Han Lingxi followed Kun Yu out. When she walked over, she met Mi Hang's gaze. With just one glance, Mi Hang roughly understood what had happened.

The unspoken understanding between the two surprised Mi Hang. Although they hadn't known each other for very long, their understanding came inexplicably yet felt like it was always meant to be.

Han Lingxi only exchanged a glance with Mi Hang before looking away.

"Since you're here, why don't you two concubines join us in appreciating the scenery and composing poems?"

Kunyu, having been paying close attention to Mi Hang, clearly saw the subtle interactions between Mi Hang and Han Ling, and thus made the suggestion.

Xi Kunyu even knew to use the two of them as shields for her audacity, which really shows she wasn't afraid of offending people.

Han Lingxi and Ruan Ning exchanged another helpless glance, then laughed upon seeing each other's expressions, instantly bringing them closer.

While admiring the scenery, Kunyu kept intentionally or unintentionally moving closer to Mihang. When she met Ruan Ning's gaze, Han Lingxi just shrugged indifferently. Kunyu's only choices were the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince. The Crown Prince was, after all, the rightful heir, and his harem was clean, so Kunyu's actions were understandable.

Mi Hang was disgusted by Kun Yu's behavior, but he didn't show it and remained a gentleman.

Kun Yu's plan was obvious to anyone with eyes, but no one dared to say anything because of Kun Yu's identity. Mi Hang looked at Han Lingxi, who was still chatting and laughing with Ruan Ning without caring about anything, and didn't know whether to cry or laugh. Was Ying Qi really indifferent or just too trusting of him?

Mi Hang wasn't the kind of person who only cared about romantic relationships, so he naturally wouldn't do anything like deliberately getting close to Kun Yu to spite Han Lingxi. If it were to spread that he had an affair with the princess of Ming Kingdom, it would only do him harm and no good.

Mi Hang is a man who can see his own position clearly. He is already the crown prince. As long as he doesn't make any major mistakes, he won't be deposed. He just needs to quietly wait to ascend the throne. Why should he collude with ministers to form cliques and make the emperor dislike him?

If he really marries Kunyu for the support of Ming Kingdom, then he will be close to being deposed.

However, his younger brothers are different from him. If they really covet that position, they will definitely try to expand their power. I wonder if they are interested in this princess of Ming Kingdom.

"I didn't expect that Your Majesty would also be boating on the lake. I wonder if I could join Your Majesty for a drink?"

A hearty laugh came from another painted boat; the voice clearly belonged to the Third Prince.

"Why not?"

Mi Hang nodded in agreement to let them board the ship.

Two painted boats slowly approached. The Third Prince led the other princes to their side, with the Fifth Prince prominently featured, walking to the right rear of the Third Prince. Although the Fifth Prince's mother was a Noble Consort, while the Third Prince's mother was only a Lady, there was still an order of seniority, so the Fifth Prince could only follow behind the Third Prince.

It was no secret that the Crown Prince had invited envoys from the other two countries to tour the lake; their intentions for arriving at this time were quite obvious.

Connecting the two pleasure boats were several planks for people to walk on. It's rare to see people boarding other boats while boating on the lake, so these planks must have been prepared temporarily. The planks weren't very wide, but there was no danger of falling off.

But to everyone's astonishment, the Fifth Prince inexplicably fell into the lake. Han Lingxi instinctively looked at Mi Hang, and from his eyes she knew it wasn't his doing.

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