Yun Yihen secretly nodded, “Your Majesty, this subject has something to report.” He cupped his fists and knelt on the ground.
Ling Zhou glanced at him, wondering if he was about to expose her. Sweat beaded in her palm, hoping he wouldn’t launch a surprise attack.
“Oh? Everyone else retreat, General Yun stay.” Long Ni waved his hand, sweeping everyone, including Jing Fei, out of the golden hall.
“Dirty hands? Look at my hands; where are they dirty?” Hearing the boy’s words, Ling Zhou stretched her hand in front of him.
“Miss…” Tian Wu pulled back the approaching Ling Zhou. “He is…”
“How dare you! Seize her!” The boy pointed at Ling Zhou and shouted, suddenly causing many guards to emerge from the flower bushes.
We… the glamorous male second lead is making an entrance~ hehe~~~~
“Huh? What’s going on?” Ling Zhou looked bewildered at the guards surrounding her.
“Your Highness, my miss does not know the prince, so she has offended you.” Tian Wu stepped forward and bowed.
“Prince? This little brat is a prince?” Ling Zhou pointed at Li An in disbelief.
“How dare you, commoner! Why haven’t you knelt before me?” Li An pointed at Ling Zhou with a heroic spirit.
“Commoner? Look at me, do I look like a commoner? You little brat!” Ling Zhou seized the opportunity while Tian Wu was distracted and pinched Li An’s cheek. “Call me sister; I’m older than you!!”
“How impudent! You dare to insult me repeatedly.” Li An removed Ling Zhou’s hand again, wondering who this brainless woman was.
“Now, sister will teach you how to respect people, dear Prince!” Ling Zhou had no intention of letting Li An off, “When you meet someone, you should say hello first, and then say what you want to say.”
“Miss…” This miss was incredibly bold, daring to tease Yun Yi Hen, deceive the Emperor, and now provoke this arrogant Prince Su.
“How dare you! Which servant girl are you?” Li An, completely enraged, forcefully grabbed Ling Zhou’s wrist and pulled her close.
“I’m a newly appointed county princess.” Ling Zhou only then realized the prince was much taller than her.
“Really? Are you the woman who saved Jing Fei?” Mentioning Jing Fei, Li An’s eyes sparkled.
“Yes, yes, it’s me! Let me go!” Ling Zhou kicked Li An’s calf. “Have you heard of men and women not being intimate? I’m not married yet!”
“Hahaha, so it’s you.” Li An clearly observed Ling Zhou’s appearance.
“Heard my great name, scared now?” Ling Zhou couldn’t help but marvel again that ancient men were all so handsome.
“Miss… Prince Su is not to be provoked,” Tian Wu whispered to Ling Zhou.
“It’s fine; he’s just a kid.” He looked around 18 years old and didn’t seem intimidating.
“Commoner, how did you save Jing Fei?” Li An stared at Ling Zhou, who was laughing eerily.
“How I saved him? Let me think…” She suppressed her laughter and pretended to ponder seriously. “If you get the same injury as Jing Fei, let me treat you, and you’ll know how I saved him.”
“How bold! Are you cursing me to be injured?” Li An’s gray-purple eyes widened.
“I didn’t say anything; don’t spread rumors.” Ling Zhou carefully warned Li An, “I don’t want to talk to this little ghost. I’m leaving.”
Although he looked stunning, he wasn’t Ling Zhou’s type. To avoid trouble, she’d better slip away.
“Stop right there!”
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Wuwu… the simulated theory didn’t pass… have to take the exam again tomorrow… embarrassing… wuwuwuwu.
Miss… we…” Tian Wu, drenched in sweat, called out to Ling Zhou, feeling defeated by her. She was absolutely like a witch.
“Brother Wang, did you confer the title of princess today?” Only Li An and Long Ni were in the imperial study, and Li An had always been Long Ni’s most beloved maternal brother, which explained his personality.
“Yes, it’s Xia Ling Zhou who saved Jing Fei. What about it?” Long Ni looked up from the thick memorials.
“Well, I just saw her in the imperial garden. She seems different from ordinary women.” Thinking about her fearless expression upon hearing his identity, he knew this woman was extraordinary.
“This woman is frank a
and unafraid of power, a rare type of woman.” He had secretly investigated Lingzhou and knew she had no lover, though if she did, it might be a complicated relationship with Yun Yihen.
“Brother Wang is interested in her?” Li’an’s face darkened.
Hehe… silly…
“I originally wanted to assign her to you as a princess consort, but she already has a lover,” Long Ni narrowed his eyes at Li’an’s darkened face, thinking that having someone like Xia Lingzhou manage him would make life interesting.
“A lover? Who?” Upon hearing that the potential princess consort was now unavailable, Li’an felt somewhat frustrated.
“Seems to have some connection with the General,” he said, intentionally or unintentionally.
“Didn’t the General just get married recently?” Li’an furrowed his brow, noting that Xia Lingzhou apparently fancied Yun Yihen, the first hero of their Night Jade Kingdom.
“Yes, but I heard the General was originally prepared to marry her; yet, for some reason, he didn’t and instead married the daughter of Li Taifu.” As a monarch, Long Ni needed to know many things and was cautious even with trusted people.
“Brother Wang, how do you know?”
“What in the world is there that I don’t know?” Except, of course, for the legends he couldn’t investigate.
“Lingzhou, come back to the mansion with me,” Jing Fei found the playful Lingzhou deep in the imperial garden and led her toward the palace gates.
“Brother Jing Fei, what is your relationship with Prince Su Li’an?” In ancient times, the “cut sleeve” tradition was prevalent, and she wondered about this prince who seemed so dependent on Jing Fei.
“You’ve met Li’an?”
“Yes, just in the garden. He was so arrogant, calling me a commoner.”
“The Emperor intends to assign you to Li’an,” Jing Fei mentioned.
Lingzhou exclaimed, “What? Assign me to him? Why? I’m older than him!”
“I’m not entirely clear about the Emperor’s intentions. When I entered the palace to request my title, he had this idea,” Jing Fei recalled.
“Ugh! I don’t want…
To marry someone younger! Brother Jing Fei, you promised me. After the conferment ceremony, we’ll go traveling!” Fortunately, she had told the Emperor she already had a lover; otherwise, she might have been inexplicably trapped.
“But…” he suddenly remembered Long Ni’s words in the imperial study.
Si Muyi was now within the Night Jade territory. As a prince, he should be more aware, and the other party was the murderer of his brother. If he could capture him personally, it would be an explanation to his brother in heaven. But what about his promise to Lingzhou?
“Brother Jing Fei, what’s wrong?” Was her request too excessive? Knowing Si Muyi was in the territory, she was still pestering him to travel.
“It’s nothing… we can travel, but we’ll wait a few days.” He already knew Si Muyi’s whereabouts, and the palace would dispatch investigators. He wanted to take Lingzhou away to avoid attention.
Ugh… I’m so busy!
“Brother A, lead a troop to encircle from the north. Xuanwu, force them into this area,” Yun Yihen leaned over the desk, indicating on paper how to drive Si Muyi’s group into his circle.
“Yes, we obey,” Ancient Yi and Fu Xuanwu saluted and quickly left the study.
“General, why not attack directly?” Shang Fa didn’t understand why Yun Yihen would use such a complicated method when they knew Si Muyi’s hiding place.
