The gentleman was merry, holding a reed organ in his left hand, beckoning me to the chamber with his right

Only then did Wang Chong realize that Longji had beaten her way into becoming his elder sister.

Longji snorted coldly and asked, "Who else knows you've returned to Chang'an?"

Wang Chong hastily replied, "Not another soul knows."

Longji said, "In that case, there's no need to reveal your identity. Stay by my side for now."

"Hmm, you'll have to change your appearance and dress as a girl!"

Wang Chong hurriedly said, "Absolutely not."

Longji said indifferently, "You can stay by my side as a man, too. It's your reputation as the Prince of Yan that'll suffer, anyway."

Wang Chong hesitated for a moment. With that little twist, it seemed he could accept it...

Longji clapped her hands, and a female official approached with sixteen women. Seeing how intimate Longji and Wang Chong were, the official turned pale with fright. Only after getting a clear look at Wang Chong did she press a hand to her chest and let out a long breath. "Princess Hongluan, you nearly frightened this humble official to death."

Wang Chong immediately realized that this female official recognized him.

Well, he did not recognize her. Longji glanced at Wang Chong, but addressed the official. "Auntie Qi, he's somehow come running back. I need to take him to see the Empress, but he can't reveal his identity. He needs a disguise, and you'll have to help me."

Wen Qi looked at Wang Chong, then at Longji, and laughed inwardly. Sure enough, affection from growing up together is different from anything else. The Prince of Yan risked such great danger to return, yet he still had to see our Hongluan first. Childhood sweethearts, innocent of suspicion-their feelings naturally run much deeper than anyone else's. That one in the Prince of Yan's Residence can't begin to compare.

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