Chapter 62: Three Thousand Hidden Guards

  Yun saw that the man's expression was not right and quietly called out a "sao", she probably said something wrong!

  In this sacred dynasty, it's rare for someone not to recognize her body. Yet, she has only been here for a few days and knows very few people. Isn't that telling him that he isn't the real Yun Qianyue? But once the words were out, they couldn't be taken back. She could only look at the man, after all, this strange phenomenon of soul possession wouldn't be exposed by anyone else as long as Ling Heng didn't reveal her true identity, so even if others suspected something, they had no evidence to pin on her.

  The man's body trembled slightly after that, looking at Yun Shangyue, his eyes flashing with a hint of pain.

  Clouds were shallow and the moon was stunned, but her face didn't move a muscle, looking at the man calmly. Seeing that he looked similar to Rong Jing, it seemed that he was Rong Jing's brother. However, on that day when she and Rong Jing were rescued from the Lingtai Temple back mountain villa gate, she hadn't seen this man before.

  The man seemed unable to withstand Yun Shangyue's gaze, slowly shifting his line of sight elsewhere. The piercing pain in his eyes flashed and disappeared, silent and unspoken. He didn't respond to Yun Shangyue's words.

  Yun Shallow Moon pouted, thinking that the people of Rong Jing's family were probably like him, all being arrogant monsters. She didn't bother to pay attention anymore and withdrew her gaze to continue reading.

  At this time, the sound of rapid footsteps in a green dress came from outside, followed by her respectful voice, "Is Master Feng here? The young master had instructed us that you would come, and I thought you should have arrived more than ten days ago! Didn't expect it to be today."

  Maple Lord? Yun Shallow Moon's mind moved, recalling that day she followed Rong Jing into the Rong Wang Fu and seemed to have heard Rong Jing mention that Rong Feng was coming for something. It seems it was this person after all.

  "My name is Rong Feng! Miss Shallow Moon... You really are a noble person who forgets things easily! We haven't seen each other for a few years, and you don't recognize me? Or am I not worthy of being remembered by you?" The man didn't respond to Qing Shuang's words, but suddenly spoke up. His voice was like misty fog, as if it had drifted from afar.

  The cloud is shallow and the moon is shocked, suddenly turning back.

  The man didn't look at her and suddenly turned around and walked away, his footsteps changed from light to heavy, a bit staggering.

  Yun Shallow Moon blinked her eyes, somewhat dazed, what's going on?

  Qing Shang had just arrived at the door of the study when Rong Feng came out, and she almost collided with him. She hastily dodged to the side, saw that Rong Feng's face was pale and his expression wasn't good, and was startled. She quickly called out: "Master Feng?"

  Rong Fang glanced at Qing Shuang and didn't say a word. With a light tap of her toes, she vanished instantly.

  Qing Shuang was taken aback, and when she looked up again, there was no sign of Rong Feng. She turned her head to look at Yun Qianyue in the study, who also had a stunned expression on her face. Qing Shuang couldn't help but ask: "Miss Qianyue, what's wrong with Master Feng?"

  Yun Qian Yue shook her head, "I don't know either!"

  "I've never seen Master Feng lose his composure like this. Although Master Feng is one year younger than our young master, he often behaves more maturely than him! Our young master always teases him for being an old soul. Now that Master Feng has lost his composure, it's truly rare. Something must have happened." Qing Shang looked at Yun Qiu Yue with doubt, "Miss Qiu Yue, what did Master Feng come in to say? I just heard that our young master is back, and he left again after a while!"

  "I just asked him what his name was, and he left." Yun Qianyue recalled the words Rong Feng had said, suppressing the strange thoughts that arose from the bottom of her heart, innocently shaking her head, "I guess he's afraid to see strangers? Right, I also reported my own name, was it being scared away by me?"

  "How can Master Feng be afraid of strangers? Miss Shallow Moon is so kind, how could she be scary? There must be something going on." Qing Shang smiled and shook her head, thinking for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so she didn't investigate further. She walked in and asked Yun Shallow Moon: "Miss Shallow Moon, have you finished reading? The young master has just entered his room, do you want to go over?"

  "I haven't finished reading yet, you go ahead!" Yun Qian Yue waved her hand.

  Qing Shang responded with a sound and closed the door and walked out.

  Yun Qianyue looked at the remaining few books, lost interest in reading again, and threw away the book to meditate carefully. In her mind, apart from the memories of her past life and the knowledge she received from these books, there was nothing else. She sighed, thinking that perhaps this was a debt of romance left by the owner of this body? It wasn't her fault, but rather Rong Feng's words made her think that way.

  Rong Feng said it's been a few years since they last saw each other... which means they know each other!

  Yun Shangyue felt a slight headache coming on, and she immediately stopped her inquiring thoughts. Whatever, she was no longer the same Yun Shangyue as before, so there was no need to get entangled in this matter. With that thought, she got up, dusted off her clothes, and walked towards the door of the study.

