The next day, it was dark, and they finished their meal early and set off for home.

When he left, Qing Huan paid attention to it, but he didn't see Chu Yi to send it, the two of them were really hidden. After a long time of turbulence, I finally returned to the palace.

The first thing Qing Huan did when he returned home had already thought about it, and asked Ah Gu to inquire about Qingxi's family and give them a sum of money to redeem Qingxi. Ah Gu didn't ask too much, and did as Qing Huan had arranged.

When Qingxi left, she came to kneel down and worship Qinghuan, pretending to cry for a while, saying that the master-servant relationship was unforgettable, and Qinghuan accompanied her to perform for a while, and then sent her out of the house.

After Qingxi left, Qinghuan seemed to be liberated, because Agu was in front of her, and he didn't have to show her, let alone guard against her. When there was no one else, Qing Huan felt more comfortable than ever.

The second thing Qing Huan didn't think about how to do it specifically, so he discussed it with Ah Gu at night.

Qing Huan briefly introduced the situation between himself and Li Yan, Ah Gu didn't show surprise after hearing it, this time it was Qing Huan's turn to be surprised, "You have already seen it?" “

"I heard the princess and princess all the time, and I felt that something was wrong. If you really have feelings, you naturally won't call it that. And the princess and the prince haven't had an awkward relationship for so long, if they really have feelings, they won't be like this. guessed that the prince and the princess were not husband and wife, nor did they have husband and wife. “

Qing Huan sighed secretly in his heart, "In this way, everyone else should be able to see it." “

"If it weren't for serving the princess closely, I wouldn't have been able to observe anything. Everyone else thought that the princess attached great importance to the princess, so the princess's life was better. “

"I only thought he was acting for others to see, and I never thought it would help me, I have to say that he did a good job, the best of both worlds."

Ah Gu nodded in agreement, "The prince is actually impeccable in all aspects, but if the two of them get along without feelings, they naturally feel that they are pretending." “

"That's true, you also know about Chu Yi and the prince. I didn't know he had a sweetheart before, but now that I know, some things have to be stopped. The prince often came to sleep in my house, although he didn't do anything, but in order to avoid misunderstandings, let Chu Yi know, maybe it would hurt the feelings of the two, so I had to think of a way to let the prince not come again. “

Ah Gu gasped and asked, "The princess is still thinking about them?" “

"That's a mandarin duck for a hard life, why not fulfill them? Just take it as a good thing, and besides, the prince is also benevolent and righteous to me, and I will always do something to repay him. “

After hearing this, Ah Gu no longer objected, and pondered for a while: "Otherwise, I lied that I had a bad disease and couldn't see people, so that the prince wouldn't come again." ”

Qing Huan thought it was feasible, so he said, "You go and buy the medical officer." Arrange early. ”

"Give me a few days, and the princess will also create a chance to get sick." Qing Huan nodded in agreement. The matter was put aside.

In the next few days, Qing Huan has been thinking hard about how to have a chance of getting sick.

At dinner on this day, Li Yan said: "Tomorrow Han Taishi's birthday, the princess will go with me." ”

Qing Huan thought in his heart, it was really effortless, and he hurriedly agreed, thinking that this was an opportunity to seize, so he discussed it carefully with Agu in the evening to prepare for the next day.

Because it was the first time to attend such a formal occasion, Qing Huan was also very bottomless, and got up very early in the morning to dress up and put on a gorgeous costume, which looked good, but it was quite cumbersome, and she couldn't help but cry out silently.

After arriving at Taishi Mansion, Qing Huan didn't know what he should do, so he followed him.

I saw that Li Yan calmly dealt with various officials, did not put on a show, did not show off, and took good care of her.

There were a lot of people coming and going in the house, and Qing Huan felt overwhelmed. Li Yan seemed to have eyes behind her, seeing her uneasy appearance, just after greeting other officials in front, she turned around and smiled and said, "The princess seems to be a little tired, I'll take you over there to rest." ”

Qing Huan obediently followed him over, found a place to sit down, and Li Yan said in an admonishing tone: "The princess is waiting for me here for a while." Qing Huan nodded, and he went out.

This was not a banquet seat, just a place for the guests to rest, and then other ladies came in one after another, sitting and chatting, not noticing her at all.

She was sitting here alone, bored. At this time, a person who walked in was Pi Luo Daicui, and the others saw that they all stood up and talked to her, Qing Huan sat still, just quietly observed.

