Although Du Cheng'an had spent a considerable amount of time with the Prince of Yanping and his group, he was still somewhat unaccustomed to their banter.

He had no idea how to talk about his relationship with the boy.

Although they sat down to eat noodles together, he couldn't even find out the other person's name.

This is so embarrassing; they'll laugh at me if I tell them.

It was quite a coincidence that he ran into her today. His mother's birthday was approaching, and she wanted to go to Huguo Temple to offer incense. She insisted that he go too, so he had to ask for leave to accompany her. Only then did he realize that his mother was using the pretense of offering incense and praying for blessings to ask for his marriage. She even said that only her personal prayers would be effective. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and kneel there, begging the Bodhisattva to grant him a wife.

On the way back, Princess Huyang kept nagging him. For his marriage, she had specially asked the Emperor to allow a lantern festival to be held outside the palace. He had to seize the opportunity and try to find a girl he liked. Otherwise, it would be inappropriate for him, a single dog, to follow along when the Prince of Yanping and the others were all in pairs.

Du Cheng'an felt as if he were being slowly tortured by his own mother while sitting on horseback, and the snickers coming from all around made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

Afraid of returning to the Duke of Du's mansion, and with Princess Huyang still harping on the matter, Du Cheng'an dared not go back. Just then, he saw the young man and said, "I ran into a friend, I'll go and say a few words to him."

Before Princess Huyang could agree, Du Cheng'an rode off on horseback.

Since accidentally kissing the boy's forehead and being beaten up by Xu Chuan, Du Cheng'an hasn't seen the boy again. He wanted to apologize to him and also ask him what his relationship with Xu Chuan was.

As a result, the boy gave him a cold look, glared at him, and walked away.

Du Cheng'an was once again left empty-handed.

This time, he didn't want to chase anymore, but he couldn't not chase. When the boy turned around, the purse he was wearing on his waist accidentally fell to the ground, and he had to give it to him.

Du Cheng'an chased after the boy with his purse. Despite his thin frame, the boy was surprisingly fast on his short legs. However, he was a martial artist, especially since the Prince Consort had personally taught him martial arts after returning to the capital, and his skills had greatly improved. When he caught up with the boy, he was panting heavily and angrily said, "Why are you chasing me?!"

Du Cheng'an handed him the purse, saying, "You dropped your purse."

The boy touched his waist and found that his purse was indeed gone.

When someone gave her a purse, she acted rudely and dismissively, which made her somewhat embarrassed.

Last time at the lantern festival, they deliberately let her win, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to win.

but!

He kissed her forehead last time!

My ears get hot just thinking about it.

The boy, with a stern face, snatched the purse back. "Thank you."

She turned to leave, but Du Cheng'an found her particularly pleasing to the eye. Remembering Tang Ze's suggestion that he get to know the young man, Du Cheng'an unconsciously followed her. "We've become acquainted through food and drink, you know. Last time I kissed your forehead, I wasn't..."

The boy stopped in his tracks and said, "You dare bring that up again?!"

The boy glared at him, and Du Cheng'an's mind went blank. He said, "Yes, it is a little disgusting. Don't be angry, I won't mention it again..."

The boy was so angry that his face turned red, and he felt an overwhelming urge to hit someone.

The young woman turned to leave, but in her anger she didn't notice a carriage coming at her. If Du Cheng'an hadn't reacted quickly, she would have been hit.

The boy was embraced tightly and stared blankly at Du Cheng'an.

Du Cheng'an quickly released her and said, "I just saved you, shouldn't you treat me to a meal?"

Upon hearing this, Du Cheng'an felt that his own father, the Imperial Son-in-Law, was very wise to let him join the City Patrol Division and learn a lot from the Prince of Yanping and Tang Ze.

If it were the old him, he would never have said such a thing.

The boy had indeed been saved by Du Cheng'an, and although he was angry with him, he still agreed, saying, "I need to buy something later, and the extra money I have is only enough to treat you to noodles."

Du Cheng'an realized that the boy's family was not well-off, given how much he was eating meat buns.

Du Chengan said, "I like to eat noodles."

juvenile,"……"

He really is the most down-to-earth crown prince in Kyoto.

He agreed to have dinner with just noodles.

Well, Du Cheng'an not only agreed, he even chose the noodle stall himself. "I've eaten at this noodle stall a few times, and it's very good."

Then the two sat down to eat noodles. Just as he was about to ask the boy what his relationship was with Xu Chuan, the carriage from the Ling Prince's mansion stopped.

Du Cheng'an looked back, but the boy who had just been there was nowhere to be seen.

He looked around, somewhat disappointed.

Except for his days off, he patrolled the city almost every day, but after so many days, he only ran into him once. Not only did he not know where the man lived, he couldn't even ask his name.

Du Cheng'an wanted to go back and continue eating before he finished his noodles, but Tang Ze said, "Don't eat anymore, let's go to Deyuelou for dinner later."

Du Cheng'an said, "Then I'll go find him and we'll meet at Deyuelou in a bit."

The Crown Prince of Yanping has already sent people to find Cheng Yi, Xu Ji, Yun Qi, and Chen Ji.

Half an hour later, Prince Yanping and Tang Ze returned to the city patrol office to change their clothes, as it wouldn't be appropriate to go to Deyuelou for dinner while wearing the city patrol office's uniforms.

The two rode their horses to Deyue Tower and saw Xu Ji talking to a young man in the distance.

The young man was none other than the one Du Cheng'an was looking for.

The boy exchanged a few words with Xu Ji and then left. Xu Ji turned around and saw the Prince of Yanping and Tang Ze looking at him. Xu Ji said, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Tang Ze asked, "Brother Xu, do you know that young man?"

Xu Ji nodded. "I know him."

“Since we know each other, please come to Deyuelou for dinner,” Tang Ze said.

Xu Ji said, "No need."

Tang Ze put his arm around Xu Ji's shoulder and said, "A brother's brother is our brother too. We'd like to get to know him as well."

Xu Ji, “…”

It would have been better if he hadn't said those words, because Xu Ji was afraid as soon as he did.

Prince Yanping and his entourage loved to put their arms around each other's shoulders.

Xu Ji hurriedly said, "What brother? That's my cousin."

Tang Ze's eyes widened, and his voice rose, "Cousin...cousin?"

The Crown Prince of Yanping was also shocked and asked in surprise, "Why is your cousin dressed as a man?"

Xu Ji didn't hide anything from them, saying, "My cousin had a serious illness when she was little. Although she recovered, she forgot everything from before. My uncle and aunt told her that she should be raised as a boy so that she could grow up safely. Since that day, she has always dressed as a boy."

After saying that, Xu Ji's eyes turned unfriendly. "What do you want to do with my cousin?"

If it weren't for the fact that one of them was already married and the other was about to get married, Xu Ji would have suspected that they had ulterior motives.

Tang Ze twitched his lips and said, "We didn't know she was your cousin, don't get the wrong idea."

Xu Ji had some doubts.

Tang Ze raised his hand, "How about I swear an oath to you?"

Xu Ji stopped him, saying, "That won't be necessary."

The three entered Deyue Tower.

Xu Ji walked in front, followed by the Crown Prince of Yanping and Tang Ze.

The Crown Prince of Yanping asked, "Should we tell Brother Du?"

Tang Ze suppressed a laugh and said, "Don't you think it's more interesting to keep it a secret?"

Brothers share similar views.

Xu Ji turned around and saw the two men laughing.

Those smiles gave him the feeling that these two were up to no good.