Chapter Seventy Admiration in Full Measure

  Yun Qian Yue looked at Ye Qing Ran, who was temporarily in charge of the store, and listened to his words, feeling somewhat speechless.

  Does she look like someone who can be easily bullied?

  Although she was indeed bullied by Rong Jing, that guy. But she also bullied him back, if it wasn't for the shopkeeper and Nan Lingrui coming out one after another to ruin her good deeds, maybe Rong Jing would have become a "Turkey" person by now.

  Thinking of this, Yun Shangyue didn't see the shopkeeper's figure behind him, and turned back to glare fiercely at Nan Lingrui.

  "Huh? You're here too?" Ye Qingran also saw Nan Lingrui at this time, and stopped in her tracks, raising an eyebrow at him.

  Nan Lingrui looked at Ye Qingchen with some surprise, especially when he saw him walking towards him with a tray in his hand, this appearance really struck his heart. He was silent for a moment, raised an eyebrow and said, "Qingchen, little prince, long time no see! I've been thinking about you all these years."

  Yun Shallow Moon was drinking tea water from a cup, and suddenly spat it out. This remark is difficult to listen to without thinking of something dirty.

  Rong Jing Zheng sat beside Yun Qian Yue, causing her to turn her head towards the door. As a result, he was splashed directly, and despite using his sleeve to quickly block it, his sleeve still got wet. He looked at Yun Qian Yue helplessly, seeing that her small face was twisted in an odd way, and knew she had gotten the wrong idea. With a faint smile, he added fuel to the fire: "The Crown Prince has indeed been thinking of Dye Xiao Wang Ye all these years, it's nothing unusual. Don't be so shocked."

  Damn! Yun Shang Yue's face twisted even more severely. And this Nan Ling Rui is still a bisexual!

  Rong Jing glanced at Ye Qingyan and Nan Lingrui, then turned to Yun Qianyue and said in a warm voice, "You got my sleeve wet, don't you dare not wipe it for me."

  Yun Shallow Moon's mind was full of all sorts of weird thoughts, and when she heard Rong Jing's words, she simply pulled out the handkerchief from her bosom, wiped his sleeve a few times, then stuffed it back into her bosom, continuing to daydream, and still managed to say: "Alright!"

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing nodded and glanced at his own sleeve, ignoring him.

  Nan Lingrui looked at Rong Jing's sleeve, then glanced at Yun Shuoyue again, and the corner of his mouth hooked up. Just as he was about to say something, Ye Qingyan's cold voice rang out, "I don't want to see you at all!"

  Night Light walked over with big strides and put down the tray on the table, then sat down herself.

  "It doesn't matter! Having Ben Tai think of you is enough!" Nan Lingrui stood up at this time and walked over to sit down.

  Yun Qian Yue thought that Nan Ling Rui's feelings were still a bit too hasty. But she admired his courage, how could he openly confess like this without being thrown out by Ye Qing Ran, who was known as the Little Demon King? Her eyes fixed on the lotus leaf smoked chicken, and the teacup and chopsticks in her hand were immediately discarded, she reached out to grab a drumstick and put it in her mouth, gobbling it up.

  Rong Jing's eyes sparkled for a moment, but she didn't say anything.

  "You'd better be honest with me, or else I'll...". Night Light heard this and his face suddenly darkened a few shades. He glanced at Nan Lingrui, but before he could finish speaking, he saw Yun Shuemei's unmaidenly behavior. He stopped dead in his tracks, eyes wide open, "Little girl, haven't you eaten for eight days?"

  "Hmm, about right!" Yun Shangyue muttered, tearing at a chicken leg with her mouth.

  At night, Qing Ran saw her eating deliciously and also reached out to grab the lotus leaf smoked chicken from the tray, wanting to pull down another chicken leg. Before his hand even touched the chicken leg, it was blocked by a hand that suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Nan Ling Rui's voice rang out, "This is mine!"

  "Daydreaming!" Ye Qingyan slapped Nan Lingrui's other hand with her palm.

  Nan Lingrui also used his other hand to counter Night Light Dye's palm wind, raising an eyebrow and saying: "This crown prince has thought of you for all these years, day and night, thinking so much that he can't eat or sleep, can't even sleep at night, not even letting me have a chicken leg?"