I saw that the man and the others exchanged a few words, turned his head and saw Qing Huan sitting on the side, walked over with a smile on his face, and said, "I haven't seen this sister yet, I don't know what to call it." “

Qing Huan replied: "Meng, the name is Qing Huan, I don't know what to call the girl." “

The girl said generously; "I am the daughter of Han Taishi, because I was born in frost, so I have a single word of frost. Why is my sister here alone? “

Someone next to him exclaimed in a low voice as if he had reacted: "Isn't Meng Qinghuan the third princess?" “

Everyone turned to look at her, and Qing Huan smiled slightly and said, "Exactly." “

The others were busy saluting, and Han Shuang was no exception.

After saluting, Han Shuang took her hand and said, "Sister Princess didn't say it earlier, why are you sitting here alone, come with me, I'll take you to other places." ”

As he spoke, he pulled her out, and Qing Huan didn't refuse her, so he went out.

The garden of Taishi Mansion is also very elegant, but now there are guests everywhere, and people pass by from time to time along the way, fortunately, few people know her, just greet Han Shuang, Han Shuang also saluted one by one, tossed it, and came to a small pavilion.

It is said to be a small pavilion, but in fact it is more like a small room, with walls on all sides, and windows are open on the wall, on which are written the words "Meticulous Pavilion".

After entering, there was a screen, Han Shuang took her around the screen, and behind it was a chaise longue, which was very comfortably arranged.

Han Shuang closed the other windows, leaving the two opposite doors open, and could see people coming in and out of the front yard, Han Shuang said while closing the window: "Sister Princess, sit down first, I'll arrange it." As he spoke, he went out and arranged for his maid to guard outside.

Then he hurriedly came in, pulled Qing Huan to sit down, and asked in a low voice, "Can Sister Princess know the prince?" ”

Qing Huan hadn't heard this word for a long time, and was stunned for a moment when she heard it, and then said with a smile: "I haven't seen the prince, how can I know him?" ”

Han Shuang frowned, pouted and said, "I heard that the crown prince is not of good character, and the emperor wants to promise me to him." ”

Qing Huan remembered that Qingxi had said before that Han Taishi's daughter might want to give it to the prince, it turned out to be the girl in front of her, Qing Huan sympathized with her in her heart, and said: "Maybe there is a way to redeem it, you see that I will pass it on to the third prince." You ask Taishi to go to the emperor and talk about it. ”

When Han Shuang heard this, she sighed again and said: "How can I have my sister's blessings, my sister's father made the emperor change his mind at the cost of returning to his hometown." How can my father have this ability? “

Qing Huan saw two cups of tea on the table, so he picked up one each, wanting to drink some tea to quench his thirst, and when he heard Han Shuang say, a mouthful of water squirted out directly, "What did you say?" “

Han Shuang was taken aback by Qing Huan's reaction, and said timidly, "Sister Princess, don't you know?" My father said that Prime Minister Meng Cheng asked his sister to remarry the third prince at the cost of telling the old man to return to his hometown. How can my father have the ability of Prime Minister Meng?"

Qing Huan was even more shocked, and he couldn't say a word. It turned out that she was the daughter of the prime minister, and she only now knew that she had never heard anyone call the prime minister in Mengfu before, and everyone called her master. It turned out that Meng Cheng had paid such a big price, Qing Huan's heart was turned upside down, and she couldn't calm down at all, and she didn't hear what Han Shuang said next to her.

It wasn't until later that Han Shuang slapped her hands and shouted anxiously: Sister, sister, what's wrong with you? You're talking. Qing Huan came back to his senses.

Seeing Han Shuang's worried face, Qing Huan forced a smile, "I'm fine, it's just a little dizzy." “

Han Shuang innocently believed it, and spoke to herself, she asked Qing Huan anxiously: "Sister, what else do you say can be done?" ”

Qing Huan thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, if you try to find an excuse that the emperor can't accept, maybe you won't want to marry the crown prince." Qing Huan can only point to the end, she can't come up with specific ideas, she knows that she has to be cautious, if she doesn't sympathize with this girl, she doesn't even want to say this.

Han Shuang nodded as if she didn't understand, she looked out the window, and then said to Qing Huan: "Sister Princess, it's time for us to go to the front, the banquet is about to start." ”

Qing Huan nodded naturally, and followed her out of the small pavilion. On the way, Han Shuang jumped up and down, all of which lost the anxious appearance just now, sometimes came over to take her hand, pointed to things to show her, and sometimes ran away by herself and picked a few flowers back.

