Volume 1: Flourishing Laughter Chapter 49

  Qin Yujing, Rong Linglan and Leng Shuli were all stunned, not expecting Yun Mochan to leave with Yun Shuoyue like that. The three of them looked at Princess Qingwan together, only to see her looking displeased in the direction where Yun Mochan had left.

  Qin Yujing withdrew her gaze and looked at Rong Jing. Seeing that his white jade robe was not even wrinkled, she slightly relaxed her breath, and then felt annoyed with herself for being too sensitive. How could the son of the Duke be such an ungentlemanly person? His different treatment of Yun Shuoyue must have a reason, it's not necessarily because he likes her. Thinking this way made her feel more at ease.

  Rong Linglan and Leng Xue's gazes fell on Nan Liang Crown Prince Nan Lingrui at the same time, seeing that he was gently swaying his fan, extremely handsome, uniquely elegant, unmatched in charm, and for a moment, their line of sight was fixed on him, unable to move away. They thought that they had never known that this Nan Liang Crown Prince was so handsome and charming, completely different from the dignified and profound Ye Tianxin.

  "Jing Shizi, why don't you introduce us to these young ladies?" Nan Lingrui stood with one foot on the stone table and the other on the ground, one hand supporting his forehead and the other fanning himself, exuding an air of elegance.

  "It's not convenient to reveal their names in the inner chamber. However, it doesn't matter if I introduce their identities." Rong Jing glanced at the four women and introduced them one by one: "This is Princess Qingwen, this is Miss Qin from the Prime Minister's residence, this is the young princess of the Filial Piety King's residence, and this is the younger sister of my second uncle's household." After finishing speaking, he turned to introduce the four women: "This is the Crown Prince of South Liang!"

  "It turns out that everyone's identity is extraordinary! Today, I have the good fortune not only to meet Jing Shizi and Yun Wangfu Shizi, as well as Miss Qianyue, but also to see the emperor's most beloved princess and the number one beauty of Tian Sheng, as well as Qin Miss, who is known as the number one talented woman. Moreover, the young lady of Xiaojun King Fu and Jing Shizi's younger sister are also stunning beauties. Nan Lingrui has not come in vain!" Nan Lingrui followed Rong Jing, his eyes scanning the four women, smiling with satisfaction.

  Rong Linglan and Leng Suoli hastily withdrew their gazes, their cheeks already flushing red. Qi Qi bowed to Nan Lingrui, "Greetings, Prince of Nanliang!"

  "Two beautiful ladies, as lovely as celestial beings, needn't go to such great lengths!" Nan Lingrui said with a smile, without moving his body at all.

  "I've seen the Crown Prince of Nan Liang!" Qin Yu Jing bowed to Nan Ling Rui with a standard noble lady's etiquette, without showing any emotions.

  "Miss Qin is indeed as famous as her reputation!" Nan Lingrui gazed at Yu Cong for a moment and smiled.

  "It turns out that Father Emperor said that the Crown Prince of Southern Liang would also come to Lingtai Temple, and indeed he did! I'll take my leave!" Princess Qingyuan withdrew her gaze from the direction where Yun Wuheng had left, and with a change in her melancholy expression, she elegantly curtsied halfway.

  "Our Holy Emperor has countless princesses, but I've heard he's particularly fond of Princess Qingyuan. Now that I've seen her, she indeed has something extraordinary about her." Nan Lingrui put away his fan and lowered his leg, exchanging a half-courtesy with Yu Cong.

  "Tomorrow is the last day of the Blessing Festival, will Prince Rui stay in Tian Sheng for a few more days or return immediately?" Qing Xuan asked.

  "I'm able to come here and bask in the holy emperor's sacred grace, how could I pass by my family's door without entering? I will definitely stay for a few more days and pay respects to the holy emperor once again." said Nan Lingrui.

  Princess Qingwen nodded and didn't say another word.

  "Since Prince Rui still has to stay in Tian Sheng for a few more days, there's no rush to talk about it now. The sky is getting dark, let's head down the mountain!" Rong Jing said to several people.

  "Not bad! As the saying goes, it's easy to go up the mountain but hard to come down. The princess and the ladies should be careful of slippery roads!" Nan Lingrui stood up, opened his fan, smiled and bowed to Rong Jing, "Rong Shizi, please!"

  "Rui Taizi, please!" Hong Jing's expression was calm as she lightly swept her sleeve.

  The two of them walked down the mountain together at the same time.

  Princess Qingwen, Qin Yujing, Rong Linglan and Leng Shuli looked at each other and followed suit. However, the four women had never walked such a long distance on foot before, as they were used to having everything done for them. For a moment, all that could be heard was their synchronized gasps of pain.

  The scenery was vague and seemed unheard of, but he continued on his way.

  Nan Lingrui turned his head and glanced at the four people, his eyes falling on their feet. He smiled and asked aloud, "Are you gentlemen unable to move due to foot pain? My personal guards just so happen to have four men, who can lend a helping hand. What do you think?"

  "It's all right! I can walk!" Princess Qingyan shook her head first.

  Qin Yujing gazed at the front with a faint and distant look, as if she hadn't heard the gentle and leisurely walking Rong Jing, bit her teeth, "Thank you, Crown Prince Rui, for your kindness, I can also walk by myself!"

  Rong Linglan and Leng Xue initially felt happy, but seeing Qing Wan and Qin Yuxin unexpectedly refuse made them somewhat disappointed. However, they immediately thought again that as unmarried girls, if they were to let the Crown Prince's guards help them down the mountain, it would indeed be against etiquette. Suddenly, they dispelled the idea and chimed in with tender voices: "The Crown Prince's kind intentions are acknowledged, we can also leave!"

  "Hmm, it seems that the Crown Prince is worrying too much!" Nan Lingrui turned around and continued walking forward.

  No one spoke again, and for a while all that could be heard were footsteps, some light and others heavy.

  Half an hour later, he finally descended from Mount Nan.

  Qing Wan Gongzhu, Qin Yuyin, Rong Linglan and Leng Shuxi could no longer move, their small faces pale, they had forgotten all etiquette and sat down on the stone floor, their hair disheveled, hairpins askew, fragrant sweat dripping, looking quite disheveled.

  "What's going on with the four of them, they seem to be unable to move?" Nan Lingrui admired the beauty in front of her, with loose hair and a weak body, and smiled at Rong Jing.

  "Call for a song! Send their personal maidservants to escort them back!" Hong Jing ordered.

  "Yes!" Xiang Ge responded with a single word without showing his face.

  "The martial arts of the personal guards of Jing Shizi are so profound, and there may be only a few people in the world who can rival them. It's admirable!" Nan Lingrui glanced in the direction from which the sound of the zither was coming.

  "The four people who followed the Crown Prince were also not too many to let go." Rong Jing smiled lightly and asked, "I wonder if the Crown Prince has something to do? If there's nothing, then please replace me in waiting for a moment until the attendants of the princess and the three misses arrive to greet them before leaving."

  "What's the hurry, Jing Shizi?" Nan Lingrui asked with a smile.

