Jiaochu

Chapter 71 The fragrance of tea in Mingcuitang ([-])
"Take the princess to play outside."

Concubine Xiao gave an order, and the palace maid coaxed Ye Lingxi to leave, and Hehe followed suit. Zhao Ce twisted left and right on his seat, his eyes occasionally glancing at Ye Lingxi's leaving figure, waiting for the others to disappear. After he came into view, he told his mother Cui and slipped out to play.

The palace maid led Ye Lingxi to the water pavilion and let her watch the fish and play, and then Zhao Ce walked over with a nonchalant expression.

After pretending to look at the fish for a while, Zhao Ce took out a box of things from his arms and handed it to Ye Lingxi.

"this is for you."

Ye Lingxi simply refused: "No."

Zhao Ce was so angry that he yelled: "Do you know the goods? This is the best rouge in Rouge House. Don't you like this?" He muttered again, "Didn't you accept what the boy gave you last time?"

Ye Lingxi: "..., did you take a peek?"

"Who was peeking? It's obviously you two who are sneaking around." Ye Lingxi's eyes widened, and Zhao Ce changed his words, "I think that kid has something on his mind. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything to you. Just give me something casually, don’t overthink it.”

Ye Lingxi: "..." You are overthinking.

"Do you want it or not? If not, I will throw it away." Zhao Ce said, raising the rouge box in his hand as if he was about to throw it into the river. Seeing that Ye Lingxi was unmoved, Zhao Ce shouted angrily, "I I know you like that boy, so you want what he gives you,"

"I just like Brother Yan." Ye Lingxi said matter-of-factly.

Zhao Ce: "..."

"Brother Yan has great martial arts skills and good looks." Ye Lingxi praised.

Zhao Ce: "..., vulgar."

"Brother Prince, doesn't he also like beautiful sisters who are good-looking?" Ye Lingxi asked in return.

Zhao Ce blushed with anger and said, "Who do you think I am if you like me?" He raised his neck again and said, "I have such high standards that even a young man from heaven would not be interested in me."

Ye Lingxi: "..." In the last life, I don't know who it was who searched for flowers and willows every day and even brought the oiran to his house.

Hehe saw someone coming and coughed lightly to remind him.

Zhao Ce asked Ye Lingxi again if she wanted Rouge. Seeing Ye Lingxi shaking her head, he was so angry that he raised Rouge and was about to throw it into the water. When he raised his hand to the highest point, he paused and changed his mind. He quickly reached out and tied her around the waist. He pulled off a small pink purse, and without waiting for anyone to react or what was inside, he stuffed the rouge box into it, then stretched out his hand and returned it coolly.

Ye Lingxi turned her head and ignored it, but Hehe took it, with a somewhat embarrassed expression on her face. After all, the purse contained the golden candied dates that her young master loved to eat, and she couldn't eat them if she handled them like this.

When the people behind him came over, Zhao Ce looked happy, as if a long-planned "conspiracy" had finally succeeded. Ye Xingye asked curiously, and Zhao Ce raised his head and said, "It doesn't matter." Ye Xingye couldn't be bothered to pay attention to him.

Ye Lingxi didn't bother to argue with Zhao Ce, and looked past Ye Lingjue and Ye Xingye at the three girls behind them. The eldest daughter of the Su family, Su Wan, was quiet and elegant, the second daughter of the Yan family, Chu Chu, was graceful and delicate, and the second daughter of the Hu family Miss Hu Qian'er is so beautiful.The three of them each have their own merits, but in terms of temperament, Miss Su is more bookish.

"The imperial concubine asked me and my second brother to take them out for a walk. Go and ask them what they want to play. They all seem to be afraid of me. I asked them just now and they didn't say anything." Ye Xingye approached Ye Lingxi and whispered.

Ye Lingxi expressed with her eyes: Don't worry, leave it all to me.

"Sister Su, Sister Yan, Sister Hu, third brother would like to know what you usually like to play at home?"

Ye Xingye: "..." I don't want to trick my brother like this.

When all three people looked over, Ye Xingye blushed and hid behind Ye Lingxi.

"On weekdays, I just learn some piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, and do some needlework at home." Su Wan replied in a kind tone.

The other two nodded in agreement.

"Second brother, third brother, prince brother, you can go play somewhere else. It's hard for me and my three sisters to talk to each other while you are here."

Hearing what Ye Lingxi said, Ye Xingye immediately called Ye Lingjue and Zhao Ce to leave the pavilion.

Not far away, Zhao Ce slipped behind a flower bush and eavesdropped on the people in the pavilion. Ye Xingye hesitated for a few seconds and then slipped over, only to hear rustling sounds coming from behind the flowers on the other side. , the two of them turned around to look, and they happened to be eye-to-eye with several other pairs of eyes.

"Why are you here?" Ye Xingye leaned over and asked quietly.

Hu Yuhan replied with a smile: "Master gave an article in the morning and then school was over." Ye Xingye looked at Yan Fei and Su Shi next to Hu Yuhan, with a look of understanding that said "Brother, I understand you."

Yan Fei and Su Shi: "."

Hearing voices coming from the pavilion, Ye Xingye and Hu Yuhan shushed in unison.

Ye Lingxi said he wanted to fish, so the palace maid asked someone to bring him a fishing rod. Under Ye Lingxi's guidance, the four of them gradually started chatting lively.

"Princess, what do your three highnesses like to do?"

"The eldest brother likes to read, the second brother likes to write, and the third brother likes to practice martial arts."

"Besides writing, what else does His Highness like?"

"Hmm... He also likes to control me. He is not allowed here or there. If the second brother marries the second sister-in-law in the future, he will definitely control me even more and won't let me do anything."

"Your Highness, is there a girl you like?"

"Second brother doesn't like girls."

"..., don't like girls?"

"Second brother likes brother Zhou. The two of them are always together."

"...Princess, it should be that His Highness the Second Prince has a good relationship with Mr. Zhou."

"A good relationship means you like each other. If you don't like each other, you won't be together forever."

"This..., that's because His Highness and Mr. Zhou are good friends, that should be the case."

Hu Yuhan, who was eavesdropping behind the flowers, laughed like crazy in her heart, and her face was so distorted that she was suppressing laughter.

"Second brother, you..."

Ye Xingye hesitated to speak, but Ye Lingjue glanced over, and the three pairs of eyes immediately retracted.

"Does the princess have someone you like?"

"Yes, I like Brother Yan."

Several pairs of eyes looked at Yan Fei, and he turned his face unnaturally.

"I like Brother Su too."

A few pairs of eyes looked at Su Shi again, he looked slightly embarrassed yet gentle.

"I also like the royal brothers."

Ye Xingye's somewhat sour eyes were finally withdrawn with satisfaction.

"I like my father and mother the most."

Suddenly, excited exclamations came from the pavilion, as if something good had happened.

"Look, the fishing rod has moved and a fish has taken the bait."

"Princess, do you want my servant to help?"

"Princess!"

Just a splash was heard, and panicked calls for help came from the pavilion.

Hehe watched Ye Lingxi being pulled into the water by the fishing rod. He was so frightened that he lost his mind. He heard the princess shouting and his heart was broken. A figure quickly passed by. Before Hehe could see who it was, the other party jumped into the water. People fished it out.

(End of this chapter)