"What do you mean? Am I wrong?"

Hongyi poured herself a cup of tea, took a sip, and glanced at Yan Zhenghai, whose face was flushed. "I was just telling the truth, why are you still angry?"

"That's enough."

Yan Fan looked at Hong Yi with a sullen face, "Tomorrow I will go to the palace to see the emperor and escort you to the palace. If you are unwilling or if you are restless in the palace, your friend will be tortured by poison."

Seeing that Yan Fan wanted to say something else, Hongyi slammed the teacup upside down on the table with an impatient look on his face.

"You've told me hundreds of times that I have to be obedient and strive for favor when I enter the palace. I'm not even your age yet, and my brain is pretty good. You don't have to remind me of this every day."

Although Yan Fan was dissatisfied with him in many ways, he endured it and did not lose his temper.

If he can send these two people to the palace tomorrow, he will have peace.

The two of them are not fools, and they certainly wouldn't dare to do such a thing when entering the palace.

"Now that the decision has been made, I'm going to rest."

The man in red stood up and walked away with the man in white.

…

On the other side, Liu Qian was bored walking around alone. She wanted to run into Qin Qianqian and the Fourth Prince, but she didn't know where they were walking. Her legs were sore from walking, but she still couldn't see any trace of them.

There was no choice, Liu Qian had to return to Qin's house first.

Deng, who was waiting for her to come back in the house, was dozing off. When she heard footsteps outside, she hurriedly got up and opened the door.

"How about it?"

Deng let someone in, closed the door, and asked in a low voice, "Have you seen the Fourth Prince?"

On such an important day, Qin Qianqian left the house. She didn't believe that the Fourth Prince would not come to look for Qin Qianqian.

"I did meet him. Several of the princes saw him, but my cousin wouldn't let me follow her, so I didn't get to talk to him."

"You're not allowed to follow?"

Deng was so angry that her voice rose a few notches, and she only lowered her voice after Liu Qian looked at her.

"Qin Qianqian, why is she like this? She took you out and didn't let you follow her. She just left you aside. Is this reasonable?"

"No, I have to go talk to your aunt."

"Mom," Liu Qian held her back, "Don't go. You've lived here for so long, can't you see it?"

She saw how much the people in the Qin family doted on Qin Qianqian. If she told others about it, they would think she was tactless and she would get no good result at all.

"It's okay. I don't have the chance this time. Isn't there a flower viewing banquet?"

Deng sat back in her chair. "Do you think the Fourth Prince is easy to deal with? Are you confident?"

Liu Qian sat down opposite Deng and said, "I was very confident before, but now I'm not so sure."

"It's okay. Once the Fourth Prince has more contact with you, he will naturally see that you are better than Qin Qianqian."

The news of Liu Qian returning home early soon reached the ears of Mrs. Qin and the others.

After listening to the maid's report, Madam Qin looked at Master Qin with a smile, "It seems that Liu Qian was frustrated, otherwise she wouldn't have come back so early."

"Although the Fourth Prince may not be very thoughtful, he is not a fool either."

Lord Qin poured a cup of tea for Madam Qin. "Qianqian and the Fourth Prince have been childhood sweethearts. It's been so long since they've been together. If Liu Qian, a sudden arrival, dares to interfere, she should first ask Madam and me for permission."

Only after their daughter finally got what she wanted did they not allow anyone else to cause trouble.

"The Fourth Prince is a tough-mouthed person with a soft heart. He disliked Qianqian when they were young, but he would do anything for her without hesitation. Otherwise, I wouldn't let my daughter act so recklessly."

As the two were talking, a maid came in with a smile, "Master and Madam, the Fourth Prince has brought the young lady back."

Lord Qin and Madam Qin looked at each other, stood up and walked out. When they reached the door, they saw their daughter getting off the carriage, wearing the Fourth Prince's cloak.

Qin Qianqian didn't notice the two of them. After getting off the carriage, she took off her cloak and handed it to the Fourth Prince.

"Here, why don't you come in and sit down?"

The Fourth Prince took the cloak and said, "No need. I haven't been able to go shopping properly today because I was trying to avoid Liu Qian. It's getting late now. You should go back and get some rest."

The weather was nice during the day, but it was still quite cool at night, and Qin Qianqian was wearing rather thin clothes.

Qin Qianqian tugged at the Fourth Prince's sleeve, looking reluctant. "Time has passed so quickly tonight. Once you go back and get busy today, we don't know when we'll see each other again."

"It's windy outside," the Fourth Prince raised his hand and held hers. "You're not wearing enough. Go back and rest. I'll come find you when I have time, okay?"

Qin Qianqian didn't say anything, just stood there, looking up at the Fourth Prince.

"Be good and go in."

"I don't want you to come to me, otherwise..."

"Okay," the Fourth Prince looked at her with a smile and said softly, "It's the same if you come to see me."

The Fourth Prince wanted to raise his hand to touch Qin Qianqian's head, but suddenly noticed Madam Qin and Lord Qin standing by the door. His hand froze in mid-air, not knowing whether to touch or not.

When he wanted to withdraw his hand, Qin Qianqian grabbed his hand, touched her head, and then said with a smile: "I'm going back to rest, you should go back soon."

Turning around and seeing her parents watching the show, Qin Qianqian's face instantly turned red.

After walking in front of the two of them, Qin Qianqian remembered that the little gadget she bought for Yu Yiluo was still in her sleeve. She turned back, stuffed the thing in her sleeve into the Fourth Prince, turned around and left quickly.

The Fourth Prince simply greeted the two and got on the carriage.

Lord Qin looked at his daughter's departing back and asked Madam Qin beside him.

"Is Qianqian shy? Who do you think this child looks like?"

"Like you, and you talk in the same slimy way."

Lord Qin raised his hand, pointed at himself, and caught up with Madam Qin.

"Madam, what you said is wrong. When have I ever been as sticky as Qianqian?"

…

In the carriage, the Fourth Prince held his cloak with a smile on his face.

A Feng coughed lightly, "Your Highness, Miss Qin was so reluctant to leave you just now, and you didn't know what to say."

"What did I say?"

The Fourth Prince stopped smiling and glanced at Afeng opposite him.

"You should have said it was windy outside. Although I was reluctant to leave you, I didn't want you to get sick. Isn't this better than going in dry?"

"Are you disgusting?"

The Fourth Prince looked disgusted and said, "Next time, don't eavesdrop on us. Don't you know not to look or listen to what is indecent?"

"Your Highness finds this statement offensive, but your Highness must have been delighted when Miss Qin said it. If it weren't for your poor martial arts skills, I wouldn't have bothered to protect you and listen to your sweet talk."

The Fourth Prince raised his leg and kicked him, "You talk too much."

It was rare for Qin Qianqian to show such a soft side, so of course he was happy.

…

The next day.

Before Yan Fan entered the palace to see the emperor, the emperor's edict arrived at his house.

After Eunuch Cao finished reading the imperial edict, he handed it to Yan Fan.

"Prince Liang, please stand up. We must send Miss Yan to the palace today."

"Okay, Mr. Cao, please come in person."

"No, I still have to go back and report to the Emperor."

After seeing Eunuch Cao off, Yan Fan turned back to the main hall, intending to send someone to call the red-clothed man. However, when he entered the room, he found that the two people in red had come into the main hall without him noticing.