Chapter 416 Asking for Advice

His voice was loud, but when he spoke, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip. He didn't dare to look into the eyes of the Prince of Weiguo, which made him look even more guilty.

The Prince of Weiguo guessed that the Prince of Yuzhang was having a private affair with some girl under the moonlight, which was why he had no time to drink with his brothers and make jokes. In fact, everyone had guessed it, but because he was sitting here, no one said it out loud.

He was unwilling to marry his sister and threw her into the lotus pond. When Prince Yuzhang got married, his sister's reputation would inevitably suffer another wave of damage. It was normal for Prince Yuzhang to feel guilty and not dare to look at him.

In order to prevent my sister from getting hurt again, she must get married first, and she must marry someone better than the Prince of Yuzhang.

The Prince of Weiguo was extremely concerned about his sister's lifelong affairs.

In fact, he had a few potential matchmakers, but they were all close to Prince Yuzhang. Prince Yuzhang looked down on his sister, so he couldn't bring himself to match his sister with them. He got angry just thinking about it.

The Prince of Weiguo was extremely unhappy when he saw the Prince of Yuzhang.

They had a lot of fun playing finger-guessing games and soon put aside their guilty consciences and unhappiness.

The adopted son banquet lasted for more than an hour and both the guests and the hosts had a great time.

The emperor returned to the palace. After seeing him off respectfully, the guests did not stay long. Shen Ji took his son and son-in-law to see them off.

Shen Wan and Shen Yu sent Madam Lin back. Madam Lin was old after all, and she had been poisoned before, which had damaged her vitality. She had not fully recovered yet and was unable to hold on any longer.

But no matter how tired she was, Mrs. Lin was happy because she had a pair of grandchildren, a filial son like Shen Ji, and a pair of sensible grandsons.

She and Old Tutor Lin had been living in regret for most of their lives, but now their relationship was finally complete. Even if she died now, she would have no regrets.

Old Madam Lin was tired, so Mother Chen helped her to rest, and then Shen Wan and Shen Yu left.

When most of the guests had left, Yun asked Xie Jingyu to take Chen Wan and the prince of Zhaoping to take Chen Yu back to the mansion.

Xie Jingyu helped Chen Wan get on the carriage, and then sat in it himself. He had always accompanied Chen Wan in the carriage before, and now that he was heavier, he had to accompany her to feel at ease.

Shen Ji is very satisfied with his two sons-in-law.

Chen Wan lifted the curtain until his parents were out of sight, then put it down.

There were so many guests that the carriage couldn't move fast. After it finally sped up, it stopped again.

Shen Wan, “…???”

Just as he was wondering, Chen Ping's voice came, "Master, the Prince of Yuzhang is here."

Xie Jingyu lifted the curtain of his carriage. Prince Yuzhang rode over and asked, "What's the matter?"

Prince Yuzhang touched his nose, his ears reddening as he said, "Let me continue to ask you for advice..."

Xie Jingyu looked at him.

Prince Yuzhang said stubbornly, "What if I put on the mask and can't take it off?"

The boy sitting on the shaft of the cart found this strange.

How could the mask not be taken off after it was put on? Besides, the Prince of Yuzhang was not wearing a mask at all. Could it be that he drank too much and was talking nonsense?

Of course, the servant didn’t understand what Prince Yuzhang said, but Xie Jingyu, Shen Wan, and even Chen Ping all knew it.

If there were any other way to deal with such an embarrassing matter, Prince Yuzhang would not have come to find Xie Jingyu.

There is really no way.

After the Lantern Festival, he asked Wei Mingzhu to meet him at Huguo Temple. He waited from morning to evening, and only when he was discouraged and ready to leave did Wei Mingzhu go.

Although Prince Yuzhang saved Wei Mingzhu's life, he was a stranger after all. How could she meet him just by appointment? A girl always has to be reserved.

Wei Mingzhu didn't dare to go, but she felt it would be bad not to go.

