Paradise City was shrouded in peace, the sun was shining brightly, but the streets were rarely quiet.
People in the city were singing and dancing at night, so not many people woke up from their dreams in such an early morning.
Ah Fu and Shuhua went to buy breakfast for Wen Chan in high spirits, and ran into Qiao Yanci who had just returned from shopping when they left the house.
"Where are you going? Is Master Wen awake?" She stopped them.
"Wake up, we are going to buy him food." Ah Fu is lively and quick-witted, and has already dealt with this group of people.
"Then you guys have to hurry up, so that Young Master Wen can finish his breakfast and let's leave early." Qiao Yan said a word, then staggered them and walked into the inn.
In the lobby, there were almost only Liang Yanbei and a group of people. Except for Liang Yanbei and Zhong Wenjin who were still eating, everyone else was sitting dryly, especially Wen Chan, who obviously just woke up not long ago, and his eyes were straight. Lost in a daze.
"Master Wen, good day." Qiao Yanci said to Wen Chan as she walked in.
Originally, Wen Chan concealed his identity outside, and the people around him would treat each other as ordinary people.
But Liang Yanbei gave Wen Chan enough rules for several days in a row: no sharing of carriages, no sharing of meals, no interruption of rest, even in this early morning when everyone has already woken up, no one is allowed The noise caused His Highness the Ninth Prince to rest, and sat there until he woke up by himself.
When he was out of the palace, Liang Yanbei still made his identity as His Highness the Ninth Prince very clear, so when Qiao Yanci saw him, she could always remember that he was the noble prince in the palace, not the so-called rich young master.
Wen Chan didn't expect that Qiao Yanci would take the initiative to say hello to him. He froze for a moment, then nodded slowly, and responded, "Good day, Miss Qiao."
Qiao Yanci put some gadgets she bought on the table, sat down opposite Wen Chan, and asked, "I heard that someone hurt your nose with a cup last night. I wonder if you feel better now?"
She was the only one who was still asleep after such a big commotion last night, and she only heard a little from Ah Fu this morning.
"It's all right, Miss Qiao doesn't need to worry about it." Wen Chanke said politely.
"It's such a disaster." Qiao Yanci sighed in a low voice, "Young Master Wen, it's better to join in less fun in the future."
Others may not know it, but she really knows that Wen Chan has suffered twice because of joining in the fun.
Last time, I was falsely accused of stealing Miss Wang's handkerchief. This time, someone smashed her nose. It's hard to say what will happen next time...
Hearing this, Wen Chan also remembered what happened at the East Lake Bridge. He cleared his throat in embarrassment, and still wanted to struggle, "The East Lake Bridge incident... really wasn't my fault."
"I believe you can't do that kind of thing with Young Master Wen's character." Qiao Yan's words were actually very understanding, "Those girls framed you for no reason."
This sentence really made Wen Chan feel at ease. Although it had been a long time and he had long forgotten it, he was not happy to be framed to the end. Now that he heard Qiao Yan's words of faith as a bystander, Wen Chan's mood suddenly brightened.
The corners of the mouth curved unconsciously.
Fang Liang Yanbei finished his porridge, and when he looked up, he saw Wen Chan and Qiao Yanci chatting.
He wiped his mouth slowly, and suddenly said, "Miss Qiao, can you come here for a while, I have something to ask."
When Qiao Yanci heard Liang Yanbei calling her, she immediately ended the conversation with Wen Chan, with a sweet smile on her pretty face, and after saying goodbye to Wen Chan, she ran to sit next to Liang Yanbei.
This time, Wen Chan's mood sank after he had just cleared up for a long time. He glanced at Liang Yanbei, and silently closed his mouth.
Zhong Wenjin on the side came over with his job bowl in hand, "Hey, Young Master Wen, have you noticed..."
"No." Wen Chan replied decisively, "I don't know anything."
"Listen to my question." Zhong Wenjin pouted.
"No need, I know what you want to ask." Wen Chan refused very coldly, and said to him, "Don't sit here, Ah Fu and Shu Hua will be back later."
