The Prodigal Son

Faced with Zhao Luan's question, Qin Yu was speechless for a moment.

I'm hiding something!

I'm afraid you guys will accidentally blow yourselves up!

This female devil is in a bad mood today!

Qin Yu inwardly complained for a moment, then explained, "I really wasn't being stingy. These little trinkets weren't originally meant for the Empress Dowager; I made them for myself to play with! They probably didn't know the situation and just brought them out! It's not that I'm being stingy; I was just worried that others might not know how to use them and could accidentally get hurt."

"How could you get hurt playing with such a small gadget?"

Zhao Luan stepped forward and, like a curious child, took a firecracker from Qin Yu's hand, examining it closely.

Although she didn't know what it was, her intuition told her that what Qin Yu took must be something good!

Qin Yu probably didn't want to give the good stuff to the Empress Dowager, which is why he said it would hurt people.

"How do you play with this thing?"

At this moment, Lü Si also came over.

"Just light this with an incense stick."

Qin Yu pointed to the wick, then held out his hand to Zhao Luan, "Your Majesty, this thing is really easy to hurt people. You should give it to me..."

"Go, bring me a stick of incense!"

Zhao Luan directly instructed the servants of the Qin household.

"..."

Qin Yu was speechless. "Your Majesty, you don't actually want to try it yourself, do you?"

"Why, is that not allowed?" Zhao Luan raised an eyebrow.

Qin Yu patted his forehead helplessly. "This thing is really easy to hurt people. Your Majesty, you'd better not try it. If Your Majesty gets hurt, I can't bear the responsibility! If Your Majesty really wants to hear the sound, I'll try it for you."

That's fine, let's try it in advance, so that we don't cause any trouble and get caught up in it again.

"Alright!"

Zhao Luan glanced at him. "Don't you dare try anything under my nose, or I'll teach you a lesson!"

I'll fuck your grandpa!

If I weren't worried about hurting her, I'd really like to let her try it herself!

Blow her hand until it bleeds, then she'll stop being so mischievous!

Soon, a servant brought over a lit incense stick.

Qin Yu waved his hand and shouted to the crowd, "Everyone back up! Back up ten steps! Cover your ears!"

Upon hearing this, everyone stepped back, but Zhao Luan not only didn't retreat, but instead tiptoed forward two steps.

That bastard is making such a big deal out of it; he's probably up to no good!

She wanted to see how this bastard would pull such a stunt right under her nose!

Qin Yu was only concerned with burying the firecracker into the soft mud where the snow had melted, leaving only the thin wick sticking out. Then, he carefully took the incense stick and brought it closer.

Zhao Luan looked suspicious and leaned closer, "You bury this thing and then..."

"Sizzle..."

The moment the fuse was lit, Qin Yu immediately retreated.

When he stepped back, he discovered that Zhao Luan had inexplicably moved closer.

Qin Yu's expression changed, and he shouted, "Quickly..."

boom!

A loud bang made Qin Yu choke on the word "run".

With this loud bang, mud flew everywhere.

Zhao Luan, who was closest to the victim, was the first to be hit.

Even though she instinctively stepped back the moment she heard the loud noise, she still couldn't escape the attack of the mud.

Whizzing……

Mud rained down on Zhao Luan.

In the blink of an eye, Zhao Luan's luxurious clothes were stained with spots, and even her hair was covered with small clumps of wet mud.

Her beautiful and dignified face was also covered with several dark brown mud spots, and a small piece of mud clung to the tip of her nose.

Even some wet mud got into her mouth.

Everyone was startled by the sudden commotion.

"His Majesty!"

Once they came to their senses, everyone rushed forward.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

"Your Majesty, how are you?"

"Luan'er..."

Everyone asked Zhao Luan questions about her condition and carefully examined her entire body, fearing that she might be injured.

Knowing the power of this thing, Qin Yu did not step forward, but stood aside with his head down, secretly gloating.

Curiosity killed the cat!

We told her not to move forward, but she insisted on doing so!

Now that you're covered in mud, do you feel good?

It's a good thing I didn't go and blow up cow dung, otherwise if I had covered her in dung, that would have been a real mess.

Speaking of excrement, Qin Yu couldn't help but recall the scene of excrement being excreted by cows when he was a child in his previous life, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

"Ptooey, ptooey..."

Zhao Luan snapped out of her daze, spat out the mud that had been shoved into her mouth, and glanced at Qin Yu standing to the side.

She hadn't thought getting covered in mud was a big deal, but the sudden noise startled her.

But when she saw the smug smile on Qin Yu's face, her anger level instantly soared.

"Qin Yu!!!"

A powerful roar reassured everyone that Zhao Luan was alright.

The next moment, everyone looked at Qin Yu with schadenfreude.

Facing Zhao Luan's anger, Qin Yu suddenly came to his senses and quickly said innocently, "Your Majesty, this can't be blamed on me, can it? I already said that this thing could easily hurt people, and I told everyone to step back, but you insisted on coming up here yourself..."

"you……"

Zhao Luan was furious, but she couldn't lash out.

She wasn't angry because she was covered in mud; she was angry because she felt that Qin Yu, that bastard, did it on purpose!

Otherwise, why would that bastard be hiding behind and snickering?

The problem is, it was definitely her own choice to go and get involved.

Even if Qin Yu did it on purpose, she couldn't catch him doing anything wrong!

Zhao Luan felt a sharp, grating whip cracking in her mind as she looked at Qin Yu. Suddenly, her gaze fell on the mud hole blasted open by the firecracker, and she seemed lost in thought.

"Alright, alright! It's just a bit of mud on your skin, as long as you're not hurt!"

The Empress Dowager glanced at Zhao Luan with a smile, then swept her gaze over the crowd with an air of authority: "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and fetch water for His Majesty to wash up!"

"No."

Interrupted from her thoughts, Zhao Luan stopped the Qin family servant who was about to fetch water, forcing a smile. "Mother is right, this is nothing serious. I'll just consider it an early experience of the Spring Festival! Qin Yu, take me to wash up!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yu immediately sensed something was wrong.

Even a fool could figure it out: the female demon was angry but couldn't vent her anger in public, so she wanted to take it out on him in private!

"Your Majesty, I am guilty! I will personally fetch water for you to wash!"

As he spoke, Qin Yu immediately prepared to make a run for it.

"Why are you running away? If I'm going to teach you a lesson, do you think you can escape?"

Zhao Luan glared at Qin Yu with annoyance, then said to the Empress Dowager, "Mother, please sit down for a moment. I'll go wash up first."

With that, Zhao Luan strode toward Qin Yu.

Helpless, Qin Yu could only lead the female demon into the courtyard.

Watching the two walk away, the Empress Dowager's gaze quietly swept over Nan Que'er and Luo Qingyi.

After a moment's thought, the Empress Dowager beckoned to the two women, "They'll probably be done washing in a while. Come with me and chat for a bit!"

"yes!"

The two women exchanged a silent glance, then followed the Empress Dowager to the side, their hearts pounding with trepidation…