Ji Yunhuan quickly found a piece of grass with a wide view and a gentle breeze. Most importantly, it was far away from people, making it perfect for flying a kite.
The kite, which was as tall as a person, quickly flew into the sky. Ji Yunhuan ran wildly on the grass, pulling the string. He was sweating all over, and he felt refreshed all over. All the unhappiness he had just felt was blown away by the wind.
"Xizi! Come here and help me hold the string. I need to take a rest."
Long Lin could only jump out of the cat's nest and grab the coil with his mouth. As he ran, he felt something was wrong. The kite was too big. No matter how hard he tried, his body floated up involuntarily.
Ji Yunhuan was amused by the flustered Xizi and laughed out loud. Long Lin was so anxious that he meowed and let go of the coil in his mouth. The kite flew away in an instant.
Ji Yunhuan hurried to chase the kite, but just as he was about to grab the coil, the wind direction suddenly changed.
The big kite flew over the stream and headed towards the hillside. Coincidentally, Long Haochang was in that direction. Wherever Long Haochang went, there was a group of people following him, making him very conspicuous.
Ji Yunhuan frowned, as if no matter how she avoided it, there would always be an invisible force pushing her towards Long Haochang.
Qiao Yue chased in the direction where the kite fell and shouted, "Don't worry, young lady. I will go and pick up the kite right away."
Ji Yunhuan didn't want to meet Long Haochang. Before making all preparations, the wisest choice was to stay away from Long Haochang.
"Qiaoyue, come back! I'm tired. Let's go back to Daxiangguo Temple. After we see mother, we'll set off for home."
Qiao Yue naturally listened to the young lady's words and quickly picked up the scattered things on the ground.
Long Lin jumped into his cat bed very consciously. It would be good to go back to Daxiangguo Temple so that he could meet the abbot.
Ji Yunhuan pushed Xizi away quickly. In the huge back mountain, for some unknown reason, she ran into Long Haochang and his group halfway through.
Long Haochang threw the kite in front of Ji Yunhuan and said angrily, "It's you! You have such a vicious heart! Sending Xue'er to the ancestral temple wasn't enough, you even wanted to disfigure her!"
Shangguan Ruoxue had a thin scratch on the right side of her face. She covered her face with one hand and pulled Long Haochang's sleeve with the other, begging:
"Brother Haochang, don't be angry. I believe my sister didn't do it on purpose. Let's go quickly. If the master knew that I sneaked out, he would definitely punish me."
Long Haochang caressed Shangguan Ruoxue's tear-stained cheek lovingly, feeling extremely distressed. "Xue'er, don't be afraid. I'm here and will never let you suffer any injustice. If the Prime Minister's Mansion can't accommodate you, I'll take you back to the Crown Prince's Mansion."
Shangguan Ruoxue cried and shook her head, "No! I have no status and no position. If I go back with His Highness, wouldn't that tarnish His Highness's reputation? How can His Highness's brilliance, like the bright moon, be tarnished by Xue'er?"
Long Haochang sighed, his heart full of pity growing stronger. "Even though I am the crown prince, there are times when I cannot help myself. Don't worry, when the time is right, I will definitely give you a title."
The two of them pulled each other and expressed their feelings to each other, like a pair of star-crossed mandarin ducks.
More and more people gathered together, and the small peach blossom forest became very lively. There were also noble ladies sighing at the prince's deep love and loyalty.
Ji Yunhuan just found it funny. If Long Haochang was really in love with Shangguan Ruoxue, he should ask the emperor to grant her marriage and give her the position of Crown Princess. Why drag it out and give other women more ideas?
"Instead of crying here, you might as well find a doctor quickly. If the doctor doesn't come soon, Miss Shangguan's wound will heal."
Long Haochang was furious. He looked at Ji Yunhuan with disdain and said sternly, "I was wondering why I didn't see you today. It turns out you were hiding here to harm people. After hurting them, you wanted to run away. Do you think you can get away?"
"Prime Minister Ji is a man of high moral character. How could he raise a daughter as vicious as you? In my opinion, Xue'er is more like a legitimate daughter raised in the Prime Minister's Mansion. You are at most a country woman, not worthy of being in public!"
The noble ladies around suddenly became particularly righteous, vying with each other to scold Ji Yunhuan for being vicious and praising Shangguan Ruoxue for her noble character, as if they were not the ones who had just despised Shangguan Ruoxue for her humble background.
Everyone was waiting to see Ji Yunhuan make a fool of herself, waiting to see her fly into a rage and behave in an ugly manner.
Ji Yunhuan remained calm, her gaze clear and her demeanor dignified, not losing her composure at all. "Your Highness, the Crown Prince is of noble status, yet you casually accuse me of a crime. On what basis do you believe I intentionally injured someone?"
Long Haochang stomped hard on the kite on the ground. "Here's the evidence! How dare you say this kite isn't yours? You're the only one in the entire back mountain who's disregarding your dignity and running around with a kite. You're clearly looking for an opportunity to take someone else's hand."
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