  "This jar of orchid wine was buried by Master Rong Jing and Master Ling Yin ten years ago, so it's only natural to take it to Master Ling Yin. Just now, there were no more cups on the mountain that could be used, and Crown Prince Nan Lingrui didn't get to drink any, but it won't hurt to go to Master Ling Yin's place later to ask for a cup." Rong Jing said, pointing at the wine jar in his hand, to Nan Lingrui.

  "Ten years ago, Ling Yin Dashi used half a Heavenly Snow Lotus to save my life in this temple. Now that I've met him again at Lingtai Temple, I must go and disturb him a bit." Nan Lingrui laughed, "Alright, then let Jing Shizi take the lead! Leaving these four beauties here to feed the wolves is something I'm not willing to do, I'll definitely keep them safe. You can rest assured!"

  "Thank you then!" Yong Jing turned around and left first.

  Nan Lingrui saw Rong Jing's figure walking away, turned his head and smiled at the four of them: "I don't know what games the princess and the three ladies will play? We're waiting here so bored, we have to find something fun. Do you guys know how to play ' Zhuo Se Zi Da Ma Diao'? Do you know how to play 'Jie Chang Long Dou Quan'? Do you know how to play 'Tui Di Shu Tiao Da Chong'?"

  The four of them shook their heads in unison, these were all despicable and unscrupulous tricks, how could they possibly work?

  "Huh? You won't even play? Then what will you guys play?" Nan Lingrui asked, squatting down.

  "We will have a competition in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and couplets!" said Rong Linglan.

  "That's not interesting at all, I was just joking, not being serious." Nan Lingrui immediately vetoed.

  "I'll play kick shuttlecock!" Leng Xushi said immediately.

  "That's a game for women, how can I play?" Nan Lingrui vetoed again, "Besides, you're all injured now, can you even kick?"

  Leng Xue's words immediately shut everyone up. The four of them felt a sharp pain in the soles of their feet as soon as she mentioned it.

  "Think about it, don't you even have entertainment in your daily lives? How boring!" Nan Lingrui said.

  "We'll play hide-and-seek!" Princess Qingyan said after a moment's thought.

  "That's too childish, that was something Ben Tai played with when he was a few years old." Nan Lingrui vetoed again.

  "Or else... let's guess riddles!" Qin Yuxin said hesitantly.

  "Don't waste your brain! Not playing!" Nan Lingrui shook his head.

  "What are you playing at?" Rong Linglan blurted out in anger. As soon as the words left her mouth, she regretted it - how could she be so rash, when the person in front of her was the Crown Prince of Nan Liang? She hastily corrected herself and said softly: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, I just..."

  "It doesn't matter, you're just straightforward. Let's think about it again." Nan Lingrui didn't mind, waved his hand to interrupt her, and also gave her a smile.

  Rong Ling's face turned red, and her heart was greatly moved. She thought that Ye Tian had never smiled at her like this before? Now he is even more cold and distant in his words. Her determination to marry into the Crown Prince's mansion suddenly wavered a bit. If she could marry Rui Crown Prince, it would be good too. Looking at this person who is charming and unmatched, so kind and pleasant to talk to, must be a good person to get along with.

  "Fly a kite!" Cold and distant, Ling Ruo Lan's face was flushed with shame as she glanced at Nan Lingrui, whose thoughts were also slightly stirred. This person not only had a noble status but was also handsome and charming, making him easy to get along with. Although the Southern Liang Kingdom had always been submissive to the Heavenly Saint Kingdom, recently it had grown stronger, and the Emperor could no longer issue decrees to Southern Liang as he pleased. In all matters, he had to consider giving face to Southern Liang and negotiate with them. To say the least, this person's nobility was not inferior to that of the Crown Prince.

  "But your feet still can't move! Where are you going to find a ready-made kite?" Nan Lingrui seemed to be thinking.

  "We're too tired now, I guess we can't play anything. Let's not play anymore!" Qing Wan princess glanced at Rong Linglan and Leng Shuxi, she grew up with them since childhood, every move and expression of these two people she knew what they were thinking. In her opinion, this prince was promiscuous, Yun Mochan although aloof and distant, but better than him. Her Prince brother was deep and not a person who would mess around with women, but this one was different.

  "The princess is right. Crown Prince Rui has gone to great lengths to find us entertainment, but now that we are not feeling well, there's really nothing to play with. Crown Prince Rui doesn't have to think about it anymore." Qin Yuying immediately took over the conversation. She felt that this crown prince seemed to have a similar temperament to Dye Xiao Wangye, both being fun-loving people. But in reality, they were vastly different. Dye Xiao Wangye always had a condescending attitude towards women, while Crown Prince Rui was extremely approachable and easy to talk to, but she couldn't see through him. Sometimes, the more someone is easy to talk to, the harder it is to guess what they're thinking, and even harder to determine their true nature.

  "Alright, I'll wait with you all then!" Nan Lingrui suddenly glanced at Yu Cong, his gaze piercing as he looked into her eyes. He smiled and sat down on the ground, not caring that his clean brocade robes would get dusty.

  "It doesn't matter if Your Highness doesn't leave anyway! We can play again tomorrow and it'll be the same." Rong Linglan said immediately.

  "Yes, it's the same tomorrow. Or maybe there will be more places to play when Your Highness and we enter the capital together!" Leng Xue also said immediately.

  "Alright! Let's play again another day!" Nan Lingrui nodded.

  Several people stopped talking and sat on the ground, patiently waiting for their respective maids to arrive. Meanwhile, Nan Lingrui fanned herself vigorously, creating a whooshing sound.

  After about two incense sticks, several maids and old women finally came running in a hurry, gasping for breath. The princess called out to them repeatedly, and they quickly helped the four men up. With the support of the maids, the four men stood up straight and bid farewell to Nan Lingrui.

  Nan Lingrui smiled and waved, "The princess and the ladies have a good trip. This prince's mission to escort beauty has been completed. I'll go bother Master Linyin for a cup of wine now."

  "Thank you, Prince Rui. I will definitely thank you properly another day!" With Qingyuan Princess as the first to speak, several people went back to their residence at the same time. Rong Linglan and Leng Shuxi turned around to glance at Nan Lingrui when they left, with a hint of affection in their eyes.

  Nan Lingrui and the other three walked far away, suddenly bursting into laughter. He turned to the several guards behind him and said, "You guys think this Tian Sheng is quite interesting? The young ladies of Tian Sheng are also interesting!"

  One of them, a man in his thirties, laughed and said: "I've never seen the young ladies of Tian Sheng have any fun, but I see that the Crown Prince is in trouble with another romantic debt!"

  "Haha……" Nan Lingrui fanned himself and laughed again, then suddenly "slapped" the fan shut and said with a suave tone: "A young man without charm is a waste! This time I, the prince, came to Tian Sheng, how could I return empty-handed? I must bring back beauty to be truly satisfied!"

  The man stopped speaking and the other three lowered their heads.

  "Didn't see the young lady from the Duke's mansion today, do you think Night Fragrance's sister would be better?" Nan Lingrui pondered for a moment before saying to several people with a cold tone: "Night Fragrance stole the woman this prince had his heart set on, how can this prince not save face? Why don't we just bring her sister back instead, what do you think?"