Qing Huan saw her innocent and romantic appearance, she loved it and felt sorry for it, if she really joined the emperor's family, this innocence would disappear.

According to Han Shuang, this small pavilion is her secret base, she likes to stay here, and the servants will not come to disturb, and the small pavilion is in the corner of the garden, and it is also very quiet, so they will hardly meet people on the way there.

Not long after walking, a dog suddenly came out of a side door and came straight to Qinghuan. Qing Huan has always been in conflict with dogs, and before she died, she was always bitten by dogs when she went out, regardless of the big dog or small dog, so she walked around when she saw the dog.

After crossing over, she had never seen a dog, and a dog came out unexpectedly, which frightened Qing Huan to the point that she was unsteady on her feet, and fell headlong into the lake.

The dog saw that Qinghuan fell, so he turned to attack Han Shuang, Han Shuang's little maid saw that the situation was not good, and quickly reached out to block it, but the dog bit her arm straight and screamed in pain.

Han Shuang didn't know where to pick up a stick and hit the dog hard, but it didn't let go.

When he was stuck, he heard the news and rushed to a few households, and the dog was relieved and wanted to run, but several families chased after him. The little maid was bitten bloody, and tears of pain flowed.

Han Shuang didn't bother to comfort her, but lay on the shore, trying to pull Qinghuan up.

However, the rocks by the lake are covered with moss, and it is impossible to climb up. Qing Huan was very panicked, and the water in winter was bitterly cold. At this time, another group of people came, and Han Shuang scolded angrily: "Why did you come so late, why don't you hurry up and bring the princess's sister up, are you all pig brains?" ”

As soon as Han Shuang's words fell, she heard someone jump down with a thud, grabbed Qing Huan's waist, and led her to a place with steps on the other side.

Qing Huan was so cold that his whole body was shivering, and he didn't have time to see who it was, until he went ashore, and he found that the person who jumped down was Li Yan. When Han Shuang ran over and saw that it was the third prince, she hurriedly saluted, and quickly apologized: "I didn't know it was you, I thought it was the family in the house, and I begged the prince for forgiveness." ”

Li Yan didn't pay attention to people, but asked Qinghuan with concern: "Why did the princess fall, did she get hurt?" His tone lost his usual composure, and he sounded a little anxious.

Qing Huan thought that he was hallucinating, and replied: "Let the prince worry, I'm fine, it's just that the water is too cold, the prince must not punish Han Shuang, she doesn't have a heart." ”

Li Yan stroked her wet hair, "It's okay if the princess is fine, I know she's worried about you, there's nothing to blame." ”

At this time, a little maid brought clean clothes, Li Yan took it and put it on for her, then picked her up by the waist and walked out. Han Shuang followed timidly, losing his liveliness.

Qing Huan leaned on Li Yan's shoulder and smiled at Han Shuang, Han Shuang was happy when she saw it, sticking out her tongue and making a grimace at her. Qing Huan saw her like this, and her heart was even more fond of her.

When he arrived at the front, Li Yan was about to arrange a vehicle to return home, and Han Taishi pulled Han Shuang to kneel and apologize.

Qing Huan said softly to Li Yan: "Lord Wang, I'm really fine, just wait to change my clothes, now go back and spoil the fun, I still want to play with Han Shuang for a while." ”

When Han Shuang heard this, she hurriedly said, "Yes, Lord Wang, Sister Princess can wear my clothes." ”

Han Taishi hurriedly asked her to shut up, and she lowered her head again unhappily.

After Li Yan heard this, he smiled and said to Qing Huan: "Since the princess said so, then stay." I also want to trouble Han Taishi to find a medical officer and check the princess's pulse first, how about it? “

Han Taishi dared not say a word, and hurriedly called someone to find a medical officer.

The medical officer came quickly, took the pulse and said, "Back to the prince, the princess's pulse is very good, there is nothing to worry about, but you still have to boil some medicine to prevent it." “

Li Yan smiled reassuringly, the medical officer prescribed the medicine, and the servants hurriedly divided the labor to boil the medicine.

Qing Huan lay on the bed and said to Li Yan: "Lord Wang, don't delay Han Taishi's birthday banquet. “

Han Taishi, who was standing on the side, was overjoyed when he heard it. Li Yan said: "Then the princess will rest here, and I will go first." Qing Huan smiled and nodded, Han Taishi saluted her, and then withdrew.

Leave Han Shuang and a few maids here to accompany her.