On the second day, after noon, many people came to the lake on the outskirts of the city, including Li Manqing, the daughter of Minister Li, and the daughters of the ministers who often surrounded her.
Li Manqing originally disdained to participate in such entertainment activities among the common people, but her fiancé, the current crown prince Jun Yan, didn't know what was wrong with him.
Because of the incident with the maid last time, he had come to apologize again and invited her to go ice skating on the lake. He said it was to cultivate their relationship, but what he actually wanted to do was probably only he himself knew.
However, it was winter now, and there had been several heavy snowfalls in the past few days. Even if the weather was sunny, it was freezing cold outside, which was no match for the warmth of the charcoal fire inside the house.
Li Manqing originally wanted to refuse, but Jun Yan's identity gave her no reason to refuse.
Thinking of this, Li Manqing naturally went out, and took her group of "sisters" with her.
At this time, Jun Yan was standing in the center of the lake, and a show of making friends through literature and entertaining guests was going smoothly.
Jun Yan can be said to be in high spirits now, and he is standing in an extremely conspicuous position, which naturally attracts countless people's attention.
In a corner on the shore, a boatman was watching the scene and muttering in frustration. He looked at the glorious Jun Yan as if he was looking at a mentally retarded person.
"Why did you go to the center of the lake?"
"Hmm? Can't you go?"
"Although the lake is frozen, it's definitely not as solid as flat ground. Especially the ice in the center of the lake, which is definitely not as solid as the edges."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now hosting a banquet at Lake Bingxin. Isn't this causing trouble?"
In recent days, few people are brave enough to step directly onto the ice in the center of the lake, for fear that the ice is too thin and they will fall through.
Who would have thought that it would have been better if the newly appointed prince had not come, but when he came, he was so surprising that he was so brave that he stepped on the ice without preparing anything.
"Uh... no way?"
"A few days ago, someone was running on this ice. After a night, the ice should be even more frozen, right?"
After hearing what the passerby said, the boatman smiled contemptuously and said, "If you don't believe me, forget it. Just wait and see."
Having said that, the boatman no longer paid any attention to anyone. He held a piece of weed in his mouth, looked at the crowd that had already started queuing, and sighed.
Shen Jingwen frowned slightly, looking at Jun Yan standing on the ice in the middle of the lake, then glanced at Ning Wan who was eager to queue up, and quickly grabbed her.
Both of them were wearing thick fur coats, so when Ning Wan was pulled into Shen Jingwen's arms and her head hit his chest, neither of them felt any pain.
Ning Wan's face was pressed against Shen Jingwen's chest. When she felt the coolness of his coat, her whole body leaned back a little.
She raised her eyes, her watery eyes full of confusion at Shen Jingwen's sudden action:
"A Jing?"
Well, did he discover something?
Thinking about her upcoming departure, Ning Wan still felt a little guilty. From the moment she left home until now, she had been mentally preparing herself:
She didn't want to raise fish, nor did she want to cuckold Shen Jingwen, nor did she think of betraying him. She just couldn't watch a life disappear before her eyes.
As a rich lady who received a proper education since childhood, it should be normal for her to have such awareness and such kindness, right?
【……】
Xiao Qi: Well, although I don’t want to admit it, the host does seem to have some talent for raising fish.
As if he had noticed something strange about Ning Wan, Shen Jingwen coughed lightly and let go of the person in his arms. However, after thinking about it, he still felt that the lake was not safe.
He held Ning Wan in his arms and asked tentatively, "Wan Wan, how about we change places?"
In Shen Jingwen's heart, Ning Wan is just a little girl. Now she is at the age when she is lively and active, so it is normal for her to be noisy.
It's just fun, it's just a joke, but Shen Jingwen doesn't want Ning Wan to joke about his life.
How could Ning Wan possibly agree? The moment Shen Jingwen finished speaking, she immediately shook her head, her tone tender:
"You promised me. Look at all the people on the lake. They won't be in danger."
"Besides, if there is real danger, you are still here."
Shen Jingwen looked at Ning Wan, who was acting so naturally like a spoiled child, and his heart warmed. Thinking of what happened in the study yesterday, the tips of his ears couldn't help but turn red.
[Hint: The current male protagonist's heartbeat value: 74. ]
Seeing that Shen Jingwen had loosened up, Ning Wan increased her strength again, boldly pulling his sleeves with her fingers, and continued to coax him softly:
"A Jing~"
"We had already agreed on this when we left. Is Ajing going to go back on his word?"
Shen Jingwen's grip tightened slightly, and after glancing at the icy lake, he looked at Ning Wan who was still trying to pull him up there to play.
"Do I really have to go?"
Hearing this, Ning Wan fell silent. Just when Shen Jingwen thought Ning Wan would give up, she let go of his hand and replied very seriously:
"If Jing feels it's dangerous, then I'll go on my own."
Listening to his fiancée's vindictive words, Shen Jingwen sighed, but in the end he didn't say anything else. He just held Ning Wan's hand silently.
Ning Wan breathed a sigh of relief that his plan had succeeded, but he couldn't help but feel worried when he thought of the most crucial plot.
Looking at the indecisive host, Xiao Qi couldn't help but worry, wondering if the host would refuse to follow the plot because he felt sorry for the male protagonist.
There have been precedents for this kind of thing in the past.
Xiao Qi was afraid that the host would fall in love at an inappropriate time, so after thinking about it, he decided to give him some advice.
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