Chapter 49049 The Sun is Shining

Chapter 49

Seeing Qi Jingyan suddenly grab her hand, Meng Yuning subconsciously wanted to pull her hand back, but seeing that he seemed a little depressed, she had no choice but to let him do it.

She didn't know why Qi Jingyan suddenly said such a thing, so she quickly said, "Your Highness, I don't think life is hard these days. We have hot meals to eat and warm beds to sleep on. Life is so wonderful."

Qi Jingyan didn't say anything, just looked at her quietly. Seeing that her expression didn't seem fake, he knew that she really didn't feel that life was hard.

His fingertips touched her soft palm, and his heart felt a little blocked.

Aning's life in the past must not have been easy.

Otherwise, how could he find joy in such a difficult life?

Seeing his eyes change again, and looking at her with some tenderness in his eyes, Meng Yuning couldn't help but feel confused. What was this man thinking about?

Yi'er lay quietly in the middle, watching the two people pass by him, holding hands tightly together, looking at each other, and no one paid any attention to him, so the little boy stretched out a little hand and held theirs.

Meng Yuning looked at Yi'er and couldn't help laughing.

Seeing sweat on Yier's forehead, she took her hand away from Qi Jingyan's and wiped the sweat off Yier, saying softly, "Is Yier hot?"

Yi'er nodded: "It's hot."

Meng Yuning took out two palm-leaf fans from the tent. These were specially sent by Mu Feng and others.

She handed one to Qi Jingyan, took one herself, and slowly waved it at Yi'er: "In Lingnan, everyone must have a palm-leaf fan, otherwise the sweat will break into eight pieces."

Hearing this novel idea, Yi'er kicked his two little bare feet and giggled: "Sweat beads shattered into eight pieces."

Qi Jingyan also smiled, lying on his side, holding up a palm-leaf fan and slowly fanning An Ning.

The three of them had just washed and changed into pajamas. Fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans, they didn't feel that hot.

Meng Yuning and Yi'er were so excited about arriving today that they didn't even take a nap at noon. As soon as they lay down, fatigue came over them like a tidal wave, and their eyelids began to twitch uncontrollably.

Yi'er's long eyelashes trembled, and in just a few breaths, she fell into a deep sleep.

Afraid that Yi'er would feel hot, Meng Yuning thought about fanning him for a while, but the hand that was waving the palm-leaf fan became slower and slower. It seemed that she could not hold on any longer and her wrist dropped down. Qi Jingyan hurriedly reached out to support her wrist, took the palm-leaf fan from her hand and put it aside, then gently put her hand back on the bed.

Then he picked up the palm-leaf fan and continued to fan the two of them.

When the two of them began to breathe heavier, he put down his palm-leaf fan, turned over and lay down, but he was not sleepy at all.

He lay quietly.

When he closed his eyes, he was in a strange dream with bizarre lights; when he opened his eyes, he was in a long night with the lights dimmed. All the past events flashed before his eyes like a kaleidoscope.

I was in a daze for a moment and didn't know what was real and what was a dream.

Until the girl on the inner side of the bed turned over, rolled inward, kicked off the quilt on her body, revealing a section of her calf as white as jade.

He came back to his senses and sighed softly.

Yes.

Aning is here.

The present is the truth.

He propped himself up and sat up, leaned over, pulled the quilt over, and placed it on An Ning's waist.

But before he could lie down again, the girl, who always had a bad sleep manner, kicked the quilt away with two loud kicks, and muttered in dissatisfaction: "It's so hot."

Qi Jingyan reached out and wanted to touch her forehead, but she rolled too far away and he couldn't reach her.

He had no choice but to push Yi'er and turn him over to make some space.

Then he supported himself on the couch with both hands and moved over. He turned the half-lying girl over and reached out to touch her forehead. Wow, it was all sweat.

He reached out and touched Yi'er again. Wow, he was also covered in sweat.

He moved back to the edge of the tent, opened the tent door that An Ning had specially lowered to allow for ventilation, and then moved back to the two of them, holding a palm-leaf fan in each hand, fanning them left and right.

Gusts of wind blew over the two of them, and the one big and one small finally stopped rolling and crawling around, and gradually fell into a peaceful sleep.

Qi Jingyan sat there, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan, sometimes with both hands, sometimes alternating between left and right hands, without stopping.

He didn't know how long he fanned himself, until the night got deeper and deeper, everything was quiet, and except for the two guards who were on duty, everyone else had gone to sleep. The night wind also gradually became cooler. Only then did he put down the fan, lie back on the couch, and close his eyes.

---

County Magistrate's Mansion, backyard residence.

