With Duan Zhisu's dazed appearance, Song Xian would let him go back to Tianshui Lane, and he hurriedly summoned his entourage to help Duan Zhisu onto the carriage.
After the carriage hurried away, a man slowly walked out from the shadow at the end of the street.
Wearing a dark blue robe, Duan Ruwang looked at the direction the carriage was leaving with interest. He was holding a wooden sign with only three hawthorn fruits left in his hand.
He curled his lips into a smile and murmured, "Interesting."
A voice came from behind: "Brother Huang, what's wrong?"
Duan Ruwang smiled and turned around and said, "It's nothing, why, have you gone shopping?"
The ninth princess held the lantern in her hand, tilted her head and said, "Okay."
Duan Ruwang handed over the candied haws in his hand, but the little princess didn't take it, squinting her eyes and leaning in, she bit a fruit off the wooden stick.
Duan Ruwang said, "I don't look like a girl."
The little princess ignored him, looking at the lantern in her palm with her long feathered eyelashes down, looking carefully, she found a few words written on the five corners of the lantern.
Duan Ruwang glanced at it and said indifferently: "Let's go back soon after visiting. If the royal father knows that I have brought you out to play in Tianshui Lane privately, I may be punished for my sins."
Some time ago, due to the assassination of the crown prince, Duan Ruwang still carried the cauldron on his back. The emperor looked at him extremely displeased.
The little princess looks extremely beautiful, about fourteen or fifteen years old. She looked at the lantern for a long time, and then whispered: "Didn't the emperor say... Are you going to bring me to find Sui Yan?"
Duan Ruwang smiled: "Do you really like him?"
The little princess's cheeks were a little red, and she said indifferently: "No, can't you? I also heard... General Suixun once had plans to marry me, although I don't know what happened in the end, but I am serious. "
Duan Ruwang and the little princess divided the last two fruits one by one, and said vaguely: "What do you like about him? What about his face? Wanggui looks really good."
At the last moment, the hawthorn fruit seemed to be a little sour, and there was not much sugar sprinkled on it, the little princess was so sour that she jumped a little on the spot, and then frowned: "I just like him, he and the three emperors were in the palace before. When I was a student, I thought he was a very interesting person. I asked secretly. It seems that many young ladies in the court like him very much, but in recent years, he has always been walking with the prince's brother, and no one dared to go to him. ."
Duan Ruwang didn't know about it: "Is that so? I thought the young ladies in Beijing were very disgusted with forgetting to go home. After all, he... "
After all, Sui Yan's reputation is not very good, and he is cynical for not doing his job properly.
The little princess said: "Those women who judge people by their appearance are most likely to see the face of brother Wanggui, and only I am serious."
Duan Ruwang looked at the little princess' eyes that were lit by the candlelight, sighed faintly, and said, "Sister, who is not good for you, why do you forget to return?"
The little princess gave him a dissatisfied look: "If you speak ill of him again, I will tell the emperor that you kidnapped me today."
Duan Ruwang shrugged and said, "Okay, don't expect me to take you back later."
The little princess stomped her feet in anger: "Second Emperor!"
Duan Ruwang said: "Well, actually I just want to say..."
The little princess looked at him.
Duan Ruwang is very innocent: "Wanggui doesn't like women."
Little Princess: "..."
The little princess was stunned for a long time before she looked at him in horror: "What?!"
Duan Ruwang kindly repeated: "Sui Wanggui is a broken man... hiss..."
The little princess stepped on his instep and crushed him a few times.
Duan Ruwang reluctantly held on, struggling to keep a smile: "Little ancestor, you should go to the old age and forget your return, what's the point of stepping on me?"
Although he said that, he did not withdraw his foot.
The little princess gritted her teeth and stepped on it a few more times: "If I'm willing, why would I step on you?"
Duan Ruwang: "…"
Justified.
He let the little princess step on it motionless, the little princess stepped on it for a long time, her beautiful little face wrinkled slightly, and suddenly burst into tears without any warning.