  Just as she reached the door, Qing Yu hurriedly came over and said to her, "Miss Shallow Moon, my young master says you don't have to see him anymore. The steward of the Yun Wang Fu has come to take you back, and the carriage is waiting at the door right now. He says it's getting late, so you don't need to bid farewell to him, let's go back now!"

  Yun Jian's footsteps stopped, and she looked towards Rong Jing's room. There was no lantern in sight, the curtains were drawn, and a figure stood vaguely by the window. She withdrew her gaze, nodded, "Alright, I'll head back now!"

  "Get out of here!" The green-clad maid hastily led the way ahead.

  Yun Shallow Moon no longer lingered, and stepped outwards.

  As soon as they left the purple bamboo forest, they saw two young masters sitting on the suspension bridge and the cool pavilion. They were the two people she had seen at the gate when she came in that day, and they were also brothers of Rong Jing. She ignored them and followed Qing Shang onto the suspension bridge.

  Just a few steps away from the pavilion, she saw the two men standing up in unison and bowing to her, "At your service, I am Rong Yi, at your service, I am Rong Ye, Miss Shallow Moon has arrived!"

  "Good day, young masters!" Yún Qiūyuè had always been treated with courtesy by others and found it difficult to be cold towards them, except for Ye Tianqing. She nodded at the two of them and continued walking forward without stopping.

  Rong Yi and Rong Ye obviously didn't expect Yun Qian Yue to be so friendly towards them and Yan Yue Se, for a moment their faces were all flushed with joy. They didn't dare to enter the Purple Bamboo Forest, they had been guarding here for half a month before they finally managed to guard Yun Qian Yue out, how could they let her leave easily? They hurriedly stopped her footsteps, "Miss Shallow Moon, please stay and have a cup of tea?"

  Yun Jian's footsteps stopped, she shook her head and said, "I'm not thirsty!"

  The two of them were stunned, and for a moment they didn't know what reason to use to persuade others to stay.

  Qing Shang suppressed his smile and looked at the two of them, saying: "The two young masters want to invite Miss Shallow Moon to drink tea, but it's not the right time. The horse carriage from the Yun King's mansion is already waiting outside the door, and the sky is getting dark. Miss Shallow Moon is eager to return home. Do you think she has the time to sit down and drink tea?"

  "Then let the Yun Wangfu's carriage wait for a moment!" Rong Yi said immediately.

  "Not bad!" Rong Ye also nodded immediately.

  Now that they were closer, they looked at Yun Shang Yue and felt that she was even more elegant and refined, beautiful beyond compare. As the sky was about to darken, the woman in a purple dress looked noble and her face was extremely beautiful, with a purple bamboo forest behind her, as if she had walked out of a painting. This made the two people's breathing unintentionally lighter.

  Yun Qian Yue thought to herself, "So this is what they mean by 'hitting on someone'!" Her mouth twitched slightly.

  Qing Shan immediately said, "The Grand Steward of the Yun Wang Fu can wait for a moment, but I'm afraid it's not good if the eunuch Lu in the palace by the Emperor's side can't wait. The two young masters should let us through quickly! If Eunuch Lu finds out that you two have delayed Miss Shallow Moon and made him wait, he might get angry with you both. Just now, I heard that Eunuch Lu is waiting at the Yun Wang Fu to deliver a message from the Emperor to Miss Shallow Moon!"

  The two of them immediately made way upon hearing this.

  Yun Shangyue ignored the two of them and walked past the pavilion. Accompanied by Qingxiu, they quickly left the Rong Wang Fu.

  The clouds are shallow and the moon is far away, but Rong Yi and Rong Yue can't move their eyes.

  Before long, two little maidservants walked over shoulder to shoulder, carrying lanterns. One of them saw Rong Yi and curtsied, then spoke up first, "Second Master, Second Young Mistress has ordered me to come invite you back to the manor!"

  "Third Master, Third Young Mistress has also sent a servant to deliver a message to you. She said that she had cooked your favorite dish today and asked you to go over for dinner." Another little maid curtsied to Rong Yu and immediately spoke up.

  The two of them finally withdrew their gaze, and a look of annoyance flashed in their eyes. They waved their hands simultaneously, "Tell her, we're not going today. I have something else to do!"

  "Second Young Master? This..."

  "Third Master, Third Young Mistress is waiting for you, if you don't go..."

  "If you're not going, then don't go. What can be done? Hurry up and leave!" Yong Yi and Rong Chen coldly waved their hands to shoo people away.

