"Is there any progress on the matter I asked Your Highness to find my sister?"
Cui Tianqi raised his wine glass slightly, his gaze fixed intently on Fu Xiaoyu.
According to the clues the Cui family had, the older sister and her nephew should be in Jingyuan Town, but they didn't know which village they were in.
When the Cui family was exiled to Yunshui City, the older sister got lost while digging for wild vegetables and was never heard from again. Everyone thought she was dead, but later they found out that she was still alive and had even given birth to a child.
"There is a man who fits your description right now, but his parents are both dead and he lives in my house. If you would like to meet him, I can arrange it for you tomorrow."
Cui Tianqi was overjoyed to hear this news, for if it was true, his mother's illness could be cured.
If it's not true, we can kindly deceive her to comfort her after all these years of longing for her daughter.
"That's wonderful. I thank Your Highness for taking this matter so seriously. Everything is contained in this cup."
The two drank and chatted until late at night. Fu Xiaoyu kept thinking about Cui Yulu and wondered if she had returned to her room by then.
That wretched Lin Yun hasn't sent a single message. Looks like she doesn't want this month's allowance.
Only after Cui Tianqi was helped away by the servants did Fu Xiaoyu breathe a sigh of relief and prepare to get up to find Cui Yulu and check on Han Yu'an's condition.
Han Yu'an has already regained consciousness.
Seeing the little one in her arms, she was so frightened that she quickly pushed him away.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
Seeing that he was awake, Cui Yulu quickly got up as well.
He chuckled and said, "It's alright. I just noticed you weren't feeling well and remembered how I used to comfort you, so I did it. I didn't expect it to actually work. Now that you're awake, I'll be going. You should get some rest."
Cui Yulu got up to leave, but Han Yu'an remained silent, like a gourd with its mouth sawed off.
Just as I reached the door, there was a knock on the door from the outside.
Who is it?
"It's me, may I come in?"
Fu Xiaoyu's voice was very gentle, and she spoke very softly.
"Come in."
Han Yu'an's voice was somewhat cold. Coming to check on Cui Yulu so late, he probably didn't trust her.
A strange anger was rising within me.
Cui Yulu opened the door for him.
The person who came towards me reeked of alcohol.
"Your Highness has also been drinking. I'll go and pour you a cup of hangover tea to help you sober up."
As she spoke, Cui Yulu left the house.
Looking at her retreating figure, Fu Xiaoyu guessed that the two of them definitely hadn't made up.
My mood inexplicably relaxed.
"Now that Your Highness has seen Yulu leave, why does he still wish to stay here with me?"
Han Yu'an's tone was somewhat impatient, and his voice also became much louder.
"I came here specifically to find you. Don't you want to know about your background?"
Fu Xiaoyu was not annoyed by the loud reply and explained to him in a gentle tone.
"What secret is there about my background? I am Han Erzhu's son and my mother is Cui Qiaoniang. What's so strange about that?"
"Is it possible that your mother's name wasn't Cui Qiaoniang, but Cui Wanqing?"
Han Yu'an really didn't know this. He even learned that his mother's name was Cui Qiaoniang from his grandmother. Otherwise, he would never have known his mother's name.
"I don't understand what Your Highness means?"
Upon hearing that he had come because of his past, Han Yu'an's tone softened considerably.
"Your father found your mother on the battlefield and married her. After you were born, your mother's health deteriorated, and she passed away not long after. Your father then took you back to Linshui Village and entrusted you to your grandmother to raise. Later, your father also died on the battlefield, so no one knows your background. But as far as I know, you should have a keepsake left to you by your mother."
Han Yu'an was somewhat puzzled as he listened to Fu Xiaoyu's explanation.
How did he know these things?
Just as he was about to ask, Cui Yulu brought in some hangover tea.
"Your Highness, please drink some hangover tea first, otherwise you'll have a headache later."
Hearing her words, Han Yu'an felt a headache coming on.
I felt inexplicably jealous.
Looking at her chubby little face, Fu Xiaoyu's smile never faded.
He quickly took her teacup and sniffed it.
It has a refreshing fragrance, much more so than the tea brewed by Lin Yunqi.
However, this scene was extremely jarring to Han Yu'an's eyes, and he didn't want to see it, so he pretended to close his eyes.
"Your Highness, Brother Yu'an is tired. Let's go out and let him rest. We can talk about it tomorrow."
Cui Yulu deliberately lowered her voice and whispered in Fu Xiaoyu's ear.
Han Yu'an was only pretending to be asleep, but he was listening to the sounds coming from the other side in real time, and he could hear even the faintest sounds clearly.
"Alright, then I won't bother him. Would you like to come with me to the pavilion for a cup of tea?"
Fu Xiaoyu admitted that he did it somewhat on purpose.
Aren't you tired so late?
I never feel tired when I'm with you.
Fu Xiaoyu thought to himself.
"I'm not tired. I just wanted to chat with you because you seemed unhappy."
"Oh well."
Listening to the conversation between the two, Han Yu'an silently clenched his fists, blaming himself for being useless and lacking even this much courage.
Cui Yulu gently closed the door and followed Fu Xiaoyu to the pavilion in the central courtyard.
"Does Your Highness have something to say? Why come out now?"
Cui Yulu looked at Fu Xiaoyu with her clear eyes. Her eyes were pure and untainted, the kind of clarity that had never been polluted by the world.
This made Fu Xiaoyu dare not disrespect it.
At this moment, Cui Yulu in Fu Xiaoyu's eyes was like a lotus emerging from the mud, untainted by its surroundings. She might not be particularly alluring, but her beauty was so captivating that he was unwilling to defile her.
"No, it's nothing. I just noticed you seemed unhappy. Is it because of Han Yu'an?"
"Yes and no, the main concern is how to proceed in the future."
Fu Xiaoyu draped his fox fur coat over her shoulders. It was already late October, and the nights were frosty and dewy. The young girl was frail and would get frostbite.
"Thank you, Your Highness, but aren't you cold?"
Cui Yulu wrapped her fox fur coat tighter around herself, without any hesitation; she was indeed very cold.
“Back when we were on the battlefield, we often didn’t have winter clothes to get through the winter, so we’re used to it. But you, as a girl, must be afraid of the cold.”
Cui Yulu tilted her head, looked at Fu Xiaoyu's almost perfect profile, and said with a silly smile, "Why don't you tell me your stories from the battlefield?"
Fu Xiaoyu tilted his head and looked at the little girl in front of him with his hawk-like eyes, who was looking at him with eyes full of admiration.
Do you really want to hear it?
"Of course, I want to hear the stories of heroes."
She made no secret of her admiration for him.
Cui Yulu had seen Fu Xiaoyu's body; it was covered in knife scars and arrow wounds. He must have earned his current status through his own hard work.
So in Cui Yulu's heart, she always thought of him as a hero. She admired him and respected him, but she didn't love him.
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