Red Mansion Beijingwang

As night fell, lights were lit under the eaves of the inner courtyards of the palace.

At this moment, Daiyu was exhausted and had fallen into a deep sleep, and Shui Rong, who was refreshed, did not stay long. After asking Zijuan to take good care of her, he left Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

After all, it is not good for a brother to rest in his sister's yard.

Shui Rong walked along the long corridor towards his own courtyard, passed through a vertical archway, and saw a figure standing under the eaves from afar. In the reflection of the lights, he seemed to be looking out.

The girl was wearing a rouge-colored silk boa with dark floral patterns, paired with a light beige and moon-white dress. There was a spirit of joy between her brows. It was Qingwen.

When Qingwen saw Shuirong, she immediately came forward. Under her beautiful willow-shaped eyebrows, her charming peach blossom eyes squinted at the young man in front of her and said in a coquettish voice, "Your Highness, are you coming to Longcui Temple?"

She knew that the prince had come back before, but he came back after dark, so she guessed that he had gone to Longcui Temple to hunt for food.

It's no wonder Qingwen thought so, because if it were from other girls, she would definitely get the news. Now they don't know where the prince is going, and he came back at the wrong time, which means he went to look for some improper wild flowers. In the prince's mansion, the only one who is eligible for reduction is Master Miaoyu from the Rongcui Temple.

Shui Rong raised his eyebrows and said, "Qingwen, Master Miaoyu is a nun, don't lie."

Looking at Qingwen's expression, you can know what she means when she mentions Rongcui Temple. Among the three personal maids around Shui Rong, Qingwen is the most troublesome.

Haha, she is a monk, but she doesn't know that she is just an indecent vixen.

Qingwen snorted in her heart, but did not say it out loud. Instead, she hurriedly responded, "Yes, yes, that Master Miaoyu has a solemn appearance, and I shouldn't speak nonsense."

In fact, not only Master Miaoyu in the Rongcui Temple knew about it, but almost everyone in the palace knew about it. However, since it was the prince's business, no one exposed it.

Water soluble: "."

These words are full of sarcasm, as if I'm afraid I don't understand!

Shui Rong raised his hand and pointed it at Qingwen's smooth forehead and asked, "Xiangling is not on duty today, why are you here?"

Qingwen covered her forehead with her delicate hands and took a breath of cold air. Before she could recover from the pain, she heard the young man's words. Her beautiful eyebrows immediately stood up, her charming peach blossom eyes were full of fire, and she said in a coquettish voice: "Xiangling is a little tired, I will take over her duty. If the prince is annoyed to see me, I will call Xiangling to serve."

She accepted that she was displeased by what she had revealed, but it was too biased for him to specifically ask Xiangling about it when he was standing in front of her, a grown-up person like her.

"I'll give you a slap in the face when I see you're annoyed, but you don't even use your brain to think about it."

Sometimes I really admire Qingwen's habit of being offensive. It perfectly illustrates what it means to "go up to the roof and tear off the tiles if not punished for one day". If Qingwen is not taught a lesson, she will not know the consequences and will only remember to eat and not to drink.

When Qingwen heard this, her snowy face flushed, her sparkling peach blossom eyes narrowed, a hint of shyness lingered between her eyebrows, and she whispered, "How could I?"

Just talk, why get into trouble?

Pursing her pink lips, Qingwen changed the subject and said, "Oh, my Lord, Grandmother Zhu is here. She said she has something to ask you, and she has been waiting in the room for a while."

Shui Rong was startled when he heard this. He wondered why Qingwen was waiting for him at the gate of the courtyard. It turned out that a guest had arrived.

Didn't he just comfort the pretty widow today? Why did he come to look for him again? He even waited for him for a while. Could it be that he couldn't hide his excitement after tasting the sweetness?
Of course, this was just Shui Rong's twisted idea. Based on his understanding of Li Wan, she was already avoiding him, so how could she take the initiative to look for him? If she did, it could only be because of Jia Lan's matter.

Thinking of this, Shui Rong didn't say anything more, but walked inside.

He opened his lotus steps and entered the room, where he saw the beauty sitting upright on a brocade cushion. Unlike during the day, this time the beauty had changed into a light blue skirt, looking youthful and beautiful, with her pretty face shining brightly under the orange light.

The pretty widow had taken a bath, and probably because of that, her skin was shiny and her face looked even more radiant, giving people the feeling of a "lotus emerging from water".

"Your Majesty."

When Li Wan saw the young man, her bright eyes under her willow-leaf eyebrows moved slightly, and she hurriedly stood up to greet him. A faint blush appeared on her pretty face, and a hint of embarrassment surged in her heart.

We just met during the day, but he came to look for me at night. It's really embarrassing.

