Suddenly, there was a knock on the door...
"Dark Four is here, and he seems to be in a hurry. Something must have happened."
"I'll go out and take a look."
"I'll go with you. If anything happens, I can help out. Your senior brother can take care of things here."
Su Jingzhan echoed, "Yes, Junior Sister is right, I'm enough here."
Yan An did not expose his ulterior motives; it was as clear as day.
Yan An's consciousness flashed, and he took Yue Xiyuan away from the space.
Yue Xiyuan opened the door. "What's the matter? Why are you in such a panic?"
"Your Highness, Yan Shaoheng went to the Regent's Palace, saying he had something to discuss with you. I told him you weren't there, but he insisted on waiting for you in the main hall. He even took the bottle that the Princess had previously placed in the Linglong Pavilion in Yan Kingdom to sell, which contained water from the Tianshan Mountains."
"I understand, I will return now."
"It seems you came prepared. I'll go with you. Treacherous people like to stay in the shadows. Standing in the sunlight today, they must be up to something."
"Yes, it feels so good to have my wife protecting me."
"Hmm... that's a good call. Let me hear it a few more times."
"My wife, my wife, my wife..."
"If An'an likes it, I'll call her that every day from now on."
"Whether I want to call out every day depends on whether I want to hear it or not."
"What did you say? Do you want to hear it? Do you want to hear it?"
The proud Yan An was caught off guard by Yue Xiyuan's sharp tongue and immediately stopped being stubborn.
"Let me think about it."
"If you tickle me again, I'll beat you up."
Yan An held up his fist, "This fist really hurts when it hits someone."
“An’an is reluctant to part with him.” Taking this opportunity, Yue Xiyuan grasped Yan An’s fist and then interlocked their fingers.
"Why don't you give it a try?"
"No need to try."
"So you're still afraid of getting beaten up!"
"An'an is reluctant to part with him."
"Why don't you give it a try?"
"No need to try."
...
Humans are essentially like a broken record; the two of them, bickering and joking, eventually arrived at the Regent's Palace.
"Greetings, Your Highness and Your Highness."
"The Regent has kept me waiting for quite a while."
When Yan Shaoheng heard that Yue Xiyuan had returned, he skillfully turned his wheelchair around.
"Isn't this the future regent's wife? I never expected the people of Yue Kingdom to be so open-minded. She can come and go from her husband's house so openly even before marriage."
"Your Highness is joking. The customs and traditions of Yue Kingdom are just right, unlike those of Yan Kingdom. I have heard that the customs and traditions of Yan Kingdom are even more open. Men there like women who have already married. You never know when a green hat will end up on your head."
It's unclear what Yan Shaoheng remembered, but he seemed somewhat angry, and his expression was not as good as when he arrived.
"Oh dear, Prince Heng, please don't be angry. I've only heard about it."
Cheng Ying, who was standing next to Yan Shaoheng, was about to argue when Yan Shaoheng stopped her.
"I have taken the liberty of coming to visit you today without first presenting a formal letter of greeting. I hope the Regent will not take offense."
"If you knew you shouldn't have come, you shouldn't have come."
Yan Shaoheng's lips twitched; this couple really had a sharp tongue.
"Your Highness and Your Highness's Consort."
An Si brought three cups of tea, placing two cups next to Yue Xiyuan and Yan An, and the other cup next to Yan Shaoheng.
"So the Regent's Palace has servants who make tea. I've been sitting here for a long time and haven't seen a single maid. I thought the Regent's Palace only had the Regent himself."
Yan Shaoheng has been here for so long, yet not a single person has made him a cup of tea.
“There are servants, but they are there to serve people. This is the first rule of the Regent’s Palace. When Prince Heng goes back, he can also discipline the servants in his palace in the same way, so as not to bring any Tom, Dick, or Harry home.”
“The Regent is absolutely right. When I return, I will have my steward establish this rule.”
Yan Shaoheng had been waiting here for a long time and was indeed thirsty, so he picked up the teacup on the table to quench his thirst.
Yan Shaoheng looked at the full cup of tea beside him. The servants in this mansion were just as annoying as their masters.
Yan Shaoheng clenched his fists, a flash of fury in his eyes that sent a chill down Cheng Ying's spine.
Yan An and Yue Xiyuan also felt the pressure from Yan Shaoheng, but for them it was nothing. They picked up the teacups on the table and drank them down in one gulp.
The tea in Yan An's hands carried a fragrance that seemed to travel for miles, and in an instant, the hall was filled with the aroma of Tianshan snow green tea.
In stark contrast to the tea in Yan Shaoheng's hand, the tea leaves in Yan Shaoheng's teacup were so bad that it was hard to tell what they were, and many leaves had been bitten by insects.
This is a "top-grade" green tea that An Si searched for several streets to find. He specifically asked the shopkeeper for tea leaves with wormholes.
Yan An could clearly see the tea in Yan Shaoheng's cup. She had to admit that An Si had done a great job, but it was still hard for her to hold back her laughter.
A full cup of tea is an insult, while a full cup of wine is a sign of respect. If Yan Shaoheng still couldn't tell from this overflowing cup of tea that the Regent's Palace didn't welcome him, then that would truly be unreasonable.
"If Prince Heng has nothing else to do, he should go back. I am not as leisurely as Prince Heng."
Good heavens, they've already made it public that they're kicking people out.
But Yan Shaoheng pretended not to hear and took out the bottle containing the water from Tianshan from his sleeve.
"The Regent is certainly aware of the Linglong Pavilion, isn't he? Not long ago, I purchased a fine item there. Regent, why don't you guess what it is?"
"I am not interested. If Prince Heng has nothing else to say, please leave."
Yue Xiyuan once again issued an order to leave.
"Alas, how can the Regent be so impetuous at such a young age? He will not be able to assist the Yue Kingdom or manage state affairs well."
“Prince Heng is not impetuous, but he has never been able to step into the court.”
Yan An, who had been silent all along, suddenly dropped a bombshell.
Although Prince Heng was a prince, he was all in name only. When he was first granted the title of Prince Heng, even minor officials did not take him seriously.
He couldn't enter the palace, couldn't participate in court affairs, and even at palace banquets, he was the only one who was absent.
This was a lifelong pain for Yan Shaoheng, something he never wanted to recall, yet Yan An brought it up.
Every word Yan An uttered was like a dagger, piercing Yan Shaoheng's heart.
Yan Shaoheng gripped the wheelchair tightly with both hands; if it weren't for the fact that they were watching, the wheelchair would have already been smashed to pieces.
“Princess An is truly joking, but Princess An must also understand that some things cannot be said, and the consequences of such words may be too much for her to bear.”
"I do not know who is so bold as to make my queen suffer such a thing."
"Oh, Regent, don't be angry. Princess An was just joking with me, and I was just joking with Princess An in return."
“That Prince Heng is indeed quite ridiculous.”
[...I was clearly joking, but these two have been just being sarcastic. One day I'll pull out their tongues and see if they can still be so quick-witted.]
Yan Shaoheng felt that if he didn't get down to business and get what he wanted, he would be driven crazy by these two.
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