C25

With each hat on, Ye Ningyu's face was as pale as paper, unable to resist at all.

Ye Jiaze blocked in front of Ye Ningyu, and made an apologetic bow towards Xie Qingrong. With an extremely humble tone, he said, "Miss Xie, please be magnanimous, Master, forgive this time around. If you have any request in the future, I will definitely agree to it on your behalf."

Clearly nothing had happened, and they had lost five thousand silver taels for nothing. Ye Jiaze took out the silver taels from his chest with a pained expression, but his face was still as warm as jade as he handed over the silver notes to Xie Qingrong.

The two of them were the first mysterious guests to arrive. They had never shown their faces and had only quietly observed everything.

Zhangsun Wenxuan brought Zhangsun Wenyan up to pay his respects to Prince Chen. Xuanyuan Chen curled his lips, and said with a smile: "Brother from your own clan, there's no need to be so courteous." After he finished, he pulled Xie Qingrong and introduced him to the two people, "This is this duke's wangfei, General Xie's daughter, Xie Qingrong."

Xie Qingrong shot a cold glance at Xuanyuan Chen, but did not brush away his hand, and lightly said: "I have seen you two, how should I address you?"

Zhangsun Wenxuan laughed: "Follow Prince Chen and call me elder cousin, this is junior sister Wen Yan."

Xuanyuan Changge also pulled Lin Mu closer, laughing as she shouted, "Hello, sister-in-law."

Zhangsun Wenyan carefully sized Xie Qingrong up, and nodded at the same time, which made Xie Qingrong a little confused. After she finished observing him, she said: "I and my brother have both seen your performance just now, you truly are your cousin. All these years, the Ye Ningyu of the Ye Family had always been pestering his cousin, which made him deeply worried. "Fortunately, my cousin is here."

"Oh?" Xie Qingrong looked at Xuanyuan Chen with a smile that was not a smile, "Prince Chen has quite the luck with women, but why didn't Prince Chen bring Ye Ningyu back to his room?"

Xuanyuan Chen was stared at until he subconsciously touched his nose. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but the words he said were extremely indulgent.

"Isn't it enough for This King to have you?" Moreover, the Ye family and this duke's matriarch family are irreconcilable. "

At least you're sensible.

Hmph, Xie Qingrong snorted.

Shang Zhiqing saw that the few of them were having fun, so she held onto the lantern tightly and looked at Xie Qingrong's back, then turned and left.

Shen Haoxuan grabbed her wrist, seeing the disappointment in her eyes, his mouth revealed a carefree smile, ignoring Shang Zhiqing's resistance and struggle, he directly pulled her along and walked towards Xie Qingrong and the rest.

Xie Qingrong looked at the dispirited Shang Zhiqing, her expression indifferent, her tone cold, but it was not hard to hear the concern in her voice: "Didn't you say that this lantern was given to me? Why, are you unwilling?"

Shang Zhiqing raised her head in surprise, her eyes shining, with two hands holding the lantern, she passed it to Xie Qingrong.

Xie Qingrong accepted the flower lanterns, and just as she was about to introduce to everyone, Zhangsun Wenxuan had already spoken first: "Sister-in-law, there's no need to introduce anymore. Just now, we all know the merchant girl's name. merchant girl is truly brilliant.

Zhangsun Wenyan also continued, "It seems that after today, I will give you the title of the capital's most talented girl." There was not a trace of jealousy in her words, only utter sincerity and admiration.

Shang Zhiqing was a little shy, her innocent and lively face was covered with a red blush, "I just read a few books, that's all."

After chatting for a while, Zhangsun Wenxuan brought Zhangsun Wenyan and left. Shen Haoxuan followed Xuanyuan Chen and left. After accompanied Xie Qingrong out of the room, only Shang Zhiqing and Xie Qingrong remained. With a smile, he also bid farewell.

After Xie Qingrong and Nuan Xiang reunited with the warm jade, he gave the lantern in her hand to the warm jade for safekeeping. Realizing that it was still early, she brought the two of them to the river bank to set the river light.

A small square made of colored paper, with four corners folded towards the center and four corners opened. After a few rounds, it turned into the appearance of a small boat. Petals were stuck around the boat and a simple river lamp was completed.

Xie Qingrong brought Nuan Xiang and Wen Yu to the shore of the river to watch the river lamp seller make river lamps, and then bought two.

Nuan Xiang and Jia Yu made a wish with their eyes closed and then lit up the small candle in the middle of the river lamp. The bright and clear light shone against the pink petals, making them look extremely beautiful and hazy.

Pushing the lamp forward, it followed the current.

Xie Qingrong leaned on a tree and watched the movements of the two servants, a light smile appearing in her eyes.

A drop of water suddenly dripped down from Xie Qingrong's forehead. She reached out to wipe it, feeling that it was a bit sticky, and smelled it with her nose.

It was actually the smell of blood!

Suddenly, he raised his head and saw a person sitting on the upper branch of the tree. He was barely able to see the person clearly.

"Who's on the tree!?" "Come down!" Xie Qingrong said with a cold face.

However, the person on the tree didn't respond to her. Only a drop of blood fell.

Xie Qingrong frowned, she patted hard on the tree, causing the tree to sway, the person seated on it seemed to be unsteady, and directly fell down.

Xie Qingrong turned his body to the side to avoid the attack, but realised that the head was facing down, and the body was standing straight and stiff.

Could he be dead?

He probed his nose and found that there was no air. Without waiting for Xie Qingrong to do anything, a group of servants dressed in official uniform ran over and surrounded the area, including the corpse and Xie Qingrong who was standing beside the corpse.

Warm Jade and Nuan Xiang were shocked by the scene before them. They reacted and rushed over, but did not manage to squeeze out of the encirclement.

Not long after, a middle-aged man wearing a white robe with two tufts of beard pushed open the encirclement and walked in. He stood still in front of Xie Qingrong, looked at the corpse on the ground, then looked at the beautiful and exquisite Xie Qingrong, and said harshly: "Men, bring this suspect and the victim back to the county magistrate."