Chapter 61 Leaving the Mansion

  After leaving the Spring Garden, Xue Lengyu's mood improved, and her eyebrows and eyes were filled with a smile. She saw Shu Li Hou in the distance and ran over to him quickly.

  "Sorry to keep you waiting." Xue Lengyu smiled and said, "Let's go."

  Shu Li nodded and turned around to walk out. Neither fast nor slow, he walked shoulder to shoulder with Xue Lengyu.

  Since she was allowed to leave the Wang Fu, Xue Lengyu never referred to herself as a slave in front of him again. Nor did she have any feeling of being inferior. But it was unknown whether this was her true nature or if she really considered herself his friend.

  All the way, Shu Li couldn't help but ask: "So happy? What did you say to Wang Fei?"

  Xue Lengyu smiled and said: "I won't tell you."

  "What?" Shu Lidao said: "Don't you believe me?"

  Xue Lengyu glanced at him coldly: "It's not like it's a secret, what can't be trusted? I'm going to discuss business with the princess, but nothing has been decided yet, and I don't want to tell you."

  "Are you discussing business with the princess?" Shu Li became even more curious. Judging from her beaming smile, she must have made a profit.

  Xue Lengyu smiled slyly: "This is a business secret, don't worry, I will absolutely abide by the law."

  He didn't pry or ask questions, so as not to appear like a gossiping man who likes to snoop into other people's private affairs.

  This road is inevitably awkward, but Xue Lengyu's mood is extremely good, so there is a faint smile on his face all the time. Looking at Xue Lengyu's smiling face, Shu Li couldn't help but smile too.

  The passing maid only saw the normally cold and distant face walking side by side with a woman full of smiles.

  Halfway through the walk, a familiar figure appeared in the distance, walking towards them. As they drew closer, it turned out to be Wang, the housekeeper, and a young servant from the mansion.

  Wang Guan hastily stood up and addressed Shu Li as "Lord Shu". The young servant behind him lowered his head, not daring to speak.

  In this mansion, although Wang Guan's family status is not low, but Shu Li is Li Mu's personal confidant. In the Mu Wang Mansion, everyone has to show him respect.

  Shu Li just nodded slightly, showing politeness. Xue Lengyu smiled and said: "Housekeeper Wang, hello."

  Wang Guan saw that it was Xue Lengyu beckoning to him, and he merely nodded in response. After all, Xue Lengyu was just a maid in the manor, and no matter how one looked at her, she couldn't possibly have any other significance.

  Xue Lengyu knew that Wang the steward was showing distinction in status, and didn't mind, still saying: "Wang the steward, I'm leaving the mansion now. Thank you for taking care of me these days."

  Actually, there's no need to take care of anything, it's just a polite phrase. Today I'm in a good mood, so everyone looks pleasant to me.

  Wang Guan's expression changed: "You want to leave the mansion?"

  Xue Lengyu hadn't spoken yet when Shu Li said: "Yes, I'll send her home right away."

  "Ah?" Wang's housekeeper Zhang opened his mouth wide: "Shu Daren, you said you would send her back home?"

  Even if Xue Lengyu had to leave the Wang Manor, it wouldn't be necessary for him to personally see her off.

  "Yes." Xue Lengyu smiled and said, "Housekeeper Wang, I have already bid farewell to the princess and we have reached a consensus on subsequent matters, so you don't need to worry."

  Wang Guan's family was even more speechless, as Xue Lengyu seemed to have changed into a completely different person overnight. The woman who used to lower her head and humbly address herself as "nu bi" (slave) whenever they met, now seemed to be on an equal footing with him. Yet, it didn't seem like she was being arrogant because of her exceptional talent being recognized on the list. For a moment, he really didn't know what to say.

  "Is there anything else, Housekeeper Wang?"

  "It's nothing, it's nothing." Wang, the housekeeper, hastily said: "Master Shu, slow down."

  Xue Lengyu smiled and followed the footsteps of Shu Li, who was leaving. Seeing Wang Guan's surprise, she still felt a little pleased in her heart. This is not called relying on others' power, this is holding one's head high and speaking out freely.

  Outside the Wangfu gate, it was still that tall horse that Xue Lengyue had ridden. Shu Li flipped himself onto the horse and this time did not extend a hand to Xue Lengyue: "Get on."

  "Oh." Xue Lengyu's hand was grasped by Shu Li, and before she knew it, her body had suddenly floated into the air, and she was already sitting on the horseback.

  Thinking of that day when I left the mansion, I was also sitting in front of Xue Lengyu like this. I was still thinking wildly for a while, and then Xue Lengyu suddenly burst out laughing.

  "What's so funny?" Shu Li walked away slowly, her horse's hooves echoing in the distance. Her mood this time was different from that day.

  Xue Lengyu said: "I thought that day, you just wanted to ask me which direction my home was in, I myself had wild thoughts and blushed for half a day."

  With a faint smile, her voice had a hint of teasing: "I've been wanting to ask you, what were you thinking that day when your face turned so red?"

  Unexpectedly, Shu Li also had a playful side. Xue Lengyu turned her head and gave him a white eye, smiling and saying: "Want to know? I won't tell you."

  How to say it, did I have a crush on him at that moment? And also thought about this and that? That's too embarrassing, besides, it's easy for him to misunderstand.

  In this era where relationships between people are extremely pure, it's estimated that Shu Li also can't quite understand. Seeing a handsome guy and having one's heart moved is just a normal human feeling. Having one's heart moved doesn't mean that feelings will develop.

  "I know without you saying." Shu Li Dao.

  "You know." Xue Lengyu turned her head to take another look at Shu Li's calm and collected expression. She wouldn't believe it even if she was beaten to death, that Shu Li could know what she was thinking.

  He raised an eyebrow and said calmly: "In the palace... there are actually quite a few women who like me..."

  "Cough, cough, cough..." Xue Lengyu was choked by his own saliva and suddenly started coughing violently. Could it be that he wanted to say that he actually blushed because he liked him? It's a bit too direct, isn't it? He thought he was a cold and aloof man, but after being with Li Mu for so long, he also had such a shameless side.

  Shu Li thought of reaching out to pat Xue Leng Yu's back, but after some consideration, he still withdrew his hand. After all... it was still not suitable.

  Xue Lengyu's coughing subsided a bit, and she turned her head to glare at Shu Li with a fierce gaze: "I thought you were an honest person, but I didn't expect you to be so shameless."

  Shu Li Wei smiled and said: "It's all because I read Xue Niang's life motto, and benefited a lot from it."

  Although not used to Xue Lengyu's joke, how could he admit defeat, and sneered: "So, it seems that I've corrupted a kind and honest good man, making him glib and sharp-tongued?"

  "Whatever." The words were full of resentment, but his expression didn't show a hint of it: "I'm a grown man, even if I've suffered a bit, would I hold a grudge against a girl like you?"

  Xue Lengyu's face turned red with anger, and she couldn't care less about the propriety of men and women interacting. She also didn't care about maintaining a distance from Shu Li anymore. She reached out and pinched his arm hard, saying fiercely: "You're such a bad person, always making fun of me!"

  A faint pain on her arm, but a smile spread across her face. This was the true Xue Lengyu, a delicate and spoiled woman with a hint of stubbornness.

  In the palace, that oppressed woman who described herself as a walking corpse was still so striking. Now that she's out of her cage and free in the sky, what kind of spirit would such a woman have?