Chapter 1362: Chapter 1360: Stalking 2
"You can still freely enter and exit Prince He Mansion, and even don Servant boy attire to come to the front courtyard!"
"You... Are you the Fourth Princess?!"
Yue Er was speechless. This person... what is his brain made of? How could he guess this?
"You..."
"You knew all along, didn’t you!" Yue Er’s vigilance heightened.
Marquis Pingan’s Heir smiled faintly.
"You flatter me, you flatter me!"
"I serve in the Ministry of War; these are mere trifles, please forgive me, Princess!"
After speaking, he personally released Ying Luo’s arm and offered a fist salute.
"Miss Ying Luo, my apologies!"
Ying Luo rubbed her aching wrist, her expression neither bad nor good.
Yue Er glanced casually, seeing there were no marks on Ying Luo’s arm, indicating he hadn’t used much force.
It seems...
He truly knew from the very beginning.
Yue Er suddenly felt embarrassed.
She felt like a jumping jack, a clown.
For the first time in her life, she felt this way, and it was at the hands of a person she had never met, whom would become her cousin’s husband in the future.
What a... humiliation!
"Master Prince, right over there!"
A Servant boy’s voice echoed from afar.
Yue Er felt both angry and embarrassed, glaring at him viciously before leaving with Ying Luo.
When the Prince’s Mansion’s Master Prince arrived, only Marquis Pingan’s Heir remained there.
The two exchanged greetings and courtesies.
Master Prince then asked.
"I heard from the Servant boy that someone was following brother Nan earlier, is that true?"
Master Prince smiled faintly.
"It’s just a misunderstanding!"
"Master Prince, there’s no need to worry!"
"The misunderstanding has been resolved; those two had taken a wrong turn, so I let them leave!"
The Servant boy who had witnessed everything behind the Master Prince felt confused, wanting to say something but was tightly held back by another Servant boy, and ultimately said nothing.
Master Prince stopped further questioning, pretending not to know, and smiled lightly.
"In that case, I am relieved!"
"I’ve heard brother Nan might come over, I’ve already prepared fragrant tea; shall we sit and chat?"
Master Prince replied with a humble smile.
"Then I shall defer to your offer!"
"Please!"
"Please!"
The two shared a mutual smile and left together.
...
Meanwhile, in the back courtyard.
Yue Er practically ran back.
Entering Yilan’s courtyard, assured there were no outsiders, she started pulling off her clothes as she walked.
"So embarrassing, truly embarrassing!"
Yilan came out, surprised at her demeanor.
"What’s going on?"
"Who has upset you now?"
Yue Er felt embarrassed and didn’t know what to say, simply continuing to pull off her clothes.
Ying Luo quickly called over several Little Palace Maids to assist the Princess in changing.
After freshening up, she left with the Palace Maids.
...
Once there were only two people left in the inner chamber, Yue Er spoke angrily.
"Your... fiancé! He’s simply... simply..."
She hesitated for a long time, unable to think of the words.
Yilan felt a bit shy.
"What exactly? What did he do?"
Thinking for a moment, Yilan’s face changed, becoming slightly angry.
"Did he bully you?"
Yue Er remained silent, only appearing more embarrassed.
Under Yilan’s pressing, she finally recounted the story roughly and then covered her face.
"So humiliating!"
"So humiliating!
"Cousin, you must compensate me!"
"I’ve never done anything so embarrassing!"
Yilan couldn’t help but laugh.
"Alright..."
"I’ll compensate you!"
"But... he’s really gone too far!"
Despite her words, her face showed no guilt, instead, she had a teasing smile.
Yue Er protested.
"Hey! What’s with that expression? Are you prioritizing romance over friendship?"
Yilan blushed and pinched Yue Er.
"Stop talking nonsense!"
"I’m just curious, what kind of person can make a princess so flustered?"
Yue Er exclaimed indignantly.
"What could he look like? Just like..."
Thinking for a moment, she said angrily.
"Almost as annoying as Shih Shaoling!"
Yilan burst into laughter.
"Alright, alright, that’s enough nonsense!"
She pulled Yue Er and said.
"Anyway, I still need to thank you!"
"Whatever you want as compensation, as long as I can do it, I’ll agree!"
Yue Er squinted her big eyes.
"Really?"
"How could it not be true?"
Yue Er nodded and said.
"Then give me some cooks!"
"Remember, it’s a gift, not a loan! I’m not returning them!"
Yilan couldn’t help but laugh, pinching her cheek.
"You, you!"
"A princess of the country, how did you become so petty!"
"Who taught you this?!"
Yue Er made a face at her!
"I’m not petty, but since your fiancé bullied me, I have to get my due back!"
Yilan pinched her more forcefully.
"If you keep talking nonsense, I won’t be so kind!!"
Yue Er cried out in pain and quickly begged for mercy.
The two girls laughed and playfully tussled together.
After tiring of laughter and play, they lay side by side on the couch, chatting casually.
"Yue Er, what do you think of him?" Yilan asked softly.
Her eyes, clear as water, carried a gentle sorrow, a beautiful melancholy only belonging to young maidens.
Due to their status, they couldn’t meet, but she didn’t want to end up with someone unsuitable, like The Eldest Princess did, so she resorted to this clumsy method to seek more assurance for her future happiness.
Though clumsy, it was also endearing.
Yue Er thought for a long time before finally expressing her opinion.
"I think he’s not simple!"
"Ultimately, it depends on you!"
"What kind of person do you like?"
Yilan pondered for a while and finally said.
"The person I want..."
"I don’t need him to be famous throughout history, a hero for eternity; I just want a warm home, and mutual understanding!"
"Someone whose temperament and hobbies are similar to mine, in spring we enjoy the flowers together, in summer we count stars at night, in autumn we admire the maple leaves, and in winter we search for plum blossoms!"
Yue Er fell silent.
After a while, she hesitated and said.
"Then... I think that person might not suit you!"
"For some reason, I feel he’s very dangerous!"
She couldn’t forget the look in his eyes, full of frost; it wasn’t a gaze a teenager should have.
Of course, her brothers were exceptions, since they were personally trained by the Emperor, especially her eldest brother, who was particularly different.
"He should be... like my Fourth Brother!"
Fourth Prince Zhao Qiye, fond of red attire, with an unpredictable temperament.
When happy, he resembled a dandy in the Capital City, often summoning friends with one call, bringing joy to everyone.
When unhappy, his face tightened as if he could kill at any moment.
With exceptional martial skills, yet he disdained competing with others, endowed with intelligence and talent, yet he disdained chasing fame and profit.
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