Concubine, don't flirt: His Royal Highness is hiding something

All of a sudden, the princes stopped, their faces changed in shock, and they stared at Nangong Yan closely with weapons in their hands. Yu Zhengting spoke first, "You let Seventh Sister go, we just stop!"

"The hospitality of the princes was too much. If I hadn't been able to see it today, my highness would never have imagined that the people in the Nanzhao royal family were also so arrogant."

Nangong Yan looked at them with waves of cruelty in his eyes.

"Nangongyan, you can see clearly, this is in my palace in Nanzhao, if you dare to hurt me, you will not be able to get out of this palace!"

Yu Qiqi is not afraid of him, she is very arrogant at this moment.

Seeing her being so arrogant, Nangong Yan smiled, "It's okay, if you dare to hurt me, I will have my father backing me up. When the time comes, you Nanzhao will really have nowhere to hide."

These words made Yu Qiqi wake up suddenly, her hand holding the long whip tightened instantly, and then she was discouraged, "Let me go, I won't let my brothers touch you again."

"Seventh Sister..."

Several princes stepped forward, whispering softly.

"You're smart!" Nangong Yan snorted coldly and let go.

Yu Qiqi was caught by several brothers, and their concerned eyes fell on her neck. Fortunately, there was no scar left, only a little red mark.

"What are you doing?" Wing Water King's voice came from outside the pavilion.

"Father..." Yu Qiqi raised her head, her eyes were slightly dazed, and there was a hint of panic in her clear eyes, for fear that he would know that she and her brothers taught Nangong Yan a lesson.

"Royal father."

Several princes also bowed their heads obediently.

Wing Water King walked along the pavilion.The Fifth Prince Yu Zhengye followed beside him, dressed in brocade clothes with cloud and geese dark patterns, with a gentle face and an air of humility.

Among the six princes, he was the most respected by King Yishui, who brought him by his side every day and asked him to help deal with the government affairs, which meant training him to inherit the throne of Nanzhao emperor.

"Wing Water King."

Nangong Yan also nodded at him, the bun on his head was still very messy.

"His Royal Highness escorted your sister all the way back to Nanzhao. Not only did you not treat each other well, but you also fought with each other with weapons. How can you be decent?!"

Wing Water King came up.Then he taught a few princes a lesson.

"Father, this is my daughter..." Yu Qiqi frowned and protested softly.

"Ah Qi, you just came back, you must be tired, go down and rest first." Wing Water King interrupted her and pushed her away.He dotes on this daughter, and usually only punishes these sons.

"Daddy..."

She wanted to beg for mercy for her brothers, but A Jian took her down.

"His Royal Highness is also tired, let's go down and have a rest first, and I will send someone to summon me when I have dinner." King Yishui looked at Nangong Yan in front of him, and arranged in an orderly manner.

"Yeah." Nangong Yan nodded slightly.Followed the attendant down.

"All of you, go to receive the ten boards alone." Then, he looked at the princes who had made mistakes in front of him, and said sarcastically.

"Yes."

Several people lowered their heads and went down to receive the punishment.

"Father, do you want to send someone to keep an eye on Nangong Yan?" They did something wrong, and they would naturally be punished. Yu Zhengye did not intercede for them, but instead focused on Nangong Yan.

"Watch."

King Yishui's eyes tightened slightly, and these two words slowly came out of his mouth.

Yu Zhengye nodded, and called the attendant beside him, the attendant obeyed his order, nodded and retreated.

On the way back to the dormitory, Nangong Yan ran into Yu Qiqi, "I was wrong just now, don't worry about my brothers."

It is rare for her to take the initiative to apologize to him.

Nangong Yan stood in front of her, covering a large area of ​​light in front of her eyes, "Then what if I care?" He lowered his head, his eyes were cold.

"Then you argue with me, don't argue with them." They had already been punished by Water Wing King for her, and she couldn't let them bear it all.

Nangong Yan raised his eyebrows, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, "I didn't see it, but you know the cold and the hot."

"You don't have to worry about that."

