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In the Residence of Prince Rong.

That morning, as soon as Shang Yiqing ordered someone to move the chrysanthemums into the sun, she heard Lil 'Ru run in. "Princess, Miss Ying Ying is here."

"Oh, here she is." Shang Yiqing smiled faintly, the corner of her lips twitching, "Quick, invite him in."

Ying Ying was wearing a light yellow palace uniform today. Her originally elegant demeanor was brought to its extreme. Her delicate face was completely red, making her look incomparably beautiful.

"Why are you looking for me today?" Shang Yiqing looked at her teasingly.

Ying Ying smiled. "I haven't seen you for the past two days, so I came looking for you."

"You just came to find me. Don't tell me you have no other intentions?" Shang Yiqing smiled maliciously.

Ying Ying felt a chill run down her spine as she stared at her. She cleared her throat and said, "There's something I need your help with."

Shang Yiqing pretended to be surprised and sighed, showing her side, "It's a good thing you asked me for my help. If this had something to do with Dongfang Hao, I would help you. If this had nothing to do with him, then I will definitely not help you."

Ying Ying's face was red with embarrassment as she spat, "Esteemed wangfei, you're too bad."

"Let's go." Shang Yiqing straightened her clothes and walked out of the courtyard, "I know that you must have come to find me today for Dongfang Hao. Although I'm not a gentleman, I also like the beauty of adulthood. You've found the right person to look for me!"

Ying Ying happily followed behind her out of the palace.

Little blue lake green sky green land, the lake glistened, very quiet, the breeze on both sides of a few sweet yellow banana flowers, the scenery pleasant.

There was a small wooden boat waiting by the lake. From afar, one could see that the person was tall and jade-like, standing tall and straight. His clothes were fluttering in the wind, giving him an indescribable feeling of elegance.

When Shang Yiqing saw Ying Ying pull her here, she already knew what she meant. When she saw Dongfang Hao, she couldn't help but tease Ying Ying, "So you've invited Dongfang Hao here today?"

"He's already here. Let's go." Ying Ying's face was filled with urgency, completely disregarding his friends. Shang Yiqing was about to tease her a few more times, but he saw that she was already hurrying towards Dongfang Hao. She said, "Prince Qi, we're late."

Dongfang Hao suddenly turned around and smiled faintly. "I just arrived as well."

"Since that's the case, why don't we go on a cruise together?" Shang Yiqing knew of her mission and suggested so.

Dongfang Hao nodded. "Okay."

The three of them boarded the wooden boat. A boat had long ago left the shore with a light tap from a boat's daughter. The boat shone brightly as it sailed towards the center of the lake.

"Qi Wang, what do you think of the scenery here?" After the three sat down, Shang Yiqing asked nothing more.

Dongfang Hao praised, "It's indeed a good place." He then looked around him, revealing a slight smile from time to time.

"Lady Ying Ying had specially brought you here today. Why didn't you thank Ying Ying?"

Dongfang Hao smiled again. "Princess, you're absolutely right. I really need to thank Ying Ying."

Ying Ying began to feel a little embarrassed. She replied coyly, "It's nothing. I'm just returning the favor."

"Well said!" Shang Yiqing laughed heartily and raised the glass of wine in front of him. "Come, let's toast."

Dongfang Hao didn't refuse. He happily raised his wine cup and the three of them began to drink.

After drinking a few cups of wine, Shang Yiqing decided that it was time for Ying Ying to have a chat with Dongfang Hao alone. Thus, she took the chance to stand up and smiled: "I saw that the boat maiden was quite interesting to watch, it's not good for me to try." He walked out of the cabin and stood on his haunches, propping himself up.

Feeling a little worried, Ying Ying said from the cabin, "This is not a game. Although it is not a river, it is still very deep. Come in quickly."

Shang Yiqing laughed, "What are you afraid of! Rest assured! " As she spoke, she opened up a pole and slowly made her way to the center of the lake. Although the little Bihu looked calm and tranquil, there were actually a lot of undercurrents. The wind blew, causing Shang Yiqing to sway unsteadily and almost fall into the lake. If not for Dongfang Hao's quick eyes and hurried out of the cabin to pull her, she would have long fallen into the lake.

Shang Yiqing was so scared that her face turned pale. She hurriedly handed the pole to the boat maiden and prepared to return to the cabin. Unexpectedly, she felt as if she had stumbled into Dongfang Hao's arms.

This time, Shang Yiqing was dumbfounded. She never thought that she would run into Dongfang Hao. This was too embarrassing!

Dongfang Hao felt hot in his arms. This soft and jade-like feeling stunned him, no one expected Shang Yiqing to fall into his arms in such a situation, and when he saw his blushing red face, the dimples in his pear-shaped cheeks could be seen.

On the other hand, Ying Ying stepped forward to smooth things over for them. "Aiya, I've said long ago that I won't allow Princess Rongfei to support her pole, and now she's about to fall into the lake. Why haven't you entered the cabin yet!"

Shang Yiqing's face reddened as she felt even more embarrassed. She hurriedly steadied herself from Dongfang Hao's embrace, but she didn't expect him to hold her hand tightly and pull her into the cabin. "Princess Rao, be careful."

Although Shang Yiqing was a modern person, she still felt a bit uncomfortable. She always felt that it was too warm looking at this — although Dongfang Hao did have good intentions, it was still a bit inappropriate.

After they sat down in the cabin, Dongfang Hao let go of her hand. He only asked her, "Princess Rong must have been frightened."

Shang Yiqing smiled with a reddened face, "No, I'm very brave!"

"You still have the nerve to say no?" Ying Ying ruthlessly mocked her, "Look at your face! Do you still dare to say anything?"

"Ugh …" I'm just a little nervous, so I'm not afraid! " Shang Yiqing tried her best to remain calm.

Ying Ying was about to laugh at her when Dongfang Hao raised his glass. "Princess Rong, drink a cup of wine first to calm your nerves."

"Alright." She took the glass mechanically. Although she had drunk it down, Shang Yiqing had no interest in it at all. Sigh! What happened today was so embarrassing!

Ying Ying poured wine for Shang Yiqing as well, "Don't say that I didn't take care of you, since you've eaten the wine of the Qi King, you'll have to eat my wine as well."

Shang Yiqing had no choice but to drink another cup.

Dongfang Hao looked at Shang Yiqing, then lowered his head as if he had thought of something, and smiled silently.

Ying Ying saw all of this. Honestly speaking, when Shang Yiqing fell into Dongfang Hao's arms, she already felt something was wrong. Shang Yiqing didn't have any special reaction, but Dongfang Hao's eyes were a little different.

The atmosphere was a little awkward. Shang Yiqing hurriedly raised her wine cup and smiled, "Since everyone is here to play, of course we have to have a good time. Come, let's continue drinking."

Dongfang Hao drank another cup of wine and asked, "Does Imperial Concubine have any news of the army?"

Shang Yiqing shook her head, "I haven't received any news from Prince Rong recently, I wonder how the battle is going."

Dongfang Hao put down his wine cup and let out a long sigh. No matter what, he was still a citizen of Dongyu Kingdom.

"Actually, Prince Qi doesn't need to be so worried. With Prince Rong and my elder brother, we can definitely wipe out the army of Beiyue and the Grand Preceptor's forces. It'll just be a matter of time." Ying Ying hurriedly comforted Dongfang Hao, wanting to make him happy.

"Thank you, Miss Ying Ying, for saying that. I'll let it be done as a form of respect." Dongfang Hao raised his wine cup again.