Phi-Fic Chapter 152 Detour
Chapter 152 Detour
Empress Xu's tone was light, but the killing power was not small. Concubine Ye's face turned ashen.
Everyone present could hear the hidden meaning in Empress Xu's words. In fact, there were many people in the court who only had one son, but not many who had only a son and no nephews. Coupled with the words "not taking good care of the child", it was almost a precise target of Concubine Ye's family, the Changping Marquis Mansion.
The prince of Changping was kicked down the hillside at the Jokhang Temple and nearly died. At the Lantern Festival, he was kicked into the lake to cool off and broke a rib. He has been on the verge of extinction twice, and there's no guarantee that he might really become extinct one day.
Marquis Pingyuan has no children, but he is not short of heirs. He also has a family with a high risk of extinction. Where does Concubine Ye get the confidence to pour cold water on Marquis Pingyuan's mansion?
Empress Xu's blatant counterattack made Concubine Ye unable to say anything, otherwise she would take it personally. To save Concubine Ye's reputation, the wife of the Left Prime Minister interrupted her in time and changed the subject.
There is limited space in the pavilion, and only those of noble status can stay in the pavilion to talk with Queen Xu and Concubine Ye, while younger people like Shen Tang go to appreciate the flowers.
Shen Tang was not familiar with those ladies, and she had no interest in those games, but she did not dare to go to a deserted place. She chose a place with few people but not deserted to appreciate the flowers.
His hand swept across the blooming peony, and Ginkgo stood beside her and said, "Miss, the Prince of Jingyang is here."
Ginkgo spoke in a very low voice, perhaps because she was used to the Prince of Jingyang climbing over the wall to the Marquis' Mansion to look for girls. Now that he came here openly, Ginkgo felt a little guilty.
ginkgo,"……"
Not to mention Ginkgo, even Shen Tang himself couldn't figure out what Xie Guimo was going to do.
Maybe just passing by?
Well, Xie Guimo came to find Shen Tang, but Shen Tang didn't dare to look at him, and even turned his back to him, so his open search turned into just passing by.
Just passing by, he left a few words, "I'll wait for you at the rockery over there."
Shen Tang, "..."
The corners of Shen Tang's mouth twitched. She wondered if climbing through the window had any side effects. Now she didn't know how to get along with him in public.
Seeing the direction Xie Guimo was going, Shen Tang went over there with gritted teeth.
Just as she reached the rockery, an arm reached out and pulled her into the rockery, and then the hand stroked her cheek. Shen Tang said, "Don't, don't touch me..."
Xie Guimo moved closer to Shen Tang, his breath spraying on her face, "I thought you liked this."
In public, no matter how reckless he was, he couldn't touch her. But she didn't even dare to look at him in front of others, but he couldn't help it behind their backs.
Shen Tang wanted to hit him, "You're the one who likes this!"
Xie Guimo smiled and said, "I do like this."
A word hit his hand, Shen Tang blushed and said, "What do you want me to do?"
Xie Guimo said, "If someone comes looking for you later, go ahead. I have arranged for someone to secretly protect you."
With Concubine Ye in the palace, Shen Tang is much more vigilant than anywhere else. He is afraid that Concubine Ye's plan will not go smoothly, so he has to relax Shen Tang's vigilance. He is really the one and only.
Shen Tang was a little confused. She raised her voice, "Are you still plotting against me?"
"I'm not sure either," Xie Guimo said.
"……I see."
Xie Guimo leaned over to kiss Shen Tang, but when he was about to touch Shen Tang, he stopped. Shen Tang slipped out from under his arms that were pinned on the rockery and left with Ginkgo.
Shen Tang walked a dozen steps away, and Xie Guimo said, "Come out."
As soon as the words fell, two figures jumped down from the tree.
They were none other than Chu Yi, the prince of Marquis Xuanyi, and Xiao Xun, the prince of Prince Duan.
Chu Yi walked over, waving a folding fan, "Why don't you kiss me? I want to see with my own eyes how you got the rash."
Xiao Xun held his forehead, "Are you really not afraid of him beating you up?"
Still afraid, Chu Yi scratched his forehead with his folding fan, regretting his hasty words. He couldn't beat the Prince of Jingyang. Xiao Xun, concerned about Xie Guimo, asked, "Will you still be able to drink at your wedding with Miss Shen Er?"
If I can’t kiss Miss Shen Er, how can I marry her?
Others may not know, but he knows that Xie Guimo is serious. He has been struggling for half a year to marry Miss Shen Er. If he wanted to give up, he would have given up long ago and would not have persisted until now.
Xie Guimo said, "Don't worry, I'll let you drink it as soon as possible."
"Then we'll be waiting," Xiao Xun said with a smile.
The three of them left from the rockery, but after walking less than ten steps, a young eunuch came to find Xie Guimo, and Xie Guimo left, leaving only Chu Yi and Xiao Xun.
The two of them were talking and laughing as they walked towards the crowded area. From the small path, Yun Yi, the eldest daughter of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and Zhao Xi, the eldest daughter of the Minister of Works' Mansion, were walking towards this side and saw Chu Yi and Xiao Xun.
When Miss Yun thought about the day when she drank the wrong tea in Wancui Pavilion, her cheeks turned red. She grabbed Miss Zhao's hand and turned away quickly.
Miss Zhao, “……???”
What are you running for?
The ones in front are the Prince of Xuanyi Hou and the Prince of Duan Wang. If you meet them, just say hello. There's no need to hide away, right?
It’s fine if you’re just hiding from it, but why are you blushing so much?
something wrong.
Not only Miss Zhao felt that something was wrong, Xiao Xun also felt the same way. Glancing over and seeing Chu Yi also looking a little uncomfortable, Xiao Xun teased, "Something's going on."
"No, no..."
Chu Yi denied it.
Xiao Xun smiled and said, "Nothing's wrong, why are you blushing?"
Chu Yi said, "I'm not blushing."
"I'm talking about the eldest daughter of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion," Xiao Xun said.
"..."
Miss Yun's blush was obvious, and Chu Yi couldn't deny it even if he wanted to. Seeing Xiao Xun looking at him with a smile, Chu Yi said, "Don't look at me like that, there's nothing between her and me..."
It was just that the girl drank the wrong tea and he failed to stop her. It was normal for Miss Yun to avoid him when she saw him. After all, it was really embarrassing.
It's just a small thing, just pretend it never happened. You don't have to be so thin-skinned. If it happens again next time, I have to tell her. If I see him taking a detour, it will easily arouse suspicion.
Chu Yi didn't think of going to look for Miss Yun. The Imperial Garden was so big that it would not be easy to meet her. As a result, Xiao Xun went away for a while for something, and he walked around and met Miss Yun again.
Chu Yi, “…”
Miss Yun, “…”
Is it so easy to come across?
Miss Yun was only accompanied by her maid this time. She turned around and was about to leave when Chu Yi said, "Wait."
Miss Yun stopped for a moment and walked even faster.
Chu Yi, “…”
Can't you even say a word?
He insisted on talking to her.
Miss Yun walked away with her head covered, only to find that Chu Yi, who was hiding, was in front of her.
Miss Yun looked as if she had seen a ghost in broad daylight. Chu Yi said, "You wouldn't take a detour just by seeing me, would you?"
As for the embarrassment that day, Miss Yun wanted to crawl into a hole in the ground right on the spot, not to mention seeing him take a detour.
Miss Yun didn't dare to look him in the eye. Knowing she couldn't avoid it, she stopped trying to hide. However, she couldn't help blushing, and her voice was so nervous that she couldn't find the tune. "Xuan, is there something the Marquis Xuanyi wants to talk to me about?"