She raised her head, her gaze firm.

Nangong Yan looked at her for a while, then walked past her without saying yes or no, he was tired and exhausted, and he didn't want to argue with her here.

Looking at his haughty back, Yu Qiqi stomped her feet resentfully.Unexpectedly, when he returned to the door of his house, he was still crushed by him.

Back in the bedroom, Nangong Yan took a nap after washing up.

In the evening, King Yishui sent someone to summon him to have dinner.He is not very familiar with the route in the palace, so the little yellow gate who came to lead the way ahead.

The palace roads and corridors in the Nanzhao Imperial Palace are not as well-connected as those in the Eastern Palace and Yanjing Palace. The palace roads are separated by palaces, courtyards, and gardens, which are very winding.

Xiao Huangmen was holding a lantern, walking forward with his waist bent, Nangong Yan followed behind him, and Chu Peiyu followed behind Nangong Yan.

After about half a stick of incense, I finally came to the place where King Yishui held a banquet. It was a quiet and leisurely courtyard, with orange lanterns hanging on both sides, bamboo curtains hanging, and carved carvings on the porch pillars, gorgeous and unique.

Yu Qiqi has arrived, she is not wearing a foggy purple veil dress like in the East Palace, but she has changed into a bright red pleated skirt with water sleeves that stretches to the floor, and her head is surrounded by emerald jewels, Nangong Yan frowned , was she dressed like this when she was in Nanzhao?

"Your Highness, please take your seat."

Yu Zhengye got up and nodded slightly at him.Probably because King Yishui was with him personally, his hospitality was much better than the other princes during the day, very decent.

King Yishui and the other princes also arrived.

Nangong Yan walked over and sat down beside Yu Qiqi.As soon as he sat down, he felt that something was not right, and he reached out to touch the cushion, and it was damp, soaking into his clothes.

His eyes were slightly sullen, and he turned his head to look at Yu Qiqi. She was eating with her head down, with a look of ignorance.

"This dish is good, Your Highness can try it." Yu Qiqi pretended not to hear what he said, took a piece of chicken head and put it in his bowl.

Nangong Yan's face turned cold, he took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said with a smile, "My Highness is not in the habit of eating chicken heads, Aifei can use it herself." He put the chicken head back into her bowl dish.

"The meaning of the chicken head is very good. It means soaring into the sky. It's really a waste that His Highness doesn't eat it." She felt sorry, and put the chicken head between her and put it aside.

thereafter.He picked up the chicken tail and put it in his bowl, "Then you can eat this." A Jian beside him chuckled.

"Your Highness, are you still used to the meals in the palace?" King Yishui looked at him and asked.

He raised his head and replied with a smile, "I'm used to it." In desperation, he had to lower his head and gnaw on the chicken tail in the dish.

Looking at it, Yu Qiqi felt very refreshed.As for Nangong Yan, who lowered his head, his face had turned ashen.

As soon as dinner was finished, Yu Qiqi was dragged out of the courtyard by him. "Yu Qiqi, isn't it fun?" In the darkness, his pupils radiated anger.

At this moment, his clothes were still wet, and the burst of anger in his chest burst out all at once.

"I've been miserable all night, you should go back and change your clothes early." Yu Qiqi didn't mean to admit his mistake, and pointed at him.

"Okay, you come back with me!"

Ah Jian just brought a robe for Yu Qiqi, and she was nowhere to be seen when she came back.Afterwards, King Yishui and the other princes also returned to their bedroom. She went around the courtyard, but found no one, so she hurried out and saw Chu Peiyu walking on the palace road.

"Where's the princess?"

She ran up to him and asked him.

Chu Peiyu looked at her, opened his mouth, and said after a while, "I was taken away by Your Highness." After hearing this, A Jian chased after him and did not stay by his side anymore.

"Miss Ajian."

Chu Peiyu immediately caught up. At this time, she went to stop her, and there was bound to be another fight.

Along the way, Yu Qiqi was dragged back to his bedroom by Nangong Yansheng. The attendants had already prepared warm water for him to wash and bathe in the bedroom.

