Joy of Life: The melon-eating prince sees through Fan Xian's fake death

Chapter 39: Calling a mule a horse
Li Chengqian got off the carriage and walked quickly behind the Northern Qi princess. She was riding as fast as a turtle but she was still yelling nervously, thinking that this "war horse" was really as fast as lightning.
"Princess, do you need help?"

The Princess of Northern Qi caught a glimpse of the Crown Prince of Qing in her busy schedule and quickly asked for help as if she had seen a life-saving straw:

"Your Highness, please help me. This warhorse is so extraordinary that I can't control it."

What the princess said was still conservative, protecting the dignity of the royal family in front of outsiders.

Just now when no one was looking, she was howling like a ghost
Seeing that Li Chengqian was standing still, the Princess of Northern Qi could no longer hold on:

"I am about to vomit from the shaking of this warhorse. Your Highness, please help me get off the horse."

"it is good."

Li Chengqian waited until the Princess of Northern Qi took the initiative to speak before he went to help her, because Fan Ruoruo was watching from the carriage behind him, and if he took the initiative too much, it would inevitably arouse the woman's fantasies:
"Princess, you just said that the horse you were riding was a warhorse?"

The more Li Chengqian looked at the horse, the more he felt something was wrong. Isn't this a mule?

After getting off the horse, the Princess of Northern Qi took a breath and patted her chest as if she had survived a disaster. She pretended to be calm and explained:
"Of course! This is the warhorse I bought at the horse market. There is only one like this in the whole market. Didn't you see how fast I rode it just now? It was like lightning!"

You're riding even faster than I walk, Li Chengqian complained in his heart.

Really fast.

The Princess of Northern Qi noticed Li Chengqian's strange look and said anxiously:
"What? You don't believe me?"

Li Chengqian shook his head:
"Princess, this is a mule"

The eldest princess of Northern Qi cried out "Ah!", with a big question mark written on her fair and delicate face. But she quickly regained her composure when she remembered the demeanor of the Northern Qi royal family:

"Oh, then your eldest prince must have been deceived."

"The eldest prince is a talented general leading troops on the border. Has he been deceived?"

The Princess of Northern Qi nodded confidently, "This is not surprising!"

"We, the royal family, all have our own difficulties. Perhaps the eldest prince was sent to the border to gain experience, and he doesn't even know a war horse. It's possible!"

Li Chengqian hummed and ahed without commenting, not knowing how to refute this "stupid beauty":
"The eldest princess is extremely intelligent, worthy of being the daughter of the Northern Qi royal family."

"Hehe, thank you for the award!"

The Princess of Northern Qi smiled brightly when she was praised, and was in a good mood:
"Your Highness, you are also here for the banquet at the Princess's residence, right? How about we go together?"

Li Chengqian glanced behind him inconspicuously and confirmed that Fan Ruoruo had not gotten off the carriage. He then breathed a sigh of relief:
"Let me help you tie up the warhorse first. This powerful horse is rare and you can't let anyone steal it!"

"That's right! Thank you, Your Highness."

The eyes of the Princess of Northern Qi brightened up, and she felt that he was really considerate and gentlemanly. For a moment, her impression of the Crown Prince improved a lot. She watched Li Chengqian leave on his precious warhorse, and a gentle, graceful, and beautiful woman came to her side:
"your Highness."

The princess of Northern Qi's brain was working rapidly. She was so beautiful and came with the Crown Prince. She must have thought that this person's identity should be:

"Is it Miss Fan Ruoruo?"

Fan Ruoruo smiled sweetly: "I didn't expect that Her Royal Highness the Princess knew me."

The Princess of Northern Qi smiled awkwardly. In fact, when Fan Ruoruo was married to the Crown Prince, she had just arrived in Beijing and had not yet established herself. She was not familiar with the specific situation. It was not until she became familiar with Kyoto and heard the news that the Crown Prince lingered in Baoyue Tower and the speculation that Fan Ruoruo might want to escape the marriage that she got to know Ruoruo better:

"Ruoruo, are you two traveling together?" It's rare for two people to travel in the same car before getting married.

"Um"

Fan Ruoruo nodded, hiding her barely perceptible blush. Not only did they ride in the same carriage, they also ate the same string of candied haws, which they dared not say.
The Princess of Northern Qi and Fan Ruoruo were waiting for the Crown Prince to return. They were chatting casually and suddenly mentioned:

"Ruoruo, actually, I think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a pretty good person. When I was arguing with the First Prince at the city gate, the person I was to marry refused to give in. It was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who presided over the situation and allowed the two teams to enter the city at the same time. This saved the face of Northern Qi."

Fan Ruoruo: Is there such a thing?

She didn't know much about the prince before the engagement, and now that she knows the truth, she feels a little complicated.

The Princess of Northern Qi continued, "Just now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rescued me from the warhorse and did not embarrass me. This shows that he is a very considerate man and is a man worthy of entrusting the rest of your life to."

Fan Ruoruo blushed a little: "What does the eldest princess want to say?"

The Princess of Northern Qi finally revealed her true intentions: "Although there are rumors that the Crown Prince lingers in Baoyue Tower, it may not be true. Besides, this man is a romantic man, so it is normal for him to be playful before getting married. I tell you this because I hope you can get to know him better and work hard to be together with him."

Fan Ruoruo shook her head slightly: "Your Highness, there is no need to say more. I am more familiar with His Highness the Crown Prince. We will definitely get married."

The Princess of Northern Qi nodded with satisfaction. She had brought this estranged couple together. Should the Crown Prince remember her as a favor?

After a while, Fan Ruoruo suddenly asked, "Your Highness, is that a war horse?"

The Princess of Northern Qi was embarrassed and stubborn: "You should ask the eldest prince. It is none of my business."

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After Li Chengqian came back, he saw Fan Ruoruo and the Grand Princess of Northern Qi talking and laughing, so he felt at ease to go with the two girls into the Princess' Mansion for the banquet.

As soon as I arrived at the mansion.

Then came the sound of polishing metal and stone tools.

The Princess of Northern Qi was notoriously timid. She could even shrink into the ground when she saw the "resurrected corpse" Fan Xian. When she heard the voice, she subconsciously hid behind the two men, fearing that the Kingdom of Qing would harm her:
"Your Highness, you are protecting our two women. You are an expert."

Seeing the princess hiding behind the prince, Fan Ruoruo raised her eyebrows slightly and took the princess's hand to look inside:

"Your Highness, don't panic. This girl is the daughter of Ye Zhong from the Ye family, and a good friend of Ye Ling'er and Wan'er."

"Then what is she sharpening the knife for?"

"Maybe help with the chopping?"

Li Chengqian came in front of Ye Ling'er, followed closely by Fan Ruoruo and the Grand Princess of Northern Qi.

When Ye Ling'er saw the prince coming, she put down her butcher knife for the time being and stood up to salute:
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

"No need to be so polite. We are all here for the banquet, so just treat us as friends."

After Ye Ling'er greeted the three people, she didn't say anything polite and sat down to sharpen her knife.
Seeing that Ye Ling'er was straightforward and a person of character, the Princess of Northern Qi boldly asked:
"Miss Ye, you sharpened the knife so sharply, what are you going to use it for?"

Ye Ling'er glanced at her, then lowered her head to continue sharpening the knife:

"I want to kill someone."

(End of this chapter)