44 Chapter 44 Don't Look Up
◎Intertwined in the flowing waves◎
Yuliu exchanged greetings with the Fourth Prince and his wife.
Upon hearing this, Su Yunyue immediately stepped forward, took her sister's slender hand, and studied her face from side to side. "I got a sudden urge this afternoon and thought since I was leaving the palace, I'd drop by to visit you. I never expected it would be a surprise, so I found an excuse to visit the lantern festival at night to see you again."
She smiled with her eyes curved like a willow, and the dim shadows of thousands of lights were reflected in her eyes, as if the crescent moon was filled with stars from the distant Milky Way. However, she felt a chill in her heart when she heard it.
See you again.
Why is Su Yunyue so eager to see her again?
It was as if... Su Yunyue subconsciously felt that it would be difficult for the two sisters to see each other in the future.
"I've got nothing to do outside the palace. If you want to see me, just let me know." Yu Liu didn't dare dwell on it. She simply held Su Yunyue's hand, raised her eyelashes, and looked up at her curiously. "Could it be that something's happened that's really worrying you?"
"Yes. I came here to tell you..." Su Yunyue smiled openly, tightening her grip on Yuliu's hand. "That disobedient maid in your mansion dared to poison the snacks. She was dealt with by the Fourth Prince last night. I wanted to tell you about this so you wouldn't panic. If you're short of manpower, just tell me. You're living alone in Xiaoguo, and Yuqing Courtyard seems a bit lonely. I thought it would be more lively if you had more people around you."
Yuliu concentrated and held his breath, carefully observing Su Yunyue's expression.
She didn't know if it was because of her preconceived notions, but she always suspected that Su Yunyue's words implied that she couldn't bear to leave her little sister alone in Xiao State before leaving.
Yuliu's gaze passed over the golden hairpin on Su Yunyue's towering bun and looked at the person standing three inches away. She seemed to have no intention of approaching, but her sharp eyes were always fixed on the red color like a peony.
Yuliu thought about it.
If she was just being suspicious, Su Yunyue actually had no intention of running away. She had asked her to come this time just to explain to her the matter she had asked her to handle with Yumei...
Elm and Willow actually don't mind making so many trips;
But the fear is that Su Yunyue escaped during this time.
Running away is a small matter, but meaningless running away is a big deal. Not only does it not help to warm up the relationship, it may even further erode the existing feelings.
Not to mention that escape is just the beginning. How can a pregnant lady endure avoiding the pursuit of the Fourth Prince on the way?
If a miscarriage occurs on the way to escape, both the body and mind will suffer;
It would be tragic if the pregnancy was saved but it became a handle for the Fourth Prince to control Su Yunyue.
So Yuliu felt that since running away would be futile anyway, it would be better for the two of them to talk it out face to face rather than torturing each other.
"Ah, so you're worried about me, sister?" Yuliu raised her head and gave Su Yunyue a sweet and lively smile. She took Su Yunyue's hand and led her towards Xiao Tianmin, saying as they walked, "I went out today and happened to meet the owner of the Chunfeng Fulan building. Yumei used to be in charge of the stove, and it just so happened that the owner of the Chen building was willing to give me a kitchen servant. Sister, don't worry about me."
"It's rare for my brother-in-law and sister to get together. They've had a lot of good things happen to them right now. It's a good opportunity to relax and spend time together under the moonlight."
Yuliu was concerned that they were still in the crowd on the street, so she did not directly mention Su Yunyue's pregnancy, but only used the word "happy event" instead.
As she spoke, she handed Su Yunyue's hand to Xiao Tianmin. Looking at their hands, which had become habitually clasped when they were close, she smiled faintly, "Don't miss this opportunity because you're worried about me."
Yuliu asked the Fourth Prince and the Fourth Prince's wife to face each other hand in hand, pointed with her white hand at the sea of lights and crowds of people, and smiled as she urged them to go for a night stroll and chat.
However, although Yuliu gave the two of them some relatively alone space, she was not completely sure whether the Fourth Prince could resolve his random suspicions and alleviate Su Yunyue's worries.
So he immediately turned around, took Yunhe, Master Chen and Fangyue with him, and followed the crowd to a small shop between Xiao Tianmin and Su Yunyue.
Yuliu and Yunhe walked in front.
Master Chen and Fang Yue walked and stopped, looked here and there, and fell a little behind.
Yuliu tilted her head slightly and asked Yunhe in a low voice, "Did you look closely at my sister's face just now?"
Yunhe stretched out his hand to separate a naughty boy who suddenly jumped out from the crowd in front of Yuliu, and leaned over to lead Yuliu to the side. He was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and looked down. The jade-like face was illuminated by the dim light and looked more three-dimensional, but his eyes did not look at the lights but only at the person in front of him.
He said, “I haven’t seen it.”
"No?" Yu Liu lowered her brows and suddenly became depressed. "That's a pity... I was originally thinking of asking about your sister's health..."
"Ah..." Yun He understood for a moment, his thin lips parted slightly, and he murmured in surprise, "So that's what you're asking."
Yuliu frowned: "Yes, what else do you think it is?"
Yunhe stopped talking, his starry eyes were like torches, like millions of lights condensed into one point, staring straight at Yuliu.
Yunhe bent his neck and lowered his head, while Yuliu tilted his head and looked up. One was high and the other was low, and their breath seemed to intertwine in the flowing waves of people.
The crowd surged, whispers and noises filled the air, everything around was flowing, even the shadows of the two people pressed so closely together, cast by the high-hanging paper lanterns, were swaying in the night wind.
Yuliu seemed to realize something, her peach eyes suddenly widened a little, staring blankly at Yunhe's thin lips.
Neither of them moved.
But it seems like thousands of words have been said.
The mischievous child held the windmill and, relying on his small size, jumped out from the crowd like a naughty monkey. He pushed Yuliu so hard that he stumbled and his legs were bent. His upturned nose brushed Yunhe's chin and buried itself directly in Yunhe's chest.
Bang.
Bang bang bang!
Yuliu heard the beating of the chest under her ear and the beating of her own heart, which seemed to overlap into a unified sound.
Although the sound was small, when the vibration echoed in the earlobe, it suddenly drowned out the noise of the crowd.
In a hurry, Yuliu felt that Yunhe seemed to stretch out his hands, lightly wrapping them around her body, helping her to separate herself from the surging crowd.
However, that "vague" distance seemed to become more and more vague as the banging sounds became more intense.
Just as Yunhe's powerful arms were about to wrap around Yuliu, a piercing and high-pitched scream suddenly erupted from the crowd:
“Ah—help!”
"He has a knife! He has a knife! Kill people!"
The lingering atmosphere was suddenly severed by the exclamation.
Yuliu's heart tightened, and she subconsciously wanted to break free from Yunhe's arms to see what was happening with the Fourth Prince and his wife.
However, before Yuliu looked up, she felt Yunhe suddenly raise his hand to hold her head, and with one arm he was able to wrap it firmly around her slender waist.
Yun He held Yu Liu tightly in his arms, his voice tense: "Don't look up."
Yuliu nestled in Yunhe's arms, her movements suddenly stiffening.
She smelled it.
Yuliu smelled the fresh and lively aroma of herbs mixed with a disgusting smell of blood.
——Someone was assassinated.
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