Chapter 42 Ruoruo, how should you thank me? I have a big appetite.
Prince Jing's Mansion
"Life is endless from generation to generation, and the moon over the river looks the same year after year..."
Li Chengze gently held Ye Zheng's manuscript, read it once, read it again, and picked up this sentence to savor it.
"Okay~"
"From this perspective, the literary world in Daqing is going to flourish."
After saying this, he casually threw Ye Zheng's manuscript aside.
This is in stark contrast to the previous cautious and cherishing attitude.
The poem is indeed good, but it has no real influence on him...
His eyes were still on Fan Xian.
...
Guangxin Palace
"Prince, this kid from the Ye family writes no worse than Fan Xian."
Li Yunrui handed over the paper in his hand.
She looked delighted, as if she was really proud that Qingguo had produced such a poem.
This person is always like this, no matter what her true emotions are, she can always put on a smiling face.
People who are familiar with her know that the more she smiles, the happier she is in her heart...
"Spring River Moonlight Night" is much longer than "Climbing the High Tower", and it took Li Chengqian a while to finish reading it.
"He really has the demeanor of a great man." He sighed softly.
Li Yunrui smiled, as if he didn't agree or make any comment, and then said, "Since he is so talented, what do you think about marrying Wan'er to him?"
Li Chengqian was a little surprised when he heard it at first.
Thinking about it again, he realized that his aunt was starting to go crazy again.
I was just saying this in jest.
The Ye family and the Fan family are already planning on paying the betrothal gift.
It was only a matter of time before Ye Zheng and Fan Ruoruo got married.
Your Majesty also has his dignity to maintain. How can he casually interfere in the marriages of his subjects’ children?
Did she think he didn't know?
What she wanted was to cancel the marriage between Fan Xian and Wan'er so that she could continue to control the inner treasury!
The saying "for the prince's foundation" is just an excuse.
His father wanted him to fight, his aunt hated Fan Xian, and the second son took the lead in making friends with Fan Xian...
Difficult.
Is it difficult?
Li Yunrui picked up the teacup, a smile rising from the corners of his eyes, as if he had already made a plan.
Covering her eyes with her hands, she raised her head slightly and drank the tea.
"Good tea."
……
Wine shop, private room
"Where is the most famous fireworks place in Kyoto?"
Fan Xian kept asking, looking at him intently.
Ye Zheng was quite speechless. He really wanted to reply, "Why don't you go home and ask your uncle if this is okay?"
"Before I turned 18, many people in Kyoto laughed at me as a 'big girl' who never left the house."
Well, this is for the young lady to hear.
"Zhuangzhuang is just not active. These people are gossiping about him." As expected, the young lady defended him.
The slight interaction between their eyes and words made Fan Xian want to get out.
I want my chicken legs girl!
"The most famous place for fireworks in Kyoto is naturally the bank of Liujing River. Go west from Niulan Street, pass Wangchun Gate, and you will find Zuixianju a few miles away."
Fortunately, Ye Zheng also gave him an answer immediately.
"Very familiar." Fan Xian teased.
"Brother, Niulan Street is under the jurisdiction of the West City Army led by Zhuangzhuang. The most common vehicles passing through Niulan Street during the day and at night are the sedan chairs of the rich and powerful in Kyoto City." Fan Ruoruo immediately helped to explain.
What a nice girl!
Ye Zheng smiled at her.
Suddenly, my second sister's voice was heard downstairs.
He stood up and looked at the young lady, "Here she comes, I'll go to greet her." "I'll go too." Fan Ruoruo glanced at Fan Xian.
The latter also stood up and followed reluctantly.
After walking out of the private room for just a few steps, I saw my second sister and Lin Wan'er coming up the stairs.
Lin Wan'er followed behind Ye Ling'er and asked Ye Ling'er to protect her well.
Fan Xian, who had been looking unhappy and lazy all the time, saw her for the first time between the servants and diners. He immediately stepped forward and tried to push away Ye Zheng who was blocking his way.
Hmm... I tried to pull it, but it didn't move.
"Second sister."
Ye Zheng deliberately blocked him with half of his body and called out to Ye Ling'er.
