Chapter 262: Lantern Festival (Part 3)

This is the prince.

Daya recognized his hand.

The prince's hands were very special, slender and white, with blue veins that seemed to show through the skin.

After comparing his figure, eyes and voice, Daya confirmed his identity.

Looking up, I saw strong men in gray cloth shorts standing guard everywhere, some close to some distant.

There was a woman standing next to the prince, also wearing a mask, but it only covered her eyes and nose.

It can be seen that she is a beautiful lady.

"Okay." Daya smiled and said, "I wonder what style this girl would like? I can draw anything that's on the stall."

The woman couldn't help but look at the prince.

"Something special." The prince continued.

The implication is that let Daya decide.

He looked at Daya intently.

She was wearing a lilac-colored cross-collared short jacket today. The moon-white gauze half-sleeve she covered was soaked in the light, revealing the faint twined branch patterns underneath.

The pomegranate-red corset accentuated her figure, but a light-gold shawl hung loosely around her arms.

Her eyebrows are drooping, but the corners of her eyes are naturally slightly upturned, which hides a bit of unconscious charm.

The most beautiful thing is the red plum blossom that looks like a cinnabar mole, blooming between her eyebrows.

When the night wind blew past her ears, the pearl pendant hidden in her black hair emitted a warm light.

The prince's gaze was too direct, making Yun Ting wary. He pulled Daya behind him, frowned and cursed, "Who are you, you lecher? How dare you look at my sister like that!"

The woman beside the prince said hurriedly, "I don't really like flowers and ornaments either. Let's forget about it."

"Draw a pair of lotus flowers." The prince glanced at the woman.

There was an unconcealable joy in the woman's eyes.

Daya gently pulled Yunting's sleeve, then picked up the brush, dipped it in paint, and quickly outlined a pair of lotus flowers between the woman's eyebrows.

After she finished the painting, she whispered, "I wish you and the young lady a long and happy marriage."

The prince took off the jade pendant from his waist, and when he raised his hand, the scar on his wrist was exposed again.

"Your painting is great. Here's a reward for you."

Daya didn't refuse.

The prince then took the woman away.

Seeing Daya's pale face, Erya hurriedly said, "Sister, please sit down and have a rest. We are almost done for today, don't tire yourself out."

Yun Ting's gaze fell on the prince's back with a complicated expression.

When Erya went to see what was happening on Lu Qinniang's side, Daya spoke.

"Yun Ting, who was that woman just now?"

"I don't know her either. But if I'm not mistaken, it should be Cui Qingzhang." Yun Ting obviously recognized the prince. "Years ago, the emperor allowed Cui Qingzhang to enter the Eastern Palace. I guess he can be given the title of Prince's Consort."

Crown Princess, the Emperor is still very cautious.

"Zhao Zhao, what's wrong with you?" Yun Ting also noticed that Daya's expression was not right.

"He didn't look at me the same way." Daya said this without any emotion, simply stating the facts. "He didn't look at me like this when we first met."

"I felt it too. Maybe because you were dressed nicely today, he looked at you a few more times?"

Men are all the same.

"No." Daya shook her head. "When he looked at me, I felt a chill on my back. Yun Ting, he had ill intentions towards me."

"Malice? What ill will could he have towards you?" Yun Ting said, "You must be overthinking it. You probably know his identity, so you're worried."

But Daya knew that was not the case.

She sat there, her mind racing.

In fact, she and the prince had no grudges in the past or hatred in the present.

Especially since we've seen it before and everything was normal, why this sudden change in attitude?

Daya first thought about Xiao Yan's side.

Xiao Yan has never been reinstated and has never been involved in government affairs, so it should have nothing to do with him.

Canal transport?

Could it be because my mother brought up the grain transport in front of the emperor, and then the emperor sent the prince south to investigate the grain transport, causing the prince's dissatisfaction?

Logically speaking, that shouldn't be the case.

Because this shows the emperor's high regard for the prince. He wants him to become familiar with the common affairs and understand the people's livelihood as soon as possible. This will benefit the prince rather than harm him.

No one in her family seemed to be able to find any problem, so what about herself?

Daya thought about it again and again, and finally thought of someone - King Yan.

It was Prince Yan himself who came up with the idea of ​​cutting off his own flesh to serve his parents.

Could it be that the prince knew about this?

He had actually helped the Prince of Yan, and in a sense, the Prince of Yan was indeed the Crown Prince's rival.

Although the competitiveness is almost negligible, the prince may not think so.

The Crown Prince has someone close to the Prince of Yan?!

The more Daya thought about it, the more worried she became.

Could it be that the Crown Prince has already regarded himself as an imaginary enemy and a member of the Prince of Yan's party?

If that happens, we will be in trouble.

As she was thinking, she heard someone shouting beside her, "The Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have ascended the city wall! Look, look, the fireworks will be set off soon, wait and see."

Everyone cheered.

The city wall is still far away from here, and it is impossible for the prince to rush back immediately.

What about the prince on the city wall?

Daya looked up at the city wall. She couldn't see the faces on it clearly, but she could see that there were many people.

The prince was wearing a mask and was not on the city wall. Instead, he was strolling incognito outside with a woman...

Jiang Xuan received an imperial edict today to strengthen vigilance and protect the safety of the emperor and the prince.

Daya's heart was beating fast. She always felt that something was about to happen, but she couldn't connect the dots.

Mainly, the change in the prince's attitude towards her is so intriguing.

For a moment, Daya felt confused.

She couldn't even concentrate on painting the flowers, and could only ponder.

Suddenly, she thought of something and said to Yun Ting, "Please take care of San Ya and the stall first. I have something to do and need to go to the city tower first."

"No, what are you going to do?" Yun Ting grabbed her sleeve and stopped her. "There are people everywhere today, including beggars. You're a young and pretty girl, aren't you just offering yourself up to others?"

"But I have to go find Jiang Xuan." Daya said anxiously, "It will be too late if we are late!"

"Then wait a minute. Someone, someone—" Yun Ting looked around, "Come out, I'm talking to you two! My father has already told me, you guys from the Yunguo Mansion, come out immediately. If you don't come out, I'm going to bang my head against the wall!"

The two guards reluctantly appeared and said, "Third Young Master."

"Stop talking nonsense. Someone, come and accompany Zhao Zhao and protect her!"

"yes."

"Thank you."

Zhao Zhao followed a guard and left in a hurry.