32. Chapter XXXI
For a whole day, there were only two people in the huge Yunxian Villa, Jiang Ling and Zhou Chengzhi. Whether it is in the front yard or in the small mountain forest behind the mountain, in short, where they are, people don't know where to go.
At first, Jiang Ling suspected that there was no one in this villa at all, but when he saw the maids serving food at noon, he realized that there were many people in this village, and he was simply sent by Zhou Chengzhi to hide somewhere, so that he could do bad things.
Although Zhou Chengzhi has shown his heart since that night, facing Jiang Ling, he has completely changed from the gentle and beautiful young man before to a real disciple. is so merry at a young age, but it is no less than those gentlemen who often linger in the fireworks and willow alleys. said that he wouldn't bully her, but sometimes he couldn't help but grab Jiang Ling's little hand, and sometimes he kissed her on the cheek.
Whenever Jiang Ling was so angry that he was angry, he smiled innocently. He was so beautiful and young that he really looked innocent, which made people disgusted.
Jiang Ling was angry, but seeing him smiling so happily, he was also a little inexplicably happy. She knew that he had lived a miserable life in the palace all year round, but because she was so happy, she felt happy. Zhou Chengzhi like this will not become evil if he thinks about it. So I felt that it didn't hurt to be taken advantage of by him.
Jiang Ling had to sigh that he was really a self-sacrificing Guanyin in the world.
Zhou Chengzhi didn't know what she was thinking, but she frowned when she was a little angry, and sometimes she was half-pushing, so she just thought she was shy. Although he is not interested in taking a self-portrait in the mirror, he still knows how he looks. Everyone has a love for beauty, just like he never gets tired of looking at her little face, Jiang Ling can't think of really hating him as a beautiful boy.
This good sense of self makes him happy all day long.
When the sun was about to set, there was a sound of horses' hooves outside the door of the villa. Jiang Ling thought that her cousin had sent the eldest prince back to pick her up, so she happily ran out immediately, but was stopped by Zhou Chengzhi with a calm face: "Just looking forward to going back?" β
Jiang Ling had to stop, turned his head and sneered at him: "If I go back too late, my father and mother will be worried." β
As soon as she finished speaking, Agui, a little servant of the Jiang family, ran in under the leadership of the people of the villa.
Jiang Ling sighed: "Agui, why are you alone?" What about the cousin and the eldest prince? β
Ah Gui wiped the beads of sweat that did not exist, and gasped: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that the eldest prince had a good time today, and if he plays more in the city, he will not go back to the villa today, let me take you home." β
Zhou Chengzhi let go of Jiang Ling's hand and frowned: "What are they playing, a whole day is not enough." β
Agui said: "Today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took the eldest prince to many places and ate a lot of delicious food, and now I am afraid that he is going to the lake to take a boat to play." β
Zhou Chengzhi looked displeased: "Nonsense! The eldest brother just caught a cold, what should I do if I went to the lake to cruise and blew the cold wind? He paused, "No, I need to get him back." β
Ah Gui hurriedly waved his hand: "Your Highness, the crown prince told me to tell you, saying that he will definitely take care of the eldest prince, so that you don't have to worry, let alone go to them." When the eldest prince was tired, he took him back to Jiangfu to rest. β
Although Jiang Ling felt that his cousin was really a little playful, there were other subordinates around him, and he would not take good care of the eldest prince. So Zhou Cheng knew: "Since my cousin said so, don't worry too much." When I go back, if I see that they have not returned, I will have them retrieved. β
Zhou Chengzhi thought for a moment and nodded: "If they haven't returned to Jiangfu yet, you must call someone to call them back." With that, he took Jiang Ling's hand, "I'll send you to the carriage." β
Jiang Ling glanced at Ah Gui on the side, only to see that he was looking at his nose and nose, pretending not to see anything, but he seemed quite eye-catching. She had to slander Zhou Chengzhi a few more times.
Waiting for the carriage, Zhou Chengzhi, who was standing on the ground, lifted the curtain of the carriage with one hand and refused to put it down. Jiang Ling stretched out his hand and pulled the curtain, and whispered, "I'm leaving." β
Zhou Chengzhi stared at the people in the car, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and tilted his head: "Let me take another look." β
"What to see!" Jiang Ling pursed his lips and said angrily, and gestured to him with his eyes to Ah Gui who was sitting in front of him.
Zhou Chengzhi chuckled: "I think it's very good-looking." β
Jiang Ling simply raised his hand, lifted his face, and pushed him hard. He staggered back two steps, and the hand holding the curtain finally let go.
