Since experiencing the ambush at White Stone Mountain, Mu Jin's only priority is to increase her martial arts skills; everything else is irrelevant to her.

Thinking of the troublesome Su Muxue, who probably wouldn't be able to come here to practice martial arts for a while, Mu Jin was both amused and exasperated. She said to Su Muxue.

“I’ve had my fill of admiring these plum blossoms these past few days. From tomorrow onwards, I will stay in the city. If the princess wants to find me, she can find me anytime. There’s no need to come to the outskirts of the city anymore; it wouldn’t be worth catching a cold.”

The plum grove in the suburbs was too cold for a delicate princess like Su Muxue.

Su Muxue kept sneezing, and with the arrival of Su Yi and Su Muxue, Mu Jin lost interest in continuing her martial arts practice, so Mu Jin suggested returning to the city.

Before leaving, Mu Jin asked Eleven to pick a few branches of red plum blossoms to give to Su Muxue for her enjoyment.

Hearing this, Su Muxue, still resentful about Eleven's refusal to let her learn martial arts, immediately refused.

"I won't let him pick the red plum blossoms." Then she turned around and shouted that Su Yi had picked a few red plum blossoms for her.

Su Yi shook his head and helplessly helped Su Muxue pick red plum blossoms under the plum tree. When he saw that Eleven was also carefully picking a few beautiful red plum blossoms not far away, Su Yi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

The four walked toward the parked carriage. When they reached the carriage, Su Muxue saw Mu Jin heading toward the Yunwang Mansion's carriage, so she quickly went over and grabbed Mu Jin.

Su Muxue, noticing that there was no charcoal brazier or soft cushions on the Yunwang Mansion's carriage, pulled Mu Jin towards Su Yi's carriage.

Seeing Su Muxue's determination to follow her into Su Yi's carriage, Mu Jin finally turned around and instructed Eleven to drive the carriage behind them, before getting into Su Yi's carriage with Su Muxue.

Su Yi's carriage was indeed much larger than Mu Jin's. It was said that King Yi knew how to enjoy life, and his food, drink and daily necessities were all top-notch. Now it seemed that he had gone too far.

The carriage was lined with thick silk cushions, making it very comfortable to sit on. Thick curtains surrounded the entire carriage to prevent the cold wind from blowing in.

Two fist-sized luminous stones hung from the top of the carriage canopy, used to illuminate the light inside the carriage that was blocked by the curtains. The luminous stones emitted a soft glow, and it was clear at a glance that they were priceless.

Such extravagance is probably only found among Xiao Yi in the entire Dongyue Kingdom, aside from the current emperor.

Watching Su Muxue and Mu Jin get into the car, Su Yi poured them both a cup of hot tea.

Mu Jin accepted the tea from Su Yi and thanked him.

When Mu Jin heard Su Yi reply, "Ah Jin, you don't need to be so polite to me," she almost choked.

She frowned slightly and said to Su Yi, "Your Highness, just call me Mu Jin."

Su Yi smiled but didn't say much. He poured himself some tea, sipping it as he quietly watched Su Muxue chattering away with Mu Jin.

Su Muxue said, "Ajin, I heard that Zuiyue Tower has staged several good shows this month. I wanted to wait for you to go together, but I couldn't find you."

Before Mu Jin could finish speaking, Su Yi heard that Su Muxue wanted to take Mu Jin to Zuiyue Tower, and immediately tapped Su Muxue's head with his fan.

"Do you think I don't exist? I'm still here, and you still want to go to Zuiyue Tower? You've got some nerve."

Su Muxue then stuck out her tongue at Mu Jin and laughed, saying they were going to buy jewelry on the Precious Goods Street.

Knowing that Su Muxue intended to go secretly, Su Yi said, "If you really want to go, I can take you."

Su Muxue verbally agreed, but in her heart she thought that Su Yi must have been out of her mind to ask Su Muxue to go with her.

