43 Chapter 43 The Fourth Prince
◎He stepped on the flowing light on the ground and walked against the crowd◎
Upon hearing this, Yuliu lowered her eyes slightly and looked at the jade ice cream being carefully spread and evenly applied on the back of her hand. The gel-like texture glowed with a clear and moist glow under the fine afternoon spring light.
Only then did Yuliu realize that when he came here again today to feel the spring breeze blowing through the railings, he was actually in a very relaxed state.
After all, this time there was no system urging her to make progress, and even the lease of the land for delicious food was within her reach.
Everything went very smoothly.
Moreover, the most important thing is...
The people around her are all very nice to her.
There is no intrigue and no need to bother with disguise.
For Yuliu, being able to be herself as she pleases is already a very precious experience.
However, Yuliu came to the restaurant today as a break from her busy schedule. Since Fangyue came here to tell her that the Fourth Prince and his wife had rarely invited her, Yuliu did not continue to indulge in her slacking nature.
Although Yuliu no longer felt the need to deliberately make the Fourth Prince and the Fourth Prince's wife love each other and stay together as before, Yuliu always felt that if there was really a gap between husband and wife, chasing each other was not an appropriate way to deal with it.
You have your reasons, but don't tell them;
I have a thread of sorrow, which I cannot untie;
If one doesn't speak and the other doesn't watch, it's conceivable that things will only get worse and worse.
Instead of torturing each other like this, it would be better to sit down and explain things to each other, rather than being suspicious of each other and eroding love.
Yuliu thought that Yunhe would tell her everything and ask questions whenever he had something to say, and would never hesitate about anything. Her eyes moved slightly the next day, and she sighed silently in her heart.
She followed the direction of the midday sun outside the window, turned her head to look at Fangyue, and raised her red lips in a faint smile. She asked expectantly, "Did Sister leave any visiting cards for me?"
"Yes, yes! When Lord Jiang came, he specifically handed the visiting card to me." Upon hearing this, Fang Yue hurriedly took out a rolled-up piece of paper from her sleeve, unfolded it, and handed it to Yu Liu with both hands, saying, "This is it."
Yuliu didn't take it, but just turned her head and looked at the words on the long note based on Fangyue's movements.
"At the time of Youxu..."
“…Nighttime Lantern Festival.”
The eight large characters written side by side with ink were majestic and bold, and were obviously written by the Fourth Prince. However, he did not include his name, perhaps because he was afraid that it would cause trouble if seen by someone with ulterior motives.
"Did my sister ask the Fourth Prince to write this?" Yu Liu frowned after reading it. "My sister didn't specify when or where we'd meet."
"Well... Lord Jiang didn't mention it, but I imagine it was written by the Fourth Prince, right?" Fang Yue chuckled, unsure. But after seeing Yu Liu read it, she tucked the note back into her sleeve. "But Lord Jiang did say that the Fourth Prince's consort wanted to use the night lantern festival before the Flower Festival to encourage everyone to get out and about more often, to have some fun, so they wouldn't be stuck in one place all the time."
The corners of Yuliu's mouth froze slightly.
I don’t know if it was because Jiang Jingmo, the warrior, passed the message too casually, as if the four words “move around” from Su Yunyue’s mouth really meant that the prince’s wife in the palace was playful and wanted to understand the people’s sentiments.
However, these four simple words, in Yuliu's eyes, are the epitome of the heart-wrenching and bloody plot of "she escapes, he chases, and neither of them can escape even if they have wings."
Yuliu couldn't help but lower her eyes and think carefully.
But...how on earth did Su Yunyue manage to escape from the Fourth Prince's tight surveillance at this crowded night lantern festival by herself?
The original novel only said that Su Yunyue was accidentally favored by a noble person, but it did not specify who this "name-hidden" noble person was.
The only person in the original novel who does not show his face or give his name is the villain called "Shen Yuan".
"If sister hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have noticed that Xiao Country actually had such an interesting custom." Yuliu's eyes flickered, and as she raised her eyelashes, her gaze went straight to Yunhe who was sitting opposite her. As she spoke, her eyelids drooped slightly, her eyeballs tilted slightly to the right, and she looked at Master Chen with a smile as she spoke, "This opportunity is rare, why don't we go together?"
Yunhe: “…Hmm?”
Master Shen: “Great!”
The difference between Yunhe's and Lord Chen's reactions was so great that Yuliu's attention was subconsciously drawn to Yunhe's deep voice.
She looked closely at the expression hidden in Yun He's eyes and eyebrows, and always felt that his expression was a little subtle, as if he was happy, but also had a little imperceptible displeasure.
Yuliu couldn't figure out the reason why Yunhe was unhappy, so she tilted her head slightly and asked him softly, "Don't you want to go?"
"Go." Yunhe looked up at Yuliu and agreed decisively.
However, Yun He pursed his lips lightly as he finished speaking, and glanced at Master Chen. He changed the subject and asked with a look of concern, "But Master Chen, as the owner of the first floor, running such a large Spring Breeze Flush, with so many things to do every day, do you have the leisure time to enjoy the company of the people?"
