allonlinenovel Chapter 187, here it is!
Chapter 187, here it is!
Anar waved her hand, looking like she didn't care.
"I went to see him that day, and he said he was busy and told me to go back. I refused and went with him."
Su Yaoyao nodded.
"and then?"
"Then we walked to a tree, and I said I had sand in my eyes and asked him to blow it out for me."
Su Yaoyao blinked.
"He believed it?"
Anar was perfectly justified.
"Of course he believed me! I'm a great actor!"
Su Yaoyao: "..."
"and then?"
"Then I said, 'Come closer, you haven't blown it yet.' And he came closer—"
She paused, then covered her mouth and chuckled.
"I'll just stick it on myself!"
She pouted and made a kissing motion.
"Pop!"
Su Yaoyao: "......"
Anar continued, "Just once, and it was so soft! Then he ran away! He ran so fast!"
As she spoke, she pursed her lips.
"He's been avoiding me for days. If you hadn't come today, he wouldn't have seen me at all."
Su Yaoyao looked at her, then at her brother whose ears were bright red, her feelings were complicated.
What is this?
A forced kiss?
Or... was I forcibly kissed?
Anar held her hand.
"Sister, what do you think he means? Does he not like me?"
Looking into her bright, sparkling eyes, Su Yaoyao's heart softened.
"If he really didn't like you, he would have thrown you out long ago."
Anar was stunned.
"Then he is...?"
Su Yaoyao blinked.
"He's shy."
Anar's eyes lit up.
"real?!"
"real."
Anar was so excited she almost jumped for joy and was about to take action.
"Then I'll kiss him again!"
Su Yaoyao quickly grabbed her.
"No, no, no! If you kiss him again, he'll have to hide at the border!"
Anar stopped awkwardly.
"What should we do then?"
Su Yaoyao thought for a moment,
"Give him the cold shoulder for a few days," she said. "Let him worry about it himself."
Anar frowned.
"A few days of cold weather? I can't do that..."
Su Yaoyao patted her hand.
"I'll bear with it for my brother's sake."
Anar gritted her teeth.
"……OK!"
---
The two looked up and met Su Qingrun's gaze.
Su Qingrun felt a chill run down her spine when she looked at her younger sister's meaningful smile.
"What did you say?"
Su Yaoyao blinked.
"It's nothing."
Anar blinked too.
"Yeah, it's nothing."
Su Qingrun looked at this and then at that, a chill running down her spine.
He always felt like he had been sold out.
Jiang Jingchen sat to the side, seemingly suffering greatly from his "coma".
He listened to all of this with his eyes closed, his whole body trembling as he tried to suppress his laughter.
Jiang Wanning leaned closer and asked in a low voice,
"Brother, what's wrong? Does your wound hurt?"
Jiang Jingchen gritted his teeth,
"...Yeah, a little."
Xiao Huaijin ran over, looking worried.
"Brother, let me blow on it for you!"
He leaned closer and blew air into Jiang Jingchen's face.
Jiang Jingchen: "..."
What should I do if I want to laugh even more?
---
Lunch was served on two large tables, and the atmosphere was lively and bustling.
Grand Tutor Jiang and Xiao Chenyuan sat at the main table, while Old Madam Jiang pulled Su Yaoyao to sit beside her.
Anar squeezed next to Su Qingrun, who moved further in without expression.
Jiang Wanning and Jiang Huaijin sat at another table. Jiang Huaijin buried his head in his food, and Jiang Wanning would wipe his mouth from time to time.
Jiang Jingchen was "unconscious" and was carried to a side room to "rest".
Madam Jiang placed a piece of food on Su Yaoyao's plate.
"Eat more, you're so thin."
Su Yaoyao looked at the mountain of food piled up in her bowl, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Grandma, I can't eat anymore..."
"You have to eat, even if you can't! This is Grandma's way of showing her love!"
Su Yaoyao had no choice but to bury her head in her food.
Anar served food to Su Qingrun from the side.
"Hey, you surnamed Su, try this!"
Su Qingrun stared expressionlessly at the braised pork in the bowl.
"...I don't eat fatty meat."
Anar took the meat back and ate it herself.
"And this one? This fish!"
Su Qingrun looked at the fish in the bowl and remained silent for a moment.
"...It has thorns."
Anar picked the fish back up, carefully removed the bones, and put it back in his bowl.
"There are no thorns now."
Su Qingrun was stunned.
He looked at the cleanly picked fish in the bowl, then at Anar's bright eyes, and his Adam's apple bobbed.
"……Thanks."
Anar smiled.
That smile was brighter than the sunshine outside.
