flstandardbreds Chapter 110 It’s no secret that the king likes her
Chapter 110 It’s no secret that the king likes her
"Boom, boom, boom!" The sound of drums resounded throughout the entire lantern festival!
"His Royal Highness Prince Duan has won the championship!"
Many young men and women had already gathered outside the lantern array. At this moment, the men were shouting and rushing towards the lantern array. Kuideng would come out with the leader from the slowly opening passage!
Everyone laughed but were not surprised. The real number one scholar, Prince Duan, had won, so what was so strange about a playful Kui Lantern?
Even though it was a noisy show, there was an unspoken order of precedence, with those of higher status going forward and those of lower status consciously moving to the back to let others pass…
"Ah!" A low cry of surprise was heard. A little maid accidentally stepped on someone's foot and fell down while trying to move to the side.
Everyone fell silent instantly. It was not surprising for people to stumble and fall in a crowded crowd, but the person this maid stepped on was the Fifth Prince!
"Your Highness, please forgive me... I just wanted to retreat to the other side and wait for Madam Liu to come out... I didn't mean to step on Your Highness..." The little maid knelt on the spot, trembling.
"It's okay, you can get up." The fifth prince responded gently and even reached out to pull the little maid up from the ground.
In Daxia, it is taboo for men and women to touch each other, but the rules are often useless to people at the top. The status gap between the prince and the maid is too big, and the people around are not surprised to see that there is no punishment, and then cheer to welcome Prince Duan out.
The little maid looked up at the Fifth Prince with a blushing face, revealing her pretty little face, and then hurriedly trotted towards the two maids beside her.
Xia Zhu and Chun Lan hurried over to greet her, and whispered with concern: "Xue Fei, follow closely, there are nobles here! Fortunately, the Fifth Prince doesn't mind!"
The fifth prince smiled faintly and glanced away, then turned his head and stood at the front, cheering for his third brother!
As a Kui Lantern, it naturally cannot be petty. Prince Duan strode in front, and four young men behind him carried a huge and majestic lantern! Every scale and feather reflected by the light was shining brightly. This was a lantern with the theme of dragon and phoenix!
Chu Shiyu thinks it is a bit vulgar, but it is still presentable, and the Qixi Kui Lantern is meaningful. It is rumored that if you win the Kui Lantern and give it to your beloved, you can continue the relationship for three lifetimes...
Ke Rui glanced around and saw only three maids standing in the corner, but no Liu Rusi! His excitement immediately sank, and he angrily asked the three maids, "Where is Madam Liu?"
"Don't be anxious, Third Brother. Madam Liu has gone in to guess the lantern riddles." The Fifth Prince pointed to the inside of the lantern array. Amid the bright lights, some people could be vaguely seen wandering inside.
Each road has eighteen levels, and each level has three lanterns to choose from. The man in red and the woman in yellow got stuck at the fifth level and the third level. When they heard the noise outside, they picked a lantern at random and walked out of the lantern array.
Chu Shiyu quickly found the familiar figure in the diagonal position. She had reached the tenth level, and she was angry and happy. She was as smart as ever, but he had already gone through the level, so why was she still guessing?
"Brother Prince Duan! There are two Kuideng lanterns, please give one to me!" Changning stared at the Fenghuang lantern with shining eyes!
"No, this is for Madam Liu." Chu Shiyu said coldly, his eyes fixed on the person in the light array, hoping that she would come out quickly.
"Brother Prince Duan, the dragon lantern complements you perfectly! But how can she be worthy of the phoenix lantern?!" Chang Ning was anxious and spoke out her true feelings. After all, there were few times when she needed to hide her thoughts.
"The person I admire will naturally be worthy of a phoenix lantern." Chu Shiyu cast a cold gaze on Changning.
"Brother Prince Duan! How can you say these things in public?!" Changning looked around angrily.
There were three layers of people around, and there were also many children of wealthy businessmen who were not powerful and came to join in the fun. Many people looked surprised! The customs of Daxia were reserved, and they would not speak frankly about love between men and women in public. Even married couples would avoid it...
"It's no secret that I like her."
Chu Shiyu glanced at Qin Tao who was watching the show. Last time, she said that her past with Qin Lie was not a secret. He also wanted her to know that he treated her as well as she treated Qin Lie!
Liu Rusi, who was in the lantern array, had already noticed the movement outside. With Chu Shiyu making such a big scene, she could totally sense that something was wrong! I really want to stay in the lantern array forever!
But now she is the only one left in the entire lantern array, and after the Kui Lantern is taken away, the entire lantern array will be released, and the remaining lanterns will be dispersed into separate ones. The other paths are already dismantling the levels!
Liu Rusi sighed and accepted the reality. She chose a Cowherd and Weaver Girl lantern at the current level and walked out slowly.
