"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhang Yao was completely flustered and rushed over to cover her cousin's mouth from the Zhang family!
It was a pity that although the cousin from the Zhang family wasn't very smart, his mouth was quite quick. Before she could reach him, he blurted out everything!
"Cousin, you seemed to enjoy it when I wanted you. How could you just deny it now?"
"..."
The people inside the room were as if struck by lightning. None of them had expected to stumble upon such a juicy piece of gossip!
These words were quite explicit. After a moment of shock, Xie Fengran and the Fourth Princess both lowered their heads and pretended to be invisible.
This was not something they should be hearing!
The Crown Prince also came to his senses and sternly ordered, "Drag them out for this prince."
The guards immediately pushed the door open and dragged the people out.
Zhang Yao was unwilling. While trying to explain to Qin Junxing, she also wanted to cover her cousin's mouth. But unfortunately, she didn't have enough hands. In the end, she could only be dragged out of the private room.
"Please let me in! Let me in!"
Zhang Yao still tried to rush in but was blocked by the guards.
Without the Crown Prince's order, no one dared to let her in.
Finally, no one knew whether Zhang Yao was dragged away or simply accepted her fate and left on her own. Gradually, it became quiet outside.
However, the Crown Prince's face still looked very grim. He turned around and looked at Xie Fengran and the Fourth Princess. "This prince will see you two back."
"There's no need to trouble Your Highness. I'll see Miss Xie back!" Qin Junxing dusted off the non - existent dust on his robe, stood up, and walked behind Xie Fengran. He hooked his lips into a smile. "The Eastern Palace and the Marquis's Mansion are not on the same route!"
"Does this prince need the routes to be the same when he wants to see someone off?"
The Crown Prince refused to give in an inch. Qin Junxing squinted his eyes and didn't say a word, but obviously wasn't going to give up.
The two of them were at odds with each other, neither willing to take a step back.
Just when it seemed there would be no result, they both turned to look at Xie Fengran in unison.
"Miss Xie..."
But there was no sign of Xie Fengran by the window. Even the Fourth Princess was gone!
At this moment, on the stairs, the Fourth Princess patted her chest and said with a lingering fear, "It's so scary!"
Xie Fengran nodded in agreement. "Thank goodness we slipped away quickly."
The two of them looked at each other and smiled. They felt much closer to each other.
So when the two men came downstairs, the Fourth Princess had already climbed into the Xie family's carriage.
"..."
"Your Highness, the Fourth Princess said that she'll go back to the Xie Mansion with Miss Xie and will return to the palace on her own later!"
The Crown Prince waved his hand, and the guard stepped back.
He was thinking about how to talk to his sister - in - law.
Meanwhile, inside the carriage, the Fourth Princess sat down affectionately next to Xie Fengran. "Sister Xie, Crown Prince brother invited you in my name. I really didn't know about it beforehand. I've put you in a difficult situation."
As soon as the Fourth Princess opened her mouth, she sold out her own brother completely.
"..." Xie Fengran didn't know how to respond to this!
Seeing her stunned look, the Fourth Princess couldn't help but burst out laughing. She nudged Xie Fengran. "Sister Xie, don't think too much. I do have a very good relationship with Crown Prince brother. But when it comes to your lifelong大事, since I regard you as a friend, I naturally have to tell you."
The Fourth Princess spoke frankly, as if she had nothing to hide from Xie Fengran.
Xie Fengran's heart skipped a beat. She reached out and took the Fourth Princess's arm. "Thank you, Princess, for thinking about me."
"Of course." The Fourth Princess suddenly leaned close to Xie Fengran's ear and whispered, "Sister Xie, what do you think of my cousin?"
Cousin?
"Do you mean the Prince County?"
"The Prince County is naturally excellent."
"Sister Xie, you're not being honest." The Fourth Princess tilted her mouth and counted out Xie Fengran's odd behaviors one by one. "You were avoiding cousin's gaze all the time when we were inside the room. And when Zhang Yao came in, you started to watch cousin's reaction. Cousin's performance was also very obvious."
"Although I don't know what happened between you two, you must feel different about cousin!"
The Fourth Princess's conclusion was so certain that even Xie Fengran herself hadn't noticed these things.
Her confused look made the Fourth Princess laugh. She thought that Xie Fengran's expression was more and more compatible with her cousin!
Although the Crown Prince brother was irreplaceable in her heart, she always felt that the Crown Prince brother and Sister Xie were not a good match!
It wasn't about looks, but about their auras.
Sister Xie was such a proud person, and the Crown Prince brother would never be the one to bow his head. How could he win Sister Xie's heart?
On the contrary, cousin was willing to hold an umbrella for her, show his affection, and express his feelings. Such a domineering person could even lower his status to please a woman.
This was something the Crown Prince brother couldn't do.
Thinking of this, the Fourth Princess was a little excited and kept saying good things about Qin Junxing to Xie Fengran.
She even told Xie Fengran some things about Qin Junxing when he was a child in the palace.
Thanks to the Fourth Princess, Xie Fengran learned a lot about Qin Junxing.
The two of them talked and laughed. Soon, the carriage entered the East City. But unexpectedly, they met the Prime Minister's Mansion's carriage at the crossroads!
The coachman's troubled voice came from outside. "Miss, the road ahead is blocked!"
"What's going on?"
"The Prime Minister's Mansion's carriage is blocking the East City gate. Should I go and ask them to move it?"
At that moment, Xie Fengran instinctively felt that the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion did it on purpose. Maybe Zhang Yao was sitting inside.
Just as this thought flashed through her mind, Zhang Yao's voice came from the opposite carriage. "Miss Xie, where are you in such a hurry to go? Why don't you get off and catch up?"
Xie Fengran and the Fourth Princess looked at each other. They both saw the disbelief in each other's eyes.
They were once again convinced by Zhang Yao's thick - skinnedness!
"No need. There's no old times to catch up between us. Please move out of the way, Miss Zhang."
"This road isn't yours. What if I don't move?" Zhang Yao's voice was full of provocation. "If you get off and catch up with me, I might consider moving."
"If you don't move, then just block the road!"
Xie Fengran didn't want to get off and listen to her nonsense!
Soon, the road became completely blocked. No one dared to stand around the two carriages.
At this time, a soft laugh came from the Prime Minister's Mansion's carriage. "I've long heard that Miss Xie is well - educated and considerate. But seeing her today, she's just so - so!"
The voice was full of malice. "Yaoyao just wants you to get off and have a chat. Miss Xie would rather let so many people be blocked here than solve the problem. Tsk tsk, she's really considerate!"
"Qin Zhaoyang!" When the Fourth Princess heard this voice, her face changed. She gritted her teeth and squeezed out a few words.
The Third Princess's words were clearly heard by the people around. Some people who had just come and couldn't get through heard this and started whispering.
"Who's sitting in the carriage?"
"It's the daughter of the Marquis of Dingguo."
"No wonder she doesn't get off."
"If she doesn't get off, we won't be able to leave."
"No, we have to make her get off."
"Right, get off quickly and let us pass!"
The crowd was excited and rushed straight towards them.
Without distinguishing right from wrong, they shouted for Xie Fengran to get off.
The Fourth Princess looked ugly and stood up to lift the curtain, but was stopped by someone.