Chapter 18
"Boss, this is for you as compensation for today." Yi Luoyue handed the silver note that Gong Yuchen handed to her to the owner of the teahouse.
"Thank you, sir." The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly to express his gratitude.
"If they come to make trouble again, go find him." He pointed at Gong Yuchen.
The shopkeeper's face darkened when he heard this. They were all ancestors, and he couldn't afford to offend anyone!
Yi Luoyue bent down and pulled the child over, took out some loose silver from his pocket and stuffed it into his hand.
"Here, I'll buy you some candy. Now go home."
"Thank you, sir."
"Gale, send this child back."
"Yes, Your Highness." Liefeng followed orders and walked out of the store holding the child's hand.
After seeing Gong Yuxian leave, the second prince Yi Luohui also came downstairs and came to them. He saw that the young master looked very familiar and looked at him carefully for a few times. Wasn't this young master the emperor's sister 'Yi Luoyue'?
"Luo Yue? Why is it you?"
"Second brother." Yi Luoyue hadn't expected to run into her second brother here again. Even though they hadn't seen each other for six years, she was still close to him as a child, so it wasn't surprising that he'd be recognized. Unable to avoid him, she had no choice but to step forward and greet him. She wondered, could it be that he and Gong Yuchen were together just now?
Hearing King Cheng address her, Gong Yuchen looked at her in surprise. She was Yi Luoyue!
"You are the one back then..."
"Butterfly!" Humph!
"Your Highness, Crown Prince Gongyu, you still can't speak."
It was almost four o'clock in the morning, and the sky was getting a little chilly at midnight. Gong Yuchen was leaning lazily on the couch, drinking the wine in his glass without any sleepiness. He simply tied up his thick black hair with a black silk ribbon. Under the illumination of a dozen silk gauze lanterns, his cold and unruly face, his eyes that seemed casual but were actually sharp, exuded a burning and intimidating domineering aura. Inside his wide-open black silk robe, the ravines of his sturdy body exuded a power that could not be ignored.
He had been busy and sleepless for two days, so he should be very tired and could rest early, but he had no sleep tonight. No matter what he was thinking about, it would always be filled with the thoughts of a charming figure. He tried to shake his head to get rid of the annoying inexplicable emotion, but it was in vain.
At Yi Luohui's request that night, he escorted Yi Luoyue all the way back to the Princess's Mansion. Although they didn't talk much along the way, it was undeniable that he still found it difficult to connect her current self with her from six years ago. No wonder he had felt strange the first two times he saw her.
It's undeniable that when he first met Yi Luoyue as a child, he was captivated by her extraordinary beauty. Despite her tacky jewelry, she was the most beautiful woman he'd ever laid eyes on. The few times he saw her again, he'd always found excuses to mock her, masking his own teenage unease. Though they were only three years apart, he was already sixteen by then. After she left Yidu, he studiously ignored any notion of her existence. If he hadn't met her before her departure, he might have sealed her away deep within his heart forever.
"Why, knowing that I'm Yi Luoyue disappoints you?" Yi Luoyue pouted in the carriage, looking a little unhappy. What was infuriating was that the man had just glanced at her casually, ignoring her with a stern face. Humph! Did he think she cared about him? What a stinky man.
"Not really." He said sarcastically, ignoring the inexplicable turmoil in his heart.
"I'm really sorry, Your Highness Gongyu, Yidu is so small, we will meet again eventually." But she looked at the hidden anger on his face with curiosity.
Yes, she was the princess of Yi country. As long as he didn't leave, he would have met her eventually. But he didn't expect to meet her under such circumstances today. Gong Yuchen looked at Yi Luoyue again and couldn't help but get angry.
"Do you even know what you did in the teahouse just now? As a princess, you took this risk alone. Even if the Yi people were under the emperor's rule, if something happened to you, you know how many people would lose their heads."
Thinking back to what had just happened, he felt a wave of fear. If he hadn't been there, and she had truly gotten into trouble, he and Xiyi would have been in a very difficult situation. After all, Gong Yuxian represented Xiyi, and she, Yi Luoyue, was the apple of King Yi's eye. Even if the virtuous king was implicated, the final punishment wouldn't be any more severe than Xiyi's.
"Are you accusing me of meddling in other people's business?" Really, why wasn't he so angry when he didn't realize she was Yi Luoyue?
"How dare I? I just hope that Princess will think twice before doing anything in the future." His thick eyebrows were knitted together, and he exuded a chill. In fact, what really made Gong Yuchen angry was that she did not pay attention to her own safety, but he habitually started to find fault with her.
"Even if you don't care, nothing will happen to me." She murmured in a low voice. It seemed that she really annoyed him.
In fact, in addition to Bai Die, there were several secret guards accompanying them secretly, but Gong Yuchen didn't know about it. It was probably because the secret guards discovered that Gong Yuchen was next to her that they didn't take action.
"You..." He glared at her fiercely, but met her innocent and pure big eyes. Why was her expression exactly the same as Xiaoyue'er's?
She really didn't know that a man could be like this when he was angry. His face was so handsome and his deep voice was so beautiful. Ah! Male beauty is a mistake. For a moment, she was stunned.