  The two little maids exchanged a glance, then turned and left. They thought to themselves that the second young master's wife and the third young master's wife would probably be in a bad mood again. For half a month now, the two young masters had been guarding this place, doing nothing. At first, they didn't understand what was going on, but later they finally found out that it was because Miss Shallow Moon from the Cloud King's Manor had moved into the Purple Bamboo Pavilion. These two young masters didn't even think about it - they were all married with wives and concubines, how could they still take in Miss Shallow Moon? Even if Miss Shallow Moon's behavior was improper and her reputation was tarnished, she was still the Cloud King's Manor's legitimate daughter, and it wasn't their turn. Who knows why these two young masters suddenly went crazy and became infatuated with Miss Shallow Moon.

  The two little maidservants walked far away. Rong Yi and Rong Zuo withdrew their gaze, looked at each other, sighed, and sat down.

  "Second brother, I think we shouldn't drink tea today, let's have wine instead!" Rong Zuo said.

  "You're right. I didn't know Miss Shallow Moon was so...so lovely, if I had known earlier, my brother would not have married so early." Yun Yi said gloomily.

  "What a beauty! If I could just have a taste of her charm, this life would not be in vain." Rong Xuan said with regret.

  "Hmph, spare that person, these days she's been in his courtyard, probably by now she's no longer clean." Rong Yi's tone was like sour grapes.

  Rong Yu glanced at the purple bamboo forest and snorted, "How many more years can he live? Let's wait and see!"

  Rong Yi also glanced at the purple bamboo forest and hummed, "This Rong Wang Fu indeed should change its master!"

  The two of them simultaneously withdrew their gaze, tacitly understanding each other without another word. However, in their hearts, they were both thinking of ways to get the woman who had just left by their side; even if it was just for a night, as long as they could have a romantic encounter with her.

  Yun Shang didn't know about the ulterior motives of those two, and she walked quickly to the entrance of Rong Wang Fu. As expected, she saw her extremely eye-catching carriage parked there, with Yun Meng sitting in front of it.

  "Alright, you've worked hard to see me off. You can head back now!" Yun Qianyue waved her hand at Qing Shuang.

  "Miss Asa walks slowly!" Qing Shang stopped in her tracks.

  Yun Meng hastily lifted the curtain and said to Yun Shangyue with a heartache: "Miss Shangyue has lost weight! Hurry back to the mansion! At present, the eunuch Lu in the palace is waiting at the mansion, saying that the emperor sent him to deliver a message and wants to see Miss Shangyue personally."

  Yun Qian nodded and got on the horse carriage.

  Yun Meng urged the horse on hastily with a whip, and the carriage left the Rong Wang Fu.

  Qing Shang still felt guilty for Yun Meng's words "Miss Shallow Moon has lost weight". Miss Shallow Moon was originally slender, but before coming to Rong Wang Fu, her complexion was slightly better. These days, she hadn't been eating or sleeping well and had been reading non-stop, so she really had become even thinner. She had originally planned to wait until Miss Shallow Moon finished reading those books and then give her a good supplement, but didn't expect to leave so soon. She felt a little reluctant, sighed, and turned around to head back.

  Just as Qing Shang took two steps back, she saw two women hurrying over under the escort of the maids. They were the wives of Second Master Rong Yi and Third Master Rong Ye. She frowned slightly, ignoring them, and walked inside. Having grown up following Rong Jing's side in the Zizhu Garden, she naturally didn't need to pay respects to these people. The young ladies of the Rong Wang Fu didn't have the same prestige as her, who served by the Crown Prince's side.

  "Qing Shang, where is Miss Shallow Moon from Yunfu?" Madame Rong Yi asked first.

  "Madam Erxiang has just left." Qingshan stopped in her tracks, though she didn't think much of it, and still managed to respond with a proper phrase.

  "What? She's actually leaving so soon?" Mrs. Rong Yu's voice was slightly shrill.

  "I'm afraid she's done something shameful and is afraid we'll settle accounts with her, so she hurriedly left?" Madame Rong Yi's face was filled with anger, having had enough of Rong Yi's temper these days, and now all her resentment towards Yun Shang Yue was pouring out.

  "Hmph, I knew it. Now you're afraid? Then don't seduce other people's husbands!" Mrs. Rong Yue was also full of resentment. These days, Rong Yue didn't even go to her room, and he was enchanted, day and night, guarding the pavilion outside Zifen Forest. She was helpless towards her husband and could only come to seek Yun Shangyue, planning to warn him.

  Qing Shan originally didn't plan to speak, but seeing them slander Yun Shang Yue like this made her somewhat indignant. She said calmly and unhurriedly: "The two ladies are probably mistaken. Miss Shang Yue has been staying in my young master's study since the day she entered the manor, and has never flirted with anyone else. Just now, it was also the eunuch Lu who personally went to Yun Wang Fu to deliver a message to Miss Shang Yue, that's why she left in a hurry, there's no such thing as being afraid of someone and running away."

