9. Song of the Clouds (VIII)

Miss Yun Ge, who was in a daze, didn't realize that she had sold everything because of her momentary distraction. But even if she figured it out later, she probably wouldn't have the courage to reject someone again.

Master Qingchen didn't care that the little girl didn't have enough brains for a while. Seeing Yun Ge nod in agreement, he felt very satisfied. He raised his hand and rubbed Yun Ge's black hair, and his usually calm and handsome face was also full of doting.

Master Qingchen was too outstanding and too aloof, which led to him seeing things too clearly, even his emotions were a little weaker than those of ordinary people. Even though he had seen Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li fall in love with each other, Han Mingyue's infatuation with Su Zuidi, and even Feng San, Qin Feng and his brothers all found happiness. But Master Qingchen actually couldn't understand these emotions. He didn't care about those who were trapped and suffering in love.

If he hadn't met Yun Ge, even Master Qingchen wouldn't have believed that he would one day do all the boring things that he did with Mo Xiuyao, who he once thought was extremely stupid. He even resorted to deceiving Yun Ge to agree to be his fiancée, and when Yun Ge nodded in agreement, the joy and satisfaction that surged in his heart was beyond description in any language.

Just like what someone once cursed him: Why is there love in this world? There is always something that can defeat something else. I hope you will fall into it one day and never get out.

Miss Yun Ge, who was flattered by Master Qingchen, rubbed her hands comfortably and smiled. Yun Ge found that after meeting Xu Qingchen again this time, except for the time when he was angry with her for running away from home, Xu Qingchen had always been very gentle to her. Except for occasionally scolding her for being stupid, he never taught her or punished her. (So, Miss Yun Ge, how low are your requirements?)

Before Xu Qingchen could say anything, he was interrupted by a guard who came in to report, "Sir, the head of the Lu family in Guangling City sent someone to deliver an invitation. The Lu family and the Guangling gentry are hosting a banquet to welcome you." The guard probably realized that he might have messed up something good for the young master, so he quickly pushed the outsider to the front to act as a shield.

Xu Qingchen frowned. He had just dealt with a large number of talented and powerful noblemen in Guangling City. It was reasonable and logical to give him this face. If it was just Xu Qingchen, he would not have gone to these invitations if he didn't want to. However, Master Qingchen had not forgotten that he was also the right prime minister of Prince Ding's mansion. It was impossible that most of the wealthy merchants in Guangling would flee southward after he left.

After thinking about it, Xu Qingchen nodded and said, "I understand. We will go there later."

We, that is, not alone. Yun Ge looked at Xu Qingchen indifferently, "Xu Qingchen, I...I want to go too?" Xu Qingchen smiled and said, "Aren't you my fiancée? Why don't you go?"

Yun Ge pouted and didn't dare to say that she had just been fooled by Xu Qingchen without even thinking it through.

Xu Qingchen smiled and pinched Yun Ge's face and said, "Yun Ge, be good. Let's leave Licheng tomorrow, and then we can go wherever you want." Hearing this, Yun Ge's face lit up immediately, and she nodded heavily and said, "I keep my word." Master Qingchen smiled and said, "When did I ever stop keeping my word?"

At night, the Lu family in Guangling City was very lively with bright lights. Most of the prominent figures in Guangling gathered here. Although many aristocratic families in Guangling City have been disciplined for half a day. But there are not many families like the Huang family who have a lustful son who acts recklessly and even causes death. Many people who should be punished have been punished and beaten. The most important thing is that no matter what, this Master Qingchen must not be offended. Master Qingchen is not only known as the Immortal Master, but also the right prime minister of the Dingwang Mansion. His status is only below the Dingwang and the princess. If the Dingwang ascends the throne and becomes emperor, Master Qingchen will be the legitimate founding prime minister. Not to mention, Master Qingchen is the cousin of Princess Ding and the uncle of the young master. In a word... as long as they still want to live in the Ding Palace, Master Qingchen must not be offended.