She squatted on the ground slowly, wiping her tears with her hands, and choked: "I thought it was enough to take him from a woman, so why is there a man suddenly?"
Duan Ruwang comforted him: "Don't worry, even if he likes women, he won't like you like this."
Little Princess: "..."
The little princess cried even more.
Duan Ruwang only stirs up the water, never coaxes people, and crouches down without any image, frowning to wipe her tears.
"Okay, okay, what's there to cry about? It's just a man. What kind of man does our little princess want? Why does he have to forget his return?"
The little princess cried and sat on the ground, stretched out her feet to kick Duan Ruwang's calf, and sobbed: "Who said that, I want him!"
Duan Ruwang: "…"
Although Duan Ruwang likes to stir up troubles in the court, he is very fond of the only little princess in the royal family. Seeing her crying like this, he sighs helplessly.
She was racking her brains to comfort her a few more words when suddenly someone rushed between the two of them and pushed him away.
Duan Ruwang was taken aback for a moment, then Shan Ruliu stood up and took a few steps back.
Sui Yan came over at some point, and stood in front of the little princess with a blank face, and said coldly, "What are you doing?"
Duan Ruwang was startled by the sudden appearance of Sui Yan, and looked at him without words. Even the little princess stopped crying and looked up at the person standing in front of him in amazement.
Sui Yan glared at him, turned around and helped the stunned little princess up.
It was the first time that the little princess was so close to Sui Yan, she was so shocked that she forgot about God for a while and looked at him blankly.
Sui Yan patted the little princess' forearm and comforted in a low voice, "Don't cry, did he bully you?"
The little princess stared at him blankly, not knowing how to refute, she nodded desperately.
Sui Yan gave Duan Ruwang a cold look: "I knew it."
Duan Ruwang: "…"
Fortunately, Duan Ruwang never cared about what others thought of him, and said with a chuckle, "Why is Wanggui alone, isn't the prince with you?"
Suiyan looked at him with fear: "This matter has nothing to do with you. You were a dignified prince, but you actually bullied a weak woman. Aren't you afraid of embarrassing the royal family?"
Duan Ruwang smiled and said, "Shame on the royal family? Shouldn't this sentence be given to the prince and Wanggui?"
Sui Yan's face turned cold.
"Tsk, two men are mingling together, one is the prince of the dynasty, and the other is the prince of a country, aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the world?"
Suiyan sneered back: "No matter how we are upright, unlike you, who secretly ponder some dirty things all day long, and are not afraid of being disgusted?"
Recalling that he almost lost his life because of Duan Ruwang's medicinal fragrance, new and old grievances poured in together, Sui Yan wished he could be beaten directly.
The little princess behind Sui Yan finally understood the words between the two, looked at Sui Yan with some hesitation, holding the last shred of hope, and whispered: "Forgetting to return... Brother, you are really with the prince. ?"
Sui Yan was looking around to see if Duan Ruwang had brought anyone out. When the person behind him made a sound, he frowned and turned around, looking for a long time before he recognized him.
"Fences?"
Duan Lishu nodded.
Duan Lishu was born to the empress, and also Duan Mingchong's sister. Because she was the only princess in the royal family, she was loved by the emperor and several princes - even the most surly Duan Ruwang never said a word to him. Words, very petite.
After Sui Yan regained his senses, he felt a little embarrassed.
Over the years, he has heard people say how much Duan Ruwang loves this little princess many times. No matter how crazy he is, he will not cry in public.
Duan Ru looked at Sui Yan with a half-smile.
Sui Yan turned around and saluted, and said quietly, "I have seen the princess."
Duan Lishu was able to step on his feet without blinking at his brother, but he was surprisingly good at Sui Yan, blinking and looking at him expectantly.
Suiyan said, "What is Princess Fangcai asking?"
He was surprised and didn't remember much.
Duan Lishu said cautiously, "Is it true for you and the prince's brother?"