Because of his funny movements, Agui, who was sitting in front of him and preparing to catch the car, couldn't help but chuckle.
Jiang Ling was embarrassed and took a sip: "Don't laugh!" Hurry up. β
Ah Gui hurriedly hummed, suppressed his laughter, raised the horsewhip in his hand, and knocked it on the horse's buttocks. The horse raised its hind hooves, splashed a thick layer of dust, and landed on Zhou Chengzhi on the side, and suddenly became quite wolf.
When the car started, Jiang Ling heard him smack twice outside, lifted the small curtain on the window in the carriage, and saw that a lot of dust had fallen on his white clothes, and gloated and laughed.
Zhou Chengzhi shook his clothes and glared at her, she glared back at him and immediately lowered the curtain.
Agui said with a smile while driving the car: "The third prince and the young lady are in love, is our young lady going to be a princess in the future?" β
Jiang Ling drank lightly: "Hugh wants to talk nonsense." Who is in love with that prodigal son? As he spoke, he added, "You are not allowed to chew the root of your tongue with anyone in the house, let me hear it, and I can't spare you." β
Ah Gui was not afraid of Miss, but he still smiled and said, "Ah Gui understands." β
Back in Jiangfu, Jiang Hongwen saw that only his daughter came back, and only after asking Qing did he know that the prince was still playing with the eldest prince, because there were people with him, he didn't worry much, he just thought that the prince had done something wrong and knew that he had made up for it, and he was sensible, so he didn't continue to ask, and he didn't know that Jiang Ling had been alone in Yunxian Villa all day.
Before I knew it, the time had come, and I saw that the prince and the eldest prince still hadn't come back. Jiang Ling couldn't help but feel strange, and called Agui to ask, "What did my cousin do with the eldest prince on the lake, and why didn't he come back at this time?" β
Agui scratched his head and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that he would go to the lake to play, but he didn't say what to do, but he thought about it...... The two Highnesses should be back soon. β
Jiang Ling frowned, always felt that Ah Gui's expression was evasive when he said this, as if he was hiding something, thought about it, and said, "Ah Gui, you must be lying, tell me the truth, what did they do?" β
Ah Gui was even more unconfident, and his voice was a little quieter: "Prince, he ...... He won't let you sΓΉ. β
Jiang Ling's brows furrowed even deeper, and suddenly he thought of something, he opened his brows again, snorted, and said, "If you don't say it, I can guess it, he took the eldest prince to the flower boat, didn't he?" β
Ah Gui didn't dare to answer, but Jiang Ling was determined: "You take me to him, don't alarm my father first, lest he get angry." β
"Miss, if the prince knows where I sue you, I'm afraid he won't punish me severely."
Jiang Ling said: "You are from the Jiang Mansion, even if he is the crown prince, he can't punish you casually." Take me quickly, or I'll punish you now." β
Agui weighed it, after all, he was a subordinate of the Jiang Mansion, and in the end, he took Jiang Ling out of the door.
On the Baobao Lake at night, large and small boats are lined up, the red light is swaying, like starlight embellishment, accompanied by the night breeze, and there is a faint sound of piano singing.
Jiang Ling has never been to the lake on a regular night except for the New Year's festival and the moon with his family, and he can't tell which ones are private boats and which ones are flower boats to attract guests.
Agui rented a small canopy boat and came over, and when she saw that she was about to jump on the boat, she hesitated: "Miss, do you really want to go?" Those boats are not the place where the girl's family goes. β
Jiang Ling said: "You are less wordy! I don't care if my cousin wants to have fun by himself, but with the eldest prince who doesn't know anything, isn't it nonsense! Hurry up and go to find it. β
Agui said with a bitter face: "Miss, there are more than a dozen flower boats on the lake, and I don't know which one His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is on." β
"If you don't know, I'll look for them one by one."
Ah Gui had just opened the penny, the boat suddenly shook, and Jiang Ling, who was standing at the bow of the boat, stumbled violently, seeing that he was about to fall into the water, but fell into a warm and secure embrace.
The familiar breath taught her to turn her head to look, only to see that under the moonlight and starlight, Zhou Chengzhi had a beautiful jade face, close at hand.
"Brother Chengzhi, why are you here?"
Zhou Chengzhi helped her to stand firmly, frowned slightly, and said: "I always feel that something is wrong, so I guessed that the prince brought his eldest brother here." β