This man's gaze was indeed too unscrupulous. Xie Songhua couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to. In the blink of an eye, he saw the prince looking at him intently.
It's just that under this look, it can't really be called friendly.
Seeing Xie Songhua looking over, the prince did not dodge, but directly raised the teacup in his hand to signal to her.
Xie Songhua suppressed his uneasiness and bowed slightly to him.
Sure enough, she is not suitable to deal with people in the palace.
Doesn’t this expose it?
Only then did she remember how hard she had tried to pretend to be a noble lady in front of the prince.
At this moment, he accidentally exposed his temper.
The prince is not a fool. At this time, how could he not see that he was pretending on purpose?
At noon, a lunch was actually prepared on the boat, which was said to be fresh fish and shrimp just caught from the lake. It was said that the fish in the newly thawed water had a unique taste.
Xie Songhua didn't know whether this was the case, he only knew that he ate it tastelessly.
Even though the men's and women's seats were divided, she still couldn't ignore the look in the prince's eyes.
This is the crown prince of the country, what good can be done by offending him?
Xie Songhua was eager to return to his ship as soon as possible, but he really had no interest in continuing to face the banquet in front of him. Everyone was complimenting each other too much, and he was really exhausted.
So she excused herself from feeling seasick, so she put down her chopsticks and went directly to the railing outside, hoping to bask in the sun and take a breath.
Fortunately, he met the prince, and when the prince said one sentence, Xie Songhua knew that the other person had been paying attention to his actions.
"During the Lantern Festival night, when I heard that there was a fire in Bingjiao Alley, Chen Jieyuan was also there. Does the fourth girl know about this?"
Xie Songhua's heart skipped a beat, and she almost couldn't keep her expression straight. Fortunately, she reacted quickly enough, and she just raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Ah? He's actually there? Fortunately, there were fire-fighting preparations on the street that day.
The team arrived in time, so he should be fine! He didn't mention it when we met him at our house that day."
When Xie Songhua thought about it later, he was shocked to realize that the person he was targeting was not Zhao Yuechan at all, but himself.
If she had been rescued by the prince at that time, she would have been the only one to marry into the East Palace as a concubine.
She knew that this was the design of the third prince. To put it bluntly, it was a struggle for imperial power.
Naturally, she wanted to avoid people in traffic jams as far as possible, so after that day, she never mentioned the Lantern Festival night.
But he didn't expect that the prince had already found Chen Liu. Did he find out that she and Chen Liu were together that day?
Xie Songhua didn't know, but she knew that she could only pretend not to know at this time.
The prince's eyes were firmly locked on her face, as if he didn't want to let go of any expression on her face.
After waiting for a while, Xie Songhua asked doubtfully: "Your Highness, is there anything inappropriate?"
Then, as if he was guessing, "Could it be that... Chen Jieyuan did something he shouldn't have done that day?"
After saying that, he began to explain to Chen Liu without hesitation, "I used to be in the same village with Chen Jieyuan. Although we didn't have much contact with him, he was recognized as a good young man in our village. He was willing to help anyone he encountered.
The boss is very caring to both the senior and the junior. He must not be a bad person. If he has done something wrong, Your Highness..."
Upon hearing this, the prince became a little irritated and waved his hand to Xie Songhua, "Okay, I understand, he is very good."
Xie Songhua breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."
After speaking, he took the opportunity to say: "Your Highness, if nothing happens, I will go back first."
The prince glanced at her impatiently, turned around and left.
It seems he didn't know he was there at the time.
The prince suffered a big loss regarding the goldfish pond. He must have been investigating this matter during this period. Xie Songhua can only hope that the matter will not come out again in the future.
After lunch, there were actually activities in the afternoon, and Xie Songhua really couldn't stay still.
But the prince invited him and he was on a ship, so how could he refuse?
All we can do is be patient and wait for time.
Fortunately, the boat is big enough, and there are Xie Tu, Lin Ruoxi and others there, so it won't be boring.
The three of them were chatting and joking together when Xie Sihua suddenly came over and asked, "Have you seen Xie Shuhua?"
Nowadays, Xie Sihua is really unwilling to pretend. When there are no outsiders, she doesn't even want to call her "Third Sister" and calls Xie Shuhua by her first name.
As soon as she said this, the three of them realized that they had not seen Xie Shuhua for a while.
Xie Songhua said quickly: "Don't scare yourself first. Let's split up and look for each other. Then call the fifth sister, the eldest brother, the second brother, and brother Lin. Don't collide with anyone."
Lin Ruoxi also said: "You are right. There are several highnesses on the boat. If one of them is bad and bumps into the noble, I am afraid it will cause trouble to the family."
Xie Songhua was a little worried, so he had no choice but to walk around pretending to be nonchalant.
When I walked to a corner, I suddenly heard Yu Ruzhuo's voice, "Stop looking. She finally got a chance. Just let her go."
These words made Xie Songhua stop immediately and said in surprise: "You mean...the third prince?"
"Anyway, don't interfere."
Yu Ruzhuo's voice was somewhat careless, and it was obvious that he should know what happened.
"It has nothing to do with you!" After Yu Ruzhuo finished speaking, he paused and finally had two sentences to explain, "The Xie family has raised such a Xie Shuhua for fifteen years. The responsibility is not yours. Their failure in education is theirs.
You have to bear the consequences."
Hearing him say the word "consequences", Xie Songhua knew that this matter was probably not a big deal, so he couldn't help but become anxious, "You may be right, but if she really did something! Then the other girls in the Xie family
Woolen cloth?
After her, all the girls from the Xie family will be unable to hold their heads up. With so many people here now, everyone will think that the girls from the Xie family are uneducated. Whoever marries a girl from the Xie family will have a disgraceful face in the future.
This is the rule of this era! Xie Shuhua is not worth my trouble for her, but the Xie family is worth it!"
Xie Songhua didn't wait for Yu Ruzhuo's answer and couldn't help but feel anxious, "Yu Ruzhuo!"
She looked in his direction with eager anticipation in her eyes.
Finally, she heard the voice, "This time, you really owe me a favor."
Xie Songhua didn't understand what he said for a while, and no one answered when he called him again.
He went.
Xie Songhua knew it in his heart, but his mind couldn't help but think about what he just said.
They have known each other for more than half a year and have helped each other countless times. It seems that they have become accustomed to answering each other's questions.
At first, you might still wonder if you owed him a favor, but later on, you no longer had this awareness in your heart.
Suddenly hearing Yu Ruzhuo's words, Xie Songhua was confused for a moment.
After he regained his senses, he realized that it was risky for him to interrupt Xie Shuhua at this time.
Or is it because of something else?
But not long after, Lin Ruoxi came over. She looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to them. Then she lowered her voice and said, "Fourth sister, don't worry, third sister is back."
