And his? Yu Hen… a name from ancient times; would people still remember it? Instead, the alias Yun Yihen was known throughout the three major and five minor countries. Hidden in a misty identity, who could understand?
“Yu Hen, Yu Ling…” Yun Yihen smiled bitterly.
Under the Eaves (1)
“What’s wrong with you? Why are your eyes so red? Didn’t you sleep well last night?” At the breakfast table, Jing Fei carefully examined Ling Zhou’s swollen eyes from crying. The dark circles under her eyes, darker than walnuts, couldn’t be covered up by Jing Yi’s rouge.
“It’s nothing. There were too many mosquitoes last night, and I was busy catching them.” Ling Zhou glared at Jing Yi’s exaggerated makeup.
“Really? I didn’t expect there would still be mosquitoes in late autumn. Tonight…
“Let Su Yan catch them for you so you can sleep better,” Jing Fei spoke casually, clearly seeing through her mosquito excuse.
“…” Even a three-year-old would see through this excuse, yet Jing Fei went along with it.
“In a few days, I’m going out. During that time, you’ll stay at the General’s Mansion,” Jing Fei wiped his mouth elegantly.
“Pfft…” Ling Zhou spat out the soup in her mouth. “What did you say?”
“I’m going out, and you’ll temporarily stay at Yihen’s place until I return,” Jing Fei glanced at her and repeated.
“Why should I stay there? Do you want to watch Yun Yihen and the Li family’s young lady being intimate? They’re newlyweds; I don’t want to be a third wheel.”
Here’s the English translation:
“One day, Wujiu will be enough. Besides, that man in black doesn’t have very high martial arts skills. One Wujiu is sufficient.” Lingzhou patted her chest, full of confidence in Wujiu, who currently had no match. She firmly believed Wujiu could protect her.
“What if that person has accomplices?”
“Then just leave a few more experts to protect me, so I won’t have to stay at someone else’s house.” She absolutely did not want to stay at Yun Yihen’s place. Li Bihan had just come to talk to her about this a few days ago. Wouldn’t meeting be awkward?
“I’m thinking of your safety. What if the black-clothed man has many accomplices?” Jing Fei’s words carried a hidden meaning, which Lingzhou could sense.
“Then…”
People Under the Eaves (2)
“I’ll leave everything to Yihen.” Jing Fei thanked him while leaving Yun Yihen’s study, where Yun Yihen’s calm expression made Lingzhou want to get angry.
“It’s already quite rare for the princess to be willing to stay in this mansion,” Yun Yihen glanced at the awkward Lingzhou. “The Cold Prince can be at ease.”
“Then I’ll trouble you. Please also keep the princess’s safety in mind,” Jing Fei hinted subtly.
“I will do my best.” Yun Yihen was slightly surprised, then covered it with a smile.
“Lingzhou, you’ll…
Stay at Yihen’s mansion during this time. No causing trouble, and you must get Yihen’s permission before going out,” Jing Fei finally stopped ignoring the nearly furious Lingzhou and instructed her.
“I know, I know. Just go if you have something to do.” Lingzhou tossed her head and strode out of the study.
Lingzhou stormed through the mansion, rolling her eyes at every maid and servant she encountered. The maids covered their mouths and laughed at her furious appearance. They hadn’t seen such a spirited scene in a long time, and life would surely become more interesting.
“Jing Yi, Su Yan, we missed you so much.” Passing by the maids’ rooms, she heard Zhu Zhi and the others talking.
“We missed you too. We haven’t seen you since you followed the young lady to the Cold Prince’s mansion. It’s so good to see you now.” Su Yan hugged her close, a touching reunion scene.
What about her? After leaving the general’s mansion during the last wedding, she had no attachment to this place. Now returning, everything felt strange—was it because a new mistress had arrived?
Never mind, she’d find a quiet place.
Those rooms were next to Yun Yihen’s, which was adjacent to their new room. If it weren’t for investigating who the person in black was, she would have preferred to stay at Li’an’s residence rather than here. Although Jing Fei did not directly name who the person was, the meaning of his words roughly suggested it was related to Yun Yihen, which also confirmed her own thoughts.
“Miss, are you alright?” Lingzhou leaned her head down, completely lacking energy.
People Under the Eaves (4)
Lingzhou removed her shoes and socks, rolled up her skirt, and jumped into the deep autumn pool. The fish scattered in surprise, rippling in circles of sparkling water.
“Miss, what are you doing? Come up quickly! The pool water is cold, and be careful of catching a chill,” Shan Yun anxiously shouted, not understanding what Lingzhou was doing.
“…” Lingzhou tentatively stepped…
On the stone at the bottom of the pool, a cold sensation rushed instantly from her feet to her head.
“Miss, don’t go any further; quickly grab my hand!” Shan Yun called from along the pond’s edge. “Someone come, quickly!”
“What’s happening?” Li Bi Han, who was about to return to her room, was drawn by Shan Yun’s cries.
“Madam, Miss, she…” Shan Yun pointed at Ling Zhou, who was walking deeper into the water, nearly in tears from nervousness.
“Princess, what are you doing? Come up quickly!” Following Shan Yun’s direction, Li Bi Han saw Ling Zhou’s pink figure.
“…” Ling Zhou remained silent, carefully testing the stones beneath her feet, searching for the most stable point to support herself.
Soon, Shan Yun’s cries drew all the servants in the residence, who gathered around the pond, pointing and discussing. Yun Yihen, who had just sent off Jing Fei, noticed the servants running in one direction and hurried over.
“Miss, I’m coming to save you!” Tian Wu, with sharp eyes, immediately used lightness kung fu to walk on water.
“Be quiet! I’m looking for something,” Ling Zhou replied, turning back to the people on the shore and making a silencing gesture, beautifully dodging Tian Wu. “How’s that? You can’t catch me, right?”
“Miss, staying in the water will make you catch a cold. I’ll help you find it next time,” Tian Wu said, returning to the shore before leaping out again.
“No, I want to find it myself.” Ling Zhou once again evaded Tian Wu’s wind-like speed.
When Yun Yihen arrived, Tian Wu had already exchanged several moves with Ling Zhou, unable to catch her or even graze her clothing.
“Oh, Tian Wu, stop it! I’ll come up once I find it… Ah!!!” Focused on dodging Tian Wu’s advances, Ling Zhou momentarily lost her footing and slipped into the deeper part of the water.
Though the area where Ling Zhou stood hadn’t been deep, her slip propelled her toward a more perilous depth.
“Ah… I can’t… swim!” Ling Zhou cried out as she intermittently floated and sank.
The servants on the shore immediately panicked, watching the splashing water.
around Ling Zhou.
“Tian Wu, quickly save the miss!” Su Yan pushed Tian Wu.
“I can’t swim!” Tian Wu replied helplessly beneath her silver mask.
People Under the Eaves (5)
Without hesitation, Yun Yihen jumped into the clear pool with a splash, swiftly swimming to Ling Zhou’s side.
He seized Ling Zhou’s tightly closed right hand, which seemed to be holding something. Without any hesitation, he pulled her out of the water.
“Ling Zhou, wake up…” After reaching the shore, he laid her flat on the ground. “Su Yan, go get a blanket from the princess’s room.”
“Yes, General.” Su Yan wiped her tears and scrambled through the crowd.
“Everyone disperse,” he commanded, his water-drenched hair falling across his forehead as he continuously patted Ling Zhou’s face.
“…” Ling Zhou lay motionless on the ground, still clutching the earring tightly in her hand.
