Chapter 421 I'm looking for Zhao Mingyan! Did you hear me?!
Princess Qingyun then looked the person Huang Er had brought in from head to toe.
Just as Huang Er said, she was pretty, barely passable, but her special temperament made her stand out.
Even dressed in coarse, colorful cloth, she was no less elegant than the maids in her room, whose clothes fluttered in the breeze.
Princess Qingyun, with her hand on her maid's wrist, slowly sat up. Seeing Qingyun staring at her, Ji Qingwu also looked up and returned her gaze.
Seeing this, Huang Er scolded in a low voice, "Don't look up unless the princess calls you!"
However, Ji Qingwu not only raised his head, but also walked straight to Princess Qingyun's bedside.
The maid shouted, "How dare you! How insolent!"
Huang Er was so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed: "It was the servant who brought the unruly people. Please forgive them, Your Highness!"
Ji Qingwu remained calm and opened his palm, revealing a cloisonné enamel earring.
Princess Qingyun subconsciously touched her left ear and found that the earring she had worn that day was indeed missing, with only one earring remaining.
A flash of anger crossed Princess Qingyun's eyes. Just as she was about to lash out, she saw the woman in the peach-colored dress in front of her bend down and whisper in her ear with a smile.
"Your Highness, I have heard that in Lin'an, it is customary for a woman to have her sister-in-law put a phoenix crown and ornaments on her head before she gets married."
Princess Qingyun was stunned. She had said those words before, back then it was for...
The woman held the earring in her hand and held it up to her earlobe.
In a gentle tone: "I wonder if it's too late now?"
The maid reached out to pull Ji Qingwu away, scolding, "Where did this ignorant fool come from? How dare you touch the princess's noble body!"
Huang Er covered his head, inwardly groaning: This princess was born spoiled and had a terrible temper; he was already prepared to die.
Sure enough, Princess Qingyun let out a sharp cry: "You scoundrel! Get out of here!"
Immediately afterwards, someone knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Princess, please forgive me... I only..."
Huang Er raised his head, only to find that the person kneeling on the ground was someone else, Ye Yue, the princess's most favored maid.
The "Chunhua" he brought in held the princess's earrings in her hand, her wrist swaying slightly, her expression composed.
Huang Er suddenly had a thought: the scene in front of him looked like someone was teasing a cat with something.
Princess Qingyun's eyes were fixed on Ji Qingwu.
She had a million things she wanted to say, but she waved her sleeve and said, "You all get out."
After the people in the room were dismissed, Princess Qingyun immediately sat up. This time, she didn't care whether Ji Qingwu was covered in dust or not, and rushed over to hug him.
Ji Qingwu moved to the side, avoiding her lunge.
She said calmly, "What is Your Highness doing? I am dirty and cannot let Your Highness be tainted by the dust of this world."
Princess Qingyun was not annoyed at all upon hearing this. She smiled and said, "Fifth Cousin, I haven't heard you speak in so long. I've missed you so much. Please say a few more words."
After a long and arduous journey in the distant Longzhou, seeing Qingyun warmed Ji Qingwu's heart, and she smiled.
How have you been lately?
Princess Qingyun shook her head vigorously: "No, no, I'm not good!"
"Fifth cousin, you have no idea how awful this place is. You go out for a short while and come back with your clothes all dirty. If you're outside for an hour, your face and nostrils will be covered in filth."
When Qingyun first arrived, he was immediately troubled by the fierce winds and yellow sand, making it difficult even to leave the house.
Ji Qingwu laughed and said, "This is considered hardship? If I threw you into the military camp in the northern border, you would know what a wonderful life you are living now."
"In the military camp, you can not only drink the northwest wind when you go out, but you can also eat sand when you open your mouth. If it is a sandstorm, there will be dust in the tent."
Princess Qingyun pouted and said, "I don't believe it. My brother is very particular about cleanliness. His tent is probably cleaner than mine."
Mentioning Zhao Mingyan's tent, Ji Qingwu briefly recalled the scene of her first and only time entering his tent, and her heart stirred slightly; it seemed quite clean.
Seeing that Ji Qingwu's eyes flickered and she remained silent, Princess Qingyun looked her up and down, her eyes fixed on her face.
Why is Fifth Cousin dressed like that?
Ji Qingwu was about to tell her about his plan.
Princess Qingyun spoke first: "I know! Fifth Cousin is still the best to me, she cares about me and came all this way to see me."
She sneaked out of the palace to play and liked to wear a human skin mask, so she wasn't surprised that Ji Qingwu had changed her appearance.
Ji Qingwu chuckled dryly: "Actually, I wanted to go to the Northern Border military camp."
Upon receiving her answer, Princess Qingyun's face fell. After a moment, she realized who was in the Northern Border.
She asked in surprise, "You're going to find—"
Ji Qingwu's eyes widened slightly, and he nodded.
Princess Qingyun's eyes widened even more than hers, and she suddenly shouted at a higher volume, "This won't do!"
"Someone come here... mmm..."
Ji Qingwu quickly covered her mouth, frowning as he asked, "What are you shouting for?"
Qingyun's eyes rolled around. Ji Qingwu pinched her cheek and commanded, "Don't shout, don't call anyone, speak properly."
Princess Qingyun nodded.
Ji Qingwu then let go, his hands also covered in the face cream, leaving a handprint across Qingyun's mouth.
Princess Qingyun immediately revealed a smug expression, as if she had seen through everything.
"Fifth cousin, don't try to fool me. It must be that your eldest uncle wanted to break off the engagement for you, but you didn't want to. You only realized the value of something after you lost it, so you ran away to find Wei Ting, right?"
Ji Qingwu thought Qingyun had guessed who she was looking for, but she never expected that Qingyun would put on such a show.
She expressed her admiration for the princess's ability to make up stories, and said with a hint of unease, "Why would I want to see Wei Ting?"
Princess Qingyun still didn't believe her and pressed on, "Then what are you going to the Northern Border for?"
Ji Qingwu said, "Of course I am..."
She opened her mouth, but the words seemed stuck in her throat. It was as if expressing her longing directly was something shameful.
Under Qingyun's "See? I was right, I was right" gaze, Ji Qingwu said softly, "I'm looking for your royal brother."
Princess Qingyun's ears were covered in sand or something, whether it was because she had arrived in Longzhou or something else.
She asked with a puzzled look, "Who is Fifth Cousin looking for?"
Ji Qingwu's face showed a fierce expression, but his movements were very gentle.
She gently lifted Princess Qingyun's earlobe and placed the enamel earring from her left palm on her head.
Princess Qingyun's eyes lit up, and she stared at her with shining eyes.
However, this tenderness did not last long. Ji Qingwu grabbed her ear and spoke slowly and deliberately.
"I'm looking for Zhao Mingyan! Did you hear me?!"
The woman's voice was melodious and clear, with extremely clear pronunciation.
This name sounds both unfamiliar and familiar.
Princess Qingyun quickly pictured the face that corresponded to the name—handsome yet cold.
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