Shen Liyue had never seen the sunset on the mountain before, so after hearing what Lu Xingzhou said, she quickly nodded in agreement.
Zijin Mountain is not a wild mountain. There are built steps along the way. Lu Xingzhou held Chen Liyue's hand and climbed up the steps. In order to match Chen Liyue's pace, Lu Xingzhou deliberately slowed down his pace.
Chen Liyue smiled and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to watch the sunset? I'm afraid at our current speed, the sun will have already set by the time we reach the top of the mountain."
Lu Xingzhou said: "Whether or not to watch the sunset is secondary." Lu Xingzhou mainly wanted to be with Chen Liyue, whether it was climbing mountains or doing anything else.
Lu Xingzhou didn't say the second half of the sentence, but Shen Liyue already understood it.
Although the process of being together was also wonderful, Chen Liyue has always been a person of action. Climbing the mountain together is important, but since they are here, wouldn’t it be a pity if they can’t see the sunset?
Shen Liyue grinned at Lu Xingzhou, "That won't work. I haven't seen the sunset yet."
After saying that, Shen Liyue grabbed Lu Xingzhou's hand and quickly climbed up the mountain.
Lu Xingzhou did not struggle, allowing Shen Liyue to lead him and following behind Shen Liyue with a smile on his face.
The two finally reached the top of the mountain. Shen Liyue was a little out of breath from exhaustion, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on the tip of her nose, sparkling.
Lu Xingzhou took out a handkerchief from his bosom and wiped the sweat off Shen Liyue's face. However, Shen Liyue's gaze passed him and looked into the distance. Suddenly, she shouted excitedly, "Shiqing, look!"
Lu Xingzhou turned his head and looked in the direction of Chen Liyue's finger. He saw the setting sun slowly sinking to the west through layers of clouds, illuminating the sky with brilliant rays of light, dyeing half the sky in the distance red, and also dyeing Chen Liyue's pretty cheeks red.
Lu Xingzhou felt that his whole heart was filled. Chen Liyue was looking at the setting sun in the distance, and Lu Xingzhou's eyes were only filled with Chen Liyue, nothing else.
"It's really beautiful." Shen Liyue couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. She had never seen such a sunset from the top of a mountain before.
Lu Xingzhou stood beside Shen Liyue, his eyes filled with Shen Liyue, and nodded in agreement: "Yeah, it's really beautiful."
It was not until the sun set into the distant sea and could no longer be seen, and night fell quietly, that Lu Xingzhou and Shen Liyue went down the mountain hand in hand.
On the carriage going back, Shen Liyue was still immersed in the spectacular scenery.
"The ancients often said that the sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it is near dusk. But dusk is also extremely beautiful." Chen Liyue said.
Lu Xingzhou nodded. "Yes, as the ancients also said, 'Don't say it's too late, for the sky is still filled with rosy clouds.' It shows that the same scenery can bring different feelings to different people."
"Yes." Chen Liyue's eyes curved, "Dusk is not the end. After sunset, there will definitely be sunrise the next day. The sun will still rise as usual."
Lu Xingzhou looked at Shen Liyue. Even though it was dark, it couldn't block the light in Shen Liyue's eyes.
Lu Xingzhou held Chen Liyue's hand all the way and never let go, even after getting off the carriage and returning to Prince Yi's Mansion.
The two walked into the mansion hand in hand, and saw a cleaning maid sweeping the floor at the door with her head lowered.
Chen Liyue raised her eyebrows in surprise. The sweeping and cleaning should have been done during the day. It was already dark, so why were they still sweeping and cleaning?
Shenhong had been waiting here for a long time with a broom. She heard that the prince and princess had gone out today and had not returned yet, so she stayed here to try her luck.
Qianhong has been out of the house for the past two days. She is now on duty at Shen Liyue's Zhenxiu Workshop and does not come back to stay at night. Shenhong insisted on staying in Prince Yi's Mansion, and was arranged by Manager Jin to do some rough work.
Even the rough work was snatched up by others. The light work had long been taken by the maids who had been doing the job for a long time. The positions that could gain face in front of the master were all taken, so she could only be assigned to sweep the yard.
It was already past dinner time. In order to wait for them, Shenhong hadn't even had dinner today. Those girls looked down on her, so naturally they wouldn't leave any food for her.
But since she had waited for the prince, it was worth it even if she had to go hungry until breakfast tomorrow.
When Shen Hong saw Lu Xingzhou and Shen Liyue, she bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Highness and Princess."
Shenhong thought that Lu Xingzhou would at least care about her and ask her why she was still sweeping the floor so late, but unexpectedly, Lu Xingzhou didn't even look at her. There was only Shen Liyue in his eyes.
When Shen Liyue came closer, she could tell at a glance that the person was Shen Hong. There was no expression on her face and she didn't say anything.
Shen Hong saw that they passed her without hesitation, and she became anxious and said, "Your Highness..."
After Shenhong called out like this, Lu Xingzhou stopped and turned to look at her.
"What do you want to see me for?"
Lu Xingzhou was also very puzzled. As a maid who just cleaned the house, she should have gone to Manager Jin if she had any problems. Why did she come directly to him?
Shen Hong walked up to Lu Xingzhou with her head held high and bowed down, "I am..." Shen Hong started to speak, but then she realized that her identity was not right, after all, Shen Liyue was still beside her, so she changed her words and said, "I am Shen Hong."
Lu Xingzhou frowned. If it was before, he really couldn't remember who Shenhong was, but a few days ago, Shen Liyue had just mentioned Shenhong and Qianhong in front of him. If he still couldn't remember them now, then he must be mentally ill.
However, Lu Xingzhou did not intend to waste time talking to her. It was already past mealtime. Although he had eaten a lot at Shen's house at noon, he was a little hungry after climbing the mountain in the afternoon. It didn't matter if he was hungry, but he couldn't let Yue'er be hungry too.
Seeing that Shenhong was only wearing ordinary maid's clothes, Lu Xingzhou did not think too much about it. Anyway, he had handed over the power of the Prince Yi's Mansion to Shen Liyue, so he just had to listen to Shen Liyue's instructions on any arrangements.
So Lu Xingzhou just nodded and said, "If you have any problems, go talk to Manager Jin. If Manager Jin can't solve it, go talk to the princess."
Shen Liyue raised her head and glanced at Lu Xingzhou. He really knew how to save trouble by putting all the problems on her.
But Shenhong still didn't intend to give up. She rushed over and grabbed Lu Xingzhou's trouser legs, crying, "Please, my lord, please have some mercy on me. I have followed you since I left the palace. For so many years, I have been devoted to you. Now that the princess has come, you want to demote me to an ordinary maid. This life is really not a human life!"
Lu Xingzhou frowned. He was just a little impatient just now, but now he was a little angry.
"Let go." Lu Xingzhou's cold voice came from Shenhong's head. Shenhong was still in a daze. Lu Xingzhou said again, "Do you want me to kick you away?"
Shenhong was frightened by Lu Xingzhou and unconsciously let go of his hand.
Lu Xingzhou retracted his foot and said coldly, "You've been living in the mansion for so many years without any salary. What's wrong with the princess asking you to be an ordinary maid? She's already showing mercy by not asking you to pay back the monthly salary from the past few years. If you don't want to stay in the mansion, then tell Manager Jin and I can arrange for you to leave tomorrow."
Shenhong looked at Lu Xingzhou in disbelief. She originally thought that all this was arranged by the princess, but how could the prince be more cruel than the princess?
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