Her Entire Court Reborn with Her in the Modern World

Chapter 44: Chapter 43: Of Course We Must Meet! The Daily Life of Two Eternal Emperors

"The Green Lotus Jade Pendant?" Ming Chengli’s voice faltered. "Are you sure?"

"I can’t be wrong. Although my grades weren’t as good as yours, I’m not so blind as to misread it," the middle-aged man said grumpily. "I figured since you specialize in studying Xuan History, and a descendant of the Linsu Xie Family has finally appeared, wouldn’t you want to meet him?"

"Of course I want to meet him!" Ming Chengli said, his excitement mounting. "When?"

"He’s a famous musician, very busy," the middle-aged man replied. "Anyway, he’ll definitely reach out to you. Just wait for it."

Ming Chengli let out a long breath. "I owe you one."

"What’s this about owing?" the middle-aged man said, displeased. "Chengli, between you and me, I don’t want to hear such things."

Ming Chengli felt a warmth in his heart. He smiled. "Alright."

Evening classes ended, and Shi Changying packed away the workbooks she needed to complete that night.

"Yingying, are you hungry?" Lu Mi slung her backpack over her shoulders, looking incredibly generous. "A few new shops have opened on the school’s snack street. My treat!"

Hearing the words "my treat," Shi Changying immediately followed her without a second thought.

Shaoyuan slowly opened his eyes. A few seconds later, he also stood up and left the classroom.

"Yingying, I’ll go buy us some fried chicken tenders." Lu Mi sprinted forward at top speed. "Wait for me!"

The snack street was filled not only with students from Jianghuai High School but also with nearby residents. Shi Changying casually surveyed her surroundings until she spotted a cotton candy in a little girl’s hand.

"It looks a bit like spun sugar. I’ve never seen it before. I want to eat it," she thought.

"Pretty lady, they sell it over there. Mine is apple-flavored, super sweet!" The little girl blinked her eyes and offered, "Do you want a bite?"

Shi Changying bent down. But before she could take a bite, a force from behind pulled her away from the cotton candy.

"My allowance isn’t so meager that it forces you to stoop to snatching snacks from a child." Shaoyuan hooked a finger around her backpack strap. "Come here. My treat."

The little girl spoke up loudly, "I was the one who offered it to the pretty lady! She wasn’t snatching it."

Shaoyuan raised an eyebrow. "Your cotton candy is too small. It’s only enough for the pretty lady to take one bite."

"WAAH!" the little girl burst into tears. "Mom, I want to buy a bigger cotton candy!"

Lu Mi, who had just returned with the fried chicken tenders, stared. "Young Master, did... did you make the kid cry?"

Shaoyuan took out a flower woven from colored cardstock, crouched down, and placed it in the little girl’s hand.

The little girl stopped crying at once. "So pretty! Mom, look!"

Shaoyuan stood back up, his hand still hooked on Shi Changying’s backpack strap. "Come along, my lady."

Shi Changying didn’t stand on ceremony with him. She pondered for a moment and asked, "Which flavor is the best?"

Before Shaoyuan could answer, she added, "I’ll take one of each."

Lu Mi looked at the dozen or so flavors on the menu, her head spinning. "You... you won’t be able to finish all that, right?"

"There’s nothing I can’t finish," Shi Changying replied calmly.

Eating too much sugar was bad for her health, and Shaoyuan had no intention of indulging her this time. "One mixed flavor."

Shi Changying pushed her luck. "I want the biggest one."

Shaoyuan signaled the vendor again. Soon, a gigantic rainbow-colored cotton candy was produced.

"WHOA!" Lu Mi clapped her hands. "That’s definitely the biggest cotton candy I’ve ever seen!"

Shi Changying took a bite; the outermost layer was strawberry-flavored. Her cheeks puffed out as she ate earnestly. Seeing her eat with such focus made even those who originally had no appetite suddenly feel hungry.

