Chapter Sixteen: The Weight of Affection

  Yun Shallow Moon was stunned, looking at Rong Jing, "Did Rong Wangye die from the poison of the purple grass?"

  She remembered that when she was at Lingtai Temple, Cailian mentioned King Rong's father, saying that "ten years ago, due to the outbreak of a riot in the northern border, King Rong went to quell it, but later got trapped in the north. After the siege of the north was lifted, however, King Rong allegedly contracted a kind of poison and fell seriously ill, dying on his way back. His body had frozen solid by the time he returned. The queen and king were deeply in love, and upon hearing the news, she took her own life to follow him in death. The king had only married one queen in his lifetime, and she gave birth to only one son, Jing Shizi. After that, Jing Shizi also fell seriously ill, which kept him from leaving the mansion for ten years."

  "Isn't it said to be poisonous? Isn't it?" Yun Shangyue asked.

  "No!" Rong Jing shook his head, "Although Father King was indeed poisoned, the toxin that actually killed him was Purple Grass."

  "Where does this purple grass grow? Tell me, I didn't see this page when I was reading the book." Yun Qianyue said.

  "Zi Cao grows in a place with extremely toxic air, so every part of it is highly toxic, even more poisonous than He Di Hong. It's known as the most toxic thing under heaven and can only be found in one place, the peak of Du Ze Feng in Bei Jiang." Rong Jing Dao said.

  Beijiang? Yun Qian's heart skipped a beat, she knew about the Poisonous Miasma Peak. It was said that the entire year was filled with poisonous miasma, all sorts of toxic substances and poisonous plants were rampant, and it was rare for people to set foot there for years on end. Not to mention climbing to the top of the Poisonous Miasma Peak, even getting close to the edge would be unbearable due to the poisonous miasma, causing one to become poisoned. If someone could enter the Poisonous Miasma Peak and climb to the top, and still manage to pick the purple grass, it was clear that this person had extraordinary abilities, definitely not an ordinary person. However, there were many crazy people in the world, if someone went up the Poisonous Miasma Peak to pick the purple grass to harm others, it wasn't impossible either.

  "Your father, the king, has been dead for over ten years now, hasn't he? Since you know that he was poisoned by the Purple Grass, can you find out who used it to harm him?" Yun Shangyue asked.

  "No!" Rong Jing shook his head.

  "Can't you find out with your skills?" Yun Shangyue raised an eyebrow.

  "I also thought that my father was poisoned at first, but later when he was buried, I found that there was a purple gas in his palm, and then I knew that he was poisoned by the purple grass. Before I could investigate, I was poisoned by the aphrodisiac, and then I was slapped again. Cloud Grandfather took out the only one of the world's most precious Dans that had been preserved for many years and gave it to me. Master Ling Yin used half of his life's energy to save my life. This turmoil lasted for five years. Five years later, when I wanted to investigate again, there was no trace left. All the people who followed my father at that time were dead." Rong Jing's eyebrows furrowed, and a dark color rose in her eyes, "I thought it was impossible to investigate, but unexpectedly, I saw the purple grass again today."

  "So that's how it is!" Yun Qianyue nodded, "What other properties does this purple grass have besides being highly toxic? For example, under what circumstances can a person be poisoned?"

  "Touching the grass is poisonous! Being poisoned means death!" Rong Jingdao said.

  The cloud was shallow and the moon was startled, thinking that this poison was indeed overbearing. She looked at Rong Jing, "Isn't that saying that the toad had only come into contact with the poisonous purple grass at the moment before the explosion? So it means that it wasn't Qin Yuyin's blood that was toxic, but rather the toad had touched the purple grass?"

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing nodded, his face expressionless.

  "Let's go, we'll get off and take a look over there." Yun Qian Yue suddenly reached out to grab Rong Jing as they were about to get off the bus.

  At that time, on the execution platform, apart from those corpses, there were only Ye Tianqing, Ye Qingran, Ye Qian and Qin Yuying. No one else could get close to that toad. This means that at least one of these four people must have had purple grass on them. She first ruled out Ye Qian and Ye Qingran. Since Ye Qian had the King of Ten Thousand Curses in her hand, the King of Ten Thousand Curses was most afraid of purple grass, so she couldn't possibly have purple grass on her. And Ye Qingran, based on their long time together, she believed it wasn't him. Although he was fed up with Ye Qian, he treated Ye Qian extremely well and wouldn't use purple grass to harm the King of Ten Thousand Curses. So that left only Ye Tianqing and Qin Yuying.

