As Morong Gan and Bai Qianfan messed around in the house, time passed by unknowingly.
Yue Xiang and Yue Guiyi stood guard at the door, feeling gloomy. Whatever it was, the Duke had dragged the Royal Concubine into his room and shut the door. Who knows what was going on inside? It's already so late, and the prince still hasn't left. Looks like he's going to stay for the night. Thinking this way, both of them became happy. They wanted to prepare the hot water, so they wouldn't be flustered when they got it.
They were people serving at the Huailin Pavilion in the past, so they knew Morong Gan's rules of using water. The bathtub here was small, so they didn't know if they should send someone to serve at the Huailin Pavilion to bring his bathtub here.
Qiu Wen stood in the courtyard of the Fallen Star Pavilion, stretching her neck as she waited. It had been so long since afternoon and the prince still had not come out.
It wasn't to punish the wangfei. According to the maidservants, the two were still talking and laughing during the meal. Why are you not leaving yet? Are you going to stay for the night?
She was extremely anxious. This opportunity had originally belonged to her master, but it had been ruined by the wangfei. Now it was her turn. If she could get the young duke to act as her leader, Bai Qianfan would be the true princess.
There was a shadow on the ground, a slim line of shadow, she turned her head to see that Xiu Yuanshuang had come out.
Her voice was very soft. "Has the prince not come out yet?"
She looked at the sadness on her master's face and couldn't bear to see it anymore. She still shook her head.
Xiu Yuanshuang walked around the courtyard and comforted herself when she saw the mess Morong Gan left behind. It's alright, the flowers haven't finished growing.
Morong Gan still had not left. Bai Qianfan was a little tired, she put away the embroidered tenses on the table, then asked: "Who are you embroidering for?"
"Sister Qi Hong and Sister Lv He, they are so good to me, I have to weave a good one for them."
Morong Gan asked: "Am I not good to you?"
Bai Qianfan told the truth, "Sometimes it's bad, sometimes it's bad."
Morong Gan was speechless, he had brought this upon himself. During this period of time, treating her like this, had cooled her heart.
Bai Qianfan could not hold it in anymore, and yawned: "It's already very late, why is Your Highness not going to go back and rest, and not go to court tomorrow morning?"
Morong Gan naturally knew that it was very late. Today, he opened his heart, like a dam that was missing, he could no longer hold on. He only felt that time was passing too quickly, and he had not stayed long enough with her.
However, the little girl was not as excited as he was. Even if she knew that he was treating her well, she would only give him a bright smile. What else could she do? She felt tired between her brows and yawned a few times.
He said, "It's too late, and I'm tired, so why not stay here tonight?"
She did not have much energy left, so she said, "Alright, there's an empty room next door, I'll tell Yue Xiang to serve you."
He smiled wryly to himself, this sentence didn't scare her at all. "I'm joking with you. You can rest. I'm leaving."
She sent him out, "Prince, take care."
When Yue Xiang and Yue Gui heard her words, they were a little surprised. They thought that since it was already so late, they should stay the night, but in the end, Morong Gan still left. But the prince was really kind to his princess consort. He turned around to stop her and said in a warm voice, "There's no need to send me off. Go back to your room and lie down. You can't even open your eyes."
Bai Qianfan replied as she turned and entered the house. She really could not endure it any longer.
Morong Gan stood by the door and watched her walk past the screen to the bed. The candlelight in the room flickered and her figure was reflected on the screen.
Morong Gan turned around and glared at Yue Xiang. "Is this how you serve your masters?"
Yue Lao immediately walked in, and Yue Xiang said: "I'll send you off, Your Highness."
Morong Gan waved his hand, "No need, I will attend to your master."
As a result, Yue Xiang also went in. Three shadows appeared on the screen, but he could tell who Bai Qianfan was with a glance, and very quickly, she was lying on the bed. Yue Xiang helped her tuck in her blanket, put down the account, and came out from behind the screen.
Within the Fallen Star Pavilion, Xiu Yuanshuang had already rested, but Qiu Wen was still stubbornly standing in the courtyard, blowing on the wind. If the light from the Moon Reaching Pavilion was not extinguished, she would not give up. As expected, in a moment's time, the prince came out from her room with a lantern-wearing attendant by her side.
In the darkness of the night, a lantern slowly floated forward. In the dim light, a tall man strode forward and quickly disappeared by the door to the backyard.
It was already so late, Qiu Wen did not know whether Prince Chu had really favored Bai Qianfan or not. Although they had not stayed the night, they had stayed long enough, to the point of making one's imagination run wild.
That night, there were people who slept close to the bed and slept soundly like Bai Qianfan. There were people who did not sleep soundly, like Xiu Yuanshuang and Gu Qingdie. There were people who wrote words for half a night in the study room, like Morong Gan.
Only Morong Gan was an exception. He did not sleep for long, but he woke up on time and went to the front yard to practice a set of fist techniques. He felt that he was so excited that he could kill an ox.
He was in a very good mood, actually joking with Qi Hong at breakfast, "Your skills are so good, whoever marries you will be lucky."
Qi Hong's face reddened, "What is this grandpa saying? I'm not marrying anyone, just serving grandpa for life."
Morong Gan laughed: "I don't have any objections, I'm just afraid that the wangfei won't agree, she likes you that much."
Qi Hong was very surprised, how did she get into a relationship with her again? She blinked his eyes at her as she smiled.
After Morong Gan left, Qi Hong asked her, "What were you laughing at?"
Lv He rolled her eyes, "Big sister Qi Hong, you are really stupid sometimes. Did you know that I went to Moon Reaching Pavilion yesterday?"
"I know, I heard it from you."
"What does it mean to stay until the third fragment of the night to return? I entered the Moon Reaching Pavilion in the afternoon, and stayed with Princess Hua-Yang for so long, and even ate together. It must have been the two of them reconciled."
Qi Hong was pleasantly surprised, "Really, then the wangfei can come to the Huailin Pavilion again? I have to cook some of her favorite dishes today and make her eat happily. "
Lv He snorted, "Like I said, they just quarreled. Sooner or later, they will get back together.
Qi Hong was a little emotional, "I eagerly married her back, and even now, I still haven't consummated her marriage. I wonder if I can keep her alive or not."
"I think it's better not to keep them. A few women are together with a husband, and they'll be in trouble no matter who they stay in. If I want to marry someone in the future, I won't be able to."
Qi Hong teased her, "If Jia Tong does not marry a concubine, will you marry her?"
Lv He was usually spicy, but when he heard her mention Jia Tong, her face reddened. "He's just a little guard, can she climb on top of me?"
"What's wrong with you? Isn't it just a servant girl? She's a guard after all."
"Even though I'm a servant girl, I'm still a servant girl from the Huailin Pavilion. Head Steward would usually greet me with a smile on his face whenever he sees me. He, hmph!" Lv He rolled his eyes and looked towards the sky.
Qi Hong tidied up the things in her hands and said, "Alright, you are the young miss, I won't be wasting time with you. I have to prepare dishes for the princess."