Suiyan didn't want the little girl who had not grown up to know about it, so she whispered, "I'm sorry for the inconvenience of answering, there are too many people at the Lantern Festival, so the princess should return to the palace earlier to save your Majesty's worries."
Duan Lishu saw that he avoided and didn't answer, and his heart fell directly into the bottom of the valley. He squeezed the lantern with a slight force, almost breaking the paper-pasted lamp.
Sui Yan vaguely remembered that his brother from home seemed to have a plan to match the two, and he felt even more guilty towards Duan Lishu.
Since he broke up with Duan Zhisu, he has never been to the palace to read, and naturally he has never seen Duan Lishu, and he has almost forgotten her.
Encountered in this place, Sui Yan felt more and more embarrassed, tilted his head and glanced at the lantern, and bluntly changed the subject: "Princess, this lantern is beautiful in style, where is it..."
Before he could speak, he saw Duan Li shuddered, and the lantern in his hand suddenly fell to the ground. After watching the flame burn the oiled paper on which the words were written, she breathed a sigh of relief without a trace.
Sui Yan looked at her in amazement.
Duan Lishu forcibly endured the bitterness in his heart, raised a smile, and said, "This lantern is broken, I will ask the emperor to buy me another one."
Sui Yan was a little confused: "Oh..."
Duan Lishu walked in front of Duan Ruwang, lowered his head and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and then raised his head again with his old smile.
"Isn't brother prince and brother Wanggui together?"
Sui Yan said, "His Royal Highness said he's going to buy lanterns, and he'll be back soon."
Duan Lishu really wanted to meet Duan Mingchong, but now she looks at Sui Yan and wants to cry, so she doesn't dare to stay any longer.
She tugged Duan Ruwang's sleeve without a trace.
Duan Ruwang understood and said lightly, "Then Li Shu and I will go back to the palace first, and ask His Royal Highness how well the Crown Prince is on my behalf."
Sui Yan sneered in her heart, not wanting to be too disrespectful to her brother in front of Duan Lishu, and reluctantly nodded: "Respectfully send your Highness and Princess."
Duan Ruwang put his hand around Li Shu's shoulder and turned away without saying a word.
As soon as Li Shu turned around, tears fell. She reached out and rubbed the tears on her face with the back of her hand, and whispered to herself, "It's alright, nothing at all."
Duan Ruwang looked down at her, without saying a word, his eyes were deep and indifferent.
Sui Yan looked at the backs of the two leaving, and it took a while to regain his senses.
I always felt something was wrong.
At this moment, Duan Ming Chong was late, holding two lanterns in his hands.
As soon as Sui Yan saw him, he immediately forgot what had happened just now, and greeted him with a smile.
"It's so slow."
Duan Mingchong smiled and said, "I chose the two most beautiful ones."
Sui Yan said, "I don't have a place to put it now, so why choose such a beautiful one?"
Duan Mingchong took his hand and put the lantern in his palm, blinked lightly, and said, "Come with me."
Sui Yan heard the meaning of his words, and was led forward by him, and said in surprise: "Your Highness, did you have someone break the ice of Minghe?"
If this is the case, he will be a tyrant who will endure the reign of Ming Chong for the sake of beauty and beauty.
Duan Mingchong said helplessly: "Where did you think of going?"
Sui Yan said "oh", feeling relieved and a little disappointed at the same time.
Seeing the disappointment on his face, Duan Mingchong couldn't help laughing.
"There is a hot spring courtyard in the southwest outskirts of the capital. The water around the lake rises from the ground. It won't freeze even in winter. Let's go there."
When Sui Yan heard this, he hurriedly followed him.
But as soon as he got on the carriage, he remembered something and said, "It takes about half an hour to get to the west of the city from here, and we have come and gone to curfew..."
Duan Mingchong smiled and said, "We live there at night."
Sui Yan stayed: "Then my brother..."
Duan Ming Chong said, "I'll take you back tomorrow morning."
Only then did Sui Yan feel relieved, and An An followed suit, not afraid of being sold.