  "It would be better to wait until Your Highness sees the county lord's daughter of the German King's Mansion and then consider whether that woman is worthy of being brought back to Nanliang by Your Highness. In my humble opinion, Yun Shallow Moon from the Cloud King's Mansion is more interesting than these women." The man in his thirties said again.

  "Oh? Clouds shallow moon?" Nan Lingrui raised an eyebrow.

  "Not bad! The world's most revered and admired Prince Gao is indeed a sight to behold, with everyone looking up to him. Today, these women, including the elegant Princess Qingwen and the Prime Minister's residence's number one beauty and number one talented woman Qin Yuying, cannot get Prince Gao to take another glance at them, yet he is alone with Yun Shuoyue on South Mountain, playing chess and drinking wine. This can't help but make people think deeply!" The person continued, "Could it be that what Prince Gao said was true, that he didn't consider her a human being?"

  "Haha, Rong Jing doesn't insult people with dirty words. He doesn't even consider those who are one foot away from him as human beings, so what should we call ourselves when we can't even get within a foot of him? Isn't that even more inhuman?" Nan Lingrui burst out laughing, not showing the slightest bit of anger despite his self-deprecation.

  "So it seems that there must be something special about Yun Shangyue." The man said with certainty.

  "Ah, you're right!" Nan Lingrui nodded, the peach blossom wood flashing with a hint of light, tapping his fan twice in his hand, and laughed: "If she really is different, it might be easy to bring another woman back to Nanliang, but if he brings her back, it's likely as difficult as ascending to heaven! Not to mention passing the Tian Sheng Emperor's test, even if he passes that one, I'm afraid he won't pass the Yun Wang Fu's test. Even if he passes the Yun Wang Fu's test, I estimate he still won't pass Rong Jing's test."

  "How would you know if you don't try?" The man in his thirties walked closer to Nan Lingrui and whispered close to his ear, "It's said that the young king is not ordinary towards Yun Qianyue either. That day at the imperial palace, he almost got blood on the Viewing Garden to save her from Ye Tianqing, not to mention yesterday when they were roasting fish at Beishan, it was said that they almost set Xiangquan Mountain on fire, and it wasn't just Yun Qianyue alone, but also the young king."

  "Oh? So Ye Qingran is also interested in her?" Nan Lingrui raised an eyebrow.

  "It seems so!" said the man in his thirties.

  "Haha……" Nan Lingrui suddenly laughed, folding and unfolding his fan, saying with great interest: "This is getting interesting. Yun Shangyue, how could she let Rong Jinghe and Ye Qingchen treat her differently? Is she really extraordinary? Are those rumors just superficial? It's a pity that she's drunk today, otherwise I would have been able to see the legendary number one courtesan for myself, and take a look at how arrogant and overbearing she is. Does she really have a true personality behind those notorious names?"

  "It's not like Your Highness is leaving Tiansheng in just a day or two, I can observe slowly and quietly." the man said.

  "Hmm, you're right!" Nan Lingrui nodded and patted the shoulder of the man in his thirties, saying with a smile: "Zhang Qi, it's fortunate that I brought you along as my strategist. Otherwise, I would have been blinded by this Heavenly Saint's chaotic mess and wouldn't know where the true treasure lies!"

  "The prince is actually wise and brilliant, but just having fun for the time being. The subordinate is only slightly reminding him, not playing a big role, it's good to be able to help the prince." The man named Zhang Qi immediately bowed his head respectfully, neither humble nor arrogant, not taking credit, nor becoming proud because of Nan Lingrui's familiarity.

  "This time, if there's a harvest to bring back, the crown prince will definitely reward you handsomely!" Nan Lingrui released his hand and stepped forward, "Let's go, first go to the Dharma Hall to ask Master Lingyin for a cup of wine to drink, and see how good the wine brewed by Rongjing and Master Lingyin is! It's actually enough to get that little girl drunk with just one cup!"

  "Yes!" Zhang Qi and three other men immediately followed up.

  A group of people headed towards the Dharma Hall.

  After a few people left, Rong Jing emerged from the shadows and smiled faintly in the direction of Nan Lingrui's departure.

  "The Crown Prince, Rui Taizi has taken notice of Miss Shallow Moon, this is not good!" Xuan Ge hid himself further away from Bi Rong Jing, although his skills were deep, he was not as skilled as Rong Jing and did not dare to get too close. Nan Ling Rui and the four attendants by his side were obviously all high-ranking experts. At this time, seeing that several people had walked far away, they came to stand behind Rong Jing and said worriedly.

  "No problem!" Rong Jing shook his head indifferently and instructed Xuan Ge, "Go tell Master Ling Yin that since Crown Prince Rui wants to drink, let him have his fill. Treat him with the utmost hospitality using the jar of Orchid Flower Wine I just sent over! I'll send another jar of Spiritual Mushroom Wine to Master Ling Yin later."

  "Yes!" Xian Ge's mouth twitched, thinking that a pot of orchid wine had been used to treat Rui Taizi, so wouldn't Rui Taizi get drunk for several days? He immediately responded and set off towards Master Ling Yin's residence with his light skill.

  Rong Jing didn't linger and lightly brushed off a fallen leaf on his sleeve, then walked towards the rear mountain courtyard.

  In the backyard, Yun Shallow Moon had already been thrown onto the bed by Cloud Dusk Cold and was sleeping soundly. Due to the wine fragrance on her body, the entire room was filled with the scent of wine, causing Cai Lian, Ting Xue, and Ting Yu, these three maids who didn't drink, to become tipsy as well.

  "Go get a bowl of hangover soup, and put this in it." Yun Mochan didn't immediately leave, but instead sat down on the chair in front of the table, took out a jade bottle from his pocket, poured out a red pill and handed it to Cai Lian, instructing her.

  "Yes!" Cai Lian immediately took the medicine pill and went down.

  Listening to the rain, listening to the snow, seeing clouds, dusk cold, no intention of leaving, forced to stay in the house with a dazed expression due to being intoxicated by wine fragrance.

  "You two go down! I'll watch her here." Yun Wuhan waved his hand at the two.

  "Yes, Crown Prince!" The two of them responded in unison and could no longer withstand the intoxicating fumes, retreating as they went.

  Yun Muhan gazed at Yun Qianyue, who remained in the position he had put her down in on the bed. Her small face was red as a cloud at sunset, and her breathing was light and shallow, reminding him of the sweet fragrance of the begonia after the rain. His thin lips curled up involuntarily, and he shifted his gaze away, pouring himself a cup of tea instead.

  Before long, Cai Lian returned with the sobering soup and stood in front of the bed, looking at Yun Shangyue who was unconscious. She couldn't do anything about it, so she turned to look at Yun Wuheng, "Young Master, Miss is drunk now, I'm afraid she can't drink it!"

  "Pour it down!" Yun Mohan said.

  Cai Lian nodded, took a clean handkerchief and placed it under Yun Shangyue's chin, holding the sobering soup against her lips with force, but Yun Shangyue's mouth was tightly closed, she tried several times without success, and looked at Yun Wuheng again.

