Hong Fu wanted to step forward to argue, but Qin Yun stopped her!
"Second Prince, what kind of explanation do you want?"
Xie Jing'an stroked his chin and began to think!
"Well! This Prince hasn't quite decided yet! How about... I'll tell you when I've thought of it!"
Qin Yun frowned slightly, she really feared that Xie Jing'an would say something nonsensical!
"How about I guess a riddle and give the Second Prince a lantern?"
Xie Jing'an waved his hand. "This Prince is not interested in these trinkets!"
"Then I'll pay for the Second Prince's expenses tonight?"
Xie Jing'an waved his hand again. "Do you think this Prince lacks money?"
This won't do, that won't do, Qin Yun couldn't take it anymore. "Then Second Prince, tell me! What exactly are you thinking?"
"Didn't I just say? I'll tell you when this Prince has thought of it!"
Qin Yun said coldly. "If the Second Prince asks me to kill or set fires, should I do it too?"
"Don't worry, this Prince won't let you do such heinous things!"
Qin Yun sneered again. "If the Second Prince, in a roundabout way, asks me to do some strange things, should I still do them?"
"This Prince won't ask you to do anything that damages your dignity!"
Xie Jing'an put his hands on his hips and said in surprise. "Qin Yun, is this what you think of this Prince in your mind? I didn't expect you to think of me so despicably!"
"I'm just stating the ugly truth upfront, so that the Second Prince doesn't ask me to do strange things!"
"Since this matter has been settled, will the Second Prince go and have fun on his own?"
Xie Jing'an sneered, Qin Yun was indirectly asking him to leave!
"This Prince likes being here, does that bother you?"
Qin Yun and Hong Fu could only shake their heads speechlessly!
To not disappoint Hong Fu, Qin Yun quickly guessed the riddle and gave the lantern to Hong Fu, then the two left one after another!
They hadn't gone far!
Qin Yun looked back and found that Xie Jing'an was still following her!
"Second Prince, do you have nowhere else to go? Why are you always following me?"
Xie Jing'an walked up to Qin Yun and said seriously, "If you don't mind, this Prince will be your follower tonight, how about it?"
What?
Be her follower?
Could these words come from Xie Jing'an?
One moment he was arguing with her, and the next he was so obedient, Qin Yun could barely understand him!
"I don't need a follower, you following me makes me very uncomfortable!"
Xie Jing'an frowned. "Qin Yun, don't be ungrateful! This Prince has already lowered himself! You should be content!"
"Yes, I am ungrateful, and I don't need the Second Prince to lower himself. Please leave my sight!"
"Do you think this Prince wants to follow you? If it weren't for the fact that..." Xie Jing'an stopped midway through his sentence!
Qin Yun was curious. "Feel what? What does the Second Prince want to do to me now? Are you trying to scheme against me? I didn't expect... you to be this kind of Second Prince!"
"Who wants to scheme against you? Don't talk nonsense!"
"Then what did the Second Prince mean just now? To stop speaking halfway... who knows if you have ill intentions!"
Xie Jing'an said dismissively. "To tell you the truth, this Prince feels that following you can fill the emptiness in my heart. I don't know what's wrong with me! In short, every time I meet you... the emptiness in my heart seems to be filled, which makes me very satisfied!"
Qin Yun pulled at the corner of her mouth, her face covered in black lines!
Could this guy be into men too?
Didn't he like women before?
Now he was so interested in her male disguise?
What was wrong with these royal family members? Why were they all so strange, and even their preferences were the same!
"Second Prince, this is an illness, it needs treatment, understand?"
"Qin Yun, how can you speak like that? Are you cursing this Prince into illness?"
As soon as he finished speaking!
The next second!
"Cousin?" Miao Yan'er, not far away, looked happily at Xie Jing'an! Then she smiled and waved at Xie Jing'an!
The moment he saw Miao Yan'er, countless crows flew over Xie Jing'an's head!
It's over! How did they run into each other!
"I'm sure Miss Yan'er would be happy to stroll through the lantern festival and admire the lanterns with the Second Prince!" Qin Yun smiled. "I won't disturb you two!"
Qin Yun turned and left. Xie Jing'an wanted to say something, but Miao Yan'er had already arrived in front of him.
"Cousin, did you come to find Yan'er?" Miao Yan'er was very excited! She then handed one of the two lanterns she was holding to Xie Jing'an. "Cousin, here!"
Xie Jing'an frowned and refused, "Cousin, this Prince doesn't like these things, keep it for yourself!"
"Um... I have something to do, so I'll leave first. You should return to the palace when you're tired of playing!"
"Cousin...?" Before Miao Yan'er could speak, Xie Jing'an left without looking back!
Looking at Xie Jing'an's retreating back!
Miao Yan'er's beautiful, clear eyes instantly became watery!
"Miss, don't cry, perhaps the Second Prince left because of something urgent!"
"Xiaoxiao, does Cousin not like me?" She had liked her cousin since she was young, and when she heard that she could marry her cousin upon coming to the capital, she was even more overjoyed!
But seeing her cousin this time! She felt that her cousin had changed! His attitude towards her was different from before!
"Miss, the Empress Dowager is on our side! The Second Prince hasn't put away his playful nature yet, so he's a bit resistant to marriage. When time passes and the Second Prince discovers Miss's good qualities, he will naturally not resist!"
Miao Yan'er looked at the lantern that Xie Jing'an had refused. "Is that really so?"
"Miss, when has your servant ever lied to you! What I say is all from the heart!"
"Alright, I believe you!" Miao Yan'er wiped away her tears and happily weaved through the bustling market!
Inside the Imperial Palace!
"Master, Qin Zhuangyuan did not go to move silver tonight!" Leng Feng stood in front of Xie Qianmo and truthfully reported Qin Yun's activities tonight!
"What is she doing?"
"Strolling through the market and admiring lanterns, guessing riddles with the Second Prince!"
Xie Qianmo put down the memorial in his hand, stood up, and walked to the window, looking at the moonlight outside. "She is quite idle!"
"Prepare the carriage, this Emperor is going out of the palace!"
Leng Feng looked up at Xie Qianmo!
Is the Master going to watch the lantern festival, or to find Qin Zhuangyuan?
"Yes, Master!"
The night lantern festival was beautiful!
Lovers walked in pairs, some even flirting by the river!
Qin Yun and Hong Fu arrived at a stall selling masks!
Hong Fu chose a fox mask, while Qin Yun casually picked up a phoenix mask!
After paying the silver! Hong Fu excitedly put on the fox mask immediately!
"Master, am I beautiful?" Hong Fu twirled in front of Qin Yun!
Qin Yun smiled. "Very beautiful! You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen!"
Hong Fu smiled. "How can I be as beautiful as Master? Master is..." She stopped abruptly!
Her Master's disguise as a man must not be revealed!
Qin Yun shook her head and smiled, not taking it to heart!
"Master, let me help you put on the phoenix mask!"
Qin Yun nodded, gave the mask to Hong Fu, and Hong Fu happily put it on for Qin Yun!
In the distance, Xie Qianmo, in disguise, curved his lips into a smile!
Then he walked to another stall and casually picked up a white mask! If one looked closely, there was a faintly discernible giant dragon on the mask!