After leaving the Treasure Pavilion, Lu Fuyue wandered around to familiarize herself with the surroundings before returning to the palace.
Upon returning to the palace and entering the room, I discovered a tall, imposing figure drinking tea behind a screen.
Lu Fuyue paused, walked around the screen, and asked, "Why has Your Majesty come?"
Jiang Xun put down his cup and looked at Lu Fuyue with his dark, deep eyes. "I heard you just left the palace. It seems you've recovered from your injuries."
Lu Fuyue nodded, "I'm much better now, so I'm going out for a walk."
Jiang Xun kept turning the cup on the table with his hand, and after a moment of silence, he said, "In that case, you will serve me for the next six months."
Lu Fuyue's eyes flickered slightly, and she slowly said, "Okay."
At this moment, Jiang Xun suddenly remembered something, stood up and walked to Lu Fuyue, looking directly into her eyes, "I heard that you saw Siyou today?"
Lu Fuyue looked directly at him and said, "Didn't Your Majesty already know that?"
Jiang Xun: "..."
From that day on, Lu Fuyue followed Jiang Xun closely. When he drank tea, she brewed, poured, and served him tea; when he ate, she learned to serve him food; and when he went to bed, Lu Fuyue followed behind him to undress him.
In short, she did most of the things a maid should do.
However, Jiang Xun didn't make things difficult for her and even allowed her to serve him for one day and then rest for two days.
For some reason, Jiang Xun's daily habits were just like those of an ordinary person. Even though he didn't need to eat or sleep, he never missed a meal.
That day, Lu Fuyue came to his side as usual to serve, but as soon as she arrived at the door, she saw Siyou standing behind Jiang Xun in the room, gently pressing his temples with her slender fingers.
Jiang Xun lay on the fine rosewood chair, closed his eyes to rest, and his whole body relaxed.
The soft sunlight streamed in through the window and fell on the two of them; the man was handsome and the woman was beautiful, and they looked very well-matched.
The two noticed Lu Fuyue's arrival and simultaneously looked at her, their expressions ambiguous.
Lu Fuyue, who was about to step inside, silently withdrew her leg, then sensibly closed the door for the two of them and turned to leave.
Upon seeing this, Si You immediately released her grip, stepped aside, and hesitantly asked, "Your Majesty, did Fairy Lu misunderstand just now?"
The space instantly froze, making it hard to breathe.
After a long pause, Jiang Xun's deep gaze suddenly fell on her face, and he slowly said, "Tell me, what were you trying to do just now?"
Si You was taken aback, somewhat incredulous, "Your Majesty doesn't believe me?"
Did he think she deliberately let that person see all of this?
Although she had such thoughts...
Jiang Xun sneered, stood up and walked to her, then reached out and grabbed Si You's chin, raising an eyebrow and saying, "Keep your little schemes to yourself, or don't blame me for showing no mercy."
After saying that, he flung the door open and left, but the door was slammed shut from the outside. His temples throbbed again, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.
Behind her, Siyou fell to the ground uncontrollably, hitting the sharp edge of the incense burner and creating a bloody hole. Blood flowed down her forehead, staining her clothes red, and a tear slowly slid down her cheek.
...
This guy really knows how to make him angry!
Jiang Xun forcefully pried open the door with both hands and chased after her. But after taking only a few steps, he gradually stopped, reaching out to press his temples. How could he forget that Lu Fuyue had no feelings for him at all, so why would she be jealous?
His explanation, posted like that, made it seem as if he was the one who was wrong.
...
Seeing that her lord hadn't come out yet, Dongyue, who was guarding outside the door, had a hint of worry in her eyes. Without thinking too much, she rushed inside. As soon as she entered, she was shocked by the scene before her and hurriedly helped the person on the ground up. "Your Highness, Your Highness, what happened to you?"
With the help of her maid, Si You slowly rose to her feet. She pursed her pale lips and felt a chill run down her spine as she thought of Jiang Xun's extremely cold eyes.
It turns out that all these years of companionship are still more valuable than that of a female human cultivator who appeared halfway through life. Back then, she gave him all the power left behind by her brother.
In the end, this is how it all ended up.
Dongyue took out a handkerchief from her bosom and tenderly wiped the wound on Siyou's forehead. "Your Highness, since the King returned, his attitude towards you has become increasingly hostile. He dares to hurt you for another woman now, and I'm afraid next time, he might... he might..."
She didn't say anything more, but after so many years as master and servant, they naturally understood each other's meaning.
Siyou raised her hand and touched the wound on her forehead. Warm, sticky blood stained her fingers. In a daze, she murmured, "Don't worry, it will never happen again."
She was never one to overestimate herself. On the contrary, she had her own bottom line. Since Jiang Xun didn't like her, if he had rejected her advances from the beginning, she wouldn't have made a fool of herself by throwing herself at a man who didn't care about her.
However, Jiang Xun never refused her advances, and he never refused when she personally massaged him and brought him soup.
Therefore, she misunderstood that perhaps Jiang Xun had feelings for her and treated her differently.
That's why, when she learned that he had brought back a woman that day, she lost her mind and went to see the woman he brought back herself, even wanting to teach Lu Fuyue a lesson.
However, after today's incident, she finally understood that some people are simply not worth it, so she might as well consider all her past fondness as food for the dogs.
***
After returning to her residence, Lu Fuyue thought about the scene she had just witnessed, and her eyes flickered slightly. It seemed that she didn't need to go today.
After setting up several barriers around the courtyard, Lu Fuyue released the clone and quickly entered the space.
That way, even if someone comes, she will notice immediately.
Upon entering the space, the black mystic stone that Lu Fuyue had bought from the Treasure Pavilion instantly flew out from her body, hovering in the air and transforming into a wisp of black, turbid energy that dispersed throughout the entire space.
The next second, the soil on the ground turned into top-grade spiritual soil. In particular, the spiritual herbs in the medicinal fields grew wildly because of this. Various high-level spiritual plants that cultivators outside regarded as treasures were as plentiful as roadside weeds in Lu Fuyue's land.
Gradually, life appeared in the space. White cranes spread their wings and flew in the sky, fish swam in the spirit lake, and all kinds of spirit flowers bloomed instantly, making the spiritual energy in the space even more concentrated.
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