  Yun Muhan got up and walked over, pinching Yun Shangyue's chin with his hand. He applied gentle pressure, causing her mouth to open, and Cai Lian immediately poured the hangover soup into it. Yun Shangyue was forced to swallow unconsciously. After finally managing to get a bowl of hangover soup down Yun Shangyue's throat, Cai Lian let out a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from her forehead, saying: "The young master is still the most capable!"

  The cloud is cold and silent, releasing its grip, taking a step outside.

  Cai Lian was taken aback, "The young master won't sit for a moment longer?"

  The sound of Yunmo's voice was as if he hadn't heard, walking out the door, in Cai Lian thought he wouldn't respond at that time his voice came from outside, light and cold, "When she wakes up tell her, never allow her to drink again!"

  "Yes!" Cai Lian responded in unison, and when she looked again, Yun Wuhan's figure had already left the courtyard.

  Yun Shallow Moon suddenly turned around, muttered a sentence, Cai Lian turned back to listen carefully, and saw that she didn't say anything else. She sighed, the previous young lady was not close to people, but always made trouble, she thought the young lady was difficult to serve, now the young lady is close to people, but makes more trouble, why does she feel even harder to serve?

  Cai Lian put down the bowl and came over to tuck in Yun Shangyue's quilt, really unable to bear the wine fumes in the room that were giving her a headache, so she closed the door and exited the room.

  At this time, a voice came from inside the courtyard, "The servant girl is here to pay respects to Young Master Jing!"

  Cai Lian looked towards the gate, and saw Rong Jing walking slowly into the courtyard. She also hurried to welcome him, bowing her head in a curtsy, "Your servant greets Master Jing!"

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing nodded and walked towards the main house without stopping.

  "Miss, just now, the young master of our family gave Miss a dose of sobering medicine mixed in her sobering soup. Now she is still sleeping off the effects." Cai Lian thought that although Yun Shizi was the young master of their own family and also Miss's elder brother, it was not proper for Jing Shizi to enter Miss's chamber as he was an outsider after all.

  "She was drinking a special orchid brew, ordinary sobering medicine and soup won't work. I'll go take a look at her!" Rong Jing didn't turn his head back, explaining to Cai Lian, "Otherwise she might get drunk for three days."

  "What? Then quickly go take a look at Miss!" Chai Lian was startled and hastily went to open the door.

  As soon as the door opened, a wave of wine aroma came rushing out, and you can imagine how pure this wine is.

  Rong Jing walked in through the opened curtain of Cai Lian's room, without feeling that he had entered a woman's boudoir.

  Only to see Yun Shallow Moon still lying on the bed, drunk like a rotten mud, the quilt that Cai Lian had just covered her with was pulled open. As soon as she saw it, she immediately went over and covered the quilt for her again, covering her nose and looking at Rong Jing, unable to help but complain, "Rong Shizi, this wine is too strong! How could you let Miss drink this wine?!"

  She and Ting Yu, Ting Xue originally followed Yun Qian Yue and Rong Jing, but when they reached the middle of the mountain, they really couldn't move anymore. Thinking that there was Jing Shi Zi with Miss, she should be fine, so they turned back halfway. Who would have thought that Miss came back drunk like mud? It's even more outrageous than yesterday when she went to the back mountain to roast fish with Xiao Wang Ye and almost set the mountain on fire.

  "It's up to her to drink it!" Rong Jing looked at Yun Qian Yue, took out a pill from his bosom and directly placed it near Yun Qian Yue's mouth without going through Cai Lian's hands.

  Cai Lian immediately said, "Jing Shizi, the young lady is drunk and doesn't know what's going on. Just now, my family's Shizi had to pinch Miss's chin to get her to drink the sobering soup."

  "Don't be so troublesome!" Rong Jing shook his head and said to the drunkenly sleeping Yun Shangyue, "I'll give you another Tian Shan Snow Lotus, do you want it?"

  Before the words had fallen, Yun Shangyue had already opened his mouth and swallowed the medicine bowl held by Rong Jing's fingers.

  Cai Lian's eyes widened in shock, her mouth agape, and she gazed at Rong Jing with a look of adoration, "Rong Shizi, you're really amazing!"

  "She's just a glutton, if there's good food she won't let it go." Rong Jing smiled faintly and said as he turned to leave, "She'll probably wake up tomorrow, you stay here and take care of her. Always pulling the quilt, what if she catches a cold?"

  "Yes!" Cai Lian covered her nose, dizzily thinking that she might not be able to hold on until tomorrow and would also be intoxicated by the mistress.

  Rong Jing walked to the door, turned his head and took a look, seeing Cai Lian covering her nose in discomfort. He suddenly let out a sigh and turned back, "Forget it, you can't drink wine, and this wine is too strong. You're always indoors, I'm afraid even if you just smell the wine, you'll be drunk for half a day. You go down, I'll stay here and keep an eye on her."

  "How can this be? How can I let Master Jing take care of Miss? Let me, a slave, do it instead! I can bear it!" Cai Lian immediately shook her head.

  "Go ahead! If you can't do it, then don't show off. Her body is tense." Rong Jing waved his hand.

  Cai Lian thought so too, after all, Jing Shizi was a gentleman and would never do anything to the young lady. She couldn't stand the smell of wine anymore and now felt drowsy, how could she still take care of others? She bowed to Rong Jing, "Then I'll trouble you, Master. The servants will wait outside, if there's any instruction, please just call us."

  "Good!" Rong Jing nodded.

  Cai Lian covered her nose and retreated. She walked to the door, originally not wanting to close it, but thinking that if someone came in and saw Jing Shizong in Miss's room, it wouldn't be good. So she closed the door again. She waved at Ting Xue and Ting Yu, and the three of them gathered on one side to talk.

  Rong Jing took a step towards the soft couch, but after only two steps, Yun Shangyue pulled the quilt open again. He stopped in his tracks and turned back to look at her, seeing that she wasn't moving, he walked back to cover her up and continued on his way. This time, he only took one step before Yun Shangyue pulled the quilt open once more. He stopped again, turning back to look at her. Seeing that this time she not only removed the quilt but also unbuttoned two buttons on her collar, revealing a slender neck, her small face and neck flushed with a smoky hue. His eyebrows furrowed slightly.

  The cloud is shallow and the moon is sleeping sweetly, without any awareness of the spring light leaking out.

  Rong Jing walked back to the bedside, looked at her, reached out to fasten the buttons on her neck, and pulled up the quilt. He didn't mind at all that his fingers touched her smooth skin like jade as he warned: "If you move again, don't think about eating steamed fish with egg whites in the future."

  He turned around and continued walking away from the bed, this time successfully sitting down on the soft couch. Yun Qian Yue didn't move again. He looked at Yun Qian Yue, his sleeping expression seemed to reveal some grievance and pouting, he smiled slightly, his mouth curving up, and leaned his body against the backrest of the sofa, closing his eyes.

  The house is quiet, with wine fragrance all around.