"Okay, you can also taste the wetness on your body." He gritted his teeth, picked her up, and threw her into a bucket full of warm water.In an instant, water splashed all over the sky.

Yu Qiqi's whole body was submerged inside, and after choking on several saliva, half of her head was thumping out, "Nangong Yan!"

She grabbed the edge of the tub and coughed uncontrollably, her face was flushed from the suffocation, and her eyes were also red with water.

"Does this feel good?" Nangong Yan didn't show any pity at all, just looked at her coldly.Since he stepped into this palace until now, how many times he has been teased by her has touched his bottom line.

But she wasn't easy to mess with, she immediately picked up the water from the tub and splashed it at him, splashing him all over, as well as her face, making him as embarrassed as her.

"How dare you tease Your Highness!"

Nangong Yan's anger, which had just been poured down, ignited again. He grabbed Yu Qiqi's hands and splashed water from the tub on her face. Waves of water hit her, making her unable to open her eyes. kept shouting.

Ah Jian rushed to the outside of the dormitory, heard the shouts inside, rushed in, and saw two people in disheveled clothes.In the tub again, she hurried out again.

Chu Peiyu chased after her, saw her flushed cheeks, and asked her, "What happened inside?"

"No, I want to save the princess!"

A Jian lowered her head and ignored him. After a soft murmur, she grabbed the robe in her hand, broke open the door and ran in, threw the robe in her hand onto Yu Qiqi, covered her, and then grabbed Nangong Yan's back.Pulling him back, his back was straining, so he had to let go of Yu Qiqi and focus on dealing with A Jian who was attacking from behind.

Yu Qiqi wrapped her outer robe, stood up from the bathtub, and hurriedly crawled out.

The ground was wet and slippery, she almost fell to the ground, but was supported by a pair of hands, Chu Peiyu's warm palm touched her cool wrist, and he was startled.

Seeing this scene, Nangong Yan frowned, and A Jian frowned as well, and the two fighters stopped.Chu Peiyu hastily let go of his hand.

"A Jian, let's go!"

Yu Qiqi was in a panic, how could she care about these things at the moment, after shouting at A Jian, she hurried out of his bedroom.

Chu Peiyu felt uncomfortable being seen by Nangong Yan, so he stepped forward to undress him, "Is Your Highness alright?" He asked this question with a guilty conscience.

"My Highness is fine, but I think you are the one who has something to do?" Nangong Yan's deep eyes never moved away from him.

"The humble position failed to protect the lord in time today, please punish him!" Chu Peiyu immediately lowered his head and confessed to him.

Nangong Yan gave him a sideways look, and then stopped embarrassing him.He could clearly see the strangeness that flashed across Chu Peiyu's face just now.

On the way back to the dormitory, Yu Qiqi sneezed several times in a row. After changing her clothes, she wanted to go to see Empress Nanzhao again, but she felt dizzy, so she had to give up.

"Princess, you drink this." Looking at her like this, she must have caught a cold, so A Jian went down and made her a bowl of ginger soup for her to drink.

After drinking the ginger soup, he served her to sleep.

The attendants sent by Yu Zhengye walked up to him and told him about the absurd things that happened between Nangong Yan and Yu Qiqi in the bedroom at night.

The corners of his mouth raised slightly, revealing a sly smile.

In the middle of the night, a black shadow roamed the Nanzhao Palace.

Old Lord Lin returned to Yanjing City at the end of June as promised.Once back in the city, Lin Chaofu arranged for Yan Shiqing to meet him, and the two met in a secluded pavilion in the Houye Mansion.

Old Hou Ye stood with a gray beard. Although he was over seventy, he still had a radiant look, and his pale brows were sharp, which made people shy.

As soon as Yan Shiqing appeared in front of him, he looked him up and down. There were quite a few people who dared to invite him back to Yanjing from the countryside, but so far only Yan Shiqing was the one who could make him go back.

"Shizi Yan is indeed a good-looking talent." He narrowed his eyes, and his words were full of praise.

