Chapter 108 The Boy Who Scattered Money
Ye Wanqing chuckled: "Okay, I won't tease you anymore, please don't be unhappy. I'm interested in more than just your face."

"Really?" Chu Anlan looked at her with twinkling eyes.

Ye Wanqing said sincerely: "Really."

Chu Anlan became happy again: "It doesn't matter if you only like my face now. We still have a long life to go through together. I can make you like more than just this face."

Ye Wanqing smiled: "Let's wait and see."

In addition to viewing peach blossoms, the Peach Blossom Festival in Lin'an also features various singing and dancing performances, acrobatic performances, poetry and wine gatherings, and food tastings.

On the lake, singing and dancing are performed from morning to night.

It was the first time that Ye Wanqing had seen such a lively scene, and she couldn't take her eyes off it.

Along the way, Chu Anlan bought her all kinds of food——

"Qing'er, try this peach blossom pastry, it's so crispy that it's falling apart."

"Qing'er, have some wine and tea to moisten your throat."

"Qing'er, this grilled fish is tender and boneless, come and try it!"

"..."

On the way to the restaurant, Ye Wanqing was already full.

Chu Anlan, on the other hand, tried the food for her along the way and ate the leftovers, so he ate until he was half full.

So, the restaurant was replaced by a teahouse.

After noon, the lake surface was sparkling.

The singing and dancing paused, and rows of bamboo rafts were docked on the shore. Young men in uniform were holding oars and holding wooden poles to support the rafts.

Inside the teahouse, someone said, "The dragon dance is about to begin!"

Chu Anlan took a bite of the cake and said, "Lin'an City is really a great place, surrounded by mountains and rivers. Even the performances are much more interesting than those in the capital."

After saying that, he took a sip of peach wine: "The wine tastes good too."

Ye Wanqing's heart trembled slightly when she heard this.

In his previous life, his cenotaph was built here.

She didn't dare to think too much, so she picked up the teacup and took a sip: "It's a pity that Chen Xi and the others can't see such a lively and interesting performance."

"What's so regrettable about this?" Chu Anlan said cheerfully, "After we get the person out, we'll ask these people to perform again."

Ye Wanqing nodded: "Okay."

Chu Anlan spun the wine glass, his eyes shining: "My second uncle said that the mountains and rivers of Western Wei are vast and there are many interesting places. If you are not afraid of being tired, I will take you to see them in the future."

Ye Wanqing was stunned for a moment when she heard this: "Your Highness, are you saying that you want to take me out of the capital to travel?"

"Yes!" Chu Anlan's eyes were clear and bright, and he asked seriously: "Are you willing to go with me?"

"Travel around the world?" Ye Wanqing was stunned.

"That's right." Chu Anlan sat up straight, cleared his throat and said, "I want to take you with me to see places outside the capital."

The reflection of the sunlight was shaken into broken silver light by the ripples on the lake, and shone through the carved windows into Chu Anlan's star-like eyes, gentle and brilliant.

Ye Wanqing stared at him for a long time and said, "If there is a chance, I would like to go with the prince."

Chu Anlan heard this, propped up his chin with one hand and looked at her, his eyes sparkling: "Qing'er, do you know why I like you more and more?"

"What?" Ye Wanqing asked following his words.

Chu Anlan smiled brightly: "I like you to indulge me and protect me. Even if you know I am fooling around, you are willing to accompany me."

"There are times when I restrict you." Ye Wanqing looked at him, "For example, last night, Chenxi and Shaozhen went to the lake for a night cruise and a drink. I knew you wanted to go, but I still took you back to the inn."

"That doesn't count." Chu Anlan retorted: "I know that you don't let me go boating at night because you're afraid that I'll drown like last time. You care about me, so you discipline me. So, you're still protecting me."

Ye Wanqing said gently: "As long as the prince understands me, I'm glad."

Chu Anlan snorted: "I'm not stupid."

Ye Wanqing smiled.

The two did not have lunch, and the table was filled with various snacks.

As they were talking, the dragon dance on the lake had already begun.

