CH 81

Earrings—Why is One Earring Missing? (1)

At the Imperial tent, Xiao Yu was already a little impatient.

He was a little frail. At the moment, the cold wind was blowing, and his head felt a little dizzy. From time to time, he covered his mouth and coughed twice, and there were a few strange flushes on his pale face.

In the past two or three hours, Liu Kang had tasted all kinds of ups and downs. At this time, his whole body was numb. Seeing the prince coughing, he calmly ordered someone to bring hot tea and serve it in person.

Xiao Yu took two sips and felt more comfortable as the heat spread in his chest.

Although he waited impatiently for a long time, he still had some cold joy in his heart. Xiao Kezhi had left the Crown Prince here in public for so long for the sake of a woman, which would probably be commented on by others.

After a while, Xiao Kezhi returned.

"Your Majesty." Xiao Yu stepped forward to salute calmly, but there was a hint of mockery on the corner of his upturned lips.

"Arise." Xiao Kezhi beckoned, ignoring his strange attitude and showing him a kind smile, "You came back early."

"Yes, regarding the dredging of the river, this nephew has followed the previously agreed method, urging the subordinates to advance the project as scheduled. Now that everything is going well, and it is New Year's Eve, this nephew returned to Changan two days earlier to see Your Majesty."

"Really?" Xiao Kezhi patted his shoulder with a half-smile, "I had thought that you had to come back because you didn't see the people you wanted to see."

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Yu's face suddenly froze.

Not only did the Emperor know the inside story of the trip to Huazhou, but he even said it mercilessly in front of him!

"Your Majesty is worrying too much." He couldn't squeeze out a smile any longer, so he spouted some filler with a blank face.

"That's good." Xiao Kezhi turned around and looked at the rolling hills and green pastures. "Go back. You are not in good health and need to take good care of your body so that it will last for a long time."

Another bright sarcasm.

Xiao Yu was so angry that he could barely restrain the twitching of his facial muscles, so he quickly bowed his head bluntly and retreated. It was not until he returned to the carriage that was parked not far away that he finally slammed a teapot into the wall.

The pot was made of copper and would not shatter, but it was filled with scalding hot water, which poured down the wall of the carriage and immediately seeped out along the gap, soaking the driver's clothes, causing him to suffer terribly. He didn't dare to cry out in pain and hurriedly searched for someone to change positions with him so he could treat his burns.

"Where's the Crown Prince’s Consort? They said that she was also at the racecourse, but have you found her?" Xiao Yu was silent in the car for a long time before suddenly raising his voice.

The guards outside the car hurriedly replied, "This citizen heard that Her Highness the Crown Prince Consort had just taken the little lady of Official Lu’s family back to Tangquan Palace. Her Highness should be there at that time."

Xiao Yu took a deep breath and commanded in a deep voice, "Hurry up."

...

In Tangquan Palace, after Chu Ning sent Guoer back to Duke Lu's residence, she didn't stop there and only briefly explained to Madame Xu that His Majesty had asked Lady Zhao to teach Guoer to ride, and then left and returned to the Crown Prince’s Tang.

The mist in the courtyard was lifting up from the hot springs pond. She took off her clothes and checked herself carefully and then changed her skirt again.

Just now, she saw that Xiao Kezhi did not return to the Imperial tent directly, but rather went around in a circle elsewhere and knew that he was delaying time for her.

Without hesitation, she rode directly back to the stables. It happened that Guoer had just finished her lessons, and the two of them returned to Tangquan Palace together.

Probably because she met Xiao Yu on the racecourse, she was a little uneasy and subconsciously wanted to avoid him.

At this time, Cui He's voice came from outside, "Madame, His Highness is back."

The voice fell, and before Chu Ning could greet him, Xiao Yu pushed open the door and strode in with a cold face.

With this appearance, she could tell at a glance that he was angry in front of the Emperor just now.

Chu Ning suddenly restrained her expression, stepped forward cautiously, and bowed, "Your Highness is back earlier than what he said in the last letter."

"Why don't you want me to come back?" He had nowhere to vent the anger in his heart, and when he heard her words, he felt very uncomfortable, so he spoke more aggressively than before.

She smiled reluctantly, lowered her head to change his clothes, and showed a bit of loneliness, "How could Your Highness say that..."

Xiao Yu looked at her familiar and beautiful face and listened to her gentle words. His face softened a little.

"Okay, I was the one who was impatient. Were you here all by yourself recently?" He spread his arms. After letting her take off his shirt, he embraced her.

"Of course I'm still the same." She tried her best to calm down, raised her head boldly to meet his scrutinizing gaze, "But Your Highness, why doesn't your face seem so happy? Were you too busy in Huazhou?"

Xiao Yu's eyes were gloomy, and there was no smile on his face. He covered his mouth, coughed, shook his head, and said, "It's nothing. I must have caught a cold from the wind just now."

"Oh, Your Highness also went to the racecourse?" She showed a deep expression of surprise, and then she worried, "Since the cold wind is blowing, why don't you soak in the pond first?”

"Mm." He responded briefly and was about to let her go when his eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of her empty right ear, "Why is one earring missing?"