Chapter 20: Chapter 20: This King is Very Busy, No Time 2

The next morning. The birds were chirping in the trees at the Eighth Prince Manor. In the Snow Courtyard, the people inside had already risen early. "Really?!" Early in the morning, a surprised exclamation came from the room. As soon as Su Yuela stepped through the door, she exclaimed when she found out that only she and Qu Tan'er would be returning to the Qu residence. "Yuela, can you not react so dramatically? It's me returning home, not you," Qu Tan'er and Jing Xin remained calm, having already prepared all the things needed for the return visit. "Tan'er, how could the Prince not have time?" Su Yuela pulled Qu Tan'er aside, determined to get a clear answer. Everyone in the world knew that Mo Liancheng was the most idle of the princes, never bothering with politics and spending his days enjoying poetry and romance. It was impossible for him to be too busy to make a return visit. "Well, how about we talk about it in detail when we get back?" Sigh, what a miscalculation, a miscalculation in life. Qu Tan'er was preoccupied with the matter of returning to the Qu residence and had no interest in describing her meeting with Mo Liancheng the previous day. "No way, you need to tell me now. I can't wait until you come back." "I'm not going away forever. Why do you make it sound like I'll never come out once I enter the Qu residence?" "It's hard to say. Madam will definitely give you a hard time." Su Yuela looked serious. "Don't worry, I won't die. It's just a visit. When I come back, I'll tell you and Xiaowei all about the amusing things that happened on the trip, so you can have a laugh too." Qu Tan'er patted Yuela's shoulder as a comforting gesture. Good heavens! Now she had to comfort others? Was this a joke? Suddenly, Yuela added, "Tan'er, be careful.' "Don't worry, I'll handle it when I get there. Hmm, come to think of it, it's not just Jing Xin and me going back after all," Qu Tan'er said calmly. "What? Who else?" Yuela was puzzled. Could it be that the Prince truly had no time and sent someone else in his stead? Unexpectedly, Qu Taner's next words were enough to make her choke with rage. "Haha, there's also those sedan bearers, quite a number of them, four in total, and guards too. With these people, I don't think I could escape even if I tried." After saying that, Qu Tan'er laughed at herself. All these people, including the four sedan bearers, were from the Prince's manor. Steward Zhou arranged it, saying they were to protect her, but it sounded more like surveillance to her. "You— still feel like messing with me?" "Yeah, what else do you want?" "You and Jing Xin, plus four sedan bearers, is what you call 'quite a number of people'?" She was exasperated that she couldn't understand. "Yeah, with four people, eight eyes, eight hands. Still not enough? I even think there are too many." Walking there would be the best, spending a whole day on the road, that would be the ideal way. "Tan'er!" Yuela was about to lose her temper. "Alright, it's about time, let's chat more when we come back. ...Jing Xin, do you have my cloak?" Qu Tan'er smiled gently, and when Jing Xin confirmed she had it, she pulled Jing Xin along without minding if Yuela still had words to say, and rushed directly towards the main gate of the Prince's manor. Before anyone inside had time to react, they had already disappeared from sight. At the gate of the manor, a sedan chair was already waiting outside. Qu Tan'er and Jing Xin stepped out. She climbed leisurely into the sedan chair and instructed, "Let's go. There's no need to rush. This Princess Consort wants to enjoy the sights of the street." From the Eighth Prince Manor to the Qu residence, though the distance wasn't far, the sedan chair moved at a leisurely pace.