"Sister-in-law Zhu didn't return to Duke Rong's Mansion today?" Shui Rong sat on a brocade cushion at the side, his pretty face calm, without a trace of something unusual.

He originally thought that Li Wan had simply brought her relatives to visit Jia Lan, and would come and leave on the same day. But now it was dark and Li Wan was still in the palace. It seemed that she was staying there today.

Li Wan lowered her head slightly and said in a somewhat inexplicable voice, "We didn't pay attention to the time and it got late. In order to avoid any problems when we go back, the third girl asked us to stay in the mansion for one night and go back tomorrow."

When Li Wan was with Yingchun and the others before, she had stayed in the prince's mansion before. She would send someone to inform the Duke's Mansion, and then stay in the prince's mansion for one night and return to the Duke Rong's Mansion the next day.

Shui Rong picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. He looked up at the uneasy Li Wan and asked softly, "I wonder if Sister Zhu wants to see me for something important?"

Actually, Shui Rong wanted to ask Li Wan if she missed him, but when he looked at Qingwen on the side, he did not open his mouth. Otherwise, not to mention that Qingwen's stubborn temper would bully him, even the thin-skinned Li Wan would be in trouble.

Li Wan raised her eyes and glanced at Qingwen. Her bright eyes narrowed under her willow-leaf brows. She clenched her embroidered handkerchief with her slender hands and replied in a low voice, "I have something to discuss with the prince."

Shui Rong understood what was happening and waved his hand, saying, "Qing Wen, I don't need you to serve me here anymore."

Qingwen raised her eyebrows slightly, and her charming peach blossom eyes looked at Li Wan's plump body, with an inexplicable luster flashing in her eyes.

From Li Wan's vague words, Qingwen knew that it was not appropriate to say much in front of her. However, this Lady Zhu had nothing to do with her own prince, so if there was anything, she had to discuss it with the prince alone.

Lang Ge'er's matter? It doesn't seem like it.

For some reason, she always felt that there was something going on between Grandma Zhu and the prince, but she had no evidence and did not dare to confirm it. In addition, Grandma Zhu was the princess's widowed sister-in-law, so she thought the prince would not do anything out of line. Therefore, she did not say much, just responded and left.

After Qingwen left, Shui Rong and Li Wan were the only ones left in the room, and the atmosphere gradually became quiet.

Shui Rong's gaze fell on the beautiful woman's bright face, and met her bright eyes. He saw her eyes flickering like a frightened deer, and he felt amused in his heart. He put down the teacup, raised his hands, and squatted in the air without saying much.

Li Wan's cheeks were slightly drunk. She looked up at the young man's hand suspended in the air. There was a hint of suspicion between her beautiful eyelashes.

Your Highness, what does this mean?

But the beauty was not ignorant after all. She was stunned for a moment and then came to her senses. Her bright almond eyes were filled with a bit of shyness. Seeing the boy's indifferent gaze, she hesitated for a while, then suppressed her shyness, stepped forward and put her hand in the boy's.

What should be done has been done, what's the point of worrying about these details. Shui Rong saw that the beauty understood his intentions and took the initiative to cater to him, and he couldn't help but feel satisfied. It seemed that the pretty widow was convinced by him!

He led the beauty into his arms, and a sweet fragrance filled his nose. Holding the beauty's soft little hand, Shui Rong asked softly, "Wan'er, are you here to see me about Lan'er's matter?"

What did he call himself? Wan'er!

Originally, she thought she was a little shy sitting in the boy's arms, but when she heard the boy's name, the shyness in her heart became even stronger. What's more, he also called Lang Ge'er Lan'er.

You really think you are her man!
Even though I felt a little ashamed, I didn't know why, but an indescribable throbbing welled up in my heart, as if... as if this was not bad.

At this moment, the beauty's snowy face was flushed like a bright red plum, her beautiful eyes were full under her willow-leaf eyebrows, she lowered her head and said shyly, "No, it's not Lan'er's business."

"Oh"

Shui Rong's mouth curved up, he embraced the beautiful woman's plump body, and chuckled, "What's the matter with Wan'er? Could it be that Wan'er misses me?"

The truth lies in the details. Judging from Li Wan's performance, it was just as he thought. She was convinced wholeheartedly. For a moment, Shui Rong felt a sense of pride in his heart.

Look, it doesn’t matter if it looks withered, he can still make it revive, that’s his ability.

"Your Majesty~"

Li Wan's face was gorgeous, her beautiful eyelashes trembled, and she felt shy. She explained, "I came here because of my aunt's matter."

He came to see the prince because of Aunt Li's matter, and naturally it was because of the matter between Li Wen and Li Qi, and he wanted her to come and mediate.

