"What's the matter, Seventh Brother?"
Xu Yixing wanted to get on the bus but couldn't, so he simply stood side by side with Lu Anyuan to see what the two of them wanted.
"I'm just curious. Second Brother, do you think that we brothers are too angry, so you made the palace so cold to sober us up?"
Huh? Xu Yixing's eyes widened. Oh my goodness, could this matter be related to the Second Prince? He had already left the palace and established his own residence. How could he possibly interfere in palace affairs? Could Lu Anyuan be angry and looking for someone to vent his anger?
"What do you mean? I wasn't responsible for preparing the palace banquet. I can't learn Seventh Brother's ability to slander others."
The Second Prince looked unhappy, but Lu Anyuan pretended not to notice. "Aren't palace banquets always arranged by Concubine Ying? If it weren't for her instructions, how could the first seat be so warm while the main hall is so freezing? Second brother is as strong as an ox, but my wife and I can't withstand this torture. Second brother really cares about me."
As she spoke, she pulled Xu Yixing towards her, like a hen protecting her chicks.
Xu Yixing's face was as pale and stiff as the camphor tree in the distance. What the hell was Lu Anyuan talking about?
The second prince also seemed to be full of disbelief, and couldn't believe that Lu Anyuan actually spoke to him like this.
"I don't have time to play childish bickering with you. This year's palace banquet is not under Mother's supervision. Even if Seventh Brother wants to accuse someone of a crime, he must find a reliable excuse. Farewell!"
After the second prince finished speaking, he bowed, turned around, got on the carriage that had been waiting for a long time, and left angrily.
After some delay, Xu Yixing and Lu Anyuan were the only ones left at the palace gate. As soon as he got in the car, Xu Yixing turned his attention to Lu Anyuan.
"What happened to you today? I remember you didn't drink much, so why are you talking nonsense? The Second Prince is sitting in the palace alone. If he freezes us, it would be too much of a sacrifice for him!"
"I was just looking for an excuse to scold him."
"Why?" Xu Yixing wondered if he had heard it wrong. Lu Anyuan had never been a rash person. He really didn't understand what he was going to do just now.
"It's just that I'm not feeling well."
"Are you jealous that the second prince has a mine in his fiefdom? Didn't we say that we should take it step by step? You don't even have this much patience. You are too childish!" Xu Yixing was very angry. It was obvious that her industry had suffered a greater blow these days. She could endure it for Lu Anyuan's grand plan, but why did he lose his patience?
Lu Anyuan stopped talking and just like when he came, he turned his head and kept staring at the street. No matter what Xu Yixing asked, he didn't say a word.
Xu Yixing was so angry that he almost died. The palace banquet was a waste of time in the first place. Not only was he frozen like a grandson, but he was also treated coldly by Lu Anyuan when he came out. What a sin!
Just as one person was preparing to shed tears and try to make Lu Anyuan feel guilty, a sharp whistle pierced the night sky. Then Xu Yixing felt a cold wind blowing through the car. An arrow flew straight through the window on Lu Anyuan's side and hit the car board next to him.
"There are thorns..." Before he could utter the word "guest", Xu Yixing was dragged to the floor of the car, lying down and curled up, and was stuffed into Lu Anyuan's arms.
"Don't be afraid."
The guards outside the carriage had already moved upon hearing the noise, and the people in the dark also appeared one after another. The sounds of arrows being knocked down by long swords or piercing into horses and walls along the street rang out one after another.
By the time Ah Da opened the car door and told the two that everything was fine, a full quarter of an hour had passed.
Xu Yixing was held in Lu Anyuan's arms as he got off the carriage. The Jinwu Guards had already arrived and cordoned off the scene. The leading officer apologized in a trembling voice, "My subordinates were not able to provide timely protection. Please forgive me, my two princes!"
Two? Xu Yixing raised his head from under his fur cloak and looked around. Just a dozen or so steps ahead, the Second Prince and his family, who had also just escaped danger, were looking at him with resentment.
Furthermore, it looked like his carriage was more severely damaged, completely falling apart and unable to accommodate anyone, with his guards scattered across the ground. Meanwhile, his own carriage, though shot into a hedgehog shape, suffered few casualties, so it seemed the target was the Second Prince.
As expected, the Second Prince rushed over and demanded in a stern voice, "What on earth are you trying to do?"
"Me? Second brother, are you asking me? I want to go home, but it seems like I was caught in the crossfire of Second brother's actions and was assassinated for no reason."
"It was you who stopped me just now. Otherwise, I wouldn't have left the palace alone at this time. Seventh brother, you have such a vicious heart!"
"I don't understand what you're saying, second brother. You should hurry back to the mansion to check if there are any casualties. After all, you live far away. The Jinwu Guards will investigate this case. I'll take my leave now."
After Lu Anyuan finished speaking, he got back on the "holey car" in the eyes of the second prince, and drove the car back to the palace in a shaky manner.
Xu Yixing was already confused tonight. When he arrived at the palace, he saw Lu Anyuan was going to the study, so he followed him into the study, locked the door, and locked all the people following him outside.
"Don't you think you owe me an explanation?" Xu Yixing crossed his arms and felt angry when he saw Lu Anyuan lighting the candles slowly.
So many things happened this evening, but he had no intention of letting me know. How unkind!
"Just like you don't need to say hello to me when you do things, I don't need to tell you either." After lighting the lamp, Lu Anyuan sat behind the desk, exuding the aura of an official.
"You!" He was clearly referring to himself, which was really a headache!
"I have my reasons for having to eat. Do you remember the last time our grandson You plotted a rebellion and assassinated us? I took too much antidote that time and it caused problems for my body. It was your Mr. Yao who told me that the remaining poison in my body had not yet been cleared and I would not be able to have children within three years. He even gave me the contraceptive pills. This is the truth you want!"
Lu Anyuan frowned when he heard this: "Then why didn't you tell me?"
"Your people haven't told you yet, why should I tell you?" Xu Yixing said as he turned sideways, looking very unhappy.
Sure enough, Lu Anyuan made a move, hurriedly got up from his chair, and walked to the door. "If that's the case, you should have told me, and I wouldn't have misunderstood..."
"Oh, you stuttered? Aren't you so confident? Aren't you so unreasonable? Why do you need to apologize to me?"
"Oh... what you've been doing these past few days has really made me sad. You're not even jealous, and you're still chatting and laughing with others..."
Xu Yixing originally wanted to have a good talk with Lu Anyuan, but when he turned around and saw his aggrieved look, he swallowed his words back.
"That's what you deserve. You're allowed to visit prostitutes, but I'm not allowed to say anything?"
"I didn't! I just asked her to put on a show, really!" Lu Anyuan was really anxious, because he knew that Ada's idea was unreliable!
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