  It was unknown how much time had passed when the sound of music and laughter came from outside, "Young Master, Lingyin Dashi heard your words and gave that pot of orchid wine to Rui Taizi to drink. Rui Taizi got drunk and was carried away by his followers. It's estimated that he won't wake up for at least ten days or half a month."

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing responded with a murmur.

  "Also, the fourth prince is heading this way, it seems he's looking for Miss Asa Tsuki." said Genka.

  "Don't bother!" Jing ordered.

  "Yes!" Xuan Ge said no more and backed down.

  Before long, footsteps were heard outside and the Fourth Prince entered the courtyard.

  Cai Lian, Ting Xue and Ting Yu were talking when they heard the sound of Si Huangzi arriving. Cai Lian trembled slightly, feeling a bit afraid, but immediately responded by stepping forward to intercept Si Huangzi's footsteps and saluted: "Your humble servant greets the Fourth Prince!"

  "Hmm, how about your young lady? Has she returned?" The Fourth Prince asked.

  "My young mistress has returned, but she got drunk from the wine given by Jing Shizi and is now sleeping soundly. She hasn't woken up yet." Cai Lian looked at Ye Tianyu from a slight distance, seemingly still having some fear left over from that day when the fourth prince wanted to kill her. She carefully asked, "I wonder what business does the fourth prince have with my young mistress? When my mistress wakes up, I can pass on the message to the fourth prince."

  "Is she drunk and asleep?" Ye Tianyu was taken aback.

  "Yes!" Cai Lian nodded.

  "Why? Didn't she go to Nanshan with Jing Shizi to see the Guangyulan? How can she be drinking?" Ye Tianyu asked.

  "The servant girl isn't quite clear about it either, but apparently it's a very strong liquor. The young lady only had one cup and then lost consciousness. Just now, the young master of our household gave her some medicine to sober up and a soup to revive her. She's sleeping right now! It'll probably take until tomorrow for her to wake up." Cailian didn't mention at all that Rongjing had come and hadn't left, still being in the room.

  "Ah! She's actually drunk from just one cup, her alcohol tolerance is really too poor. This prince just wanted to have a chat with her and yet he was rejected twice, forget it. I'll talk about it tomorrow." The fourth prince looked at the tightly closed curtain, where there was a strong smell of wine coming out, he firmly believed that she was drunk, threw down a sentence, turned around and left. As he walked away, he couldn't help but think when would be the next time he could see her face again?

  Cai Lian saw Ye Tianyu leave and let out a sigh of relief before turning around and heading back.

  Not long after Ye Tian Yu had left, Crown Prince Ye Tian Jing walked over with a leisurely pace.

  Cai Lian thought about what day it was today, and unexpectedly, one after another came, and they were all big shots. She welcomed again, saluted Ye Tian Qing, without fear of Ye Tian Yu, but because this prince had been disdainful of her own young lady before, she was not very respectful either. "The slave gives the prince a salute!"

  "Hmm!" Night Sky nodded and looked at the tightly closed door of the main house, asking: "Has your young lady not returned yet?"

  "His Highness the Crown Prince has returned, and Miss has also come back from South Mountain!" Cai Lian said.

  "You go and inform her, saying I have something to say to her." Ye Tian instructed Cai Lian.

  Cai Lian thought that this was the first time the Crown Prince had taken the initiative to talk to her mistress in more than half a year since she had been serving by her mistress's side. However, now that her mistress was drunk and unconscious, and with Jing Shizi present, she naturally couldn't wake her up. Moreover, it seemed that her mistress had really given up on the Crown Prince, and even if she weren't drunk, she would probably say no to seeing him. If in the past she still suspected that her mistress's heart was still set on the Crown Prince, but today, due to Yu Xing's words, her mistress's actions of once again cutting off all ties with the Crown Prince showed that she had truly turned cold. She immediately said: "Please tell the Crown Prince that my mistress has been drunk and unconscious since returning from Nan Shan, and is currently sleeping off the wine! I have no way to inform her, so please ask him to come back when she wakes up!"

  "Is she heavily drunk and unconscious?" Only then did Ye Tianqing notice that the yard was filled with a strong smell of alcohol.

  "Yes!" Cai Lian nodded.

  "Did Jing Shizi give her wine to drink? What kind of wine was it? Did she drink a lot?" Ye Tianqing asked again.

  "The maid only knew it was a special orchid wine, said to be a very strong liquor. The young lady got drunk after just one cup." Cailian replied properly.

  "I'll go take a look!" Night Sky nodded and walked around Cai Lian, heading inside.

  Cai Lian was shocked, and once again blocked Ye Tian Qing, hastily saying: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, please stay your step, Miss is just drunk from wine, there's no great harm done. Moreover, my family's young master has given Miss a hangover remedy added to the sobering soup, tomorrow she will wake up. Your Highness entering Miss' chambers would be most inconvenient."

  Yè Tiān stopped in his tracks and slightly furrowed his brow, "What antidote did Yún Shìzǐ give her?"

  "This... I don't know either. The antidote in the hands of our family's young master is naturally a good antidote. Your Highness doesn't need to worry." Cai Lian replied.

  "With such a strong smell of wine, I'm not at ease. Let me go in and take a look at her! You step aside, I'm not an outsider either. The empress dowager is her aunt, and I am his cousin. What's there to be so cautious about between siblings?" Ye Tianqing waved his hand, seeing Cai Lian still wanting to block him, his face turned stern as he said in a deep voice: "Withdraw!"

  Cai Lian's body trembled and she immediately took a step back, "...it is!"

  The night sky inclined and stepped inside.

  "Your Highness, please stop!" Mo Li's words had barely fallen when a person appeared in front of Ye Tian Jing. Wearing black clothes and a black face mask, his voice was cold and clear; as soon as he emerged, the scorching heat of the sunlight seemed to fade away somewhat.

  "Who are you?" Ye Tianqing also saw Mo Li for the first time. He had just entered the courtyard and felt that although there were hidden guards, he could sense their auras, but this person's aura was not detectable. Clearly, his power was above his own.

  "Below is Miss's personal bodyguard!" Mo Li said in a clear voice without seeing courtesy.

  "Are you Moon's personal bodyguard?" Ye Tian Qing was taken aback, sizing up Mo Li, "Why have I never seen you before?"

  "Miss Shallow Moon never used me before, but recently she did." Mo Li said.

  "I just went in to take a look at her, I won't hurt him, you can let go." Ye Tian nodded, he wasn't someone who didn't understand anything, as the crown prince and ruler of the country, he had to be familiar with both the imperial court and the Jianghu. Although matters on the Jianghu were somewhat sensitive, Mo Li's aura made him feel a sense of familiarity, it was a mysterious aura that only people from the Mo family possessed.

  "Miss's boudoir, now drunk and asleep. Although the prince is Miss's cousin, he is not the queen's own child, nor a true cousin. Even if they were cousins, it would be taboo. Please stop here, Your Highness, whatever it is can wait until Miss wakes up." Mo Li did not yield an inch.

  "He is the legitimate daughter of Yun Wangfu, and in the future, the legitimate daughter of Yun Wangfu will be..." Ye Tianqing was somewhat annoyed. He wasn't the current empress's biological child, which had always been a sore spot for him, so he was treated with disrespect by the fourth prince, who was also raised under the empress's name. Now that Mo Li had pointed it out, he naturally felt uncomfortable in his heart."