Ye Ling'er looked in the direction of the voice. When her eyes fell on Ye Zheng, there was some annoyance in her eyes. When her eyes fell on Fan Ruoruo, there was some guilt.
When it came to Fan Xian, he was really angry.
Lin Wan'er's eyes...her head was slightly lowered. When she heard Ye Zheng's voice, she just glanced at him and then lowered her eyes again.
It was not until she asked Ye Ling'er to lead her to the front of Ye Zheng and the other two that she realized that the man behind Ye Zheng was the one from Tian Qing Temple...
"It's you!" "It's you!"
Fan Xian confirmed that this person was his chicken leg girl.
Lin Wan'er also confirmed that he was the one in her heart.
Ye Ling'er and Fan Ruoruo frowned at the same time.
Ye Zheng also showed a suspicious look and said, "It seems that you two know each other?"
After saying this, without waiting for the two to respond, he gestured to Fan Xian and said to Lin Wan'er, "Sister Wan'er, this is Brother Fan Xian. He came here today to discuss breaking off the engagement with you."
Turn it up!
Hit my uncle’s weak spot directly!
"Ah?" Lin Wan'er was stunned.
Then she remembered that she seemed to have come to discuss breaking off the engagement with Fan Xian.
"No, no! I'm not, I'm not breaking off the engagement..." Fan Xian waved his hands and shook his head, trying to explain himself, but the twists and turns in the story made it hard for him to defend himself.
Ye Ling'er and Fan Ruoruo frowned again.
Why aren't you here to discuss breaking off the engagement?
They looked at Lin Wan'er again. Why was she also...
"Not breaking off the engagement? Brother Shi, are you attracted by my sister Wan'er's beauty? It's not good to be fickle." Ye Zheng frowned.
To Lin Wan'er, these words were indeed considered for her.
Fan Xian, who was standing by, shook his head as he listened, his face showing both joy and anxiety. He wished he could grab Lin Wan'er's hand right away and tell her all the details and how much he had missed her these days.
"Let's go into the private room first. Sister Wan'er and Brother Fan Shi will discuss the decision slowly."
Ye Zheng said again.
What I just said has aroused some suspicion, so I shouldn't keep stopping my uncle.
"I'll stay with Wan'er." Ye Ling'er put her arm around Lin Wan'er.
Lin Wan'er stammered with her pale lips, wanting to say 'That's not necessary'.
Fan Ruoruo was suspicious of her brother's sudden reaction, and she had some guesses in her mind. When she and Ye Zheng sent her brother to the private room, Fan Xian said to them, "She is the chicken leg girl I'm looking for!"
The voice was low, but it could not hide the excitement and ecstasy.
Ye Zheng and the young lady exchanged glances and entered the adjacent private room. He pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Brother Shi, are you really attracted by her beauty?"
"Nonsense! My brother is not..." The young lady immediately refuted, and then caught the key point of his words and asked softly, "Is your sister Wan'er very beautiful?"
"Of course I am not even a fraction of what you are."
No hesitation at all!
As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Zhengli replied.
Such quick questions and answers are quite funny.
Fan Ruoruo's beautiful face paused, then she chuckled again, "What Ling'er said about you is absolutely correct."
"Are you doubting my sincerity?" Ye Zheng frowned.
"How could that be?" The young lady took half a step forward, her beautiful face a little nervous, and she almost stretched out her hands to grab his arm.
A smile flashed across Ye Zheng's eyes, and he changed the subject, "You said that I played a big role in my uncle's ability to find his 'chicken leg' girl, right?"
"After a lot of twists and turns, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Brother and... yes, you have made a great contribution!" Fan Ruoruo wanted to express her feelings, but when she saw Ye Zheng's face darken again, she immediately coaxed him softly.
"Okay." Ye Zheng was like a child, happy when coaxed. He smiled at the young lady and said, "Then how do you say you want to thank me? I have a big appetite."
Fan Ruoruo stared at his face in a daze, blinking her eyes.
Her cheeks flushed, and suddenly a light bulb went off in her mind. She understood what he had said before. She lowered her eyes and said softly, "So...what do you want?"
(End of this chapter)