The three returned to the city, and Su Yi treated the two to dinner at Shidinglou Restaurant before they parted ways.

Mu Jin handed Eleven a box of food in front of the carriage at the Shangyun Prince's Mansion. After Mu Jin got into the carriage, Eleven opened the food box and saw that it contained several golden thread flower rolls and a roasted pigeon.

The ingredients and taste of Shi Ding Lou are top-notch. The aroma of the food hit Shiyi right away. Shiyi quickly picked up a golden thread roll and put it in his mouth. His mouth and stomach were instantly satisfied.

When Su Yuntian returned to the Yunwang Mansion after finishing his official business at dinner time, he saw Guangfu distributing new clothes for the New Year to the servants in advance.

The Prince's mansion was bustling with activity when Su Yun realized that there were less than two weeks left until the New Year.

In the dining hall, a large and sumptuous dinner was already laid out on the table. When Shen Qianqian saw Su Yuntian return, she happily went forward to greet him and gently brushed away a few snowflakes that had fallen on Su Yuntian's shoulder.

Shen Qianqian said considerately, "It's been snowing for several days this winter, and the roads are slippery. Your Highness, please be careful when you ride back."

Su Yuntian held Shen Qianqian's hand and said gently, "It's cold, so don't go out and wander around. You're weak, so you might catch a cold."

Shen Qianqian was overjoyed to receive Su Yuntian's concern.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I know my own health. I usually stay in my room writing and painting, unlike the Princess Consort who is in good health. She and Eleventh Princess have been out for more than a month, and even on this snowy day, they haven't missed a single day. I don't know what's so exquisite about this capital city that makes the Princess Consort leave the mansion every day."

When Shen Qianqian casually mentioned Mu Jin's name, Su Yuntian was momentarily distracted.

He realized that it had been more than a month since he had seen Mu Jin. Recently, whenever he thought of Mu Jin, the heavy, oppressive feeling in him grew stronger day by day.

Su Yuntian hated the feelings he suddenly had for Mu Jin, so he tried his best not to see Mu Jin, not to mention Mu Jin, and not to think about Mu Jin.

Tonight, I suddenly heard Shen Qianqian mention that Mu Jin hadn't been in the Yunwang Mansion during the day for the past month. Instead, she had been leaving the mansion with Eleven for more than a month, and her face was as cold as ice in an ice cellar.

Eleven drove the carriage slowly to the gate of the Yunwang Mansion. When the carriage stopped, Eleven jumped down and helped Mu Jin lift the curtain.

Mu Jin smiled at Eleven and then jumped off the carriage.

When he saw Mu Jin jump off the carriage, Eleven's heart skipped a beat. The road was slippery in the snow, and he was afraid that Mu Jin would fall. He instinctively wanted to go forward and help her, but when he saw Mu Jin land safely, he restrained his outstretched hand.

"Miss, the roads are slippery in the snow, please be careful."

Mu Jin smiled and said it was nothing. She thanked Eleven and was about to carry him into the mansion when Eleven called her back.

Eleven took the few red plum blossoms he had picked during the day in the plum grove in the suburbs from the carriage and handed them to Mu Jin.

“Miss, these are plums I picked during the day in the plum grove. They look beautiful and smell wonderful. Please take them back to the Bamboo Courtyard so that everyone can enjoy them.”

Eleven didn't dare to say that he wanted to give it to Mu Jin himself, so he could only bring up other people in the conversation.

Mu Wan turned around, took the few red plum blossoms from Eleven's hand, smelled them under her nose, and smiled.

"You're so thoughtful. The plum blossoms are in full bloom right now. Take them back for Qing'er and the others to enjoy; they'll be very happy. I thank you on their behalf."

Hearing Mu Jin say this, Eleven smiled shyly. Neither of them noticed that not far from them, in the shadows of the Yunwang Mansion's porch, stood a person—none other than Su Yuntian.