  "One day is not yet fixed, and it belongs to the matter with variables. Please be careful with your words, Your Highness." Mo Li cut off Ye Tian's words that were about to come out, warning him in a clear voice, without treating him as the noble Crown Prince at all.

  "You... have a big nerve!" Night Sky's slight anger turned into furious rage.

  "My duty is to guard the young lady. Forgive me, Your Highness! Even if His Majesty were here today, I would not let him take a single step into the young lady's chamber." Mo Li said coldly.

  The night sky was gloomy, and Ye Tian's face was stern as he stared at Mo Li. Mo Li's eyes were firm and unyielding, not giving an inch. He turned his head to look at the tightly closed curtains of the main house in the middle, suddenly flung his sleeve, turned around and walked out, walking to the gate of the courtyard and warning: "You'd better take good care of her, since I can't get in, no one else is allowed to step in, otherwise, if His Highness finds out that you let someone in, be careful with your head!"

  Mo did not utter a word, nor did he respond.

  In the blink of an eye, he turned around and left the yard, his figure disappearing into the rear mountain courtyard.

  Mo Li withdrew his gaze and cast a glance at the main house with its tightly closed curtains before silently retreating.

  Cai Lian gazed at Mo Li with reverence. She let out a sigh of relief, thinking that fortunately Miss's hidden guard was there, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to stop the Crown Prince. However, it was also somewhat strange, as when Jing Shizong came earlier, Mo Li didn't come out either. But thinking that Jing Shizong and the Crown Prince were naturally different, she didn't pay attention to it anymore and quickly went to find Ting Xue and Ting Yu to continue their conversation.

  Inside the room, Rong Jing closed his eyes, and the curtains blocked out the sunlight shining in from outside. Under the dim light, his pale face looked calm, with no discernible emotions.

  "Water..." Yun Shang Yue suddenly let out a low, almost inaudible moan.

  Rong Jing opened his eyes, got up and walked to the table to pour water for her. As he picked up the kettle, his sleeve accidentally swept across the rolled-up painting on the table. He put down the kettle and unrolled the painting, revealing Ye Qian's figure stepping on lotus leaves and catching fish in the moonlight. He was taken aback, his eyes narrowing slightly.

  Only the brushwork is even, with ink shades that are just right, and the green mountains, cool pavilions, waterfalls, rivers, and fat fish all seem to come alive. Especially the light and elegant figure dancing on the lotus leaves at night is deeply moving. Such a painting cannot be easily created by someone who has been indulging in brushwork for a long time. The unique technique is obviously done with one stroke. Even top-level painters may not be able to achieve this. Not even Yu Jing, the young lady of the Prime Minister's residence, known as the number one talented woman under heaven, can match this level of painting skill.

  Rong Jing's eyes narrowed slightly as he turned his head towards Yun Qianyue.

  Her lips were a little dry, as if waiting for water to drink, and she kept licking them.

  Rong Jing withdrew his gaze, and with a hand as white as jade, he lifted the painting scroll above, revealing another painting in front of him. Ye Qingran was crouched down, killing fish, and this painting also captured the plump fish and the smile on Ye Qingran's face vividly. The brushwork was the same as the previous one, obviously done by the same person.

  Apart from her and Ye Qingran going to the back mountain to roast fish yesterday, no one else followed. Even if Ye Tianqing, Ye Tianyu, Yu Cong and others went to look for them later, they had almost finished roasting the fish and naturally couldn't see that scene. Xuan Ge's skills were afraid of being discovered by Ye Qingran yesterday, so he didn't dare to get close to the back mountain, let alone others who wouldn't be able to see these two scenes.

  So there's no need to guess who painted this picture!

  She mentioned earlier that she had painted two paintings and forgot to pick them up...

  Rong Jing's thin lips pursed slightly, the white jade-like fingertips grasping the painting scroll tightened involuntarily. With a sudden "hiss", one corner of the painting was torn off. He gazed at the painting where Ye Qing's unrestrained and carefree smile first revealed a hint of warmth in his eyes, like a whirlpool, as if about to engulf that person's unrestrained and carefree smile.

  "Water......" Yun Shallow Moon waited for half a day but still couldn't see any water, and her eyebrows furrowed involuntarily, her small face scrunched up.

  "No water!" Rong Jing glanced at her with a calm tone.

  "There's... water..." Yun Shangyue thought of opening her eyes, but couldn't open them. She wanted to get up, but her whole body was weak, and all she felt was extreme thirst.

  Rong Jing seemed to have not heard, no longer paying attention to her, withdrawing his gaze and continuing to look at the painting.

  Yun Qian Yue struggled on the bed, the quilt rolled down to the floor, and she muttered continuously in her mouth.

  Half a response, Rong Jing suddenly took out the flint from his bosom. "Pa" a loud noise, the flint sparked and ignited the two scrolls on the table, which immediately caught fire as soon as they touched the flame.

  Cai Lian was talking to Ting Xue and Ting Yu, but she had been paying attention to the movements in the house. At this moment, she heard a loud noise and jumped up, rushing over to ask outside the door: "Jing Shizi? Is anything wrong?"

  "No! Don't come in!" Rong Jing's voice was as calm and collected as ever.

  Cai Lian hesitated for a moment, thinking that the sound just now was probably her hallucination, and turned to walk away from the door.

  He watched the two scrolls burn until the pavilion, green hills, fat fish and Ye Qing's smiling face were all gone, only then did he stop. The whirlpool in his eyes dissipated, still as warm and shallow as a clear spring, as if the mark had never appeared. He glanced at the ashes on the table, ignored them, tossed the firestone aside, turned around and sat back down on the soft couch.

  "Water...... cough......" Yun Qianyue was already thirsty, and the smell of burning smoke made her even more uncomfortable.

  Rong Jing closed his eyes and didn't even bother to react.

  After half a moment, Yun Shangyue finally couldn't bear the thirst and woke up from her drunken stupor. She opened her eyes, blinked forcefully twice, licked her dry lips, got out of bed straight away, and stumbled towards the table. Upon reaching the table, she grabbed the teapot and gulped down the tea in one swift motion. The gurgling sound was especially clear in the room.

  After drinking a whole teapot of water, Yun Shangyue finally felt relieved from her thirst. She put down the teapot and noticed that her sleeve had picked up a layer of dust. She furrowed her brow, seemingly puzzled as to why something on the table was burnt. Her headache was severe, but she didn't bother to care about it, turning around to walk back to bed. Just after taking two steps, she suddenly realized there was someone else in the room, and her eyes widened in surprise. "Rong Jing?"

  Rong Jing's eyelids didn't even lift, as if she hadn't heard.

  "Hey, since you're in the room, why don't you give me some water to drink?" Yun Shangyue walked a few steps forward and scolded.

  "Didn't you get up and have a drink yourself?" Yong Jing finally looked up at her.

