Don't be tempted, sir

Rose petals fell on Shen Yining's head with the wind, and then slid to her shoulders. Song Xiaoyuan watched quietly with his eyes. Shen Yining walked slowly and raised his head to meet his gaze inadvertently. His eyes did not dodge in embarrassment, but slowly turned away as the petals fell from his shoulders.

Some guests exclaimed: "Don't be fooled by General Shen's casual appearance, the children in this family are all very pretty."

Someone beside him interrupted: "Don't you see Madam Shen? The Zhao family is full of beauties. General Shen has picked up a treasure. Back then, there were beauties in the capital that were one to one. It was said that His Majesty was interested in them. It's a pity that Madam Shen only loves the young General Shen who saved her under the horse's hooves and fell in love with her at first sight."

Someone else interrupted, "If you're talking about that, General Shen was also very handsome and powerful when he was young. When he returned to the city, he rode a tall horse, and many girls threw flowers to him just to get a second look at him."

Little Radish Head Shen Changsi pricked up his ears to listen to his friends and relatives bragging about his sister and his parents, thinking silently in his heart: "Love at first sight under the horse's hooves... Throwing flowers in the street to beg father to have a look." He couldn't help but be curious.

Shen Yining faced the guests, bowed and knelt at the table. Song Xiaoyuan stood up, washed his hands and dried them.

I thought, "Hmm? It's that cool young man just now."

Song Xiaoyuan walked slowly behind her, bringing with him a cool and refreshing scent, like winter snow mixed with pine resin. He gently ran a wooden comb through her hair, gradually smoothing out the black hair that had just been slightly messed up by the wind.

Song Xiaoyuan picked up the orange blossom hairpin from the tray and said curiously: "This flower... is rare."

Shen Yining didn't hear clearly and asked: "What?"

The man behind him did not reply, but chanted a blessing in a cold and loud voice: "On this auspicious day of the month, you are wearing your first clothes. Let me abandon your childish ambitions and help you become virtuous. May you live a long and healthy life and enjoy great happiness."

Looking at the young man's snow-white clothes, which made him look like someone other than a human, I only had one thought in my mind: "Hmm, he is very cold and must be aloof. 】

The audience whispered, "This... Lord Song actually came to be the guest of honor for the youngest daughter of the Shen family!"

A Wu handed over the brocade box, and Song Xiaoyuan said coldly: "Miss Shen, this is the Yongzhou soft jade that His Majesty gave to you for your coming of age ceremony!"

Shen Yining didn't dare to look into those eyes, and took it with both hands: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

At this point, the ceremony of coming of age is over.

The guests took their seats one after another. Zhao Qizhu exclaimed beside Shen Yining, "Sir Song is your guest of honor! Oh my! It's great to have a brother! The people you invited are so extraordinary."

Shen Yining was puzzled: "Master Song?"

"Yes, Song Xiaoyuan, Lord Song! It's normal that you, Yining, don't know him since you just came of age. There are many high-class ladies in the capital who want to marry into the Song Mansion. It's a pity that he is ignorant of love and has not been married yet."

Shen Yining recalled the cold eyes just now: "Sir Song, his eyes... are too cold, a little hard to approach."

Qizhu frowned and said, "Yining, although you have been engaged to Changqing since you came of age, you haven't told anyone about it yet. Now the women in the capital will definitely regard you as a thorn in their eyes..."

The word "engagement" made Shen Yining blush, and she remembered what Shen Changqing said before leaving: "Yining, wait for me." She reached out and touched the orange flower hairpin on top of her head, and said embarrassedly: "Oh, Sister Qizhu, what are you talking about..."

Qizhu said calmly: "You act like Changqing's little tail every day. Everyone in your family knows that you and Changqing are childhood sweethearts. I guess it will be settled after we return from this expedition."

Shen Yining blushed at this moment and said something else: "Sister Qizhu, have you met anyone since you came of age?"