Chapter 144: What is she... doing right now?

Nan Xueyin recalled what she had just said.

Crown Prince.

No.

Clearly, she was talking about whether Xiao Youlan could accomplish what he had promised, but to the ears of these outsiders who did not know the inside story, it clearly held another meaning.

She was half a beat slow, trying to make up for the Crown Prince's image: "What I mean is, you are very capable; I believe you can accomplish everything you said last night."

The men's expressions shifted once again.

Their eyes exchanged frantic glances; one seemed to say, "She said His Highness the Crown Prince is very capable, though who knows just how capable," while another said, "Which things did His Highness the Crown Prince say last night? The harsh words he said in bed, about whether it felt good or about finishing you off?"

Nan Xueyin:...

It could not be explained clearly.

For a moment, she pondered whether she should just change her face and live under a different identity.

Looking at the Crown Prince sitting upright at the desk, his expression was as calm and composed as ever. After hearing Nan Xueyin's words, he spoke slowly: "You go back first. Once I have finished my business, I will go find you."

Nan Xueyin was slightly stunned.

In the past, under such circumstances, Xiao Youlan would not have let her go back first; he would only have dismissed these men first.

In fact, Nan Xueyin knew that he was the Crown Prince, and many of his affairs concerned the state and were far more important than her.

She was not unhappy.

She just subconsciously thought, Xiao Youlan is still angry, isn't he? Will he never stop being angry? Will he continue to like her?

She had finally confirmed that she liked him, so if he suddenly stopped liking her, what should she do?

It was like this with Xiao Mingyu before, and it is the same with Xiao Youlan now...

The complex thoughts left Nan Xueyin's mind in a muddle. She did not remember if she had said "okay" to Xiao Youlan, nor did she remember how she had come out of the study.

By the time she came to her senses, she was standing under the scorching sun.

Summer had arrived, and the sunlight was intense. Falling upon her skin, the scalding sensation made her slightly more clear-headed.

"What are you doing?"

Shu Yu was holding a small bowl, standing in the shade of a tree not far away, watching her.

After asking, he used the spoon in his right hand to scoop a mouthful and put it into his mouth.

Nan Xueyin walked over and glanced at what he was eating.

"This is iced cheese curd that Jianing made for me. She said she knew I was working hard and knew I was hot, so she specially made it for me to eat." Shu Yu was full of showing off.

Nan Xueyin resisted the urge to roll her eyes. "Well, congratulations to you then."

Shu Yu chuckled and continued eating.

Nan Xueyin suddenly asked: "If you made Song Jianing angry, how would you coax her?"

Shu Yu glanced sideways: "You made His Highness the Crown Prince angry?"

Nan Xueyin:...

Of course she would not admit it, and with a thick skin, she said, "No."

Shu Yu did not suspect much. He was thoughtful and said: "His Highness the Crown Prince has a good temper. I have never... oh, it's not that he has never been angry. Before, when Doukou went missing, he was angry. Even I didn't dare to provoke him at that time."

"Then how did he stop being angry later?" Nan Xueyin asked.

"How did he stop being angry..." Shu Yu recalled it quite seriously, then his gaze suddenly fell upon her. "It seems that as soon as you appeared, His Highness the Crown Prince stopped being angry."

Nan Xueyin was stunned for a moment.

Shu Yu muttered in a low voice: "Come to think of it, His Highness the Crown Prince is quite prone to changing his mind..."

Nan Xueyin felt gloomy and stopped talking.

Shu Yu finished the whole bowl of iced su-lu and said: "Having said that, Jianing was angry with me a few days ago. Just last time, I was sending the County Princess Yongying out of the Eastern Palace. At that time, the County Princess didn't know what kind of madness suddenly took her, and she actually grabbed my hand to touch her arm. Before I could react, Jianing happened to see it. Jianing was certainly unhappy at the time; after all, I am her fiancé, and besides, men and women should not touch. But I was very sensible; I explained the cause and effect clearly at the time, and I kept praising the snacks she sent me. Jianing stopped being angry."

Nan Xueyin listened, but it was as if she had heard nothing, because this was different from her situation with Xiao Youlan.

Shu Yu finished eating and walked to the side with the bowl and spoon.

"I'm going to wash it clean, otherwise it might get smelly later, and I still have to return it to Jianing in a while." That was what Shu Yu said.

Nan Xueyin watched his back and suddenly felt that it was not just that Shu Yu had a fiancée like Song Jianing; it was that Shu Yu was lucky.

For Song Jianing to have a fiancé like Shu Yu was also her good fortune.

It must be said, it was very enviable.

Nan Xueyin set off to walk back.

Returning to her room, she remembered one thing.

At the time, Xiao Youlan had asked her if she knew how to write, and even wanted her to write a piece of calligraphy for him. At the time, Nan Xueyin had brushed it off and kept putting it off, never actually doing it.

Recalling this, she had Linglang bring ink and paper.

There was a desk in the room. Nan Xueyin spread out the paper, dipped the brush fully in ink, and began to write.

But she had really not written for too long. The characters for "hold your hand and grow old with you" were written with quite some difficulty. After finishing, she took a look; they were crooked and really quite ugly. If it were framed, it would certainly be an eyesore.

She was not satisfied, and she would absolutely not tolerate such an ugly thing appearing in the Crown Prince's study, so she frowned, crumpled the paper into a ball, threw it aside, changed to a new sheet, and continued writing.

Nan Xueyin wrote with focus and did not notice the passage of time at all.

On the other side.

In the study, Xiao Youlan had finished his work and raised his hand to rub his brow at the desk.

Everyone else had gone out. Feihong walked in and asked: "Your Highness, should I call Miss Nan over? Or will you go see her yourself?"

Xiao Youlan did not look up, his brows filled with exhaustion, and he asked: "What is she... doing right now?"

"At this moment, Miss Nan is in her room. Just now, she had Miss Linglang bring ink and paper over."

"What is she doing with ink and paper?"

"I don't know about that. Does Your Highness want to go over and see for yourself?"

Xiao Youlan was silent for a moment.

He certainly wanted to go see Nan Xueyin, but thinking of the conversation between the two of them last night, he felt that it was better not to meet.

Feihong watched the Crown Prince's expression and couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, didn't you invite these people today for the sake of Miss Nan? As long as this matter is accomplished, even if Miss Nan's background is not high, she can certainly become the Crown Princess. This matter... why don't you tell her?"

Xiao Youlan said indifferently: "There are many things that, if told to the other party before they are done, might make the other party happy for a while. However, if some mistake occurs in the middle, or if it is not accomplished in the end, even if the other party doesn't say it, they will feel disappointed in their heart. I do not want her to be disappointed in me."

Feihong felt helpless and sighed.

"When everything is settled, she will know eventually," Xiao Youlan said.

Feihong pondered and asked: "Then for these few days, Your Highness will not see Miss Nan?"