Lu Fusu has not forgotten what happened that night three years ago. It is not Shui Xinyuan's fantasy alone.
He found Shui Xinyuan among twenty similarly dressed court ladies and kept staring at her.
During the dance, their eyes met several times, which proved that Lu Fusu was not lying when he said he only looked at Shui Xinyuan.
...He also said tomorrow night.
If I remember correctly, there will be a full moon tomorrow night...% Although Shui Xinyuan noticed what Lu Fusu was about to say, but...
"Shuixinyuan."
Is this really good...
Back then, I seemed to understand that the other party was His Royal Highness, but now...
"I said Shui Xinyuan! What on earth are you thinking about?"
"Huh?"
After hearing Qing'er's voice, Shui Xinyuan came back to his senses and turned his head.
"Ah, what's wrong, Qing'er?"
"You asked me what's wrong, aren't you making tea?"
"Ah, oh, Chunxiang and the others said they wanted to drink tea."
"See for yourself, the tea is coming out!"
"Huh?"
The pot of tea that had just been brewed was about to be poured out by himself. Shui Xinyuan quickly stopped and checked the remaining tea.
"It's all gone..."
"I'm really pissed off by you, and you're not making my tea. If you waste Chunxiang's tea leaves, she will nag her endlessly, and you'll have to listen to her sarcasm for a while."
"That's right...thank you, Qing'er."
Shui Xinyuan cleared the table and wanted to try to save the situation.
After Qing'er sighed helplessly, she picked up the raisins on the tray that were going to be sent with the tea.
"Although it's not unusual for you to be in a daze, but this is the first time I've seen you daze when you're busy with other people's work."
"Qing'er, those are Jincha's raisins. If you finish them before you bring them over, I will be scolded..."
"Oh, I'll just give them dried almonds later. Shui Xinyuan, you should eat some now! You are always polite and don't eat in front of everyone."
After saying that, Qing'er forced a few raisins into Shui Xinyuan's mouth.
Shui Xinyuan smiled bitterly, cleared the table and floor, and made another pot of tea.
"Okay, they are in Chunxiang's room, right? I'll go back to the room to get dried almonds."
"Um."
After placing the tea utensils and plates on the tray and carrying them to the room, there were already four court ladies sitting around the round table.
"I think it must be Yao'er."
"Really? I think it's Zhuyan..."
"Me too!"
"Hey, but it really was from the beginning...ah, Shui Xinyuan, are you stealing my raisins?"
Court ladies who are keen on chatting are particularly sensitive to this kind of thing.
"Uh, that's..."
"Chunxiang, don't be so stingy, look, Shui Xinyuan is here with dried almonds!"
"What? It turns out Qing'er ate it secretly."
"Hey hey hey, how could it be Shui Xinyuan? Speaking of which, what happened to Zhuyan and Yao'er?"
Qing'er stuffed a few dried almonds into Shui Xinyuan's mouth before taking them out.
"We are talking about the noon banquet! Hey, Qing'er, have you noticed the appearance of His Highness the Crown Prince..."
The tray that Shui Xinyuan originally held under his arm fell to the ground, making a loud noise.
"...Little raccoon cat, what are you doing?"
"Yes, sorry."
"Hey, Chunxiang, what do you think happened to His Royal Highness?"
"We are talking about the fact that His Highness the Crown Prince, who is famous for hating banquets, seems to have noticed Zhuyan or Yao'er."
Dried almonds choked his throat, and Shui Xinyuan couldn't help coughing.
"...This little girl really can't calm down!"
"Yes, sorry... sorry..."
"Shui Xinyuan, have a sip of tea."
Shui Xinyuan reached out to take the tea handed over by Qing'er and emptied her mouth first. She thought to herself that luckily the tea was brewed with warm water the second time.
"It's not unusual for you to fall in love with a palace concubine at a banquet, right? I remember His Highness the Crown Prince's mother-in-law, wasn't she also a palace concubine?"
"Yes! And even though she has passed away, the emperor still regards her as his most cherished concubine."
"Concubine Chen, Concubine Li can't compare to her in the end."
It turns out that the emperor's favorite person is His Highness Fusu's mother...
Shui Xinyuan heard Lu Fusu say that his mother was best at singing.
"Putting aside these things, why do you think His Highness the Crown Prince has fallen in love with Zhuyan or Yao'er?"
Shui Xinyuan drank tea obediently, trying hard to pretend not to care.
Lu Fusu fell in love with the palace concubine at first sight...you can't pretend not to hear this.
"His Royal Highness, who originally hates banquets, is only particularly focused when their group is dancing!"
"That's right! He has an impatient expression when singing and juggling. He only looks like this when dancing... His upper body is slightly forward..."
Chunxiang put her elbows on the table and imitated, and the other court ladies nodded in agreement.
Huh?
Shui Xinyuan picked up the already empty teacup and half-hidden his face, peeping at the conversation.
Only when dancing is the most focused, that is to say...
"Wait a minute, even if His Highness the Crown Prince is most attentive when dancing, why does it involve him falling in love at first sight with Zhuyan or Yao'er?"
"You are so slow! Qing'er, there are only five people dancing at the banquet today, Zhuyan and Yao'er!"
"Since there are five people dancing in front, why are they those two?"
"Because if you have to choose from those five people, of course the only ones are Zhuyan or Yao'er!"
……Huh?
Shui Xinyuan couldn't help but stare at the empty bottom of the cup.
Among the court ladies...
No, it should be said that except for Lu Fusu and Shui Xinyuan himself, no one knew that the prince had a relationship with the girl from the countryside.
"Of course it's just that... when it comes to dancing skills, the five of them are equally good!"
"If there is no difference in technique, the only difference is appearance."
"People have different preferences. Besides the two of them, Lin Wan is also a beauty!"
"Beauties are beautiful, but Wan'er is not as good as the two of them."
Huh?
The Zhuyan in question is the daughter of a third-rank official, Yao'er is the youngest daughter of the Zheng family in Jinzhong, and Lin Wan is the daughter of a teahouse owner. Their status and financial resources are not as good as those of the previous two.
Qing'er disapprovingly retracted her upper body that was leaning forward and leaned against the back of the chair.
"Having said that, just by watching the dance, it's impossible to know that they are daughters from good families!"
"But everyone says so!"
"In the past, Zhuyan and Yaoer had turned against each other because of some quarrel. Now they will definitely become more and more hostile..."
"Now, who do you think it is? I think it's Yao'er, because His Highness the Crown Prince has been staring at Yao'er since he started leading the dance!"
...The person he is looking at is me.
"Really? I think he was happier watching Zhuyan dance alone!"
"Ah, I think so too."
...I told you no, he was looking at me.
"Who does Qing'er think?"
"How did I know? I didn't pay attention to His Highness the Crown Prince at all."
I have already said that the person His Highness Fusu is looking at is me...
"Where's Shui Xinyuan?"
"What?"
"Who do you think it is?"
"...I don't know...maybe...His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is just enjoying the dance..."
"What?"
Shui Xinyuan, who was unable to tell the truth, had no choice but to fight back in this way.
But except for Qing'er, all the court ladies looked at Shui Xinyuan with displeased expressions.