After all, he saved her life. Besides, her reputation was not very good. If he wanted to plot against her, he would save her at the Lantern Festival. As long as the news spread, her parents would definitely marry her to him because of his reputation.

After thinking it through, Wei Mingzhu still went to Huguo Temple.

This meeting was very hasty, but it was still a meeting.

Wei Mingzhu asked the Prince of Yuzhang why he asked her to come to Huguo Temple. The Prince of Yuzhang did not hide it from her, "I saw you dancing by the small waterfall at Huguo Temple before..."

Wei Mingzhu's cheeks flushed.

She had only danced once by the small waterfall, but she didn't expect the man to notice her so early.

It was getting late and we couldn't stay any longer, otherwise the city gates would be closed.

Prince Yuzhang escorted Wei Mingzhu back. When they were almost at the Duke of Wei's residence, he said, "We haven't been able to talk much today. Tomorrow, I'll wait for you at Baishui Bridge in the west of the city."

"See you there."

Without giving Wei Mingzhu a chance to refuse, Prince Yuzhang left quickly.

After that, they met every few days. Fortunately, there were many interesting places in Kyoto, and they would not get tired of visiting them all.

But Wei Mingzhu wanted to know who he was, and he was afraid that if Wei Mingzhu knew it was him, she would get angry and leave, and then all his efforts would be wasted.

He kept dragging it out, and he couldn't hold it off any longer.

and!

Whenever he mentioned himself, the Prince of Yuzhang, Wei Mingzhu would be unhappy. He couldn't help but speak up for himself, and Wei Mingzhu couldn't be appeased. Finally, he scolded himself, and she finally calmed down.

But he couldn't keep wearing the mask and couldn't take it off.

I was so worried about this that I couldn't sleep well. After thinking it over, I decided to ask Xie Jingyu for help because he had a lot of ideas.

He couldn't even handle Wei Mingzhu, and when he thought about the Duke of Wei's son and the Duke of Wei's wife...

Prince Yuzhang felt that life was dull and bleak.

I want to go back to the day of the Empress Dowager's blessing banquet and punch myself twice for having a brain attack.

Prince Yuzhang looked at Xie Jingyu with a pleading look on his face, which made Xie Jingyu feel overwhelmed. "Try to make friends with the prince of Weiguo. The boat will sink naturally when the time comes."

Zhao Ang and his men rode over on horseback. Prince Yuzhang said, "I'll give it a try. I'll be leaving first."

He was afraid that Zhao Ang and the others would interrogate him.

But as they walked further, Prince Yuzhang felt something was wrong. Didn't Brother Jingyu just say that things would work out when the time comes? It didn't sound like that...

In the carriage, Chen Wan looked at Xie Jingyu, "Won't it be that things will work out when the time comes? Why is it sinking?"

Xie Jingyu said, "He can't stand straight, he can only sink."

Shen Wan, “…”

Wei Mingzhu didn't have much contact with the Prince of Yuzhang, so she couldn't guess that it was him, but the Prince of Weiguo would not fail to notice it.

Just talk and say a few words and you will find out.

The corner of Shen Wan's mouth twitched as he said, "Aren't you trying to trick the Prince of Yuzhang?"

Prince Weiguo was so angry about the fact that Prince Yuzhang threw Wei Mingzhu into the lotus pond that he was stuck there. If he knew that Prince Yuzhang wore a mask to tease his sister, he would definitely beat him up.

But the Prince of Yuzhang did deserve a beating.

Xie Jingyu said, "He has blocked his own escape route too tightly. There is no better way. We can only destroy it and then rebuild it."

Only if the Prince of Weiguo is allowed to vent his anger enough, will there be some hope for the Prince of Yuzhang.

Shen Wan lit a few candles for Prince Yuzhang in his heart.

Both Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu expected that the ship of Prince Yuzhang would sink, but they did not expect it to sink so quickly. It sank the next day.

Shen's face was bruised and swollen.