Xu Yin followed his line of sight and glanced over. Someone ducked past him. She vaguely understood and found it funny for a moment.
Is this guy feeling resentful about being rejected before? He didn't know what he had in mind, but he tried to drag the prince into trouble, so that he could pretend to be a public servant and give him a gift for himself. Most likely, the prince was very grateful and felt that he had done him a favor.
"What are you doing?"
Yan Ling saw what she meant and quickly clarified: "It was my eldest brother's idea, I just took advantage of it..."
Yan Cheng! Xu Yin was lost in thought for a while and said, "Are you going home?"
Yan Ling hasn't said anything about this yet. He originally thought that Chinese Valentine's Day would be a good time, but unexpectedly Concubine Xian's arrangement disrupted his plan. Now that he had just started, she guessed it.
Yan Ling nodded honestly: "Well, the eldest brother said that he wants to take me home to attend his wedding."
Xu Yin was silent. If it weren't for the memories of her previous life, it would be hard for her to imagine that their brothers would turn against each other. Yan Ling was close to and respected his elder brother, while Yan Cheng was also very concerned about his younger brother, and even went to the capital to take risks himself in order to take him back.
What happened next? Could it be that power really erases all feelings?
Yan Ling thought she was unhappy, so he took the initiative and said: "If I leave early, I will leave you with the hidden secrets in the capital. When I get home, I will immediately ask my father to go to Nanyuan to propose marriage, and then I will take you back in this name. Your Majesty
I feel relieved about Governor Xu, I won’t embarrass you."
Xu Yin shook his head: "I'm not worried about this. In three months, it will be my hair extension ceremony, and my father is already making arrangements."
Yan Ling said dryly, feeling a little disappointed. Does rejecting his proposal mean not to propose marriage for the time being?
Xu Yin continued: "It's a good thing that you can go home. As for your people, I will ask them for help if needed."
Yan Ling smiled and said, "Keep an eye on them for me. Although the situation is good now, things may change."
Xu Yin nodded in agreement.
On the other side, the prince took advantage of everyone's attention on Yan Ling and ducked in quietly from the side.
This Qiqiao Building is not complicated at all, with only two floors above and below, and the things for viewing are just piled on the platforms on both sides.
The prince walked around on the first floor and couldn't find the magpie bridge, so he walked to the second floor.
He had just gone up, but before he had time to look for it, there was a sound from below.
"My dear, is that Mr. Yan? Isn't it outrageous to let a foreigner come in in the middle of the night?"
Then a soft voice replied lazily: "Don't worry about it, the princess is watching from above, nothing will happen."
"oh……"
The prince was shocked. He quickly glanced at the stairs and found that it was Concubine Li.
Is she here to worship the Weaver Girl? That’s right, she’s asking for a child!
No, given his status, it wouldn't matter if he bumped into these girls, but if he bumped into a young concubine, it would be somewhat unclear in the middle of the night.
The prince swept aside and hurriedly hid behind the curtain by the window, hoping that Concubine Li would leave quickly after paying her respects.
Footsteps sounded on the stairs, and soon Concubine Li came up with the maid.
They offered fruits, flowers, etc. one by one, and Concubine Li knelt down, clasped her hands and murmured to herself.
"Seventh Sister, I am here to pray sincerely. I hope you will show your kindness and grant me Lin'er..."
After reciting, she bowed respectfully for a few times, then stood up and washed her hands.
Watching her turn around, the prince breathed a sigh of relief.
Let's go, let's go! He has already seen the Magpie Bridge. As long as Li Fei leaves, he can take it and run away. Even if Chang Ning finds out, it doesn't matter.
Thinking like this, Li Fei suddenly stopped and asked, "Did you hear the sound?"
The two palace maids were stunned for a moment: "Your Majesty, what did you say?"
"The sound of sighing."
The palace maid looked outside and said, "Who is this young lady?"
"No, it's in this room." Li Fei turned around.
The prince was so frightened that his heart almost stopped, and he shrank and did not dare to move.
Li Fei's embroidered shoes slowly moved in front of him, paused for a while, and suddenly reached out to lift the curtain!
The two suddenly looked at each other and shouted "Ah" at the same time.
The prince was so frightened that his first reaction was to cover his face with his hands.
Li Fei hurriedly backed away and shouted incoherently: "There are thieves! There are thieves! Man..."
The maids hurried forward, and then Princess Changning and others who were watching the excitement outside ran in.
"Ah!" When the ladies realized that there was indeed a man, they screamed one after another, and then shouted in confusion.
"Catch the thief quickly!"
"Protect the princess!"
"Empress..."
In the chaos, the ladies ran around like headless flies, some kicked over stools, some knocked over fruit bowls, and some stumbled over each other and fell to the ground.
The prince was stunned.
He hasn't done anything yet, why is it like this? It's over, he has caused trouble. If his father knew that he came to the begging house in the middle of the night and peeped at the concubine, he would definitely not let him go!
The prince felt anxious. When he saw the window was open, he stepped out without having time to think about it.
Then--
"Ahhh!" He forgot that this was the second floor. When he remembered that he was already hanging in the air, he waved his hands and feet in vain a few times, and then fell down.
"Plop!" The Qiqiao Building was built by the water, and he fell into the lake.
Xu Yin outside heard the movement in the building and asked in surprise: "Is this what you want to do?"
Yan Ling chuckled and counted silently in her mind. Once they find out it's the prince, they should be fine...
Then he heard the sound of falling water and was stunned for a moment.
"what sound?"
Xu Yin said: "It seems like something fell into the water."
Falling into the water? Prince!
Yan Ling was startled and ran towards the lake.
When he saw the floating figures, his hair stood on end.
"Prince! Call someone! The prince has fallen into the water!" After shouting this, he took off his robe and jumped in.
The girls upstairs were stunned when they heard this.
Princess Changning was the first to react. She didn't see the prince's face, but the clothes and figure that passed by...
"Brother Emperor! It's Brother Emperor!" She threw herself in front of the window and shouted anxiously, "Here comes someone! Someone has fallen into the water! Please help!"
…
The emperor was furious and looked at the two wet boys kneeling in front of him.
"What are you doing? What are you doing during the big festival? You went to the Qiqiao Building to peek at the girl, you can't do it!"
The prince intuitively cried out: "Father, I have no son!"
"No? Then is it a ghost who entered the Qiqiao Tower? Do you know that if this news spreads, you will be accused of being immoral by the censor? Why are you so unsatisfactory?!"
The emperor was almost crying with anger. He had gone to great lengths to protect his position as the crown prince, and then he said that he had made progress these days and such a thing happened again.
Yan Ling saw something bad and hurriedly interrupted: "Your Majesty! The prince did not take a peek. It is my fault. It is all my fault!"
Facing him, the emperor was even more shameless and asked with a sneer: "So, you were the one who instigated it?"