5. Song of the Clouds (IV)

The Princess of the Western Regions rushed to the three people and saw Xu Qingchen there. She was surprised and asked, "Master Qingchen, why are you here too?" Although the Xu Mansion was not big, it was definitely not small. It was obvious that the Princess of the Western Regions got lost in the garden, which allowed Master Qingchen, who was behind her, to catch up with Yun Ge first.

Xu Qingchen smiled faintly and said nothing.

Yun Ge at the side was bewildered, "Princess... why are you challenging me? What does this have to do with Xu Qingchen?" She didn't have a strong opinion about winning or losing. If this princess from the Western Regions wanted to win so much, she could just admit defeat. But what did it mean that if she won, Xu Qingchen would belong to her? Although Yun Ge was a little confused, looking at Master Qingchen's smiling face, her intuition told her that she must not agree or admit defeat casually.

The Princess of the Western Regions was a little unhappy, thinking that Yun Ge was pretending to be stupid and refusing to accept her challenge. She pouted and said, "Aren't you the fiancée of Master Qingchen? I like Master Qingchen, and I want to challenge you. If you lose, you have to give Master Qingchen to me!"

"What?!" Master Mei was shocked. Miss Shen was actually Master Qingchen's fiancée. Why didn't he know such a big news? He...he actually wanted to propose to Master Qingchen's fiancée! Looking at Master Qingchen standing next to him with a smile like spring breeze, and then looking at himself, Master Mei couldn't help but burst into tears in his heart.

"What..." Yun Ge blinked, looking confused. When did she become Xu Qingchen's fiancée? No! She didn't want to be Xu Qingchen's fiancée! It was already pitiful to be controlled by him now. If she became his fiancée, wouldn't she be buried in a mountain of books for the rest of her life? Yun Ge made a bitter face and shook her head repeatedly. She really didn't like studying.

"I..." Yun Ge was about to say I give up, but a hand gently rested on her shoulder from behind, "Yun Ge..."

Yun Ge turned around and met the smiling eyes of Master Qingchen. But Yun Ge clearly saw the threat written in his eyes - "Do you want to copy books again?"

Yun Ge certainly didn't want to copy books, so she could only succumb to the tyranny of Master Qingchen. She looked at the Princess of the Western Regions with some grievance, "What do you want to compete in?" It was a little dark, and the Princess of the Western Regions couldn't see the expression on Yun Ge's face. After thinking for a while, she said, "Let's compete in martial arts!" The people of the Western Regions are martial artists, but it seems that no woman in the Central Plains knows martial arts except Princess Ding. The Princess of the Western Regions looked at the handsome Master Qingchen standing behind Yun Ge, and her heart was full of confidence.

"Yun Ge, you are not allowed to lose." Master Qingchen laughed softly.

Yun Ge shuddered and nodded to the Princess of the Western Regions with some sadness.

The Princess of the Western Regions was naturally no match for Yun Ge. Although Yun Ge was young, her martial arts skills were among the best in the entire Li City. However, she was beautiful, lively and lovely, and was taken care of by Shen Yang and the Xu family, so she basically had no chance to make a move. Therefore, even in Li City, only a few people knew that she was a martial artist.

So, in the astonished eyes of Master Mei, Yun Ge slapped the Princess of the Western Regions away in just three or five moves. Seeing Yun Ge's skill, Master Mei was even more ashamed, because he had just said that he would protect Miss Shen.

This princess from the Western Regions was also a woman with a generous temperament. She admired Xu Qingchen so she challenged Yun Ge directly. Even after losing, she didn't get angry. She stood up, brushed off the dust on her body, waved to Yun Ge and went back without even looking at Master Qingchen again.

The garden became quiet again. Master Mei looked at Xu Qingchen and Yun Ge who were standing in front of him without saying a word, touched his nose awkwardly, and quietly left.

Yun Ge looked at Xu Qingchen stupidly. She was not a very adaptable person before she came. The sudden mention of the fiancée made her feel awkward and at a loss. "Um...Xu Qingchen, I'm going to see Wuyou and Sister Tianxiang first. And, don't talk nonsense. I'm not your fiancée." After saying that, she ignored Xu Qingchen's reaction and used her lightness skills to fly over the flowers, trees and rockery in the garden and hurried towards Hua Tianxiang's new house. She looked as if she was afraid that someone would chase her.

