ushernet Chapter 146 Swallowed a Big Fly
Chapter 146 Swallowed a Big Fly
The next morning.
After paying her respects to the old lady at Jingxin Courtyard, Qin Wan left the mansion.
Today, Xiao Jingyan invited her to the Fifth Prince's residence to show her the progress of their renovation.
Since it wasn't their money anyway, Qin Wan simply agreed.
The Fifth Prince's residence, bestowed by Emperor Xiao, is located at the beginning of Xuanwu Street in the north of the city. Compared to the surrounding area, this residence is quite large.
However, compared to other prominent families in Fengdu City, they are somewhat inferior.
Not to mention comparing it to the Fourth Prince's residence, it's not even as good as the Pingding Marquis's residence.
However, Qin Wan didn't mind, since they were about to leave for Sangzhou anyway.
Qin Wan traveled in a carriage for half an hour before arriving at the Fifth Prince's residence. It has to be said that the residence was indeed quite remote; any more remote and it would be outside the city.
"Miss, here we are!"
After getting off the carriage, Qin Wan immediately noticed another carriage nearby.
This is Xiao Jingyu's carriage.
What is he doing here?
Qin Wan felt uneasy. Xiao Jingyu was a treacherous and cunning person, and his visit to Xiao Jingyan must have been for ill intentions.
Qin Wan was a little worried, so she went straight inside.
Sure enough, Xiao Jingyu and Xiao Jingyan were standing facing each other. Xiao Jingyan had a silly grin on his face, but Xiao Jingyu looked disgusted.
As if by unspoken agreement, when Qin Wan looked at them, Xiao Jingyan turned around and met Qin Wan's gaze.
Xiao Jingyan was overjoyed, and his smile widened even further.
"Wan'er, you're here!" Xiao Jingyan ignored Xiao Jingyu and ran straight to Qin Wan's side.
Xiao Jingyu also noticed Qin Wan's arrival.
I hadn't seen her for a long time, but when I saw her again today, she was still as radiant as ever.
It's just that the people around her are a bit of an eyesore.
Qin Wan responded to Xiao Jingyan with a sweet smile, but her face instantly turned cold when she turned to look at Xiao Jingyu.
Such a clear difference made Xiao Jingyu feel somewhat displeased, and her hands behind her back clenched uncontrollably.
"Greetings, Fourth Prince!" Qin Wan bowed.
Then he looked at Xiao Jingyan and deliberately said, "I didn't expect Your Highness to invite the Fourth Prince today."
"I didn't invite him; my elder brother came on his own!"
"You came by yourself?" Qin Wan frowned, feigning doubt.
Xiao Jingyan nodded. "They said they wanted to investigate some things about the Spark Conference, and they mentioned hookah shells? Wan'er, do you know what hookah shells are?"
Qin Wan frowned even more; she genuinely didn't know what a hookah cartridge was.
"I don't know!" Qin Wan shook her head.
“But, haven’t we already caught the people who caused the incident at the Spark Conference? Zhang Yue has also confessed that it was he who did it to get revenge on the Sixth Princess…” As she spoke, Qin Wan raised her eyes and met Xiao Jingyu’s gaze coldly.
"Why is the Fourth Prince questioning the Fifth Prince instead of interrogating Zhang Yue? If it weren't for the Fifth Prince saving the Sixth Princess that day, the entire Marquis of Zhongyi would have been implicated!"
The colder Qin Wan looked at him, the more restless he became because he couldn't have her.
"It is because he saved Lingyun that I came to inquire. The hookah he used that day was from an enemy country. I have the right to suspect that he colluded with an enemy country and intended to disrupt the court!"
Qin Wan's expression suddenly changed, and her heart began to pound.
"Your Highness, please be careful with your words. Colluding with enemy countries is a serious crime. Without evidence, this framing is not something a prince can escape responsibility for!"
Xiao Jingyu smiled and said, "Of course I know!"
He slowly stepped forward, getting closer to Qin Wan. The closer he got, the more attracted she became by her delicate fragrance.
"Wan'er, don't worry. Once I've confirmed his guilt, I'll make sure you're safe and sound. My position as your concubine will be reserved for you forever!"
The more he acted like this, the more disgusted Qin Wan felt with him.
"I am already engaged to the Fifth Prince, and I will marry him in the future..."
"Shh!"
Before Qin Wan could finish speaking, Xiao Jingyu put her finger to her lips, gesturing for silence.
"Don't speak too soon, you'll be mine sooner or later!"
"Hahaha......"
His loud, arrogant laughter revealed his extreme arrogance.
Watching his departing figure, Qin Wan just wanted to kick him from behind.
His laughter sounded grating to my ears.
But the laughter stopped abruptly the next second, followed by a violent cough.
"Cough cough cough..."
Everyone was drawn to the cough, and they all sighed at the saying that joy turns to sorrow.
Yuan Song, the guard beside Xiao Jingyu, patted Xiao Jingyu's back repeatedly. Seeing his master's face turn red, he was very worried.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Xiao Jingyu was unable to speak, and could only cough incessantly.
Not a single person from the Fifth Prince's residence offered him a cup of tea, acting as if they hadn't seen anything.
Qin Wan tilted her head, somewhat curious about what was wrong with him. Was he going to die...?
Xiao Jingyan pursed his lips, suppressing a laugh, and pulled Qin Wan away.
It was only then that Qin Wan realized that Xiao Jingyu's cough was definitely related to him.
Sure enough, the next second, Yuan Song exclaimed, "Your Highness, it's out! The fly is out!"
A large, fat greenbottle fly, covered in saliva, lay at Xiao Jingyu's feet.
It wasn't quite dead yet, still flapping its wings. Feeling humiliated, Xiao Jingyu stomped on the fly and crushed it to death, the splattering juices a meter away.
At this moment, Xiao Jingyan couldn't resist making a sarcastic remark.
"So, it turns out that my royal brother has a taste for this! Fei Peng, give the order to catch more of them, and stir-fry a plate of them later to send to the Fourth Prince's residence!"
Fei Peng responded cheerfully.
"Yes!"
Xiao Jingyu had intended to humiliate the fool, but unexpectedly, he was humiliated by the fool instead, which made him furious.
He immediately wanted to teach him a lesson, but Yuan Song stopped him.
"Your Highness, please be careful!"
If word got out about what just happened, people would just say that Xiao Jingyu laughed too loudly and attracted flies.
But if Xiao Jingyu were to make a move at this moment, that would be a different story.
Xiao Jingyu clenched her fists, pointed at Xiao Jingyan's nose and threatened him before leaving angrily.
Before Xiao Jingyu could leave the mansion, a burst of unrestrained laughter came from behind him.
Qin Wan laughed along, as if the threat from before had never existed, and that it was only the punishment for those who barked madly incompetently.
It seems she was overthinking it; even without her, Xiao Jingyan could face Xiao Jingyu's questioning on his own.
However, Qin Wan was somewhat worried about what was mentioned earlier about colluding with enemy countries.
After a round of mockery, Xiao Jingyan led Qin Wan to the pavilion and explained his design ideas to her.
But Qin Wan wouldn't listen at all, and after thinking for a long time, she interrupted.
"Your Highness, what the Fourth Prince just said about colluding with enemy countries and using hookah bombs is..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingyan's expression changed, and it seemed that the aura around him also changed.
He took Qin Wan's hand, looked into her eyes, and said, "Wan'er, this is a long story. These water pipes are indeed from the Great Liang, but you must believe me, I have not colluded with the enemy..."