  "Nan Lingrui!" Ye Qian's voice was light and cold, with a hint of anger on her face. "The things that happened back then were not my fault, why are you still pursuing me? The one you should be looking for is Ye Qian!"

  Yun Qian's heart skipped a beat, was it that number one beauty of Nanjiang? The knowledge she gained from the book seemed to indicate that the surname of the lord of the southern border was Ye. Rong Jing had mentioned before that Ye Qian and the daughter of the lord were in love with each other. So Ye Qian was indeed the name of that number one beauty?

  Nan Lingrui snorted, "What does the Crown Prince want with her? You're the ringleader! If it weren't for you, how would she have dumped the Crown Prince? Although now the Crown Prince thinks that woman isn't anything special after all, this grudge the Crown Prince will never forget."

  "Preposterous!" Ye Qingyan cursed in a low voice.

  Nan Lingrui looked at Ye Qingran, smiling warmly at his angry face, "Besides, I think you're much better than that woman now. So..."

  "So you're planning to steal the affections of someone else and take Ye Qinglian back from that woman who betrayed you, right?" Yun Shangyue quickly finished a chicken leg, while the two continued to exchange blows, both hands blocking the plate of lotus leaf smoked chicken in front of them, neither able to grab another piece. She slowly reached out to snatch another chicken leg and lazily picked up where Nan Lingrui left off.

  Nan Lingrui was taken aback, seemingly unable to keep up with her train of thought, staring blankly at Yun Shuoyue.

  Ye Qingran was also stunned, looking at Yun Shangyue.

  Rong Jing picked up his chopsticks, elegantly picked up a mouthful of tea and put it in his mouth, glanced at Yun Shangyue, and smiled shallowly: "Hmm, you make some sense. This kind of revenge is more satisfying!"

  Yun Shallow Moon gave Rong Jing a sympathetic look, thinking that this black-hearted guy was still lovely at times!

  "Little girl, what are you talking about? He can't wait to kill me..." Ye Qingran suddenly came back to her senses, her face darkening as she stared at Yun Shangyue.

  "Right, right, the crown prince is exactly what you mean. The crown prince wants to take back Xiao Wangye from Yan Qing, hmm... that... that... transfer of affection! Nan Lingrui's mouth twitched violently twice, seeing Yan Qing's face turn black, he immediately agreed, "Let's do it!"

  "You're looking for death!" Night Light Ink saw that the chicken leg was snatched away by Cloud Shallow Moon, and she was thoroughly enraged. Her double palms transformed simultaneously, striking South Ling Rui with a palm that carried the momentum of overturning mountains and seas.

  "I'll die before I let you take me down." Nan Lingrui immediately countered with a double palm strike.

  In an instant, the table shook violently, and the dishes on it swayed wildly. The two people's palms whizzed by, and Yun Shangyue and Rong Jing, who had no martial arts skills, naturally couldn't resist. Yun Shangyue almost dropped the chicken leg in her hand, while Rong Jing's chopsticks trembled, and it seemed like they were about to overturn the table.

  "Hey, you guys want to fight? I still need to eat!" Yun Qianyue shouted immediately.

  The two of them seemed to have not heard anything.

  Yun Shallow Moon turned her head to look at Rong Jing, and Rong Jing slowly spat out a sentence, "Whoever dares to overturn this table, I'll strip him naked and hang him on the South City Gate!"

  Ye Qingchen snorted and said disdainfully, "What can you do to me, a mere nobody without any martial arts skills?"

  Nan Lingrui had originally intended to hold back, but after hearing Ye Qingran's words, the technique in his hand paused for a moment before continuing to receive the attack.

  The two of them exchanged another couple of moves in the blink of an eye, still fighting evenly matched.

  "If you don't believe me, then try it out for yourself!" Rong Jing glanced at Ye Qingyan with a slow and lazy tone.

  Just as the table was about to be overturned, Yun Shangyue immediately threw away the chicken leg in her hand and hugged the plate of lotus leaf smoked chicken in her arms. She shouted at the two men: "Right, you don't have to believe what this rascal says! I think it's nothing to be hungry, but looking at you two handsome men is something I'm very willing to appreciate!"

