In the novel "Joy of Life," the protagonist wakes up at Li Chengze's residence.

Li Chengze's sleeping quarters.

Xie Bi'an was on night duty outside and was just about to take a nap when he suddenly heard footsteps.

"!" Xie Bi'an immediately went on alert. Just as he was about to draw his sword to kill the person who came, he suddenly realized that the footsteps sounded very familiar.

Is this Miss Tao?

Didn't Your Highness say she would be dealing with "spies" today? Why is she here at this hour? Before he could even confirm it, the bright moonlight allowed him to see who it was.

"Miss Tao, it's so late, you..."

"I need to go see him. I have something to discuss." He then went inside.

Xie Bi'an was left alone, standing outside the bedchamber, bewildered: "Should I... go in?"

He stared at the tightly closed door and murmured, seemingly asking no one in particular.

The candles in the hall were still lit, and Li Chengze was bent over the table, reading a book.

When someone opened the door and came in, they thought it was Xie Bi'an.

Just as they were about to hear what was going on in Tao Jingyang's room, they looked up and saw that the person who had come was none other than Tao Jingyang himself.

Li Chengze was surprised and confused. His mouth was slightly open as he looked at her with a puzzled expression.

She said, "Since Your Highness is still awake, why don't you come into my room for a while?"

Upon hearing those words, his heart skipped a beat, and his mind went completely blank. Before his brain could process anything else, he heard the next sentence:

"Fan Xian is also here. Would Your Highness like to meet him?"

"?" Li Chengze asked in confusion, "Why do I need to see him?"

Although he himself didn't quite understand what was going on, he still followed her with his doubts.

Picking up the lantern Xie Bi'an handed her, she followed Tao Jingyang to her residence.

The whole journey felt very bizarre.

The two entered the house together, and together with another unidentified man with black hair, black clothes, and black shoes, the three of them stared at each other in the house.

So... does anyone know what's going on right now?

"Uh, hello, Second Prince." Fan Xian greeted him first, but his "shy" smile revealed his embarrassment.

After all, this is a night raid on the prince's residence. Putting everything else aside, this outfit makes him look like an assassin.

"Will the Second Prince also try to kill me then?" Fan Xian looked at Tao Jingyang with a "shy" smile, his eyes accusing her: "Friend, what kind of trap are you digging for me?!"

After entering the room, Li Chengze looked Fan Xian up and down, and politely replied with a single word:

"Hmm." He then sat down.

Both of them were waiting for Tao Jingyang to speak, but he picked up some melon seeds from the table and started cracking them open.

So Fan Xian spoke first: "I'm sorry, Second Prince, I didn't bring anything with me..."

After saying that, Fan Xian wanted to slap himself. What was he even saying? He was so embarrassed that he touched his forehead.

"It's alright. You can bring your things next time you come through the main gate." Li Chengze gave a polite but fake smile.

"I came so suddenly that I didn't even inform Your Highness. Please don't take offense, Your Highness."

Fan Xian offered a brief explanation, but his eyes kept glancing at Tao Jingyang.

Fan Xian's every move did not escape Li Chengze's eyes: "If I blame you, you won't be able to get in this time either."

Upon hearing this, Fan Xian turned to look at Tao Jingyang, his eyes conveying a request for an answer.

Tao Jingyang patted the dregs in his hand and explained to Fan Xian, "This time, I didn't know you were coming, so I didn't inform His Highness."

However, since His Highness has allowed you to come in, I thought it would be better if you two met and got to know each other, so that His Highness wouldn't misunderstand us later, and it would be quite troublesome for me to explain.”

Tao Jingyang rattled off a long string of words without caring whether the two of them understood or not.

Only two candles were lit, making the room dim and obscuring the expressions of the three people.