in2ebook Chapter 249 What is happiness?
Chapter 249 What is happiness?
Yuan Man told him what Qing Long had told her, "So, there's something fishy about this?"
Hui Chengyuan nodded, "Empress Dowager Zhou has been living in another palace. Apart from a group of guards protecting her, she has no power and relies on the influence of her grandfather."
"So, what exactly the Zhou family relies on remains to be investigated."
Yuan Man nodded, "I've asked Qinglong to check it out. We'll talk about it after he finds out."
When the two of them arrived at Qing Huan Courtyard, a maid came out to greet them, "Crown Prince, Crown Princess, Master Xilan has reserved a seat by the lake for you two. Please come this way."
Yuan Man nodded.
The maid led the two to a compartment with a good view, "Your Highnesses, please."
Yuanman walked into the compartment and saw the lake so close at hand and the green plants and flowers all around. It was really nice.
Hui Chengyuan helped her sit down, "Do you like it here?"
Yuan Man nodded, "Not bad."
"Go to the top floor of Langwan Tower and inform Lord Su Zhongyu and the others that we are here."
"Yes." The maid bowed and left.
When Hui Chengyuan turned around, he saw the long box in Lingyun's hand and asked, "What's in it?"
Yuan Man asked Ling Yun to open the box and said, "Take a look at this painting."
Hui Chengyuan unfolded the painting and looked at it, his eyebrows raised, "Hidden Mountain Picture, this painting is the last work of Mr. Gu."
"I remember this painting was in Fu Zhuoyin's hands. How did it get here?"
Yuan Man then told the story between Fu Zhuoyin and Zhou Yanlin, "I promised to help him find Liuli, so he left this painting behind."
"What, you like it?"
Hui Chengyuan nodded, "Mr. Gu didn't leave many works. Except for the ones he gave away during his lifetime, the rest are well protected by the Gu family. No one can touch them."
"If you like it, I'll give it to you. I don't understand painting anyway." Yuanman waved his hand and gave the painting away.
Hui Chengyuan looked at her with a smile, "What's mine is not yours."
Yuan Man nodded, "That's right."
"How was your conversation with Zhao Yaohong?"
Hui Chengyuan put the painting away. "He is a thoughtful person, but he is not bad. If it is as the rumors say, he is worth making friends with."
"However, Song Mincheng is different from what was rumored."
"Oh, why is it different?" Yuan Man didn't know the rumors about Song Mincheng.
Hui Chengyuan raised an eyebrow, tilted her chin and kissed her lips, "You want to get to know other men so much?"
Yuan Man pecked back, "Didn't you start by mentioning him?"
Hui Chengyuan choked, "Well, let's not talk about him."
"I'll go order some food. Zhong Yu and the others should be here soon."
Yuanman watched him walk out with amusement.
The door of the compartment was not closed, and two graceful and beautiful girls walked in, bowed and greeted, "Greetings to the Crown Princess."
Yuan Man glanced sideways, "Who are you?"
Yao Jingshu smiled and said, "I am Yao Jingshu, a commoner, meeting His Highness."
"Your servant He Rui greets His Highness."
Yuan Man retracted his gaze and said, "I have an appointment with someone, you can leave now."
Yao Jingshu glanced at He Rui, stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, Crown Princess, I'm leaving."
He Rui frowned and walked out reluctantly. When she saw the prince coming back, her eyes lit up.
She pulled Yao Jingshu over here just because she saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince coming out of this compartment. Unexpectedly, she would actually see what she was waiting for.
"Your servant He Rui greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Yao Jingshu, who was originally stunned, immediately followed suit and saluted, "I, Yao Jingshu, greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"No need to be polite." Hui Chengyuan didn't even look at them and took Su Zhongyu into the compartment.
Yuan Man was drinking warm water. Seeing Hui Chengyuan only brought Su Zhongyu in, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "Where are the other two?"
Su Zhongyu smiled and said, "They left first."
"Please sit down." Yuan Man motioned for him to sit down.
Hui Chengyuan sat down next to her and was about to call the maid over, but he saw two girls standing at the door. "Who are you and what are you doing here?"
"Someone, serve the food."
He Rui wanted to go in, but Yao Jingshu pulled her away, "Rui Rui, the Crown Princess is here. Even if the Crown Prince has feelings for you, he won't show it. Let's find another opportunity."
He Rui, who was about to get angry, listened to her and followed her force.
After lunch, Su Zhongyu said goodbye and left.
Hui Chengyuan stood up and said, "Let's go back."
"I have to go to the palace later to discuss with my father whether to hold a palace banquet or meet with a few people in private."
"it is good."
When Yuan Man walked into the front hall, she saw many people looking at her. But when Hui Cheng Yuan followed in, her attitude changed immediately.
Yuan Man raised an eyebrow and called a maid over, "What's going on?"
The maid glanced at Hui Chengyuan and said, "Someone just said that you were secretly meeting a young man in Minglou."
"However, the rumors should be proven false now."
Yuanman narrowed his eyes and said, "Yuan Shi, let Qinglong check to see who wants to destroy my reputation."
Hui Chengyuan said coldly: "No matter who it is, anyone who dares to slander the Crown Princess will be killed without mercy."
As he spoke, he glanced at the faces of the people in the hall, as if he wanted to remember them, which scared them and made them shudder.
"Those present, please register. This prince wants to see which noble families teach their children in this way."
The maid quickly responded, "Yes."
Yuan Man glanced at him and said, "Let's go. You still have to go to the palace."
"Okay." Hui Chengyuan immediately restrained his anger and helped her walk out.
"I'll take you back to the Prince's Mansion first, and then into the palace."
Only when they walked out of Ming Building did the atmosphere in the hall relax.
"Who is it that is spreading rumors? It was clearly the Crown Prince who came with the Crown Princess, how come it became like the Crown Princess was secretly meeting a young man here?"
"Who would choose a place like Minglou for a private meeting? That would be a slap in their own face."
"I'm afraid someone is jealous of the Crown Princess and spread rumors."
"Now it's all right. Whether you say it or not, you'll suffer."
When Qinglong found out, he immediately started investigating and found the answer in just two hours.
When Yuan Man returned to the Prince's Mansion and saw Yuan Erdeng in the yard, he knew that he had something to say.
"Tell me, what did you do yesterday?"
Yuan Er glanced at her, like a young wife who had made a mistake, and lowered his head and said, "My subordinates went to teach Song Minyan a lesson yesterday and beat him up."
Yuan Man was not surprised by this, because Yuan Er had the most eccentric personality among all the people of the Yuan generation.
He walked to the recliner, sat down and asked, "He's not dead, is he?"
"No, I just got some sword wounds." Yuan Er answered and then said, "During the birthday party, I warned him not to get close to Miss Yao again, but he tried to stop her yesterday and even tried to fight her, so I taught him a lesson."
Yuan Man frowned slightly, "Yaoyao, are you okay?"
Yuan Er immediately shook his head, "Miss Yao is fine. Yuan Liu was there at the time and didn't let Song Minyan get close to her."
Yuan Man looked at him and was silent for a while before asking, "Do you like Yaoyao?"
Yuan Er was also silent. After a long time, he raised his head and looked at her. "Master, can I do this?"
"Why not?" Yuan Man sat up and looked at him. "I've told you before that you are flesh and blood people, so you can naturally have a family, and I won't stop you."
"Yaoyao is my niece, so I naturally want her to be happy. So, as long as you can make her happy, I won't stop you."
Yuan Er frowned, "Happiness, Master, what is happiness?"