"Old Hou Ye is also a man of character." Yan Shiqing saluted him and took a seat in front of him.

A gold-plated incense burner was lit beside the tea table, and a wisp of green smoke slowly rose from it, brushing the old Hou Ye's eyebrows and eyes, adding a bit of fairy bone appearance.

"Fu'er told me about the matter between Shizi Yan and His Royal Highness the crown prince. Although I still have some influence in the court, it is not enough to shake the emperor. I can't say anything about it. Besides, if the emperor really abolishes the prince, Then who should be put on the throne?"

In the current situation, although Nan Gongyan does not suit Emperor Yan Jing's wishes, he is the only one who is most suitable for the crown prince.

Yan Shiqing raised the corners of his mouth and raised his eyes.Looking at Lin Chaofu, "There is a very suitable candidate in front of us, isn't there?"

Master Lin frowned, "You mean Fu'er?" His voice was still calm.

"Although the young master looks like he's not doing his job all day long, he hangs around in the flower streets and willow alleys, but what is his temperament, I believe this old master knows better than me, doesn't he?"

Yan Shiqing's tone was gentle, and he seemed to be discussing with the old Hou Ye humbly.

"He is the Marquis, how can he be the Son of Heaven?" Elder Marquis Lin did not agree with his idea, and his words already contained a refutation.

"Thanks to the love of the prince, this Marquis is really not suitable." Even Lin Chaofu did not agree with him.

"But besides the young master, who else is more suitable than you?" Although Ning Shenyuan is his good friend, he is not on their side. He continued: "And the old master has a deep foundation in the court. The courtiers brought out by him will definitely support you. Throughout the ages, there is no precedent for the emperor without the title of Marquis."

Leaving him aside, there are no suitable courtiers in the court, and only Lin Chaofu is left.

Lin Chaofu frowned, his phoenix eyes were no longer unruly before, but a little more restrained, "What you said is not unreasonable."

"Fu'er, have you made up your mind?"

Master Lin turned his head and looked at Lin Chaofu who was in deep thought.

He raised his eyebrows and agreed, "Son'er is willing to give it a try." He would be really disappointed if he saw Nangong Yan become the emperor of Yanjing.

"Well."

Now that he has made up his mind, Old Master Lin will not stop him anymore.

When he was about to leave the gate of Lord Hou's mansion, Yan Shiqing ran into Lin Chaoge, and she had been waiting for him at the gate of the mansion since Yan Shiqing entered the mansion, "Yan Shizi, this is the sweet-scented osmanthus cake I made with my own hands, take it home and taste it. "She handed over the food box in her hand.

"This..."

Yan Shiqing hesitated, with hesitation in his eyes.

"It's just doing it casually, and I don't know if it suits your wishes." She whispered.

Su Xin smiled. "Miss, this is what you are best at. You have been preparing it since last night. How can you say that you just do it casually?"

"do not talk."

Lin Chaoge turned his head and scolded her.

Su Xin covered her lips and stopped talking.

Difficulty appeared on Yan Shiqing's face, but he still took it, "Shiqing thanked Miss Lin." She spent so much time doing this, and he couldn't refute her intentions.

"No need." Lin Chaoge immediately dissuaded, "Last time in the Proton Mansion, you treated me to a bowl of iced plum soup, as my return gift to you."

She arched her eyebrows, as gentle as the woman in the painting.

"Shiqing leave." Yan Shiqing nodded slightly, took the food box and got on the carriage.

"Miss Lin seems to be very concerned about the son." Qing Yu whispered beside him.

"Shut up." After being scolded by him, he curled his lips hastily.

Back at the gate of the Proton Mansion, there was a gorgeously decorated carriage parked outside, and a maid dressed as a court lady stood outside the carriage. Seeing that Yan Shiqing had returned to the mansion, the maid whispered something to the people in the carriage.

Yan Shiqing got down from the carriage, and Qing Yu followed him carrying a food box. The curtain of the gorgeous carriage was lifted, and a woman who still had a charm came out from inside, it was Concubine Yi.

