Chapter 522 It hurts so much

It was the Crown Prince’s sixteenth birthday. Shen Mingye was tired of the same celebration ceremony every year.

He could even calculate when the fireworks would be set off behind the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Then he would sneak out of the banquet and take Meng Yixuan out to see the beautiful fireworks.

Jiang Xinyue looked at her son and future daughter-in-law running towards the door hand in hand, smiling kindly.

The emperor beside him was already in his forties, but he had cultivated his character in the past few years and didn’t even pay much attention to the government affairs. He even looked a little more energetic.

Emperors who were diligent in their work and loved their people did not live long because their long-term fatigue and worries had crushed their bodies.

So when he found that Jiang Xinyue's insights and views on political affairs were not inferior to his, and that she could even come up with some new concepts, he deliberately cultivated his body, hoping to live longer.

In this way, he can spend more time with the children and Yue'er.

Jiang Xinyue now looks at him as if she is looking at a handsome uncle.

"Tuanzi ran away again?"

The emperor looked around and did not see Shen Mingye. He grinned and cursed: "Hey! This little bastard, we are busy here for him, but he has a wife and forgets his parents. Every year, he takes Xuan Jie'er away before the fireworks are set off."

Jiang Xinyue covered her mouth and laughed: "Then guess, Your Majesty, why does he secretly take people away before the fireworks every year?"

Isn't it just to find the best viewing angle before the fireworks are set off so that the two of them can enjoy a romantic time together?

"Bang!"

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Colorful fireworks, big clusters bloomed in the sky. All the female relatives present were admiring the fireworks. No one saw that the emperor also ran away with Jiang Xinyue.

There were many koi in the artificial pond behind the Hall of Supreme Harmony. They were raised by the masters in the palace to be "big and fat". When a handful of fish food was scattered, the fat-headed koi swam over one after another and "ate" in an orderly manner.

Shen Mingye was about to pull Meng Yixuan over when he saw that there was an extra person on the rockery: "Isn't that Qingqing? What is she doing here alone?"

"Qing..."

Meng Yixuan raised her hand, but before she could shout, she was pulled aside by Shen Mingye. It seemed that there was a person lying on the flat top of the rockery.

I don't know what Yan Qingqing said, but the man sat up. There were continuous fireworks exploding in the sky, and the lakeside was as bright as day. The well-defined face of the fifth prince appeared clearly in front of Shen Mingye and Meng Yixuan.

"Fifth brother?"

Meng Yixuan grew up with them, and followed Shen Mingye to call his brothers brothers.

Shen Mingye chuckled: "I said that during the day, the queen mother said that she would give Qingqing to the third brother in marriage, and he was so angry! It turns out that he likes Qingqing."

"Then why didn't he tell the Queen Mother directly? If the Queen Mother knew that they liked each other, she would definitely not embarrass them."

The Queen Mother was like a matchmaker in the folks, and she was lovely in matchmaking for lovers, breaking the window paper.

She would not beat a pair of lovebirds.

On the rockery -

Yan Qingqing blushed, still a little timid: "You... why are you hiding from me?"

The fifth prince stood up from the rock with a casual look, and his usually cold eyes were somewhat tender because of the colorful fireworks.

But his words were still as cold as ice: "Who do you think you are? Why am I hiding from you?"

One sentence made Yan Qingqing's face pale.

She bit her lip, and the courage she had finally mustered was blown away: "You... then you... I... you didn't hide from me, so why did you run when I called you just now?"

She finally caught up with him, and in order to chase him, she sprained her foot, it hurt so much...

It hurt so much that she was about to cry.

She looked like she was about to cry. The Fifth Prince saw it and felt distressed and annoyed: "Can you..."

He wanted to say something harsh, but seeing the little girl staggering, he couldn't say "stay away from me".

The irritation in his heart became more and more intense. He turned around and jumped off the rockery to leave. He could not afford to provoke her, but he could afford to hide from her.

"Hey!"

Yan Qingqing suddenly had an idea and fell to the ground while stepping on her painful foot: "It hurts so much."

The Fifth Prince, who had just landed, appeared beside her again with a "whoosh". He looked at her hand covering her ankle, picked her up without saying a word, and sat aside.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing the fifth prince about to take off his shoes and socks, Yan Qingqing secretly looked at his expression and said to him, "My father said that men who have no relationship with me cannot touch me."

So, if you want to touch me, you must have a relationship with me.

"Pa!"

"Ah!"

The fifth prince slapped her hand away: "I am your fifth brother."

"A brother without blood relationship can only be a husband. My mother often calls my father the third brother."

Yan Sanlang is the third child, so Jiang Xinyan often calls him the third brother.

Yan Qingqing is not good at other things, but he still has a set of twisted theories.

I don't know how the well-educated Jiang Xinyan and the resourceful Yan Sanlang gave birth to such a quirky daughter.

The fifth prince pulled her foot over, but did not take off her shoes. He just rubbed her ankle through her socks: "Yan Qingqing, don't like me, I won't marry you."

"Ah!"

"Be gentle!" "It

hurts..."

The word "hurts" was nasal, and it was unclear whether it was the pain in the ankle or the heartache.

The fifth prince lowered his eyes, not daring to look at her. He rubbed her ankle gently, carefully, and gently throughout the whole process.

He couldn't... couldn't reveal his feelings.

The Zhu family was a big melting pot. The direct line of his uncle's faction was the prince's party, while the side branches below all wanted him to ascend to the throne of the crown prince.

If they knew that the granddaughter of the Grand Marshal of the Army and the daughter of Yan Sanlang, the most powerful military strategist in Dayan, liked him and wanted to marry him, they would definitely use Yan Qingqing and force the Yan family to help them plot against the prince.

Sometimes, many things are beyond one's control. He didn't want Yan Qingqing to be involved in such a quagmire.

Even if she married King Zhao, it would be better than following him.

"Why is Qingqing crying?"

"She sprained her foot, and Fifth Brother was rubbing her foot. She must be crying because of the pain!"

They didn't notice that the emperor and Jiang Xinyue were standing behind them, talking in the sound of fireworks: "Xiaowu's expression is not right. It doesn't look like the emotion he has when someone he likes confesses to him."

He seemed very entangled and conflicted, and what he showed more was the pain of not being able to respond to this feeling.

"I don't think Qingqing is such a delicate and crying girl. Did Xiaowu say something he shouldn't have said?"

Jiang Xinyue touched her chin and said, "I must help him with this matter. I can't give up my title of golden matchmaker to Xiaowu."

If the Fifth Prince and Qingqing get together, she will be laughed at.

She didn't even notice the golden boy and girl right beside her.