Chapter 152 Detour
Empress Xu's tone was light, but the killing power was not small. Concubine Ye's face turned pale.
Everyone present could hear the hidden meaning behind Empress Xu's words. In fact, there were many people in the court who only had one son, but not many who had only a son and no nephews. Coupled with the words "not taking good care of the child", it was almost a precise target of Concubine Ye's maiden family, the Changping Marquis Mansion.
The prince of Changping Marquis was kicked down the hillside at the Jokhang Temple and nearly died. He was kicked into the lake to cool off at the Lantern Festival and broke a rib. He has been on the verge of extinction twice, and there's no guarantee that he might really become extinct one day.
Marquis Pingyuan has no sons, but he is not short of heirs. He also has a family with a high risk of no descendants. Where does Concubine Ye get the confidence to pour cold water on Marquis Pingyuan's mansion?
Empress Xu's counterattack was obvious, and Concubine Ye couldn't say anything, otherwise she would take it personally. For Concubine Ye's sake, the wife of the Left Prime Minister interrupted her in time and changed the subject.
There was limited space in the pavilion, so only those of noble status could stay in the pavilion to talk with Queen Xu and Concubine Ye, while younger generations like Chen Tang went to enjoy the flowers.
Chen Tang was not familiar with those ladies, and she had no interest in those games, but she did not dare to go to a deserted place. She chose a place with few people but not deserted to appreciate the flowers.
Gingko stood beside her as his hand swept across the blooming peony and said, "Miss, Prince Jingyang is here."
Ginkgo spoke in a very low voice, perhaps because she was used to the Prince of Jingyang climbing over the wall to the mansion to look for girls, so when he came here openly like this, Ginkgo felt a little guilty.
ginkgo,"……"
Not to mention Ginkgo, even Chen Tang himself couldn't figure out what Xie Guimo was going to do.
Maybe just passing by?
Well, Xie Guimo came to find Chen Tang, but Chen Tang didn’t dare to look at him, and even turned his back to him, so his open search turned into just passing by.
Just passing by, he left a few words, "I'll wait for you at the rockery over there."
Chen Tang, "..."
The corners of Chen Tang's mouth twitched. She wondered if climbing through the window had any aftereffects. Now she didn't know how to get along with him in front of others.
Seeing the direction Xie Guimo was heading, Chen Tang went over there with gritted teeth.
Just as she reached the rockery, an arm reached out and pulled her into the rockery, and then the hand stroked her cheek. Chen Tang said, "Don't, don't touch me..."
Xie Guimo moved closer to Chen Tang, his breath spraying on her face, "I thought you liked this."
In public, no matter how reckless he was, he couldn't touch her. But she didn't even dare to look at him in front of others, but he couldn't help it behind their backs.
Chen Tang wanted to hit him, "You're the one who likes this!"
Xie Guimo smiled and said, "I do like this."
A word hit his hand, and Shen Tang blushed and said, "What do you want me for?"
Xie Guimo said, "If someone comes looking for you later, just go ahead. I have arranged for someone to protect you in secret."
With Concubine Ye in the palace, Chen Tang's vigilance is much greater than anywhere else. He is afraid that Concubine Ye's plan will not go smoothly, so he has to relax Chen Tang's vigilance. No one else can do that.
Chen Tang was a little confused, and she raised her voice, "Are you still plotting against me?"
"I'm not sure either," Xie Guimo said.
"……I see."
Xie Guimo leaned over to kiss Chen Tang, but when he was about to touch Chen Tang, he stopped. Chen Tang slipped out from under his arms that were restrained on the rockery and left with Ginkgo.
Chen Tang walked a dozen steps away, and Xie Guimo said, "Come out."
As soon as the words fell, two figures jumped down from the tree.
They were Chu Yi, the son of Marquis Xuanyi, and Xiao Xun, the son of Prince Duan.
Chu Yi walked over, waving a folding fan, "Why don't you kiss me? I want to see with my own eyes how you got the rash."
Xiao Xun held his forehead with his hand, "Are you really not afraid of him beating you up?"
Still afraid, Chu Yi scratched his forehead with his folding fan, regretting that he spoke too quickly. He couldn't beat the Prince of Jingyang. Xiao Xun was concerned about Xie Guimo and asked, "Can I still drink at your wedding with Miss Shen Er?"
If I can't kiss Miss Shen, how can I marry her?
Others may not know, but he knows that Xie Guimo is serious. He has been struggling for half a year to marry Miss Shen Er. If he wanted to give up, he would have given up long ago and would not have persisted until now.
Xie Guimo said, "Don't worry, I will let you drink it as soon as possible."
"Then we'll be waiting," Xiao Xun said with a smile.
The three of them left from the rockery, but after they had walked less than ten steps, a young eunuch came to find Xie Guimo, and Xie Guimo left, leaving only Chu Yi and Xiao Xun.
The two of them were talking and laughing as they walked over there where there were more people. From the small path, Yun Yi, the eldest daughter of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and Zhao Xi, the eldest daughter of the Minister of Works' Mansion, were walking over here and saw Chu Yi and Xiao Xun.
When Miss Yun thought about how she drank the wrong tea in Wancui Pavilion that day, her cheeks turned red. She grabbed Miss Zhao's hand and turned away quickly.
Miss Zhao: "......???"
Why are you running?
Those in front are the Prince of Xuanyi Marquis and the Prince of Duan. If you meet them, just say hello. There's no need to hide away, right?
It’s fine if you’re just hiding from it, but why are you blushing like that?
There is a problem.
Not only Miss Zhao felt that there was something wrong, Xiao Xun also felt the same way. Glancing over and seeing Chu Yi looking a little uncomfortable, Xiao Xun teased, "Something is going on."
“No, no…”
Chu Yi denied it.
Xiao Xun smiled and said, "Nothing's wrong, why are you blushing?"
Chu Yi said, "I'm not blushing."
"I'm talking about the eldest daughter of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion," Xiao Xun said.
“…”
Miss Yun's blushing face was obvious. Chu Yi wanted to deny it but couldn't. Seeing Xiao Xun looking at him with a smile, Chu Yi said, "Don't look at me like that. There's nothing between her and me..."
It was just that the girl drank the wrong kind of tea and he failed to stop her. It was normal for Miss Yun to avoid him when she saw him. After all, it was really embarrassing.
It's just a small matter, just pretend it never happened. You don't have to be so thin-skinned. Next time it happens again, I have to tell her. If I see him taking a detour, it will easily arouse suspicion.
Chu Yi didn't want to go look for Miss Yun. The Imperial Garden was so big that it was not easy to meet her. As a result, Xiao Xun went away for a while because of something. He walked around and met Miss Yun again.
Chu Yi, "..."
Miss Yun: "..."
Is it so easy to come across?
Miss Yun was only accompanied by her maid this time. She turned around and was about to leave. Chu Yi said, "Wait."
Miss Yun paused for a moment and walked even faster.
Chu Yi, "..."
Can't you just say a word?
He insisted on talking to her.
Miss Yun walked away with her head covered, only to find that Chu Yi, who was hiding, was in front of her.
Miss Yun looked as if she had seen a ghost in broad daylight. Chu Yi said, "You wouldn't take a detour just because you see me, would you?"
As for the embarrassment of that day, Miss Yun wanted to crawl into the ground right there, not to mention seeing him take a detour.
Miss Yun didn't dare to look him in the eye. She knew she couldn't avoid him, so she didn't hide. However, she couldn't help blushing, and her voice was so nervous that she couldn't find the tune. "Xuan, is there something that the prince of Xuanyi wants to talk to me about?"
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