  Qin Yujing's illness came at the right time to shirk responsibility, but after arriving, she couldn't stand stably and fell off the execution platform. These actions can't help but make people suspicious. As for Ye Tianying, that kind of person would do anything for the position of crown prince. If it was Ye Tianying who assassinated Rong Jing and her people from behind, then it's possible that he didn't want Ye Qian to find out the murderer, so he used the Purple Grass Explosive to blow up the Wan Zhou Wang, making it impossible for Ye Qian to continue investigating.

  As long as someone takes action, there will be traces left behind, so she must go and take a look.

  "There won't be any traces left, you forgot that the execution grounds are on fire right now, even if there were any traces they would have been burned away." Rong Jing sat still, reminding Yun Qian Yue.

  The cloud was shallow, and the moon was born. Ah! She had forgotten that at the moment when the King of Ten Thousand Curses exploded, the bodies on the execution platform were already burning. By now, the horse carriage had been gone for so long, and it was already a pile of ashes. She only felt her heart filled with anger, and she coldly laughed: "Good calculation, good planning, what a skill! To actually play such a beautiful trick under our noses. I really want to know who this person is. With such great calculation and mind."

  He looks clever at night, but his actions are so foolish every time, is it him?

  If she had suspected it was him earlier, now she felt it wasn't Nite Tian after all!

  So there's only one person left! Qin Yuxing!

  She remembered the silk thread that Nan Lingrui had given her, and her heart sank. Could it be Qin Yuying who was secretly setting up traps for Rong Jing and her? If so, wouldn't that mean that Qin Yuying had martial arts skills?

  "At this point, the place is already a pile of ashes, even if we go to look for clues, we won't be able to find any, and instead, we'll just stir up more trouble. Moreover, even if you knew about the purple grass, even if you had recognized it when the cursed king exploded, would you have rushed out? Even if you wanted to rush out, you would have been suppressed in no time, just like I was at the time. The big fire may have burned away the clues, but that doesn't mean there's nothing left to find. Some things can't be burned away. For example, Ye Qing, Ye Qian, Qin Yuqing, and Ye Tianqing - aren't they all still around? As long as they're around, there will always be some trace of what happened, and the person who made the move will eventually be found out."

  Rong Jing wrapped his good arm around Yun Shangyue, speaking softly, "Don't worry, we have plenty of time to investigate."

  Yun Qian nodded in agreement with Rong Jing's words, if they went now, they wouldn't find anything and would only alert the enemy. Her anxious heart calmed down instantly, but upon hearing Rong Jing's latter half of the sentence, her face turned black, she opened his hand and said irritably: "You're coaxing a child!"

  How many years has it been since she was last coaxed with sweet words! This man!

  Rong Jing smiled slightly, lowered his head to kiss Yun Shangyue's lips, smelled the scent of powder and suddenly stopped, somewhat annoyed, saying: "After returning, hurry up and wash off this makeup!"

  "Don't wash!" Yun Qianyue thought this powder was a good thing, and from now on she used it every day. It can prevent wolves.

  "Not washing?" Rong Jing raised an eyebrow.

  "Don't wash!" Yun Qian Yue nodded.

  Rong Jing looked at Yun Shang Yue, his triumphant expression evident in his eyes. Suddenly, he let go of her and took out a water bottle from the carriage, unscrewing the cap. Before Yun Shang Yue could react, he had already poured all the water from the bottle onto her face.

  The water is warm, but it's still unpleasant for anyone to be splashed in the face like that.

  Yun Qian's face turned red with rage, "Rong Jing, what are you doing?"

  Rong Jing slowly put down the empty bottle, took a soft handkerchief and gently wiped Cloud Shallow Moon's face, removing her makeup to reveal her clean and bare face. He met Cloud Shallow Moon's annoyed expression with a warm smile, saying "Let me help you wash!"

  "Who told you to splash me?" Yun Shangyue was furious. Was this what they called washing one's face? Now her neck was full of water and her clothes were completely soaked.

