, to bear fruit when it wants to, to bloom whatever it wants, without having to pay attention to me, and to be able to forget that I was ever here..."
"Axuan, you..." Shen Yuanci looked at her infatuatedly, and gradually, his slender eyes were filled with tears.
"Can you tell me why this is happening?" His tone was filled with helplessness, but he still seemed to be waiting for the last ray of light, pleading with hope before it was shattered.
Lu Xuan pinched her sleeves, bit her lower lip, and met his eyes reluctantly, "Yuan Ci, what I said to you before was indeed true. In our Shen Ji Sect, everyone has their own destined person."
"After I rescued you at the Shen Mansion, I truly listened to what you said to me. So, I asked for a fortune telling for both myself and you, and the results showed that it was indeed quite good. I mistakenly thought you were my destined one, and thought the prince was just an ally who would eventually reconcile with me..."
"Then maybe your measurement was correct back then? Who told you that you calculated it wrong?!"
Shen Yuanci interrupted her harshly, his heart feeling as if it was suspended in mid-air, ready to plummet to pieces at any moment.
Lu Xuan knew he had made a big mistake, so he patiently explained, "I was indeed wrong, Yuanci. My mistake was that I hadn't calculated for myself and the prince. Just the day before yesterday, when I was about to leave the palace, I was told that my destined person was the prince..."
Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a loud "bang" sound in his ears.