Chapter 22 Princess × Fake Prince (4)
Ye Jinan stole the chicken but failed to lose the rice, so the guards carried him back to the palace on a stretcher.
"It's so cold outside, why are you here?" Song Huaizhi looked at her distressedly.
Ye Nanzhi lowered his head, and the steps on his head swayed along with her kicking movements, "I'm just not used to it."
"What are you not used to?" Song Huaizhi was very persuasive.
Ye Nanzhi raised her head and threw herself into his arms, "I don't know, I'm just not used to it anyway."
"Then what will you do if I leave in the future?" Song Huaizhi stared at her.
Ye Nanzhi pursed her lips. She would be almost dead by then, and there was nothing she was not used to.
"I'll just...follow you." She lied.
Song Huaizhi raised the corners of his lips slightly: "Fool, I will come back to pick you up."
As her groom.
"Don't be so reckless next time. The snow is thick outside. What if you slip and fall halfway?" He stared at her with burning eyes.
Ye Nanzhi responded quietly with a downcast face.
Song Huaizhi helped her get rid of the water drops on her head and said clearly: "If you miss me, please send a message."
"Will you come and see me after I send the letter?" Ye Nanzhi felt that he was a bit pushy, but Song Huaizhi nodded very seriously: "Yes."
After they were delivered to the gate of the palace, Song Huaizhi left with peace of mind. The carriage's wheel marks were reflected in the snow one after another. By this time next year, he and Zhizhi should be able to stay together forever!
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The thicker the snow falls, the more colorful the plum blossoms bloom, and the annual plum blossom festival is about to begin again.
In previous years, Song Huaizhi was responsible, but this year the burden fell on the second prince Ye Linghui. The meaning is naturally self-evident.
Song Huaizhi was wearing a snow-colored brocade robe, a golden crown and jade belt, and a dark red cloak, creating a unique scenery in the snow, but today he was going to the Hongmen Banquet!
As soon as he arrived at the palace gate, the guard at the door gave him a warning: No one without an invitation will be allowed to enter the palace.
The literati stood in a row at the entrance of the palace, holding the invitations issued by Ye Linghui in their hands, waiting for inspection as they entered the palace one by one. Everyone felt sorry for him when they saw him, but no one dared to speak to him.
Song Huaizhi stood in a corner, quietly waiting for the instigator to appear.
"Hey, how could you let His Highness of the Chu Kingdom stand at the palace gate for so long!" Unsurprisingly, it was Ye Jin'an again. After all, his methods were the most childish. "Hurry up and let the people in."
Ye Jinan proudly ran to him to show off, but everyone ignored him and went straight to the palace.
"He actually dares to ignore this prince." Ye Jinan was so angry that he stamped his feet on the spot. Today, he wrote his name upside down without giving Song Huai any color.
"Are you okay? Caiyun."
"Princess, don't worry, you'll be fine soon."
The person in the mirror is wearing pink and white, with eyebrows like willow leaves, a pair of bright eyes like autumn water, cherry lips and a beautiful nose. Turning around and looking back, the pale yellow emerald smoked sweater is faintly visible under the white embroidered cloak, like a fairy descending to earth.
"Princess, it seems to me, there is no need to admire the plum blossoms. You are more beautiful than the plum blossoms."
Ye Nanzhi gave her an angry look, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
A familiar figure suddenly appeared in Caiyun's peripheral vision. She couldn't help but smile and said, "I'm not talking nonsense. If you don't believe me, ask His Highness."
Ye Nanzhi turned around and Song Huaizhi was indeed standing at the entrance of the palace.
"Huaizhi, you're here." She shouted smoothly, but there was a hint of shyness in her heart.
Song Huaizhi stepped through the door in a few steps, curved his lips and said, "People are more beautiful than flowers."
Hearing this, Ye Nanzhi's cheeks became even pinker.
The two figures, one red and one white, looked very good together. What if... Caiyun couldn't help but think, how great it would be if the Seventh Princess and His Highness were together!
Song Huaizhi stared at her for a long time and said distressedly: "I've lost weight."
"Is there any?" Ye Nanzhi felt that he had eaten a lot recently.
Of course, Song Huaizhi had always pampered her, but now her cheeks had become sharper, and the cheek flesh on her cheeks had disappeared.
The banquet was about to begin, and the maids in the palace came to urge it on several times.
Now that their identities are different, they naturally cannot sit together.
"You go first, I'll take the trail later." Song Huaizhi told her.
After the people left, he turned into unknown paths.
Ye Nanzhi met Ye Jinan and others halfway along the way. Her pace quickened, but they deliberately made things difficult for them.
"Does the Seventh Sister not say hello to the Imperial Brothers when she sees them now? It's really chilling!"
Walking with them were a large number of officials, young men, and literati.
Ye Nanzhi had no choice but to stop and salute her royal brothers one by one, and then the group of people following them also bowed in unison to salute her.
Although the courtesy was passed, Ye Nanzhi had to go with them.
"The seventh sister is already in her prime. I wonder if she has ever fallen in love with someone?" the fourth prince Ye Lingzong said suddenly.
When he asked, everyone behind him pricked up their ears. Even Wu Yixuan, the young marquis who was walking with them, raised his head and stared at her quietly.
Ye Linghui and Ye Lingzong exchanged a look of understanding.
"My parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, of course I will obey my father's arrangements!" Ye Nanzhi said coldly. Anyway, she can't wait until she gets married.
Hearing this, those officials and princes who had some influence in the court were overjoyed. The Ninth Princess was not yet married, so the happy event might fall on them.
After saying that, Ye Nanzhi ignored them and started to enjoy the snow scenery on the road.
But the group of people walked slower and slower, and were blocked by Ye Lingzong and others. Seeing Ye Nanzhi and Wu Yixuan walking away, everyone sighed softly. It seemed that this marriage had no fate with them. .
"Second brother, fourth brother, why don't we leave." Ye Jinan asked puzzledly, his feet were almost freezing as he stood there.
The people behind him couldn't help but secretly laugh. This fifth prince was really a white flower in the greenhouse. It was unclear whether he did it intentionally or not.
The location for plum blossom viewing was set at the Waterside Pavilion. To get there, you had to cross an arch bridge. Although the snow on it had been cleaned away, Ye Nanzhi's feet still slipped when she stepped on it.
"Be careful." The person behind him touched her waist and held her in his arms.
At the same time, in the corner of the water pavilion, through the sparse branches, a man wearing a red cloak had a sharp look in his eyes, staring at the scene not far away, and tightened his hand under the table.
"Thank you." Ye Nanzhi pushed him away and came out of his arms. When she turned around, she and Wu Yixuan were the only two people. Ye Linghui and others could only see human figures in her sight.
As Nephrite left his arms, Wu Yixuan retracted his hand. All he could see in his heart was Ye Nanzhi in front of him.
The scene where the two of them looked affectionate was naturally noticed by the guests at the waterside pavilion not far away. They were alone, and there were no maids or attendants. It seemed that it would not take long for the young marquis to be able to hug her. The beauty is back!
Ye Nanzhi had already taken his seat, and Ye Linghui and his party slowly arrived at the pavilion.
After drinking a glass of wine, Song Huaizhi became convinced that someone had tricked his branches. If this was the case, he couldn't be blamed.