Chapter 44 Before the flowers and under the moon
Ling Qingyan's fluent and natural answer dispelled Ling Zhuoan's concerns.
"Then why did the imperial sister still refuse?" Ling Zhuoan was very puzzled.
"Of course I'm thinking about my brother!" Ling Qingyan said righteously, "I don't want to become a stain that those ministers and the world criticize."
Ling Qingyan's eyes sparkled, with sparkling tears in her eyes. "I don't want my brother to be criticized because of me."
"My royal brother is now the crown prince, respected and praised by the people. In the future, he will surely be praised as a wise ruler."
Ling Qingyan is sincere and affectionate.
Ling Zhuoan's eyes were moved.
"Royal brother, I am very happy today." Ling Qingyan said with a smile, "Because I know that I am so lucky. The person I like also likes me."
"Even though this relationship is not allowed by the world."
"But our hearts are close to each other, and that's enough."
"Qingyan doesn't ask for the title of Crown Princess. Qingyan only wishes to be able to accompany my royal brother and be the one he cherishes most in his heart."
"When my royal brother is happy, he can think of me, because when my royal brother is happy, Qingyan will also be happy. When my royal brother is sad, he can also think of me, because Qingyan will also be sad."
"Royal brother, just remember that Qingyan will always be by your side, accompanying you and loving you. I don't have any big ambitions. I only hope that the one I love will be happy and not suffer, and will be fulfilled and not lonely."
Ling Zhuoan looked at Ling Qingyan, as if he wanted to engrave this moment of her in his mind. He thought that he would never forget this day.
On the night of his birthday, the girl brought her longevity noodles and spoke the most sweet words of love and promises under the moonlight, expressing her love for him over and over again.
"Oh, so pretentious! I accidentally blurted out everything in my heart." The girl seemed a little embarrassed and ended the sentence with a joke, as if to save herself. "Anyway, it's good enough that you know my love for you, brother."
"Eat the longevity noodles quickly, otherwise they won't taste good if they get cold." Ling Qingyan said with a smile.
Ling Zhuoan did not force the girl to talk about the Crown Princess issue again. He knew that the girl had her own considerations and she had thought too much about him.
In fact, he didn't care about those things, but when he told the girl about them now, the girl obviously didn't believe him.
It doesn't matter. He and his sister have plenty of time. He will let his sister slowly accept making their affair public and let her be the one by his side with justification. Their names will be written together for the rest of their lives, and they will be buried in the same place after death. He wants everyone to know that she is his wife.
"Why don't you open it?" Ling Zhuoan said with a smile.
"I'll eat with you outside, Royal Brother."
"Um?"
"Under the moon in front of the flowers, it just so happens that the moonlight is just right tonight, and the flowers in the East Palace happen to be blooming beautifully, and it just so happens that you and I are sharing our hearts." The girl's voice seemed to be stained with a layer of honey, revealing a hint of sweetness.
"Your Majesty, sister, are absolutely right." Ling Zhuoan said with a hearty laugh.
She always seems to have a lot of interesting ideas and always seems to make things more interesting without realizing it.
The flowers are bright and beautiful, the moon is bright, the two sit opposite each other, the man is wearing a moon-white brocade robe, the girl is wearing a charming purple dress, everything is so perfect.
Tonight, Ling Zhuoan's love value rose to seventy.
The girl just sat in front of Ling Zhuoan, watching her brother eat the longevity noodles she made herself, and she also put two eggs in it.
"How is it? Are the longevity noodles I made to your liking, Prince?" The girl's eyes were bright, like a kitten begging for praise.
"It's delicious." Ling Zhuo'an chuckled, "I've never eaten noodles so delicious before."
"If my royal brother likes me, then he must eat the longevity noodles I make every year!" Ling Qingyan said in a domineering tone, "Other people's noodles are not as delicious as mine. My royal brother can only eat the longevity noodles I make."
"Okay." Ling Zhuoan's tone was doting.
"Why doesn't my royal brother eat eggs?" The girl pouted and asked cautiously, "Is there anything I shouldn't eat?"
"No." Ling Zhuo'an said, "I just don't like it that much."
"Ah?" The girl said coquettishly, "I don't like what I do either."
"Eat it, eat it. This symbolizes longevity, so you must eat it." The girl said in a long tone.
Ling Zhuoan couldn't stand her acting so coquettishly, "Okay, okay."
"I won't waste even a single bit of my sister's kindness."
In the end, Ling Zhuoan ate all the longevity noodles prepared by Ling Qingyan, and forced the eggs that he disliked to go into his stomach.
He found that if the eggs were prepared for him by someone he loved, it didn't seem so difficult to swallow.
The atmosphere between the two of them was really good today. Ling Qingyan wanted to stay with him for a while longer, maybe it would increase their love value.
But just when Ling Zhuoan had finished eating the longevity noodles, the prince's confidant came and interrupted the two of them under the moonlight.
"Your Highness, Princess Tangning's maid said she has something urgent to report to the princess. Can you please let her in?"
Ling Qingyan was worried. She only told Xi Lan to come to the East Palace to find her if she had something important to do. Xi Lan was not someone who would easily disturb her. If she came to the East Palace in the middle of the night, it was probably because something important had happened.
Ling Qingyan looked at Ling Zhuoan anxiously, and the other party understood what she meant.
"Let her in."
Xi Lan knew that her Highness and the Crown Prince had a good relationship, so she didn't show any surprise. She said calmly, "Your Highness, just now, Master Shen from the Duke's Mansion came into the palace with your token to report that Miss Chen is missing."
"What?!" Ling Qingyan couldn't sit still anymore.
Mansheng is missing! How could so many guards in the Duke's Mansion just disappear like that?
Ling Qingyan immediately became anxious and no longer had any thoughts about enjoying the romantic moments under the moonlight. She just wanted to find Chen Mansheng as soon as possible.
She immediately stood up and said, "Brother Huang, I'm sorry, my friend is in trouble, I..."
"It's okay. Human life is at stake. Go find your friend. If you need help, feel free to come to me." Ling Zhuoan was extremely generous. Not only did he not mean to blame him at all, he also said that he could help.
Ling Qingyan felt grateful and moved.
"Thank you, Royal Brother. I'll go back and see what's going on." After Ling Qingyan finished speaking, she and Xi Lan left.
Ling Zhuoan looked at the empty bowl of longevity noodles, as if thinking about something. His expression was not lonely. After all, he was happy today, but he did feel a little unsatisfied.
However, the next moment, he froze in place.
Ling Qingyan, who had just left, came back. She was in a hurry, her steps quickened, and she returned to him.
Her whole body seemed to be haloed by the moon, and she walked towards him step by step in the moonlight.
"Lower your head." Ling Qingyan said in a somewhat anxious tone.
Ling Zhuoan didn't know what she was going to do, but he lowered his head without thinking.
The two were very close. The girl stood on tiptoe, raised her head, and touched the corner of the man's lips like a dragonfly touching the water.
In an instant, Ling Zhuoan felt that everything around him lit up, and he looked at the girl's gift in disbelief.
However, the girl didn't wait for him to arrive and had no time to react.
She looked up and smiled brightly.
"Happy birthday, Ling Zhuoan."
After she finished speaking, the girl turned and left, leaving the man standing there in a daze, savoring the moment for a long time.
The moonlight tonight is really beautiful.
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