Master Chen was choked by what Yun He said. He opened his mouth but was speechless. He laughed awkwardly twice and was too embarrassed to say that he was just a boss who didn't care about anything except signing and stamping. He felt quite guilty after being questioned by Yun He. His eyes moved back and forth, but he seemed to have crashed and couldn't come up with a reasonable reason.
Subconsciously, he looked at Yuliu as if for help.
Master Chen didn't know why this happened, but his intuition told him that Yuliu could rescue him from Yunhe's heart-wrenching questioning!
Yuliu actually wanted both Yunhe and Master Shen to go.
But just seeing that the Fourth Prince and his wife travel together, we can infer that such night lantern festivals are probably similar to the Qiqiao Festival, with young boys and girls, newlyweds, and elderly couples traveling together.
If she had only invited Yun He, it would be a bit...
What's more, Yuliu was not sure whether Master Chen was "Shen Yuan", but it was rare for someone to have the same name and surname in Chunfeng Fulan, so even if there was only a fifth possibility, just in case, Yuliu felt it would be better to bring Master Chen along.
So when Yu Liu noticed the look in Lord Shen's eyes that seemed to be asking for help, he smiled knowingly: "Oh...it turns out that I hadn't considered this."
"I was just thinking of signing the lease for Chunfeng Fulan today, but I didn't expect to have Master Chen take care of me along the way to get the medicine, so I thought of inviting you to go sightseeing together as a token of my appreciation." Yuliu retreated to advance, and said slowly in a low voice, "If Master Chen is really not available, then... forget it. We can make an appointment another day."
When Yuliu spoke the first half, Yunhe remained expressionless, but when he heard the last half of the girl's words, his brows furrowed slightly.
……another day?
Make an appointment another day when he's not around?
Yun He narrowed his eyes slightly, touched his chin with the tip of his tongue, and said nothing more.
And Lord Chen didn't know why, but he always felt that after Yuliu finished speaking, although Yunhe no longer stopped the four of them from traveling together, he vaguely felt that the right half of his body, which was close to the eldest brother, was a little cold.
Master Chen looked at Yuliu in confusion, while Yuliu looked back at Master Chen with a pair of misty peach blossom eyes, which were filled with guilt and gratitude, and a hint of obvious expectation.
It was a look that made it hard to refuse.
So, Master Chen hesitated, and when he saw that Yun He didn't seem to mention the important task of "Master of Spring Breeze Brushing Lantern" again, he nodded and said, "Hahaha, today is worse than tomorrow. Is there a chance to experience the customs and culture of the Xiao Kingdom with Senior Brother? Besides, Miss Su is so kind, I will accompany you! But Senior Brother and Miss Su, I guess you haven't experienced the night lantern festival since coming to Xiao Kingdom, right?"
"But, as for this... I'm familiar with it! The main attraction of the Night Lantern Festival is the nightfall. It's only the evening hour now, almost sunset. We can still have a meal at a restaurant. We think we can set off at that time and then go to the Night Lantern Festival on West Road. It should be just right."
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So the group took some rest in a restaurant and when they reached the long street of West Road, it was really getting dark.
The sky is vast, and the orange-purple afterglow of the setting sun looks like fire. The gray clouds roll out of the deep night, like the spring breeze blowing the curtain before the stage. The moment the curtain is raised, the moment Yuliu steps into the long street of West Road, lamps of different designs and bright colors light up from both sides at a speed beyond sight, like the Milky Way, flowing on the entire long street.
The lights are bright, like a city that never sleeps.
Companions walking hand in hand, merchants dragging their bags, foreign visitors in strange costumes, and the moving crowd all froze for a moment when the lights were lit, but at the same time, when the lights completely ignited the night, they all burst into unison and shouted in surprise.
Xiao Tianmin stepped on the flowing light on the ground and walked out against the crowd with a shout.
As a descendant of the royal family, the Fourth Prince cannot suppress his aura of a royal noble even when he is disguised as a commoner.
But a Tibetan black brocade crane robe was like the only trace of night on the ground. His black hair was tied up high with a silver crown, and not a single strand of it was out of place. He had bright eyes, white teeth, and a handsome face. However, the arrogance in his eyes could not be hidden.
Perhaps he wanted to be the center of attention and sit in a high position, so when he looked at Yuliu and his group, he habitually lowered his eyes slightly, glanced from top to bottom, glanced at them from a distance with indifference and a slight nod, which was considered a greeting.
Su Yunyue stood beside Xiao Tianmin. She took off her complicated palace dress that looked like shackles, and her complexion seemed to have improved a lot. However, she was still wearing a peony-red kesi satin skirt, which made her look extremely luxurious and eye-catching.
When Su Yunyue saw Yuliu from afar, her peach-shaped eyes, which were similar to Yuliu's, curved unconsciously, revealing a friendly and loving smile like an elder. When she looked at Yunhe, who always stood beside Yuliu like a pine or bamboo, the smile in her eyes became even brighter.
Yuliu took the initiative to step forward, folded her hands at her waist, and made a sign of greeting. Because the streets of Xiaoguomin were crowded with people, she did not call them by their names. She only showed a polite and ingratiating smile. Facing the galaxy-like lights, her voice was brighter than the stars, and she called out affectionately:
"Brother-in-law, sister."
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