  "If you use powder again, I'll wash it off for you like this. You use it once, and I'll wash it off once." Rong Jing smiled as he looked at Yun Shang Yue's angry face, reached out to turn her body around, lowered his head and kissed her lips.

  "Bastard!" Yun Qianyue cursed in anger, realizing Rong Jing's intentions. She swung her hand to hit him, "Get out! Don't touch me."

  "You just bandaged my arm for me, do you really want it to be useless?" Rong Jing handed the injured arm in front of Yun Qianyue, successfully stopping her hand. He smiled and pressed his lips onto hers.

  Yun Shang Yue thought, isn't taking advantage enough? When did she spoil this stinky habit of his! She couldn't hit him anymore, so she just stretched out her hand to push him. "Do you have any more tricks up your sleeve? My wound is still open now! If you do it again, I won't be able to show my face!"

  As soon as Rong Jing's lips touched Yun Shang Yue's, he heard the words and could only leave. He looked at the corner of her mouth that was bitten by him, his eyes filled with a hint of annoyance, "Didn't you take medicine? Why isn't it better yet? I knew I shouldn't have bitten."

  Yun Shang Yue was speechless, "Is your medicine a miraculous elixir? In just a short while, I'll be cured?"

  "Let's take another dose then!" Rong Jing said.

  Yun Shallow Moon hummed.

  Rong Jing let go of her, took out the jade bottle from his bosom, opened it, and gently applied the medicine to Yun Shang Yue's mouth with his fingertips. His movements were gentle, and the tenderness in his fingers made her feel a deep sense of care, washing away the irritation she felt from being splashed with water. As she looked at his picturesque eyebrows and eyes, and his serious expression, her heart suddenly felt an unprecedented warmth.

  Is this what it means to like someone?

  When you like someone, your heart becomes as warm as the spring water in March...

  Liking someone means not resisting all of their actions, such as hugging her, kissing her, touching...

  When you like someone, your eyes involuntarily follow him, and would you feel uncomfortable in your heart if he saves others from injury?

  To like someone...

  She recalled Rong Jing's half-spoken sentence, "Liking is still too light..."

  But why does she think that liking someone is a heavy thing? So heavy that as soon as she thinks about her liking Rong Jing, even the tip of her heart starts to tremble...

  "What's wrong?" Yong Jing stopped what he was doing and asked aloud when he saw that Yun Qian Yue's face didn't look right.

  Yun Shallow Moon pulled the corner of her mouth and said, "Nothing!"

  Rong Jing looked at Yun Qian Yue deeply, stuffed the white jade bottle into her hand and said in a warm voice: "Go back and take a hot bath to avoid catching cold."

  Yun Qian looked down at her clothes and said irritably, "It's all because you splashed water on me, don't pretend to be kind!"

  "If you don't remember, I'll use powder on you next time." Rong Jing didn't think she had done anything wrong.

  Yun Qian Yue rolled her eyes, would she dare next time? This whole body of water was not comfortable at all. She was about to say something when the carriage suddenly stopped, and outside came the sound of a zither, "Young Master, we have arrived at Yun Wang Fu!"

  Yun Shallow Moon looked at Rong Jing, Rong Jing nodded to her, she took a glance at his arm, hesitated for a moment and said: "Tomorrow I'll go to the Rong Wang Fu to change your dressing!"

  Rong Jing's lips curled up and he replied, "Good!"

  Yun Qian Yue reached out to lift the curtain, took a light leap and jumped off the carriage. As soon as her feet touched the ground, she heard Rong Jing muttering something inside the carriage. She didn't quite catch it, so she asked: "What did you say?"

  "Nothing much, just remember to come back tomorrow for a change of dressing!" Rong Jing instructed.

  "Got it!" Yun Qiu Yue thought that the words were definitely not good, but she was too lazy to ask again. She glanced at Xuan Ge and saw a pleased expression on his cold face. She thought that since his master had splashed water on her, he must be happy in his heart! She also remembered that yesterday he had thrown shoes at her in anger. Taking a step forward, she leaned close to him and smiled: "Yesterday, your shoe-throwing skills were quite impressive!"

  Xuan Ge's face stiffened.

  "When can you teach me how?" Yun Shangyue asked with a smile.

  Xuan Ge immediately hung his head in admission of fault, "Xuan Ge knows he was wrong, please don't hold it against him, Miss Shallow Moon! Forgive me!"

