Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 74 Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Viewing Banquet

Yan Ciwan's heart skipped a beat. Why did he ask this? Could it be that he really had some improper thoughts about her?
That shouldn't be the case. He can't be considered a normal man. He should not have such worldly desires.

She answered carefully: "I'm already engaged."

"Where is your fiancé from?"

"I'm from Chang'an."

Si Buping smiled meaningfully: "Chang'an is a good place. When you marry in Chang'an in the future, we may meet again."

Yan Ciwan didn't want to have anything to do with this guy anymore.

She smiled and replied, "It would be my honor."

In order to interrupt this disturbing conversation, Yan Ciwan turned around and opened the car window. She pretended to be very interested in the scenery outside the window and kept looking outside with relish.

There were guards on horseback clearing the way ahead, and pedestrians on the street were forced to move aside.

So when Yan Ciwan looked out, he saw many people gathered on the roadside, and they were looking at the carriages of the Inner Guard Palace with curiosity.

Amid the crowd, Yan Ciwan met a pair of familiar eyes——

It turned out to be Ulan Shisan!

He stood in the crowd with four other Ulan cavalry guards. Among them, Ulan Shisan was the tallest, and with his Hu appearance, he was the most conspicuous at first glance.

Yan Ciwan's heart tightened slightly when he saw him.

But she knew that Si Buping's gaze was still on her, and any movement she made would be caught by Si Buping's eyes.

So she had to stay calm.

She seemed not to recognize the five Ulanqi guards. Her eyes passed over them and looked towards the more lively place ahead.

When she saw the beautiful lanterns hanging high up, she smiled and praised: "They are so beautiful!"

The lights of thousands of homes reflected in her eyes, as if there was a flowing light, touching the heart.

Si Buping stared at her profile quietly, his eyes becoming increasingly darker.

The carriage moved slowly along the street.

In the crowd, looking at the back of the carriage going away, Ulan Shiwu asked in a low voice.

"That was the carriage led by the Inner Guards, right? Why was the princess in that carriage?"

Wulan Shiliu was worried: "Could it be that the Inner Guards have already known the princess's true identity?"

They finally discovered Yan Ciwan's whereabouts, but they didn't expect that she had sneaked into the Inner Guard Team. The Inner Guard was directly under the jurisdiction of the Saint. If the Inner Guard reported her true identity to the Saint, then Yan Tingyu's plan to replace Princess Leyou and marry the prince would be exposed, and the consequences would be disastrous.

Wulan Shisan said in a deep voice: "Don't scare yourself. I have heard about the deeds of the Grand Master. He is very suspicious. Unless Yan Ciwan can produce solid evidence, he will not believe her one-sided words."

Wulan Twenty-four nodded in agreement: "That's right. No one will believe that Yan Ciwan is the future Crown Princess just based on a few empty words. If things go wrong, she might even be charged as a liar. Yan Ciwan shouldn't be that reckless. She won't easily reveal her identity before she is absolutely sure."

Wulan Twenty-Two looked at the direction the Inner Guards' convoy left and asked, "They've gone far away. Should we chase them?"

Wulan Shisan immediately said, "Let's catch up and see the situation first before making any plans."

"it is good!"

A group of five people walked through the crowd and chased in the direction the Inner Guards' convoy left.

The carriage stopped in front of the gate of the governor's mansion. Governor Qi Songsheng and his son Qi Ming went out to greet the chief minister.

When the father and son saw Yan Ciwan following behind the Grand Leader, their eyes paused, obviously they did not expect that the Grand Leader would bring her with him.

The Grand Chamberlain entered the Governor's Mansion surrounded by the crowd.

Qi Songsheng said that tonight is a family dinner and not many people are invited. Please don't be restrained and treat this place as your own home.

But when they entered the Caique Terrace where the banquet was held, they saw that it was already full of guests, many of whom were familiar faces. Yan Ciwan saw Xiao Wang sitting in the second seat on the left, and next to him were Chao Yuanzhi and Chao Yue, father and son.

Xiao Wang also noticed her.

The two looked at each other, and although they didn't say anything, they understood each other's thoughts.

They looked away at the same time without attracting anyone's attention.

The chief minister was invited to sit in the main seat at the top, while Qi Songsheng and his son sat in the first seat at the bottom.

Yan Ciwan was not among the invited guests, so she didn't even have a seat and could only stand by and wait.

Si Buping glanced at her, as if he thought she was getting in the way, and said to her, "Go wait outside. We don't need you to serve us here."

"Yes."

Yan Ciwan obediently left the banquet hall. She and other guards stood in the corridor to enjoy the cold wind.

Soon after, beautiful maids came in with delicious food in their hands and placed the wine and dishes on the table one by one. As the glasses were clinking, the dancers danced to the beat.

The bright moon in the night sky is like a disk, casting silver light on the ground.

Yan Ciwan covered his stomach and said to the guard beside him: "I'm going to the toilet and will be back soon."

The internal guard did not ask any further questions, but just nodded slightly to indicate that he understood.

Yan Ciwan walked along the corridor and met a head nanny from the governor's mansion on the way.

The head nanny asked a few more questions because she was a stranger.

"Whose guest brought you here? Why are you here?"

"I am a maidservant of the Grand Lord. I feel uncomfortable in my stomach and want to go to the toilet."

"The toilet is not here. I'll take you there." The head nanny was afraid that she would wander around the mansion, so she took her to find the toilet herself.

Yan Ciwan had no choice but to follow the head nanny silently.

The head nanny was holding a lantern in her hand and asked as she walked: "I don't know what to call you yet?"

"My name is Cuihua." Yan Ciwan said casually while observing the situation around him.

The head nanny obviously thought the name was too vulgar and couldn't help but frowned. It seemed that the Grand Master's taste was not very good. But considering his status, she couldn't say much and had to change the subject.

"There's a toilet just around the corner. Go in by yourself later. I'll wait for you outside."

"Okay, thank you mama."

It was dark at the moment and there was no one around. Yan Ciwan took a big step forward without hesitation and hit the head nanny hard on the back of her neck.

The head nanny's eyes went dark and she fell down limply.

Yan Ciwan supported her in time and bent down to blow out the lantern in her hand.

The unconscious head nanny was dragged to the back of the toilet by Yan Ciwan.

This place is remote and there is not even a lantern nearby to provide light. No one should be able to find her in a short time.

Yan Ci Wan left quickly and followed the route on the map in his memory. He easily found Qianshan Tower where Qi Ming lived.

Although Qi Ming was not in the building at this time, there were many maids and servants inside.

In order not to alarm them, Yan Ciwan used her lightness skills to fly up to the pine tree next to her. She stepped on the branches and jumped onto the courtyard wall, then flew from the top of the wall to the eaves of the second floor.

The window on the second floor was ajar and not tightly closed, so she pushed it lightly and it opened.

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