Chapter 148 Coquetry
Chu Anlan glanced at Ye Wanqing and said vaguely: "The road in the yard is uneven, I asked someone to shovel it all away and re-pave it before the wedding."

"Is that it?" Ye Chenxi asked.

"What else?" Chu Anlan asked back: "If you don't believe me, why don't you stay at my place tonight? My carriage hasn't left yet, I'll ask the driver to wait for you?"

"Then forget it!" Ye Chenxi refused.

Wuyang Garden.

After Ye Wanqing sent him to the door, she suddenly remembered something: "Second brother, remember to take a shower and change clothes tomorrow morning, and dress nicely."

"Hmm?" Ye Chenting rubbed his swollen temples: "Anything happening tomorrow?"

"That's a good thing." Ye Wanqing chuckled.

good thing?

Ye Chenting's eyes moved.

Ye Wanqing stopped and said, "The prince and I have something to say, you should go back and rest first."

Ye Chenting nodded: "Don't chat too late, go back early."

Ye Wanqing responded.

After they entered the door, Ye Wanqing took the lantern from Yingxiang and said, "Prince, can I have a word with you for a moment?"

Chu Yanrong loves plants and trees, and the ancient trees in the mansion are lush and green.

After nightfall, the shadows of the trees are shrouded in bright lights and dark shadows, creating a unique artistic conception.

Ye Wanqing walked in front holding a lantern.

Chu Anlan picked a bright red pomegranate and followed Ye Wanqing with brisk steps: "The wind is so cool tonight. I really want to keep walking with you."

Upon hearing this, Ye Wanqing stopped and extended a hand towards him.

"How do you know I want to hold your hand?" Chu Anlan happily clasped her fingers.

Ye Wanqing walked forward slowly: "What did you argue about with Chu Xiaoyan today?"

"Oh, don't mention it." Chu Anlan sighed. "This Chu Xiaoyan might have some kind of brain disease. I didn't provoke him, but he started to mock me for no reason. If it weren't for our friendship since we grew up together and I had to give him some face because he passed the imperial examination, I would have beaten him up in the street.

Keep this in mind. When I get upset someday, I will put a sack on him and beat him up!"

Ye Wanqing glanced at him sideways: "Your Highness has said this many times, but he has never really done it."

"Which sentence?" Chu Anlan asked.

Ye Wanqing smiled and said, "Put a sack around him and beat him up."

Chu Anlan coughed lightly and said, "I'm keeping a record of them. When I get back, I'll beat up every one of them."

Ye Wanqing chuckled.

Chu Anlan also laughed.

The two of them continued walking forward.

Ye Wanqing walked and said, "I heard that people in Prince Duan's mansion take all kinds of elixirs every day and eat them as candy. Chu Xiaoyan has become like this now, perhaps because he took too many elixirs and accumulated poison in his body, which made him irritable and irritable. If you are annoyed by him, stay away from him in the future and try not to conflict with him. He..."

It's also quite pitiful.

Ye Wanqing didn't say the rest of the words.

During this period of time, her people have been secretly investigating the Prince Duan's Mansion intermittently.

According to the information obtained, that day, because Liao Fuyu argued with her and Ye Chenxi in public, Chu Xiaoyan had a big quarrel with Liao Fuyu after returning home, and they almost started fighting.

Afterwards, Chu Xiaoyan rode out of the house on horseback, and on the way he got into a fight with Chu Anlan and Ye Chenxi.
The attendant who investigated said, "I am 70% sure that Prince Duan already knows what Prince Duan is going to do and has had an argument with Prince Duan."

Ye Wanqing guessed that what Chu Xiaoyan wanted to do was the same as what she and Liao Fuyu wanted to do: to create the illusion of breaking off relations with the Princess's Mansion and the Prince Duan's Mansion in front of the world.

In this way, even if something happens in the future, the two families will not be implicated.

……

Ye Wanqing withdrew her thoughts.