  "I've been shouting for half a day, didn't you hear me?" Yun Shangyue looked at him. Although this wine is domineering, she has been trained to always leave one or two points of spiritual consciousness. She just felt that there was someone in the house, but after shouting for half a day, no one gave her water to drink. It turned out to be this black-hearted person. That's not surprising then.

  "I heard it!" Rong Jing nodded.

  "Did you hear that he won't give me water to drink?" Yun Qianyue was furious again.

  "I don't want to!" Rong Jing spat out three words.

  "You...". Yun Qian Yue's face was red with rage, her eyes fixed on the man leaning against the soft couch, she hated him so much that she wanted to smash his handsome face, but due to her severe headache, she didn't even bother to argue with him anymore. She asked irritably: "What are you doing in my room?"

  "Don't do anything!" Rong Jing said.

  "Hurry up and leave, I want to continue sleeping. Don't you know that a woman's boudoir is not allowed for men to enter casually? Have all the gentlemanly etiquette you learned been fed to dogs?" Yun Shangyue said while walking towards the bed, directly flopping onto it and closing her eyes, still remembering to shoo him away, "Remember to close the door on your way out..."

  Before he had finished speaking, the man fell asleep again.

  Rong Jing sat still, glanced at the quilt on the ground, didn't even go to cover her with it, and continued to meditate.

  The room is quiet, with the fragrance of wine mixed with the ink scent of burning paper swirling around.

  As the sky was about to darken, Rong Jing opened his eyes, suddenly stretched out his hand and gently beckoned, the quilt that had fallen on the ground flew towards him. His half-reclining body lay flat on the soft couch, pulled over the quilt to cover himself, and continued to close his eyes.

  Before long, Cai Lian's voice came from outside in a low tone, "Jing Shizi, is the young lady still not awake?"

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing responded with a murmur.

  "Is dinner ready? Shall I have it brought in for the young master?" asked Cai Lian.

  "No need, I won't eat anymore today. You all finish dinner and go to sleep, I'll take care of her tonight." Rong Jing said with his eyes closed, instructing from inside.

  "How can that be? It's inconvenient at night, and besides, there's only one bed in the house..." Cai Lian was shocked.

  "It doesn't matter! I'll sleep on the couch, you go down!" Rong Jing didn't want to say more, his tone was calm and gentle, but left no room for doubt.

  Cai Lian's hand, which was about to push the door open, stopped in mid-air. She wanted to come in and take a look, but she hesitated because Rong Jing hadn't instructed her to enter. For a moment, she stood at the doorway, wavering. After half a day, she still couldn't hear any movement inside the room. Weighing the pros and cons, she thought that this person was Shi Zhezi, and many young ladies would be delighted if they could get just one glance from him. It was a great fortune for Miss to receive his care and attention. Her tangled thoughts suddenly cleared up, and her tone also relaxed a bit. She said in a low voice, "The maids are usually very alert when sleeping. If Shi Zhezi gets hungry at midnight, just call out to the maids. If Miss wakes up hungry, she can also call out to the maids."

  "Good!" Rong Jing responded.

  Cai Lian retreated, instructing Ting Xue and Ting Yu not to reveal a single word about Jing Shizong staying overnight in the young lady's chamber. Ting Yu and Ting Xue naturally nodded repeatedly. In their eyes, Jing Shizong was much better than the Crown Prince or anyone else. This was something that everyone in the world knew.

  In the middle of the night, Yun Shallow Moon was frozen awake. She stretched out her hand and felt around for a long time but couldn't find anything to cover herself with. She furrowed her brow, too lazy to get up, and couldn't bear the drowsiness, so she continued sleeping.

  Half a day later, Yun Shangyue was frozen awake again, and her hands began to grope on the bed, but she couldn't find the quilt after groping for half a day. She then turned her hand under the bed to search, but still didn't succeed. She wanted to call out for someone, but looking around at the pitch-black room, she thought that Cai Lian and others must be asleep. So she reached out and pulled down the bed curtain to wrap herself in it, and continued to sleep.

  Rong Jing opened his eyes and glanced at the bed, pulled the quilt on him, then closed his eyes again.

  At dawn, Rong Jing pushed open the quilt and got out of bed. He saw that Yun Qian Yue was smiling slightly on the bed, wrapped in a bundle of curtains. He glanced at the soft quilt and stepped out of the room.

  "The servant girl came to pay respects to Jing Shizi, 'Jing Shizi is up early!' Cailian, Tingxue and Tingyu had already gotten up and hurriedly paid their respects. They hadn't slept much that night, listening to the sounds from the main house, but it was very quiet all night."

  "Good morning!" Rong Jing nodded.

  "Miss, are you awake?" Cai Lian saw the creases on Rong Jing's moon-white brocade robe and thought that it was really hard for Rong Shizi to have slept in his clothes all night and then made do with a soft couch for another night, probably not sleeping well.

  "She's still sleeping, no need to wake her up." Rong Jing smoothed out the wrinkles on his clothes and walked towards the west wing of the house.

  "Yes!" Cai Lian nodded her head. Thinking that this wine was really potent, she decided that from now on, she shouldn't let the young lady drink again.

  "Jing Shizi is really good to the young lady! It's hard on Jing Shizi!" Xue heard and saw Jing's figure, and in a moment she went out of the east wing and into the west wing. She said softly.

  "Really! Jing Shizi seems to be very concerned about Miss!" Ling Yu also said softly.

  "Yes! Miss still doesn't like Jing Shizi, but after being taken care of by Jing Shizi for one night, I hope Miss will change her opinion about him." Cai Lian also nodded in agreement with the two.

  "It would be great if Miss could marry Jing Shizi." You Xue said again.

  "Yes, yes, I hope Miss will marry Jing Shizi!" Ting Yu also said with joy.

  "Hush, don't talk nonsense. Miss's identity is special, the Cloud King's legitimate daughter has always been a palace-born empress, while Jing Shizi is the Rong King's son, and has always been married by imperial decree. Although I also think Jing Shizi is very good, you two are not allowed to say such things from now on, if someone with ill intentions hears it, it will cause big trouble." Cailian was shocked and immediately lowered her voice to warn the two.

  "What Sister Cailian said is true!" Tingyu and Tingxue's faces immediately turned pale, and they hastily closed their mouths, no longer speaking.

  Cai Lian sighed and stopped talking, thinking that Jing Shizi was already an adult and the young lady was about to come of age. The crown prince's concubines were already in place, and the emperor's health was said to be declining. She hoped the young lady could marry someone she liked, but as the daughter of the Yun Wang Fu, how easy would it be for her to marry someone she loved? Unless she still had feelings for the crown prince. But that seemed impossible. As a small servant girl, she couldn't interfere with the masters' affairs; all she could do was hope that everything would go according to the young lady's wishes in the future. Of course, deep down, she hoped the young lady would marry Jing Shizi.

  Just as the three were about to leave, a loud "Ah-choo" sound came from inside the house.

  The three of them were stunned and looked at each other. Cai Lian immediately turned back and walked to the door again, asking aloud, "Miss, are you awake?"

  "Hmm!" A humming noise came from inside the house, emitted by Yún Qiǎn Yuè's stuffy nose.

