Chapter 3
"Where are you going?"
At first glance, his attention was on the damaged carriage, but in fact, every nerve in his body was keenly sensing Yi Luoyue's every move.
Beautiful women! What man doesn't love to look at them? Especially one as charming and beautiful as this one. He was simply curious as to why she was staring at him like that? How could that look be so similar to his own Yue'er? There was no doubt that, even in just a few days, he had already treated Yue'er like his own child. Everyone in the mansion called her Miss Yue'er. If he couldn't find her parents, he wouldn't mind adopting Yue'er.
But the woman in front of him acted as if he had done something unforgivable and wronged her.
"We were planning to go to the Four Gods Temple." She nodded to him with forced politeness.
Was it necessary for her to put on such a condescending expression? Gong Yuchen's disgust was immediately deepened by her condescending attitude.
"Strong wind."
"Yes." Looking at his own prince who turned and left.
"It just so happens that my young master is going to the Four Gods Temple to pick up his relatives. His carriage is empty, so I can give you a ride."
"That's great, thank you." It turned out that he was not coming for her.
"Please follow me."
"Please wait a moment, sir. I have a few words to tell my servants."
"Then we'll wait for the girl in the front."
"Thank you."
"Bai Die, Qing Jian, you two come with me to the Four Gods Temple. The coachman stays here to watch the carriage. Ying Dao, you go to the city and find a craftsman to repair the carriage." Yi Luoyue arranged the whereabouts of his subordinates.
"Princess, is this unsafe?" Yi Luoyue's personal maid Bai Die was a little worried.
"It's okay, I recognize that man, but remember, don't let the outside world know that I'm back for the time being."
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Let's go."
The Four Gods Temple was the Yi Kingdom's national temple, where four mythical beasts were enshrined, guarding the four corners of the Yi Kingdom. The temple also houses tablets of successive royal families, so incense is constantly burning daily.
She looked up at the plaque on the gate of the Four Gods Temple. It had been three years since her mother passed away, and she had completed the mourning period. She would face many troubles when she returned to the palace this time, and she sighed secretly.
"Qingjian, have you checked to see if Master Wu is in the temple?"
"yes."
"Your Highness, Master Liaowu is talking to the young man who came with him in the main hall." Qingjian replied after returning from the investigation.
"Okay. You wait outside the hall, Bai Die and I will go in." As he said this, he slowly walked towards the hall.
"yes."
"Master Liaowu, may I ask for something to bring safety?" I heard that the safety items in the Four Gods Temple have always been effective, so this time I came and asked for one for Yue'er.
"To be honest, Your Highness, I do have something that is destined for you."
"Oh? I wonder what it is?"
Master Liao Wu took out a cloth bag from his sleeve, poured out a teardrop-shaped, almost transparent pendant from it and handed it to Gong Yuchen.
"This thing is a tear crystal stone."
"Tearstone?" Looking at the stone in my hand that was sparkling with blue light was very special, especially the faint blue light.
"It is said that this tear crystal stone was transformed from the tears shed by an immortal. In addition to protecting safety, it also has unknown mysterious powers."
"Master said I have a connection with this thing?"
"That's right, but I can't hand it over to Your Highness at this moment."
"Why is that?"
"The secret of heaven cannot be revealed." Master Liao Wu stroked his long beard with one hand and took back the tear crystal stone with the other hand.
"Master Liaowu, long time no see." Yi Luoyue walked over and bowed to the master with a smile on his face.
"Long time no see, it's Yue..."
"Master, what are you talking about? I wonder if I disturbed you two?" Yi Luoyue quickly interrupted Master Wu and changed the subject.
"No problem, I'm just chatting with this young man." When Master Liao Wu saluted, he found that the tear crystal stone in his hand faintly revealed a blue-purple color. He looked at the two of them again with a deep gaze.
"I'm sorry, sir. This is my friend of a different age whom I haven't seen in ages. I'm afraid it's inconvenient for me to chat with you right now. But don't rush what's yours. When the time comes, it will be yours."
"Sorry to bother you, Master. I will come back to ask for your advice later. Goodbye." Gong Yuchen glanced at Yi Luoyue and walked out of the hall.
"I have met Princess Yue."
"Master, there's no need to be so polite. I'm only here to pay my respects to the Queen Mother, not as a princess. I hope you'll keep this a secret for me."
"Of course, of course."
"I just wonder what the master said to the Western Yi prince just now?"
"Princess, do you know the Crown Prince of Xiyi?"
"I saw it twice when I was little."
"Since the princess recognizes the Western Yi prince, I will not hide the truth. He came to ask for a safe gift."
He was asking for a safety item?? She had thought a straight man like him wouldn't believe in such things, but she didn't know for whom he was asking.
"Master, would you mind telling me what he wants?" She didn't have any other thoughts, she was just simply curious.
"Forgive me for not revealing anything, but since Your Highness has come this time, I do have something to trouble you with."
"Master, please feel free to speak."
"I have something here, and I hope the princess can find its owner."
"Me? Looking for someone?"
"This item has some connection with the princess, and its owner has a deep bond with Her Highness."
"Master, how do we find this person? Do you have any clues?"
"Your Highness, there's no need to look for her deliberately. She will naturally appear beside Your Highness when the time comes."
"Okay, then what is it?"
Master Liaowu took out the tear crystal stone that he had just shown Gong Yuchen and handed it to Yi Luoyue.
"This thing is called 'Tear Crystal'."
"Tear crystal?" Looking at the teardrop-shaped stone in his hand that seemed transparent and sparkled with purple light.
"I wonder what color the tear crystal in Her Highness's eyes is?"
"Isn't it purple?"
