Now she doesn't even call him "Crown Prince Brother" anymore, and uses such an unfamiliar term as "Your Majesty's Daughter"... Zhu Hao's brows furrowed even more, and his voice became noticeably unsteady: "You know that I will not punish you for any crime!"

"Then I shall take my leave." With that, Sheng Yun turned and ran down the mountain.

Without the slightest hesitation, she had already escaped from his sight like a rabbit before Zhu Haogan had even recovered from his astonishment.

"Yun'er!"

Zhu Hao's urgent voice did not elicit even a moment's pause from Sheng Yun, and he disappeared down the mountain path in the blink of an eye.

Zhu Haogan stood there like a wooden stake for a long time, staring blankly at the path leading down the mountain in the deep clouds, his eyes filled with swirling mist, as if a storm was brewing within them.

That day, Zhu Haogan heard that his father, the Emperor, was going to have Consort Wen select a consort for Li Qingchen, and that even Sheng Yun was going to attend. He became somewhat restless. Although, based on his understanding of Li Qingchen, he knew that Li Qingchen wouldn't necessarily choose Sheng Yun, the thought of Sheng Yun coming to such an occasion made Zhu Haogan feel uneasy!

After much hesitation, Zhu Haogan decided to stop hiding his feelings and planned to come here today to express his feelings to Sheng Yun.

Zhu Haogan had heard Sheng Yun say that she liked Wei Chengxiu, but the Wei family had just moved to Shengjing when she said this, and Sheng Yun was only twelve years old. How could he take a little girl's words seriously? Moreover, Wei Chengxiu was blind, so Zhu Haogan naturally assumed that Sheng Yun was just being kind out of pity.

But today Zhu Haogan learned that Sheng Yun truly liked Wei Chengxiu.

The more he thought about it, the harder it was to suppress the burning jealousy in his heart. Suddenly, Zhu Haogan threw a punch, slamming it into the trunk of the white plum tree!

"Wei-Cheng-Xiu!"