  Ye Qingran and Nan Lingrui simultaneously stopped, turned their heads to look at Rong Jing, seeing his harmless expression, but he had always been like this, whoever offended him would suffer greatly. Although he had lost all his martial arts skills, his wicked heart remained. Then they turned their heads to look at Yun Shuoyue, seeing her holding the lotus leaf smoked chicken with sparkling eyes looking at them. The two of them simultaneously shuddered, how could this fight not be stopped?

  "This little king spares your life for today!" After weighing the pros and cons, Ye Qingchu decided not to take the risk and withdrew her hand. She coldly warned Nan Lingrui with a thrown sentence. Being stripped naked and hung on the south city gate was not scary, what was scary was that this little girl seemed very interested.

  Nan Lingrui also withdrew his hand, and said with an air of elegance: "I'd like to try out the theory that Jing Shizi proposed, hanging it on the South City Gate. Hmm, surely all the ladies of Tian Sheng will go crazy for me. What a delightful prospect?"

  Yun Qian's mouth twitched slightly as he began to speak of romance, and Nan Lingrui was considered the most elegant in the world!

  "What a shameless thing!" Ye Qingyan snorted in disdain.

  Nan Lingrui picked up the folding fan still on the table, "slapped" it open, and smiled at Ye Qing with a gentle breeze. "Life is short, why not indulge in vain? Of course, it's timely pleasure!"

  "Hmm, makes sense!" Yun Qiu Yue picked up the chicken leg again and nodded while eating.

  Ye Qing stained coldly glared at Nan Lingrui, stretched out her hand to grab the lotus leaf smoked chicken in Yun Shuoyue's hand, "Little girl, it's not enough for you to monopolize it. Give me half!"

  Yun Qian's hands were tightly grasping the plate, unmoving. The lotus leaf smoked chicken was indeed delicious. She shook her head, "Don't eat anymore!"

  "No way!" Ye Qingyan also shook her head, holding on tight. Seeing Yun Shangyue's reluctant expression, she reminded him, "Have you forgotten? I even grilled fish for you to eat! Back then, the two of us shared a single fish..."

  "Alright...!" Yun Qian Yue reluctantly let go and handed it over to Ye Qing Ran.

  Rong Jing's chopsticks suddenly flew out, and when Ye Qingran and Yun Shuoyue were passing the lotus leaf smoked chicken dish, they "slapped" onto the plate with extreme cleverness, accuracy, and force. Ye Qingran's hand was numbed by the shock, the tray slipped from her hands, making a crisp "crack" sound, and both the plate and the chicken fell to the ground.

  The plate shattered into eight pieces, and the lotus leaf smoked chicken also rolled out of the plate and rolled twice on the ground.

  Ye Qingyan suddenly turned her head and glared at Rong Jing with anger in her eyes, "Weak beauty, what are you doing?"

  "Yes, what did you do to knock over the plate?" Yun Shangyue looked at the fallen lotus leaf smoked chicken with a pang of distress.

  "Sorry, I didn't mean to drop the chopsticks!" Rong Jing glanced at the two of them calmly and said indifferently.

  "How can you even let go of this? Who would believe it!" Ye Qingran clearly didn't trust him. He just didn't want him to get that chicken, don't think he didn't know. What surprised him was that this guy's martial arts skills were completely gone, but his accuracy was still intact, and the chopstick hit the bottom of the plate perfectly, he reacted too slowly to even grab it.

  Yun Qian Yue thought that this guy must be doing it on purpose. She glared at him, angrily saying: "A whole plate of chicken, I just ate two drumsticks. You're going to keep me company!"

  "Alright, I'll keep you company!" Rong Jing nodded and called out softly outside, "Bring two more plates of lotus leaf smoked chicken!"

  "Yes!" The shopkeeper outside didn't dare to approach the door, but stood guard at the stairs. Upon hearing this, he immediately responded and hurriedly ran down, disappearing from view in an instant.

  Rong Jing turned back to look at Yun Shang Yue and said, "Isn't this enough?"

