After hearing what Ye Lan said, Tang Yishuang was slightly stunned, and then she saw him gently stroking her hair, trying to calm her inner anxiety.

The silence speaks.

Just as the two were immersed in each other's emotional world, a slight noise suddenly came from outside the house.

Ye Lanting keenly noticed that someone was approaching the door, and thought it must be a servant coming to urge him to go to the banquet.

He patted Tang Yishuang's shoulder gently and said softly, "Okay, Shuangshuang, stay here obediently. Eat something when you are hungry. Remember, don't think too much and just rest at ease."

Ye Lanting slowly stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the door with steady steps.

"Your Highness, I will see you off."

Tang Yishuang stood up and walked Ye Lanting to the door, and saw him say to Qingmei outside the door: "Take good care of your concubine. If anything goes wrong, you know my temper."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Afterwards, Ye Lanting hugged Tang Yishuang again, and this time he really left.

"He looks so good in his wedding clothes."

Only when Ye Lanting disappeared from view did Tang Yishuang return to her room in a daze. She sat blankly on the edge of the bed, staring at the silent night outside the window without saying a word.

Hong Xing saw the scene in front of her and hurried forward to persuade her: "Concubine, do you need to serve the meal?"

Hearing this, Tang Yishuang realized that she had not yet had dinner, so she nodded slightly to show her agreement: "Then pass it on! Even if there is a wedding banquet going on ahead, you can't just ignore us, right?"

Qingmei, who was standing by, heard that the meal was about to be served, and hurriedly volunteered, "Let me pass the message!"

After getting Tang Yishuang's consent, she left in a hurry.

However, in fact, Qingmei had ulterior motives for doing this. Her real intention was to go to the queen's courtyard.

After all, there are many guests coming to congratulate tonight. As long as you pay a little attention and avoid others, you will be able to blend in smoothly.

In the courtyard belonging to Chu Qingyao.

Chu Qingyao was wearing a bright and festive wedding dress, with a red veil on her head. She held her belly tightly with both hands, which kept making "gurgling" sounds, and her face was full of worry.

She lifted the red veil slightly, looked around, and was surprised to find that there was not a single thing in the whole room that could fill her stomach. She couldn't help but complain in her heart.

"Why did Liucheng and Liulu take so long? They just wanted to get something to eat!"

Chu Qingyao put down the red veil and murmured to herself.

At this moment, there was a slight "creak" sound and the door was slowly pushed open.

The sudden noise startled Chu Qingyao, and she cried out, "Who is it?"

Qingmei was also startled when she pushed the door open, but when she looked inside the room clearly, she found that there was no one there, even the maid who served her was nowhere to be seen, and she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Qingmei calmed herself down and asked softly, "I am the princess's maid. May I ask if the princess has any instructions for me?"

His tone was very respectful, but in his heart he looked down on Chu Qingyao.

After all, he is the person that her Highness cares about, so why should she respect him?

When Chu Qingyao heard this, she was delighted and asked, "Is there anything to eat? It doesn't matter what."

Seeing this, Qingmei couldn't help but feel a little bit of sneer in her heart, but she still remained respectful on the surface and responded: "My princess, I brought some rolled pastries specially. I wonder if the princess would like to taste them?"

"Okay, okay! Bring it here quickly!"

Chu Qingyao could not hide her excitement, she even lost track of time in her words and reached out to lift the festive red veil.

However, would Qingmei let her get what she wanted so easily?

She hurriedly tried to stop him, saying, "Princess, please don't be anxious. This red veil needs to be lifted by the prince himself. It is not allowed for a bride to remove it by herself. I will hand the snacks to you."

After saying that, Qingmei carefully placed the plate of exquisite crispy rolls and the tray on Chu Qingyao's palm.

Chu Qingyao didn't hesitate at all. She quickly grabbed a piece of pastry and put it into her mouth, devouring it with relish.

Perhaps because he ate too eagerly, he accidentally choked. His throat felt uncomfortable and he couldn't help coughing, shouting: "Cough cough... water... water!"

At this moment, Qingmei caught a glimpse of a set of exquisite tea sets on the table not far away, so she quickly walked forward, filled a cup of tea, and turned to walk towards Chu Qingyao.

Just when she turned her back to Chu Qingyao, her fingers quietly took out a small packet of powder from her sleeve and gently sprinkled it into the cup. The fine powder instantly blended into the clear tea and disappeared without a trace.

"Princess, please have some tea."

Qingmei smiled and handed the teacup steadily to Chu Qingyao.

Chu Qingyao, who was completely unaware of anything unusual, took the teacup, raised her head and drank it all in one gulp, without realizing the mystery hidden in it.

Chu Qingyao felt much better after drinking the water. Qingmei felt that she was almost done so she found an excuse to leave. After all, she really had to go to the kitchen to serve food to her concubine.

Not long after, Liucheng and Liulu came back.

"Princess, why are you eating snacks?" As soon as Liu Cheng stepped into the room, she saw that Chu Qingyao had thrown her red veil on the bed, and she was eating the pastry with relish. She was stunned for a moment.

"I'm almost starving to death! You guys are too slow to go out and find food, aren't you? If it weren't for a kind maid who brought me these snacks just now, I'm afraid this princess would have fainted from hunger. Getting married is too tiring!"

Chu Qingyao finally took off her disguise in front of her own people and began to complain incessantly.

Liu Lu, who was standing by, felt very aggrieved when she heard this. She quickly explained, "Princess, please calm down. This palace is too big. It took us a long time to find the kitchen. And... and the people in the kitchen are busy preparing the banquet in the front yard, and they have no time to take care of us. We, the servants, have spent a lot of effort to get this little food. Princess, do you need more?"

"Oh? What's there?" Chu Qingyao touched her stomach and felt that those few spring rolls were not enough to fill her stomach at all. After all, she ate one at a time and finished them all in the blink of an eye. And there were only three of them in total, which were not enough to fill her stomach.

"Princess, there are sesame cakes, water chestnut cakes, longan, lotus seeds, white fungus soup, and red dates and yam cakes. Oh, and there's also a cup of hot milk tea!" Liu Lu counted them one by one while counting on her fingers.

As Liu Lu ordered the snacks, Chu Qingyao felt herself getting hungrier and hungrier, as if she could hear protests coming from her stomach.

"Of course I have to eat! This princess doesn't want to treat herself badly. Anyway, I don't know when he will be back. Do I have to wait for him with an empty stomach like an idiot?" Chu Qingyao nodded without hesitation, her beautiful eyes sparkling with anticipation.

The "he" Chu Qingyao mentioned was naturally Ye Lan.

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