  The two of them were stunned, seemingly not expecting Qing Shuang to defend Yun Qianyue.

  Qing Shang warned calmly: "The two ladies should be careful with their words, if my young master hears them, I don't know if he will get angry. After all, in these days of getting along, I have found that my young master is the most unable to bear anyone speaking ill of Miss Shallow Moon."

  After speaking, Qing Shuang ignored the two of them again and walked towards the inner courtyard of the mansion.

  The two of them opened their mouths, and the powdered faces turned a bit pale as they exchanged a glance. In the end, they still didn't say anything and turned around to return to their respective courtyards. They clearly knew that in this Rong Wang Fu, although it was Old Master Rong who held the most power, the one who truly managed the household was the seriously ill for ten years, now out of the mansion, Jing Shizi. From the time they entered the mansion two or three years ago until now, they had never had the opportunity to see Jing Shizi once, but no one in Rong Wang Fu dared not show respect to Jing Shizi, whether it was the maidservants, young masters, servants, or people serving in various courtyards. They all secretly and openly didn't dare say a single bad word about Jing Shizi. Qing Shang was someone who served by Jing Shizi's side, so now that they heard Jing Shizi was supporting Miss Shallow Moon, where would they still dare to speak another half sentence? Although their hearts were somewhat unwilling, thinking that since Jing Shizi was supporting Miss Shallow Moon like this, even if the men in their lives were infatuated, they wouldn't be able to get them, and their hearts felt a bit more at ease.

  Yun Qian Yue was sitting in the carriage at this time, unaware that there would be another small episode after she left. She didn't even know that she had inadvertently seduced someone. She was only thinking about what the Grand Marshal by the Emperor's side wanted her for.

  The horse carriage returned smoothly to the Yun Wang Fu, and before it had even come to a complete stop, the voice of Lu Gonggong echoed from the entrance, "Ah, Miss Shangyue has finally returned, making this old slave wait for so long!"

  Yun Shallow Moon stretched out her hand to lift the curtain, looked at Lu Gonggong, and revealed a brilliant smile. "How did I know you were coming? If I had known earlier, I would have bathed and changed my clothes early to wait for your arrival."

  Lu Gong was taken aback, and his old face suddenly burst into a smile. "Ah, it's been days since we last met, and Miss Shallow Moon has become even more eloquent! Your words have made this old slave's heart bloom with joy."

  Yun Shang Yue's body shook slightly, and she sat still in the carriage, lifting the curtain to look at Lu Gonggong. The smile on her face did not diminish, "I wonder what business does Gonggong have with me?"

  "Where is the old slave looking for you! It was the emperor's order to tell Miss Shallow Moon that tomorrow, there will be a martial arts competition at the arena, and the emperor knows that Miss Shallow Moon has always been fond of martial arts, so he specially granted permission for Miss Shallow Moon to attend." said Lu Gonggong with a smile.

  "His Majesty has granted me permission to watch the Martial Arts Championship?" Yun Shangyue looked at Lu Gonggong.

  "Yes, Miss Shallow Moon, this is a martial arts conference that only men can attend. Women are never allowed to participate, not even the empress and the princesses in the palace have the qualifications to attend. The emperor has only allowed you alone! And he specially ordered me to convey it to you personally. This is a great honor!" Lü Gonggong smiled again.

  Yun Piao Moon guessed the emperor's meaning in her heart, but on the surface she was calm and smiling, and immediately said with joy: "That's great, the emperor is really good to me. I've been thinking about seeing my Tian Sheng boy's martial arts skills for a long time! Now that there's an opportunity, it's naturally exciting. I'll definitely go tomorrow!"

  "Old slave knew that Miss Shallow Moon would definitely be happy." Lu Gonggong smiled and bowed, "Then the old slave will return to the palace to report to the emperor."

  "Good!" Yun Shallow Moon smiled and nodded.

  Yun Meng took out a silver ingot from his bosom and stuffed it into Lu Gonggong's hand, extremely respectfully seeing off the guest, "Lu Gonggong has had a hard run this time, the sky is dark and the road is slippery, Gonggong slow down!"

  "It's nothing! It's nothing!" Mr. Lu also didn't decline, smiling as he accepted and got into the carriage.

  The carriage of Duke Lu drove away, and Yun Shangyue got off the car, putting away the smile on her face. She was thinking about the emperor's intention in her heart. All the women in Tian Sheng, including the empress, were not qualified to attend, but she had obtained permission. This was indeed a great favor as Duke Lu said. However, she always felt that it was not a good thing for her to stand out alone like a crane among chickens. She turned her head to look at Yun Meng, who also had a worried expression. She raised an eyebrow and asked: "Uncle Meng, do you have any ideas?"