  "I just wanted you to teach me some martial arts, what's wrong with that?" Yun Shangyue raised an eyebrow and said to Che Rongjing, "Rongjing, are you a foolish guard? Can't you understand what I'm saying?"

  Xian Ge's face turned black, he didn't expect Shallow Moon Miss to be so vengeful!

  "Hmm! Another day when you're free, teach him a lesson and he won't be so foolish!" Rong Jing said with a light smile.

  "Good!" Yun Qianyue responded with great satisfaction, glancing at Xuan Ge again without a hint of joy on her dark face. She turned around happily and walked towards the inner courtyard.

  Xuan Ge stared at the back of Yun Shang Yue, thinking that there was indeed a saying that was right: it's better to offend a gentleman than a petty person, and it's better to offend a petty person than a woman! But he had offended a woman, and this woman was someone his master cherished deeply!

  "Xuange, what are you looking at? Are you really waiting for her to tame you? Hurry up and get back to the mansion!" Yongjing ordered with a smile.

  "Yes! Young Master!" Xuan Ge cracked his whip and the horse carriage departed from the entrance of Yun Wang Fu.

  Yun Qiuyue walked into the Yun Wang Fu, just thinking that she hadn't seen Yun Meng today, when Yun Meng hastily came out to greet her. Seeing Yun Qiuyue look behind him, "Miss Shallow Moon, where is Jing Shi Zi?"

  "He's back at the mansion!" Yun Shangyue thought that Yun Meng was always happier to see Rong Jing than her.

  "How did Jing Shizi return to the manor? Haven't you and Jing Shizi made up yet?" Yun Meng looked at Yun Qianyue's face, thinking that it was still more comfortable to look at Miss's bare face.

  "He was injured while saving Qin Yuying and has returned to the manor to recover!" Yun Shangyue's eyelids flipped, had she and Rong Jing fought? Even if that could be called a fight, had they ever gotten along before? What did it mean to make up with each other? She saw Yun Meng about to ask again, tense, and didn't wait for him to speak, instead saying lightly: "Just a broken tendon in his arm, no big deal!"

  "That's good!" Yun Meng seemed to let out a sigh of relief, and said to Yun Shangyue: "Old Master Wang knew that Jing Shizi sent you back, originally wanting me to intercept Jing Shizi and invite him in, so that you and Jing Shizi could go there together. Now that Jing Shizi has returned to the manor, Miss should hurry up and go to Old Master Wang's place!"

  Yun Pian Yue thought about all that had happened today, and the old man probably wanted to understand the situation. She nodded, "Alright, I'll go see Grandfather now!"

  Yun Meng nodded and stopped talking.

  Yun Qian Yue walked towards the courtyard of Yun Lao Wang Ye, took two steps and suddenly felt that something was off. She turned her head to ask Yun Meng, "Uncle Meng, why is the mansion so quiet today?"

  "Replying to Miss Shallow Moon, Princess Qingyuan has arrived and is currently with the Crown Prince." Yun Meng said.

  Yun Qianyue thought to herself, "So it's actually Princess Qingwan who has arrived. No wonder the mansion is so quiet!" When the princess arrives, naturally the maids and young servants dare not make a loud noise, and everything is very quiet. She had originally intended to go to Yun Lao Wangye's place but suddenly changed her mind, and said to Yun Meng: "Uncle Meng, are you busy?"

  "Does Miss Shallow Moon have any orders? Since Jing Shizi didn't come in, I was thinking of preparing things to go to the Rong Wang Fu to visit Jing Shizi!" Yun Mengdao said.

  "His stuff will be ready later, you take me to see my brother first." Yun Qianyue said.

  Yun Meng was startled, "Miss wants to go to Shizi's place?"

  "Huh? What's wrong? Can't go?" Yun Shangyue asked, seeing Yun Meng's astonished expression.

  "It's not that she can't go! It's just that Miss has not set foot in the young master's courtyard for ten years, and this old slave is momentarily overjoyed." Yun Meng hastily shook his head, "This old slave will take Miss there right away!"

  This time it was Yun Shangyue's turn to be surprised. Has this body not entered the Cloud Mochan courtyard for ten years? She furrowed her brow and smiled, "So it's been ten years since I last entered Brother's courtyard! I had forgotten, so why didn't I go?"

