At the silent palace gate, all the guests had left. The only things left at the open palace gate were Ye Tinghua and the Second Prince's carriage, and a small carriage from the Pingnan Marquis' Mansion hidden in the darkness.

Shen in the carriage was hiding anxiously, quietly observing Lin Qingyao's movements with her eyes motionless.

Lin Qing's heart was filled with shame and unwillingness at this moment. She looked at the Second Prince with tears in her eyes, with a desperate indignation.

For a moment, the second prince's heart seemed to be touched. He bent down and got off the carriage, then came to Lin Qingyao's side.

At this moment, Lin Qingyao's tense nerves finally relaxed. Her body instantly went limp and she almost fainted on the ground. She was immediately supported by the Second Prince who had just got off the carriage.

Then the Second Prince pulled Lin Qingyao's clothes closer in an ambiguous manner, and said in a light tone, "It's late at night and the dew is cold, Miss Lin, please take care of yourself. I have something to do today, Miss Lin, please take my carriage back to the mansion, and I will visit you another day."

Seeing that the Second Prince had said so much, Lin Qingyao didn't want to argue with him any further. Ye Tinghua and Li Wanqing were still sitting in the carriage, and she really couldn't afford to lose face in front of him.

Lin Qingyao acted helpless, took out a handkerchief from her bosom with a pitiful look, gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, then turned around and got on the second prince's carriage.

After seeing Lin Qingyao successfully get on the second prince's carriage, Shen finally felt relieved.

After the carriage carrying Lin Qingyao left, the Second Prince turned around and returned to Ye Tingxuan's carriage. As soon as he got on the carriage, the Fourth Prince immediately came up to him with a gossipy look, revealed a malicious smile and asked.

"Second brother is really charming. Is that young lady the Miss Lin who played the pipa so well at the banquet? When did second brother meet her? I didn't even know."

The second prince was about to answer but pretended to be casual. He secretly observed Li Wanqing's expression at the moment. He saw that Li Wanqing was still smiling innocently with two sweet dimples.

The second prince spoke at noon, "Miss Lin and I met for the first time at this banquet, so we can't say we know each other, but now that the beauty is in trouble, I can't just stand by and watch, right?"

Seeing that the Fourth Prince wanted to ask more, the Second Prince quickly changed the subject and said, "It's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. I'm the host today. Why don't we go find a restaurant and have a good drink together?"

The fourth prince agreed repeatedly, "Then the second brother will bleed a little today!"

Li Wanqing on the side also nodded quickly to express her agreement. She finally had the chance to drink with Ye Tinghua again. Then she turned around and smiled sweetly at Ye Tinghua.

Upon seeing this, Ye Tinghua felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart. He knew the personalities of his second and fourth elder brothers, and deep down, he didn't want Li Wanqing to get too close to them.

Just as the three of them were discussing which restaurant to go to, Ye Tinghua kept signaling Li Wanqing with his eyes, but at this moment Li Wanqing was laughing so hard at the jokes told by the Fourth Prince that she didn't notice anything wrong with Ye Tinghua.

Ye Tinghua had no choice but to clear his coughs awkwardly a few times, trying to attract Li Wanqing's attention. It was not until Ye Tinghua's face turned red from coughing that Li Wanqing, who was chatting enthusiastically, noticed Ye Tinghua.

Li Wanqing asked with concern, "Third Prince, what happened? Just now at the palace gate, you were shouting at me with all your might, but now that you heard that we were going to drink, you started coughing? Are you trying to avoid the bar?"

As soon as Li Wanqing said this, Ye Tinghua didn't want to talk anymore. He always knew that Li Wanqing's brain was different from others, but he didn't expect that she could be so stupid.

Ye Tinghua was angry for a moment and didn't want to care about Li Wanqing anymore, but when he turned around and saw his beastly second brother and lustful fourth brother sitting next to her, he finally made up his mind and said.

"It's getting late now, why don't we make an appointment another day? Although Li Wanqing is not a lady from a wealthy family, she is still an unmarried lady. It's not right for her to go out drinking and having fun with the three of us guys late at night, right?"

As soon as Ye Tinghua said this, the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince looked at him as if he were a monster. Then the Fourth Prince asked in confusion, "Are you still the Third Brother I know? How could you say such a thing? You really make me feel strange."

After saying that, the Fourth Prince reached out his hand and touched Ye Tinghua's forehead in a serious manner, but his outstretched hand was quickly rejected ruthlessly by Ye Tinghua with an expressionless face.

When the second prince heard Ye Tinghua say this, he instantly understood what he meant. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this third brother is really quite capable. No wonder all these girls throw themselves at him. He must learn from him in the future.

The second prince followed suit and said, "I was not thoughtful enough. I was probably so happy chatting with Miss Li that I forgot it was already late at night. So let's make an appointment another day. I will be the host then. How about this?"

The Fourth Prince looked as if he had seen a ghost. He looked at the Second Prince in horror, then looked at Ye Tinghua, shook his head helplessly and said, "You two brothers really make me feel strange today."

The Second Prince was afraid that the Fourth Prince would blurt out something if he spoke any more, so he pretended to step lightly on the Fourth Prince's foot, signaling him to stop.

He originally thought that the Fourth Prince would understand what he meant and shut up, but who would have thought that the Fourth Prince would overreact and yell, "Second Brother! Why did you step on me!"

After hearing this, the Second Prince stepped down hard with his foot, which had not yet exerted force. The Fourth Prince instantly grimaced in pain and screamed loudly.

"Ye Tingbing! Are you going to murder your own brother?!"

Then the Fourth Prince pretended to pounce on the Second Prince, and the two of them immediately started fighting in the narrow carriage, even squeezing Li Wanqing who was standing nearby.

Ye Tinghua remained expressionless when he saw this. He watched the two of them fighting with a nonchalant expression, as if he was used to it.

But when he saw Li Wanqing was almost pushed off his seat by the two brothers, Ye Tinghua couldn't help but stretch out his big hand and gently catch the tiny Li Wanqing.

At this moment, Li Wanqing was being held tightly in Ye Tinghua's arms. Ye Tinghua deliberately turned his face to the window so as not to look at Li Wanqing.

At this time, Li Wanqing, who was in Ye Tinghua's arms, had a flushed face and was smiling shyly. Smelling the faint fragrance emanating from Ye Tinghua and the faint warmth from his palm, Li Wanqing felt that her heartbeat was speeding up little by little.

How to describe this feeling? It was like when she was riding a horse and whipping it on the vast grasslands of the Western Regions. As the horse ran faster and faster, her heart beat faster and faster.

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