Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune

470, Envy and Jealousy (4 more)

“Miss, miss, I heard Li Xi has returned, and he’s on his way to see His Highness now!”

Jiang Hongyan, upon hearing this, suddenly stood up, extremely excited, “Really?”

“Yes, yes!”

Jiang Hongyan was overjoyed.

She had given Xie Zhinuan a Jade Pendant, would Xie Zhinuan give her something in return?

“Quick, quick, quick, do my hair for me, make it look nice, and bring me the clothes I just made. And the rouge? Put on some rouge for me!”

Her frantic and eager demeanor was somewhat reminiscent of someone who had just received news of their beloved and was desperate to learn more.

In the hall.

Li Hengyi looked at the package in his hand and asked Li Xi, “For me?”

“Yes, my lord, Miss Xie made it herself; she even searched the county town for a long time to find it!”

Li Hengyi lowered his gaze and first let out a soft chuckle.

Slowly, his smile broadened.

Yuanbao promptly suggested, “My lord, why don’t you try it on?”

“Hmm!” Li Hengyi nodded.

Yuanbao immediately stepped forward to drape the cloak over Li Hengyi, “This fabric…” Yuanbao pursed her lips slightly, “My lord, even the palace couldn’t offer such fine material!” Yuanbao whispered.

“?” Li Hengyi thought it must be a treasure from Xie Zhinuan’s possession.

She had some secrets, and now, she had started to share them with him.

The feeling of his affections being reciprocated was truly delightful; it made Li Hengyi want to do something, especially since the cloak was handmade by Xie Zhinuan.

Wearing it felt incredibly warm and comforting, right down to his soul.

Jiang Hongyan stumbled in, and upon seeing Li Hengyi trying on the cloak, her eyes immediately filled with envy. She pressed her lips together, straightened her dress, and executed a graceful curtsey to Li Hengyi.@@novelbin@@

Her eyes clung to the cloak on his body, her heart fluttering with hope.

Xie Zhinuan certainly must have prepared a gift for her as well.

She waited.

Waiting for Li Hengyi to give it to her.

However, as Li Hengyi tried on the cloak and found it very good, he was so careful when sitting down, worrying about wrinkling it, that he quickly stood back up again.

He took the letter Xie Zhinuan had given him without paying any attention to Jiang Hongyan.

“…” Jiang Hongyan blinked.

Looking at Li Hengyi, who was ignoring her, she slowly moved closer to Li Xi, “Um, did Miss Xie give me a gift?”

“?” Li Xi looked bewildered.

Gently shaking his head, “No, not at all!”

“No?” Jiang Hongyan cried out in surprise, “How can there be nothing? Did you give her the Jade Pendant?”

“I did, but it seems Miss Xie didn’t even look at it!”

Jiang Hongyan suddenly felt aggrieved.

Looking at Li Hengyi, who was visibly pleased, she exclaimed in a sudden outburst, “That cloak is so ugly!”

Sobbing, she ran out.

“…”

“…”

Li Hengyi was immediately set ablaze with anger.

Yuanbao quickly tried to calm him, “My lord, my lord, don’t be angry. She’s just jealous, jealous that you have a cloak meticulously made by Miss Xie while she has nothing, nothing at all. Girls are, after all, a little thin-skinned, and you saw she even cried!”

Upon hearing this, Li Hengyi felt Yuanbao’s explanation made sense.

“Hmm, then let’s not hold it against her!”

But the news that Miss Xie had made a cloak for His Royal Highness had already spread throughout the entire camp, since he’d worn it around the camp for everyone to see.

“Could it be that Miss Xie and His Royal Highness, you know, are involved?!”

“Exactly, exactly!”

It was certainly a relationship with deep feelings and loyalty.

They had all heard about how beautiful Miss Xie was, how gentle and kind, simply angelic.

That was what Yuanbao had said.

And that view was confirmed by about a dozen of the guards around His Royal Highness; she was absolutely celestial.

As some celebrated, others grieved.

As Li Hengyi flaunted the cloak, Jiang Hongyan hid in the shadows, her eyes burning with hatred as she stared at him.

That cloak; she wanted to steal it and hide it away…

Chapter 471