  "Since the young master returned from that great calamity, Miss has not set foot in the young master's courtyard again. At first, Old Master Wang and Master Wang concealed it from you and didn't let you know that the young master had encountered trouble. Later, when you found out, you still didn't go. When the young master woke up, he was very indifferent and didn't say a word for three months. Afterwards, you kept following behind the Crown Prince, and also became indifferent to the young master. It's been too long, this old slave can't remember it clearly, but it was roughly like that!" Cloud Meng said.

  "At that time, I was young and ignorant, but now I finally understand. Cloud Shallow Moon thought that something must have happened to make the owner of this body not set foot in Cloud Muhan's courtyard for ten years. But now it's different from before, Cloud Muhan is very good to her, can't be as indifferent and distant as before. Moreover, Princess Qingwen came today, she certainly cannot miss the opportunity, must ask about the reason why Lingtai Temple was urging her to elope."

  "Yes, Old Master Wang also said that Miss has become more sensible since she got hurt, but she's also better at provoking him to anger than before." Yun Meng nodded with a smile.

  Yun Qian's eyes widened in surprise, and she stopped in her tracks, staring at Yun Meng. "Uncle Meng? What did you say? You said... Grandfather also knows I'm out of my mind? How does he know? I didn't tell him!"

  "Miss Shallow Moon, our Yunwang Fu has eyes and ears in the imperial palace! You were pushed into the pond by the young lady of Xiaojun Wangfu and the second miss of Rong Wangfu, and the news was immediately transmitted back to the mansion. The old king was so angry that he jumped his feet at the time! He said how you could be so stupid and not push back..." Yun Meng also stopped in her tracks.

  "Does Grandfather know that I don't remember many things?" Yun Shangyue hesitated for a moment before asking.

  Yun Meng sighed and comforted her, saying: "As long as you're fine, Miss, that's all that matters. Old Master Wang knows you don't want him to worry, so he didn't press the issue and pretended not to know..."

  Wow! She was hiding and afraid of being discovered, people said she wasn't Yun Shangyue, they thought she had amnesia. Yun Shangyue was speechless, looking up at the sky, suddenly feeling something was off, remembering Rong Feng's words to Rong Jing that she was indeed herself, her whole body shuddered, she withdrew her gaze and looked seriously at Yun Meng, "Uncle Meng, after I got hurt and messed up my brain, did I change a lot?"

  Yun Meng looked at Yun Shang Yue with a puzzled expression, suddenly laughed and shook his head. "Miss has changed a bit, but not much. Apart from breaking off the relationship with the Crown Prince, there's no other change. You're still the same as before, without the elegance of a noble lady."

  Yun Piao Yue asked again, "What about the others? Like, didn't you feel that I've become a stranger?"

  "How could it be? People who know you can recognize you at a glance." Yun Meng immediately shook his head.

  "What about when I speak? Don't you think it's strange sometimes?" Yun Shangyue asked again.

  "You used to speak strangely, and sometimes others couldn't even understand you. I really didn't think there was anything different about you from before. Oh, except for one thing - you used to not be close with the people of Shallow Moon Pavilion, except for your wet nurse. And you weren't close with our royal family's people either. Now, you're close with the people of Shallow Moon Pavilion and also close with our royal family's people, but you killed your wet nurse, especially your personal maid, who used to be replaced every half a year. Hmm, this is one thing that has changed. I was thinking when would Cai Lian be replaced? But I haven't seen any movement from you." said Yun Meng Dao.

  "Really!" Yun Shangyue tugged at the corners of her mouth, trying to force out a smile, but couldn't quite manage it. She asked again: "I know that Nai'niang's death was indeed because I wanted to drive her away, but she was killed and silenced instead. But what I don't know is why I used to change my personal maid every half year in the past, do you know?"

  "Miss Shallow Moon... have you really forgotten many things?" Yun Meng looked at Yun Shallow Moon with concern.

  "It's not that I've forgotten much, it's just that I don't remember small things anymore." Yun Qian Yue shook her head. She couldn't say she'd forgotten everything, Yun Meng wasn't Rong Feng and Rong Jing. She couldn't let her trust her one hundred percent.