"Little girl, what color do you see?" Master Liaowu stroked his long beard and looked at Yi Luoyue's maid.
"Master, what I saw was also purple."
"Princess, please put the tear crystal in your maid's hand and take a look."
When the stone was placed in Bai Die's palm, the stone that originally had purple light became dull and became just a transparent pebble.
Yi Luoyue took it back and raised her hand to examine the tear crystal stone carefully. It was transparent, but in her hand, it had a purple glow. Why was this? She looked at Master Wu in confusion.
"Princess, you don't know this is a fairy stone. It will only reveal its color when it comes into contact with a destined person, and the color it reveals will be different for different destined people."
"Master, are you saying that this stone is destined for me, but it doesn't belong to me? Could it be that the person you asked me to find is also someone who can change the color of this tear crystal stone?"
"Of course it is. The princess is an open-minded and intelligent person. When the time comes, the princess will make her own judgment. And in time, the princess will understand the secret. Everything is predetermined by fate, and the secrets of heaven cannot be revealed."
"But this is really hard to carry. I wonder if it can be made into a pendant?"
"Of course you can. I have already given this item to the princess. What it will become is up to the princess to decide."
"In that case, I will accept it first. I hope I will not let you down."
After paying a visit to Master Wu, Yi Luoyue strolled into the courtyard. Looking at the towering pines and cypresses in the courtyard, she frowned slightly. Returning from this trip, she knew that besides her two royal brothers, her father also intended to arrange a marriage for her. But, would she, like her mother, find a partner with whom she could share a deep understanding, even though they wouldn't grow old together? Although she had two royal brothers, they were only illegitimate children born to concubines before her mother married my father. Ever since his father married my mother, he had favored her alone. Even after her death, he had never had another woman. His father's declining health was due to his excessive longing for her.
She was born into a family of destiny, enjoying power and wealth above all others. But who would have thought that wealth and glory were not important to her. Instead, what she wanted was the harmonious marriage and family life of an ordinary family.
Her biggest hope for a consort is to be able to truly be with her and hold her hand until old age, without needing to possess impressive wealth or dazzling looks. However, due to her status, is there really such a person?
However, before finding her ideal husband, she should finish the inspection of her two royal brothers as soon as possible!
"Rapier."
"Your Highness."
"We will stay in the temple today. Please inform Master Li Fei and ask him to pick us up at the temple the day after tomorrow. Also, ask him to keep an eye on the movements in the imperial city, especially those of the two royal brothers."
"yes,"
"By the way, ask him to go to Biyuxuan and ask two masters to design a necklace pendant out of this tear crystal stone. Ask him to bring the drawings to me when he comes." Yi Luoyue handed the bag containing the tear crystal stone to the guard.
"Yes, I'll go right away."
"cousin?"
"Cousin? What are you looking at?"
"Nothing." Looking at the gate of the Four Gods Temple, Gong Yuchen didn't know what he was looking at, but he felt a little strange in his heart.
"What did you just say to me?"
"Father said that if my cousin goes back to Xiyi, I should go back with him."
"Hey...do you want to go?"
"I think my cousin knows what father means."
Yes, he knew. He had always known Gong Mingxue's father, his uncle, and how much he hoped for a marriage between the two families. Originally, as long as they knew each other well, he had no particular concerns about who would become his Crown Princess. But... who was that figure that crossed his mind?
"Although my uncle wants to arrange a marriage between our two families, I only treat you as my sister. Mingxue, are you marrying because my uncle wants you to, or do you want to marry on your own?"
"I...I just know that my cousin treats me very well, and I think I'll be happy if I marry him."
"But whether this kind of goodness is between family members or between men and women, cousin still hopes that you will consider it carefully."
"Cousin, don't you want to marry me?"
"Cousin, let me ask you, if one day you meet someone you like, but you are already married, what will you do?"
"this..."
"And even if you marry me, I can't promise that you will be the only one. Xue'er, your cousin hopes that you can find your own happiness. Although it is the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, as long as you don't want to, as long as your cousin says no, your uncle can't force you and me." Gong Yuchen touched Gong Mingxue's head.
"Then...cousin, let me think about it."
"Okay, let's go back to the city."
"Um."
"Daddy, Daddy."
"Miss, please slow down." The little maid who served Xiaoyueer trotted after her.
"Daddy, you're back? Did you bring a gift for Xiaoyue?"
Gong Yuchen, having just stepped into the mansion, looked at Xiaoyue'er running towards him. All his efforts these past few days had been in vain; there was no hope for this girl to behave properly. Even if she caused chaos in the mansion, at most he would just scowl and scold her; he couldn't bring himself to punish her. Besides, she wasn't afraid of him and could even control his anger. Was she here specifically to quell him?
"Miss Yue'er? Why did you change your way of addressing His Highness again?" A new address every day, from uncle, younger uncle, godfather, and now directly to daddy? Over the past few days, Liefengyue and Xiaoyue'er had become quite familiar with each other.
"Uncle Liefeng, you are so stupid. Godfather is daddy." He had a little expression on his face that said, "Why are you so stupid?"
Seeing that his Royal Highness the Crown Prince had no intention of correcting the situation, since the person involved didn't mind, what could a small guard like him say?
"Daddy, where is Xiaoyue'er's gift?" Two little hands pulled Gong Yuchen's sleeves and shook them back and forth.
"Cousin, who is she? When did you give birth to your daughter?" Gong Mingxue looked at the little girl whose eyebrows bore some resemblance to Gong Yuchen.
"Xue'er, this is a child I took in a few days ago." Gong Yuchen rubbed his forehead helplessly.
Her eyes darted back and forth between the two men's faces.
"Are you sure?"
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