
The faint sound of footprints echoed quietly. The four girls walked over to return to the room through the darkness towards the side door of Dengshuo Palace. The guard patrol at this moment was slightly loosened in due to the shift shift shift shift shift shift hours of duty. No one had opened their mouths to speak since they decided to return. This makes the silence around more and more clearly felt.
Suddenly Xiu Qixuan's lips lifted in motion, voicing something. "Anne! Maiqiu!" He called, "... I don't know what happened when you guys confronted the First Prince. But as someone who can call each other by mentioning names, we are already fairly close. And I hope you're more careful not to offend anyone." His words remind me of attention.
Yao Anran stopped walking. He looked at Xiu Qixuan with a deep gaze. "You don't have to worry. We're more familiar with all the rules for not offending anyone." Whether this was insinuation or not, what Yao Anran clearly said was to avenge Xiu Qixuan.
There was not the slightest angry look from Xiu Qixuan's pretty face, it was the opposite when she just smiled faintly and sank saying: "Of course, you guys are. Aiyaa, it seems like I was in vain talking to remind." Turning his head and looking at Su Yiyang, he again spoke continuing. "Maybe my words will only apply to Yiyang the troublemaker, right." His wind chuckled faintly.
Su Yiyang's face shriveled, displeased. "Hey, why am I?!" The reply was bluffing in annoyance.
Moments like this, Yao Anran would always be able to remind him of the stern Yao Yunmei as well as stiff on the rules. It made Xiu Qixuan unconsciously take more care to use it.
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Cloudy sunny weather makes the atmosphere so shady in the vast expanse of green grass that is so beautiful. The blooming wildflowers moved in a gust of wind. It's a very peaceful comfort to do healing.
Among the vast expanse of green, the handsome man who was focused on reading the book sat quietly on his wheelchair. Its existence looks very striking to the eye when around it there are only living plants.
"Speak...!" The low voice sounded so deep. He raised his gaze, the black muzzle pierced through the figure of Adjutant Fu who had since stood guard by his side.
Adjutant Fu blinked. "Eh? Your Honor?"
Shen Minwei took a sharp breath, for a moment he placed his reading book on his lap to focus on the Adjutant. "From sunrise you keep looking at me doubtfully. There's something you want to tell me, but you're having trouble with it." His words were uneasy with careful judgment.
Adjutant Fu cleared his throat as he retorted: "Your highness, do you not want to ask about your cousin Third Miss Yao or the red-haired Miss who lost her yesterday?" Ask.
Shen Minwei's eyebrows swooped sharply. His forehead furrowed at Adjutant Fu as if he was looking at a fool spewing nonsense. "You sure you want to talk about this now..?" He nodded and continued, "... After you didn't do your job well to make sure the guards around my residence remained peaceful!" Shen Minwei responded with a satirical sentence that made Adjutant Fu stammer.
Shen Minwei had a habit in the early hours of the morning to do morning meditation and damping therapy of his feet in the hot spring herbal pool that was available behind the pavillun cottage he lived in.
The private pond that the Emperor had specially built for him, was a bit majestic by using the flow of the crystal clear sulfur waterfall from the original mountain spring behind the imperial palace.
At the time yesterday, Shen Minwei accompanied by Adjutant Fu as usual rushed towards the pond. However, they found the two confused-looking girls near the stream of water.
One that attracted Shen Minwei's attention was the red-haired girl filled with curious twinkle dipping her feet into her pool with fear as well as a strange-looking desire also a little funny. When the red-haired girl found out that the pond was hers, she immediately curled up like a snail in a shell behind Yao Anran's back and made her cousin a shield of guilt. But, that was all because Shen Minwei did not have any more interest in discussing a girl.
In a lazy and disinterested tone, Shen Minwei finally responded: "Alright, alright. What did you find?" His word.
Adjutant Fu's face was fiery as he replied excitedly: "The two girls turned out to be with two other girls, the four of them making bonfires and burning fish. They seem to be playing with pleasure. It was strange when I found a girl who had a lot of courage to stay wandering in the middle of the darkness of the forest." Adjutant Fu's voice looked increasingly swooping excitedly, he continued. "And I finally knew where that courage came from. One of the girls became part of their brain. She is truly an amazing girl with a lot of perception. Without hesitation he asked me to shut up." Evidently.
But, it wasn't finished as Adjutant Fu grew more and more talkative he subconsciously crossed the taboo border topic. "The four girls were candidates for the prince's consort. I hope you choose one of them. I will represent you on the hunt to win it. So, you should get married this year after what happened to Miss Mu." Her chattering.
"Enough! I don't want to hear anymore!" Shen Minwei's touch is sharp. Her tone dropped to a cold freezing point as she blurted, "After what happened to Xiaonuo, the more I can't get married."
Hearing that, Adjutant Fu scraped the silence.
Mu Xiaonuo, Shen Minwei's former fiancee, she's a kind, gentle girl. However, one day the girl was accused of being pregnant and having an affair with a soldier. The powerless Shen Minwei only fell silent pitifully when he saw him being deported. The girl was supposed to be beheaded, however, Shen Minwei came prostrating before the Emperor asking for forgiveness for the girl. Shen Minwei until now did not understand whether Mu Xiaonuo was trapped or the girl had actually betrayed him.
But logically Shen Minwei understood that he was not allowed to marry and carry on the lineage because it threatened the succession of the crown prince. If he stays married—it will only bring suffering and pain to the girl he married.
Srakk...Srakk...
The tall tares that formed green bushes suddenly moved roughly in front of them.
"Who's there?!" With a sense of strict guard, Adjutant Fu spoke while holding the handle of his sword on standby.
On the other hand, Shen Minwei was silent staring closely at the distance between the increasingly swaying high weeds.
As Adjutant Fu walked over and prepared to draw the sword.
Pats...
Suddenly, from behind the weeds appeared a petite girl with her distinctive red hair that was slightly tangled.
"Eh?" Adjutant Fu was shocked. "Miss... Duan?"
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A/N: Patience ya gaiseu, this chapter specifically discusses Minwei and Maiqiu dlu, wait for XuanYuan trs part yaps😉 Kalo bnyk that comment I up 2 or 3 chapters for bsk mhuehehe!