Farewell Flower Festival

The next day, Han Min came to visit Chaoyan. Mu Tianling had already gone out. Chaoyan did not tell him about how she almost fell off the horse yesterday. She also asked Feicui and Amber not to tell him because she did not want to worry him.

Han Min brought some supplements to Chao Yan. After asking everyone to leave, he hesitated for a moment and asked, "What do you and the Fourth Prince usually talk about?"

Chaoyan thought about it and blushed a little. Mu Tianling liked to tease her more and more recently. She collected her thoughts and said, "His Highness is a bit dull. If I don't ask, he won't tell me. Men's hearts are like needles in the sea. They like to keep things in their hearts. If they tell us, they feel embarrassed and afraid that we will look down on them. If they don't tell us, they will sulk alone. They are harder to serve than the flowers I grow."

Han Min covered her handkerchief with her hands and smiled, saying, "You and the Fourth Prince have a very good relationship." Chao Yan asked quietly, "How are you and the Second Prince?" Han Min hesitated for a moment, then said with a smile, "The Prince is very good to me." She picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then changed the subject, "How about we go see Sister Shang together in two days?" Chao Yan agreed.

The first thing Mu Tianling did when he came back was to ask Chaoyan if she had gone out, and then go find her.

Jadeite and Amber were guarding in the room. Chaoyan was taking a nap on the couch. When Mu Tianling came in, he raised his hand and shushed her. Jadeite and Amber did not say anything and quietly bowed and left.

When Chao Yan woke up, she found that there was someone beside her. She looked up and leaned into Mu Tianling's arms again, her voice still a little confused, "Your Highness, why did you come back so early today?" He said lovingly, "Isn't it good for me to come back early to accompany you?" She rubbed her head in his arms again, "Then Your Highness, let me hold you for a while longer."

Qianfeng was stopped by Feicui when he came in from outside. She asked him what was the matter. Qianfeng glanced at the closed door and decided to come back later. It was not an urgent matter, so he could report it later.

After a while, Eunuch Wu came again, saw that the door was closed, and left first.

At lunch, Eunuch Wu specially cooked a bowl of nourishing soup for Chao Yan so that she could nourish her body. Looking at Eunuch Wu's caring and kind smile, Chao Yan began to wonder what good day it was today...

Mu Tianling noticed Qianfeng wandering outside the house for a while, as if he had something to report.

So after dinner, he went to the study.

After arriving at the study, Qianfeng reported the results of the search over the past two days. Mu Tianling took out the map and crossed out two of the small red circles.

In the afternoon, Mu Tianling went out.

He entered a teahouse and waited for someone in a private room on the second floor.

It was almost evening when Qianfeng brought his "guests" to the teahouse.

When they arrived at the door of the box, Qianfeng knocked twice. Feiyu came over to open the door. Qianfeng made a gesture to invite Mu Tianchen in, and he walked in.

"Third brother, please take a seat."

Mu Tianling asked Mu Tianchen to sit down opposite him, poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of him, and asked casually, "Did the third brother just come back from the military camp?"

Mu Tianchen asked, "Is there anything wrong, fourth brother?"

Mu Tianling didn't beat around the bush and said straight to the point, "I have something I would like to ask Third Brother for help."

Mu Tianchen asked, "What's the matter?"

Mu Tianling said, "The case I'm investigating recently involves an iron mine in the southwest. Someone stole the iron ore and used gray stone of similar color to make up the number. I asked the blacksmith and he found out that this gray stone not only cannot be used to make iron, but also makes the swords and weapons forged more likely to break and will rust in a short time. If the soldiers in the barracks are allowed to go to war with such weapons, they will only die in vain."

Mu Tianchen pondered for a moment and said, "Fourth brother, do you want me to help investigate the weapons in the barracks?"

Mu Tianling nodded.

Mu Tianchen agreed without any hesitation, "I will investigate this matter. Does Fourth Brother have anything else to say?"