The Lu family is a well-known family in Guangling. They may not be very rich, but they are a family of scholars with a history of hundreds of years. They are usually quite strict in disciplining their children. At least this time, except for two branches of the Lu family who were found to have relied on the reputation of the Lu family to oppress the people, there was nothing too embarrassing. It was precisely because of this that the Lu family had the nerve to hold a banquet to invite Master Qingchen at this time.

Xu Qingchen brought Yun Ge to the Lu family. Mr. Lu had already been waiting at the door with his entire family and the heads of various families in Guangling.

"Welcome Master Qingchen."

Seeing the grand ceremony in front of him, Xu Qingchen sighed helplessly and said calmly: "Thank you for your trouble, Master Lu. Let's skip these false gifts."

After thanking him, Mr. Lu stood up. When he looked up, he saw a stunning girl in goose yellow clothes standing next to Xu Qingchen, looking at them with curiosity. He was stunned.

Xu Qingchen lowered his eyes, took Yun Ge's hand and said calmly: "This is my fiancée, her last name is Shen."

"Ah? I've seen... I've seen Miss Shen." Mr. Lu said hurriedly, but he was thinking that he had never heard of any wealthy family in Licheng with the surname Shen. The little girl looked curious and innocent, and she didn't look like a lady from a scholarly family.

Yun Ge is a martial artist, so naturally, she is more sensitive than ordinary people. As soon as Xu Qingchen spoke, she could clearly feel that the eyes of the people were completely different, and some of them were even hostile. Yun Ge followed her feeling and looked, but saw a beautiful woman in moon-white clothes standing not far away, staring at her. Although she was a little unhappy, Yun Ge still remembered the etiquette taught by Madam Xu, and nodded slightly to the woman, but she didn't expect that the woman glanced at her mercilessly and lowered her head. Yun Ge snorted in her heart with some displeasure, and ignored her.

"Mr. Qingchen, Miss Shen, please come in." Mr. Lu reacted very quickly. He was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and respectfully invited the two people in.

As expected, the Lu Mansion had already prepared a banquet, singing and dancing, waiting for Xu Qingchen's arrival. However, Yun Ge's arrival was obviously a surprise to everyone, and what was even more surprising was that this girl was actually Master Qingchen's fiancée. Master Lu hesitated for a moment, but still stepped forward and said with a smile: "Master Qingchen, this Miss Shen...why not let Zhuo Jing and my daughter entertain her? What do you think?"

Xu Qingchen glanced down at Yun Ge, who was still lowering her head, thinking about something, and said with a smile: "No need, Yun Ge, just sit with me." Mr. Huang had no choice but to respond and go down to get ready.

Xu Qingchen pulled Yun Ge to sit at the best seat in the banquet, which immediately attracted the attention of countless people. It was the first time in Yun Ge's life that she was stared at by so many people, and she immediately felt a little uncomfortable. Xu Qingchen ignored him, but just reached out to pick up some dishes she liked, and then turned his head to talk to the guests.

Yun Ge was quite bored sitting next to Xu Qingchen, staring at the delicacies in front of her. She didn't understand what they said, and she didn't like to listen. Being stared at by many unkind eyes, she had no appetite to eat, so she could only sit there in a daze.

"Miss Shen, why aren't you talking? Are you bored?"

Just when Yun Ge felt bored, a soft female voice sounded in her ears. Yun Ge looked up and saw the woman in the moon-white clothes she had seen at the door before walking towards her. Although her voice was soft, Xu Qingchen, who was sitting next to Yun Ge, naturally heard it and turned around to look at the woman. Master Lu, who was sitting on Xu Qingchen's right, also looked over and smiled lovingly at the girl, saying, "This is our daughter Danruo."

The girl immediately bowed to Xu Qingchen and said with a smile, "Dan Ruo has met you, young master."

Xu Qingchen's eyes flickered slightly, and he smiled faintly: "Miss Lu, there's no need to be polite. What's wrong with Yun Ge? Are you bored?" After only glancing at Lu Danruo, Xu Qingchen's eyes fell on Yun Ge again, and he asked with concern. At the same time, he was also a little helpless, because Yun Ge obviously didn't like these social events, but he was worried if he didn't bring her along.