The students from Senior Class 17 were all getting restless.

"Young Master, I want to eat some too!"

"Young Master, me too! I want vanilla."

Shaoyuan wasn’t one to refuse such a minor request. He leaned against a nearby tree with his arms crossed and said, "Line up."

The students were thrilled and obediently formed a long line in front of the cotton candy cart.

After paying, Shaoyuan walked over to the girl and lazily lowered his gaze. "Have you figured out which flavor is the best?"

Shi Changying was still entirely focused on her snack. "They’re all good."

With so many novel delicacies, she had already fallen in love with this era.

Shaoyuan’s tone was as nonchalant as ever. "You really aren’t a picky eater." He mused that she was very easy to feed.

Around this time, Meng Shuyan had also just left the school. He was about to get into his private car to leave when he caught sight of a familiar figure. Meng Shuyan told his driver to wait. He walked up to Huo Yunxing and greeted him with unwarranted familiarity. "Yunxing, what brings you here?"

Huo Yunxing turned his head and scoffed lightly. "What did you call me? Although I have a marriage agreement with your sister, we aren’t officially engaged yet. Calling me by my first name like we’re family is hardly appropriate, is it?"

Meng Shuyan’s expression stiffened. He had no choice but to correct himself, "Mr. Huo."

Huo Yunxing didn’t look at him. Something seemed to catch his eye, and his gaze fixed on a spot in the distance. Meng Shuyan followed his line of sight and saw a group of students holding cotton candy, crowded around Shaoyuan and Shi Changying.

"That girl from your family... oh, the one from Ming Village," Huo Yunxing asked. "Has she really never eaten anything good?"

Meng Shuyan let out a mocking laugh. "Yeah. She eats even plain steamed buns as if they’re some rare delicacy."

Huo Yunxing also spotted Shaoyuan, a look of contempt crossing his face. "Turns out he’s just a high schooler. No wonder he can only afford low-class things like cotton candy."

Meng Shuyan was somewhat puzzled. "Mr. Huo, you know our student council president?"

"Know him? We’ve only crossed paths once," Huo Yunxing said dismissively. "That day at Sui Jin Cave, I saw the heiress your Xu family brought back. I thought about stepping in to play the hero, but he beat me to it."

Meng Shuyan stared in disbelief. "He was the one you fought with, Mr. Huo?"

This was Shaoyuan they were talking about! It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to describe him as a lofty, untouchable bright moon who would never bow his head for anyone. How could he possibly get into a street fight over someone?

"Fought? Where did you hear such rumors?" Huo Yunxing’s expression turned cold. He spun around and walked away.

"Mr. Huo!" Meng Shuyan failed to catch up to him. He shot a sinister glare at Shi Changying before getting into his car to return to the Meng family.

After finishing her cotton candy, Shi Changying hugged a bucket of snacks Shaoyuan had bought her and returned to the Old Xu Mansion.

Ming Chengli was silent for a moment before saying, "Changying, didn’t Dad say—"

"He said his allowance is enough to feed me," Shi Changying interjected.

Ming Chengli was speechless. That wasn’t just an allowance. It was probably worth hundreds of millions!

Shi Changying glanced at him. "Why are you so happy today? Because Xie Qingshi’s zither has finally been revealed to the world?"

"More than that." Ming Chengli beamed with excitement. "A descendant of the Linsu Xie Family has appeared. Look, this is the Green Lotus Jade Pendant he presented."

He took out his phone and opened the picture the middle-aged man had sent him.

Shi Changying paused. "This Green Lotus Jade Pendant doesn’t just belong to any direct descendant of the Xie family."

"Oh?" Ming Chengli was surprised. "What do you think is different about it, Changying?"

"The jade quality and the intricate patterns are completely different," Shi Changying said calmly. "This particular Green Lotus Jade Pendant could only be used by Young Master Xie."

After Xie Qingshi, there had never been a second Young Master Xie.