Chapter 142 Dilemma
Aying didn't quite understand why she had to go to the princess's mansion to complete this punishment, but she had to obey the emperor's order no matter how confused she was.

Su Jian picked out clothes left and right, but felt that they were all too thin. "Miss, didn't Yulanxuan give you a white fox cloak? Wear that. It will keep you warmer."

Ah Ying was not willing to wear that one at first, "Wouldn't it be too ostentatious? I'm going there to be punished, not to enjoy myself."

But Su Jian didn't care. "Is that why you should wear something nice? Although the princess looks very elegant, I always feel that she is a little hostile to you. She will find fault with whatever you wear. Why bother to please her and keep yourself cold? Keeping warm is the most important thing."

To be honest, Ah Ying didn't expect to hear such words. After thinking about it carefully, it was just as Su Jian said. Even if you were wrapped up with only your eyes left, she would think you were seducing someone. There was really no need to waste your time.

So, after thinking it through, Aying chose a more luxurious and comfortable set of clothes and cloak, and even changed her jewelry to more dazzling ones.

After everything was packed, Aying took a carriage to the princess's mansion.

When I arrived at the door, it was still closed.

A Ying looked at Su Jian with a little confusion.

Su Jian immediately went to knock on the door, "Knock knock knock."

After a long time, there was still no movement.

"What does this mean?" Su Jian frowned and complained.

Ah Ying laughed and said, "Just wait, someone will come naturally."

As soon as he finished speaking, a butler came out and said, "Miss, please come in."

Only then did Su Jian accompany A Ying into the room.

It has to be said that the royal family and the aristocratic family are different after all.

Grand and luxurious.

Fang Gu was fixing Xiao Jiyao's hair, "Princess, Miss Ying has arrived."

"Let her wait." Xiao Jiyao said calmly.

Fang Gu nodded.

A Ying was standing at the door.

"Girl, I think the princess did it on purpose!" Su Jian muttered.

Ah Ying raised her head slightly, "Be quiet, don't be anxious, stay calm..."

"This is a hundred copies of the Buddhist sutra. I don't know when I'll finish copying it." It was just the first day and she was like this. Su Jian couldn't help but worry about the girl.

"It's just copying Buddhist scriptures, which is already a favor from His Majesty. Even if the princess is in trouble, how difficult it can be?" Aying was open-minded. This was better than being beaten.

Then, Fang Gu came out.

Ah Ying nodded slightly.

Fang Gu also bowed politely, "My Lady, the princess said she was worried that you couldn't see clearly in the room, so the view outside is better than inside, so you can write here."

Su Jian was stunned. "It's freezing cold, how can we be outside?"

Ah Ying immediately said, "Su Jian!"

Then, he looked at Fang Gu with a gentle expression, "Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty."

Su Jian wanted to speak again, but A Ying gave her a slight look.

It was not until the servant brought out a table and a chair that Aying understood the princess's thoughts.

Sitting on a cold chair in this empty and cold courtyard, not to mention the coldness of my body, even the paper was difficult to keep in place.

The cold wind was blowing so hard that Aying's hand holding the pen felt painful and stiff.

When I put pen to paper, the horizontal lines are no longer horizontal, and the vertical lines are no longer vertical.

A Ying had no choice but to tear it up and rewrite it.

Su Jian was extremely anxious, "Isn't this bullying? It's not easy to endure the cold, let alone copying Buddhist scriptures. How long will it take to finish writing in this situation?"

Ah Ying gritted her teeth, used the remaining warmth in her palms to warm her red, frozen fingers, blew some hot air on them, and just as she picked up the pen, she felt the coldness penetrate her bones again.

Xiao Jiyao hugged the hot water bottle and looked at Huo Aying quietly.

"Princess, will this happen?" Fang Gu was a little nervous. Xiao Jiyao's eyes were cold, "It's just a bit of cold. She is the daughter of a gambler and has suffered a lot. If she can't stand this little bit, I will have something to say to put pressure on her."

