The Crown Prince had no intention of competing with Shen Wanqing in chess. He simply stood up and said, "I've been sitting for a long time. The sun is shining brightly today, and the flowers in the Imperial Garden are in full bloom. Why don't we take a walk together?"

Without waiting for the two to reply, he stood up and walked ahead.

Seeing that the prince had already left, Shen Wanqing and Shen Wanxiu could not continue to stand there and could only follow him.

After walking for a while, there was a fork in the road ahead, and the prince was seen walking to the left.

Shen Wanxiu and Shen Wanqing looked at each other, pretending not to notice where the prince had gone, and pulled Shen Wanqing a few steps to the right.

They hadn't gone far when they heard the urgent calls of the palace servants behind them. They stopped and looked back, only to see the prince returning from another road and chasing them.

Shen Wanqing looked surprised and said, "Your Highness, why are you still lagging behind?"

With her advance warning, the prince couldn't blame them for taking the wrong path. He pointed ahead and said, "There's nothing much to see up ahead, and few people come here. If you two insist on going forward, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed."

"Really?" Shen Wanqing stretched her neck forward curiously.

The prince found Shen Wanqing's antics amusing, so he walked ahead and said, "It's just an abandoned lake that has been unattended for years. However, there's a garden next to the lake that's quite interesting. Since we're here, we can go take a look!"

"Yes." Shen Wanqing and Shen Wanxiu responded in unison and followed quietly behind.

Qi Lake is surrounded by rockery of various shapes. You have to go around these rockery to reach another garden.

The Imperial Garden was already filled with beautiful scenery, with a new scene every ten steps, making it a dizzying sight. Now that it was the season when all the flowers were in full bloom, the two girls couldn't help but stop and admire the gorgeous flowers.

When the prince saw this, he did not blame them. Instead, he patiently accompanied them to appreciate the flowers.

"This patch of peonies is a rare variety introduced from foreign lands. The flowers are large in size and bright in color, making them the finest flowers." The prince introduced, pointing to a patch of gorgeous peonies.

Peonies have always been highly praised, and such rare varieties are even harder to come by.

"It seems there are even more beautiful flowers ahead!" Shen Wanqing said excitedly, pointing ahead.

There is a narrow path hidden between the rockeries. The rockeries are not only tall but also covered with moss, making them slippery and difficult to walk on.

"Is this acceptable?" Shen Wanxiu said hesitantly.

"Don't worry, second sister. I've secretly inquired about it before, and this road is passable." Shen Wanqing took Shen Wanxiu's hand and stepped onto the path carefully.

"Are you sure there's someone to pick you up on the other end?" Shen Wanxiu was still a little worried.

Shen Wanqing nodded and said, "I've made all the arrangements. Let's just be careful."

Shen Wanxiu bit her lip and slowly followed Shen Wanqing.

The path was rugged and difficult to walk on. Shen Wanqing walked in front, looking back from time to time to remind Shen Wanxiu to be careful.

"Ouch!" Suddenly, Shen Wanxiu slipped and almost fell.

Shen Wanqing quickly reached out to support her, "Second sister, be careful!"

After the two of them finally walked through this dangerous road, a gorgeous sea of ​​flowers appeared before them.

"Wow, so beautiful!" Shen Wanqing couldn't help but exclaimed.

At this moment, a strange man appeared in the sea of ​​flowers.

When Shen Wanxiu saw the man, her face instantly flushed.

Their eyes met, revealing indescribable emotions.

"Second sister?" Shen Wanqing called softly. Seeing that Shen Wanxiu did not respond, she gently pulled her sleeve.

Shen Wanxiu finally came to her senses and was about to speak when she heard the prince's voice behind her.

"What are you doing here?" There was a hint of doubt in the prince's voice.

Shen Wanqing panicked and stammered, "Your Highness, we...we saw that this sea of ​​flowers was so beautiful, so we...came here to take a look."

The prince frowned and said, "This is a remote place. You two girls shouldn't run around like that."

Shen Wanxiu quickly bowed her head and admitted her mistake: "It was our servants who were reckless. Please forgive us, Your Highness."

The prince sighed helplessly and said, "Forget it. Now that you're here, be careful."

Just then, a gust of wind blew, and the hairpin on Shen Wanxiu's head was blown off and fell into the grass beside her.

"My hairpin!" Shen Wanxiu said anxiously.

Shen Wanqing hurried to help look for it, "Second sister, don't worry, I'll help you find it."

The two men were searching in the bushes, and the prince was watching.

Suddenly, Shen Wanxiu slipped and fell forward.

"Be careful!" Shen Wanqing reached out to pull Shen Wanxiu, but failed.

Shen Wanxiu threw herself directly into the flowers, crushing a large area of ​​them.

"Oh!" Shen Wanxiu exclaimed.

The prince quickly stepped forward to help Shen Wanxiu up, "How are you? Are you hurt?"

Shen Wanxiu patted the petals on her body and said, "Your Highness, I'm fine. I just crushed the flowers. What a pity."

The prince looked at her in such a state of disarray, feeling both angry and amused. "Girl, you really are a source of worry for me."

Just then, it suddenly started to rain lightly.

"Oh no, it's raining. Let's find a place to shelter from the rain." said the prince.

Everyone hurriedly looked for a place to shelter from the rain.

Shen Wanxiu discovered a pavilion not far away, "Your Highness, there is a pavilion over there!"

Everyone quickly ran to the pavilion to take shelter from the rain.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, with no sign of stopping.

"I wonder how long this rain will last." The prince said worriedly as he looked at the rain outside.

At this moment, Su Jinxiu suddenly discovered that her handkerchief was missing.

"My handkerchief is missing. I think I dropped it on the road just now."

"I'll go look for it with you."

The two searched for the handkerchief along the way they came, but found that the handkerchief had been blown onto a tree by the wind.

"What should I do?" Shen Wanxiu said worriedly as she looked at the handkerchief on the tree.

Shen Wanqing looked around and found a bamboo pole not far away. "Use this to see if you can get the handkerchief down."

Shen Wanxiu took the bamboo pole and carefully reached for the handkerchief.

Just then, the prince came over and asked, "What are you doing?"

Shen Wanxiu was startled and fell backwards.

Shen Wanqing only heard a scream and hurriedly looked back, only to see that the person had fallen down. She couldn't help but shout anxiously, "Second sister."

There was no response, only the sound of something heavy falling into the water.

"Your Highness!" Shen Wanqing's heart skipped a beat and she quickly turned around to ask for help. "Your Highness, please send someone to save my sister."

I've already sent someone down to check it out. "It's just a fall into the water, nothing will happen."

Today, he was supposed to accompany two beauties to appreciate flowers, but he didn't expect things to develop like this. The prince was a little unhappy, "Why are you running around for no reason?"

Shen Wanqing was really frightened. The worry in her eyes was not fake. At this moment, she felt a little regretful: "It was my sister's handkerchief hanging on the tree, and she went to pick it up..."

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