C16 May There be a New Man

"Oh right, Yu, tomorrow is the annual Lantern Festival. Why don't you spend it with me?"

"The Lantern Festival is a place where husband and wife light up and pray together. Naturally, I want to spend it with Zhu. You don't even want to think about who should accompany you to tour the lake and enjoy the scenery. What do you want me to spend it with you for? "

"Didn't you spend the Lantern Festival alone in the past three years? Instead of staying at home, why don't you have some fun with me?"

Dugu Jingyu recalled that Zhu Qing had always had various excuses to refuse the Lantern Festival in the past. She had always been alone in the mansion, watching the Lantern Festival pass by with its sky full of lanterns.

"Even so, I would rather spend the Lantern Festival alone."

Dugu Jingyu's tone was a little heavy, and Dugu Pingyang felt that Dugu Jingyu was already a little angry.

"Alright, alright, alright, don't be angry. I won't say anything else. Later, I'll go back and coax the prince consort."

Dugu Pingyang was reading a book on the side, while Dugu Jingyu was playing the zither on the side. The two of them did not disturb each other and lived in peace.

It was almost night before Dugu Pingyang left the Princess' Mansion. Before she left, she tried to persuade Dugu Jingyu to spend the Lantern Festival with her, but she was still rejected by Dugu Jingyu.

"It's time for me to go back to the palace and explain things to the prince consort. By this time the prince consort should have calmed down, so I won't stay there any longer."

"Aunt, good luck."

Dugu Jingyu did not try to persuade her to stay, and gave Zhichun a look, "Send the princess out of the palace."

"Yes."

Zhichun led Dugu Pingyang out of the mansion. When they arrived at the backyard, they bumped into Zhu Qing.

Zhu Qing had just finished practicing his archery skills and was chatting and laughing with Faang Yu as they walked back to the Glow Platform. When he saw Dugu Pingyang, his expression darkened.

"Greetings, Princess Pingyang."

Zhu Qing bowed reluctantly and his tone was very perfunctory. Before Dugu Pingyang could say anything, Zhu Qing stood up, brushed past her, and walked towards the study room.

After Zhu Qing left, Dugu Pingyang and Zhichun continued to lead Dugu Pingyang out of the mansion.

Due to Zhu Qing's rude attitude just now, Zhichun explained, "Prince Consort has always been like this. Princess, please don't take offense."

"You don't have to explain anything for Prince Consort. Back then, I was the head official who advocated the annihilation of Yan. Furthermore, Qingluo marrying into the Xiongnu tribe far away was also thanks to me. When we meet on a narrow path, it is already enough for Prince Consort to bow down to me. I can understand."

Zhichun said with gratification," It's good that the princess doesn't blame me. "

Dugu Pingyang, who was out of Zhichun's sight, curled her lips into a cold smile. She turned around, looked at Zhu Qing's back, sighed and said, "It doesn't matter what Prince Consort does to me. As long as he treats Yu well, it's fine."

Zhichun sighed subconsciously. Every time she thought of Zhu Qing's attitude towards Dugu Jingyu, Zhichun would feel resentful and unable to calm down. "All these years, Princess knows how Prince Consort treats Princess."

Dugu Pingyang casually said, "Zhichun! Do you think Princess' Mansion would put Prince Consort down if there was a side prince consort or little host Yu?"

At first, Zhichun's eyes agreed with Dugu Pingyang's idea, but then she sighed." Sigh! But the princess loves the Prince Consort and has even put on a veil for him. She will definitely not let the Princess' Mansion add anyone. "

"Not necessarily. Zhichun, don't forget that Yu gave a luminous pearl to a Young Master Zhu today. Do you know who this Young Master Zhu is?"

Zhichun shook her head, but she had already guessed some of Young Master Zhu's image in her heart.

"Reporting to Princess, this servant does not know. But this servant knows that if there is one person who can distract the Princess's heart, that would be extremely good."

"This Young Master Zhu is a young master who looks somewhat similar to Prince Consort and has had a night's supper with Yu. As long as the heavens gave them a few more chances to interact, Young Master Zhu might be able to marry into the Princess' Mansion. As Yu's aunt, I'm looking forward to her joining the family!"

Zhichun stopped and bowed to Dugu Pingyang. "Princess, if the heavens don't give you a chance, then make it! I really don't want to see Princess injured."

