After Mei Lan reported it, Danyang straightened his clothes and immediately rushed to the flower hall where he was waiting for guests.
As she expected, the visitors were indeed Han Qinglan and Xiao Ren, the eldest son of Prince Anyang, who was forced into the princess mansion.
"Cousin Ren, you have suffered."
Danyang said hello and walked towards the two people who were making tea.
According to her guess, her virtuous emperor uncle would understand that Xiao Ren was just a scapegoat after watching a good show in Lixiangyuan.
While protecting Xiao Ren, he used it as bait to lure out the mastermind behind the scenes.
However, what she didn't expect was that this hot potato would be stuffed directly into her home. But right now, the work of managing the family is only half done.
Amid the myriad of thoughts, Danyang felt overwhelmed.
Xiao Ren had been in jail for several days and had not eaten or drank well for several days. The tea was so bad that he had never touched his lips. And he was greedy, so he had already rebelled. Now that I smelled the good tea collected in the Princess Mansion, I couldn't help but drink it in big gulps, and didn't pay attention to the movement at the door.
Therefore, it is conceivable that when Danyang suddenly made a sound, the good tea in Xiao Ren's mouth was instantly sprayed out with a "pop".
Han Qinglan stood up calmly at this time, clasped his fists and bowed where he was, and bowed to Danyang in accordance with the rules.
After Danyang deftly avoided Xiao Ren's "warm" welcome, he also returned a half-courteous greeting to Han Qinglan.
But before he could straighten up, Xiao Ren, who was wiping his mouth and running straight over, grabbed his arm.
"Cousin Nan, thank you! Oh, and General Han. Thanks to you, otherwise I would be afraid, wuwu..."
Xiao Ren cried and laughed at the same time. He was so excited that he couldn't speak incoherently, and his face was covered with runny nose and tears in an instant.
Although Danyang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he still couldn't save his arm that was on the verge of "danger" from the opponent's hands.
"Zizhu, go get the prince a basin of hot water to wash up."
He whispered to his confidants and signaled with his eyes, and asked Zizhu to drive out all the other people in the house.
In a blink of an eye, when there were only three people left in the room, Danyang persuaded with a smile:
"Although we made some efforts, it's thanks to cousin Ren that he had the courage to take that step. Otherwise, not only would it be impossible to tempt the assassin, but it would also be impossible to tempt my uncle."
Han Qinglan nodded and added:
"I can endure the harsh treatment of the third prince all the way without showing any signs of weakness. The prince's courage is admirable, and his determination is also impressive."
Xiao Ren's face turned red after being praised by the two people, and he waved his hands repeatedly and said:
"Why did I rely on myself to hold back? If I hadn't known that there was someone protecting me, so that bastard Xiao Yan wouldn't do whatever he wanted, I would have been so frightened that I would have said anything..."
But before he finished speaking, he suddenly realized something with astonishment.
"Uh, wait. What are your expressions? Could it be that when I was being pushed around the capital by Xiao Yan, you were not around me at all?!"
When Danyang looked at Xiao Ren, the veins on his forehead popped up in fear. He quickly raised his hand and pressed it gently, indicating that the other person should lower his voice, and explained and comforted:
"Cousin Ren, please be patient. First of all, you are an important suspect. No matter how reckless the third prince is, he will never do anything detrimental to you while escorting you."
At this time, Han Qinglan added at the right time:
"Not only will he not harm you, but he will also protect you more responsibly than the Holy Guard. Otherwise, if anything goes wrong, he won't be able to take advantage of it. Why do you want to achieve fame? So, at most, I will slap you twice. Or two whips, it won’t be a big deal.”
Danyang turned around and glared at him, asking Han Qinglan not to add fuel to the fire, and then continued:
"Secondly, you have visited too many places in the capital before. After discussing with General Han, I really can't guarantee that I will go all out when luring out the assassins and ensure your safety at all times. So I settled for the next best thing. Concentrate on where things are most likely to happen.”
"Cousin Ren, please forgive me for this."
As Danyang said this, he took out a few tender green plain papers written in small regular script with hairpin flowers from his sleeves, and handed them to Xiao Ren's eyes.
"What's this?"
Xiao Renyin was deceived into boarding the pirate ship by this piece of paper when he conspired with Danyang two people last time. Now that he saw this thing, he instinctively felt cramps in his calves.
He only raised his head to take a look, without reaching out, he just stared into Danyang's eyes and asked tremblingly.
Danyang smiled, stretched out his hand to grab Xiao Ren's hand, patted the stack of papers over, and said with a smile:
"Of course it's a sincere apology. Cousin Ren, take a look, are you still satisfied?"
Xiao Ren originally wanted to complain, but when he saw this, he immediately took it and held it in front of his eyes to examine it carefully.
The pea-green plain paper exudes a faint and inexplicable fragrance. Not only does it smell good, the handwriting is delicate and beautiful, and even the content written on it touches Xiao Ren's heart.
Roasted duck, shredded beef with lantern shadow, crystal ham, crispy cheese and other delicacies, although they are just beautiful words on paper.
But Xiao Ren, who glanced at it, felt that he had smelled the fragrance of all these delicacies.
He swallowed hard, his eyes brightened, and he squeaked in his mouth, waving his hands and saying:
"Ahem, yeah, it's not a big deal. If it weren't for your idea, I would still be staying in Zongzheng Temple. I don't feel like eating, and I don't feel like drinking when I drink. So, Xiao Yan, that's not a problem!"
After Xiao Renhao said this angrily, his eyes immediately focused on the pile of plain paper in his hand.
He coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and said shyly, a little embarrassed:
"Ahem, how do you eat these good ingredients?"
By the day or by the hour?
Should I let him pick it?
Or should I just follow the order written above?
Seeing that Xiao Ren was so satisfied, Danyang's heart became brighter and he responded with a chuckle:
"Cousin Ren has figured out how to arrange it. Just talk to Zizhu or the boy I will send to you later."
When Xiao Ren heard this, he laughed so hard that he couldn't see his eyes.
"Hey, how good is this? There are also aunt and cousin Nan, how can you only follow my taste?"
Danyang shook his head and corrected:
"Cousin Ren just came out of Zongzheng Temple, so he needs some time to recuperate."
When Xiao Ren was about to refuse, she raised her hand to stop the other person's unspoken words and added at the same time:
"Besides, Cousin Ren doesn't know yet. My mother is pregnant again now, and the food is different from ours. In addition, I have just taken charge of the family and am in the process of smoothing out the order of the entire princess mansion."
When Xiao Ren was stunned for a moment, Danyang smiled and explained:
"So, recently, not only have I been unable to share meals with Cousin Ren, but Cousin Ren had better not leave. The yard I arranged for you is here."
After finishing his words, Danyang saw the sad face of Xiao Ren who had made soup dumplings. He was about to comfort him, but Han Qinglan on the other side spoke without permission and interrupted:
"This is also for the sake of the prince. Although the suspicion on you has been cleared, there is no doubt that you are still being watched by people in the dark. Having less contact with others can protect you to the greatest extent."
Seeing Xiao Ren's expression of sudden realization after being stunned for a moment, Han Qinglan struck again while the iron was hot:
"Also, although you don't have to move around at will, compared to the residence arranged by the princess for the prince, it must be comfortable enough, and it won't be so cramped that you can't even take two more steps. Right, Princess Danyang?"
