Long Live the Empress

Chapter 171 Rong Hua Returns Home

In the past, Yue Jinghong always left first, but today, seeing that the prince was coughing badly, Yue Jinghong let the prince go first.

Before the prince left, he said to Yue Jinghong: "Don't worry, Jinghong! You are the only one in my heart!"

Yue Jinghong nodded shyly and watched the prince get into the carriage.

In order to avoid suspicion, Yue Jinghong waited for half an incense stick of time before leaving the house.

"Second Miss, it seems that the prince is not heading back to the Prince's Mansion..." the coachman reported to Yue Jinghong.

Yue Jinghong paused as she was getting on the carriage, "Is it possible to catch up now?"

The driver nodded and said, "It's cold today, and there aren't many people on the road. I'll drive the carriage faster and I'll definitely be able to catch up!"

Yue Jinghong got into the carriage and ordered, "Let's go!"

Not long after, Yue Jinghong actually caught up with the prince's carriage.

Zhenzhu peeked out from the gap in the carriage curtain and said, "Miss, the prince has gone to the Fan Mansion..."

Yue Jinghong was a little confused when she heard this, "I guess he has something to discuss with Fan Changyue. Let's find a hidden place and wait and see!"

After receiving the order, the coachman parked the carriage in a small alley. From the rear curtain of the carriage, one could clearly see the gate of the Fan Mansion.

When the prince entered the Fan residence, Fan Changyue and his men were kneeling to greet him. "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the prince!"

The prince quickly helped Fan Changyue up from the ground, "Master Fan, there is no need to be so polite. If we talk about family affairs, I should call you grandfather!"

How could Fan Changyue dare to answer the call of "grandfather"? The prince's grandfather was the emperor, so who was he?

"I am terrified! I am only the prince's minister, I am really unworthy!"

"The weather is cold, Lord Fan, please get up quickly! Let's go inside and talk!" The prince smiled and entered the hall first.

It was cold outside, but the hall was very warm. Fan Ronghua personally took off the cloak for the prince. The prince smiled in response, and Fan Ronghua blushed with embarrassment.

Fan Changyue coughed awkwardly, "Your Highness, please have some tea!"

The prince picked up the tea and sniffed it gently, "Is this the Da Hong Pao from the mother tree of Wuyi Mountain?"

"That's right! I asked someone to look for it for a long time, but only got half an ounce..." Fan Changyue stroked his beard and said with some regret.

"Your Highness, you don't know that my grandfather watches this tea very closely. I can't even take a look at it!" When Fan Ronghua told her family members, they thought she was just joking, but it was a bit embarrassing to say it in front of the crown prince.

"Ronghua..." Fan Changyue scolded lightly, and Fan Ronghua shut his mouth in dismay.

Ever since Fan Changyue said he would send Fan Ronghua to Changqing Temple, Fan Ronghua has been extremely afraid of Fan Changyue getting angry.

The prince waved his hand and said, "Master Fan, please don't blame Hua'er. Hua'er is a natural beauty and a rare happy person. Master Fan, please don't be so rigid about etiquette!"

"Yes!" Since the prince said so, Fan Changyue had no choice but to respond respectfully.

"Hua'er, go and talk to Madam Fan. I have something to discuss with Lord Fan!"

The prince wanted to send Fan Ronghua away, so Fan Ronghua had no choice but to get up and leave.

After Fan Ronghua left, the prince collected his thoughts and asked, "The winter banquet will be here soon. Is Lord Fan ready?"

Fan Changyue thought the prince was talking about the preparations for the banquet, so he nodded and said, "I and the others have made preparations to ensure that the winter banquet will go well!"

"That's good! Father attaches great importance to this winter banquet, Lord Fan must do his best!"

"Yes! I will do my best!"

"There will be a horseback archery competition, I wonder if Second Prince will participate?"

It turned out that the Crown Prince was trying to find out what the Second Prince had planned that day. No wonder he let Fan Ronghua come back today.

"The Second Prince has had very little contact with me, so I really don't know... How about, when Your Highness the Crown Prince sees the Second Prince in the palace, ask him in person!"

When the prince saw that Fan Changyue was not telling him the truth, he knew that there was a connection between him and him, so he changed the subject, "Okay! It just happened that we talked about the winter banquet, so I asked! I heard that Lord Fan got a Yin-Yang chess set, why don't we use it to talk about it?"

Fan Changyue quickly asked someone to bring the chessboard and chess pieces, and started fighting with the prince on the chessboard.

Not to mention, although the prince looked gentle and refined, he defeated Fan Changyue on the chessboard without leaving a single piece of armor! This must have made Fan Changyue look at the prince differently. In terms of strategy alone, the second prince was really not even 30% as good as the prince...

Yue Jinghong waited until night fell before she saw the prince hugging Fan Ronghua and walking out of the Fan Mansion.

At the door, Fan Ronghua personally tied the belt for the prince, and the prince looked at Fan Ronghua lovingly...

When getting on the carriage, the prince personally helped Fan Ronghua into the carriage, so considerate and gentle...

Yue Jinghong's hands were clinging to the car window tightly. Sure enough, the man didn't tell a single truth! He was being affectionate with her just now, and now he was being affectionate with Fan Ronghua... He even said that Fan Ronghua was not even as good as a strand of his hair...

Auntie is right. It doesn't matter how long the prince lives, as long as I can ascend to a high position...