Yun Ge looked at Xu Qingchen, and suddenly felt better, shaking his head slightly.

Seeing that Xu Qingchen only glanced at her indifferently, Miss Lu's eyes dimmed slightly, and soon she smiled again, looking at Yun Ge and said: "Sister Shen must be feeling bored, why don't you let Danruo accompany you to the garden? Although our Lu Mansion's garden is not as beautiful as Licheng, it also has its own unique charm."

Yun Ge turned his head to look at Xu Qingchen, who smiled and said, "If you want to go, go. If you don't want to go, we'll be back soon."

Although she didn't like this kind of banquet, Yun Ge knew that Xu Qingchen must have his own intentions for attending such a banquet, so she shook her head and said, "I'm going to play in the garden."

Xu Qingchen nodded with a smile, and called two guards to follow Yun Ge before letting them leave. This move naturally brought Yun Ge's dissatisfaction. Her martial arts skills were no worse than those guards. Xu Qingchen just smiled indifferently and still insisted on his opinion.

"Master Qingchen really cares for Miss Shen." Master Lu smiled awkwardly. But in his heart, he secretly complained: I don't know what's going on between Prince Ding's Mansion and the Xu family. There were not many princes in the history of Prince Ding's Mansion who took concubines, and the Xu family basically did not take concubines. Now even some young and powerful men under Prince Ding's Mansion have followed Prince Ding's example. How can families with many concubines live?

Xu Qingchen smiled faintly and said, "Yun Ge is the future daughter-in-law of the Xu family, so we should naturally take good care of her."

"Sir, you are right. Come... I will offer you a toast."

In the back garden of the Lu family, Lu Danruo and Yun Ge were walking around in the garden. All along the way, Lu Danruo kept talking, but Yun Ge's answers were few and far between. This situation made Lu Danruo's face, which was originally smiling, a little gloomy. This girl was just like a mute. She couldn't say a word when asked. I don't know how Master Qingchen fell in love with her!

If Lu Dan didn't like Yun Ge, Yun Ge also didn't like the woman in front of her. As soon as the two of them left the banquet, she kept chattering, always asking Xu Qingchen what he liked, what he liked to eat, what he hated... In short, every three sentences were about Xu Qingchen. How did she know what Xu Qingchen liked and hated? If she wanted to ask, why didn't she just ask Xu Qingchen directly? She also pretended to like her and play with her. Didn't she think she didn't see that she secretly rolled her eyes at her at the door?

Miss Yun Ge, who was in a bad mood, rarely showed her temper in front of outsiders. She sat down beside the flower bed with her back to Lu Danruo and refused to leave. Lu Danruo looked at Yun Ge's back and frowned, but still walked over and spread a square embroidered handkerchief on the flower bed before sitting down carefully. With frowns, he looked at Yun Ge and said, "Sister Yun Ge, where are you from? We haven't heard of any famous family in Licheng with the surname Shen. We all know each other, so there's no need to be so stingy."

Yun Ge looked at her silently and said, "Our family is not famous. Besides, I am older than you, but I am not your sister." Yun Ge could tell at a glance that Lu Danruo was only fifteen years old. She was seventeen years old, so she was naturally much older than her. However, Yun Ge forgot that Lu Danruo was not a doctor and naturally did not have such a good eye. Not to mention that Yun Ge looked young and fresh, and looked younger than the gentle and charming Lu Danruo.

The smile on Lu Danruo's face froze, and he frowned as he looked at Yun Ge. It turned out that he was from a poor family, no wonder he was so rude.

With a turn of his eyes, Lu Danruo forced a smile again and said, "Then how did Sister Yunge get to know Master Qingchen?"

Yun Ge was a little unhappy. "I was picking herbs in the mountains and happened to see Xu Qingchen, so we got to know each other."

The smile on Lu Danruo's face became even bigger. It turned out that she was just a herbalist. The look she gave Yun Ge was even more disgusted and disdainful. Yun Ge wrinkled her nose. If Lu Danruo didn't like her, she didn't like her either. She stood up and walked to the other side.