"Rusi, why didn't you go on after guessing the thirteenth level? Judging from your speed in solving the puzzle, if I hadn't taken the Kuideng, you would have probably won!" Chu Shiyu spoke clearly, implying that Liu Rusi was worthy of the Fengdeng on her own!
"I've already guessed the lantern I want, so I don't want to bother thinking about it anymore." Liu Rusi smiled and raised the lantern in her hand. She had an advantage in guessing riddles. In the previous high school garden party, she specially learned a lot of guessing skills for the prizes of guessing riddles...
But when Chu Shiyu heard her words and saw the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl on the lantern, his heart suddenly sank... Cowherd...
"This lantern is very beautiful, I like it too. I will give you the lantern I won, and you can give this one to me?" Chu Shiyu said softly. As long as the lantern was given to him, the cowherd on it would be him!
"No, I don't need such a big lamp..."
"It's already yours! I'll have someone send it back if I let you take a look at it! I just wanted to ask if you would reciprocate... It doesn't matter if you don't want to, I won't snatch it away from you." Chu Shiyu smiled softly.
How come he is so tough and yet so teary? ! Liu Rusi turned her gaze to the people watching the show quietly around her, and after a glance, she fixed her eyes on Fang Qiu, who was holding the lantern crookedly, hugging his chest, and looking unhappy.
"Miss Fang, can you give me the lantern?" Liu Rusi's expression was gentle, but her eyes seemed to have deep meaning.
Fang Qiu glanced at his ordinary lantern and handed it over without saying anything.
They moved very quickly, and Chu Shiyu, who had a bad feeling, had no time to stop them. He saw Liu Rusi smiling and saying, "Miss Fang gave it to me, so it's mine. I'll give it to the prince, you won't dislike it, right?"
Chu Shiyu was in a dilemma. Should he accept it or not? !
Fang Qiu had already understood the point, and quickly said in a sarcastic tone: "Madam Liu gave His Highness Prince Duan a lantern, but His Highness refused it. Does he dislike Madam Liu?"
Chu Shiyu glared at her fiercely. This means he dislikes you! Then he stretched out his big hand and took Fang Qiu's lantern from Liu Rusi. He couldn't let the word that he disliked Liu Rusi get out, even if it was ambiguous!
After taking the lantern, he wanted to hold her hand again, but found that both of her hands were holding the handle of the Cowherd Lantern!
Chu Shiyu swallowed his emotions and said softly: "The lanterns have guessed it, so let's go on a boat trip. It's sunny today and we can watch the stars at night."
He must have made up his mind long ago. Liu Rusi did not struggle in vain and just followed his footsteps.
From the moment she came out of the light array until now, she had been deliberately not looking at the young man in bright clothes, but the two siblings in red soon came close to her, making it impossible for her to ignore them...
Chang Ning stamped her feet and pouted, angrily questioning: "Why did you ask Fang Qiu for the lanterns instead of asking me for them?"
Liu Rusi asked with a gentle smile: "Will you give it to me?"
Chang Ning thought for a moment and said awkwardly, "If you say it's for Brother Duan, Prince, I will definitely give it to you!"
Fang Qiu on the other end sneered, "Some people are stingy, you can tell at a glance."
"What are you talking about being stingy... That's because my lantern is better than yours! Mine is from the fifth level! What about you? I think it's from the third level, right? You are indeed a reckless woman with strong limbs!"
"I'm just not good at guessing riddles! You're only at level 5, what's there to be so proud of?"
Qin Tao didn't care about his sister's jealousy. He greeted Chu Shiyu provocatively and said, "There will be three major competitions in the Ladies' Pavilion later. I think my cousin has never been here in previous years. Do you want to participate later? I won the championship in three events last year!"
Under normal circumstances, this kind of cheap provocation would not work, but now that Chu Shiyu knew that he looked a lot like Qin Lie, there was no reason for him not to accept the challenge!
"Participate, the competition starts at midnight?"
Qin Tao's eyes lit up! Actually, he was just asking casually!
"Yes! It opens at midnight! That's great. There weren't many good players last year, and I didn't want to play today! It will be much more fun with my cousin joining us!" Qin Tao stepped forward eagerly and put his arm around Chu Shiyu's shoulders.
Qin Tao was also someone who could not be driven away by a cold stare. In fact, because he was straightforward and did not think twice, Chu Shiyu had a good relationship with him and had even taught him how to play polo. If they really turned against each other, it would be a bit strange...
Chu Shiyu looked to the side and saw Liu Rusi being sandwiched between two women who were quarreling. She seemed to find it very interesting with a smile on her face and did not look impatient, so he did not mind the short period of time when they could not walk side by side.
When they reached the wooden pier where they could take a cruise, the group had to separate. A cruise boat was just the right size for four people. If it weren't for the fact that they needed to leave a maid behind to prevent accidents when going to the Ladies' Pavilion in the center of the lake, Chu Shiyu would have only wanted to take a cruise with two people.