  Yun Meng was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Yun Shangyue to ask him. He hastily nodded and then shook his head, finally sighing, "Although this is a great honor, I always feel that it's not so simple. The Emperor must have other intentions. However, tomorrow Jing Shizi will also be going, and our Shizi will also be going. If anything happens, Jing Shizi and our Shizi will take care of Miss, Miss doesn't need to worry. Since the Emperor has sent Lu Gonggong to personally deliver the message, you can't defy the imperial decree and not go."

  "Hmm!" Yun Shangyue nodded, remembering that Rong Jing had said she only had half a month's time left. It seemed he was right after all. Tomorrow's Martial Arts Conference wouldn't be so peaceful after all.

  "Miss, go to Old Master Wang's place! Perhaps Old Master Wang will give you some advice." Yun Meng said.

  Yun Qianyue snorted, "I'm not going, that old scoundrel just knows how to bully me."

  Yun Meng suddenly smiled, "That's because Old Master Wang likes Miss, he bullied you and got away with it. If someone else had bullied you, he would have stopped them long ago! The other misses in our manor can't even get Old Master Wang to glance at them."

  "Is Nangong Jing bullying me? I haven't seen him stand up for me either?" Yun Shuoyue hummed again.

  "How could Master Jing bully Miss? Don't joke, Miss! Master Jing is good to you. I've seen it with my own eyes how he treats you differently." Yun Meng urged with a smile, "Now Old Master Wang is probably waiting for you, Miss. Hurry up and go!"

  Yun Shallow Moon rolled her eyes, why didn't anyone see Rong Jing's black heart? Especially when Yun Meng said bad things about Rong Jing to this chess piece, he naturally wouldn't want to listen. Yun Meng treated Rong Jing as a revered ancestor, she sighed and walked towards the mansion with an air of frustration that no one could understand.

  Just two steps away, a woman walked towards her. Although she was not young, she wore a maiden's hair bun, dressed in green clothes, with a gentle and elegant demeanor, swaying with every step, extremely beautiful, at least much more beautiful than the concubines and maidservants in the palace that Yun Shang had seen. Her beauty was not just external, but also her temperament, which had a unique charm.

  Yun Qianyue looked at the woman and smelled a hint of ink fragrance from afar. She vaguely guessed who this person was. When Yun Wuhans taught her to recognize people's names and characters in the mansion, this person was among the first ones. Wang Ye's attendant, Mo Lujuan.

  What a lucky father she has, with such a talented daughter serving him every day!

  "Slave greets Miss Shallow Moon! The king has invited Miss Shallow Moon to his study for a visit." Green Branch walked up to Yun Shallow Moon, blocking her path, bowed and saluted, with a clear but extremely respectful tone.

  "What does Father King want from me?" Yun Shangyue nodded and asked.

  "The master didn't say anything, he just said let me come and invite Miss Shallow Moon over personally." Green Branch said.

  Yun Pian Yue hesitated for a moment, thinking that Yun Wang Ye was after all the father of this body, she nodded, "Alright, trouble you to lead the way!"

  "Yes, Miss Shallow Moon, please follow me!" Green Branch turned around and headed back in the direction they came from.

  Yun Qian Yue followed behind Luoyi, seeing that her entire body was like ink, with the fragrance of ink all over her. The sky had already darkened, and the night light made her figure hazy and indistinct. She was indeed a woman who could move people's hearts. It was hard to understand how she ended up following that flirtatious father of hers.

  Arriving at the Cloud King's study, Green Branch stopped in her tracks at the door and respectfully said: "The king is waiting for Miss Shallow Moon in the study, miss can go straight in."

  Yun saw that the study was lit up and Wang Ye's figure was sitting in front of the window, seemingly writing something. She pushed open the door and walked in.

  The study of Yun Wangye was not large, and the books arranged on it could not be compared with Rong Jing's thousand-volume library, but it was comfortable and clean, the air was also very good, the ink fragrance lingered, and there were several pots of tea flowers in front of the window. All the decorations were neat and tidy, a thick stack of documents such as "Cumulative Petitions" was scattered on the desk, and Yun Wangye was writing with his head down.

  Yun Shallow Moon stopped in her tracks, looking at Yun Wang Ye with a pale face. Since the day she first arrived and was wronged by Feng Ce Fei without being asked about it, no matter how gentle or kind this man was to her, she found it hard to have any father-daughter affection for him. She didn't know if the original owner of this body would still be alive and how they would view Yun Wang Ye now that he had changed his ways, but she couldn't bring herself to treat him with the same kindness as she did towards Old Master Yun.

  "Back already?" King Yun looked up at Cloud Shallow Moon as he heard the sound of the door.

  "Ah, just got back!" Yun Shangyue nodded.

  "Have you lost weight these days? King Jing must have given you a very hard assignment, right?" Cloud Wangye looked at Cloud Shallow Moon's thin chin and cheekbones with furrowed brows.

