Although I told myself I had to distance myself from Ye Lisheng, I still felt a vague sense of unease when I heard about it.
Yu Shaoqing and Xiangye looked at each other, puzzled as they saw me pacing back and forth.
Then he spoke up: "If you're worried, go check on him!"
I gave an awkward smile: "What are you talking about? Why would I worry about him!"
"Your expression and actions can't fool us!"
"Yes! Miss, you should go and take a look!" Xiangye chimed in.
They had barely finished speaking when they saw a dashing figure speeding away.
Xiangye glanced cautiously at Yu Shaoqing's disappointed face.
He opened his mouth and said, "Young Master Yu!"
He smiled at her, a bitter smile playing on his lips: "The weather's quite nice today!"
Xiangye glanced quickly at the disappointing dark cloud, then smiled and nodded in agreement.
He clutched the purse he had spent two nights embroidering tightly in his hand.
She gritted her teeth, mustered her courage, and handed over the purse, saying, "This is for you!"
Seeing her flushed face, Yu Shaoqing asked, completely bewildered, "What?"
"Miss asked me to give this to you, saying it's to report on how you saved her life!" She then let out a long sigh of relief.
Yu Shaoqing's eyes lit up as he took the purse, overjoyed, and asked, "Really!"
"When have I ever lied to you, young master!"
Seeing him so happy, like a little child, Xiangye's eyes were red, but her lips curled into a radiant smile.
Ye Lisheng rode his horse through the city gate right on time, and I mingled in the crowd, staring intently at him.
Suddenly he stopped and looked at me. I quickly slipped into the crowd.
A lonely figure walked onto the bridge, gazing at the rippling water.
Suddenly, an inappropriate drizzle began to fall from the sky.
"Oh no!"
I quickly covered my face; if the mask got wet, it would fall off.
Just when I was at my wit's end, a red oil-paper umbrella appeared above my head.
I turned around and saw that familiar face. I was so excited that I stammered, "Prince An... Prince Anyang!"
He raised an eyebrow and said, "You get so excited just seeing me!"
I smiled, but then, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed the scar on his face and frowned.
Seeing this, he said, "Even a strong man can get hurt!"
"How did we end up like this!" she thought to herself, her hand unconsciously stroking his scar.
"You feel pain too!"
He burst into laughter: "Anyone who doesn't know better would think that Young Master Liuyue is fond of me!"
I was startled and quickly removed my hand: "How...how could this be!"
Seeing my flushed face, Ye Lisheng was in an exceptionally good mood.
"I'm fine!" He still maintained a cold demeanor, but his tone had softened considerably.
"How could he look so familiar with a complete stranger? Could it be that he..." I scrutinized him from head to toe.
He seemed a little uncomfortable under my gaze, shoved the umbrella into my hand, and glared at me as he left.
He handed me a note as he shoved the umbrella over.
"Why all the secrecy!" I muttered to myself as I curiously opened the note.
The handwriting was neat and the strokes were vigorous and powerful: "Come back! I know you are her!"
A tear instantly welled up in her eye: "He really recognized me!"
Ye Lisheng, who hadn't gone far, stood in the corner, staring at that familiar figure with tenderness in her eyes.
He raised his lips and said, "Foolish woman! I recognized you the moment I saw you."
The fury of jealousy consumes a person's reason, turning them into a twisted and distorted being.
Murong Kui saw all of this.
Ever since Ye Lisheng returned the fake jade seal to the Celestial Master's Mansion, someone has been sneaking into the mansion every night when all is quiet, causing Wang Qiaochuan a great deal of trouble.
"Master, the Emperor requests your presence in the palace to perform the celestial observation ceremony!"
Do you know what it is?
"Recently, there has been some unrest at the border, and a battle may be imminent. His Majesty wishes to ask you, Master, to take a look and see if you have a solution!"
He frowned as he looked at the scabbed scar and said, "Can you make excuses?"
Mo Sheng shook his head: "This time, the Emperor is very determined!"
At this moment, Murong Kui spoke up and asked, "Why not tell the Emperor the truth?"
Wang Qiaochuan asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"
A glint of malice flashed in Murong Kui's eyes: "If there are extenuating circumstances, then it's not the Imperial Preceptor's responsibility!"
Wang Qiaochuan was completely confused and didn't understand what she meant.
Mo Sheng looked at her sharply, already knowing what she was going to do.
She smiled, like a bouquet of poisoned flowers: "If the Imperial Advisor trusts me, then leave it to me!"
After Wang Qiaochuan left, Mo Sheng coldly asked, "What do you want to do?"
"Of course, we'll return to the Prince's Palace as you wish, Grand Preceptor!"
He felt he couldn't understand Murong Kui; she was like a thorny rose, and he never knew when she would turn her thorns on him.
"Before, when I asked you to come back, you would say wait. Why are you suddenly going back to the Prince's Mansion now?"
Seeing his wary gaze, she giggled.
"Grand Preceptor, don't worry! Besides, didn't you want to marry her? As long as I return to the Prince's Palace, everything will fall into place."
Temptation slowly grew in her heart, and Mo Sheng's lips twitched, but she ultimately remained silent.
The first thing Ye Lisheng did upon returning to the Prince's Mansion was to order everyone to clean Wangyue Pavilion thoroughly, and he personally supervised the process.
Ling Ran stood there dumbfounded: "Your Highness, you can leave this to me!"
He shook his head: "No need!" His joy was palpable.
Just then, a loud "bang..."
Ye Lisheng rushed over upon hearing the noise, only to find the pot of spider lilies smashed to pieces.
Lingxin was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and begged for mercy repeatedly: "Your Highness, spare my life! I didn't mean to!"
Her head was lowered so low it almost touched the ground. Although she couldn't see his face clearly, she could clearly feel Ye Lisheng's gaze, as cold as a sword.
He glanced at her trembling body, said nothing, and left.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
Ye Lisheng walked very fast, and Ling Ran finally caught up with him and asked, "What does Your Highness intend to do?"
"Are you sure the person who entered Yuzhu Pavilion that day was Xiangye?"
“This… I deserve to die! After that day, Xiangye disappeared. I thought she had fled to avoid punishment, so…”
He lowered his head, not daring to look at Ye Lisheng's face.
All that could be heard was Ye Lisheng's cold voice: "Go and receive your punishment!"
"Yes, Your Majesty! I obey!"
I'm feeling incredibly excited, like I'm going home. I'm trying on different outfits in front of the bronze mirror to see which looks best.
Xiangye looked on helplessly: "Miss, you've tried on several sets already!"
"I don't know which outfit looks good! Can you help me choose?"
"Miss looks good in anything!"
"Really?"
Xiangye scratched her head in frustration: "It's not like the Prince and Miss have never met before!"
I chuckled and said, "That's true!"
A gentle breeze brought a refreshing coolness, and Xiangye, fearing I was cold, draped a pink cloak over me.
I arrived early at our agreed-upon spot and waited there, hoping to surprise him, but he wasn't there.
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