Chapter 37

Chapter 37: Could She Fancy Young Master Shang Er?

Nanny beside Madam Tao also understood medicine. Nanny took the prescription, looked it over, and then nodded.

Only then did Madam Tao stand and bow to Sheng Zhi Wan. “If I can conceive smoothly, I will certainly send additional thanks to Divine Physician.”

“No need,” Sheng Zhi Wan said. “The consultation fee was already paid. I only hope Madam gets your wish soon.”

Madam Tao trusted Sheng Zhi Wan even more after hearing that and left full of expectation.

Sheng Zhi Wan watched Madam Tao’s back and truly hoped Madam Tao would succeed soon. After giving Shopkeeper Lin a few instructions, Sheng Zhi Wan finally walked out of Ci Xi Hall.

“Y-Young Master,” Ting Lan asked, eyes shining as Ting Lan looked at the lively street, “are we going to stroll around, or are we going straight back?”

Sheng Zhi Wan could tell what Ting Lan was thinking at a glance. Sheng Zhi Wan raised a finger and lightly tapped Ting Lan’s forehead.

Ting Lan’s cheeks instantly turned pink.

[The Princess in men’s clothes looked way too handsome when the Princess did that! The Princess was the most handsome young gentleman Ting Lan had ever seen, far better-looking than Heir Apparent!]

“Then we will stroll around,” Sheng Zhi Wan said.

“Great!” Ting Lan cheered.

An Zhi was happy too. As Sheng Zhi Wan’s personal maidservants, the two rarely had chances to come out. In the past two years, An Zhi had not even come out once.

So with the chance to walk around, even steady An Zhi felt excited.

When women went shopping, in any era, they could never avoid jewelry and clothes. Without noticing, the three of them walked to Ding Zhen Tower.

Before they even went in, they saw a somewhat familiar figure stride out in a hurry.

“Princess, that person-is that Young Master Shang Er?” Ting Lan asked.

Sheng Zhi Wan followed Ting Lan’s gaze and saw a soft-looking Miss with her lips bitten and her eyes lowered, following behind a man.

The man’s handsome brows were impatient, and his eyes were wicked and unruly. If it was not Shang Xing Yu, then who was it?

“I heard the Shang Family is choosing a Miss for Young Master Shang Er,” Ting Lan said. “It seems they took a liking to a distant cousin from Madam Shang’s maternal family, a Bai. It should be her, right?”

“That Miss Bai looks so delicate, but Young Master Shang Er is walking so fast. He really does not know how to cherish beauty…” Ting Lan worried for Miss Bai.

Hearing that, Sheng Zhi Wan’s eyes shifted. Sheng Zhi Wan’s gaze fell on Miss Bai’s lower belly without thinking.

“Princess, what is it?” Ting Lan asked, feeling that the way Sheng Zhi Wan looked at Miss Bai was strangely unsettling.

Sheng Zhi Wan shook Sheng Zhi Wan’s head. “Nothing.”

In the end, those two would not work out anyway. It was not Sheng Zhi Wan’s business, and it was better not to interfere.

Sheng Zhi Wan was about to leave when Shang Xing Yu, who had already walked away, seemed to sense Sheng Zhi Wan’s gaze and suddenly turned around.

Their eyes met, and Sheng Zhi Wan paused.

The impatience on Shang Xing Yu’s face stiffened for an instant when Shang Xing Yu saw Sheng Zhi Wan.

“Xing Yu Brother, do not walk so fast. Xiao Xiao cannot keep up…” a girl’s soft, sweet voice said.

Shang Xing Yu’s expression stiffened even more.

Sheng Zhi Wan gave Shang Xing Yu a slight nod, brushed past Shang Xing Yu, and walked into Ding Zhen Tower.

“Xing Yu Brother, what are you looking at?” Bai Xiao Xiao asked, following Shang Xing Yu’s gaze, but Bai Xiao Xiao only saw the empty doorway.

Disgust flashed in Shang Xing Yu’s eyes, but it vanished in an instant. Shang Xing Yu swept Shang Xing Yu’s gaze over Bai Xiao Xiao and said, “Did you not say you wanted to go to Gathering Sages Teahouse? Come on. We will go now.”

“Ah? But Xing Yu Brother, did you not just say you had something important to handle?”

“No matter how busy it is, nothing is more important than you,” Shang Xing Yu said.

“Xing Yu Brother is so good!” Bai Xiao Xiao felt proud.

[Mother had worried Bai Xiao Xiao could not win over a playboy like Shang Xing Yu. Look-only half a day, and Bai Xiao Xiao already had him in hand. Still… Shang Xing Yu looked good, but Shang Xing Yu’s reputation was not great, and Shang Xing Yu’s ability was far worse than the Shang Family’s eldest brother. If only Bai Xiao Xiao could marry the eldest brother instead.]

* “Young Master, do you think that Miss Bai can really take a liking to Young Master Shang Er?” Ting Lan kept thinking about it even after they entered Ding Zhen Tower.

Ever since Shang Xing Yu spoke up for Sheng Zhi Wan last time, Ting Lan’s favor toward Shang Xing Yu had doubled. If anyone spoke badly of Young Master Shang Er, Ting Lan felt it had to be slander and rumor.

But there were too many rumors, and Ting Lan still worried.

Miss Bai looked like such a gentle, slender Miss. Could Miss Bai really like someone like Young Master Shang Er?

“Everyone has their own fate,” Sheng Zhi Wan said, patting Ting Lan. “Instead of thinking about that, you might as well pick a piece of jewelry you like.”

Ting Lan froze.

Sheng Zhi Wan looked at An Zhi. “An Zhi, you pick one too. Consider it this Young Master’s birthday gift to you. If I remember correctly, both your birthdays are tomorrow?”

“Y-Young Master still remembered,” An Zhi said, An Zhi’s eyes turning red.

An Zhi and Ting Lan were cousins, born on the same day. Their clan had sold them into a brothel. The day they tried to escape happened to be the day Sheng Zhi Wan married.

Guards had stopped them. The people behind them were about to catch up. It was the Princess who heard the commotion and redeemed the two of them.

They had only mentioned their birthday once, back then. An Zhi had not expected the Princess to remember it all this time.

“Alright,” Sheng Zhi Wan said with a smile. “No crying. People who do not know will think this Young Master bullied you.”

“Mm!” Ting Lan wiped Ting Lan’s eyes and smiled widely. “Then I will pick the prettiest one, and I will wear it every day from now on!”

Soon, the two of them each chose a piece of jewelry, and Sheng Zhi Wan paid with lavish ease.

On the carriage ride back, they passed Gathering Sages Teahouse. Before they even got close, they saw a crowd gathered outside the door.

“Heavens! Is she really pregnant?!”