Qin Qianqian's face immediately turned cold when she heard this. She stood up and said she wanted to go home.
The Fourth Prince stood up and chased after her, "Qin Qianqian, wait for me."
People were coming and going on the street, blocking the Fourth Prince's way, and soon Qin Qianqian disappeared.
He couldn't catch up, so he had to walk back, hoping to find Qin Qianqian to explain when he had the chance.
"Didn't you go out to chase someone? Why are you back?" The prince looked at the dejected Fourth Prince.
"Qin Qianqian is not a human being at all; she's simply a wild horse that's broken free from its reins."
The Fourth Prince slumped down on his chair and said, "If any girl can run as fast as her, I can never catch up with her."
The Second Prince, who was watching the fun, did not mind adding insult to injury, "Who told you not to be able to talk? You have to fight every time you see her. If you practice martial arts more, maybe you can catch up with her."
The Fourth Prince rolled his eyes. "If you hadn't brought up such a topic, would this have happened?"
I'll see if he's still in the mood to tease me when Prince Yueqing snatches the girl he likes away.
"Fourth brother, Miss Qin is a woman after all. It would be bad if something happened to her. You should follow her and see if she returns home safely."
The prince put down his teacup and said, "It's getting late, let's go back!"
"Brother Crown Prince, don't worry. Qin Qianqian has been practicing martial arts since she was young. You should be worried about others."
Seeing him like this, the prince said no more.
"You go back first, I have something else to do," the second prince said, looking at the third prince, "Third brother, please help me send my cousin back home."
…
After parting ways with a few people, the second prince confirmed that no one was following him before entering Fengyue Tower with ease.
Yanran sat in front of the window, listening to the lively sound of firecrackers outside.
Today she was not wearing a veil, and her delicate eyebrows and eyes were exposed to the air without any obstruction.
The second prince tiptoed in and saw this scene.
Cigarette smoke curled in the room. A woman in a red dress sat by the window, overlooking the busy street. Her back seemed a little lonely.
Hearing the sound, Yanran thought it was the maid, and said lazily, "Didn't I say that I don't need to serve you today?"
The second prince walked a few steps closer to her and raised his hand to close the window for her.
"You..." Yanran turned her head, the rest of the words choked in her throat.
She chuckled softly, her upturned eyes fixed on the Second Prince, "How come you have time to come to me on New Year's Eve?"
The Second Prince did not respond to her question, but instead asked, "Do you really want to go out for a walk?"
He actually planned to take Yanran out for a walk, but he was worried that Prince Yueqing and his father would find out, which would bring unnecessary trouble to Yanran.
Although he didn't care about Yanran's identity, his father and the royal family did, and it would be extremely difficult to make Yanran the main wife.
"What's there to see outside?" Yanran stood up, walked to the table and sat down. She raised her hand, picked up the wine jug and poured a glass for the Second Prince. "Since you're here, please have a drink with me!"
After a few drinks, Yanran's pretty face flushed slightly. She raised her hand to support her chin and asked the question she had always wanted to ask.
"I've known you for so long, but I still don't know your surname or where you live."
The Second Prince paused while holding the wine glass. "I'll tell you when the time comes."
Now is not the time. He should wait until he has figured out a way to make Yanran the queen, then he will tell her everything and reveal his true feelings.
"Yanran, I can tell you clearly now that I don't have a family. Please wait for me."
Yanran nodded, and under the influence of drunkenness, she stood up and walked to the Second Prince, leaning over and placing a kiss on his forehead. "It's a deal."
The second prince just stood there in a daze. He raised his hand and touched the place on his forehead where he had been kissed. It took him a while to come back to his senses.
…
The third prince sent Mu Xue to the marquis's mansion at the second prince's request.
"Princess, please come in quickly!"
Mu Xue walked a few steps, stopped, turned around and said, "Your Highness, please wait a moment."
After saying that, he turned and went into the mansion, went to his room, picked up a red envelope and a prescription, and returned the same way.
"Your Highness, this is the prescription I wrote for you as a thank you." Mu Xue handed over a folded prescription. "Your Highness has a cold body. You will see improvement after using this prescription for a period of time."
Seeing that the Third Prince was hesitant to answer, Mu Xue continued, "Your Highness helped me, so you should give something in return."
"Thank you, Princess."
He was surprised at Mu Xue's observation skills. He had a cold body since he was a child, but he didn't pay much attention to it as long as he was fine.
Unexpectedly, Mu Xue discovered it after only being in contact with her for a while.
Thinking of this, a warm feeling came over my heart.
"Oh, right," Mu Xue hesitated for a moment, then took out the red envelope she was clutching and handed it to the Third Prince with forced composure: "This red envelope is for Your Highness. Thank you for sending me back. By the way, I wish Your Highness a safe and smooth year ahead, and all the best."
Qingyuan finished his work in the study and heard that his daughter had not returned yet, so he planned to go out to check. However, as he took one step, he saw two people at the door.
When did my daughter start to have any contact with the Third Prince?
He retracted his forward leg and decided to observe what the two people were talking about from the side.
But the Third Prince was a martial artist, so he naturally heard his footsteps.
"My Lord." The Third Prince greeted him naturally.
"What brings the Third Prince to my mansion so late at night?" Marquis Qingyuan was discovered and no longer hid, but walked out with his hands behind his back.
When Mu Xue heard his question, she quickly explained, "Dad, it was my cousin who asked His Highness to take me back home."
Seeing his daughter protecting him so much, Marquis Qingyuan felt like his own good cabbages were being eaten by pigs.
He asked why his daughter rejected the husband he had chosen, and it turned out to be because of the third prince.
"If there's nothing else, I'll go back to the palace first."
…
After returning to the palace, the prince did not send the lantern to Yu Yiluo immediately, but sent it to her early the next morning.
When she went there, Yu Yiluo had just finished drinking her milk. Her eyes lit up when she saw the prince coming in with a lantern in his hand.
[Ahhh, I love my brother the Crown Prince so much. He even bought me a lantern when we went shopping.]
I don't know how they spent New Year's Eve last night. I really hate that I can't walk, otherwise I could be close to them.
The emperor, who was waiting to eat dumplings, heard the voice in his heart and saw the prince striding towards him.
"Your son pays his respects to the Emperor." The prince put down the lantern and saluted.
I was surprised that my father came so early.
"Send lanterns to Luo'er?" The emperor asked the prince to stand up and pick up Yu Yiluo who was lying on the small bed.
"Luo'er, have you seen the lanterns that the Crown Prince gave you? Do you like them?"
Yu Yiluo raised her hand to grab the exquisitely crafted lantern.
[I like it! Who can not love the lifelike rabbit lantern? 】
"It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince coming over."
Concubine Xian came out from the small kitchen next to her and said softly, "Since Your Highness the Crown Prince is here, let's eat dumplings together!"
The emperor glanced at the prince and said, "Let's eat together!"
Thinking of the people in the palace, the emperor ordered Eunuch Cao, "Go and call the other princes, as well as Concubine Shu and Concubine De, over here. It will be more lively with more people."
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