"It's you? Why are you here?" A flash of surprise flashed in Yan Shiqing's eyes. He heard that Concubine Yi was under house arrest in Liangxi Palace by Emperor Yan Jing.

"Go in and talk."

Concubine Yi's eyes were also full of emotions, but she still suppressed the excitement in her heart.

"Qing'er, let Concubine Mother take a good look at you."

Entering the room, Concubine Yi couldn't help but walked towards him, reaching out to caress his face, but he dodged it.

Yan Shiqing's heart fluttered one after another, he lowered his head and did not meet her eyes, her eyes were too hot, in his heart, he still felt that he had only one mother, and that was Du Wanrong.

Concubine Yi's eyes dimmed, her hand that was raised in mid-air trembled, and she retracted it, "I know, you blame me in your heart, I haven't been by your side for so many years."

"I don't blame you for anything."

Yan Shiqing's voice was hoarse, and his heart throbbed with pain.

"Really? You really don't blame me?" Concubine Yi's dim eyes lit up again, looking at him expectantly.She was very satisfied to hear with her own ears that he did not blame her.

"You sent me out of the palace back then because you had no choice." From Yan Churan's mouth, he already knew how difficult it was for Concubine Yi back then, but it was impossible for him to treat her as his biological mother for a while.

"That night, Nanny Zhang ran back and told me that the carriage taking you out of the palace was on fire. I thought you were killed in that fire. I don't know how happy I am to see you again now." In her eyes, Accumulated tears.

Yan Shiqing still lowered his head, not knowing what to say to her.

After a while, she wiped away the tears from her eyes, and raised the corners of her lips, "Let's not talk about this, how is your situation in Yanjing City now? Will Nangongyan make things difficult for you again?"

Yan Shiqing shook his head, but replied truthfully, "He didn't make things difficult for me anymore."

Concubine Yi nodded slightly, "That's good, that's good." Then she said again: "Your status as a proton, I will ask the emperor to let him remove your status as soon as possible so that you can return to Nanzhao sooner." , Go back to your father's side." He stayed here, and she was still worried.

"No need." Yan Shiqing raised his head immediately, rejecting her coldly.

Concubine Yi was startled, and asked him, "Why?"

"Your situation in the palace is inherently difficult, so you don't need to ask the emperor for these things for me." Thinking of her being imprisoned in the palace by Emperor Yan Jing, Yan Shiqing felt uncomfortable.

This time, Concubine Yi felt even more touched, although Yan Shiqing in front of him rejected her far away, but he was thinking of her from the bottom of his heart.

"good."

She was stunned for a while, then agreed.

Until she left the Proton Mansion, she didn't ask about the complaints that Emperor Yan Jing handed her. How could such a child who was willing to think about her come up with those things.

"How is it? Are you satisfied now?"

As soon as she returned to Liangxi Palace, she met Emperor Yan Jing.She begged him to let her go out to meet Yan Shiqing and ask about the complaint, perhaps to humiliate her, Emperor Yan Jing agreed to her for the first time.

Concubine Yi didn't reply to his words, she pretended to be in a daze, lay back on her wicker chair, and only replied lonely, "I shouldn't have asked him."

Emperor Yan Jing sneered, walked towards her, and said sarcastically: "It's been so many years, and the relationship between him and your mother and child has long since disappeared."

"It's all due to the blessing of the emperor that I can become what I am today." Concubine Yi also smiled, looking at him with cold eyes.

"But you have no choice!"

For a moment, Emperor Yan Jing's eyes turned cold.

The bowl of ginger soup that Ah Jian fed Yu Qiqi didn't protect her body. On the second day, she had a high fever and lay down on the soft couch.

"Fever?"

Chu Peiyu walked up to Nangong Yan and told him about Yu Qiqi's condition.

"Well, it seems that I suffered from the cold here last night." Chu Peiyu whispered.The two of them had a quarrel like that last night, and she went back wearing wet clothes.

Nangong Yan sat on the bench, rubbed her fingers back and forth, and said softly, "That's what she deserved."