Chapter 33: Being Calculated By Others (Part 2)

  When the tide of emotions receded and rationality returned, Qing Sang was thoroughly stunned.

  She hastily put on her clothes, panicked and wanted to open the door to escape, but the door was still tightly closed. In desperation, she hid in a corner of the room. At this time, she just wanted to get away from Tang Yun as far as possible.

  Tang Yun hastily put on his clothes, saw Qing Sang far away from him, hiding in a corner, feeling a pang in his heart, just wanting to walk over and say something, suddenly, the door opened.

  The two looked at each other in surprise and saw Ge Yun'er standing at the door with a flustered expression.

  "Your Highness, I..." Princess Ge Yun'er first saw Tang Xun, and after taking two steps, she also saw Qing Sang shrinking into the corner of the wall. Both of them were disheveled, and for a moment, she was shocked and only half of her words came out.

  "Tong Huan asked, 'How did you get here?'"

  Ge Yun'er was staring at Qing Sang, whose clothes were disheveled, with a mix of emotions in her heart. When Tong Xun asked, she finally came back to herself and replied: "It's the Empress Dowager who ordered Wei Gonggong to come out and report, telling me to hurry up and bring Xiao Dezi and the Winged Guard to the old mansion in the south of the city to find the Crown Prince."

  "Has Wing arrived? Where is he?" Just as Tong Xuan's words fell, a black figure suddenly appeared, kneeling on one knee on the ground.

  Yi is a master who was saved by Tong Xuan when he went to the border to deal with some matters a few days ago. To repay Tong Xuan's kindness of saving his life, Yi has been hiding beside Tong Xuan as an undercover bodyguard.

  If he hadn't thought that today was a date with Qing Sang, he wouldn't have let Yi follow him, and he wouldn't have been locked in this room by someone, nor would he have been secretly calculated by the aphrodisiac. Tang Xuan couldn't help but feel regretful, but he didn't regret what had just happened. After sobering up, he made up his mind to take responsibility for Qing Sang.

  It's just that now is not the time for romance, he must first clarify the current situation. The medicinal properties have dissipated from his body and Yi has arrived, so he feels it should be temporarily safe, but he doesn't know what the person who designed this trap intends to do.

  Just as he wanted to ask Yun'er more questions, he suddenly heard a group of people making noise and approaching. Just as he was about to go out of the door to check, he heard someone shouting loudly: "The Eighth Prince and Master Pu have arrived!"

  This voice should be Xiao Dezi's deliberate reminder to serve himself.

  Qing Sang also heard, hurriedly got up, wanting to know if Jing Yu was safe. Just as she took a step, she felt a pain in her lower body and immediately thought of everything that had just happened. How could she explain the disheveled state she was in when Jing Yu saw her?

  Hastily tidying up her clothes and grooming herself, but this hair was not something that could be fixed in a short while.

  Tang Xun saw Qing Meng's flustered appearance and felt a pang in his heart, so he shouted at Ge Yun'er: "What are you standing there for? Why aren't you helping?"

  Ge Yun'er was stunned, she was the dignified Princess Qing, yet she was made to serve Qing Tuo and help him with his grooming. She was extremely unwilling in her heart, but seeing Tong Xun glaring at her angrily, she felt afraid and reluctantly went forward to help Qing Tuo.

  Before long, footsteps came to the door.

  Tang Xun took the lead in going out to respond, and won a little time for Qing Sang, then quietly hid elsewhere.

  "Qingyu pays his respects to Your Highness, King Qing!" Since being chosen by the Emperor as the study companion of the Eighth Prince, Qingyu had become well-versed in etiquette and was no longer as reckless as he used to be.

  Tang Huai returned his courtesy and asked: "Eighth Brother, how did you come here today?"

  The eighth prince, Tang Kun, blinked his big eyes and said: "Wasn't it Seventh Brother who asked me to come here for a gathering? It's just that when I left the house, I coincidentally ran into heavy rain, which delayed me for a while, so I arrived late."

  Tang Xuan was initially puzzled, but soon somewhat understood

  The person who set up this situation originally wanted the Eighth Prince and others to witness his affair with Qing Sang.