But they also had an extra maid, and Chu Shiyu arranged directly: "Leave someone on the shore and wait with the guards behind."
The three maids looked at each other and decided who would get on the boat. As soon as Xue Fei raised her feet under her skirt, she heard the voice of a young man next to her...
"Third brother, my boat can still accommodate one more person. How about I bring a maid with me for you?" The fifth prince was sitting on the cruise ship next to him. Besides a servant, there was also an unsurprising young man on board.
"Whatever you want." Chu Shiyu glanced and signaled the maid to come up quickly, and Chunlan and Xiazhu immediately went to the boat! They didn't dare to stay on the same boat with other masters!
Xue Fei, who was one step behind, had an anxious look on her face, but Chu Shiyu had already rowed. Liu Rusi glanced at him, raised her head slightly towards where the guards were standing, and mouthed to Xue Fei, "Go back to the guards."
But Xue Fei on the shore looked bewildered and asked timidly, "Madam Liu, what did you say?"
Liu Rusi paused, carefully distinguished the little girl's expression for a few breaths, then smiled and said, "Nothing, I just told you to be careful and don't fall into the water."
"Girl, come here. I'll give you a ride." The fifth prince waved at her.
Xue Fei looked very hesitant and looked back at the cruise ship every few steps. No one objected, so she boarded the Fifth Prince's cruise ship with great restraint.
As the cruise boats left the shore, they gradually dispersed on Shixin Lake. Some wanted to go directly to the Ladies Pavilion in the middle of the lake, while others, like Chu Shiyu, wanted to play on the lake for a while.
The two maids consciously sat as far as possible at the other end, with their backs to their master.
Liu Rusi looked at the shore that was noisy just now, and found that the bright lights on the other side of the shore were more lonely than the darkness...
"Haven't you already decided not to care about her? Why should you let this affect our mood for boating?" Chu Shiyu looked at the dazed faces around him, put down the oars and let the boat drift.
"After all, there is no bad intention... and seeing anyone, even a cat or a dog, go to great lengths to jump into the abyss and quagmire, one would also feel a sense of regret."
Leaning on the side of the boat, you can look up and see the vast sky. It is indeed a sunny day with bright stars, and the lights on the shore and the waves on the lake are echoing each other. If it were not for the slight chill in the lake that brought a sense of reality, you would have thought you were in a dream.
"It's not necessarily a quagmire. Xiaowu may not have done it unintentionally."
Chu Shiyu didn't care much about Yang Xuefei, but this reminded him of what Xiao Qinhao said, that Liu Rusi was not unwilling to change her decision. After re-signing the contract, Yang Xuefei had several opportunities to choose the same as Caiyun, but Yang Xuefei made the opposite choice every time.
"It's even worse if he has intentions. I don't believe that a prince who has just met would have any intentions towards her. She thinks she is smart and thinks she has caught a big fish, but I wonder if she can guess that she might become someone else's bait."
"No problem. Xiaowu's background is not prominent but not too bad. He is ambitious but not daring to show off. He is very cautious. Now he wants to take advantage of me. Unless I fall, he won't be too bad to the bait."
"But she is only twelve...really young. I don't understand why she is in such a hurry to find a...seller for herself." Liu Rusi could understand that she was attracted to her neighbor's brother Ruan Qing, but how many times had Xue Fei met the Fifth Prince?
"She's probably someone who will take every opportunity to climb up the ladder. If she happens to have an opportunity, she'll grab it."
"It's true that a person is ambitious, but the direction of her ambition is wrong... Looking for a man to rely on? But in this world, besides yourself, even your parents may not be reliable, let alone a prince who is used to prosperity."
Listening to her reveal her inner thoughts, Chu Shiyu curled his lips and moved closer and said, "This world is indeed as you said, most people are unreliable. But you have to exclude me. Although I am a prince who is accustomed to prosperity, I can definitely let you rely on me."
How did I end up at your place again? Liu Rusi glanced back at him speechlessly, and then something cool and soft touched her!
It was fleeting, like just a cool breeze.
Liu Rusi quickly turned around to look at the two maids! They were leaning against the stern with their backs to each other, and they seemed to have fallen asleep... It was already midnight, and they would have been asleep at this time.
"In the future, we can come together on non-festival days, and we don't have to bring a maid." Chu Shiyu suppressed the heat in his heart. She was particularly moving when she was responsive and angry.
I'd never come with you two... Liu Rusi looked towards the pavilion in the middle of the lake unnaturally. "I'm a little sleepy too. If you have nothing else to do, let's go back?"
"I promised Qin Tao that I would participate in the competition. There will be a horn reminder before two quarters of the night. Let's go to the island then."
As soon as he finished speaking, a series of trumpet sounds came from the Ladies Pavilion in the center of the lake not far away.
Chu Shiyu picked up the wooden paddle and took Liu Rusi on the boat to the brightly lit pavilion.