Suddenly, Qi Ran stopped, turned sideways, pointed at Mu Xiang, and said with gritted teeth: "Since you like kneeling so much, then kneel here all the time. Don't get up before I come."
After saying this, he left without looking back.
Muxiang sighed in her heart, still unable to help the Crown Princess keep the secret.
She straightened her back silently.
Cang Hei, who was standing by, stretched his neck to look at Yunyan Pavilion, then half-knelt down and gently poked Muxiang's arm. "Hey, the content on that letter shouldn't be written to you by your family, right?"
Muxiang curled her lips, glared at Canghei fiercely, and then turned her head away.
Canghei followed her movements.
In a fit of anger, Muxiang changed direction and knelt.
Cang Hei still stared at her face, looking at her seriously, "Don't be angry, I'm just following orders."
Mu Xiang's voice was indistinguishable from joy or anger. "How could I dare to be angry? I'm just a servant. I'm nothing like Lord Canghei. You're a big shot around the prince!"
She deliberately emphasized the three words "big celebrity" more.
"Don't call me that. It makes me uncomfortable." Cang Hei touched his nose with a guilty conscience. "It's really not my fault. I heard some maid in the mansion say it a few days ago. She said that you were seen leaving the mansion every day at twilight hour. The prince then took it to heart."
Muxiang said "oh".
His back was still straight.
Cang Hei reached out and gently poked Mu Xiang's arm, tilting his head, "Don't worry too much, it shouldn't be a big deal. The prince is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. He just spoke too quickly. He's the kind of person who would rather save face than live in pain. You can stand up first and kneel down later. Don't worry, I won't say a single word."
He thought for a moment and added, "As long as it doesn't involve the Prime Minister, it's fine."
Muxiang, who had been keeping her head down, finally turned around slowly and looked at him with a complicated expression.
Seeing the other person's appearance, Cang Hei's originally indifferent expression gradually froze on his face.
He asked tentatively, "Could it be..."
Muxiang remained silent.
Cang Hei was so angry that he slapped his mouth with his hand, "Look at my bad mouth."
He looked up at the sky, which was gradually getting dark.
Suddenly, a cold wind swept in from all directions, and the next moment, dense drizzle began to fall from the sky.
Canghei reached out and grabbed Muxiang's arm, pulling her up. "Hurry, it's raining, get up quickly."
Mu Xiang didn't move. "The prince said that I can't get up until he gives the order."
Cang Hei: "If you want to kneel down, I won't stop you, but you should at least move to a drier place, otherwise you will be soaked and it will be easy to catch a cold."
Muxiang slammed Canghei's hand away fiercely, and wiped her face with her hand, "Your Highness is right. Let this servant kneel here."
Seeing that he couldn't pull it at all, Cang Hei could only sigh.
He straightened up, put his hands on his hips, and looked around.
After looking for a while, he found that only the outer robe on his body could slightly shield the people around him from the wind and rain.
The originally dense drizzle became heavier in the blink of an eye.
Cang Hei took off his outer robe without hesitation and then put it on.
The next moment, he moved closer to Muxiang, held up his wide robe with one hand, and then raised his hand slightly, and the robe completely covered Muxiang.
The material of the outer robe is made of special material, which is not only waterproof but also can resist damage to a certain extent.
The rain fell from the top of the robe, turned a corner, and then slid straight down from the bottom.
Therefore, the ground around Canghei and Muxiang was very wet.
Only the area under Muxiang was dry.
Muxiang only took a quick glance and then quickly looked away.
She stared straight ahead, not knowing what she was thinking.
At the same time, in Yunyan Pavilion.
Qi Ran went to the main house angrily with the paper in his hand.
He slammed the paper down on the table.
Seeing him coming, Meng Youning placed the freshly poured teacup steadily in front of Qi Ran, "This is a new tea I've been trying recently. Your Highness is here just in time, you can have a taste."
Qi Ran's face was originally full of anger, but when he saw the other person's innocent little face, the anger between his eyebrows couldn't help but dissipate a little.
He cleared his throat and pointed to the paper on the table. "Aren't you going to explain what this is?"
Meng Youning only took a glance and understood everything.
She took a sip of tea slowly and said calmly, "It's just a letter from a girl. What does the prince want to know from such a letter?"
"I won't beat around the bush with you. I just want to ask you a question." Qi Ran spread out the paper and placed it in front of Meng Youning, pointing at the handwriting on the paper. "You and Sang Luan are nothing like we saw before. Why are you pretending to be incompatible?"
He stared at Meng Youning, as if waiting for an answer.
Meng Youning paused what he was doing, sighed softly, and silently turned his head to the side.
"And I just met your maid. I asked her what this was, and she actually said it was a letter from her family." Qi Ran was furious. "If it's just a letter from your family, why don't you dare show it to others? It's really infuriating!"
Qi Ran took a deep breath and asked patiently, "Tell me honestly, when did your relationship with Sang Luan become so close? You've never had any contact with her before!"
Meng Youning narrowed her eyes slightly, "What does the prince mean by that?"
"Don't you understand what I mean?" Qi Ran blurted out without thinking, "Sang Luan has been in Shengjing since she was a child, and she's the daughter of the Shangshu family. And you've only been in Shengjing for the past two years. There's no way you two would have met, unless..."
He paused and leaned closer to Meng Youning. "Unless you two have known each other for a long time, your previous actions were just a show for the world to see."
As he spoke, he clenched his fists tightly together, his face showing forbearance.
"Your Highness has been talking for so long, and I finally understand." Meng Youning's expression instantly turned colder, and she took back the teacup in front of Qi Ran.
She stood up, her eyelids drooping slightly. "Your Highness, don't worry. I haven't done anything to wrong you. But if you don't believe me, then you don't have to come to Yunyan Pavilion anymore from now on."
Qi Ran frowned suddenly, and felt a sharp pain in his heart.
Meng Youning was silent for a moment, then spoke again, "Please come in, Prince."
Qi Ran felt a breath stuck in his heart, unable to go up or down, and he felt extremely uncomfortable for a moment.
"You not only deceived the world, but also deceived me." He gritted his teeth, "I want you to tell me how you and Sang Luan met, and how did you become such close friends?"
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