  Yun Qian's eyes sank, and she didn't say a word. What could she say but that it was hard? It was simply inhumane! If she hadn't received the memories of this body, even if she had been beaten to death, she wouldn't have been able to finish reading them, and by now she would already be a corpse.

  "This is also strange, as a father, I haven't taken responsibility for you all these years. If you had learned to read and write earlier, why would you have to work so hard?" Cloud Wangye sighed with guilt, looking at Cloud Shallow Moon standing still by the door, extremely distant from him. He felt uncomfortable in his heart, but also knew that he had hurt this daughter's heart over the years, and could only slowly make up for it later. His tone was gentle as he asked: "How is your learning now? Can you manage the household?"

  Yun Shallow Moon pondered, could she say that she didn't need to learn how to manage the household at all? Was not knowing characters just a disguise by the owner of this body all along? Did she continue to pretend after arriving here? But why did this body pretend to be her until now without understanding, for a moment it was hard to speak up, and she remained silent.

  "You've only been learning for a few days, it's natural that you're still not proficient, I was too hasty." Seeing Yun Shang Yue hesitating, Cloud King thought she wasn't confident and immediately changed his tone to comfort her: "Anyway, there's no rush, it doesn't matter if you haven't learned it in this short period of time. Just learn for a few more days and that's all."

  Yun Qian Yue continued to remain silent, thinking that as long as Rong Jing didn't mind her losing him, she would be fine! It wouldn't matter how much time it took to learn.

  "The eunuch from the palace just came to deliver an imperial edict, specially granting you permission to attend the Martial Arts Championship tomorrow. This is a precedent for a woman to watch the Martial Arts Championship in over 100 years since the Tian Sheng dynasty was established. Even I don't understand the emperor's intentions, and no one in the palace has been able to figure out the reason behind it. The emperor didn't mention this matter on the throne either. So, you should be careful when you go tomorrow, I'm afraid the emperor's intention is not simple. You're almost of age for marriage, maybe the emperor wants to use this opportunity to assess you, or if he doesn't think you're suitable to enter the palace, he might arrange a marriage for you instead." Cloud King said slowly.

  Yun Shang Yue's heart skipped a beat, this body of hers was only fifteen years old this year and hadn't even reached the age of fifteen yet. In this ancient world, girls were considered adults at fifteen when they wore their hair in a bun, while boys became adults at eighteen when they wore a crown on their heads. They could get married and have children then. But in that other world, she was still just a child at this age. And now they wanted to arrange her marriage? It was like destroying a young sprout! She only felt a chill in her heart.

  "There is a precedent that women do not participate in court affairs. Even the virtuous and talented Empress Dowager of the past never set foot in the imperial court. Moreover, the literary and martial arts competitions have always been used to select talents for the imperial court, and it has always been a male-dominated field. Women's literary talents are mostly examined by the empress, and they gather privately to discuss their skills, which is just a trivial matter. Just like the poetry appreciation meeting that the empress was going to hold in the palace not long ago, but didn't succeed because of you. Now, His Majesty has specially granted you permission to watch the martial arts competition, this move is really thought-provoking. As your father, I will tell you a thing or two about the situation, so that you can be mentally prepared. This time it's not just because you like dancing with swords and sticks that you're allowed to watch, so be careful and adapt to the situation."

  "Hmm!" Yun Qianyue nodded.

  "In addition, the Tian Sheng imperial court appears to be prosperous on the surface, but in reality, it has been empty and weak for many years. Some small countries that surrendered to the founding emperor of the Tian Sheng dynasty have grown up, especially with the Southern Liang as the leader. The Southern Liang had already stopped paying tribute to the Tian Sheng dynasty a few years ago, which is undoubtedly a threat. Although the Emperor wants to intimidate the Southern Liang, they have been obedient and the Emperor cannot find any fault with them, so this is the Emperor's biggest worry. Now, the Crown Prince of the Southern Liang has come to the Tian Sheng dynasty under the pretext of attending the Buddhist ceremony on the Auspicious Day, but his true intentions are unknown. According to reports, the Crown Prince will also be invited by the Emperor to watch the Martial Arts Competition tomorrow." The Cloud King's words fell, and he asked Cloud Shallow Moon: "Have you seen the Crown Prince of the Southern Liang at the Lingtai Temple in Xiangquan Mountain during the Auspicious Day?"

  "No! I was drunk at the time." Yun Qian Yue shook her head.

  "Hmm, I've heard about this matter. It's because of the wine you drank that later on, it was said that the remaining wine was sent to Master Lingyin by Jing Shizi. Master Lingyin took it out to entertain the Crown Prince of Nanliang. The Crown Prince got drunk for several days and only woke up two days ago. Jing Shizi's wine is indeed potent!" Cloud King exclaimed.

  Yun Qian Yue raised her head towards the roof of the pavilion, thinking about Rong Jing that scoundrel!

