Chapter 241 The water droplets rolled across his red lips
Xie Yanchen hesitated for a long time and decided to talk to Xie Guanlan.
Xie Guanlan had dinner with the old concubine in Wansong Courtyard. When he returned to Canglang Pavilion, he heard his confidant report that the second young master had been waiting for him in Bihai Hall for a long time.
He stepped into the Bihai Hall. Xie Yanchen, dressed in white clothes as white as snow, sat upright with his head held high. His voice was particularly solemn, "Brother, I know everything."
Xie Guanlan paused.
He quickly sat down calmly, "What do you know?"
Xie Yanchen said sternly, "As the saying goes, 'A lone white rabbit runs east and west, looking back. Clothes are better when new, and people are better when old.' New clothes are better, but the people who accompany you are still better when old."
Xie Guanlan blew on the tea.
His second brother is probably crazy.
I don't know what nonsense he is talking about.
Xie Yanchen said solemnly, "I saw you buying rouge at the cosmetics shop with my own eyes. I wonder which confidante you were going to give it to? Ningning's only been gone for a month, and you're already hiding her away in a beautiful house. How can you be worthy of her? Have you forgotten the principle of being faithful to one person?"
Facing his brother's serious face, Xie Guanlan felt a bit of a headache.
He explained: "I didn't do anything wrong to Ningning."
"Then your rouge—"
"Master," Fushan hurried in and interrupted Xie Yanchen, "The Prince of Liangzhou has come to see you!"
Xie Guanlan put down the teacup and said to Xie Yanchen, "I'll tell you when I get back."
Xie Yanchen watched him leave and couldn't help but clench his hands.
He saw his elder brother buying rouge with his own eyes, so could it be fake?
He must find that woman and drive her out of the palace.
He wants to protect his elder brother's innocence for Ningning!
While Xie Guanlan was talking to the Prince of Liangzhou, Xie Yanchen avoided the secret guards and spies and began to search everywhere in the pavilion.
He quickly found Xie Guanlan's dormitory.
After prying open the door and pushing it open, I saw a touch of delicate color among the monotonous and simple furnishings - a girl in a crimson jacket and skirt was sitting in an armchair by the window, reading a book with great concentration.
There were shackles on her wrists, like a butterfly imprisoned by her elder brother.
Xie Yanchen put his hands behind his back, tightly gripping a bottle of sleeping pills in his palms.
He couldn't believe that his elder brother was so obsessed with this woman who appeared out of nowhere that he was willing to use ruthless means to keep her by his side!
Look at them staying in the same room at night, there must be some unspeakable relationship going on!
Unexpectedly, his elder brother was a heartless, womanizing, and robbing man!
This woman stole my brother while Ningning was away. She is not a good person!
He slowly stepped into the bedroom and asked, "Does this girl know that my elder brother is already engaged?"
Wen Xingluo raised his head from the pages of the book.
Facing Xie Yanchen's face, she was surprised, "Second brother!"
Xie Yanchen was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to react, "Ningning?! Didn't you go to the capital? Why are you here?"
Wen Xingluo patiently explained it to him carefully, then asked, "How did Second Brother find this place?"
Xie Yanchen smiled gently and said, "I thought Big Brother was having an affair and was going to help you get that woman out. I didn't expect Big Brother was hiding you. Now there's no problem."
Wen Xingluo: “…”
Even if it was her who was hiding, it would still be a big problem!
She said, "According to the date, my mother should have arrived in the capital. I can't stay here any longer. I have to go to the capital to find my mother. Second brother, do you have any drugs on you?"
She could now pry the shackles free.
She originally planned to kiss Xie Guanlan, but when he was in ecstasy, she secretly locked him up with handcuffs, and then took the opportunity to steal his token and escape.
But the problem now is that Xie Guanlan doesn't allow her to touch him.
Wen Xingluo has lived for two lifetimes, but he has never seen such a restrained and old-fashioned man!