"Hmph." He was so angry that he held the bowl and returned to the original position.
"Miss Qiao, what is the purpose of your trip to May Island?" Liang Yanbei didn't talk nonsense at all, and got straight to the point.
Qiao Yanci didn't expect him to ask this question suddenly. Ever since they met in Bafang City the night before, she also thought about how to answer if Liang Yanbei asked her why she came to May Island, but Liang Yanbei never asked. By the way, he brought her to the inner island.
However, when she asked at this time, it was obvious that she wanted to part ways with her. Qiao Yan was a little anxious for a moment, and said truthfully, "I saw you came to May Island, so I came with you."
"Why are you following us?" Liang Yanbei was puzzled.
Although Qiao Yanci and Zhong Wenjin came to May Island together, their situation was different. Zhong Wenjin was forced to flee for his life, while Qiao Yanci escaped secretly.
When she traveled to Jinling with her father two years ago, she got lost on the street because of her father's carelessness. In the cold winter weather of the twelfth lunar month, Qiao Yanci was afraid and hungry at that time. She cried for a long time by herself until she met Shan Ke who was playing with her. Liang Yanbei.
The first time she saw Liang Yanbei in the capital, she recognized him. After carefully inquiring about his name and where he lived, Qiao Yan planned to create a few more opportunities to meet him. They met each other, but before they had time, Liang Yanbei and Xie Zhaoxue led the emperor out of the capital.
Qiao Yanci has never been a coy lady, she even practiced martial arts, and after learning that Liang Yanbei left the capital, she didn't think about it at all, so she took the money she had privately hidden, transferred her personal maid, and found it herself. The carriage followed them.
Then when he was leaving the capital, he happened to run into Zhong Wenjin who was fleeing in a hurry.
Thinking of this, Qiao Yanci subconsciously glanced at Zhong Wenjin.
This glance was seen by Liang Yanbei, who also looked at her, but thought she was looking at Xie Zhaoxue who was sitting next to Zhong Wenjin, and suddenly understood.
"Mayue Island is much more dangerous than the capital city where people from all corners of the country gather. I would like to advise Ms. Qiao that the love of children is not as important as life." Liang Yanbei persuaded earnestly.
"You know?" Qiao Yan asked in a daze.
"Don't worry, I won't tell others." Liang Yanbei took the initiative to keep the secret considering that she was a girl.
"If you go back now, I will send someone to protect you all the way."
"us?"
"You, and Young Master Wen and Mr. Zhong." This is Liang Yanbei's purpose, to send back all the people who sneaked out.
"No! I won't go back!" Qiao Yanci's complexion changed drastically. Her face that was smiling happily seemed to be covered with layers of mist, her beautiful eyes gradually turned red, and she stared straight at Liang Yanbei. Drive me back?"
Liang Yanbei was a little confused for a while, "The reason for letting you go back to the capital is for your safety."
"Mr. Liang, don't say any more. I've made up my mind and I won't go back." Qiao Yanci only felt heartache unbearable. She stood up immediately, said something stiffly, turned around and walked out of the inn quickly.
Leaving Liang Yanbei with a confused look on his face.
Zhong Wenjin also heard one or two, and raised his head from his rice bowl at this time, and said to Liang Yanbei, "It's true that you said such things to a girl's family, ah..."
Wen Chan, who was sitting a little far away, didn't hear a word, only saw the two chatting for a while, then Qiao Yanci left with red eyes, feeling a little curious, and asked Zhong Wenjin, "What did he say to Miss Qiao? "
Zhong Wenjin didn't hear much, he just made fun of Liang Yanbei on purpose, and seeing Wen Chan's serious face, he couldn't answer for a while, so he had to pretend to be heartbroken, "... you still Stop asking."
The more he was not allowed to ask, the more he wanted to ask, Wen Chan became more curious, and kept looking towards Liang Yanbei.
Liang Yanbei caught his gaze as soon as he turned his head, and said helplessly, "I just persuade Miss Qiao to go back to the capital, she always stays in May Island, what should I do in case of danger?"