  The crown prince has not yet been buried, and the original crown princess and the crown prince's brother are doing such things during the mourning period. It was spread out and it is a huge scandal. The person who set up this situation must have wanted to ruin his reputation. If the emperor gets angry and strips him of his title, then no one will be able to compete with him for the position of crown prince. Thinking of this, Tang Xun also thought about who the person who set up the situation was.

  "Seventh brother, did you just wake up? Why is your hair not combed and your belt is tied crookedly?" Tang Kun was only seven years old and didn't understand things about men and women, but precisely because of this, being spoken to like that made Tang Xuan's face turn red.

  "I was just practicing martial arts in the courtyard, got rained on, and was about to change my clothes when I heard Eighth Brother say 'come out and welcome you', but I didn't even have time to put on a decent set of clothes, let alone a hat, and now I'm afraid I'll be laughed at by Eighth Brother."

  "Seventh brother treats me really well." The child is simple and doesn't think much, even if Tang Yun says it strongly, he can't hear it, which makes Tang Yun feel relieved.

  Although Jing Yu was only one year older than Tang Xuan, he was slightly more mature in nature. He looked at Tang Xuan with a hint of doubt and bowed to ask: "Excuse me, Your Highness Qing Wang, is my sister here?"

  "Right, right! Did you tell the little Dezi in your mansion to ask Qianyu's sister to bring over the most delicious lion's head and almond tofu from the Pu Mansion? Has she arrived?" Tong Kun interrupted.

  It's Xiao Dezi again, Tong Heng also heard Qing Sang say that Xiao Dezi brought her here in a sedan chair. This Xiao Dezi is his eunuch by his side, he has never let him go to invite Qing Sang and the Eighth Prince. It seems that it was the mastermind who set up the scene, borrowing his name to deceive them into coming here, and then borrowing Qing Sang's name to deceive him, making a play out of it.

  The person who set up this scene calculated everything, but didn't expect the heavy rain to delay them, causing Tong Jun and Qing Yu to arrive late. What they didn't calculate was that the Empress Dowager would notify Yun Er to come and break through this setup.

  Thinking of this, Tang Xun's heart surged with hatred, and he shouldn't have let him off in the first place.

  A faint cold smile played on his lips as he said, "Miss Pu is currently chatting with the queen in her chambers."

  Jing Yu heard that his sister was really there, and he couldn't hide the joy on his face. He had been in the palace for many days and rarely saw his relatives. Recently, another plague broke out in the palace, and many people died, including children, who were also scared. Just thinking of finding someone to talk to!

  Tang Xun saw the anticipation on Yu's face, knowing he missed Qing Sang. He also knew Qing Sang was nervous about this younger brother, so he said: "Let's go in and take a look together."

  Just as several people were about to enter the room, a burst of hearty laughter came in with the wind, and a man wearing a green brocade robe walked in.

  "Seventh brother invited eighth brother to come here and have fun, but didn't even call me! It seems that he has forgotten about his own brother!" The newcomer laughed and shouted.

  Tang Xun Tang Kun simply saluted and said, "The emperor has not yet been buried, how can we brothers still have the heart to go out and play? It's just that before the queen's wedding, she and Miss Pu were like sisters. When I heard that Miss Pu was heartbroken over the emperor's death, I had the intention of finding this place and inviting Miss Pu out to clear her mind. The queen also mentioned that Mr. Pu and Miss Pu are siblings with the same mother, their feelings run deep. Seeing Mr. Pu will also make Miss Pu feel a bit comforted. That's why I sent someone to invite Mr. Pu to come. And since Mr. Pu is the study companion of Eighth Brother, Eighth Brother came along too."

  Tang Xun simply and straightforwardly explained things, making it impossible for Sixth Prince Tang Ping to find any fault.

  Tang Ping smiled dryly and said, "Since that's the case, let's go together to comfort Miss Pu. And since it's been a long time since we three brothers have gathered, let's take this opportunity to reunite at Seventh Brother's precious place, in the old Chen family mansion, and revive our fraternal bond."

  Tang Xun couldn't help but look at him twice when he mentioned the Chen family's old mansion. Whose house was this, he didn't even know, yet Tang Ping knew? But he didn't point it out, and following his intention, they all entered the room.