  Cai Lian immediately pushed open the door and saw Yun Shang Yue sitting on the bed with a quilt wrapped around her, one hand rubbing her forehead and the other covering her nose, looking extremely uncomfortable. She was startled, "Miss, why are you wrapped in a quilt? Where's your blanket?"

  "Yes, I'm asking about the quilt!" Yun Shangyue was still fuming. She remembered clearly her experience of searching for the quilt everywhere in the middle of the night.

  "Blanket..." Cai Lian searched the room and finally pointed to the soft couch, "Miss, the blanket is there. Why didn't you cover yourself with it instead of the canopy? I remember when I left, you were clearly covered with the blanket. It's just that you always pull it open, and later the wine fumes were too strong, I really couldn't bear it so I left. It was Jing Shizi who took care of you, Jing Shizi..."

  Cai Lian mentioned Yong Jing, and suddenly remembered that there was only one quilt in the house. She had forgotten to send more quilts into the house. Yesterday, Shijie slept on the soft couch, it seemed he used Miss's quilt, so Miss must have covered herself with the canopy... As soon as she thought of this, her eyes widened abruptly.

  "How can a quilt run there?" Yun Shangyue also saw the quilt on the soft couch.

  Cai Lian shook her head, "I don't know either..."

  "What do you know?" Yun Shangyue was annoyed, her head was dizzy and heavy, her nose was stuffy, and her whole body felt sore and weak, probably due to a cold. Because Cai Lian mentioned it, she remembered that Rong Jing was in her room yesterday, and asked: "Why was Rong Jing in my room yesterday? What was he doing in my room?"

  "Miss, didn't you know? Since you returned from Nan Shan yesterday, you've been drunk and unconscious. It was Jing Shizi who took care of you in your room all along... Last night, Jing Shizi also stayed with you to take care of you..." Cai Lian said.

  "Did he take care of me? For one night?" Yun Qianyue looked at the quilt on the soft couch, obviously covered by someone who didn't even bother to destroy the evidence. No wonder she couldn't find the quilt in the middle of the night! It was him who had covered it up. She gritted her teeth, "So he's the one who covered my quilt? Made me sleep without a quilt for half the night? Got chilled and caught a cold twice, this is what you call taking care of me?"

  Cai Lian immediately shut up, and then thought that Jing Shizhi was not that kind of person, softly said: "Miss, is it because you felt hot and didn't want the quilt, so you pulled down the curtain to cover...Jing Shizhi covered the quilt..."

  "Nonsense! I'm burning up, I'm freezing to death!" Yun Qianyue cursed.

  "Miss, please keep your voice down, how can you speak so rudely! And no one knows that Jing Shizi spent the night in Miss's boudoir yesterday, if someone hears it won't be good..." Cai Lian hastily came forward to persuade her quietly.

  "Why didn't you take care of me in the room?" Yun Qianyue glared at Cai Lian. A big grey wolf had slept in her room for a whole night and she hadn't even noticed, it seemed that her sensitivity had indeed regressed since arriving here.

  "Miss, your wine breath is too strong, and we servants are suffering from the fumes. After a while, it's hard to bear, if we stay any longer, I'm afraid we'll end up like you, drunk and asleep. Fortunately, Jing Shizi is willing to take care of you, so..." Cailian's voice trailed off.

  "So you let that scoundrel stay in my room?" Yun Qianyue took over.

  "Miss, Jing Shizi gave you a hangover remedy, otherwise you might not have woken up for three days. Jing Shizi is really good to you. Jing Shizi has been seriously ill for ten years and his body has always been poor, if you don't cover the quilt and canopy, he naturally covered it..." Cai Lian quietly made excuses for Rong Jing.

  "It's always his fault, anyway! Ah-choo!" Yun Shangyue let out a big sneeze again, feeling annoyed. She glanced at the table and saw that it was covered in a layer of ash, and angrily asked, "What did you burn on the table?"

  Cai Lian followed Yun Shangyue's gaze and only then saw the layer of ash on the table. She walked over, puzzled, and reached out to touch it, saying to Yun Shangyue: "Miss, it looks like burnt paper ash!"

  "How can there be paper ash? Who burned it?" Yun Qianyue asked.

  Cai Lian shook her head again, "I don't know either, I left after Young Master Jing came yesterday afternoon. Later that evening, Miss wasn't awake, and Young Master Jing also said he wouldn't be having dinner, so I didn't come in. However, when I left, there was no paper ash here, it seems like Young Master Jing burned something."

  "Give me a check, see if he burned my stuff!" Yun Shangyue vaguely remembered that she was woken up by the smoke, and that bastard didn't even give her water to drink.

  Cai Lian nodded, took a look around the room and saw that everything else was fine except for the ashes from burning paper. She checked the desk again and suddenly exclaimed: "Miss, you forgot to put away those two paintings yesterday, I remembered when I came back and helped Miss put them away, but didn't put them in the cabinet, just left them on this desk, now they're gone, could it be..."

  "What? He actually burned those two paintings?" Yun Shangyue jumped out of bed and rushed to the table, wiping the paper ash and a piece of good flint on it. She was suddenly furious, "Damn it! He really did burn those two paintings!"

  Those two paintings she painted for Ye Qianyu on a whim last night.

  "Miss... is that painting of Dye Xiao Wang Ye? Is it really painted by you?" Cai Lian looked at Yun Shang Yue.

  Yesterday, she came back and was shocked to see those two paintings. Such good paintings, with excellent brushwork and ink that seemed to come alive, especially the one of Young Master Dye, who was depicted as even more handsome and elegant than usual. It was as if he might walk out of the painting at any moment. She had never had any romantic thoughts about Young Master Dye, but after seeing those two paintings, she couldn't help but blush and her heart skipped a beat. At that moment, she thought to herself, "Could it be that Miss painted this?" No way! She had been by Miss's side since she was forced to learn how to write characters by the Young Master, and she had never seen Miss hold a brush or write anything, let alone paint.

  Yun Qian Yue grasped the flint and rushed towards the door, her angry voice grinding like teeth, "No!"

  Cai Lian's face, which had been slightly joyful, suddenly fell. So it wasn't Miss who painted it! She thought to herself, how could such a good painting come from Miss's hand? Miss can't even recognize a few big characters, how could she paint so well? But if it wasn't Miss, then it must be that yesterday, the young master Wang himself painted and gave it to Miss. Thinking of this, suddenly felt possible. The young master Wang is very good to Miss, now being busy in the military camp, unable to see Miss, it's hard to say whether he wouldn't give Miss a painting to remember his thoughts.

  Cai Lian was deep in thought when she saw Yun Shang Yue rush out of the room. She immediately chased after her, "Miss, where are you going?"

  "Go find that bastard and settle the score, you don't have to follow me!" Yun Shangyue's body was like a burning fire, her anger erupting like flames from a volcano. She quickly walked out of the east wing towards the west wing, leaving behind a trail of ominous wind. Thinking about how that heartless person had not only snatched her quilt but also burned her paintings without her consent, it was simply unreasonable! This time, she would add up all past grievances and definitely make him pay, she wouldn't let him off lightly!

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