Fanggu didn't dare to say anything anymore. It seemed that Miss Aying had to accept this punishment whether she wanted to or not.

Just as Aying was holding the pen and writing stroke by stroke, suddenly, snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

"It's snowing?" Su Jian reached out to catch the snowflakes, and became even more worried about the girl.

As soon as Ah Ying looked up, he saw large white snowflakes floating in the air.

Then, he lowered his head and glanced at the main hall. Obviously, Aying knew that Xiao Jiyao did it on purpose.

At this moment, a masked man holding an oil-paper umbrella walked towards Aying with a gloomy face.

When Aying was wondering what this man was going to do, the man opened the umbrella swiftly and held it over Aying's head.

Afterwards, Jingshi stood up, his expression unable to tell his emotions.

But what no one could see was that the man's hand holding the umbrella tightened, and he tried his best to hold the umbrella for Aying, but his shoulders were covered with snowflakes.

Ah Ying raised her head slightly and could only see the man's masked face. "Thank you for your kindness, sir. You should go back. If the princess sees you, she will punish you."

The man seemed touched by Aying's calm and sober tone, but his hand gripped the umbrella even tighter and his expression became more determined.

Ah Ying slowly looked at the man again, his gaze fixed on the main hall. It was obvious that he was not afraid of being discovered by the princess.

In this case, she accepted the young man's kindness.

Fang Gu in the room was the first to notice the man, and quickly replied to Xiao Jiyao: "Princess, Feichen is holding an umbrella for County Lord Aying."

Xiao Jiyao's eyes flashed and she turned around immediately.

Standing outside the window, looking over, Feichen was holding an umbrella for Aying.

Immediately, Xiao Jiyao's face darkened.

Ah Ying had just finished writing once when she suddenly heard Su Jian calling, "Meet the princess."

Ah Ying immediately looked up and saw Xiao Jiyao.

"Princess." Aying bowed slightly.

"How's the copying going?" Xiao Jiyao said to Aying, but her eyes fell on Feichen.

Ah Ying took a look at the Buddhist scripture which was pretty good and replied seriously, "I just copied it once." Then he handed the scripture to Xiao Jiyao.

Looking at the beautiful small regular script handwriting, Xiao Jiyao was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that Huo Aying was not just a pretty face and her handwriting was quite good.

"Okay, come again tomorrow." Xiao Jiyao said softly.

Ah Ying was stunned. There were still ninety-nine repetitions to go. If he only wrote once and then went back, how long would it take to finish? So, he nodded slightly and said, "Ah Ying, don't be tired. You can go back after you finish."

Xiao Jiyao said nonchalantly: "I'm tired."

Ah Ying:? ?

I couldn't help but secretly wonder if this guy was seriously ill. Wasn't he deliberately playing a joke on me?

It is obvious that this is what Xiao Jiyao meant.

On someone else's territory, no matter how unhappy Ah Ying was, she couldn't lose her temper on the spot, so she said meekly, "Ah Ying knows."

As Ah Ying slowly rubbed her frozen legs and limped out, Feichen's eyes never left her.

Xiao Jiyao's eyes gradually turned colder. She hooked her fingers around Feichen's belt and pulled him towards her. She looked closely into Feichen's eyes and spoke softly, but her tone could not hide her displeasure. "Why? Are you attracted to her? Are you so sympathetic to her?"

Feichen's expression was cold, "You will only push Xie Chengyi further away, which will be counterproductive..."

"He won't!" Xiao Jiyao retorted almost without thinking.

"The beauty of first sight will not remain in a man's heart for too long. It will eventually dissipate as time goes by. Perhaps, if you live in peace with this girl, you may still have a chance with Xie Chengyi." Fei Chen said in a calm voice.

Xiao Jiyao angrily pushed Feichen away, her eyes cold, "How can she compete with me? If I can't get it, she can't get it either!"

(End of this chapter)