"Little Swallow!" While they were chatting, Xia Ziwei and the others caught up. After everyone dismounted, they strolled along the lake. However, the weather turned bad, and it suddenly started to drizzle. Qing'er looked up and saw a pavilion not far away. "Little Swallow, Ziwei, look, let's go over there to take shelter from the rain."
Everyone hurried towards the pavilion. Once inside, Benjamin remarked, "When we came out, the sky was clear and blue, but now it's suddenly raining. But who knows, maybe a rainbow will appear later."
Hearing Benjamin's words, everyone also really wanted to see a rainbow, but Yongqi remembered the time in his past life when Benjamin braved the rain to wait for a rainbow...
Back then, Benjamin was distancing himself from Xiao Yanzi, and he couldn't stand it anymore, so he confronted Xiao Yanzi, but it ended up being a complete mess. He never dreamed that now, when he sees a rainbow again, it will be like this.
The rain lasted for two hours, and everyone waited in the pavilion for those two hours until the rain stopped and a rainbow appeared.
Xia Ziwei looked at the rainbow hanging in the sky and smiled slightly, "Benjamin, I didn't expect you to actually see a rainbow."
Fu Erkang looked at Xia Ziwei with a big smile, then looked at Benjamin, "Benjamin, hurry up and finish your drawing, let's go back for dinner."
Just then, Little Swallow's stomach rumbled. Benjamin glanced at Little Swallow helplessly and laughed, "I've already memorized this rainbow. I can draw it back if I want, but I can't neglect Princess Swallow's stomach. Let's go back first."
"No, we can hunt here..." Little Swallow didn't want to go back yet, she just wanted to walk around and look at the natural scenery a little longer. "If we catch one or two animals later, that will be enough for us to eat. Anyway, Yongqi brought seasonings, so it won't be bland."
Fu Erkang was stunned. "What? You carry seasonings with you? You don't know we're not going back right now, do you?"
Yongqi shook his head. "No, it's not that. I was thinking that if I went out with Xiaoyanzi and she suddenly got hungry, having some seasonings on me would allow me to cook something for her in time."
Everyone had to admire him, but even more so Xiao Yanzi. No one knew what kind of drug Xiao Yanzi had given Yongqi to turn him, the Fifth Prince, into the way he is now!
"Alright, stop chatting and hurry up, catch a couple of animals." Xiao Yanzi had everyone catch prey, and she and Yongqi weren't idle either. When they returned with the prey and were preparing to roast the meat, two passersby walked by. They glanced at Yongqi and the others curiously and then quietly left.
"Akizuki, this smells amazing..."
"Jiaxin, why don't you go and ask if we can get some?"
Jiaxin shook his head. "Well... you know me, I'm not good at dealing with people. Why don't you go?"
"Let's go together!" The two passersby who had left quietly turned back.
Xiao Yanzi and Yongqi looked at the two people in front of them with great curiosity. They walked up to them but didn't say anything, their eyes fixed on the roasted meat in their hands. Xiao Yanzi couldn't stand the strange atmosphere and spoke first, asking, "Do you want some?"
The two nodded quickly. The woman called Qiuyue clutched her clothes with both hands, swallowed hard, and asked with a flushed face, "Um...we're hungry...could you share some with us?"
“We can give you silver…” The white-clad man called Jiaxin spoke up, took out some silver, and handed it to Xiaoyanzi and the others.
Without a word, Xiao Yanzi took the silver and asked Yongqi to roast more. Fu Erkang looked at the two of them curiously and asked, "Where did you come from?"
The woman named Qiuyue spoke up, "We're from Hangzhou, we're here for a trip..."
Little Swallow saw that they all looked nervous, their hands trembling, as if they were very afraid of them, and she asked curiously, "Why are you shaking? Are we scary?"
Qiuyue shook her head, "No...no, it's not your problem, it's ours..."
This time, if it weren't for their foodie nature kicking in, they would never have stopped to ask them for food.
Once Yongqi had finished baking, everyone started eating, including Qiuyue and Jiaxin. Xiaoyanzi looked at them curiously and asked, "What are your names?"
The two said at the same time, "Feng Qiuyue/Baili Jiaxin".
Without uttering a single extra word, Xiao Yanzi noticed that it seemed the two of them would answer whatever they asked, but if they didn't ask anything, they would remain silent.
At first, she thought these two people would be some kind of assassins, but now it seems they don't resemble them at all. If assassins could act like this, she'd be unlucky to be caught...
After they finished eating, the two men thanked them and ran away immediately.
Qing'er stared in surprise at the departing figures of the two people. "Are we really that scary?"
Xiao Jian explained, "There are people in this world who are used to being alone and don't like interacting with strangers. These two happen to be that type..."
"But unfortunately, humans are social animals. From the moment you come into this world, you will encounter all sorts of people. People like them would feel very uncomfortable if you put them in a crowd..."
Everyone said they understood, but didn't quite grasp it. Xiao Jian laughed and said, "Alright, we've eaten and drunk our fill, we should go back now, otherwise the Emperor will be looking for us again." With Xiao Jian's words, they turned and headed back.
Finally returning before dinner, Consort Yu smiled at Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi, "Yongqi, Xiaoyanzi, you're finally back! Come and sit down, dinner will be ready in a little while."
After washing up a bit, Xiao Yanzi and Yongqi came to the dining table. Yongqi said with a smile, "Mother, if you are hungry, you can eat first. You don't have to wait for us."
"I don't have the time to wait for you. I'm just not very hungry yet. But you guys, you've been out playing all day, you must have used up a lot of energy. You should eat more and get some rest. We're going back to the villa tomorrow."
While eating, Xiao Yanzi asked, "How many days will we stay at the mountain villa this time?"
Consort Yu frowned. "They probably won't stay for more than a few days before returning to the palace. I heard that people from Ryukyu are coming to the capital next month."
Upon hearing this news, Yongqi lost his appetite. "No, I have to ask Father Emperor for an imperial edict. What if the people who come take a fancy to the two of us? We'll be doomed!"
Seeing Yongqi's nervous expression, Consort Yu and Xiaoyanzi couldn't help but laugh. Consort Yu asked, "Yongqi, when did you become so..." so narcissistic? She couldn't finish the sentence. "Why are you so worried that they'll take a liking to you?"
Yongqi muttered, "That's hard to say. Every time someone comes, it's always for a marriage alliance. I'm scared. I need to settle things soon, otherwise I won't be able to rest easy!"
Consort Yu sighed, "If they really want to arrange a marriage alliance, even if you get married, they will still want to marry you or have you married into their family. If you disagree, they will say you are selfish and disregard the lives of the country and its people..."
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