Chu Anlan played with the fiery pomegranate flowers: "Chu Xiaoyan and I grew up together. The night I drowned in the moat, he jumped into the river to save me regardless of the danger. Afterwards, he visited me and comforted me every day. We originally agreed to be good brothers for life..." Chu Anlan lowered his head slightly, and his originally clear voice was tinged with a hint of hoarseness.

He was choking.

Ye Wanqing tightened the fingers she was holding.

Chu Anlan raised his head, his eyes were dark and bright under the light, but the tail of his eyes were dyed rouge: "I'm not sad, you don't have to comfort me. I have so many friends, I don't need Chu Xiaoyan.

You don't know that Chu Xiaoyan is very picky about food, clothing and daily expenses. If you invite him to drink, he will order a jar of wine worth thousands of taels! If you don't play with him, you can save tens of thousands of taels of silver a year. From now on, my money will only be spent on you. "

Ye Wanqing's eyes moved, and she clenched her hands a little tighter: "Okay."

Chu Anlan lowered his head to look at his clasped hands, then raised his eyes and said, "Qing'er, I am actually a little sad. Father only gave birth to me. Although Chu Xiaoyan is only a few months older than me, I have always regarded him as my brother..."

Ye Wanqing naturally understood.

She took two steps and stood face to face with Chu Anlan: "The comings and goings of life are like the blooming and withering of flowers in the courtyard. This is normal. Life is fleeting for decades, and everyone around you is a passerby. No one will always accompany you. Prince, you should let it go as soon as possible and live in the present."

Everyone coming and going is just a passerby.

Chu Anlan tightened his grip, his eyes flickering: "What about you?"

"Me?" Ye Wanqing raised her eyes: "I will marry the prince, walk hand in hand with him, live in harmony, and grow old together."

Chu Anlan's eyes flickered violently.

He didn't know what he was thinking about. He suddenly bent down, buried his face in Ye Wanqing's neck, and said in a muffled voice: "Time passes so slowly. I really want to marry you home tomorrow."

The hot breath sprayed on Ye Wanqing's skin.

The slightly cool white skin was dyed pink.

Ye Wanqing held the lamp pole tightly with one hand, and freed her other hand from Chu Anlan's fingertips, placed it on Chu Anlan's back soothingly, and patted him gently.

Chu Anlan felt it was not enough.

He raised his chin: "You haven't kissed me for a long time."

Ye Wanqing was amused: "Is the prince acting like a spoiled child?"

"Yes." Chu Anlan looked at her eagerly: "From childhood to adulthood, I have only acted like a spoiled child with you, except for my father and mother. To others, I always use coercion and inducement."

Ye Wanqing's eyes were gentle: "The way the prince acts like a spoiled child is exactly like when a little pomegranate asks for cherries. It's so adorable."

"Then I ask for a reward, will you give it to me?" Chu Anlan asked.

Ye Wanqing smiled and lowered her head.

The soft lips lightly touched Chu Anlan's thin lips.

Chu Anlan was not satisfied with just a brief touch, so he put his hand on the back of her head, gently patted her head, and leaned in to kiss her.

Ye Wanqing opened her eyes for just a moment and then closed them.

The lights went out at some point.

The night breeze blows through the corridor, carrying with it the refreshing fragrance of the albizzia flowers, which is intoxicating.

"Oops."

Ye Wanqing was just distracted when she was suddenly let go by Chu Anlan.

She stumbled, her lips and eyes as wet as ever: "What's wrong?"

Chu Anlan supported her, his face visibly reddened: "I...I...Tsk!"

Ye Wanqing looked down.

"Don't look at me!" Chu Anlan turned his back and coughed dryly: "It's late at night, you should go back to Jinghong Garden. I'll get some fresh air and go live with Ye Chenxi."

Ye Wanqing looked back at the empty corridor and said, "It takes about a mile to get back to Jinghong Garden from here. I have already dismissed the servants. Will the prince send me back? What if there are ghosts on the road..."

"Haunted?" Chu Anlan turned around abruptly: "The Princess's Mansion is haunted?"

His face turned visibly pale.