The Prince of Jin thought for a moment, then looked at them apologetically: "I have some urgent official business to attend to. Please give my regards, and I will visit him when I have time another day."

Now, Prince Jin is serving in the Jingzhao Prefecture. He is meticulous and thoughtful, so Emperor Sukang sent him to gain experience. The duties of the Jingzhao Prefect are quite demanding. He is responsible for managing the capital's judicial affairs, administration, water conservancy, and other matters, as well as maintaining the capital's security and order. Therefore, he is quite busy.

They parted ways after leaving the palace. Prince Qi and Prince Xuan went to the Prince of Qin's residence, while Prince Jin went to the government office to handle official business.

Before long, they arrived at the gate of the Qin Prince's Mansion. The gatekeeper, seeing that the visitors were Prince Qi and Prince Xuan, did not dare to neglect them and invited them into the mansion, leading them to the living room.

Uncle Zhong came forward to greet them and sent someone to serve tea and refreshments: "Greetings, Your Highness Prince Qi and Your Highness Prince Xuan."

"No need for formalities." Prince Qi lifted his robe and sat down. "We two have come to see the seventh prince."

After sitting down, King Xuan continued, "Yes, where is the seventh prince? I haven't seen him for several days. Is he at home today?"

"He's at the manor." Uncle Zhong replied after a few seconds of thought, "It's just that His Highness is not available to see the two princes right now. If you wish to see him, you'll have to wait."

At this moment, Xiao Han was in Qinli Courtyard. He had just finished his medicinal bath and Long Chuqing was giving him acupuncture. It was quite cold at night, so acupuncture was usually done at noon.

The two exchanged puzzled glances. Prince Qi said, "What is he doing? If there's anything inconvenient, go and tell him that it's the two of us who have come."

Uncle Zhong dared not contradict the two princes and could only agree: "Your Highnesses, please have some tea first. I will go and report back in a moment."

Uncle Zhong left the living room and headed towards Qinli Courtyard. When he came out to greet her, Long Chuqing had already finished administering the acupuncture. He thought that it should be about time by now!

"Why is it taking so long?" After waiting for a while without seeing Uncle Zhong return, Prince Xuan couldn't sit still any longer. He turned to Prince Qi beside him and said, "Fifth Brother, why don't we go find Seventh Brother ourselves? He's definitely in Qinli Courtyard right now, I wonder what he's up to, that he hasn't come out to see us for so long."

Prince Qi held a teacup in his hand, lowered his eyes and pondered for a while before saying, "Alright, we've already had two cups of tea, it's the same if we go find him."

After saying that, the two walked directly towards Qinli Courtyard. When they arrived at the entrance of Qinli Courtyard, the guards greeted them but did not stop them. Previously, when they came to see Xiao Han, they had also gone straight in.

Upon entering the courtyard, a strong smell of herbs filled the air. Prince Qi's expression turned serious: "Such a strong smell of herbs... could it be that he is really ill? How serious must it be!"

King Xuan also straightened his expression: "Let's go and take a look."

The two hurried to the front of the house. Qing Tong and Qing Ying were guarding the door. When they saw the two, they quickly stepped forward and bowed: "Greetings, Your Highness Prince Qi and Your Highness Prince Xuan."

"No need for formalities, Seventh Brother may come inside," Prince Qi said.

Qing Tong replied, "The prince is inside. Why don't you two princes wait in the study for a while?"

Ever since they entered the palace, the steward had been telling them to wait, and now even the guards were telling them to wait. Prince Qi and Prince Xuan couldn't help but wonder if there was something they were hiding.

The smell of medicine was even stronger when they arrived at the door, and the mysterious atmosphere made them wonder if the person was really sick or if there was something else going on. The more they were kept quiet, the more curious they became.

Actually, Qing Tong and Qing Ying hadn't thought that much about it. They just thought the room smelled too strong of medicine and were worried that the two princes might not be able to stand it, so it would be better to go to the study.

