Zhong Qin saw that Prince Zhong had a rather vulgar look in his eyes. After taking a deep breath, he said, "Prince Zhong, you don't know that she is the future princess."
Prince Zhong was stunned and asked, "If she is the princess, why hasn't she been reported to the court yet?"
Zhong Qin didn't answer, but just smiled and led the way, saying, "Prince Zhong, please come this way."
...Tang Chen held Wang Yanzhou's hand, just like holding Xihe's hand, and walked towards the study, sharing his recent joys, sorrows, and anger with Wang Yanzhou.
"Come to think of it, when I received the letter, I thought you were joking with me." Tang Chen initially thought that Wang Yanzhou's words about going to war had some other meaning, until she learned from Brother Zhong Qin that Yan Chongmao was leading his troops to attack the southern border, and then she realized what was going on.
Wang Yanzhou said with a smile: "It's not a big deal. Since you've already written to me, I'd be damned if I didn't show some appreciation."
Tang Chen didn't like what he heard, "Pooh, pooh, pooh. We are going to the battlefield soon, what are you talking about life and death?"
In the past, I was the one who worried about Tang Chen, but now it was her turn to worry about me. It didn't seem so bad: "Haha, it's okay, I just went to deliver some supplies, it's no big deal. But you didn't tear down my house, not bad."
"Tsk tsk tsk, I'm not trying to tear you apart." At this point, Tang Chen suddenly remembered something very serious. He immediately took a few steps back, keeping a delicate distance from Wang Yanzhou. Then, expressionlessly, he extended his left hand.
Wang Yanzhou didn't understand for a moment and subconsciously reached out his hand. He reached out, Tang Chen dodged, leaving him completely confused: "Huh?"
Tang Chen tried hard to stay rational and reminded calmly: "Gift, where is the gift you promised to give me?"
Wang Yanzhou's hand trembled slightly and stopped in mid-air. Tang Chen said that the matter was not simple. After the two of them were deadlocked for a while, Tang Chen jumped up and said, "You really forgot!"
"......" Wang Yanzhou said that at this time it would be better for him to say nothing and remain silent.
After stomping his feet a few times, Tang Chen raised his hand and slapped himself on the forehead, saying helplessly: "Forget it, there are reasons for everything. I'll forgive you this time with reluctance. When are you planning to leave and when are you coming back?"
"Get ready. I estimate it will take five or six days at the latest. As for when I can return, it's still unclear. But don't worry, the Southern Territory is not far from Qingliang Valley. If you miss me, just shout to the horizon and I'll be back."
Tang Chen's eyes rolled, but he said righteously: "Haha, go with peace of mind. Don't worry, if you die, I will remarry."
Wang Yanzhou chuckled, pulled Tang Chen into his arms, and teased, "Hey, how come I didn't know when you were going to marry me?"
"...Get lost." After saying that, Tang Chen saw Butler Wang coming over with a stack of letters. Thinking that they still had things to discuss, he pushed Wang Yanzhou away and ran away.
Wang Yanzhou's smile ended the moment he lost sight of Tang Chen's cheerful figure: "Any news from Black Crow?"
Steward Wang said, "There's news coming back from the Jiangdu shop, saying it's related to Su Zhirou. We have some clues, but we haven't investigated it thoroughly yet."
Wang Yanzhou said thoughtfully: "Su Zhirou is secondary. I want to know what secrets the Su family is hiding."
"I will send a message immediately."
"Well," Wang Yanzhou hurriedly called out to Butler Wang before he even stepped out of the door, "By the way, ask the kitchen to prepare swan egg custard for dinner."
Butler Wang smiled and nodded before leaving. Tang Chen had gotten these swan eggs early in the morning after battling it out with the swans in the courtyard. Could it be that they were telepathically connected?
When Zhong Qin led Prince Zhong to his residence, they happened to pass by Pipa Nong, where Xihe lived. Xihe was sitting on the wall, swinging her feet in the air, practicing a piece that Tang Chen had taught her not long ago, thinking about singing it to Heiya when he returned.
After smelling an unfamiliar scent of ambergris, Xihe's singing stopped abruptly. With a kick of her feet, she jumped down from the wall and disappeared.
Prince Zhong was lost in thought as he thought of the beautiful face and the moving singing voice he had just heard. He asked in a daze, "Zhong Qin, was the woman who sang just now also your uncle's concubine?"
"That's a distinguished guest from the palace," Zhong Qin said, her face still perfectly composed. But she couldn't help but complain in her heart. Are all the people who come to the palace so weird? They assume every beautiful woman is someone else's wife or concubine? If they think that, don't they ever think about avoiding suspicion or restraining their saliva and gaze?
"I see……"
"......" Looking at Prince Zhong's appearance that seemed to be possessed, Zhong Qin said that such a young man could be classified into the same level as the hooligans on the street to a large extent.
After arranging accommodation and food for Prince Zhong and other accompanying personnel, Zhong Qin went to Wang Yanzhou to report on her work.
"Everything settled?"
Zhong Qin replied, "Yes... My Lord, Prince Zhong seems to be very interested in Miss Xihe."
Wang Yanzhou glanced at Zhong Qin. He hadn't really paid much attention to this matter before. "Oh, Xihe's face is a bit ostentatious. Send more people to watch. If Prince Zhong makes trouble, you can deal with it yourself."
"yes."
Human beauty is a gift from nature, and so is the love of beauty. However, if trouble arises due to greed, it is absolutely unforgivable.
The next two days were relatively peaceful. It was just that Prince Zhong would sometimes intentionally or unintentionally pass by Tang Chen and Xihe's residence, and would intentionally or unintentionally stare at Xihe's back in a daze, but everything was peaceful.
But on the night after the military pay and other supplies had been counted and loaded, Tang Chen, who had been soundly asleep, was abruptly shaken awake by Xihe. Zhong Qin had said that Housekeeper Wang wanted to renovate Plum Village, where she lived, so Tang Chen had temporarily moved in with Xihe.
Tang Chen got up sleepily and asked weakly, "Xihe, what's wrong? Do you need to pee?"
After Xihe touched Tang Chen's face, he whispered in her ear: "There is someone outside. He smells strange. It's a stranger."
Hearing this, Tang Chen sat on the bed motionless for a long time before jumping up with the quilt in his arms: "...Fuck, could it be a thief?"
Xihe said: "No, it's the smell of ambergris, it seems to be the guest who came a few days ago."
Tang Chen frowned slightly. The sight of Prince Zhong Xihe was like a toad seeing swan flesh. Could he be plotting something in the middle of the night? She'd have to wait and see. If it was as she suspected, she'd have to get evidence before taking action. "Let's wait and see."
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