Chapter 489 Don’t Open the Door Tonight
Xiao Xixi didn't know that because of her piece of flower cake, Mei Guangtao's hairline moved back another millimeter.
After visiting the flower market with the prince, she went to eat at several famous places in Shengjing.
The two played until dark before returning to the palace.
Xiao Xixi gained a lot from this trip out of the palace. Not only did she buy storybooks, she also packed up and brought back a lot of snacks. She bought ten boxes of snacks from Suxiangtang alone.
Baoqin looked at the snacks that were almost piled up like a mountain in front of her and couldn't help but ask.
"Can you finish all this food?"
Xiao Xixi smiled proudly: "Give me three days... No, just one day, and I can eat them all up, without leaving even a trace of residue!"
Baoqin couldn't help but secretly rejoice that Concubine Xiao was born with a natural ability to not gain weight. Otherwise, with the way she ate, she would definitely become a 300-pound fat woman.
After taking a shower, Xiao Xixi sat down on the porch and dried her hair.
Now that the weather is getting warmer, the nights are finally not so cold anymore. It is quite comfortable to sit under the porch.
There were footsteps behind her. Xiao Xixi looked back and saw that it was the prince.
He had already bathed and was wearing moon-white pajamas. The soft material outlined his perfect figure.
Maybe it was because the prince had been so nice to her recently that she was becoming bolder and getting along with the prince more naturally.
"Your Highness, Baoqin made some milk for me. Please bring it to me."
Luo Qinghan: "I think you should say please."
Xiao Xixi: "Please bring my milk over here."
Luo Qinghan: “…”
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned to the room, picked up the cup of hot milk, and then "invited" it to Xiao Xixi with an expressionless face.
Xiao Xixi raised her head and opened her mouth, as if waiting to be fed.
Luo Qinghan sneered.
He picked up the hot milk and took a sip. Before Xiao Xixi could react, he bent down, kissed her lips, and passed the milk in his mouth to her.
The two exchanged a milky kiss.
Luo Qinghan pushed her away and raised his eyebrows to look at her: "Do you still want me to feed you?"
Xiao Xixi blushed and shook her head: "No, no."
She took the cup with both hands and drank the milk obediently.
Luo Qinghan picked up the towel she had thrown aside and began to slowly wipe her wet hair.
After drinking the milk and drying their hair, they went back to their room to sleep.
At the same time, in a small courtyard in Shengjing City, Li Qingyan was washing his face and preparing to go back to his room to sleep when he caught a glimpse of light coming through the next room.
He rented this courtyard together with a fellow villager named Li Ji.
They had met before, but they were not familiar with each other. Later, they came to Shengjing to take the entrance examination and happened to meet in Shengjing City. Coincidentally, both of them were alone, so they chatted for a while.
At that time, there was still more than half a month before the entrance examination, and it was not cost-effective to stay in an inn. After discussing it, the two decided to rent a small courtyard together in the city.
This courtyard is not big, but it has everything it needs. The surrounding environment is also very good and quiet.
Li Qingyan has lived with Li Ji for almost half a month and found that Li Ji has no major problems, but a lot of minor ones. He is obviously a grown man, but he likes to take advantage of small things. He is always very calculative about the food and drink expenses when they live together, for fear that he will suffer any loss.
Li Qingyan couldn't say that she disliked him, but she didn't like him either.
Anyway, the final exam will be held in two days. After the exam, the two of them will go their separate ways and probably won't have any contact with each other in the future.
Li Qingyan hesitated for a moment, but still went forward and knocked on the door of the next room.
After a moment, the door opened, revealing Li Ji's face.
His face looked tired, but his eyes were surprisingly bright.
He looks like he is physically tired, but mentally he is still very excited.
Li Qingyan glanced at the book in his hand and asked casually, "It's so late, why are you still studying hard?"
When Li Ji heard this, his face changed and he immediately hid the book in his sleeve.
Perhaps he felt that this action was too abrupt, so he quickly made up for it.
"Isn't the exam coming up soon? I have to do more reading. It's better to sharpen your sword before the battle! I'm not like you. You've been able to read since you were a child and are a well-known genius in our area. My brain is not as sharp as yours, so I can only make up for my shortcomings with hard work."
After saying this he laughed, trying to make himself look more natural.
Li Qingyan felt that he was acting strange, as if he was deliberately hiding something, but since the other party didn't want to say it, Li Qingyan had no intention of exploring it and just reminded him.
"The fire in the stove has gone out. Go wash up while the water in the pot is still hot."
Li Ji quickly responded, "Okay, I'll go right away."
After Li Qingyan finished what he wanted to say, he turned and left.
He returned to his room, blew out the oil lamp, and went to bed.
When he was half asleep, Li Qingyan suddenly heard the sound of something falling to the ground.
He was awakened immediately.
The room was dark, with the doors and windows tightly closed.
Li Qingyan threw back the quilt, got out of bed, and walked to the door in the dark.
He wanted to open the door and see if anything had fallen outside.
When he put his hand on the door, he suddenly remembered what the young lady said during the day -
"Don't open the door tonight."
Li Qingyan stopped moving.
He didn't understand what the young lady meant at that time, but now, he seemed to understand a little.
There were muffled voices outside the door.
"Is it done?"
"It's dead."
"It looks like there's someone living in the next room. Should we go in and take a look? We might leave someone alive."
When Li Qingyan heard this, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
The next room that the people outside were talking about was the room he was in!
There seemed to be several people on the other side, and they might be carrying weapons. If they broke in, Li Qingyan would probably die here tonight!
The conversation outside continued.
"That was a loud noise just now, but no one in the room came out to check. They were either not in the room or they were fast asleep. No matter what the situation is, don't worry about it. Remember the master's instructions and don't make trouble."
"Okay then, let's retreat."
The footsteps outside the door gradually faded away.
Li Qingyan's heart, which had originally jumped up to his throat, gradually subsided.
His back was soaked with cold sweat, and his clothes stuck to his back, which was uncomfortable.
But he doesn't have the heart to care about these things now.
He wanted to go out and take a look, but he was afraid that those people would come back, or even more afraid that they had never left at all.
If those people were pretending to leave and then lying in ambush nearby, he would be exposing himself as soon as he went out, which would be tantamount to walking into a trap.
It’s not that he is too timid, it’s just that his luck is too bad. Bad luck that rarely happens to others happens very easily to him.
He also remembered what the young lady said during the day. She said not to open the door tonight. Strictly speaking, as long as it is still dark, it is night.
(End of this chapter)
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