"Oh..." After getting the answer, Wen Chan suddenly felt bored, looked away without a trace, and said thoughtfully, "Miss Qiao definitely doesn't want to leave."
"How do you say that?" Xie Zhaoxue interjected and asked.
"The person she misses is here, and it's not easy to chase him all the way, so how can he go back so easily?" Wen Chan smiled faintly.
Hearing this, Liang Yanbei glanced at Xie Zhaoxue, while Xie Zhaoxue glanced at Zhong Wenjin beside him, and they both frowned slightly in unison.
"Forget it, since she doesn't want to go back, let her live here for a while." Shan Ke's thinking is relatively simple, and he never gets entangled in these things. something happened."
It was also rare for Situ Zhoulan to speak, "Miss Qiao can just stay with me as a companion. I am the only woman in the group, so I will inevitably feel lonely."
Liang Yanbei also felt that Qiao Yanci would not listen to persuasion, so he could only compromise, "Forget it, let her go."
His main purpose is not to worry about Qiao Yanci's personal safety, but to worry about Wen Chan. Firstly, he is the noble Ninth Highness. If the emperor escapes from the palace privately, if the emperor blames him, he will inevitably involve a lot of people. Second, Wuyue Island It's really not safe for the prince.
Qiao Yanci's temper came and went quickly, and after a while, she came in with Ah Fu and calligraphy who had bought breakfast, although her eyes were red because she had shed a few tears.
Several people saw it, but they pretended not to see it, and dared not speak out to comfort them.
The food Ah Fu bought for Wen Chan was particularly rich, and each came with meat buns, steamed dumplings, bean curd, pork porridge, and noodles. At the end, he was still not satisfied and said to Wen Chan, "Young master, although it is not as rich as at home, the taste is not bad. You can eat it first." Pad your tummy."
Wen Chan was not picky at all, his stomach started to growl when he smelled the aroma, he drank two mouthfuls of porridge to moisten his throat, and when he was about to eat meat buns, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Liang Yanbei staring at him motionlessly.
Those eyes are black and bright, with thick eyelashes, when you stare at someone seriously, you can't help but make your heart beat wildly.
Sometimes Wen Chan thought, if those eyes stared at him beggingly, he would be willing to do anything.
So Wen Chan generously handed out the meat buns and asked, "Do you want to eat? Ah Fu bought a lot, I can't finish them all by myself."
"It's okay if you can't finish eating, let me help you." Zhong Wenjin rushed out halfway, reaching out to grab the meat buns on Wen Chan's chopsticks.
But Xie Zhaoxue quickly grabbed the wrist, "How can you eat it with your hands?"
Since he said he wanted to give it to Liang Yanbei, he had to give it to Zhong Wenjin, so Wen Chan directly handed over a bag of meat buns, "Eat it, I still have some more."
Seeing this, Liang Yanbei smiled softly, "Master Wen really understands me more and more, but you can know what I want with just one look."
This is actually a bit ambiguous, but Shan Ke and Situ Zhoulan, who grew up with him, are used to it. Even Xie Zhaoxue did not show any strange expressions. Only Zhong Wenjin showed a little surprise, secretly poking Take a look at Liang Yanbei.
Naturally, Wen Chan was very familiar with Liang Yanbei like this, and he ate the steamed dumplings calmly.
Ah Fu had no opinion at all about giving meat buns to Liang Yanbei, but he disagreed with Zhong Wenjin. He wanted to talk to Wen Chan, but there were so many people around and it was not convenient for him to speak, so he had to write it down for the time being. a sum.
Wen Chan ate without rushing, the meat porridge and steamed dumplings were finished in a while, the moment he put down his chopsticks, Shan Ke got up from the stool, clapped his hands lightly and said, "Clean up quickly, we are leaving."
Wen Chan still didn't know their next plan, so he asked casually, "Where are you going?"
Shan Ke seemed to have been waiting for him to ask, and revealed a green wooden card in his hand, saying, "Go to see the city lord."