Chapter 158

A few days ago, the Emperor specifically instructed the Crown Prince to attend the Qiao Family’s eldest son’s wedding.

But in just two days, Elder Sister also went to the Emperor to plead for grace, saying it was a rare match between talented individuals, and she also wanted to join in the fun.

Naturally, the Emperor agreed.

When they received the news, they were playing chess. At that time, the Crown Prince muttered with a meaningful tone, “So it’s supposed to be here…”

At that time, he didn’t understand the meaning of this sentence, but now he seemed to understand it somewhat.

Presumably, the Crown Prince also knew what Elder Sister was planning to do at the Qiao Family’s eldest son’s wedding, so when Master led the Crown Prince out, he didn’t hesitate to follow.

At this point, the Prince Xi finally connected the dots in his mind.

As for what Elder Sister wanted to plot…

I heard that the Emperor has started to choose a son-in-law for Elder Sister, but she might not be satisfied with those candidates, right?

So were there people Elder Sister favored at today’s banquet?

Thinking of this, the Prince Xi suddenly turned around and looked at Tan Hanchi not far away.

He remembered that someone accidentally spilled wine on Tan Hanchi earlier, and it took him quite some time to change clothes…

After understanding everything, the Prince Xi obediently sat back in his seat as Qiao Zhongguo had advised.

He knew that Elder Sister supported Second Brother in everything. This time, it was also a great opportunity for the Crown Prince!

It was difficult to talk about family affection in the royal family, just like he couldn’t let go of his longing and admiration for the Emperor, which resulted in disappointment and hurt time and time again.

He had given up. He only needed Mother and the Crown Prince.

Today’s events were important, but he was still too young to cause trouble for the Crown Prince and Master.

When he grew up, it would be better…

The Prince Xi sat dignifiedly in his seat, picked up a piece of bamboo shoot, which was delicious but not as delicious as the ones made by Mother’s imperial chef.

When Qiao Zhongguo took Qiao Jiaojiao to the dressing room, they passed by the path where they had encountered the Grand Princess and Tan Hanchi. There, they saw the Crown Prince standing in the shadows.

One of the eunuchs who had come from the palace opened his arms, facing the direction they came from, forming a human wall.

Qiao Zhongguo’s eyes flickered slightly, and he quickly went up to meet them, calling out, “Your Highness, what’s going on?”

The Crown Prince turned his head at the sound, his beautiful face hidden in the darkness, only his bright eyes shining through.

“Lord Qiao, please stop!” The Crown Prince reached out to stop Qiao Zhongguo from coming closer and walked over himself.

Qiao Jiaojiao, having understood Qiao Zhongguo’s plan from his muttering, nodded silently when she saw the Crown Prince showing no signs of suspicion.

“A real talent! Both of them are real talents!” she thought.

The Crown Prince walked up to Qiao Zhongguo, and the two looked at each other, with no change in expression, but an implicit understanding.

This drama, with clever people involved, was performed well!

Qiao Zhongguo glanced back with a “worried” expression, and “with a lot of fear” said, “Your Highness, what happened ahead? If there’s really something wrong, I’ll be extremely worried!”

The Crown Prince nodded “gravely” and seemed somewhat hesitant to speak.

“Lord Qiao, I won’t hide it from you. My imperial sister… is inside. It’s related to the dignity of the royal family, so don’t spread it.”

Qiao Zhongguo was startled and exclaimed, “How… How can this be good! If anything happens to the Grand Princess, I won’t be able to explain it to His Majesty!”

The Crown Prince sighed lightly, “Let’s wait and see for now. This matter has to be reported to Father Emperor and decided by him.”

Qiao Jiaojiao’s eyes lit up slightly.

“This is settled! When it reaches the Yong Emperor, exposing the Grand Princess’s dirty tricks, she’ll have to reap what she sows!”

Qiao Zhongguo paced anxiously, muttering to himself, “What to do, what to do!”

The Crown Prince had witnessed Qiao Zhongguo’s outbursts in court before, so seeing him act so vividly now was no surprise.

But thinking back to the absurd scene he had just witnessed, he had a headache.

“Mr. Qiao really should have given me some psychological preparation when sending someone to deliver a message…”

Just now, he was talking to Little Xi at the banquet when a servant suddenly approached and quietly informed him that Mr. Qiao wanted to discuss something with him and requested a private meeting.

He found it curious but vaguely guessed that something had happened.

However, even in the Qiao residence, he couldn’t afford to let his guard down, so he brought a servant with him.

Unexpectedly, as they approached the path, they heard cries of varying intensity.

He stopped abruptly, immediately recognizing the voice as that of the Imperial Sister.

Then there were some ambiguous sounds…

For the sake of the royal family’s dignity, he instructed the servant to halt, and then proceeded alone.

Turning around a fake mountain, the scene before him shocked him!

Peach-colored palace robes were scattered on the ground, a palace maid with flushed face and a dazed look, emitting ambiguous and painful moans, was pressing down on a woman.

He forced himself to look closer and found that the woman being pressed down was Princess Yuanxian.

Her hair was disheveled, her face covered in lipstick marks, and her exquisite palace robes were in disarray!

The palace maid seemed possessed, continuously wandering her lips, tongue, and hands over her body.

Princess Yuanxian couldn’t break free and felt the maid’s offense, crying out in panic.

He found it incredulous.

Before coming here, he had imagined countless scenarios, but he never expected to encounter such an absurd scene!

“Sister!”

He couldn’t turn a blind eye, so he raised his voice.

The palace maid, who usually bowed and scraped in front of him, seemed not to hear at this moment.

When Princess Yuanxian looked up and saw him, she cried out in tears, “Brother, please save me!”

Upon hearing this, he immediately approached. However, as soon as he got close, he smelled an extremely sweet and nauseating scent, and at that moment, his whole body started to heat up.

He stopped abruptly, and Princess Yuanxian suddenly seemed to come to her senses and screamed, “No! Brother! You can’t come over! Go away! Quickly!”

He immediately realized that something was wrong with that scent, which caused the palace maid to act like this.

If he wasn’t mistaken, one of them was Princess Yuanxian’s most trusted personal maid, named… Xiuzuan?

He suppressed the heat in his body with inner strength and quickly retreated. Princess Yuanxian probably feared attracting others, as her crying became quieter.

Thinking of this, the Crown Prince’s eyes darkened, and he had already figured it out.

As the Crown Prince, his gaze not only had to be on the Yong dynasty but also on the Northern and Southern countries.

If he wasn’t mistaken, Princess Yuanxian was using a notorious drug from the Southern country, called “Extreme Bliss”?

Among the male guests who left the table just now, there was only Tan Xiuzuan. So, was Tan Xiuzuan the favored son-in-law candidate for Princess Yuanxian?

Was this Princess Yuanxian’s own idea, or was it guided by the Second Brother?

Mr. Qiao had really put a lot of effort into this.

Even though Tan Xiuzuan had been delayed for so long, he could still return safely to the banquet. This must have been thanks to Mr. Qiao’s efforts to turn the tide.

Since the opportunity had come right to him, he naturally wouldn’t let Mr. Qiao down…