Chapter 78 Confession

Seeing Yan Cheng's unhappy expression when he came back, Zhuang Wan asked, "What's wrong? What did Pang Ao tell you?"

Yan Cheng shook his head: "It's okay!"

Chen Wujin said at this time: "The Mid-Autumn Festival will be in two days. I heard that there will be a lantern festival in the city and fireworks will be set off to celebrate. Then we will go and join in the fun."

"Okay, okay!" Laiji said, "I've never seen fireworks before!"

Zhuang Wan thought that Yan Cheng was unhappy because she did not agree to their marriage, so she wanted to make him happy, so she said, "Then let's go too!"

Although Yan Cheng was not in the mood, he couldn't bear to refuse, so he smiled and nodded...

On August 15th, the city of Qianzhou was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and people were flowing in, making it as lively as the Chinese New Year.

Now that the southern barbarians have been eliminated, the people no longer have to worry and fear, and naturally everyone is happy.

"This mooncake is so exquisitely made!" Zhuang Wan looked at the mooncake brought over by Mu Qiulan and was amazed.

Why is the heroine so capable!

Mu Qiulan smiled and said, "As long as you like it!"

She looked at Yan Cheng and said, "Has Young Master Li's injury healed?"

Yan Chengdao: "Thank you for your concern, Miss. It's nothing serious."

Zhuang Wan said: "Fortunately, I have your detoxification formula! This five-step snake venom is no longer something people talk about. By the way, there is a lantern festival in the city tonight, and you and the prince can go out and watch the excitement."

"This..." Mu Qiulan thought that Xiao Jingchen had been in a bad mood these past two days and seemed to have something on his mind, so he said, "The prince has been busy with military affairs recently, so I'm afraid he won't go out."

"Then you come out and play with us!" Zhuang Wan said.

Mu Qiulan smiled: "I won't come, you can have more fun."

At night, the city is brightly lit and lively.

However, Prince Qi's Mansion was very deserted, and most of the people in the mansion had gone to the city to watch the lanterns.

Mu Qiulan was looking for the newly brewed grape wine and the prepared mooncakes for a long time before she saw Xiao Jingchen pouring himself a drink on the pavilion.

The moonlight is particularly beautiful tonight, and there is a gentle breeze. But the remaining lotuses in the pond make it feel a little more desolate.

When Mu Qiulan approached, Xiao Jingchen didn't notice it.

"Your Majesty, the grape wine will be unsealed today. My maid has sent it to Your Majesty for a taste."

Xiao Jingchen slowly raised his head, already slightly drunk, and said calmly: "Why didn't you go to the city to see the lights?"

"My maid doesn't like the excitement." Mu Qiulan put the wine pot and mooncakes on the table and said, "Besides, they're all gone. If the prince has any instructions, wouldn't it be a mistake?"

Xiao Jingchen stretched out his hand and pulled her to sit down: "That's just right, you come and drink with me."

Mu Qiulan moved the wine bottle in front of him: "Strong wine is harmful to the body, so the prince should drink less. Why not try this grape wine? It is sweet and refreshing, and it is not easy to get drunk."

"I just want to get drunk!" Xiao Jingchen looked at her with blurred eyes: "You must be happy now! Soon you will be able to lead a free life with the people you care about. But I... still have to endure it.

"

Mu Qiulan said: "If I can get what I want, I will definitely feel the great kindness of Prince Mu and remember it in my heart."

Xiao Jingchen chuckled and drank the wine in one gulp.

"Your Majesty..." Mu Qiulan asked hesitantly, "Have you encountered anything troublesome?"

Xiao Jingchen let out a long sigh: "What can I have to worry about? I have destroyed Nanyi and made great achievements. I am about to return to the capital to marry the daughter of the Chancellor. It is a double happiness. How can I be upset?"

Mu Qiulan pursed her lips and said, "The maid will first congratulate the prince."

"Hmph..." Xiao Jingchen looked at her coldly: "What? You really hope that I will marry your lady?"

"The prince and the lady are a match made in heaven, and I, my maid, should be your blessing."

"A match made in heaven..." Xiao Jingchen laughed loudly: "What a match made in heaven, I just value Han Yuanchong's status in the court. If she is just a slave in the Shangshu Mansion, she will be born in shame, so what will happen to me?

I will take another look."

Mu Qiulan remained silent, she didn't know what Xiao Jingchen wanted to say.

"Come, drink!" Xiao Jingchen poured a glass of wine and handed it to her: "Didn't you ask me what's bothering me? I'll tell you after I drink it!"

"Your Majesty..." Mu Qiulan declined, "My servant doesn't know how to drink."

"How can a brewer not know how to drink?" Xiao Jingchen said coldly: "What? You don't think that I put drugs in the wine? After all, you are on guard against me."

"My maid dare not!" Mu Qiulan had no choice but to take the wine glass: "My maid, just drink."

The strong alcohol entered her throat, burning it like fire, and she coughed uncomfortably.

"That's it! I'm not that kind of prodigal, and I'm not as miserable as you think." Xiao Jingchen said and poured another glass of wine.

"Your Majesty, it's better not to drink any more!" Mu Qiulan advised: "Why don't you help your Majesty to go back to your room to rest?"

"Why don't you drink? The moonlight is just right tonight, so you should sing to the wine! It's a pity that there is good wine but no singing and dancing. That's all..."

Xiao Jingchen stood up unsteadily, and Mu Qiulan quickly stepped forward to help him.

"Do you think I am drunk?" Xiao Jingchen looked at her, his face flushed but his eyes clear.

"Mu Qiulan, I want to marry you!"

Mu Qiulan was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and said, "My lord, you are drunk!"

"I am not drunk. I am soberer than ever."

He took advantage of the situation and put his arms around Mu Qiulan's waist: "Can't you see my feelings for you at all?"

Mu Qiulan did not struggle, and she was no longer afraid. She had never felt that her and Xiao Jingchen's hearts were so close.

She knew that Xiao Jingchen was interested in her, and she was not hard-hearted. She was just a lowly maid, and she was not good-looking, but Xiao Jingchen did not dislike her, and even talked to her heart-to-heart.

He is a high-ranking prince, a well-known generalissimo, and the protector of the people. Nothing about him can be matched by a maid like her. Maybe he really likes her and really wants to marry her. Today

Yan Ye was not joking after drinking, but he also had his own ambitions, and she understood that she would not be his only woman.

And although she is just a little maid, she also has her own ambitions. Even if others say she is overestimating her abilities and talking nonsense, she still hopes that the man she likes will only have her as the only woman in his life.

Therefore, even if Xiao Jingchen put aside his noble status as a prince and tried to stand with her, she could only say coldly: "Your Majesty... you are really drunk!"

Xiao Jingchen felt like he had been slapped hard, but this slap was not on his face, but on his heart.

"Okay! After all, it's my own passion... let's go!"

"My maid, please leave!"

When Mu Qiulan walked out, bright fireworks rose from Qianzhou City, lighting up the entire night sky.

She looked up at the fleeting beauty, feeling sad and tears welling up in her eyes.

After all, the fireworks bloomed for a beautiful moment, but she... was destined to live in darkness for the rest of her life.

If there was ever a ray of light in her life, it was Xiao Jingchen. Unfortunately, the light was short-lived and the dark night was long.

But this beam of light is enough to make her unforgettable in her long and dark life...
Chapter completed!