"Ah!" Because it was dark and the candlelight of the carriage lantern was limited, the driver could not clearly see the gravel on the road, so the carriage shook, and the petite Yi Luoyue was lifted up and bumped straight into Gong Yuchen opposite.
Strange? Where was her hand? Yi Luoyue slowly raised her head and met his deep and puzzled face. Her heart suddenly jumped. Such a close distance, oh my god! How could she be held in Gong Yuchen's arms again?
"Ah!" The car bumped again, and the accident made her stick closer to Gong Yuchen, and her hands automatically wrapped around his neck. With her eyes wide open, she confirmed her location again.
"I... I'm sorry... I didn't mean it." She was about to explain to him, but she was already locked firmly into a solid chest by a pair of iron arms. Hate it! How could his hands support her back and lock her waist tightly? This was the second time today! How embarrassing!
She wondered who started it. In a trance, the two faces drew closer. She could see the struggle, the distress, and the subtle throbbing in his eyes! Her bewildered expression reflected in his, and the distance between them closed...closer and closer...so close that they could almost feel each other's presence.
"Your Highness, we have arrived at the princess's mansion." Bai Die outside the car reported to them inside.
Before things got out of control, he forced himself to turn his face away. This loss of control made him feel ashamed and he quickly put on a cold mask.
Yi Luoyue looked at him absentmindedly and asked.
"You really don't like me, don't you?"
Her words shocked him. Did she really know what she was talking about? He pushed her away from him in panic.
"No." He frowned, wondering when did he stop liking her?
Like!! When did he like her? This shocking realization made him feel at a loss. Yes, so that was what love was. However, it was not that he didn't like her from the beginning, but that he couldn't, so he could only not like her.
"I don't think I'm that bad, right? I've been loved by everyone since I was a child. Why do you always dislike me? What did I do to offend you?" Yi Luoyue returned to face him and protested unconvinced.
"If you want to leave, leave. If you want to come back, come back. Why do you need my liking?" When Gong Yuchen's words blurted out uncontrollably, there was obvious astonishment in the eyes of both of them.
As if fleeing, Gong Yuchen stood up, stepped out of the carriage, and walked towards his own palace without looking back. How could a prince of a country get angry over a mere woman?
Yi Luoyue, who got off the carriage right after him, stood dazed at the door of the princess's mansion, looking in the direction Gong Yuchen left, and fell into the strange feeling just now.
"What does it have to do with whether you like me or not? I'm not leaving because of you. It's really inexplicable." She pursed her lips and muttered. However, after hearing what that guy said, she became troubled.
He shook the wine glass in his hand. People say that wine can relieve all worries, but the more he drank, the more annoyed he became.
At noon, Xiaoyue got up, finished her meal, and ran from the front yard to the back yard. When she saw Liefeng in the yard, she happily grabbed him and wouldn't let him leave.
"Uncle Liefeng, is Daddy back?"
"Yes, His Highness returned last night."
"Dad, are you okay today?"
"I didn't hear Your Highness say anything happened. What happened?" Liefeng looked at Xiaoyue'er who was still full of energy.
"Then I'll go find my dad to go shopping with me." After saying that, he rushed to Gong Yuchen's house to look for him.
"Daddy, Daddy."
Oh my god! I hold my head up, it hurts! It's almost been another sleepless night, and now I'm woken by a knock on the door.
"What's wrong?" If he didn't answer her, she would tear down his door.
"Daddy, get up quickly, let's go for a walk on the street."
Go shopping? Didn't she go there with Mingxue yesterday? Why is she going shopping again today?
"Didn't you go there with your Aunt Xue yesterday?"
"Daddy, please open the door first." Xiaoyue knocked on the door loudly.
Gong Yuchen helplessly sat up from the bed, tidied his appearance, put on a coat, and then opened the door. Xiaoyueer ran in like a gust of wind and hugged his waist.
"Daddy, hurry up and pack up, or you'll be late."
"Late?" Gong Yuchen was confused.
"Aunt Luo just sent someone over to ask us to go to the Nishang Pavilion. She said she wanted to give me a set of clothes to wear to Aunt Luo's birthday party."
Yi Luoyue? They had just broken up yesterday, and seeing each other again today, he felt conflicted and entangled.
"Daddy, what's wrong with you?"
"Daddy is a little tired today, why don't you go with her?" He declined with a bit of an evasive mentality.
"Daddy, are you tired? Xiaoyue will give you a massage," she said, then pinched Gong Yuchen's body.
"Stop, stop, stop." Looking at the mischievous little devil.
"I'm scared of you. You guys go first. Daddy has something to deal with. I'll pick you up later after I'm done."
"So, you mean what you said? You're a puppy!" After all, Daddy's body was hard, not as sweet and soft as Mommy's. It hurt her hand when she pinched him. Seeing that her goal had been achieved, she let Daddy go for the time being, turned around and skipped out.
Gong Yuchen didn't say anything, but just smiled bitterly to himself. Her consideration made him feel relieved. He had a premonition... something would definitely happen after he went there.
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