Being left behind, Lu Danruo was so angry that her face almost twisted. She was also one of the most noble ladies in Guangling City. If it wasn't for Master Qingchen, she would never have gone to a little girl who came from nowhere to be careful. Seeing Yun Ge was still so rude, she didn't care about anything else and shouted angrily: "Hey! Do you know any manners? You really come from a poor family and don't know any rules!"

Not far away, two secret guards had been paying close attention to the situation here. Seeing this, they looked at each other and shook their heads. Was Miss Yun Ge doing this intentionally or deliberately? If Miss Yun Ge told Lu Danruo that her adoptive father was Shen Yang, Lu Danruo would not dare to provoke her even if he had more courage.

"You are the one who is rude!" Miss Yun Ge was angry. She glared at Lu Danruo with her bright eyes and said angrily, "A lady from a noble family would not keep asking about Xu Qingchen like you do. If you wanted to know, wouldn't you go and ask Xu Qingchen yourself? Xu Qingchen is my fiancé, you are not allowed to ask! You are the one who is rude. Do you think I have never seen a lady from a noble family?" After saying that, Miss Yun Ge snorted disdainfully. Sister Zheng'er, Sister Li'er and Sister Tianxiang are all ladies from famous families. They would not be as annoying as this Miss Lu!

"Puchi——" Guard Jia, who was not far away, couldn't help but burst out laughing. Seeing the two girls' eyes looking at him, he waved his hand and said, "Excuse me, Miss Shen, please continue." Don't ask anything. Master Qingchen will be very happy if he hears it.

Yun Ge blinked, turned around and continued to look at Miss Lu and said, "Anyway, you go ask Xu Qingchen, don't ask me."

Miss Lu was speechless. She was used to hypocritical dealings with ordinary people and had never met someone so direct. For a moment, she didn't know how to deal with it.

After a long while, Miss Lu came back to her senses and snorted softly, "In short, you are not worthy of Master Qingchen. If you know what's good for you, just go away. Otherwise, you will be embarrassed in the future."

Yun Ge bit her lip, stared at Lu Danruo angrily for a long time before she snorted softly, a smug smile on her beautiful face, "I don't want it! Xu Qingchen is mine, you can't take him away..."

"Master Qingchen will not marry a wild girl like you." Lu Danruo said coldly.

"How about I marry Xu Qingchen?" Yun Ge said with bared teeth: "I am prettier than you, better at martial arts than you, and better at medicine than you! Humph..."

Lu Danruo said disdainfully: "What's the use of that? Without a good family background, you are not worthy of Master Qingchen even if you are a fairy from heaven! Stop pestering Master Qingchen, otherwise..."

"What else?" The voice of Master Qingchen came from behind, refreshing like a summer breeze, but it made Lu Danruo's expression stiffen instantly. Looking at Master Qingchen coming on the moon, Lu Danruo's eyes flashed with embarrassment, but she quickly hid it and said shyly: "Master Qingchen, Danruo..."

Xu Qingchen walked past Lu Danruo and went straight to Yun Ge. He lifted her little face and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Did someone bully you?" Yun Ge rolled her eyes and ignored him. She would never be bullied.

Ignored by Xu Qingchen, Lu Danruo froze in place, her face turning pale and blue. She obviously didn't expect that the gentle and elegant Qingchen would be so disrespectful to her. After making sure Yun Ge was fine, Xu Qingchen turned around and looked at Lu Danruo and said indifferently: "Miss Lu, I decide what kind of person is worthy of the Xu family, and it has nothing to do with you. The Xu family doesn't need Miss Lu to worry about this. If Miss Lu is really bored, you might as well worry about yourself."

"I..." Lu Danruo's eyes turned red with grievance. She looked at Xu Qingchen pitifully and said, "Master Qingchen, you misunderstood. That's not what I meant. Danruo just..."

Yun Ge poked her head out from behind Xu Qingchen and grinned at Lu Danruo, her face full of pride. Xu Qingchen lowered his head and saw her smiling face, and laughed softly, "So happy?"

Yun Ge hummed a few words and said, "She asked you what you like, what you like to eat and what you hate. I don't know. Tell her yourself."

