Reborn Princess

"My queen, everything has been done." Yanci said.

Shen Lilan nodded.

"Yanci, have you ever visited the Lantern Festival in Yanjing with the prince before?"

Yanci was stunned for a moment before answering, "I've visited twice, but you were dragged there by Young Marquis Lu. They were all boring lanterns, and you weren't interested."

Seeing that Shen Yanlan did not answer, he added, "The prince has never been to a lantern festival with a woman."

Shen Lilan looked at him and smiled, "What about you? Don't like this lantern festival or..." Shen Lilan glanced at the people around him and said, "Which girl?"

Yanci immediately said seriously: "I don't like it."

Shen Lilan felt that the guard had the same temperament as the person who raised him.

While thinking, Shen Yanlan caught a glimpse of Ye Qinghe with a man in white.

The man in white lowered his head and said something to her. After Ye Qinghe nodded, the man walked away.

Ye Qinghe turned around and looked at Shen Lilan.

Shen Yanlan was a little surprised. She walked through the crowd towards Ye Qinghe and said, "Princess Jiahe, are you here to visit the Lantern Festival today?"

Ye Qinghe looked a little unnatural: "Yes."

"With that young master?" Shen Lilan looked at the young man who was buying candied haws and asked.

Ye Qinghe nodded.

"Who is he?" Shen Lilan asked tentatively.

"The youngest son of Marquis Xiangyang."

"Are you not afraid of being caught by your family members when you come out with him openly like this?"

Ye Qinghe's eyes darkened and he answered her, "His family proposed to my family."

Shen Lilan was not surprised. When she reached the age to get married, it was natural for a matchmaker to come and propose marriage.

She was surprised that Ye Qinghe could let go of his feelings so quickly.

"Then your brother..."

"Shen Lilan!" Ye Qinghe interrupted Shen Lilan's question.

"He is my brother. It is impossible for us to be together."

Ye Jianan was a man as radiant as the sun. How could Ye Qinghe bear to drag him into such a filthy quagmire?

This love that cannot be seen in public can only be hidden deep in the heart and cannot be seen.

Shen Yanlan saw that Ye Qinghe was in such a low mood, so she asked, "Does Ye Jinan know about your marriage?"

Ye Qinghe lowered his head and said, "I haven't seen him for a long time, I don't know if he knows."

"Are you hiding from him?"

Ye Qinghe said nothing.

At this time, the man in white came over with a candied haws. "Qinghe," he called her.

Ye Qinghe took the candied haws and glanced at Shen Lilan. The meaning was very clear: Aren’t you leaving yet?

Xue Jingxuan stood beside Ye Qinghe and saw Shen Lilan. He asked, "Who is this?"

"This is Princess Ding'an." Ye Qinghe introduced her to him.

Xue Jingxuan immediately bowed to Shen Lilan and said, "Xue greets Princess Ding'an."

"No need to be polite."

After Xue Jingxuan finished his ceremony, he wanted to hold Ye Qinghe's hand, and at this moment, a voice came.

"Let go."

Shen Lilan and Xue Jingxuan looked back immediately, and only Ye Qinghe was standing still, holding the candied haws tightly in his hand.

Ye Jianan stood there wearing a yellow and white robe, looking at the few people with a frown.

"Ye Qinghe, are you brave enough?"

"Sneaking out to have a secret meeting with a man from outside..." Ye Jian did not say the word.

Ye Qinghe didn't say anything, Xue Jingxuan hurriedly explained, "Master Ye, I just invited the princess to go out and watch the lantern festival, nothing else."

"Really?" Ye Jianan looked at Xue Jing with a cold face.

"Has our Ye family agreed to your Xue family's marriage proposal?" The voice was icy and without a trace of warmth.

"I agree." Ye Qinghe, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

"Mr. Xue is a handsome man with a dignified appearance and elegant manners. He can also compose poetry and prose. He is my favorite." Ye Qinghe looked at Ye Jian'an.

Ye Jian frowned and looked at Ye Qinghe: "Do you know what you are talking about? Ah He."

Ye Qinghe did not avoid Ye Jian'an's gaze. She stared at Ye Jian'an and then pulled Xue Jingxuan's hand.

Seeing his eyes become even colder, Ye Jianan said, "I'll say it one last time, let go."

Ye Qinghe ignored Ye Jian'an and pulled Xue Jingxuan away.

Shen Lilan felt helpless as he looked at the tense situation of the three people.

Ye Jian went forward and grabbed Ye Qinghe's wrist and said calmly, "Come back home with me."

Ye Qinghe was grabbed by Ye Jian'an. The scene was so exciting that it attracted the attention of passers-by.

Seeing so many people looking at him, Xue Jingxuan pulled out his hand that was held by Ye Qinghe and said, "Qinghe, be obedient and go back with your brother first. I will definitely visit your Ye family another day."

One of Ye Qinghe's hands was empty, while the other hand was held by Ye Jian'an.

Ye Jianan ignored all the gazes and pulled Ye Qinghe away.

When Shen Xilan saw Ye Jian taking Ye Qinghe away, she smiled slightly.

"Achen is right indeed."

"It's true."

……

Lanterns were hung high on both sides of the Imperial Street, and the street was bustling with people. Ye Qinghe was pulled by Ye Jian'an against the flow of people into a secluded alley.

If the person who pulled her was not Ye Jian'an but someone else and brought her to such a remote place, Ye Qinghe would have thought of a way to escape long ago.

"Ye Qinghe, you'd better give me an explanation." Ye Jian'an was staring at Ye Qinghe's face in the moonlight.

Ye Qinghe lowered his head and said nothing.

"What? You were so arrogant when you were hanging out with other men, but now you're silent?"

Ye Qinghe frowned. "What did you say? Today is the Lantern Festival. What's wrong with a woman and her loved one enjoying the lanterns?"

"The one you love?" A hint of annoyance flashed across Ye Jian'an's eyes. He felt that Ye Qinghe had poor eyesight and fell in love with such a weak man like Xue Jing.

"So what?" Every word Ye Qinghe said hit Ye Jian'an's nail on the head.

"Do you love him?" Ye Jian'an stared at Ye Qinghe.

"Yes."

Ye Jian: "I think you are really shameless. Can you express love so easily?"

Ye Qinghe was also angry: "My lover is just like that! You don't have to ridicule me with every word."

"Is this what I taught you before? How old are you now? Do you know what love is? Do you know that if you secretly go out with that Xue Jing and someone knows about it one day and it gets talked about, he as a man can get away with it cleanly, but what will you do as a woman?" Ye Jianan asked her.

"Then marry him."

"Ye Qinghe!" Ye Jian didn't want to say anything more to this unreasonable sister in front of him. He grabbed Ye Qinghe's wrist and said, "Come back to the mansion with me."

"I won't go back! Let me go!" Ye Qinghe wanted to break free from him, but the strength disparity between men and women was so great that she couldn't break free.

"I'm not a child anymore, why do you have to control me all the time?" Ye Qinghe shouted.

Ye Jian frowned. "No matter how old you are, I am still your brother. Can't I control you?"

"Yes, I don't want you to be my brother, I don't want you to care about me!"

Ye Qinghe threw out a sentence, and Ye Jianan was stunned on the spot. "What did you say?"

"I..." Ye Qinghe really didn't want to say that, but it was too late to take back what had been done.

"I don't want you to care!" Ye Qinghe broke free from Ye Jian'an's hand and ran away.

Ye Jian felt that his whole body was cold and stiff, he didn't even notice that his hands were shaking.