After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

"Yes. It's cold at night. If you don't light charcoal, you will definitely get sick from the cold."

Nian Susu took the charcoal and the charcoal basin to the corner and started to light the fire as if no one was around.

Qin Junyu brought the topic back: "How come it was Miss Nian who drank that glass of wine?"

"I asked her to drink it." Nian Susu admitted generously.

"The plan between you and your highness was to bring her out. If she drank that glass of wine, everything would be under my control, but if I drank it, I was afraid something might happen."

Nian Qiaoyue has her to back her up, but she is alone and cannot take any risks.

After the silver charcoal was lit, it took some time for it to turn into a dark fire. The scorching flames made her face hot.

Qin Junyu walked behind her, his shadow wrapped around her, and he said gently: "Even if it's you, it doesn't matter. I won't let anything happen to you."

Very slow, very light, very firm, and unquestionable.

These words made her heart burn.

Nian Susu took a few quick breaths and patted her burning cheeks. She turned her head and smiled at him, saying what was in her heart in a joking tone: "Your Highness, you wouldn't really take Juxiangyuan's lies seriously, would you?"

"What lie?" Qin Junyu asked deliberately with a sly smile on his face and his arms across his chest.

The firelight shone on his face, flickering and making it difficult to understand.

Nian Susu knew that he was asking a question even though he knew the answer, so he snorted and turned away.

The tent was so quiet that the only sound was the crackling of the fire.

His calm voice sounded again: "How can you be sure that it is a lie, Miss Nian?"

Several ideas flashed through Nian Susu's mind, but he didn't dare to think deeply about the idea that was closest to the correct answer.

His meaning was so obvious, but she remained skeptical and kept convincing herself that she was overthinking.

She was so nervous that her tongue was tied. "What do you mean, Your Highness?"

Qin Junyu smiled but said nothing.

He heard footsteps behind him, and when Nian Susu turned around, he saw that the man had already walked to the door of the tent without giving any explanation.

He lifted the tent door and left.

She stood up and chased after him, her voice as fast as her footsteps, "Your Highness!"

Qin Junyu stopped and waited for her.

Under the moonlight, the two walked side by side.

Almost everyone in the camp was in the main tent, with young ladies and gentlemen drinking and having fun, and maids and attendants serving them. For a moment, it was cold and deserted outside, even colder than the moonlight above their heads.

In this atmosphere, Nian Susu didn't know how to ask.

They were heading in the direction of the main tent.

She made small talk, "Your Highness, Sister Qiao Yue shouldn't wake up so soon, right?"

Qin Junyu: "The earliest will be tomorrow."

Nian Susu said “hmm” lightly.

She really wanted to ask him what he meant by what he had just said in the tent, but in the end she didn't ask.

People can be seen walking towards this side one after another on the road. The banquet has ended.

They sent Nian Qiaoyue back together, and everyone knew it, so now they don’t have to avoid people when walking together.

From a distance, I saw Li Yaoyuan and Qin Guanqing talking at the door of the main tent.

Nian Susu was suspicious. What happened during the time she was away?

Li Yaoyuan stood face to face with him. Because of the height difference, she had to look up to look into his eyes.

"Second Prince, thank you for helping me out just now.

Maybe it was because of someone else or something else that made the Second Prince do this, but he definitely helped me, so..."

She leaned forward and said, "Thank you, Second Prince."

Li Yaoyuan knew that she was not close enough to the Second Prince to make him block the wine for her in public, so it was either because she was close to Nian Susu or because Concubine Ning had spoken for her...

Qin Guanqing's thoughts were clearly exposed, and he felt a little embarrassed.

"Miss Li, don't say that. You and Miss Nian are good friends, and Miss Nian is close to my brother. I just want to do my brother a favor."

It was one of the rare times he lied to a girl.

He helped Li Yaoyuan because of Nian Susu, but this matter had nothing to do with Qin Junyu.

After all, he is my own royal brother, so it would be a shame not to cheat him.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the two protagonists arrived.

"Hey, when did I have such a great face that my unruly second brother would help a girl whom I don't even know for my sake?" Qin Junyu said sarcastically.

Nian Susu also imitated his tone, crossed his arms over his chest, and looked him up and down, "Oh, when did a little girl like me have such a big face that the Second Prince would help my friend out of trouble for the sake of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

She hugged Li Yaoyuan with a smile, "What's the matter? Is someone bullying you when I'm not around?"

Li Yaoyuan shook her head, "No, it's my own fault."

Qin Guanqing: "Don't you know Miss Li? Even if someone steps on her head, she will say that she is blocking the other person's way."

Nian Susu couldn't tell whether this was a compliment or an insult, but it was certainly not wrong.

It seems that Qin Guanqing still cares about Li Yaoyuan, otherwise he wouldn't know her so well. For example, if you ask him what kind of person he is, he will definitely say "How should I know?"

Li Yaoyuan's face turned slightly red.

"Can't you say something nice in front of the girl?" Qin Junyu complained coldly.

"Royal brother, how dare you say that about me!" Qin Guanqing immediately became dissatisfied. He narrowed his eyes and carefully recalled what Qin Junyu had done over the years.

"I remember when I was sixteen, you and I went hiking together. On the way, a girl fell in love with you at first sight and came up to you to give you a fragrant purse. You took a big step back and said, 'It's beautiful, take it away.'"

"When I was seventeen, the young lady from the general's mansion confessed her love to my brother in public. My brother took a big step back and said: Thank you, but you are not allowed to like me anymore."

"When I was eighteen years old, I was still the daughter of a general's mansion. I had to follow my father to the southern border. Before leaving, I said goodbye to you and cried bitterly. I felt sorry for her. My brother, you took a big step back and said, 'Hurry up and get in the carriage. Tens of thousands of people are waiting for you.'"

……

Qin Junyu's cold-blooded remarks to the girl back then could almost fill a book.

Nian Susu was laughing so hard that he couldn't stop. Even Li Yaoyuan, who was usually dignified and steady, laughed so hard that she had to cover her face with a handkerchief to avoid losing her composure.

Qin Guanqing imitated Qin Junyu's cold tone, and if not 100% similar, at least 90% similar. He could almost imagine what the scene was like at that time.

Qin Junyu had a dark face and left with his hands behind his back.

Nian Susu laughed even louder: “Hahaha…”

"My royal brother actually has a time when he gets humiliated. It's really satisfying! Hahahaha..."

The two people's hearty laughter mixed with each other and drifted into the endless darkness.

Li Yaoyuan slowed down and stopped smiling. For a moment, she envied Nian Susu, who could laugh without restraint and do whatever he wanted without caring about his image.

She is like a delicate puppet, with strings always around her body, her every move controlled. At the end of the strings is her family and her brother's future.

She suddenly felt very lost.