When Li Qingyi bumped into His Royal Highness the Fourth, the banquet in front had already begun.
Li Miaoran was already a step too late. She arrived in front of Ruan and Princess Yuanheng, but she didn't see Li Qingyi. "Huh? Why hasn't sister come back yet?"
Chang Lan, who was following her, was startled and quickly looked at Princess Yuanheng.
Princess Yuanheng asked doubtfully: "Isn't she with you?"
Li Miaoran briefly explained what happened just now in a low voice, frowned and said, "Did you go the wrong way?"
The three of them were talking together, but first Wei Laner was called away, and then Li Miaoran's clothes were soiled...
Ruan's heart was pounding, feeling something strange, "It's better to have someone look for it."
Princess Yuanheng said: "Mrs. Mu will be here soon. If we mobilize a large number of people at this time, we will inevitably attract attention."
Chang Lan said: "Princess Princess, why not let the slave go find the girl first."
Princess Yuanheng wanted to nod, but Mu Ying saw her in the distance and gave Luo Pei a wink.
Luo Pei understood and went to Princess Yuanheng to ask. When she heard that Li Qingyi might have lost her way in the house, she said, "Don't worry, Princess. I will send someone to look for her right now. Miss Li must be nearby."
"I will go with you."
Chang Lan was a little anxious. She knew that Luo Pei was Mu Ying's maid, and she didn't trust her extremely.
What's more, this matter is probably Mu Ying's fault.
When Luo Pei heard what she said, she smiled and said nothing. She didn't move her feet and just looked at Princess Yuanheng.
Princess Yuanheng frowned. They were guests after all, and they couldn't do whatever they wanted in other people's houses, not to mention this was the Mu family.
"You are not familiar with this place, and if people want to take care of you when you go there, don't cause trouble to them."
Changlan was worried, but it was useless. He just watched Luo Pei walk away.
*****
In the small courtyard, the green leaves falling in the wind became more and more illusory and blurred in the mist of the spring. Li Qingyi stepped on the green bricks with his feet clearly on the ground, but he felt that his feet were as soft as a boat sailing in the water.
The fourth prince stood opposite and looked at her with a half-smile, and said, "It's not that I brought Miss Li here, but that Miss Li took the wrong way and accidentally entered my place."
Li Qingyi frowned, not in the mood to do Tai Chi with him, and became increasingly defensive.
But the weak feeling under my feet became even more severe.
She carefully looked around with her peripheral vision.
The banyan tree, the spring, the exquisite partition windows, and the purple clothes on the fourth prince's body all looked extremely bright and eye-catching. Those colors seemed to have been soaked in for thousands of years and would never fade.
Could it be that she was fascinated by the fragrance of the fourth prince?
When Li Qingyi returned to Mu Mansion with Qin Zeng, he heard him say a few words here and there.
The fourth prince is very good at incense and can even kill people with incense.
In this case, the most fascinating and fantasy must be within reach.
I don’t know what method the other party used to make her fall into the trap without realizing it. Maybe it was the fragrance of flowers and plants, maybe it was the misty water vapor...
In short, if she continues to stand here, I'm afraid she won't get any benefits at all.
"I was offended by entering here by mistake. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
The fourth prince looked at her unexpectedly, his expression becoming more and more interesting, "It's just a trivial matter, Miss Li doesn't need to do this. However, an invitation is worse than a chance encounter. Can I come in and have a drink with you?"
Li Qingyi had known that he would not let her leave, so he tried his best to recall the secret passages in Mu's mansion, and complied: "It is better to obey orders than to be respectful."
The fourth prince's eyes were shining and he seemed to be very excited. He took a few steps to open the door and made a gesture of invitation.
Li Qingyi nodded slightly to him and stepped into the room.
The surrounding decorations were splendid with gold, as false and coquettish as the fourth prince himself, and astonishingly noble.
She followed the other party's guidance and sat down, looking at the things around her slowly and naturally, and said, "Your Highness, the Fourth Highness, really has extraordinary taste."
"Miss Li, thank you very much."
The fourth prince pushed a cup of tea in front of Li Qingyi, "I just felt that a guest was coming, so I had prepared tea in advance, waiting for the destined person to come, but unexpectedly, a beautiful woman arrived."
Li Qingyi looked back at the fourth prince with an almost strange look. He didn't know what the other prince's plan was, so he could only try to calm his voice and said, "Your Majesty, you're welcome."
She picked up the cup of tea, sniffed it gently, and said with a smile: "The aroma of this tea is very special. It smells like falling into a dream. It seems that the body and mind are relaxed a lot. Could it be that it has the effect of calming the mind and focusing the mind."
