She wanted to scold him, but how could that be possible?
"Mother, why do you think our father didn't grant us the marriage?" Dongfang Jin was still concerned about An Qingran's problem.
"It's all because of Dongfang Ye. Didn't I tell you last time? Your father doesn't want to see a rift between his son and this woman..."
Dongfang Jin sneered: "Whether there is a gap or not has nothing to do with Qingran. From the moment I was born and he was born, perhaps the situation today was destined, unless one of us gives up..."
Queen Yun understood, so she was worried. She could not help but remind him, "My son, you must be careful in the future. Don't let anyone catch you. Some time ago, your father complained about you. The censor reported you, saying that you were a playboy, affecting the reputation of the royal family and the confidence of the people. Fortunately, I defended you. Your father also cares about your health. He doesn't know that the remaining poison in your body is almost gone, so he can't bear to blame you. But don't do this again in the future? Do you understand?"
"I have not done anything that would damage the dignity of the state. I am just using this as an excuse to make people relax their guard against me. Your Majesty should understand me..."
"Of course I understand you, but I can't tell your father because there is no evidence for the things you investigated. If we tell him, he will think that we are narrow-minded and can't tolerate other princes." Queen Yun is sharp-minded and nothing can be hidden from her.
Dongfang Jin nodded slightly.
"I will talk to your father about An Qingran again, but now that the national epidemic has just passed, your father has a lot of things to do. I'm afraid he's in a bad mood, so don't hold out too much hope."
"Thank you, mother."
Seeing the smile on Dongfang Jin's face, Queen Yun smiled: "What kind of magic power does this An Qingran have that makes my son like this?"
"She..." Dongfang Jin only said two words with a smile on his face, and then stopped. No one could understand how good she was, except him.
*******
General's Mansion.
An Yanran's illness got better. Her maid helped her take a walk in the garden. In her eyes, this beautiful scenery was a kind of irony. Her mother was gone, but the flowers were still the same as in previous years, and the trees had not changed. Nothing at all had any spirituality.
She sat on the stone chair in a daze. Lately, she had lost her spirituality and felt like she had lost her soul. She even felt herself to be rotten.
Suddenly, the maid ran over and said, "Miss, Prince Kang is here."
Hearing this, An Yanran's eyes lit up: "Cousin? Where is he?"
"Just now Fuquan reported that I saw the followers of King Kang carrying a lot of gifts..." The little maid came to report the good news, "Did King Kang come to see the young lady because he knew she was sick?"
An Yanran's eyes revealed shyness: "Hurry and take a look, is my makeup messy? Where are my clothes? Are they dirty..."
An Yanran stood up as she spoke and asked the maid to help her check. The dejection in her eyes just now disappeared and was replaced by a smile.
Her cousin finally came to see her. When she was at Huazi, maybe he knew that she was angry.
Who made him care about An Qingran more than herself? How could she not be angry?
"Cousin, do you know I'm here? Let's go back." An Yanran said as she walked back.
Soon she returned to Lan Xiao Pavilion. She entered the room and sat in front of the mirror to take a good look before she sat down at the table with satisfaction: "Go and prepare some water, and prepare some tea later. Oh, and prepare some Dong Ding, the King Kang's favorite drink. Also, make some pea yellow, and don't forget to add the osmanthus oil. My cousin eats well in the palace, so we have to pay attention to the flavor, understand?"
The maids took orders and went out to work.
An Yanran finally calmed down this time, and gently stroked the chain on her wrist with her fingers. It was made up of ten South China pearls, each the size of a thumb. It was a gift from her cousin. But no matter how good this chain was, it could not compare to the value of the night pearl he gave to An Qingzai. It was simply a rare treasure, and she had never seen it before.
However, she is not worried now, because An Qingran is disfigured. How deep can her cousin's feelings for her be? He just wanted her for her good looks. Now that her good looks are gone, what else can he want?
After all, it is me who is actually married to him, not someone else.
As long as I wait another half year and reach the age of marriage, I can enter Prince Kang's palace. By then, no matter how cold he is, I will find a way to warm him up.
She sat there thinking about this and that. She didn't know how long it had passed before the maids brought up the pea yellow cakes and placed the sweet-scented osmanthus-scented cakes in front of An Yanran. She jumped up and said, "Let's go and see if my cousin is still in the general's study. Why hasn't he come over yet? Is the general making things difficult for him?"
An Yanran was very worried.
The maids ran out in a hurry and soon ran back with ugly expressions on their faces: "Miss, the general is not in the mansion today... Prince Kang..."
"Tell me, what are you hesitating about? Where is King Kang?" An Yanran's eyebrows raised.
"Prince Kang went to the eldest lady's Qiwu Courtyard. The maids said that he came to visit the eldest lady and brought many gifts. When the lady knew about this, she did not stop him..."
"What?" An Yanran screamed when she heard that, and threw the plate of pastries on the table against the wall. The maids were frightened and ran away in panic. She was not satisfied, so she stepped forward and stomped the pastries that were not broken into pieces, as if the pastries were An Qingran, or even more so Prince Kang. She didn't care and vented her anger. Finally, she sat on the bed in anger, staring at everyone fiercely. The maids were so scared that they knelt on the ground, at a loss as to what to do.
Finally, An Yanran calmed down and looked at the crumbs on the ground: "Are there any more cakes?"
"Miss, there is another plate..."
"Put it on a gold-lacquered plate..."
*************
Qiwuyuan.
Inside An Qingran's door and outside King Kang's door, gifts were piled on the doorstep.
An Qingran's face was covered with a veil, and her eyes were as clear as autumn water, which made King Kang feel itchy. He wanted to hold her in his arms and rub her tightly. This woman had grown taller and became more and more attractive. Her natural coldness and arrogance made him feel itchy.
This is definitely the fresh one.
"I brought some medicines, all of which are precious and should be good for your face." King Kang said with a smile.
"King Kang, my face looks like this now because of the heat in my blood. All your precious Chinese medicines are hot and tonic. I really can't use any of them." An Qingran said calmly, "Please ask King Kang to go back and take these medicines back..."
“Now that we have taken it, how can we take it back…” King Kang had a faint smile on his face, as if he was determined to get it.
In fact, he really wanted to lift her veil immediately to see whether the disfigurement was real or fake.
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