Master Qingchen looked at the figure that disappeared in the distance helplessly and sighed softly. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, a muffled laugh came from the roof behind him. Master Qingchen turned around and saw Prince Ding, who had disappeared not long after the banquet started, sitting on the roof with Princess Ding in his arms, looking down with a smile. Looking at Mo Xiuyao's gloating look, you can tell that someone must have watched it all from beginning to end.

"When did Prince Ding start to pry into other people's privacy?" Xu Qingchen said unhappily.

Mo Xiuyao laughed out loud, holding Ye Li's waist with one hand and floating down from the roof. He looked at Master Qingchen and said with a smile: "This prince has always liked to see other people laugh. Master Qingchen, didn't you know that a long time ago?"

Ye Li smiled at Xu Qingchen apologetically and said softly, "Brother, did you scare Yun Ge?" Ye Li had also tested Yun Ge several times in private. The little girl was raised by her father in the mountains and had very little contact with people, so her mind matured much later than ordinary girls. She didn't even think about love between men and women. At first, she thought Xu Qingchen was good-looking and wanted someone to accompany her, so she took the risk to save him. Later, she found that Xu Qingchen was a good teacher and she was a stupid student, so she became the student she is now, afraid of teachers, just like a mouse seeing a cat. If Xu Qingchen suddenly proposed to her now, Ye Li dared to bet that Yun Ge's first thought was that if they got married, they would stay together forever, and she would be taught by Xu Qingchen for the rest of her life. Therefore, Mr. Qingchen's chances of successfully proposing marriage are probably even lower than that of Mr. Mei just now.

"Do you want to marry a wife or find a student? I have never seen anyone teach his future wife as a student, and he treats her more like a student. Don't you see that the girl wants to run away when she sees you?" Mo Xiuyao laughed lazily. Even he could see the pitiful look of the girl when she saw Xu Qingchen, feeling wronged but not daring to refute. Fortunately, the girl's parents are gone. If any man dares to treat his precious Xin'er like that... I will kill him! His Royal Highness Prince Ding thought with murderous anger.

Xu Qingchen seemed to be thinking about something. Ye Liqian smiled and said, "Brother, Yun Ge has learned very well. Even Zheng'er and my aunt praised her highly. She has no interest in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, lyrics, and composing. Don't force her anymore."

Mo Xiuyao hugged Ye Li and smiled happily, "Be careful not to push the little girl too far. You won't be able to beat her."

"Thank you for your guidance, Your Majesty." Young Master Qingchen said calmly, waved to Ye Li and turned away. As he walked, the smile on Young Master Qingchen's lips gradually faded. Don't you like it? Then tell her not to force her to learn in the future. In fact, the little girl who obviously doesn't want to learn but is aggrieved and dares not to speak out is very cute.

Xu Qingchen did not have the opportunity to tell Yun Ge about his decision, because the next morning, everyone in the Xu family found that Yun Ge was missing. It was not that she was missing or kidnapped, but Yun Ge left a letter to tell everyone that she was going out to save the world. After staring at the beautiful letter in front of him for a long time, Master Qingchen was sure of one thing: the little girl he had raised for half a year had run away from home.

"Qingchen, look at this..." Madam Xu was a little embarrassed and looked at her son with some worry while holding the letter left by Yun Ge. It was the look on Master Qingchen's face that made Madam Xu a little worried. She had never seen her son's face so sad before. Madam Xu was happy and worried at the same time. She was happy that she was finally sure that her son was indeed different from Yun Ge. She was worried about what would happen if Yun Ge was alone outside and encountered danger? And looking at her son's face at this moment, she was afraid that he would give Yun Ge a severe lesson when he found her. Wouldn't Yun Ge be even more afraid of him by then? Then when would she be able to marry her eldest son's daughter-in-law?

After thinking about it, Madam Xu decided to counsel her son first, "Qingchen, don't worry. I have sent a message to Li'er, and I will find Yun Ge soon. But when Yun Ge comes back, don't scare her. She is just a little girl, and she is very pitiful."

Master Qingchen was stunned for a moment, then looked at his mother and asked, "Mom, do you also think I'm not good to Yun Ge?"

Madam Xu couldn't help rolling her eyes and lamented, "What sin have I committed to give birth to such a stupid son like you? She's just a little girl in her teens, and you don't say sweet words to comfort and take care of her, but you assign her a bunch of homework every day and complain about her shortcomings all the time. Not to mention a little girl, even a grown man can't stand you. Don't you see that Lian Qingyan is afraid of you? Fortunately, Yun Ge has a good temper, otherwise other girls would have turned against you long ago, okay?" Madam Xu felt very sad when she said this. Everyone said that she was lucky to have given birth to several good sons, but who could understand the pain of her son who was in his thirties and still couldn't find a wife. Of course, the Xu family would not like the woman who came to them, but with her son's stupid appearance, he would not be able to marry a woman who did not come to him. Look, they finally found an interesting girl, but she was scared away in the blink of an eye.

