On the other hand, His Highness the Crown Prince finally felt more at ease after sending his second royal brother a “big gift.”
This wacko second prince simply grossed him out!
He simply didn’t understand this second royal brother’s thought process.
How could he be so dumb?
How did he even conceive this idea to secretly train a sing-song girl to fish in troubled waters, and on top of that, toss her into his Eastern Palace as a spy with a method that was “unknown to neither god nor ghost?”
Did he think that everyone was as dumb as him?
What did his second royal brother take him for?
Could he be so willing to bring a woman that he met through a chance encounter back to the Eastern Palace?
It was still that question: what the heck was his second royal brother thinking!
This second royal brother probably really was an idiot, which was why he was taking everyone else as idiots…
Because of Wei Mingli’s intrusion, Darling Qiao had already dragged Princess Xiao Mi along with her back to the visitor quarters to rest by the time Mo Lian rushed to North Main Street.
After hastily running over to pick up his wifey, Crown Prince Mo ended up picking up the icicle-faced Baili Xi instead.
“Xi cannot bear the honor of being welcomed personally by Your Highness the Crown Prince,” Baili Xi said expressionlessly while cupping his hands toward His Highness the Crown Prince.
His Highness the Crown Prince: …
The crown prince dissed in his mind: Don’t be so egocentric, We did not come to pick you up!
Yet on the surface, he put on his smile that was as soothing as a spring breeze. “Long time no see, the second prince of Baili. Your bearing is still as strikingly elegant as before.”
Baili Xi nodded. “The crown prince is exaggerating.”
“Hey, you guys. How long has it been since you two last met! Doesn’t starting and ending your sentences with ‘Your Highness the Crown Prince’ and ‘the second prince of Baili’ make you tired and annoyed.” A jesting voice came from beside them.
Wei Nanfeng jumped down from the rooftop like a monkey and walked up to them with a grin.
“I heard that you were entering the city today, so I came to welcome you. How is it, I, your brother, am really great, right!” Wei Nanfeng stepped up and elbowed Baili Xi. “Let’s go! It’s been some time since we saw each other, so let’s find a place for some drinks.”
By this time, the assistant minister of rites, Huang Yi, had also rushed over after hearing the news. When he saw the crown prince, he quickly went up to make his salutations.
The crown prince swept Assistant Minister Huang a glance and asked with seeming indifference. “Have you seen the crown prince consort?”
“Yes, yes, yes.” Assistant Minister Huang nodded continuously.
Mo Lian’s eyes brightened when he heard this. “Where is she right now?”
“The crown prince consort has just accompanied the princess of the Southern Xiao Kingdom to the visitors quarters.”
“Hey!” Wei Nanfeng flashed over and blocked Mo Lian’s path with his arm. “Mo Lian, you couldn’t be. It’s been less than ten minutes since we brothers met up, yet you’re leaving now?”
Crown Prince Mo immediately waved his hand. “I’ll find you guys for tea another day!”
Don’t be kidding, what was there to chat about with these two stinkin’ men. Of course finding his wife was more important.
After saying this, he waved his hand and abandoned those two without turning back. He then mounted his horse, galloping toward the capital’s visitors quarters.
Baili Xi and Wei Nanfeng were left looking at each other in dismay. They simultaneously shook their heads and sighed in their minds: How come Mo Lian this guy was sticking so much closer to the little stoic since these few years that they last saw him.
But speaking of which, they hadn’t seen that little stoic in a long time, so they might as well… The two people exchanged a glance and then mounted their horses, chasing after him.
After getting Princess Xiao Mi settled and also chatting with her for a bit, Qiao Mu finally came out from the visitors quarters.
Before she could board her carriage, she could hear the thud of horse hooves, and a familiar voice was calling out to her from far away. “Qiaoqiao, Qiaoqiao!”
