Prince, have you grown to this point now?
Lu Yan stared blankly at Xie Qingyuan as he left. He finally caught up with her and said loudly, "Don't make her sad!"
The onlookers all looked at him sideways, thinking that the Marquis of Pingyang was really bold and loyal.
But it would be disgusting to the prince, right?
I don’t know whether the Prince will make things difficult for Marquis Pingyang in the court in the future.
Ah, I’m really looking forward to it, but it’s a pity that I’m not an official and can’t go to court to watch the fun.
Involuntarily, everyone's eyes were fixed on the people around them who were wearing official uniforms. Seeing that their official uniforms seemed not even enough to go to court, they couldn't help but look down on them - it's okay that we common people can't watch the fun, but why don't you officials make an effort to go to court and watch the fun?
Several officials covered their faces and slipped away out of shame.
In the palace.
When Qin Wan received the news that Xie Qing would return to the palace today, she asked someone to prepare hot water, ginger soup and other things, and then sat in front of the window to read.
Zigui was very happy as he watched the snow falling: "It's the first snow of this winter. It's a little late, but it's better than no snow at all."
"Maybe this will be a good few days." Qin Wan thought of her previous life, when droughts and floods occurred one after another in the south, and the people were living in dire straits. When winter finally came and there was a reprieve, it started to rain and snow again.
Places like Shenyang, Nan'an, and Guangling rarely snow in winter, but this year it was unusually cold.
In the capital and the north, heavy snow collapsed houses, causing countless casualties. In places like Shenyang, countless people froze to death due to the cold...
Qin Wan's brows were filled with worry, and she didn't even know that Xie Qing had returned.
Seeing that Qin Wan seemed to be thinking about something, Xie Qing did not bother her. He went to take a shower and change clothes first. After his body was warm, he sat beside her and hugged her in his arms: "What are you thinking about?"
"When did you come back?" Qin Wan raised her eyes to look at him, her body unconsciously moving closer to him, as if this could dispel the chill in her bones: "I think I'm very selfish."
Xie Qing touched her cold hand, had someone bring the brazier over, and took a fox fur mattress to cover her. Then he gestured for the servants in the room to leave, and then asked, "Why do you think so?"
Qin Wan looked up at Xie Qing, her eyes welling up. "At this time in my previous life, I was only focused on competing with the Bai family, but I never thought about what would happen to the disaster victims in various places. If I had put my energy into helping the disaster victims, I wonder how many lives I could have saved."
Xie Qing held her shoulders firmly, looked her straight in the eye, and said, "As the saying goes, one should do his job according to his position. In your previous life, you were just a woman trapped in the inner chambers of the Pingyang Marquis's mansion, naturally unable to see the world. Now you are the Crown Princess, the future Empress, so you will naturally consider the interests of your people."
Qin Wan's eyes gradually cleared: "Is that so?"
"Yes, that's right. You have to believe in yourself. If Bai hadn't appeared in your previous life to disturb your mind, you, as the wife of Pingyang Marquis, would definitely have noticed the victims. But all you could do was to provide them with porridge." Xie Qing's words were gentle and firm.
"And now, you are the Crown Princess, the future Queen. You can do so much more. I am very fortunate that we both have the opportunity to live again, so that I can get to know you, love you, and protect you."
Qin Wan's eyes suddenly became sharp, and she narrowed them slightly as she stared at Xie Qingwen. "Didn't you say that you fell in love with me at first sight in your previous life? Didn't you say that your love for me started when you arranged for me to marry you? What do you mean by living again and getting to know each other properly? Hmm?"
The last word, with a faint ending tone, hooked upwards.
For so many days and nights before, Xie Qing would go crazy just for this ending sound, and now, facing this ending sound, he also went crazy, he really wanted to go crazy...
What bullshit did I just say!
She seized upon this sentence to vent her anger. Xie Qing really wanted to go back to the moment and slap this sentence back into her own stomach!
Xie Qing's mind was racing, and he was having a lot of thoughts, but he couldn't think of how to answer this question.
Just then, a figure broke through the door.
"Your Highness!" Miss Zhang cried out softly, her little face flushed as she stood in front of the couch and knelt down weakly in salute.
Zigui and Yijia looked at each other and could only retreat helplessly.
Xie Qing saw Miss Zhang as if she had seen a savior, and quickly stood up and said, "Are you here to see the Crown Princess? I have something else to do, so I'll leave first, you two can talk!"
Xie Qing couldn't even think about the fact that Qin Wan had left him so many women. He just wanted to escape!
Unexpectedly, as soon as he took a step, he found that someone was pulling the corner of his clothes!
Xie Qing's face turned green, but looking at his wife pulling at the corner of his clothes, he could only smile: "Wanwan..."
Miss Zhang's eyes widened. "Hasn't it been said that the prince has always been a mischievous bastard? He loves to tease other girls. In the early years, because of this, he offended many daughters of famous families, making no one willing to marry him."
But now, who is this person who is smiling and trying to please the Crown Princess?
Miss Zhang thought again, if the Crown Prince treated the Crown Princess this way, would he treat her the same way in the future? Is the Crown Prince so easy to control?
Miss Zhang hurried forward and said with a smile, "Your Highness, I'm here to see you."
My concubine?
Xie Qing retreated repeatedly, and only then did he remember who the person in front of him was, and that there were several unknown people in the East Palace.
Xie Qing's expression changed quickly. Almost as soon as the word "concubine" came out, his smile faded slightly. He seemed to still be smiling, but he looked a little more distant and aloof.
In an instant, that condescending look made Miss Zhang suddenly scared.
Xie Qing smiled and glanced at Miss Zhang: "Which concubine is this that the emperor has taken in?"
Qin Wan glanced at him sideways, pulled him to sit down, and lazily handed him a cup of tea. She smiled and said, "This is Miss Zhang. Her mother said that she was a little worried about getting married at the age she was at, so she sent her to me to serve us."
Xie Qing curled his lips at her subtly, and said with a meaningful smile, "So you're the girl who wants to get married. How come I heard there are several?"
"Five." Qin Wan stretched out her hand with a hint of pride and shook it.
Xie Qing looked at Miss Zhang again, poked Qin Wan's leg under the table, and after being slapped away by her, he smiled and said, "Since there are five of you, I'll meet them all at once."
Qin Wan tilted her head and glared at Xie Qing, telling him to behave himself. Then she said to Zigui, "Zigui, go and tell all the young ladies to come here."
When Zigui heard this, he thought Xie Qing was going to take all five of them in! He glared at him angrily and turned to call for help.
Miss Zhang couldn't see the couple's secret interaction from this angle. She thought Xie Qing was going to accept them, and she was suddenly happy and nervous.
She was happy because she would be the Crown Prince's Consort in the future! But she was worried about the five sisters, wondering what kind of schemes and struggles they would have to go through to become the crown prince.
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