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Chapter 53 Catching Squirrels

Ye Wanqing made a prompt decision: "Yao Lin, go catch a red-bellied squirrel for me. Wherever my snowball hits, you go there. Do you understand?"

Yaolin immediately understood what she meant: "Yes!"

A ball of white snow flew out from Ye Wanqing's hand.

The snow was falling down from the pine trees.

The surroundings were silent, but the sound of snow falling on the pine branches was particularly loud. The birds that had come out to look for food were startled and flew away. The calls of squirrels could be heard all around.

Yaolin tiptoed and chased after him immediately.

"Pah!" Another snowball was thrown farther away.

On the stone steps, Marquis Dingyuan stopped and looked coldly in the direction of the noise: "What happened today must not be known to a third living person."

living person?

Lu Jilian frowned: "I understand, kid."

The two of them continued walking on the snow.

After turning the corner, a lake blue figure came into view.

Lu Jilian was stunned for a moment.

The sun was about to break through the clouds, and the white light of the snow was too dazzling. He thought he was blinded and had seen the wrong person.

Ye Wanqing, who used to be gentle and dignified, was wearing a brocade robe. Her waterfall-like black hair was tied into a bun and pinned with only a jade hairpin.

With a faint smile on her face, she bent down under a tree beside the road to grab some snow and carefully make it into a snowball.

The white fingers like scallions were frozen red by the snow.

Suddenly, she straightened up: "Yao Lin..."

The sound stopped suddenly.

The smile on her face had not yet disappeared, but when she saw him, a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes, and then she put away her smile and returned to her usual gentle and obedient appearance.

She bowed to Marquis Dingyuan and then looked at Lu Jilian.

"Princess." Lu Jilian nodded at her gently.

Marquis Dingyuan put away the surprise in his eyes and said calmly: "The princess is also out to enjoy the snow?"

Ye Wanqing smiled faintly and said, "That's right."

Dingyuan Hou's cloudy eyes shone with a gleam of light: "This path is backed by a mountain on one side and a wall on the other. It is secluded and difficult to walk. The princess is precious and it would be bad if she encounters danger. It is better to bring some guards with you on your next trip."

"Your Majesty is right." Ye Wanqing replied.

Just as Marquis Dingyuan was about to speak again, there was another noise.

A messy guard shook off the snow as he walked: "I'm sorry to disappoint you, my lady. I failed to catch the squirrel..."

After he wiped the snow off his eyebrows and eyelashes and saw the people on the road clearly, he quickly stopped far away and saluted over here.

Marquis Dingyuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Yaolin.

Lu Jilian looked at Ye Wanqing, his eyes bright, "Princess, are you coming over here to catch a squirrel?"

Ye Wanqing continued to roll up the snow in her hands: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Lord Marquis and Master Lu."

Lu Jilian's eyes gently fell on her hands that were red from being frozen by the snow, and he said softly, "Miss, if you like squirrels, I will find one for you some other day."

"No need." Ye Wanqing raised her eyes and looked him in the eye: "I just happened to see a red-bellied squirrel and thought it was cute, so I wanted to catch it to keep it company with the fox."

fox?

Lu Jilian asked, "Is it the one that Prince Dun caught?"

"That's right." Ye Wanqing nodded.

Lu Jilian smiled and said, "That fire fox is indeed very cute."

Ye Wanqing glanced at the gloomy Marquis Dingyuan and deliberately asked, "Master Lu likes foxes? If you like them, when the fox gives birth to cubs in the future, can I give you one?"

Before Lu Jilian could say anything, Dingyuan Hou said with a sullen face: "Jilian, I have a terrible headache."

Lu Jilian had no choice but to say, "Princess, please continue to enjoy the scenery. We will not disturb you."

Ye Wanqing smiled faintly and said, "Slow down."

Lu Jilian supported Marquis Dingyuan and walked back along the path around the wall.

Not long after they walked, Marquis Dingyuan waved his sleeves vigorously. Lu Jilian said something and continued to help him.

Marquis Dingyuan stopped where he was and gave a few scoldings.

Ye Wanqing put away her smile, frowned and asked Yao Lin: "What are they talking about?"

Yao Lin twitched his ears and replied somewhat embarrassedly: "Marquis Dingyuan... was scolding you in front of Prince Lu..."

Ye Wanqing narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at the two dark spots in the white sky, and asked calmly: "How did Marquis Dingyuan scold me?"

Yao Lin hesitated: "I... dare not say."

Ye Wanqing looked at him softly, her tone light but with a certain pressure: "I want to listen."

Yao Lin had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Marquis Dingyuan said that the princess is two-faced. She is said to be a graceful and gentle lady, but in fact she is naughty and active. If the princess is married to the Marquis Dingyuan Mansion, it will definitely cause unrest in the mansion. He also said that Master Lu is bewildered. It is really ridiculous that the master of the Marquis Mansion, the future head of the Lu family, said that he would help you catch squirrels..."

Ye Wanqing listened quietly.

It seems that after the meeting just now, Marquis Dingyuan had a very bad impression of her.

After returning, Marquis Dingyuan would probably strongly oppose Lu Jilian and not allow him to have any illusions about her anymore.

After all, how could the future mistress of the Lu family be a woman who wears men's clothes and takes guards to catch squirrels and make snowballs on a snowy day?

Ye Wanqing withdrew her gaze.

The eyes reflecting the snow were a little cold.

It turned out that the person who shot Chu Anlan in the hunting ground that day was sent by Marquis Dingyuan.

Perhaps Lu Jilian already knew about it in advance?

He did not leave the two killers alive that day, perhaps in order to help Dingyuan Hou deal with the aftermath and prevent people from investigating the Lu family.

The Prince Dun's Mansion regarded him as their savior.

What an irony.

What's even more ironic is that even though she now knows the truth about Chu Anlan's assassination, she can only bury the truth in her heart.

If it is exposed, it will only exacerbate the conflict.

Chu Anlan, how can you defeat Lu Jilian for the time being?
……

Ye Wanqing retracted her gaze: "Chenxi and Anlan are almost here, Yaolin, let's go to the stable."

Yaolin responded.

Chu Anlan and Ye Chenxi are men after all, and they are fast on their feet.

When Ye Wanqing arrived, the two of them even brought out the horses.

Seeing her, Ye Chenxi was very confused: "Sister, you left home so long before us, why are you here just now?"

Chu Anlan looked at her, his ears turned red, and he deliberately said in a bluffing tone: "Brother Wanqing, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time."

My dear brother Wanqing?

What is this name?
Just as Ye Wanqing was about to speak, Ye Chenxi chuckled, "An Lan, you're really going to make me laugh to death."

"I'll make you laugh to death!" Chu Anlan spat with a smile, and walked over holding the reins: "Wanqing. You..."

"What's wrong?" Ye Wanqing looked at him.

Chu Anlan has been taking supplements every day recently and has recovered very well. Standing in the vast snow, he is full of vigor and vitality.

His eyes were as bright as stars: "You look really good today."

Ye Wanqing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "The prince looks very good today, too."

"When am I not good-looking?" Chu Anlan raised his eyebrows.

Ye Wanqing smiled: "The prince looks good every day."

Although Chu Anlan was delighted by the compliments, he still couldn't help asking, "So, I am no different today than I was in the past?"

"Uh——" Ye Wanqing was actually stumped by this question.

"Haha, I was just kidding you!" Chu Anlan laughed proudly.

It's cold today and there's no one at the horse farm.

Chu Anlan led the white pony and walked to Ye Wanqing's side: "Look, do you like this pony?"

(End of this chapter)