Mu Tianling said, "There is one more thing. Please keep it secret, Third Brother." He lowered his voice a little, "This matter is related to the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion. At present, I have not found any conclusive evidence, so it is not appropriate to alert the enemy."

Mu Tianchen said, "I understand." He stood up and prepared to leave, but Mu Tianling reminded him, "Zhao Zhong is a scheming man, Third Brother, you should be more careful." Mu Tianchen hesitated for a moment and asked, "Why did Fourth Brother come to me?" Mu Tianling said, "Because I trust Third Brother."

After Mu Tianchen left, Qianfeng and Feiyu came in. Qianfeng asked, "Your Highness, will the Third Prince help us?" Mu Tianling said as he drank tea and looked at the twilight outside the window, "Don't worry, the Third Prince will not go back on his promise." Qianfeng said, "I feel relieved that the Third Prince is on our side."

"Why don't you go and be the bodyguard for the third brother?" Mu Tianling said lightly.

Qianfeng was stunned for a moment, then expressed his loyalty, "I swear to follow Your Highness until death, and I will not hesitate to go through fire and water." He then signaled Feiyu with his eyes to express his loyalty as well, but Feiyu ignored him.

When we arrived at the palace, it was already dark.

Mu Tianling brought some braised pork elbow from Zhenxiulou for Chaoyan. While eating the pork elbow, Chaoyan missed the snacks from Xinghuazhai. Mu Tianling said he would bring some to her tomorrow.

The next day, when Mu Tianling came back with snacks, he found Chaoyan taking a nap again.

Amber told Feicui privately that pregnant people sleep more, and wondered if Chaoyan was pregnant. Feicui didn't know much about this kind of thing, so she asked Amber not to tell anyone to avoid making a fool of herself.

After dinner, Mu Tianling went to the study.

Chaoyan was reading storybooks in the house. Ever since she got one by chance, she couldn't stop. She even set aside a large mahogany box to store these storybooks. Every now and then, she would ask someone to go to the bookstore to see if there were any new storybooks. If there were, she would definitely collect one.

After Mu Tianling learned about her new hobby, he initially brought her storybooks to read. Later, when he found that she was so obsessed with the storybooks that she began to ignore him, her husband, he set a rule for her that she could only read the storybooks for a maximum of one hour a day, and not in front of him.

So she could only read it when he went out or went to the study.

Seeing the exciting part, Asagao chuckled. After Jadeite and Amber exchanged glances for a while, Jadeite tactfully asked Asagao if she was a little tired recently. Asagao was looking at the notebook, not paying much attention to what Jadeite said and just said "hmm". After Jadeite and Amber exchanged glances again, Jadeite asked if they wanted to ask a doctor to come and take a look.

Hearing the word "doctor", Chaoyan's attention was immediately drawn back from the storybook. She said that she was fine and there was no need to see a doctor. The smile on her face seemed a little deliberate, as if she was hiding something. She then changed the subject and told the two of them the story in the storybook.

When Mu Tianling came back, he heard Chao Yan's voice as soon as he reached the door.

"If His Highness dares to do this to me, I will divorce him and find someone prettier and richer than him to piss him off to death."

When he heard the last three words, Mu Tianling's face suddenly turned dark.

Chao Yan was instilling the concept of gender equality to Feicui and Amber. When she saw the two of them bowing, she felt a chill on her back. She turned around and saw Mu Tianling walking in with a smile on his face, and he seemed to be emitting a dark aura.

She thought she must have been heard, so she quickly made amends, "As handsome as Your Highness." Before she could finish her words, Mu Tianling said to Feicui and Amber, "You go down first." The two of them immediately took their leave.

"Just now you said you were going to divorce someone," Mu Tianling approached step by step with a smile on his face. Chao Yan shook her head like a rattle, "You are going to find someone prettier and richer than me to piss me off to death?" Chao Yan shook her head frantically and said corny words with a stiff upper lip, "I am your Highness's person in life and your Highness's ghost in death. I will definitely not abandon you."

The last sentence seems superfluous...