“Fourteenth Prince seems to have grown taller!” Nianxue suddenly said from behind Lanqin.
The Fourteenth Prince blushed, looking somewhat uneasy as he gazed at Lanqin. In truth, his voice was also beginning to change. His Adam's apple was also much more prominent than before, and the stubble on his chin hinted at the hormonal shifts within him.
"I brought you something. I heard you're leaving the palace tomorrow, and I wanted to give it to you," the Fourteenth Prince said, his eyes gleaming.
Lanqin never expected that the Fourteenth Prince stopped her because he wanted to give her something, and that Wanyan had actually predicted it at the palace banquet a few nights ago.
Seeing that Lanqin wasn't lying, the Fourteenth Prince grew anxious. Suddenly, he stretched out his hand, which had been behind his back, in front of Lanqin, revealing a very beautiful sky-blue necklace. Judging from the stones, it didn't look like precious gemstones or gold and silver, but rather resembled the style of Tibetan jewelry.
"Fourteenth Prince, what kind of jewelry is this?" Lanqin asked curiously, but did not reach out to borrow it.
"Take this first, I'll tell you later. Mother is looking for me, I don't have time to say anything more to you right now!" The Fourteenth Prince suddenly shoved it into Lanqin's hand and then turned and ran away.
"This Fourteenth Prince is so strange. Look at him, it's like he's afraid people will see him giving gifts to the princess," Nianxue said casually.
Lanqin stared blankly at the object in her hand, thinking about the Fourteenth Prince's expression and his hasty escape. For some reason, she felt a strange sensation in her heart.
No way~ The Fourteenth Prince's expression is exactly like that of a guy from the next class in college who went to Lin Mengyao's class to give flowers to their most beautiful girl in the department. It's practically identical~~~
Lanqin tucked the necklace into her sleeve and began to stumble along, her feet sinking deep into the ground. With Nianxue's help, she managed to walk back to the Prince's residence.
When a delicate voice came from behind, Lanqin wanted to curse: Why are there so many people today, all of them liking to call me "old lady" from behind?!
Lanqin reluctantly turned around with a perfect smile and saw that it was actually Wanyan Shi!
Holy crap! What I didn't want to happen, happened! This Wanyan woman is such a rich and beautiful girl, always bragging about being a princess of the Jin Dynasty. When she married the Fourteenth Prince, her dowry filled thirty carts!!
"This concubine greets the Fourteenth Princess Consort~" Lanqin curtsied, and Nianxue behind her naturally followed suit.
"Speaking of which, you've been in the Prince's residence for quite some time now, but why haven't you come to pay your respects to me, the Fourteenth Prince's wife? Do you think that because I'm younger and the Fourteenth Prince is your Fourth Prince's younger brother, you think you're superior to me and that's why you're so disrespectful to me?" Wanyan said fiercely, her small, diamond-shaped mouth uttering these words.
"I had no such intention at all. It's just that I'm only a princess, and my status is not as high as that of the Fourteenth Prince Consort. I shouldn't be qualified to pay my respects to you. I just didn't expect that you would want me to go. I'm truly humbled and apologize to you." Lanqin sighed inwardly.
Wanyan was surprised by Lanqin's attitude. She was like a ball of cotton, and her punches met with no resistance. She completely missed and was speechless.
"If the Fourteenth Prince's wife has nothing else to say, I shall take my leave now." Lanqin nodded slightly and was about to turn and leave, holding Nianxue's arm. Suddenly, the sky-blue necklace that the Fourteenth Prince had given her fell to the ground.
Before Lanqin could react, Wanyan bent down and picked up the necklace. Lanqin sighed inwardly: Oh no, I hope she hasn't seen it before~
But often, even if you don't like something happening this way, it's exactly how it happens.
"How did this end up here with you?!" Wanyan's eyes practically shot fire.
"This...the Fourteenth Princess Consort has seen it before..." Lanqin blurted out without thinking.
"This was brought back by the Fourteenth Prince, how did it end up with you!" Wanyan's voice suddenly rose a octave.
"Um, this was given to me by the Fourteenth Prince. It should have been entrusted to him by our Fourth Prince." Lanqin hoped to dispel Wanyan's "misunderstanding" and avoid causing unnecessary typhoon-like aftermath.
“You’re lying. Fourth Prince would never ask Fourteenth Prince to do anything. Didn’t he already ask Thirteenth Prince to bring you something?” Wanyan was clearly not so easily fooled.
Damn it, Fourteenth Prince, what have I ever done to you? You just slipped something to me, and your wife came looking for me to settle scores!
Lanqin felt like a million grass mud horses were galloping through her mind, but she had no choice but to patiently continue dealing with Wanyan Shi.
"Fourteenth Princess Consort, Fourth Prince is waiting for me to return. Please forgive me, this necklace is not suitable for me. Please return it to Fourteenth Prince." After saying this, Lanqin took away the necklace that had caused her trouble. She didn't want to see it again anyway.
Perhaps Wanyan didn't expect Lanqin to do this. She just stared blankly as Lanqin and her servant turned and left, holding the necklace that she had begged so much but Fourteen refused to give to her.
This necklace is a sacred object representing the love and admiration of the Mongolian people. Although she was not Mongolian, before she was married, as a princess of the Jin clan, she had seen a necklace of this type.
Unexpectedly, Fourteenth Prince actually gave such a necklace to that Princess Niu!
Anger, jealousy, hatred, and loss tormented her heart like a raging fire.
"Madam, she's already gone far away, should we..." The maidservant beside her tried to comfort Wanyan Shi, who remained silent.
"I am not blind, do I need you to remind me? Get out of my way!" Wanyan shouted angrily.
The maid dared not say another word, and lowered her head to look at Wanyan and her hand. She saw that Wanyan was pulling hard on the necklace, as if she wanted to break it.
As for Lanqin, she practically fled back to the Fourth Prince's residence. As soon as she entered, she saw Cui Niang carrying a pot of cauliflower. Seeing Lanqin kicking, she asked, "Princess, what are you doing? Is someone chasing you?"
Lanqin wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "There's a vicious wolf behind us. Quickly close the door. Don't let her in if anyone calls."
"What, you won't even let me in?" Li Shi happened to walk from another palace path to the entrance of the Fourth Prince's residence and saw Lan Qin talking to her with her back to her.
Holy crap, today must have been cursed! Why do you all love to launch surprise attacks?!
Lanqin turned her head helplessly and found that it was Consort Li from the Crown Prince's residence. She had no choice but to suppress her inner turmoil and said softly, "Of course I can come, sister."
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