"Oh? Do you really want me to tell her?" Xu Qingchen asked with a low laugh.

Yun Ge was stunned and silent for a moment before she grabbed his arm and threatened him fiercely, "You are not allowed to tell her, or I...I..."

"What's wrong with you?" Xu Qingchen asked with a smile.

"I..." Facing Xu Qingchen's smiling eyes, Yun Ge couldn't say the words "beat you". Yun Ge now understood why she had never dared to use her martial arts against Xu Qingchen despite her strong martial arts. She couldn't bear to beat him... What if she hurt him?

Xu Qingchen's smile widened. He raised his hand and stroked her hair lovingly, then smiled and said, "Okay, I won't tell her. But I can tell you, you have to remember it carefully."

"Yeah!" Yun Ge nodded seriously.

"Okay, let's go." Holding Yun Ge's little hand, Master Qingchen turned around and walked out, without even looking at Lu Danruo who was standing beside him.

"Huh? Aren't you going to the banquet?"

"We have already participated. We will leave Guangling tomorrow. Where do you want to go, Yun Ge?"

"I want to go... I want to go to many, many fun places!" Yun Ge said with a happy smile.

"Then let's go." The two guards who followed the two men turned around to look at Lu Danruo who was left in the garden. His moon-white clothes and pale face under the moonlight looked... a little scary.

What happened to her? Was she hit too hard?

Stupid! Someone pressed my acupoints.

Miss Yun Ge looked at the little hand being held by Master Qingchen, then turned around to look at Lu Danruo who was standing in the garden, confused, and lowered her head with a guilty conscience.

After leaving Guangling, the two of them traveled all the way, practicing medicine and saving lives. As Xu Qingchen said, no one dared to bully her when she was with Master Qingchen. In less than two months, Yun Ge saved more and more people, and her reputation grew. Although she was not as good as Shen Yang, who was known as a miracle doctor, she was also known as a little medical fairy. It was because Yun Ge had superb medical skills at a young age and was as beautiful as a fairy. The relationship between the two became more and more harmonious. Master Qingchen himself was also a person who liked the joy of mountains and rivers, so he naturally became more and more reluctant to leave.

Far away in the Prince Ding's Mansion in Licheng, the Prince Ding with snow-white hair faced the various files and memorials standing tall in front of him, his sword-like brows were tightly locked and his murderous aura was intimidating.

"Where is Master Qingchen?"

In the study, a man in gray clothes bowed his head and reported: "Your Highness, Master Qingchen and Miss Shen have just returned from Southern Xinjiang. Judging from their route, they seem to be planning to go to Xiling."

His Royal Highness Prince Ding gritted his teeth and said, "So they have no intention of coming back yet?"

"This... seems to be..."

His Royal Highness Prince Ding's handsome face darkened, and a strange light flashed in his eyes, "Go! Bring him back to me! He is in a position of power but he does not care about government affairs, but takes the little girl to travel around..." His Royal Highness Prince Ding was extremely resentful. Now he could not even take Ah Li to travel around. The country was just beginning to settle down and everything was in ruins, and he did not even have time to spend more time with Ah Li!

"This... Prince, isn't this a bad thing?" Prince Qingchen is the princess's cousin. If he gets really angry, won't the prince be the one who suffers? If the prince gets angry, they will still be the ones who suffer.

"Go! I will complain to the Xu family. Xu Qingchen and Yun Ge's wedding is about to be held. How can you always take an unmarried girl out? How can you do that?" With a flash of his eyes, His Royal Highness Prince Ding came up with a brilliant idea. Xu Qingchen should get married, and after marriage, it will be almost time for him to take over the Xu family. After marriage, he will have children, and he will have to raise them. He only needs to ensure that Xu Qingchen will not run around in the next three to five years. As for the future... His Royal Highness Prince Ding snorted, what does it have to do with me?

"As you command!"

－－－－－－－A side note－－－－－－－

Girls, I've been so busy lately~ I'm sorry~ Is the extra chapter too long-winded? There's still one chapter left about Yun Ge and Qing Chen Gongzi~