Wei Fengmian was naughty when he was young. He always liked to hide himself behind a bush in the courtyard or in a crack in the wall, causing the servants of the Duke's Mansion to search for him nervously.
Later, at a young age, he learned how to hide. He would smear paint of similar color on his face and body, and sneak into it. It was indeed difficult to distinguish him from a distance.
The person in front of me is exactly like that.
He deliberately smeared a layer of plaster on his face to change his skin color, and used something to stick the corners of his eyes, so that the shape of his eyes also changed.
He just held up the tray silently, and while no one was paying attention, he secretly glanced at Wei Shuyi's face, remaining silent.
But it was such a simple little action that caught her attention.
"you?!"
"My lady, this is a treasure that the prince has found especially for you. I hope you can carry it with you to ward off disasters."
Perhaps to give her an answer, the servant spoke first to introduce himself, his voice still the warm and clear one she was familiar with.
"Thank your prince on my behalf." Wei Shuyi took the bracelet and put it on his wrist immediately. "Miaojiang is dangerous. Since the prince is injured, you must take good care of him. Do you understand?"
"Yes, my lord, I will keep your words in mind."
He didn't even pause for too long, and his turn was very smooth.
For the first time, Wei Shuyi's thoughts shifted from his daughter to somewhere else. He followed his back and looked towards Prince Lian's position.
"Miss?" Wen Yu whispered beside her, "Don't look at it, be careful of other people making a fuss."
"Um."
Noble Lady Wen took in the entire scene and approached to ask, "Sister, when you were in the palace, were you also quite popular with the Eighth Prince?"
"Sister, are you trying to put me in an unfair position by saying this?"
"I wouldn't dare! When I say liking someone, I'm not talking about romantic love, but admiration." Concubine Wen hastily explained, nearly knocking over the wine on the table. "Sister is excellent in every way. I'm sure she's exceptional in the palace. Otherwise, why wouldn't he have brought her to the palace for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet?"
"His Royal Highness Prince Lian has a gentle temperament and treats all the servants in the mansion very well. Now that I have entered the palace and given birth to the royal heir. As the emperor's biological brother, he will naturally pay more attention to me. It's nothing."
Noble Lady Wen did not ask any further questions, but looked at the seats opposite with interest and drank silently.
Wei Shuyi didn't bother to think about it, she just wanted time to slow down so that she could remember Feng Mian more clearly. This thought gradually deepened, and her behavior naturally became abnormal.
Jing Ning, who was always careless, also noticed something was wrong: "My lady, the emperor just saw you... Don't look at the position of His Royal Highness Prince Lian anymore, otherwise..."
"Okay, I understand."
She forced her gaze away, the dull pain in her heart intensifying.
The longer she stayed here, the more her past kindness and the tragedy of the family's annihilation would intertwine, and her pain would become even deeper.
"Wen Yu, I want to go out for a walk."
"Okay, I'll accompany you."
Jing An and Jing Ning were naturally left behind in Penglai Palace. The latter muttered indignantly, "What?! The young lady always takes Sister Wen Yu out without thinking about us sisters at all. Doesn't she care about us at all?"
"Stop talking nonsense here! Sister Wenyu came from Prince Lian's mansion. She and the young lady had a deep sisterly bond before. After coming here, she has helped us more than once. I think this kind of relationship is incomparable. Instead of complaining about yourself here, why not control your temper and serve the young lady wholeheartedly from now on!"
The episode in Penglai Palace was not heard by Wei Shuyi.
At this moment, she was upset and went around to the back of a remote rockery: "Wen Yu, I saw him."
"Is he the girl's brother?"
"You know him too?"
Wen Yu shook his head: "I have seen Young Master Wei a few times before in the palace. Seeing the girl's reaction today, I guess she met an acquaintance and guessed it was him at the first sight."
"The prince first sent Feng Mian's wordless letter to me, and then specially disguised him and brought him to the palace to meet me. For this kindness, I..."
She couldn't think of any way to repay him. After all, quickly becoming a favorite concubine was not something that could be achieved through hard work in a short period of time.
Wen Yu was about to respond when he suddenly saw a dark shadow behind the rockery and was startled: "Who's there?!"
"Why are you always so startled every time I see you?" Nangong Heng walked out from the shadows and said helplessly, "I am accompanying my father to the palace. The emperor has important matters to discuss. But we still have to attend the full moon banquet, so let us stay in the palace and discuss it later."
He actually didn't need to explain it specifically. It was not uncommon for the emperor's favorites to come and go freely in the palace.
Wei Shuyi nodded and turned to leave: "My Lord, you seem to like this place very much. I will go ahead and not disturb you from enjoying the scenery."
"Lady Yi?" "Hmm?"
"Why do you run away when you see me? I told you to call me Qingshi, but don't call me sir. I don't like it."
Wei Shuyi read the young man's unique emotions from his tone: he did not regard her as the master of the palace, but as a close person as before, so much so that he revealed her nickname on their first encounter.
"I have never met you before. We have only met by chance outside the banquet. If word gets out, it might lead to misunderstandings. Please..."
"Here, it's for your daughter."
Nangong Heng threw a small package over, and it landed squarely in the palm of her hand that she subconsciously extended.
She raised her eyes and looked at him: "I thank you on behalf of Zhaohua."
"If you really want to thank me, just change the name. But if you insist on considering palace etiquette, call me whatever you want! I don't care."
Wei Shuyi forced a smile and pulled Wen Yu to leave——
"Lady Yi! You really don't know etiquette!"
"What's wrong?"
"I gave you a gift, why don't you open it and take a look!" Nangong Heng's face was full of frustration. "This is what I carefully prepared for Her Royal Highness the Princess. You didn't think you could just deal with me casually and then stuff it into the warehouse when you get back, did you?"
"Won't……"
"Then let's see what's inside!"
He was still as good at interrupting her and pressing her step by step, making it impossible for her to utter a complete sentence.
Wei Shuyi opened the package and found a cute porcelain doll inside.
The girl's appearance vaguely resembled her past appearance, even her hair bun was not much different from when she was a child.
Not only that, a special mark was also branded on the bottom of the porcelain doll: "This is..."
"My favorite flowers, the little girl will definitely like them too." Nangong Heng looked away unnaturally, thinking of a lame excuse, "I asked a skilled craftsman to make them and put them in the princess's cradle. She will definitely be able to smell the sweet fragrance."
"Thank you... sir."
Wei Shuyi did not expose his lie, and even his voice was a little choked.
Although Wen Yu was curious, he couldn't ask in front of outsiders, so he could only accompany her step by step to leave this place.
"Girl, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay. I'm just happy for Zhaohua. It's great to have so many people pampering her."
Of course, she couldn't tell the truth: the red peony mark on the bottom of the doll was her favorite flower when she was a child.
Nangong Heng...
Was she recognized?
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