  "It's actually like that! Some things are better off forgotten. Since the young master met with disaster, I've always felt that you're not happy, Miss. Now that Young Master Jing is treating you so well and you're happy every day, it's all good." Yun Meng let out a sigh of relief, "As for why you change maids every half year, I've privately asked the maids who were dismissed by you before, and several of them said that you just didn't like them anymore, got tired of looking at them, and wanted to change to new faces."

  "Yes, indeed, I'm tired of seeing Cai Lian now." Yun Shangyue nodded.

  "Does the young lady want to change the colored lotus? That little girl is too noisy, it's better if you change her. I'll go find a more suitable one for the young lady right away." Yun Meng hurriedly said.

  Yun Qianyue thought that Cai Lian had grown up a bit and wasn't as chatty as before, but still didn't meet her expectations. She didn't feel close to her, and Ting Xue and Ting Yu were also immature and not reliable. These three people indeed didn't satisfy her. If only she could have a maid like Qing Shang by her side, it would be great! Unfortunately, Qing Shang belonged to Rong Jing. Replacing them with new people wouldn't necessarily make things better, especially since Cai Lian had taken in many orphans from Leng Shaoyue's hands. She had followed Cai Lian to that place before, but now she had lost her memory and still needed Cai Lian to find it again. Yun Qianyue shook her head, "Let's use her for now! Although that little girl is chatty, she's still quite close to me. She knows what I like and dislike."

  "Miss can use it first! When you don't want to use it anymore, just tell old slave, and old slave will find another one for you." Yun Meng said.

  "Good!" Yun Shallow Moon nodded.

  "It's getting late today, let's hurry to Young Master's place! If the sun sets, I won't be able to go to Yun Wang Fu to deliver gifts and pay respects to Jing Shizi." Yun Meng said again.

  Yun Shallow Moon took a look at the sky and nodded, "Good!"

  Yun Meng led the way first, and the two of them walked towards Yun Wuhan's courtyard.

  Yun Qian Yue walked along, digesting Yun Meng's words, and couldn't help but ask herself repeatedly in her heart: Was she really Yun Qian Yue? Or had she simply lost her memory and forgotten? When one person says you are, you'll be surprised. When two people say you are, you'll be suspicious. When the third person says you are, you'll start to ponder whether you really are or not. But when the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh person, and everyone else says you are, then could it be that you're actually not?

  If she was indeed the master of this body, then what about the memories of Li Yun in her mind?

  Yun Shallow Moon felt her head starting to ache again, she didn't dare think about it anymore. As Rong Jing said, sooner or later she would know, why rush for the time being. She rubbed her forehead, dispelling the thoughts in her mind, no matter whether she was Yun Shallow Moon or not, anyway, she was now Yun Shallow Moon.

  "Before the Crown Prince encountered great difficulties, you would spend more than half a year stuck in his Xifeng Garden and wouldn't return to your own Shallow Moon Pavilion! At that time, you ate and lived together with the Crown Prince, stealing his quilt at midnight, making him catch cold all the time. The Crown Prince was furious every time, wanting to drive you out, but you refused to leave, still lingering in Xifeng Garden eating and living. Later on, the Crown Prince had no choice but to let you be. You and the Crown Prince were so close back then..." Yun Meng said with a seemingly nostalgic smile.

  "Really? I was so shameless back then!" Yun Shangyue's footsteps paused for a moment, and she asked with a nonchalant smile.

  "Yes, the young master said you were shameless at the time. But in my opinion, the young master was actually enjoying it. Every time he said he wanted to drive you away, he wasn't really sincere about driving you out. Once, you broke a fan that the young master liked very much, and he got so angry that he threw you out, saying he was throwing you out, but at the time, you were thrown out of the wall lightly, without even getting hurt. Later, you got angry and didn't go to the young master's place for half a month, but the young master couldn't bear it anymore and ran to the Shallow Moon Pavilion himself..." Yun Meng opened his mouth and chattered on with a smile.

  "What about afterwards?" Yun Shangyue asked with a smile. Was her relationship with Yun Wuheng always this good?

  "You locked yourself in the Shallow Moon Pavilion for half a month and didn't come out, not even to pay respects to Old Master Wang. He couldn't help but ask what was wrong with you later, but you still kept him outside the door, he couldn't get in and got angry. Later, it was the Young Master who couldn't bear it and went to find you at the Shallow Moon Pavilion... I guess what happened, you weren't angry when you locked yourself in the room for half a month, and instead made a fan for the Young Master..." Yun Meng smiled and said: "That time you and the Young Master had the biggest fight! But after that, the Young Master knew to give in to you and didn't fight with you again."