"You want to run away?" Xie Yanchen hesitated. "If my elder brother knew I helped you, he would definitely beat me up. Ningning, do you really have to go to the capital?"
Wen Xingluo nodded seriously. "My mother is there. I want to go and see her and not let her be bullied by those concubines and nobles. Second brother, when you went to the capital as a hostage, my aunt was worried and followed you. You traveled thousands of miles back to Rongcheng, carrying my aunt's body on your back. It shows that mother and son are connected by heart, and neither can abandon the other. Second brother, you can understand my feelings, right?"
Xie Yanchen hesitated.
He stared at Wen Xingluo's gentle and determined eyes for a long time, then slowly took out the bottle of drugs he brought with him.
He placed the drug in Wen Xingluo's palm and warned, "I just developed this drug. I drew on the experience of Wen Rufeng's magic water and also added some hallucinogenic mushrooms. After drinking it, people will not only fall into a coma, but also have hallucinations in their sleep. Ningning, you have to be careful when you do this. Don't let Big Brother find out."
After Xie Yanchen left, Wen Xingluo had just poured the drug into Xie Guanlan's teacup when Xie Guanlan suddenly pushed the door open and said, "Let's go to the South City Villa tonight."
Wen Xingluo handed him the cup of tea and asked, "What are you going to do in Chengnan Villa?"
"You always think the room is boring. There's a new hot spring over there. I'll take you there to soak." Xie Guanlan touched her head. "The Prince of Liangzhou and his sister are staying there temporarily. Ningning can make new friends."
Wen Xingluo watched him turn around and tell the maid to pack up, then looked at the tea in his hand.
Maids came in and out of the room one after another, packing clothes and valuables.
Xie Guanlan didn't get the chance to drink this cup of drugged tea.
Riding in a carriage to the villa in the south of the city, Wen Xingluo took out a bottle of medicine from his sleeve.
There's still a little bit of drug left at the bottom of the bottle.
She mixed the medicine into the box of rouge that Xie Guanlan gave her.
I don't usually get the chance to kiss him.
There's always a chance when you're soaking in a hot spring, right?
That night.
The guards at the villa were not as strict as those at Canglang Pavilion. In addition, Wen Xingluo had been too well-behaved recently, so Xie Guanlan did not have anyone watching her at all times.
After a lively dinner, Wen Xingluo quietly slipped into Xie Guanlan's bedroom while Xie Guanlan and the Prince of Liangzhou were discussing matters in the study in the villa.
Behind the bedroom is an open-air hot spring pool made of pebbles, surrounded by lush bamboo, pines and cypresses. A few crimson lanterns hang on the treetops, casting hazy shadows in the hot mist.
Wen Xingluo was soaking in the hot spring pool. Not long after, he heard the sound of Xie Guanlan coming back.
She lay on the edge of the pond like a mermaid, secretly looking through the bamboo and wood. In the bright light of the bedroom, the young man took off his brocade robe and walked towards her.
He was wearing only a pair of black silk underpants.
The light and shadow were bright and dark. The young man was tall and slender with broad shoulders and narrow waist. His chest and abdominal muscles were really beautiful. The shadow of his mermaid line sank into his underwear, making people blush at the sight of it.
Wen Xingluo sank silently to the bottom of the water.
Xie Guanlan was thinking about his conversation with the Prince of Liangzhou tonight and did not notice anything unusual about the hot spring pool. He casually soaked in the pool with his arms spread out relaxedly at the edge of the pool.
Wen Xing fell into the water and looked up.
Across the shimmering water, the young ruler of the southwest had his eyes narrowed and tightly closed. He had a face as beautiful as jade and as red as a flower, a rare beauty in the world. The steaming hot mist condensed on his tall and straight nose bridge, gradually solidifying into a water droplet.
The drop of water rolled across his rosy thin lips, dripped down his chin and onto the surface of the pool, creating a circle of tiny ripples in the girl's eyes.
Wen Xingluo broke through the ripples and emerged from the water.
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