Li Wan originally felt a little uncomfortable, but it was Aunt Li who asked her for help, and she was discovered by Aunt Li because of her embarrassing situation. Even though Aunt Li did not force her, she was too guilty to refuse, so she could only come to the prince to discuss and ask for his opinion.

Based on her understanding of the prince's lust, she thought that her two cousins ​​should be fine!
Shui Rong chuckled and said nonchalantly, "What could possibly happen to your aunt?"

He had nothing to do with the so-called aunt, so what could she possibly be looking for him for? I guess the pretty widow was saying one thing and thinking another, using her aunt as an excuse.

Li Wan was sitting in the boy's arms, and could sense his every move. Her plump body trembled, her heart was beating fast, and her voice was trembling. She said, "Your Majesty, Auntie asked me to ask you, how do you feel about Wen'er and Qi'er?"

"Li Wen, Li Qi?"

Shui Rong's heart moved, he lowered his eyes to look at the blushing beauty, and asked meaningfully: "Wan'er, what do you mean by this?"

Coming to him on his own initiative and asking him what he felt about the sisters Li Wen and Li Qi was not just out of curiosity, but most likely just testing the waters.

Li Wan blushed and whispered, "They are not young anymore. Auntie wanted to find them a husband as soon as possible. Today, I met the prince and felt that he was a humble person. So she asked me to come and ask him what he thought. If he is interested..."

She said these words in a trembling voice and couldn't continue the rest. After all, she was promoting her two cousins!
Shui Rong was stunned for a moment. Just as he thought, this was a sign of warmth.

It was just that when he was cuddling with Daiyu before, he talked about the Li sisters, and he expressed his attitude solemnly. Who would have thought that she would entrust the people to him the next time? It was really a coincidence.

Shui Rong frowned, but did not answer for a moment. He pinched the beauty's soft little hand and asked, "What do you mean, Wan'er?"

"This"

She was the one who asked the prince, so why was the prince asking her back? Besides, the choice was in the prince's hands, not hers, so what was the point of asking her?

Li Wan's bright eyes trembled under her willow-leaf brows, and she said softly, "If the prince is not interested, I will explain it to my aunt so as not to delay them. If he is interested, I will also explain it to my aunt."

In fact, Li Wan did not agree with this matter. After all, they were her cousins. If they also followed the prince, wouldn't they and the other sisters have to share the same stable?

I feel ashamed just thinking about it.

Shui Rong stared at the beauty's shy face, and felt amused. He raised his hand and pinched her delicate face, saying jokingly, "I want to hear Wan'er's opinion."

Li Wan's delicate body trembled, and she raised her beautiful head. Her sparkling almond-shaped eyes widened slightly under her beautiful eyelashes, and she could hardly contain her shyness.

What does it mean to listen to her opinions? What opinions can she give?
"This is still the prince's decision. I have no opinion." Li Wan's heart trembled when she met the young man's playful gaze. She immediately lowered her head and murmured in a low voice.

She finally understood that the boy was just trying to play a trick on her.

"hehe."

Shui Rong chuckled, leaned over to the beautiful woman's crystal earlobe, and whispered softly: "Wan'er, let's not talk about this for now, you serve me first."

Li Wan's snow-white face turned red when she heard that. Her bright eyes widened under her willow-shaped eyebrows and she was filled with shock.

She must have heard it wrong. She actually had to serve the prince herself.

Meeting the young man's clear eyes, Li Wan's heart trembled, with a bit of panic between her eyebrows. She tilted her head and said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, it's getting late. I should go back."

She understood that the boy was not joking and really wanted her to serve him.

Shui Rong didn't take it seriously and said softly, "It's okay. Since Wan'er doesn't want to serve, I won't force her. Then I will serve Wan'er. But there are people guarding outside, so Wan'er must keep quiet. It's not good for others to hear."

Li Wan's heart trembled, and her snow-white face turned red, like a bright red plum.

This... Making her keep quiet, based on my past experience, it would be difficult to accomplish. If someone outside heard it, I would no longer be able to live as a human being.

It sounds nice to say that she won't be forced, but she wasn't given the chance to choose at all!

Li Wan bit her lips tightly with her pearly teeth and looked at the young man with her sparkling almond eyes. She knew that she had walked into a trap and could not escape safely. As the saying goes, "choose the lesser of two evils".
Thinking of this, Li Wan's face flushed. She stood up from the young man's arms and then half-knelt down.

Shui Rong frowned and stared at the candlelight on the table, his eyes flashing under his delicate eyebrows.

As for the Li sisters, both of them were really pretty and beautiful. Shui Rong thought that it would be a waste if he didn't eat the meat that was delivered to him. However, he had just made a solemn promise to Daiyu, but then he turned around and slapped her in the face. If Daiyu knew about it, she would probably not let him get on her bed next time.

Don't take any chances. Sister Yilin is capable of doing this. (End of this chapter)