Chapter 790: Chapter 790: Haste Makes Waste Chapter 790: Chapter 790: Haste Makes Waste Zhang Ruixuan looked at Xuexue with a smiling gaze and said tenderly, “Miss, you see, since you have already boarded the carriage, you might as well take my carriage back.”

Xuexue recognized that Long Yi was one of Long Rui’s guards. For a moment, she couldn’t understand what Long Rui meant and didn’t dare to act rashly, so she nodded her head, “Thank you, Fourth Prince.”

Afterward, Zhang Ruixuan climbed onto the carriage, the curtain was drawn, and the carriage quickly set off.

“Clip-clop, clip-clop…!”

Long Yi stood in place, watching the Fourth Prince’s carriage disappear into the vast night.

“This is bad, when I get back, who knows how the Master will torment me?” Long Yi couldn’t help but wail.

“Guard Long, stop looking! Miss Situ’s carriage is already gone, we should head back, too.” Just at that moment, the carriage driver stuck his head out and shouted at him loudly.

Long Yi’s face darkened, “Bugger off, I’m annoyed as it is.”

The mission hadn’t been accomplished, and to return to the War Prince’s Mansion so quickly would be like walking into the Prince’s line of fire, a certain death.

The carriage driver, yelled at by him, didn’t dare to make another sound.

The night grew deeper, and the front of the bustling Imperial Palace by day was now desolately quiet.

It was October, and although not cold during the day, a chill would sweep over the body come nightfall.

The carriage driver was just an ordinary person without martial arts skills; the cold wind made him shiver.

Long Yi’s eyes flickered as he said, “You go back first and just tell the Master that I have something to do today and will return tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

The carriage driver, relieved at his words, agreed and drove the carriage back.

General’s Mansion
The Fourth Prince’s carriage stopped at the entrance.

Xuexue and Zi Xia got down, intending to say goodbye to the Fourth Prince.

Unexpectedly, the Fourth Prince preempted, “Miss Situ, now that you have arrived at the mansion, won’t you invite me in to sit for a while?”

Xuexue’s face darkened, this scoundrel was just like in her previous life; he was always scheming to involve her.

If people outside knew that the Fourth Prince not only escorted her home so late at night but also entered the General’s Mansion, their relationship would be indefensible, even if they jumped into the Yellow River.

“It is already late at night, it’s not very convenient. Let’s pick another day, Fourth Prince, please return,” Xuexue said, then turned and walked into the mansion without looking back.

Zhang Ruixuan gazed thoughtfully at Xuexue’s retreating figure, which gradually disappeared at the entrance of the General’s Mansion.

Despite being just a country girl, she knew how to avoid suspicion.

Zhang Ruixuan laughed coldly to himself, murmuring, “The prey that I have set my sights on never escapes the palm of my hand.”

“Fourth Prince, it’s late, we should head back to the mansion,” the servant boy said while holding a coat, as he helped him put it on and spoke with concern.

“Mhm!”

Zhang Ruixuan turned and walked toward the carriage, thinking: Well, one cannot rush to eat hot tofu; better to take it step by step.

Couple’s Courtyard
Lady Tang sat in front of the vanity, looking at the small pile of gold before her, quite delighted, “I’ve always said, our Qinger is the best. Just look, only after going to the Imperial Palace has she brought back a reward from the Emperor. This honor is not something everyone can obtain.”

Situ Qinger was also beaming with pride, laughing, “It’s all thanks to Mother’s good guidance! Who would have thought that just by singing a single song, I would get a hundred taels of gold.”

“It’s not the money that matters, but that you’ve made yourself known,” Lady Tang said buoyantly, drawing close to Situ Qinger and asking with shining eyes, “So, how about it? Did any Prince take a fancy to you today?”

Situ Qinger, who had been overflowing with pride, immediately frowned upon hearing that.