Just as Chu Qing voiced the question lingering in her mind, the little meatball suddenly fell silent again.
Chu Qing couldn't help but feel a twinge of annoyance.
It seemed that every time they touched upon the matter of her rebirth, the little meatball would never tell the truth.
So, this time...
It would probably just pretend it didn't exist.
Wei Ying, of course, was unaware of Chu Qing's thoughts. Seeing her fall silent, he softly called out her name.
Chu Qing, who had been deep in thought, snapped back to reality immediately. Reacting quickly, she said, "All in all, the main purpose of the Eastern Barbarians' prince and princess coming to the Hairpin - Flower Festival is probably to prevent something like what happened with the Prince of Guangling from happening again. The Eastern Barbarian emperor will never allow anyone from other countries to win the Hairpin - Flower Festival again. After all, an official ban would seem petty, so he has to find other ways."
Chu Qing quickly returned to the previous topic.
The way the other side acted was truly in line with the style of the Eastern Barbarian emperor.
As for this emperor of the Eastern Barbarians, Chu Qing was not unfamiliar with him. In fact, she knew him quite well.
His name was Wen Lang, with the courtesy name Rong He.
She was used to calling him Rong He because in her previous life, they were old acquaintances.
At that time, under the pretext of learning, he was sent by the former emperor of the Eastern Barbarians to the Great Yan. In reality, to avoid war, the then - prince was sent here as a... hostage.
At that time, Chu Qing had not entered the palace yet.
The grand tutor of the Shangguan family was half of Rong He's teacher. Due to certain needs, he took Rong He back to the Shangguan Mansion to stay for a few days. Because of their personalities, their first meeting was quite a clash.
To be fair, Rong He was a very scheming person.
It's just that... he was often provoked by her and couldn't maintain his disguise.
But all in all, their relationship was not bad.
Among the few people Rong He could truly treat sincerely, Chu Qing had a place.
Thinking of this, Chu Qing suddenly felt a headache.
She originally thought that her previous life had nothing to do with Wei Ying, but it turned out that his biological father was someone she once regarded as a younger brother.
Ah! It was really uncomfortable!
"I heard that there's a restaurant here that serves pretty good food," Wei Ying said. Seeing Chu Qing looking a bit unwell, he thought she might be hungry.
Chu Qing rubbed her temples to dispel the depression, then smiled and said, "I am a bit hungry. Let's go there quickly!"
However, when they reached the entrance of the restaurant, they saw a group of guards standing there.
Chu Qing immediately had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, when they got closer, a man who seemed to be the leader blocked their way and coldly said, "This restaurant has been reserved by our master. Please stop and go to another one."
Chu Qing quickly guessed who their master was.
Wen Yi and Wen Huan!
These two brats were so overbearing!
If she had the chance, she would definitely give that stinky brat Rong He a good talking - to about how to raise well - behaved juniors!
Just as Wei Ying's face darkened, a voice came from inside the restaurant, "Let them in."
Wei Ying frowned tightly. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Chu Qing grabbed him.
She didn't want to see her Wei Ying keep avoiding and tolerating!
She came here this time just to make sure Wei Ying didn't get bullied.
There were some things he might not be able to do freely, but she could!
Thinking of this, Chu Qing gave Wei Ying a look to calm down, then grabbed his hand and walked straight in.
Sure enough, the restaurant, which should have been full at this time, was empty. Only two people were sitting in a prime spot by the window.
They were Wen Yi and Wen Huan.
Wen Huan was a bit surprised by her elder brother's actions. But due to his imposing manner, she was no longer as overbearing as when they first met.
However, her eyes still looked over unfriendly.
However...
When she saw Wei Ying, she couldn't help but quickly avert her gaze.
After lowering her head, she realized that she was actually afraid of that extremely good - looking man!
She was a bit unwilling, but she still succumbed to her most primitive feeling and lowered her head obediently without saying a word.
Chu Qing led Wei Ying over. Looking at the two of them, she hooked the corner of her mouth and said, "Your Highnesses, the prince and the princess, have quite an imposing manner."
She actually directly stated their identities.
Wen Huan looked up in shock, covering her mouth and saying, "How do you know our identities!"
Chu Qing squinted and smiled, "In every Hairpin - Flower Festival, the palace will send people. At this time, I don't think any noble family would act so high - profile. So, you two must be from the palace. And in the Eastern Barbarians... there is only one prince and one princess. So, your identities are self - evident."
Wen Huan glanced at Chu Qing and snorted, "Since you know our identities, you still don't put this princess in your eyes!"
"Huan'er!" Wen Yi frowned and scolded.
Seeing that her elder brother was really angry, Wen Huan pouted and stopped talking.
Seeing that Wen Huan finally behaved, Wen Yi suddenly stood up. With a gentle smile, he said, "The Prince of Ning and his princess have come from afar. I'm sorry I didn't greet you properly."
This time, it was Chu Qing's turn to be surprised.
But after seeing Wei Ying's still calm expression, Chu Qing quickly concealed her surprise.
It made sense. They hadn't hidden their tracks when they came.
If the other side wanted to investigate, they would surely be able to find out their real identities.
Presumably, Wen Yi hadn't told Wen Huan their identities before. So when she heard that they were the famous Prince of Ning in the Great Yan, Wen Huan was so shocked that she stood up suddenly.
Because of the sudden movement, she almost knocked over the table.
Realizing her gaffe, Wen Huan stuck out her tongue like a young girl. Her face blushed.
"Please have a seat, both of you," Wen Yi just glanced at Wen Huan and then politely invited Chu Qing and the others to sit down.
Wen Huan seemed to be very afraid of Wen Yi. After seeing his fleeting glance, her originally blushing face immediately turned pale.
Chu Qing looked at Wei Ying. Wei Ying felt her slightly worried gaze and pinched her hand under the cover of his wide sleeves to show that he was okay.
After they sat down, a servant had already prepared cups and chopsticks for them.
"Do you two have any important matters when you come to our Eastern Barbarians?" Wen Yi asked with a smile. But his words were a bit harsh.
It was as if they had some ulterior motives.
Before Chu Qing could speak, Wei Ying said indifferently, "I'm just accompanying my Qingqing to look around. Your Highness, please rest assured. We won't participate in the Hairpin - Flower Festival."
These words directly exposed Wen Yi's thoughts.
So the other side clearly stiffened, but quickly regained his previous elegant appearance and continued smiling, "Your Highness, the Prince of Ning, is joking. If Your Highness is really interested in the Hairpin - Flower Festival, this prince can accompany you to watch it."
"I originally intended to go and watch. So Your Highness can go about your own business. There's no need to worry about us," Wei Ying hooked the corner of his lips and answered slowly.
Seeing Wei Ying like this, Chu Qing finally felt relieved.
After all...
Wei Ying had finally regained his annoying ability.