  "The Nanyang Crown Prince is naturally elegant and dislikes court affairs. It's said that he has been wandering among the flowers for many years, but he is deeply loved by King Nanyang, who regards him as a treasure, and also enjoys the support of all officials in Nanyang. Therefore, this person may not be as simple as he appears on the surface. Since you haven't met him yet, it's best to avoid him if possible when you do meet him tomorrow. After all, your identity is not suitable for getting close to the Crown Prince of Nanyang." The King of Yun reminded him again.

  "Hmm!" Yun Qianyue nodded, seeming to have taken it to heart.

  "And also, half a month ago on the way to Rong Wang Fu, you encountered Xiao Leng Wang of Xiaoxin Wang Fu and injured him, killing all twelve of his hidden guards. Although Jing Shizi stepped in to privately settle the matter with Xiao Leng Wang, I think that Old Master Leng and Xiao Leng Wang will not let this go so easily. You should know that cultivating a hidden guard requires a lot of effort, and now it's said that the ones lost were Xiao Leng Wang's personal top-tier twelve hidden guards. So, you must be even more careful when going out in the future." Yun Wang Ye added.

  "Hmm!" Yun Qiu Yue nodded. Thinking that Leng Shao Zhuo would be better off not bothering her again, otherwise she wouldn't be able to guarantee that she wouldn't really take action and kill him, after all, she wasn't someone who had never killed before?

  "We, the Yun Wang Fu, and the Xiao Qin Wang Fu, were both among the four great wang fu bestowed by the founding emperor, but in the end, our Yun Wang Fu has been flourishing from the start, with a dense network of branches and leaves, and after several generations, the masters of the harem have multiplied to this day, becoming extremely powerful. This must be what the Emperor is wary of. Which ruler would allow someone to pose a threat to him by his side? Especially since he resents the eunuchs' abuse of power. Moreover, our current emperor is not like the founding emperor, without his broad-mindedness. He is also lukewarm towards your aunt."

  "Hmm!" Yun Shangyue nodded. She recalled that aunt she met at the imperial palace that day and didn't have a good impression of her either.

  The Cloud King felt that he had said too much today, and didn't know how much of what he said Yun Shang Yue could understand, but still wanted to tell her everything. He continued: "In the past few years, every generation's eldest son in the Xiaojin Wangfu has been incompetent, gradually showing signs of decline. Since ancient times, emperors have had to maintain balance. My father didn't realize it before, but in recent years, I feel that the emperor often has a tendency to support the Xiaojin Wangfu, so the people of the Xiaojin Wangfu have become as arrogant and unafraid as they are today. There are too many things involved in this matter, and you've also made many enemies with that Cold Little King. I'm afraid he'll secretly harm you, and you'll be at a disadvantage. Just like that day when the Crown Prince didn't appear, if it wasn't for him, you would have been the one to suffer. So, you must be extra careful."

  "Uh-huh!" Yun Shangyue nodded again. The art of ruling, she naturally understood it. Perhaps in the past, she didn't understand the form of this world today, but after receiving the memories left by this body and reading those books from Rong Jing, she was extremely familiar with this world. Although the court affairs described in the book were obscure, they were not difficult to investigate.

  "It's fine as long as you understand! From now on, when going out, not only must Mo Li follow closely behind you, but also bring more hidden guards." The Cloud King looked at his daughter and saw that she was calm and composed, her expression unchanged. He felt that she understood everything he said, perhaps even more so than what he had said. His heart slightly relaxed, and from his sleeve, he pulled out a jade token and handed it to Cloud Shallow Moon, "This is the token that can mobilize all the hidden guards in the palace, today I'll give it to you!"

  "Yun Shallow Moon was taken aback, 'All stealth guards?'"

  "Uh, our royal mansion has 3,000 hidden guards. Each royal mansion can privately raise 1,000 hidden guards. But since learning of the Emperor's thoughts more than a decade ago, I have secretly raised 3,000 hidden guards." The Cloud King nodded, "In the future, you will be in charge of managing this Cloud Royal Mansion, and it would not be excessive for me to give all these hidden guards to you."

  "You'd better give it to your brother! He's the crown prince, how many more years can I stay in this palace?" Yun Shangyue refused.

  "I originally wanted to give you half of the hidden guards and your brother the other half, but your brother didn't want them, so he gave the other half to you too. Since that's the case, you might as well take all of it!" The Cloud King thought to himself, feeling rather relieved. Any ordinary son or daughter would be overjoyed to inherit these hidden guards, but his two children were not very enthusiastic about it. Seeing that Yun Shang Yue didn't come forward to accept it, he walked over and handed the token to her, saying slowly: "Your father knows that I've been neglecting you all these years, although I'm also angry with you for being uneducated and ignorant of etiquette, a spoiled brat who refuses to change. But in my heart, I've never forgotten about you. The few dozen hidden guards I gave to Consort Feng earlier were nothing compared to this. If she had these hidden guards, the Cloud King's estate would have been overturned long ago. How could you even exist? Your father isn't that foolish. You... don't harbor resentment towards the past anymore, okay?"

