Chapter 196 No Concubine
Someone outside the carriage reminded him: "The Crown Prince's Consort is out."
"Wow!"
Chu Anlan threw the scroll onto the small table in the carriage, rolled up the curtain, and smiled brightly: "Qing'er, you finally came out."
As he said this, he was about to put on his shoes and get out of the car to pick her up.
Ye Wanqing walked over quickly: "Don't get out of the car, my lord. It's only a few steps away. I can come by myself."
Chu Anlan obediently waited for her in the carriage.
After she got on the carriage and the curtain was lowered, Chu Anlan pulled her to look around and asked, "They didn't embarrass you, did they?"
"No." Ye Wanqing replied: "I just asked some questions related to Fu Yu and Xiao Yan."
"Tsk..." Chu Anlan was shocked: "This group of people keep asking these same stupid questions over and over again.
For each question, the order and time should be shuffled.
That night, dozens of us were asked the same question countless times, and we were really tortured...
I said I didn’t know, but I kept asking.”
Ye Wanqing said softly: "This is a serious matter, it is normal to ask a few more times."
"Whatever." Chu Anlan sat cross-legged opposite her and said, "Before you came out just now, I asked an official a few questions.
We won’t be able to see Chu Xiaoyan and Fu Yu until the guilt is determined. The verdict will probably be in September.”
September?
Ye Wanqing was surprised.
It actually takes so long?
Chu Anlan was a little depressed: "Originally, I planned to wait until the case was concluded before leaving Beijing, at least to know the result of Chu Xiaoyan before that.
But, I changed my mind.
Chu Xiaoyan did so many abnormal things before, he must have done it on purpose, he didn't want us to be involved...
So, we left Beijing as originally planned.
If he dies, I will find a good feng shui site to build a tomb for him. If he survives, I will find a good place for him to rest in peace.
If I stay in the capital, I will definitely not be able to control myself and think of ways to save him. By then, the more I save him, the more chaos will ensue...
So, I'd better go. His kindness should not be wasted and trampled upon."
Ye Wanqing's heart moved slightly: "Okay."
"Then it's settled." Chu Anlan cheered up: "We will leave Beijing early on June 25th."
Ye Wanqing nodded: "Okay."
"Then, how about we make Lin'an City our first destination? The peaches in Lin'an City are almost ripe at this time of year." Chu Anlan said, "Let's go to Lin'an City first and brew some peach wine. Brew more and brew a few jars for Chu Xiaoyan. Maybe he can drink it."
Ye Wanqing curved her eyes and said, "Okay."
It's just right that I can go there and deal with the matters at the house this time.
After returning home, Chu Anlan told Prince Dun and the Princess that he would be taking Ye Wanqing away from Beijing soon.
Although the prince and princess were reluctant to leave, they immediately turned around and ordered the palace to prepare luggage, carriages, and other travel items.
In addition to preparing to leave Beijing, Ye Wanqing first stayed up late to make a lot of incense, and then cut a lot of roses in full bloom and baked them into scented tea, which she sent one each to the eldest princess, the empress dowager, and the emperor, and even Cao Shuwan got one.
Chu Anlan was very jealous because of this: "You fell asleep in the middle of the night and got up before dawn. You didn't even spend time with me. Aren't there servants preparing tea and incense, packing luggage, etc.? Why do you have to do everything yourself?"
Ye Wanqing held a brush dipped in ink in one hand and a list of attendants and belongings in the other.
"Doing it yourself shows your true feelings." She didn't even raise her head: "Besides, when have I not been with the prince? Wasn't it last night..." Chu Anlan covered her head with the quilt: "Last night, it was obvious that I begged you for a long time before you were willing to give it to me. I haven't had enough fun yet!"
Ye Wanqing still buried her head in the paper, revealing her pink neck: "Sir, you should be moderate in everything. You are still growing up, and it is not good for your health to indulge yourself too much."
Chu Anlan lifted the quilt and retorted: "Yesterday, the court doctor examined me and said that I was too hot-tempered. Besides, when have I ever indulged myself? Other men of my age have a lot of concubines, and some are even fathers. Unlike me..."
Ye Wanqing then looked up at him and said, "Other people have many concubines and can give birth to a large number of children. Are you envious, my lord?"
"I'm not envious!" Chu Anlan got off the bed, walked barefoot behind Ye Wanqing, hugged her from behind, and put his chin on her shoulder: "What I mean is that I'm different from those men. I only have you in my body and mind.
So, you should praise me more.”
Praise him?
Ye Wanqing curved her eyes and said, "Your Highness is awesome."
"You only praised me once?" Chu Anlan was dissatisfied: "Praise me more. I like you to praise me more."
"Then, does the prince want to take a concubine?" Ye Wanqing asked.
"Take a concubine?!" Chu Anlan was so frightened that he let go of her and jumped up, unable to believe it: "Qing'er, are you kidding me?"
Ye Wanqing raised her head and said, "What I mean is, if the prince wants to take a concubine, I will go to Tingrui and ask him to help me spread some bad rumors about the prince in the capital. For example, the prince is not good enough."
Chu Anlan was shocked: "What's wrong?!"
Ye Wanqing had a faint smile on her face.
"What's wrong with me?" Chu Anlan was anxious and grabbed her hand without saying anything. "Touch me and tell me, what's wrong with me?"
Ye Wanqing's face and ears were reddened by the heat, and she said calmly: "I know that the prince is very capable, but others don't know, so what I say is what it is. They believe me, but they may not believe the prince."
Chu Anlan grabbed Ye Wanqing's hand and tried to take off his clothes: "Although what you said makes a lot of sense and I can't refute it, I am still very unhappy.
I will never take a concubine, not even if I die.
So, you need to coax me, and if you can't coax me, I will make trouble with you."
In the morning light, clothes were scattered all over the ground.
Looking at the slightly shaking bed curtains, Ye Wanqing silently pulled up the quilt to cover her face and reminded in a muffled voice: "My Lord, you still have to host two banquets at noon and in the evening..."
"It's still a few hours before noon." Chu Anlan looked at the bulging quilt and blushed: "Qing'er, can you look at me? I feel embarrassed to continue with you covering your face like this."
After saying that, he covered his face with his hands.
Ye Wanqing pulled the quilt up to her eyes, revealing a pair of sparkling eyes: "Sir, I seem to hear my elder brother's voice."
Chu Anlan put down his hand: "Is there?"
Ye Wanqing nodded.
I heard footsteps in the courtyard and the voices of the servants: "Morning, Master Xi."
"Where are my sister and An Lan?" Ye Chenxi said, "Father has been very busy these past two days, so he asked me to bring Little Pomegranate over on the way."
Little Pomegranate cooperated: "Oh oh oh ..."
The attendant said, "The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess haven't gotten up yet."
"Ah?" Ye Chenxi was unhappy and shouted loudly: "What time is it now? Why don't you get up?"
As they were talking, Ying Xiang came back with her maid to fetch water: "Mr. Xi, good morning."
Ye Chenxi handed the pomegranate to her: "Give the kid to An Lan, and tell my sister that mother said that the two families will have dinner together tomorrow, which is an early Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. I'm going to school, and I'm going to be late."
Ying Xiang hugged Xiao Shi Liu and said, "I will definitely tell you, Master Xi, please walk slowly. There is still an incense stick of time left."
"Hmm..." Ye Chenxi hesitated to speak, glanced at the closed door reluctantly, and walked out of the yard, looking back every few steps.