When the fourth prince heard her inquiry, he smiled softly, and his gestures were full of everyone's style. However, when he faced Li Qingyi, the greed and hypocrisy in his eyes showed that he was indeed a man with a man's face and a beast's heart hidden in his smile.
"Miss Li is really not an ordinary woman. However, the beauty of this tea is hard to describe in words. Miss Li might as well taste it herself and then you will know everything."
Li Qingyi smiled and nodded, slowly stirring the tea leaves with the tea lid. The clear tea was about to enter his mouth, but he paused.
As if she suddenly remembered, she asked: "I almost forgot. When I came here just now, the maid who was following me was lost. I believe the Fourth Highness knows where she is. Can you bring her to see me?"
The fourth prince couldn't help but tap his fingers on the corner of the table twice without making a sound.
Li Qingyi was not in a hurry, he just slowly moved the tea leaves, as if he wanted to drink it or not.
It seems to be saying, if you bring my maid, I will drink this tea happily.
The fourth prince looked at her silently for a long time, with an incomprehensible expression. Could it be that she couldn't protect herself and wanted to trade her own safety for the life of the maid?
However, this is not a big deal to him. Now that the master and servant have entered this yard, they are just cooked ducks. How can they still fly?
If he called the maid here and asked her to be more obedient, it would save him from resorting to inhuman means. Although it would work, it would not be beautiful in the end.
Thinking of this, the fourth prince clapped his hands together twice, and soon someone sent woad into the room.
When Islam saw Li Qingyi, her panic and uncertainty immediately disappeared.
Li Qingyi motioned for her to stand behind him, then turned to the fourth prince and said, "Thank you so much, Your Highness."
The fourth prince looked as usual and said politely: "No need to say thank you."
Li Qingyi smiled.
She knew very well that there was something fishy in this tea.
But at this time, she could only try her best to strive for favorable conditions in an unfavorable situation.
If the woad is in their hands, no matter whether he can escape safely or not, he will be restrained.
If she could bring Isatis back to her, she would have no worries, and it was still unclear who would win and who would lose.
When you take the tea into your mouth, the fragrance is thin and soft, as sultry as spring.
Isatis beside me was worried, but was helpless.
The fourth prince narrowed his eyes slightly and watched Li Qingyi drink the tea obediently with a satisfied look on his face, "How does it taste?"
"Nature is wonderful."
Although Li Qingyi only took a small sip, the look on the fourth prince's face told her that this small sip was enough to achieve his goal.
The fourth prince stood up slowly and said with a smile: "Since Miss Li thinks this tea is good, I will take Miss Li to see the origin of this tea."
After saying that, without waiting for Li Qingyi to answer, he held the candlestick next to him with his right hand and turned it. There was a soft click of the machine from behind, and a secret door appeared in front of Li Qingyi.
Li Qingyi's eyebrows moved as he looked at the candlestick, and then followed the fourth prince into the secret door.
Isatis grabbed Li Qingyi's sleeve in fear, and Li Qingyi gave her a gesture to tell her to be smarter.
Isatis gritted her teeth and nodded, followed closely behind Li Qingyi and walked in.
*****
In the front yard, Princess Yuanheng and Mrs. Ruan were a little uneasy when they saw that Li Qingyi didn't come back for a while.
Ruan had just heard about the feud between Li Qingyi and Mu Ying, and knowing Mu Ying's disgust and hatred for Li Qingyi, she couldn't help but feel furious, "Yi'er is not a reckless child, maybe something happened!"
Princess Yuanheng frowned, "There are so many people now, if something happens, they will cause trouble!"
When Ruan heard this, she suddenly thought of something bad.
Li Miaoran pulled Ruan's sleeve and said, "Auntie, I think..."
She looked anxious and wanted to show her respect. Ruan's heart was filled with happiness, "You take the girls with you. If Bieyi'er didn't come back, I'd lose you again."
Li Miaoran nodded quickly and walked out with the two girls. Unexpectedly, after a few steps, someone came up to guide them and asked them where they were going. Li Miaoran looked around, but there was no reason to get away, so she had to follow honestly. The maid in Mu Mansion went to the toilet.
Changlan quietly retreated out while no one was paying attention. Seeing that Li Miaoran was being stared at, he had to turn around and change direction, planning to leave the house to find Qin Zeng for help.
The Mu Mansion is a vast house, and Changlan is not familiar with it. He finally walked to the outer courtyard and wanted to climb out of the wall, when he heard a sneer from behind: "Whose slave is so bold!"