County Magistrate Chen pointed at his personal attendant, Ah Qiang, and cursed, "You idiot! I asked you to take people to clean up the old residence of Prince Yu Nan, but you haven't been seen for most of the day and can't even take care of the trivial matters. You are such a loser!"

The more he spoke, the angrier he became. He pointed outside and said, "You nearly made me lose my head today. Now get out of here and get twenty strokes of the cane."

Ah Qiang knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Master, I am innocent. I followed your instructions, found someone, took the tools, and rushed to the old house without stopping. But as soon as I arrived, Eunuch Ma came and called me and my men away."

County Magistrate Chen frowned: "Why did Eunuch Ma call you?"

Ah Qiang: "She said she wanted to buy some local ceremonies for the capital. She also said she wanted to buy a lot and needed to bring more people with her. She insisted that I take all the people with me."

County Magistrate Chen: "Then you didn't say you wanted to leave some people to clean the house for His Highness Prince Shen?"

A Qiang: "I did tell him, but Eunuch Ma immediately turned cold and said that the earthenware was for His Majesty and the Third Prince, and he told me to make my own decision."

"When I heard that, I thought, 'There's no need to think about it,' so I took my men and accompanied Eunuch Ma to the market."

County Magistrate Chen thought about it and realized that if he had been there, he would have done the same thing. So his expression softened a little: "Then after you buy it, can't you rush back earlier to clean up the house?"

Ah Qiang smiled bitterly, "That's what I thought too, but Eunuch Ma keeps wandering around. He refuses to come back even after dark. Our legs are almost broken from walking. If you hadn't sent people to look for him, we would still be drinking with Eunuch Ma in the tavern right now."

"So, Master, you see, this matter cannot be blamed on me. Can you spare me the twenty strokes of the cane?"

As he spoke, he crawled forward on his knees: "Master, you know that Ah Zhen will give birth in a few days. When the little one can't get out of bed, who will take care of her?"

County Magistrate Chen was silent.

Ah Zhen used to be the lady's personal maid, and was highly valued by her. That's why she promised her to Ah Qiang, hoping that Ah Zhen would stay with her for the rest of her life.

If his wife knew that he had injured Aqiang at this critical moment, she would definitely be angry with him.

Besides, in the final analysis, what happened today was nothing more than a secret competition among the nobles, and it cannot be blamed on Aqiang.

He waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forget it. I won't hold you responsible for what happened today. But tomorrow morning, quietly go find some craftsmen and send them to the house."

When Ah Qiang thought of the desolate house, he nodded immediately: "Yes, I'll remember this. I'll go back tonight and find people. I will make sure to find all the craftsmen in Canghai County who can spare time."

County Magistrate Chen warned earnestly: "Don't mess it up again this time."

Ah Qiang promised solemnly: "Don't worry, Master."

---

Yu Xiao only brought fifty Yu family guards into the city, and the remaining three thousand troops were all stationed in the military camp outside Cangwu County.

He moved into the inn with his guards and wanted to take Cai Yuezhao with him, but she refused.

She took Yuan Qing and Fu Dong with her, asked the coachman she brought with her to drive the carriage, and took all their luggage and went straight to the inn.

In the past, Yu Xiao would definitely grab her by the collar, drag her into the inn, and ask her what the hell this little girl was doing.

But ever since the conversation between the two in the carriage, Yu Xiao and Cai Yuezhao had inexplicably developed a sense of restraint when they were together. He didn't dare to extend his hand or speak casually.

In short, be restrained and don't be awkward.

Seeing her leaving with her people without even turning her head back, he felt inexplicably irritated and his face looked unhappy.

Yu Yan was moving things into the inn when he saw this scene. He looked at Miss Cai's back, then at his young master's handsome face, which was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He leaned over and asked curiously, "Young Master, what's going on? Did Miss Cai quarrel with you again?"

Yu Xiao glared at him and said, "Get lost."

Yu Yan didn't want to leave, and said with a playful smile: "Hey, my Lord, you are a grown man, can't you give in to Miss Cai a little?"

Yu Xiao laughed angrily: "Which eye of yours saw that I didn't give in to her?"

Yu Yan shrugged, noncommittal: "Then why is Miss Cai unhappy most of the time when she's with you?"

Yu Xiao frowned: "Really?"

Yu Yan nodded: "Of course, I have a very sharp eye, I see everything clearly."

Yu Xiao grabbed the bag from Yu Yan's hand and threw it into the hands of the others, then grabbed him by the collar and walked away: "Come with me."

Yu Yan was a little breathless because of the collar around his neck: "Where are you going?"

His young marquis didn't answer, but Yu Yan soon found out.

It was dark, and his young master took him for a long and aimless stroll, and finally they arrived at the inn where Miss Cai was staying.