Amid the resounding sounds of gongs and drums, dragon boats were lined up in an orderly manner on the lake, and young men in blue brocade clothes were waving the long dragons in their hands with all their might.

On the shore, the sound of jubilation was deafening. Looking out from the teahouse, the shore was crowded with people, and it was very lively.

After watching a round of dragon dance, people on the shore shouted "good" and threw coins onto the dragon boat as a reward and also as a blessing.

Chu Anlan was so happy to see this that he asked Mo Yan to give him a bag of pearls. He leaned most of his body out of the window, and when the dragon boat was cruising across the lake outside the window, he grabbed a handful of pearls and scattered them on the boat.

In the spring, the crystal clear and plump pearls emit soft white light and fall into the dragon boats and the lake.

The young man dancing the dragon reached out and took a handful: "It's pearls!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a boat of young men gathered around to grab the items.

While snatching, he laughed and shouted: "Young Master is generous!"

Chu Anlan grabbed some pearls and scattered them down.

He gave away a whole bag of tribute-grade pearls as rewards.

Afterwards, he was still not satisfied: "Next time I go out, I should bring some copper coins with me. I should throw them out in handfuls, and the jingling sounds will be nicer."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a voice saying, "Do you think you are a boy who gives away money?"

Chu Anlan turned his head: "Chu Xiaoyan?"

I saw the door curtain of the private room being lifted up.

Chu Xiaoyan was wearing a dark blue brocade robe, with one side of his face swollen. He walked in as if nothing had happened and greeted Ye Wanqing: "Princess."

Ye Wanqing nodded: "Prince."

Chu Anlan glanced at the door: "Where's Fu Yu? She didn't come with you?"

"She was not feeling well and went back to the inn to rest." After Chu Xiaoyan said this, he sat down opposite Chu Anlan and poured himself a cup of tea.

Chu Anlan twisted a pearl and looked at him, with a face full of gloating: "Tell the truth, where did you go last night? And, who slapped your face like this?"

"You're asking even though you already know the answer." Chu Xiaoyan grabbed a piece of tea and put it into his mouth: "I already know about Chen Xi and Chu Shaozhen's affairs. I'll think of a way to get them out first."

After he finished speaking, he swallowed his snacks and poured himself another cup of tea.

Look, he is really hungry.

Chu Anlan sighed: "Take your time to rescue him. Are you not going to care about the bloodstain on your neck? The blood has flowed onto your collar."

Chu Xiaoyan pretended to be indifferent: "It's just a few scratches from a wild cat. It's not a big deal. It will be fine after a few days of rest."

wildcat?

Chu Anlan sat upright and said, "I calculated with my fingers and found that the wild cat's surname is Liao."

puff……

Ye Wanqing choked on a mouthful of water.

Chu Xiaoyan sprayed the tea in his mouth directly onto the ground.

Chu Anlan laughed so hard that he fell forward and backward: "I was right, right? Hahaha..."

Chu Xiaoyan's face turned dark: "Chu Anlan, if you keep talking nonsense, I will tell the princess the secret that you wet the bed when you were ten years old."

Chu Anlan was dumbfounded.

Ye Wanqing was surprised.

Chu Xiaoyan continued: "You can't say this, right? Well, let's change it. If you provoke me again, I will tell you about the first time you visited Yipinju and got... um..."

Chu Anlan was shocked and rushed over to cover Chu Xiaoyan's mouth: "Chu Xiaoyan, I'm not done with you!"

The two men wrestled with each other.

Chu Anlan grabbed a piece of tea and stuffed it into Chu Xiaoyan's mouth, and Chu Xiaoyan grabbed a handful of tea leaves and fed it into Chu Anlan's mouth.

Ye Wanqing had never seen anyone fight like this.

Mo Yan appeared cautiously and walked to Ye Wanqing's side: "Princess, I will take you to hide to the side first."

Ye Wanqing asked: "Have they always been like this?"

Mo Yan said: "Yes, it's fine once you get used to it, Princess."

Ye Wanqing moved away in silence.

(End of this chapter)