Chapter 40 Encounter

Chen Mansheng frowned and looked at his younger brother, saying, "What are you going to do?"

Chen Chuo said shamelessly: "Those young men from noble families look down on me. If I stay here without my sister and His Highness, I will be ridiculed. It would be better for me to go wherever His Highness and my sister go."

"It just so happens that I can guard the door for Your Highness." Shen Chuo added.

Ling Qingyan felt that what he said made sense and didn't mind. "Then let's go quickly. The banquet will start soon."

The three of them crossed the rockery and headed towards the side hall.

There is a special place for changing clothes or resting in the Imperial Garden, Qili Pavilion. Several people walked towards Qili Pavilion.

Ling Qingyan and the others walked to the door of Qili Pavilion, but before they entered, they heard some abnormal noises from inside.

"Your Highness, is this comfortable?"

"Your Highness, am I more comfortable than Qi Yuan in serving you?"

"Who do you like more, me or Qi Yuan?"

"Why do you have to be jealous of him all the time? After all, we both have our own merits. I will not treat you two unfairly."

"Then I should work harder."

With a bang, Ling Qingyan and Chen Mansheng's faces turned red instantly.

Chen Chuo's expression was uncertain.

The reason was simple. He had been in the city for many years and had heard a lot of these romantic sounds, so he was not as shy as the two girls.

Ling Qingyan and the others immediately realized what was going on and that they had encountered something they shouldn't have, and immediately prepared to leave the place of trouble.

As soon as Ling Qingyan raised her foot, she stepped on a branch.

Dead foot, run.

"Someone's coming."

The people in the room reacted very alertly. When they noticed someone outside, they stopped what they were doing.

"Stop." An extremely majestic and unquestionable female voice came from Qili Pavilion.

Ling Qingyan and the other two stopped.

Not to mention whether they can escape, even if they do succeed in leaving, the nobles inside may not be able to find them if they are determined to investigate.

The three of them looked at each other and exchanged glances. It was obviously not them who did the bad thing, but they looked like naughty students waiting for the teacher to criticize them.

The two people in Qili Pavilion quickly tidied their clothes.

The door of Qili Pavilion opened, and a noble and charming woman walked out. She was dressed in a red dress with gold patterns. Although her hair was a little messy and she didn't have time to put on some hairpins, she didn't feel embarrassed at all as if she had been caught.

It was Ling Qingyan and the others who seemed unnatural.

"Hello, aunt." Ling Qingyan had seen this person before in her memory. She was Princess Luoxia, the emperor's biological sister, and also her nominal aunt.

Chen Mansheng and Shen Chuo also followed suit.

The woman was over thirty years old, but she didn't look old at all. Her whole body exuded the charm of maturity, and her eyes were full of innate dignity and majesty. When she saw Ling Qingyan, she seemed to smile.

The man also walked out slowly. He looked younger than the woman, with a handsome face and a smile on his lips. He stood silently behind the eldest princess.

"It turned out to be Tang Ning. I wondered who it was. Why did you run away without saying hello when you saw your aunt?" The eldest princess said with a smile.

Ling Qingyan remembered that in her memory, the original owner's mother seemed to have a good relationship with Princess Luoxia, and Princess Luoxia had even held her in her arms when she was a child.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

"I didn't know it was my aunt inside." Ling Qingyan told the truth.

"You're still so timid. You got scared by such a small thing. Don't worry, Auntie won't cause trouble for you because of such a small thing. But you, why did you try to commit suicide after your mother left?"

"There is nothing in the world that cannot be overcome. If there is anyone in the palace, you can go out of the palace to find your aunt. It's fun in your aunt's house." The eldest princess glanced at the handsome man next to her while speaking.

"Thank you for your kindness, aunt. But there's no need for that. I've let go of everything now and won't commit suicide easily. I'd better not bother you." Ling Qingyan's eyes lingered on Princess Luoxia and the man.

Shocking, so shocking.

"You're welcome. There are more than a dozen handsome young men in my aunt's house. If you are bored, they can all play with you. If you like one of them, other aunts can give him to you, except for a few who are not suitable." The eldest princess was very generous.

Even more shocking.

Ling Qingyan couldn't speak clearly, "No... no need, aunt."

Then, out of politeness, Ling Qingyan added, "I'm living well in the palace. I'll go visit my aunt someday."

"That's fine." The princess noticed the stain on her skirt again. "You're here to change clothes, right? Don't wear the ones prepared by the palace. Auntie has prepared several sets of beautiful clothes. I'll take you there to change."

"You wait outside the door with this young man." said the eldest princess.

Ling Qingyan, Chen Mansheng and the eldest princess entered Qili Pavilion.

Her aunt's clothes were indeed very beautiful. Ling Qingyan chose a purple and gold Yuehua skirt with a pattern of phoenix. The eldest princess's dress was bolder than that of ordinary women. The chest was lower and the waistline was fully exposed. It looked different and just right on Ling Qingyan.

"Beautiful! That's the one!" The eldest princess clapped her hands and laughed, "I didn't expect my little niece to have such a talent."

Ling Qingyan didn't expect that she, a person with modern ideas, would be so angry about what the people in the book said.

She stubbornly tried to get her revenge.

"Aunt, you are so kind. Aunt, too."

Princess Luoxia looked at her niece, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, in disbelief. "That's great, Qingyan. You've really come to terms with it. That's the right thing to do. Be open and honest!"

Princess Luoxia's thinking is extremely advanced, even more advanced than Ling Qingyan's. She even keeps talking to Ling Qingyan about the benefits of keeping a lover.

"Alas, I tell you that you still can't experience it. If you get in touch with more men, you will know the benefits!" said the eldest princess.

She has already had contact with them. The advantage is that they are all good-looking, so she doesn't suffer any loss. But those men may not be able to accept each other's existence.

I feel tired.

"Aunt is right." Ling Qingyan agreed like a chick pecking at rice.

Ling Qingyan thought of something and said, "Aunt, this is my best friend, Chen Mansheng."

Princess Luoxia keeps a lover and behaves in a romantic manner not because she is just a princess, but also because she has real power. She is involved in the court, and there are many of his people in the court, and even many of her minions.

If Mansheng wants to pursue her ambition of becoming a female official in the future, she will definitely face many difficulties. If she gets help from her aunt, it should be easier.

The eldest princess glanced at Chen Mansheng and said with a smile, "He looks stupid."

Chen Mansheng was exactly as she said.

At present, she finds it difficult to accept the eldest princess's lifestyle of keeping a lover and indulging in sensual pleasures.

She didn't think there was anything good about those men, no matter how handsome or ugly they were. She envied them more, envied that they could so easily become officials in the court and realize her dream.

Ling Qingyan smiled awkwardly, "But Mansheng is very talented. She can memorize much faster than I can."

"There's a lot of energy in this little girl's eyes. Is she ambitious? Does she want to be a court lady?"