Phoniex Requiem
Chapter 65: It's You!

Chapter 65: It's You!

Actually, Yun Ruoyan was no stranger to the crown prince.

Perhaps because he wanted the blessing of all the palace officials, among all the princes, crown prince Li Qianxiao was the one who visited the most noble families scattered throughout the capital.

Yun Ruoyan had seen him before his rebirth as well as in his previous life, but his flawed appearance made it difficult for him to appear in public. During such occasions, she tends to hide behind the crowd or just pretend to be sick to avoid attending such gatherings.

This was why, with regards to Li Qianxiao, Yun Ruoyan would definitely become a stranger.

Lin Zainan could not help but be dissatisfied after hearing what Lin Bo said. “Did Yun Lan finally realize that you must be present when the Yun family welcomes guests, just like your status?”

In the past, whenever such a situation occurred, the Yun family would definitely ignore Yun Ruoyan's existence. That they had specifically sent the maids to pick him up showed great progress in Yun Ruoyan's status.

However, Yun Ruoyan did not feel too emotional about all of this. In his heart, it was clear that Yun would appreciate it if he had value, and throw it away if he didn't have it. Rather than a kinship problem, it's just a matter of benefits.

"Grandfather," called Yun Ruoyan obediently. “Then, I'll go home now. I'll come visit again after I'm free!”

“Do not force yourself to cultivate too hard. Your body's the most important, understand?” Lin Zainan instructed him again.

As soon as they left Lin Zainan's study, Yun Ruoyan pulled Lin Qingchen aside. "Qingchen, do you have more of that gauze?"

Actually, Lin Qingchen was wondering why she did not use gauze before coming to visit. Is that uncomfortable? He was about to ask about it, but Yun Ruoyan had done it first.

"Yes, of course." Lin Qingchen took out a gauze scroll from one pocket and handed it to Yun Ruoyan.

There were seven pieces of gauze in the scroll in seven colors of the rainbow. There are lotus-shaped leaves, there are bamboo leaves, cherry blossoms, and phoenix orchids.

"Geez, they're so beautiful!" Lin Qingxue ran over as she looked at the gauze before quickly clicking her tongue. “Saudari Qingchen, you choose! you only share beautiful things with Sister Ruoyan, not me!”

Lin Qingchen gave him an arrogant look while Yun Ruoyan laughed. “Your face is bright and radiant, so why would you want to cover it?”

Lin Qingxue stuck out her tongue. He took out a piece of gauze shaped like a cherry blossom from Yun Ruoyan's hand before applying it to her face.

Amazingly, Lin Qingxue's pancake-like round face immediately seemed to turn into an oval shape as soon as she applied gauze. His facial features are smooth, and gauze really accentuates them.

Yun Ruoyan could not help but praise him, and she showed off her appearance shamelessly. "Did you two not know that this is a popular trend among young women in the capital at the moment?"

“Tren popular? Whatchu mean?" This was clearly the first time Lin Qingchen and Yun Ruoyan had heard of all of this.

"City ..." Lin Qingxue sighed, looking at her two sisters desperately. “One of you reads books all day, and the other is cultivating. I guess I should be the one to teach you two about popular fashion trends!”

It turned out that a clothing merchant was enjoying a phoenix orchid blossom blooming on Minghuang mountain when he suddenly saw a young miss passing by with a patch of gauze on her face.

Her beauty inspired her to make many gauze patches for sale, and it was so popular that people even started queuing up to order it first.

Yun Ruoyan and Lin Qingchen exchanged glances, obviously, that “inspiration” was none other than Yun Ruoyan.

Long after Yun Ruoyan left the Lin household, Lin Qingxue finally realized that something was wrong. "If they don't know that this is a trend, where did Qingchen get so much gauze?"

Yun Ruoyan directly went to the guest hall as soon as she returned to Yun home. All the women were already wearing formal clothes, except for Yun Ruoyan, who had just entered.

The Li Kingdom strongly emphasized formality and dress, especially with regard to the nobility.

There were two classes of ordinary clothes, casual clothing, such as the muslin dress that Yun Ruoyan was currently wearing, and formal attire, to be worn during festivals or when meeting high-ranking guests. Formal clothing is restrictive, heavy, and very striking.

As Yun Ruoyan looked around the room, she was mesmerized by the bright colors displayed. She did not need to comment on Yun Ruoyao and Yi Qianying, but even matriarch Yun wore a sapphire blue pleated dress. A striking phoenix hairpin, its tail widened, complementing its clothes. He looked unusually excited and agile, far from his usual appearance which made it seem as if he would fall asleep at any moment.

"Ruoyan, why don't you dress up?" Lady An was wearing a flamboyant red dress with gold embroidery, looking like a rich housewife. He appraised Yun Ruoyan before commenting, "As a daughter born as a wife, do you know nothing about formality?"

Naturally, Yun Ruoyan had been instilling formality in her head since she was a child. Regardless of his status, however, his clothes remained relatively barren.