Young Master Qingchen naturally didn't know that his mother was disliking him in her heart. He sat in a chair in the hall, lowering his brows in deep thought.

"Aunt, brother, what happened?" Ye Li came hurriedly outside the door, followed by the unhappy Prince Ding, Mo Xiuyao. Today was the wedding of Xu Qingfeng and Xu Qingbai, and everyone stayed up late, so only Madam Xu and Master Qingchen were in the Xu Mansion at this time. After Ye Li heard the news sent by Madam Xu, she directly pulled Mo Xiuyao over. It is understandable that the Prince Ding was unhappy because his time with his beloved wife was disturbed so early in the morning.

Looking at Xu Qingchen sitting in the hall, Mo Xiuyao raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Isn't this Young Master Qingchen? What happened? Did he really scare the girl away? Just now, I seemed to see Shen Yang coming here as well. He lost my daughter for no reason. This is really..."

"Xiu Yao!" Ye Li glared at Mo Xiu Yao unhappily, then looked at Xu Qingchen and said, "Brother, don't worry. I have already sent someone to look for him, and there will be news soon."

Mo Xiuyao didn't care. He was happy to see Xu Qingchen unhappy. Especially since the extremely smart Qingchen actually scared away the girl he loved. Xu Qingchen hadn't married for so many years. Could it be that he didn't know how to pursue the girl he loved? Mo Xiuyao was complaining in his heart.

Xu Qingchen nodded and smiled faintly at Ye Li.

: "Thank you very much."

Ye Li shook her head and said, "Brother, what are you talking about? We are all family, there is no need to thank me. Yun Ge just left, so he must not be gone far."

"That's not necessarily true." Mo Xiuyao said with a smile while lying on Ye Li's shoulder, "That little girl's martial arts are pretty good. She's also proficient in medicine. If she doesn't want to come back, even Qilin may not be able to bring her back without hurting her, right? Oh, right... a precious horse from the Western Regions was lost in Shen Yang's mansion."

After hearing his words, Xu Qingchen couldn't help but frown. The precious horses in the Western Regions could travel a thousand miles a day. Yun Ge had been riding the horse all night, so by now, I'm afraid he had already run off to who knows where.

Madam Xu beside her also looked anxious, "What should we do? Li'er, you must tell the people who go there to be careful and not to hurt Yun Ge. If she doesn't want to come back, don't force her. It's not good if she gets hurt."

Ye Li smiled and said, "Aunt, don't worry. They will know their limits."

"Madam, Master, Mr. Shen is here." The servant outside the door reported. Before Madam Xu could say anything, Shen Yang had already rushed in and glared at Xu Qingchen fiercely, saying, "Master Qingchen, where is Yun Ge?"

Master Qingchen shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Shen Yang was so angry that he pointed at Xu Qingchen and said, "What did you say to Yun Ge? Why did she run away from home for no reason?" Although they had not been together for a long time, Shen Yang already knew Yun Ge very well. If it wasn't for something serious, she wouldn't leave Licheng alone. Yun Ge, who had lost her parents and lived alone for three years, cherished her new home very much.

Mo Xiuyao smiled as if he was afraid that the world would not be in chaos, "Master Qingchen told others that Miss Shen was his fiancée. Maybe Miss Shen is shy for a moment."

fiancée?!

Why doesn't anyone know that Mr. Qingchen has a fiancée? !

In the hall, Madam Xu and Shen Yang were both surprised. Madam Xu was happy, while Shen Yang was angry.

Master Qingchen stood up and stopped Madam Xu and Shen Yang from saying anything. He smiled faintly and said, "The most important thing now is to find Yun Ge first. Your Highness Prince Ding, I'll trouble you to take care of the official duties of Prince Ding's Mansion during this period of time."

Huh? Mo Xiuyao sat up straight with vigilance, staring at Xu Qingchen in confusion, "What do you want to do?" For some reason, he had a bad feeling.

Xu Qingchen looked at him and said calmly, "Didn't His Royal Highness Prince Ding say that Yun Ge was scared away by me? Shouldn't I go and find her?"

"..." Can you pretend that I never said that? His Highness Prince Ding was extremely regretful after failing to steal a chicken and losing a handful of rice.