Chapter 217 I’m just afraid that my appearance will scare others!

Xu Yanyi found this question a little difficult to answer. After all, the quick glance just now made her feel both stunning and shocked. Now she felt a little confused. Was she seeing things or was it real?

After a moment of silence, Xu Yanyi tentatively asked, "Sir, I didn't see you clearly, but I only took a glance and thought you were very beautiful."

How about you come over and show it to me again?

Xu Yanyi was too embarrassed to say this because the other person was still naked.

There was a short silence, and just when Xu Yanyi thought he would stop talking, he suddenly spoke: "Miss, put down your clothes and turn your back. I'll go get them."

An inexplicable thought suddenly popped up in Xu Yanyi's mind: Don't give it to him!

But it seems like this is too frivolous. You can't just look at someone's beauty and want to see her whole body. It's not very moral.

Xu Yanyi touched her nose awkwardly and pointed at the clothes: "Even if I give it to you, you can't wear it. It's all wet. If you don't mind, you can stay behind the screen for a while and I'll dry the clothes for you. Anyway, I see there's a tinderbox on the table over there."

Hearing this, the young master's voice was still low but also a little alert: "No need, just put it down, but you have to turn your head."

Xu Yanyi muttered to herself: "Is he so afraid that people will see his face?"

When the young master heard Xu Yanyi's lack of response, he could not help but ask again: "You, put your clothes down and turn around."

"I, I get it. No, not looking at you."

Xu Yanyi deliberately imitated his stuttering and said with a smile, "Why are you so nervous? It won't matter if I look at you. But since you won't let me look, I will respect you."

Having said that, Xu Yanyi turned around and threw the clothes on the shore.

But after waiting for a long time, Xu Yanyi didn't hear any movement behind her. She frowned: "You, did you get the clothes?"

The young man hummed. Xu Yanyi was startled and turned around to see that the young man had already put on his wet clothes, but he didn't know where he got a hat from. The hat was covered with a black cloth, so his face could not be seen at all.

Hey guys, this is a pretty serious precaution.

Xu Yanyi suppressed her curiosity: "Where is this place and who are you?"

The young man said, "You suddenly appeared here. Don't you know where this place is?"

Uh, that seems to be the case.

Xu Yanyi wanted to find her way to Wuyi Palace through the passage. Could this be it?

Thinking of this, Xu Yanyi suddenly asked: "Is this the Wuyi Palace?"

"Yes, a hot spring in Wuyi Palace." The young man was not in a hurry, and seemed not curious about Xu Yanyi's identity and the way she appeared. "You swam over from the hot spring channel at the new princess's mansion, right?"

Xu Yanyi was startled: "Do you know there is a passage there?"

The young man nodded slightly: "Yes, the new princess's mansion was a summer resort before. In the early days of its establishment, it was built on the site of a large number of abandoned courtyards next to the Wuyi Palace. In order to use the summer resort in winter, Emperor Taizong ordered the craftsmen to divert the hot spring water from the Wuyi Palace to that place. Because they were afraid that the channel would be blocked by silt or debris, the craftsmen built the channel wide enough to accommodate one person. Every six months, someone would go down to clean the channel, which ensured that the hot springs on both sides were always there."

It turned out that this was the case. The original owner had never been to Wuyi Palace before. Even when she was sick, she went there, she was so confused that she had no idea what was going on there. Moreover, as a princess, she would not know the details of the building.

But why does this person know so much?

"Who are you to Wuyi Palace? This place is heavily guarded. How did you get in?"

Xu Yanyi really wanted to see the black cloth on his hat being torn off.

The man thought for a moment before saying, "I'm just a craftsman who came here to clean up the passage."

The craftsman who clears the passage?

Why doesn't Xu Yanyi believe it?

An ordinary passage cleaning craftsman has to wear a mask and dares to take a hot spring bath here. Do you think she is a three-year-old child?

Xu Yanyi was about to ask again when she heard footsteps outside. The young man spoke quickly: "Princess, please leave quickly. It's not good for others to see you here. Go quickly."

"No, are you asking me to swim back?"

Xu Yanyi frowned.

The young man looked at her and said, "Do you want to get caught going out the front door?"

“…”

Xu Yanyi was choked, which was rare for her.

The footsteps outside were getting closer and closer. Xu Yanyi pursed her lips, took a deep breath, sank into the water, and swam towards the passage as quickly as a fish.

The young man finally breathed a sigh of relief after the movement underwater disappeared.

"Sir, it's time to take your medicine."

Zhong Li came in with the medicine and looked at his master in wet clothes and a hat. He was a little surprised and asked, "Master, are you okay?"

"It's nothing. It's just that a guest just came and I was afraid that my appearance would scare him."

He took the medicine bowl, reached under the black cloth and drank it all in one gulp.

Zhong Li was stunned: "This... People outside only know that Wuyi Palace is the treasure house of Northern Qin, the place of the Northern Qin royal family, and no one can enter without the emperor's order. But few people know that this place has long been used by Emperor Taizong to exchange for the life-saving elixir from you, young master. Now I'm afraid only the queen mother knows about this, not even the new emperor. But in the eyes of outsiders, it is still the treasure house of Northern Qin. Who else can come?"

"Unintentional intrusion."

He pointed to the hot spring in front of him and walked out.

Zhongli thought about it and suddenly realized what was going on. He hurriedly followed behind and asked as he walked: "Sir, are you saying... the eldest princess just came? Is it her?"

"Yes, it's her."

The young master nodded and went into his room, closing the door behind him. Zhong Li scratched his head and asked, "Young master, would you like me to help you change your clothes?"

"Need not."

He was alone in the room, standing in front of the mirror and taking off his hat.

The face reflected in the brass mirror was exactly like Mu Nanzhou's, but upon closer inspection, it was even more refined and noble than Mu Nanzhou's. However, due to long-term suffering from illness and taking medicine, his skin looked even paler and bloodless.

He sighed helplessly, looked up at himself in the brass mirror, and curled his lips in sarcasm.

Why bother telling her so much? If I tell her, wouldn't that just add to her troubles? As long as she can live safely, it won't make much difference whether he's there or not. Since she's Zhan Qiyue, she'll just bear this name until she dies, which is also a good thing...

“Cough, cough, cough…”

Suddenly, he coughed and subconsciously took the handkerchief to cover his mouth, and blood stained the handkerchief red.