"However much silver she owes you, I will pay it for her!" Ye Xuanling said domineeringly, his eyes filled with pity as he looked at Yanran.
Upon hearing this, he chuckled and said, "Your Highness, it's not much, just thirty taels of silver!"
Ye Xuanling tore off the purse from her waist and threw it at Old Master Jia's feet: "There are one hundred taels of silver notes inside, keep the change!"
"Your Highness's kindness is immense; I, Yanran, will repay it even if it means serving you like a slave!"
Ye Xuanling gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, his voice tinged with heartache: "It's alright!"
Are you alright?
"fine!"
Seeing them so affectionate, she suddenly understood something and couldn't help but try to match them up, saying, "Didn't the Eighth Prince try to recruit maids a while ago? He couldn't find any, and the wages were quite high!"
He looked at me, completely bewildered, not understanding what I meant.
"Yanran agrees!"
"What?" Ye Xuanling was somewhat incredulous, but her eyes were filled with anticipation.
"Does Your Highness find Yanran displeasing?"
"Of course not!" He stammered, so nervous he was almost speechless.
This was supposed to be a romantic, budding relationship filled with a rosy, ambiguous atmosphere.
Suddenly, the unromantic Ye Lisheng broke the silence: "You have to pay back the money you owe me by tomorrow!"
Ye Xuanling looked utterly defeated. He was clearly a prince of Lingqi, yet he'd been reduced to carrying money for someone else, and he'd even managed to spend it all himself.
The large brown horse looked majestic and imposing. Ye Lisheng rode on it, his large, well-defined hands gripping the reins, guiding the horse forward gracefully.
I was honored to ride alongside him on a horse. Everyone looked at me with surprise. It was my first time riding a horse, and I was incredibly nervous.
"Are you scared?"
"No!" I stubbornly raised my head.
"Then you pull the reins!"
"I don't want it!" I clenched my fists and refused to take the reins he offered me.
To everyone's surprise, he coldly threatened, "Is there a clause in the contract of servitude that forbids disobeying the prince's orders?"
One sentence left me speechless, and I reluctantly accepted it.
The horse seemed to sense something, let out a neigh, and turned its head to walk in another direction, its gait becoming much more unsteady.
I screamed in terror, completely panicking: "Ye Lisheng! What do we do?"
"Don't be afraid, I'm here!" These words seemed to have a magical power, and my frantically pounding heart began to relax.
He grabbed the reins, and the horse obediently stopped and continued walking forward.
Just as I was starting to feel some affection for him and was about to say something nice, one of his sentences extinguished it all.
"This is your punishment!"
I rolled my eyes countless times in my mind; this man was simply too torturous.
"From now on, you are not allowed to leave the manor without my order!"
"Why?"
"Order!"
"What if I get bored?"
"I will leave the palace with you!"
Upon hearing the words, both of them were taken aback, and Ye Lisheng's face flushed red.
"I'm just afraid you'll cause trouble outside and embarrass me!"
The more I explained, the more confused things became, because he had already seen me secretly smiling.
"Why did Your Highness leave the residence today?"
"Are you too idle? You even meddle in my affairs?"
"No, no!"
In a secluded corner, unnoticed by anyone, a person dressed in black robes was watching.
Judging from her figure, she appears to be a woman, her eyes filled with resentment and jealousy.
Ye Xuanling helped Yanran carry the zither and they walked side by side without speaking; an awkward atmosphere filled the air.
He glanced at the lotus flowers in the lake and broke the silence beforehand, saying, "Look how beautiful those lotus flowers are!"
As soon as the words were out, they realized how silly they were, and after a few seconds of looking at each other, they burst into laughter.
"Yanran has met the Prince many times!"
"Inside Xinghualou?"
He then explained, "Actually, I'm not... I'm going to..." He was so nervous that he couldn't even speak properly.
His flushed face looked just like that of a sunny young man.
"Yanran knows what Your Highness is going to say, Yanran knows it all!"
"Then why are you busking on the street?"
"I also have a younger brother at home, and he is sick and needs to see a doctor!"
Although he said these words in a very calm tone, his eyes were full of bitterness and desolation caused by the hardships of life!
"Bring your younger brother to our residence!"
"Ah!" Yanran was startled by his sudden words.
"The maids and servants who work in my residence all live in the palace. Since you are now my maid, you can naturally live in the palace as well, along with your family!"
"Your Highness!" Yanran was too moved to speak; she knew this was to help her.
It turns out that Ye Lisheng asked me to impersonate Murong Kui and learn her habits simply because Ye Liming was hosting a banquet and specifically requested that Murong Kui attend.
There are still two days until the banquet, but I haven't learned any of the ladylike walking, embroidery, dancing, or anything else Ye Lisheng instructed me to do.
The weather in July was oppressive, and my heart felt oppressed as well. I held a bunch of grapes and paced back and forth in the house, eating them as I went.
Xiangye, who was busy at work, looked at me and shook her head: "Miss, you won't come up with a solution like this!"
Lingxin looked at me helplessly and sighed, "Why did you forget your habits of more than ten years just because you lost your memory?"
I turned my face away, feeling very guilty, and said, "The world is a vast place, and anything is possible!"
A brilliant idea struck him, and his eyes lit up: "I've got an idea!"
This is my second time visiting Ye Lisheng's study. I am enveloped in the fragrance of books and ink, and it feels wonderful!
I took out my sketchbook and started drawing on it.
What is she doing in the study?
Ye Lisheng, standing under the uncle, saw me through the open window and asked...
"It looks like she's painting. I'll get her out of here right away!"
"No need, I want to see what she can draw!"
Ling Ran was increasingly unable to understand his master. Previously, aside from cleaning staff, no one was allowed to touch anything in his study, let alone stay there to write poetry or paint.
He was so engrossed in his drawing that he forgot the time. Just as he stretched, he heard a cold voice say, "Finished drawing?"
I was so startled I almost jumped off my chair. Ye Lisheng was leisurely lying on the couch.
"You...when did you get here!"
What are you drawing?
"It's nothing!" Seeing him approach, I hurriedly rolled up the painting.
But he still saw it, and his expression grew increasingly grim as he looked at the painting.
"What are you drawing!" He pointed to the drawing: "What do all those circles mean?"
"You don't understand!" she said, removing his hand and putting the painting away.
Seeing his ashen face, she couldn't help but add mysteriously, "It's a secret!"
At that moment, the booklet I was carrying fell out of my pocket.
Ye Lisheng picked it up curiously, pretending to open it to take a look.
I nervously tried to snatch it away, but my height was a major disadvantage.
"Give Ye Lisheng back to me!"
Seeing my anxious expression only fueled his desire to see more.
"I want to see what unspeakable secrets are inside!"
"Ye Lisheng!" I roared.
Hearing this from outside, Ling Ran couldn't help but gasp.
"Woman, you're too outrageous!"
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