  Yun Qianyue looked at the token in her hand, thinking that on that day, she had indeed only seen Concubine Feng bring out a few dozen hidden guards. She didn't doubt that Yun Wangye was telling the truth. Sighing softly to herself, she wasn't the real Yun Qianyue and hadn't experienced Yun Wangye's coldness and lack of love, so naturally she also had no reason to hold any resentment towards Yun Wangye. Of course, she wouldn't forgive him for his past actions just because of a few words either. Lifting her head to look at Yun Wangye, she nodded slightly and said in a light tone: "Since brother has also spoken to me about it, then I'll accept this token. As for the past, I probably don't remember much of it anyway, so Father doesn't need to worry. Thank you, Father, for your concern and instructions today. Tomorrow, I will be more careful."

  "You and your brother are the future hopes of Yun Wang Fu. Who knows when the winds of heaven will change, and your grandfather and father may not be able to protect you. It's up to your own good fortune. Especially as the legitimate daughter of Yun Wang Fu, many people are watching your every move, every word, and every action. One misstep could lead to a place where even death would be impossible to escape. You should understand that being careful is for your own good."

  Yun Wang Ye nodded, seemingly about to reach out to touch Yun Shang Yue's hand, but seeing her calm expression, he felt a pang of sadness and restrained himself. Smiling and waving his hand, "Your grandfather has probably been waiting for you, go see him. He's been thinking about you these days, don't blame your grandfather for pushing you to study, it's all for your own good."

  "Hmm!" Yun Qianyue nodded and walked out of the study with the token.

  Luoyi waited outside the study, saw Yun Shallow Moon come out and bowed respectfully to her, "Miss Shallow Moon, slow down!"

  Yun Shallow Moon stopped in her tracks, gazing at Green Branch, sizing her up for a long time. Green Branch remained calm and unruffled, not humbled or arrogant. She smiled faintly, "I've always thought that my father had nothing worthy of praise, but today after hearing his instructions to me, and seeing you Yun Ying accompany him by his side serving ink for many years, I think he still has some redeeming qualities."

  "The king was just heartbroken and decadent for a few years after the queen's death." said Lüzhī.

  Yun Qian nodded slightly and stopped talking, then walked towards Yun Lao Wang Ye's courtyard.

  Luoye watched Yun Shangyue leave, then turned and entered the study. Seeing that Wangye was in a relaxed mood today, unlike his usual self who was always surrounded by gloom and anxiety, she smiled, "Wangye must have misjudged Miss Shangyue all these years!"

  "Yes!" Cloud King nodded.

  "After today, Your Highness can rest assured. You should believe that with a queen like that, how could Miss Shallow Moon be truly ignorant of worldly etiquette? Old Master Wang may be old, but his mind is not muddled." said Green Branch.

  "These years I've been muddled and confused!" Cloud King sighed, "I didn't know my own daughter's true nature, and in the heavens above, she must be disappointed with me."

  The green branch is silent and speechless.

  The Cloud King also stopped speaking, gazing at the sky with a face full of nostalgia and sorrow.

  Yun Shallow Moon all the way came to Yun Old Wang Ye's house, Yun Old Wang Ye's house was pitch black.

  Yuán Yuè and others at the door, seeing her arrival immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying in a soft voice: "The slave gives greetings to Shallow Moon Miss. Old Wang Ye has just fallen asleep. He said that since Wang Ye had already said what he wanted to say, there was no need to waste any more words. You should be careful tomorrow yourself. Although Old Wang Ye won't go, tomorrow Wang Ye, the Crown Prince, and Jing Shi Zi will all be at the arena. With so many close relatives present, if you're afraid, it wouldn't be like being his granddaughter. He also said that if you suffer a loss and return, it would be too humiliating. In the future, don't even mention that you are his granddaughter!"

  Yun Shallow Moon rolled her eyes and looked at the black lacquered house in the courtyard, humming a sound, "This stinky old man!"

  Yu Mei patted the soft cushion and laughed, winking at Yun Shangyue, saying in a low voice: "Old Master Wang is probably still not asleep yet, Miss Shangyue's words he will still hear."

  As expected, as soon as Yu Mei's words fell, a scolding voice came from inside, "You stinky girl, I heard you lost another layer of skin at Jing Shizi's place, and you still don't go back to sleep and rest! If you come back tomorrow having suffered a loss, be careful or I'll peel off another layer of your skin."

  Yun Shallow Moon raised her head to look at the sky and didn't even bother to deal with this old man. She turned around and returned to the Shallow Moon Pavilion.

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