He hesitated before speaking, "Where have Second Young Master Lu and... Second Young Mistress gone? Could you please inform me?"
Upon hearing this, Butler Lu sighed, frowned, and shook his head. "The Second Young Master has always been unruly. He never lets the servants know his whereabouts, and only his personal guards can accompany him. But today he didn't even bring any guards. We really didn't know."
"Then..." The Fourth Prince's breath hitched, "What if they're in danger?"
Hearing this, Butler Lu frowned. Who talks like that? Isn't this cursing his young master and mistress?
baffling!
His anger was burning inside, and his tone was harsh as well. "Your Highness need not worry about that. You should return as soon as possible, or the palace gates will be locked. Xiao Jiu, see the guest out!"
The gatekeeper bowed and scraped, "Yes, Your Highness, please, I'm about to close the gate."
The fourth prince took a half step back, watching the door close in front of him. He didn't say much, but his thin lips were slightly pursed and his brows were tightly furrowed.
He simply couldn't understand why, even though he had gained power and status and extended an olive branch to Qin Xi, she still returned to Lu Huai's side, that playboy. Did he really possess some kind of magic?
The capital is a melting pot of all sorts of people, and Sister Qi is so dazzling that some are bound to be displeased and want to harm her. And Lu Huai has absolutely no martial arts skills; what if something happens to Sister Qi?
No, he has to send someone to find them, otherwise Qi-mei will be in danger!
Thinking this, he felt a sense of panic and couldn't help but clench the box in his hand. He hurriedly said to the guards behind him, "Quickly, send someone to find Sister Qi, the sooner the better!"
The guard gave him a complicated look, but still said, "Yes."
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At the entrance of Dingtai Restaurant, Qin Xi frowned as she looked at the person in front of her. "This restaurant is dark, are you sure they haven't closed yet?"
"This..." Lu Huai raised an eyebrow, his tone seemingly uncertain, "The door isn't locked, why don't we go in and take a look?"
Qin Xi turned her head and saw that the door was indeed unlocked, but all the lights were off. This guy was really too careless.
Lu Huai led her forward and easily pushed open Yan Zhe's door. For some reason, a sudden gust of cold air rushed in, and Qin Qi shivered, feeling as if the summer heat had been blown away.
Just then, several candles suddenly lit up, and the room was instantly brightly lit.
There were many light blue ribbons hanging on the wall, stretching from one corner to another, which looked very nice. Each ribbon had a small bell hanging on it, and when the breeze blew, it made a tinkling sound that was pleasant and melodious.
Each small table had two candles lit on it; a quick glance revealed about ten tables in total. Around the center of each small table was a large table with a round, hollow center and two vases containing roses.
It's not the season for roses to bloom right now, and I don't know where this Dingtai Restaurant came from.
The steps leading to the second floor were covered with flower petals, which seemed to be fresh and had a faint fragrance that was refreshing.
"See, I told you we weren't closed," he said to her with a wink.
Qin Xi tilted her head, looking at him with some confusion, "What does this mean?"
His eyes were smiling, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned. "Count how many candles are on these tables?"
Even after all this has been said, if Qin Qiruo still doesn't understand that all of this was arranged by Lu Huai, then he must be an idiot.
Remembering that he said he had something to do today, she figured it was probably this. Since he was deliberately keeping her in suspense, she didn't expose him and instead started counting curiously.
"One, two, three, ... ten, eleven, ... seventeen, eighteen... there are eighteen in total!"
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