  "Really? What kind of fan? I still have such skills! Can make fans myself!" Yun Shangyue smiled.

  "The old slave didn't see that fan either, you didn't show it to anyone at the time. Later, after it was made, it was said to have been given to the young master. The young master treasured it so much that Old Master Wang wanted to take a look, but the young master hid it away and wouldn't even bring it out. Afterwards, no one ever saw the young master use the fan either. Until now, I reckon only you and the young master know what that fan looks like? No one in our estate has ever seen it." As they spoke, the two of them arrived at a courtyard gate, Yun Meng stopped talking and said to Yun Shangyue: "It's here, Miss Shangyue, do you still need me to accompany you inside? The princess seems to be still inside."

  "It's all right, you go ahead and attend to your business!" Yun Qian Yue shook her head.

  Yun Meng responded with a sound and turned around to walk back.

  Yun Qian Yue didn't immediately go in, but instead looked at Yun Meng's figure disappear before withdrawing her gaze, looking at the courtyard in front of her. Xifeng Garden was indeed worthy of its name. The entire courtyard was filled with maple trees, and the faint scent of maple leaves wafted through the air. She hadn't expected that she and Yun Wu Han had such a good relationship in the past...the fan...what kind of fan had she personally made for him? She smiled to herself, and stepped inside.

  The courtyard was quiet and deserted, with no one in sight; she walked straight towards the main hall.

  As soon as I arrived at the main courtyard, a faint crying sound came from inside the main house, accompanied by intermittent complaining voices. "Yunmuhou, you said you'd play with me, but you don't keep your promises! If you won't play with me, I won't leave... Waaahhh..."

  Yun Shallow Moon's footsteps paused, this voice is Princess Qingyan's! But can Princess Qingyan say such words? How does it sound like a little kid? She furrowed her brow and didn't continue walking forward, but stood there listening.

  "Father Emperor said you don't like me, Mother Empress also said you don't like me, even the palace maids and eunuchs say you don't like me, won't play with me. I don't believe it, do you like me? I want you to play with me, you haven't entered the palace for several days, those people in the palace won't play hide-and-seek with me..." Princess Qingyuan cried out again.

  Hide and seek? Yun Shallow Moon's eyebrows furrowed again.

  "Yunmu Han, will you play with me? I promise to be good and obedient. Will you agree? These past few days, you haven't come to see me and I've been so bored... Today, I snuck out while the Empress Dowager is not around..." Princess Qingyuan pleaded again.

  Yun Qian Yue thought to herself, no wonder Yun Wu Han hadn't been able to get anything out of Qing Wan Gong Zhu for so long. And now this woman had become a few years younger. It seemed that even if she saw her today, she wouldn't gain anything. Thinking this, she turned around and walked out.

  As soon as she came out of Xifeng Garden, she saw a person walking towards her with a folding fan in hand, wearing brocade robes and jade belt, looking elegant and refined. It was Nan Lingrui. She stopped in her tracks, staring at Nan Lingrui, her eyes fixed on the fan in his hand. The setting sun cast a golden glow on the white silk painting of beautiful women on the fan, making it dazzling to look at. She looked away, wondering why this dandy didn't go to the Duke's mansion to take care of Ye Qian, but instead came here to do who-knows-what. Just as she thought this, she suddenly felt something was off and turned her head back to look at the fan in Nan Lingrui's hand. When she saw the familiar lines and outline of the painting on the fan, her expression changed.

  She had never carefully looked at his fan before, but just now because of Yun Meng's words, she was extremely sensitive to the fan and only then did she seriously notice his fan. She remembered the two paintings she had painted for Ye Qing in Lingtai Temple, which were later burned by Rong Jing, but to this day she still remembered them vividly, and the brushwork of those two portraits was exactly the same as the fan in Nan Lingrui's hand.

  Even if the memory is not fresh, she would never forget her familiar handwriting and painting skills since childhood. This technique of combining brush pen and sketching, she doesn't think anyone else in this world can do it, even if they can, they can't replicate her exact style, because everyone has their own unique painting style...

  The fan painting in Nan Lingrui's hand is her own work...

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