The young marquis took a plate of peanuts from the inn's kitchen, stuffed it into his arms, and told him to go chat with Yuan Qing, the little mute, and not let him cause trouble.

He went to knock on Miss Cai's door and said, "A Zhao, I have something to talk to you about."

The room was quiet for a while, and Cai Yuezhao opened the door with a somewhat cold attitude: "What?"

"Of course it's something." Yu Xiao habitually raised his foot and was about to go into the house. Cai Yuezhao closed the door with both hands, blocking his way, and only one eye peeked out from the crack of the door: "If you have anything to say, just say it here."

Yu Xiao pointed into the house and said, "Some things can't be said outside. I'd better go in."

Cai Yuezhao shook his head, unsympathetic: "Prince Yu, in the middle of the night, a man and a woman alone, do you think this is appropriate?"

Since the two of you are destined not to be together, if you continue to be unruly and unruly like before, then let's just distance ourselves from each other from now on.

Hearing this damned girl choking him with this again, Yu Xiao was so angry that his temples were throbbing. He gritted his teeth and said, "But there are some things that can only be said between you and me, in private."

Cai Yuezhao guessed what he was about to say, which was simply that they were not suitable for each other.

She didn't want to hear it, at least not now.

She lowered her eyes, pried his hand away from the door, and then closed the door with a clang.

Yu Xiao was almost hit on the nose by the door, and his back teeth were bitten painfully: "Silly girl, you don't even talk to me now, right?"

Cai Yuezhao: "I'm tired today and need to go to bed. Let's talk about it another day."

She would wait until the day she left Canghai County, and then go to listen to his teachings. That way, she could leave after listening, and even if she cried, he wouldn't see her.

Seeing that she was upset again, Yu Xiao had no choice but to turn around and leave in anger.

Passing by the next room, he saw Fu Dong poking his head out and snorted coldly: "Tell you girls, how can you treat your brother like this?"

Fu Dong asked a soul-searching question: "But Prince, are you our girl's brother?"

Yu Xiao: “…”

Seeing that he looked unhappy, Fudong quickly retracted his head and closed the door with a bang.

Yu Xiao continued walking forward, and seeing that Yu Yan had not come out yet, he reached out to open Yuan Qing's door, and saw the two of them laughing and playing finger-guessing games, and whoever won would get to eat peanuts.

He sneered: "Okay, okay, you are having fun. Okay, you can stay here and play. You don't have to go back."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Upon hearing this sarcastic tone, Yu Yan immediately knew that his young master had been humiliated by Miss Cai.

He quickly pushed the whole plate of peanuts in front of Yuan Qing and said, "Eat it yourself, little mute." Then he turned around and ran out to chase his young master.

Yuan Qing picked up a peanut and ate it, but before he could even put it in his mouth, Fu Dong suddenly appeared in front of him like a ghost and slapped him away: "Eat, eat, eat, all you do is eat. In the middle of the night, there's a man looking for a girl, and you don't even know how to stop him?"

Yuan Qing blinked his clear eyes, pointed to his girl's room, made a heart shape with his hands, and then pointed in the direction where Prince Yu left. But that was the prince, and the girl loved the prince.

Fu Dong: "The young lady said that she no longer likes Prince Yu. She can't let him come over anytime in the future, lest it damages her reputation. Do you understand?"

Yuan Qing scratched his head, confused. He liked it yesterday, but not today?

But under Fu Dong's cold gaze, he still nodded and pointed to his long sword, indicating that he would definitely stop the man next time.

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The next day, the sun was shining brightly.

The first thing Meng Yuning did when she woke up was to pull at her collar and fan herself frantically with a palm-leaf fan. "It's incredibly hot today."

Yi'er didn't quite understand what was said, but when he heard An Ning say "fly", he ran out of the tent in his little pajamas, barefoot, and ran in circles with his arms outstretched: "Fly, fly."

Meng Yuning bent over with laughter: "Yier, you silly baby, come, let's change clothes and go out to find brother."

Yi'er ran back and threw himself into her arms: "Looking for brother."

Qi Jingyan slept late last night, but woke up early this morning.

Seeing that Aning and Yi'er were sleeping soundly, he gently called Mu Yun to come in and help him get up. Then he took a shower and changed into fresh clothes. Then he let Mu Yun push him around.

More than half an hour passed, and the two of them had almost toured the entire house.

Just as he was about to go back, he saw Mu Feng, smiling happily, striding towards him: "Your Highness, the people sent by the Queen Mother have arrived with some things, and are waiting outside the gate."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yun also laughed: "I was just saying that it should be delivered today."

Then he looked at Qi Jingyan and asked, "Your Highness, should we invite the people over now?"

Qi Jingyan nodded: "Go and invite them, and then go call An Ning over. She will make all the arrangements for how to put the things."