Chapter 27 The Master Was Blind Too

The ethereal woman spoke gracefully: "Your Highness."

The clear and melodious voice brought Xiao Qingyuan back to his senses. He quickly stepped forward and said with great tenderness, "Yanluo, why did you come out? Didn't I tell you to rest properly in your room? Don't worry, I'll have someone buy you the best bird's nest right away!"

Chu Yanluo struggled to tear her gaze away from the countless rare treasures. In her previous life, she had coveted these things, but unfortunately, she was killed by Shen Mingxuan before she could obtain them.

In this lifetime, she is determined to obtain all the treasures inside!

“I’m fine, Your Highness. I’m really not that delicate. I came out to find you because you haven’t been back for a long time. I just mentioned the bird’s nest soup casually. You don’t need to take it to heart. If I had known it would put you in such a difficult position, I wouldn’t have said anything. It was not my intention to cause you trouble.”

"It's neither difficult nor troublesome!"

Xiao Qingyuan felt he had never been so humiliated, especially in front of the woman he loved most. All she wanted was a bowl of bird's nest soup, but after all he had been busy, he hadn't even seen a trace of bird's nest!

He looked at Chu Yanluo standing there, her face pale, as if a gust of wind could blow her over, and his heart ached for her: "I'll take you home first. The sun is strong outside, don't let it get you sick."

Chu Yanluo nodded, glanced again at the various priceless treasures in the storeroom, and followed Xiao Qingyuan back to Xinghe Courtyard with her head held high.

Along the way, she encountered many maids and servants. Everyone who saw her was shocked, and some were even so shocked that they forgot to bow to Xiao Qingyuan.

Looking at the shocked faces, Chu Yanluo felt very smug, but her face became even more arrogant. No matter who looked at her, she didn't even give them a second glance.

These people must all be marveling at her outstanding temperament and stunning beauty. She often saw this kind of shock on other people's faces when she was a child, and now she is used to it. No one can escape her beauty. Everyone will fall at her feet. Men will be obsessed with her and women will be extremely jealous of her and will even slander her in private.

Xiao Qingyuan also felt that the maids and servants were shocked by Chu Yanluo's outstanding appearance, so he generously forgave their misbehavior.

He longed to hold Chu Yanluo's hand, but he was afraid she would be angry. She was such a noble woman; if he held her hand in public, she would surely feel it was disrespectful.

He clenched his fist again and again, but in the end he still didn't dare to touch her, only moving a little closer to Chu Yanluo.

Chu Yanluo didn't seem to mind his approach; she even turned and smiled at him.

Xiao Qingyuan was stunned and couldn't help but speak his mind: "Yanluo, you are so beautiful, you are beyond compare. Even the maids and servants in the manor are captivated by your beauty. They have never seen such a beauty before, and they are all very shocked."

Chu Yanluo said calmly, "Your Highness flatters me. Appearance is the least important thing. Inner knowledge and cultivation are the most important things for a woman. If my mind is empty, no matter how beautiful I am, I am just a meaningless piece of wood."

Xiao Qingyuan sighed, "You are indeed different from other women. Other women only know how to compete for beauty all day long, always focusing on clothes, headwear and makeup, and don't know how to enrich their inner selves at all."

"Everyone has their own ambitions, and it can't be said that those people are wrong. After all, they have to rely on men for their whole lives, so they naturally have to put a lot of effort into their appearance in order to win over men's hearts. But I don't need that."

Mo Ji, who was following not far behind the two of them, wanted to roll his eyes.

This Chu Yanluo is putting on such a convincing act. If she really didn't need to rely on a man, why hasn't she left yet? She's just staying in the Prince's mansion without any official status; does that make her seem like she doesn't need to rely on a man?

Only her own master is so naive and easily fooled that she would believe her nonsense.

The master thought the maids and servants in the manor were shocked by Chu Yanluo's beauty, but he had just heard it. The maids and servants were clearly shocked that she was so shameless as to walk around the manor with the young master so openly.

The master must be blind. Isn't the newly arrived princess consort more beautiful and elegant than this Chu Yanluo?

The key point is that the Crown Princess is pure and innocent, she did not get pregnant by any disreputable men before marriage, her temperament is exceptionally good, and she can also heal the sick and save lives, which makes her very popular with the Princess.

However, Mo Ji could only mutter these words to himself, and dared not utter a single word to Xiao Qingyuan.

Because Granny Chai serves as a cautionary tale.

Granny Chai once took advantage of being the prince's wet nurse to expose Chu Yanluo's hypocrisy and despicable behavior in front of the prince. She also criticized the prince for his poor judgment of character, which made the entire palace lose face because of him and even caused the princess to faint.

But the prince seemed possessed, refusing to listen to anything. After scolding Granny Chai, he kicked her out of the palace and said he never wanted to see her again.

Even Granny Chai could be driven out by the young master, so Mo Ji naturally wouldn't dare to fight a losing battle. If he were to be driven out of the mansion, who would take care of his younger brothers and sisters?

Although the prince is blind, he has always been generous and lavish, and Mo Ji does not want to give up this hard-won job.

In fact, besides Granny Chai, the young master originally had two head maids, two pageboys, and two servants, but all of them were driven out of the mansion after the young master met Chu Yanluo.

Mo Jineng stayed on purely because he was extremely loyal. He thought what the young master thought and was anxious about what the young master was anxious about. He did whatever the young master asked him to do, especially on the matter of Chu Yanluo. He never went against the young master's wishes.

Amidst a jumble of thoughts, Mo Ji followed his master back to the courtyard, whereupon the exquisite blood coral was thrust into his hand.

"Go find a pawnshop, pawn this thing, and buy ten catties of bird's nest for Yanluo. Remember, it has to be the best bird's nest!"

Mo Ji looked at the dazzling red coral in his hand, his heart trembling: "Master, you can't find another piece like this in the entire capital, its quality and size are unmatched. I'm afraid the pawnshops... I'm afraid they won't dare to accept it!"

Blood coral is known as the "spirit of the sea." It grows very slowly, often taking hundreds or even thousands of years for a single blood coral plant to mature.

Blood coral, with its vibrant colors and extremely pure hue throughout, is even more precious, hence the saying "a thousand-year-old coral is red for ten thousand years."

The blood coral presented as tribute from the Nanyang Kingdom is already the finest of the finest. Mo Ji has seen many fine things over the years with Xiao Qingyuan, but he has only ever seen one blood coral of this kind.

When an item is of extremely high quality, the risk for the pawnshop to accept it increases dramatically.

The pawnshops that have the financial means to acquire this blood coral are all backed by powerful figures; they would likely recognize it as a tribute item at a glance.

If you accept this, you'll probably lose your head.