Su Yaoyao watched this scene and chuckled to herself.
She leaned on Xiao Chenyuan's shoulder and whispered.
"Your Highness, look at them."
Xiao Chenyuan looked down at her.
"Um?"
"Doesn't my brother's appearance remind you of yourself in the past?"
Xiao Chenyuan raised an eyebrow.
"What happened to me before?"
Su Yaoyao blinked.
"He's just being hypocritical."
Xiao Chenyuan remained silent for a moment.
"...I don't have it."
Su Yaoyao smiled.
"have."
Xiao Chenyuan looked at her, then suddenly lowered his head and whispered in her ear.
"And what about me now?"
Su Yaoyao blushed.
"...Now it's even worse."
Xiao Chenyuan chuckled softly.
"Going too far is just right."
Su Yaoyao punched him.
The two were joking around, and Old Madam Jiang watched with a wide smile.
"Alright, alright," she said, taking Jiang Taifu's hand. "I'm relieved that Yaoyao is doing well."
Grand Tutor Jiang nodded.
"The Crown Prince is a reliable child."
The lunch was a lively affair that lasted for more than an hour.
Before leaving, Madam Jiang stuffed a bunch of things into Su Yaoyao's hands.
"These are tonics, these are medicinal herbs, these are your favorite snacks..."
Su Yaoyao looked at the mountain of gift boxes and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Grandma, I really can't carry any more..."
"If His Highness can't carry it, let him!" Old Madam Jiang said matter-of-factly. "He's such a big man, can't he even lift this little bit?"
Xiao Chenyuan silently accepted it.
"The old lady is right."
Su Yaoyao looked at the mountain of gift boxes in his hands and couldn't help but laugh.
The once-powerful Crown Prince has now become a porter.
Anar tugged at Su Qingrun's sleeve.
"Hey, you surnamed Su, I'm coming to see you tomorrow!"
Su Qingrun remained expressionless.
"...I'm busy."
"Then I'll wait for you!"
Looking into her bright, sparkling eyes, Su Qingrun swallowed back the refusal that was about to come out.
"……what ever."
Anar cheered.
Su Yaoyao watched this scene, smiled and shook her head.
These two have a promising future.
---
It's getting late, time to head back.
Su Yaoyao stood at the door, saying goodbye to each member of the Jiang family.
Old Madam Jiang cried again.
"Good child, come back and visit often..."
Su Yaoyao nodded, her eyes also reddening.
"Grandma, I will."
Su Qingrun stood to the side, still with that cold expression.
Su Yaoyao walked over and whispered.
"Brother, Anar is doing well."
Su Qingrun glanced at her.
"How much did you receive in bribes from her?"
Su Yaoyao glared at him.
"Am I that kind of person?!"
Su Qingrun remained silent.
Su Yaoyao continued speaking softly.
"If she likes you, stop hiding. If you keep hiding, she might kidnap you back to the Northern Desert."
Su Qingrun's lips twitched.
"……knew."
Su Yaoyao smiled with satisfaction.
Anar waved to her from over there.
"Little sister! I'll come visit you at the East Palace another day!"
Su Yaoyao smiled and waved.
"good!"
The carriage started moving and slowly drove away from the Grand Tutor's residence.
Su Yaoyao leaned against Xiao Chenyuan's chest and sighed.
"worn out."
Xiao Chenyuan looked down at her.
Are you happy?
Su Yaoyao thought for a moment and nodded.
"happy."
She paused, then smiled.
"My brother is doomed for life."
Xiao Chenyuan raised an eyebrow.
"Fallen by Anar?"
Su Yaoyao nodded.
"You didn't see his ears; they were red all day."
Xiao Chenyuan chuckled softly.
"How does it compare to when I was young?"
Su Yaoyao looked at him.
"Your Highness back then?"
Xiao Chenyuan nodded.
"When I first saw you, my ears turned red."
Su Yaoyao blinked.
"Really?"
"real."
Su Yaoyao moved closer to him.
"How come I didn't see it?"
Xiao Chenyuan lowered his head and whispered in her ear.
"Because you're looking at my face, not my ears."
Su Yaoyao:......
Hmm, you really do... know me well...
It was already dusk when the carriage stopped at the gate of the East Palace.
Su Yaoyao leaned against Xiao Chenyuan's chest, feeling drowsy. After a day of crying and laughing, she was so tired that she could barely keep her eyelids open.
"Have we arrived?" She groggily opened her eyes.
Xiao Chenyuan looked down at her, about to speak, when suddenly his brows furrowed slightly.
Just as Su Yaoyao was about to get up, she suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from outside.
"Oh, you're back?"