King Xuan glanced at the two men, then walked past them and pushed open the door, saying, "I'll go in and take a look."

He was actually worried about the seventh prince, after all, the smell of medicine was so strong, he must be seriously ill! Prince Qi followed him in.

Qingying glanced at them but didn't stop them.

Inside, Long Chuqing had just removed the needles from his needles and was packing her things, while Xiao Han was sitting on the edge of the bed getting dressed.

Before they could even put on their coats, Prince Xuan and Prince Qi walked around the screen and entered.

Upon entering, the scene that greeted him was Xiao Han, his clothes disheveled, with a woman beside him. Xuan Wang's eyes widened instantly, his mouth agape, displaying an expression of both surprise and a desire to speak but being unable to.

"Seventh Brother." He pointed at Xiao Han on the bed, then glanced at Long Chuqing beside him, and exclaimed in shock: "You, you...you actually engaged in debauchery in broad daylight! This...this is outrageous!"

Oh no, he saw something he shouldn't have, and now he's talking incoherently.

When Prince Qi entered later, he was also incredulous at the sight. He had been worried about the prince's health, but he was surprised to see such a scene. He had a complicated and embarrassed expression on his face.

Xiao Han glanced outside upon hearing the commotion, and then heard Xuan Wang's words. He looked at them, but did not answer Xuan Wang's question, and continued to put on his clothes by himself.

Long Chuqing, who was tidying up her things on the side, turned around and glanced at them after hearing the noise. She didn't say anything and turned back to continue tidying up her things.

Seeing this, Prince Qi tugged at Prince Xuan's arm: "Sixth Brother, let's go out first!"

King Xuan then came to his senses and followed him out with an embarrassed expression.

As they arrived at the door, King Xuan glared at the bronze and green shadows: "Why didn't you stop us earlier? You made us see something we shouldn't have."

Qing and Qing exchanged a glance, both looking puzzled. Was there something they shouldn't be watching? They often watched Miss Long give the prince acupuncture! They didn't see anything wrong with it.

Before Xiao Han could get dressed, Long Chuqing finished and went out first. As she slowly walked out, Prince Qi and Prince Xuan finally saw her clearly and stared at her. This girl was so beautiful. They suddenly felt that they could understand the Seventh Prince.

Long Chuqing walked straight up to King Xuan, crossed her arms in front of her chest, and stared intently into his eyes.

King Xuan felt embarrassed as she stared at him intently, his face flushing slightly, and he forgot what to say.

"W-what are you doing!"

Long Chuqing stared at him for a while, then said with an annoyed look, "Which eye of yours saw us engaging in lewd behavior in broad daylight? You just spout nonsense." After saying that, she stomped on his foot hard.

"Ouch..." King Xuan was taken aback by her sudden attack. He winced in pain, clutching his foot and pointing at her with a pained and ferocious expression: "You, you, you..."

"You, you, you, what do you mean 'you'? So what if I stepped on you? Come and hit me if you dare! Humph..." After saying that, she glared at him and turned around and left Qinli Courtyard with a flourish.

The three—Qing Tong, Qing Ying, and Qi Wang—were completely bewildered by this series of actions, standing rooted to the spot, staring at each other in disbelief. What had just happened?

When Xiao Han finished dressing and came out, he saw Prince Xuan squatting on the ground, groaning and clutching his foot. He was completely bewildered, wondering what had happened.

Only then did Prince Qi remember to help Prince Xuan. Seeing him in such pain, he was at a loss for words: "Sixth brother, are you alright?"

Finally, Xiao Han and Prince Qi helped him to the study, applied medicine to his wound, and explained the situation in the room to them. Only then did they realize that it was a misunderstanding.

King Xuan looked at his swollen instep with a resentful expression and said with a pout, "Since it's a misunderstanding, just explain it! She kicked me too hard, it hurts so much."

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