"This... is also a way." After thinking for a while, Dugu Pingyang shook her head and said, "No, no! I'm just an aunt so why would I want a couple? Besides, I probably can't create any opportunities with my ability. Plus, Yu's heart was on Prince Consort, so it wouldn't be sweet to force it. Love still depends on Yu's luck! "

Zhichun knelt on the ground and said impatiently, "The relationship between the princess and my family's princess is the best. The princess must think about my family's princess's happiness. This servant is willing to help in this matter. I ask the princess to help my family's princess get rid of her emotional trauma and find a way to let a new person enter the mansion."

"What are you talking about?" Dugu Pingyang helped Zhichun up. She looked a little embarrassed and then said, "Get up first. It's not good for you to kneel on the ground like this and let others see you."

"This servant has offended you."

The few of them continued to walk out of the mansion. Soon, Zhichun saw Dugu Pingyang to the carriage outside the gate. After getting into the carriage, Dugu Pingyang said to Zhichun, "I'll think about what you said. You can go back first."

"Yes, please think about it from the Princess's point of view, Princess. Your servant will see you out."

Zhichun watched Dugu Pingyang's carriage leave and then returned to Princess' Mansion.

Dugu Pingyang, who was in the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked at the Princess' Mansion that was getting further and further away. The corner of her mouth curled up slightly. Suddenly, Dugu Pingyang remembered how Zhu Qing had treated her just now, and her eyes were filled with anger.

"This princess is taking advantage of the east wind! I really don't believe that Yu would hang herself on a tree. In the Princess' Mansion, only Zhu Qing is outstanding."

On the other side, Dugu Jingyu was extremely uneasy at night, because Dugu Jingyu clearly knew that Zhu Qing would probably sneak out of the mansion to have a private meeting with Dugu Qingluo today. Unfortunately, Dugu Jingyu was unable to catch the adulterer. If this matter was made clear, then it would really have nothing to do with Zhu Qing.

Dugu Jingyu leaned on the table and thought about it. After careful consideration, she finally thought of a perfect method.

"Zhichun, quietly invite the guards at the back door."

"Yes."

Not long after, Zhichun invited the guards into the room. The guards timidly knelt down and greeted, "Greetings, Princess."

"Get up. This princess has something to say to you."

Dugu Jingyu raised her hand slightly and let the guard stand in front of her. She whispered to the guard for a long time, and the guard nodded as he listened.

After the two guards left Dugu Pingyang's resting place, they returned to their posts confidently and continued to guard the door until the Zi Yue hung in the air. Finally, Faang Yu, who was dressed in black, came over to them.

"There's more silver in the soil in the backyard. Hurry up and dig it up!"

"Yes, yes, yes, we'll go now."

The two of them ran excitedly toward the backyard as usual, but when they reached the corner, they hid behind a tree. The two of them kept an eye on the back door until they saw Zhu Qing's figure.

The two guards nodded to each other and ran towards the back door in a panic. They bumped into Zhu Qing face to face, and Zhu Qing immediately panicked.

The guard pretended not to know anything and bowed, "Greetings... Prince Consort!"

Zhu Qing glanced at Faang Yu, who hurriedly said, "Crown Prince, don't worry, we're on the same side."

Then, Faang Yu walked forward with a frown, "Why did you come back so quickly? Didn't I say that I would dig for at least half an hour?"

The guard shook his head and said in a panic, "An assassin broke into the residence. I heard that the princess was injured. We don't need to worry about money at this moment. If we let the assassin in the house because we left our post, I am afraid we will lose our heads. The most important thing now is to stay here."

When Faang Yu heard this news, he panicked and quickly asked, "Is the princess alright?"

"We only found out about this when we saw the chaos in the mansion. We don't know how the princess is doing, but I heard that she's injured."

Faang Yu walked over to Zhu Qing's side and looked into his eyes, but Zhu Qing didn't seem to care at all. Zhu Qing said lightly, "Let's go. We won't be able to leave when we investigate the residence later."

"Crown Prince, this... This isn't good! There's an assassin in the palace. The princess will definitely come to see you later."

"That makes sense..." Zhu Qing stroked his chin and thought for a while. Then, he whispered in Faang Yu's ear, "Today, you will sleep on my bed and cover up the fact that I left the mansion."

"If anything were to happen to the princess, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to handle it. At a time like this, it's better for Crown Prince to stay in the palace."

Zhu Qing sneered, his voice not caring if the guards at the side could hear him or not. "Don't worry, if there's a big problem today, no one will come to the study to care about me. Even if something really happens, I will be relieved."

With that, Zhu Qing walked out the back door. Faang Yu had no choice but to follow Zhu Qing's instructions and return to his study alone.