In these past few months, Yun Ruoyan had grown half-headed and could barely fit into her usual clothes. Most of what she was wearing was instead the dress that her mother, Lin Yuemei had.

Originally, Xi Lan had prepared two additional sets of clothes for Yun Ruoyan, but Yun Ruoyan stopped her from making more to avoid attention.

“Mother, I have grown a little taller in the last few months, and I can't wear my old clothes at the moment. Should I pretend to be sick to avoid the show?” Yun Ruoyan asked directly.

Rarely did Yun Ruoyan say something so pleasant in Madam An's ear. He was just about to agree to Yun Ruoyan's suggestion when leader Yun's mother spoke up. "Of course not! As a biological daughter of the wife, you certainly have to be present at an event as important as this.”

Yun Ruoyan did not expect her grandmother to prepare anything. Although he did not wish to meet the crown prince at all, he did not seem to have any other choice.

Despite his reluctance, he beamed. “Thank you for your grace, grandma.”

"Alright, go, go."

Wearing clothes was an extremely time-consuming process, but with the help of Xiao Lan, Yun Ruoyan reappeared in the large hall in just half an hour. The moment he appeared, everyone was shocked, especially his father Yun Lan.

At that moment, he almost thought that his beautiful wife had come back to life.

Yun Ruoyan wore a rose-colored scarf embroidered with golden phoenix orchids, along with a pleated skirt in the same style as her grandmother's.

Her hair was loosely rolled and decorated with ruby brooches. His face was blameless and unadorned, except for the pink phoenix orchid gauze on his right cheek which hid his birthmark.

Her clothes were well made, her appearance was graceful, her posture and mannerisms were perfect.

Matriarch Yun was very pleased with the dress she chose for Yun Ruoyan, and she threw a gentle glance at him.

Yun Lan's gaze flashed, and Yun Ruoyu, Yun Ruoyao, and Yi Qianying all looked towards Yun Ruoyan with gazes full of jealousy, envy, and hatred!

Madam An was a little scared. She looked just like her, that horrible, hateful woman!

At this moment, a servant ran into the hall and bowed towards Yun Lan. "Master, the crown prince is almost here."

That was when everyone stopped looking at Yun Ruoyan. With Yun Lan taking the lead, the grand procession headed to the front door and awaited the arrival of the crown prince.

Not too long later, a group of ten people approached the Yun household, with crown prince Li Qianxiao riding a horse in the middle.

Yun Lan immediately greeted him, bowed, and the women in the house followed him.

“Official Yun, no need to be too formal! I was only planning on making a small visit," Li Qianxiao immediately got off his horse and said politely.

Yun Lan laughed. “Crown Prince, it has been half a year since your last visit. As a lowly official, how could I not issue formalities? Please login!”

Li Qianxiao walked towards the front door of the house.

Yun Ruoyan raised her head slightly, seeing him wearing an official robe of amethyst and gold. His jade head tie gave him a somewhat different appearance, and his attitude and demeanor set him apart.

The lazy and lecherous youth he saw resting on a stretcher at the hunting grounds seemed to be a completely different person.

He could only sigh at how two-faced the nobles were.

"Are you okay lately, Old Madam Yun?" Li Qianxiao asked as he walked past leader Yun's mother.

As the titled mistress, matriarch Yun did not need to kneel before the prince. He bowed as he replied, "I'm fine, Crown Prince, thank you."

Li Qianxiao nodded and was just about to go inside when his gaze swept over Yun Ruoyan, kneeling on the side of matriarch Yun, and his body froze. “Who is this young lady? Why haven't I seen her before?"

Yun Ruoyan did not expect her sudden scrutiny. For a moment, he was at a loss for words.

Matriarch Yun hurriedly replied, "This is the first daughter of the Yun family, Yun Ruoyan." He then reached out his hand and grabbed Yun Ruoyan's arm. "Ruoyan, quickly greet the crown prince!"

Yun Ruoyan frowned. Only when he replayed the scene at the imperial hunting ground in his mind and made sure that no one saw his appearance did he become calm and bowed. “Ruoyan greet the Crown Prince, may he be blessed.”

“Yun Ruoyan...” Li Qianxiao repeated this name repeatedly, and then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he exclaimed, “You it—”

One of the servants Li Qianxiao hired suddenly coughed, interrupting "— famous ugly girl from the Yun household ?!" the prince will say it.

Li Qianxiao quietly glanced back before turning around and continuing, “So you're the first daughter of the Yun family! I've been to this place a lot, but this is the first time I've seen you in person. Show your face to me."

Yun Ruoyan pursed her lips as she raised her head.

Li Qianxiao felt his eyes shine as he looked at the beautiful beauty right in front of him.

However, after hesitating for a moment, he suddenly pointed to the phoenix orchid gauze on Yun Ruoyan's right cheek. "You! You must be the masked girl who ran to the imperial hunting grounds that day!”