  "Hmm!" Yun Qianyue hummed a sound, and that was the end of it.

  Yè Qīng Rǎn disliked it, "Why two dishes? One dish is enough for the two of us!"

  "Is that enough?" Rong Jing raised an eyebrow, glanced at Ye Qing Ran lightly and said casually: "You're enough, but someone else isn't! She can finish a whole plate by herself."

  "Right, right, I can finish a whole plate by myself, so I'll have two plates!" Yun Shallow Moon nodded.

  Yè qīng rǎn dùn shí méi le yán yǔ, kàn le dì shàng nà dǎ suì de pán zi hé gǔn luò de méi le jī tuǐ de xūn jī yī yǎn, liǎn sè yǒu xiē bù hǎo, àn nǎo zì jǐ méi fáng bèi zhè ge ruò měi rén lái zhè yī zhāo.

  "Don't worry, you can't finish a whole plate by yourself. We'll eat it together!" Nan Lingrui looked at the three of them for half a moment, smiled meaningfully, and turned to smile at Ye Qingran, whose face didn't look good.

  "Shut your mouth! Otherwise, I, Xiao Wang, will go all out and not eat if I have to beat you until you become a pig head." Ye Qing's fiery temper was all directed at Nan Lingrui.

  "After eating and drinking, you'll have the energy. Ben Taizi is thinking that tomorrow you will be competing with Rong Feng in martial arts, so today I won't bother you." Nan Lingrui looked at Ye Qianyan's listless appearance, fanning himself vigorously with his folding fan, and said with a smile.

  Ye Qing's voice turned cold and she no longer paid attention to Nan Lingrui.

  Yun Qianyue had already picked up her chopsticks and started eating. After a few bites, she frowned, "Not as delicious as the smoked chicken with lotus leaves!"

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing nodded, eating with his chopsticks at a moderate pace.

  Yun Qian Yue took another two bites and continued criticizing, "The dishes cooked by the old medicine man in your mansion are much more delicious!"

  "Uh-huh!" Rong Jing nodded again.

  "It's not just the taste that's far worse, but also the color of the dishes." Yun Qianyue continued to criticize while eating.

  "Uh-huh!" Rong Jing echoed, her voice warm and low. "Medicine Old's cooking isn't something that just anyone can enjoy. Even Zhao Mama in your estate's courtyard can't make Medicine Old's dishes and flavors. This Drunken Fragrance Pavilion's lotus leaf smoked chicken is still edible, but it's far inferior to Medicine Old's lotus leaf smoked chicken. So, if you want to eat well in the future, go find Medicine Old at Rong Wang Fu!"

  "Hmm, I think so too!" Yun Shang Yue thought to herself. Having been in this world for such a long time, although Zhao's mother's cooking was good, it still couldn't compare to Medicine Old Man's cooking. She found that her appetite had been spoiled by Rong Wang Fu's food these days. Since returning from Ling Tai Temple and moving into Rong Wang Fu, the food had always been to her liking.

  "You're already starving, just make do with this meal for now!" Rong Jing advised.

  "Alright!" Yun Qian Yue nodded.

  "Little girl, isn't it just food? I also have a cook in my mansion who makes very delicious dishes. Why go to his mansion to eat?" Ye Qingran was deceived by this heartless weak beauty and immediately said.

  "Huh? Really?" Yun Qianyue looked at Ye Qingran.

  "It's true, what would I lie to you for?" Ye Qingyan nodded immediately.

  "The chef in his mansion is from the imperial palace kitchen, so naturally the dishes are not bad. But Deqin Wangfu is adjacent to the Crown Prince's mansion, do you think you will go eat?" Rong Jing paused slightly with her chopsticks, continuing to act as if nothing was wrong, and put food into Yun Shangyue's plate instead of her own mouth, saying: "Besides, when it comes to cooking, Medicine Old is recognized as the best in the world, no one dares to be second."

  "Whatever!" Yun Qianyue shook her head as soon as she heard that the Xiaode Wangfu was actually adjacent to the Taizi Fu of Ye Tian.

  "Who says my mansion is next to the Crown Prince's? My mansion is next to the Prime Minister's and the General's!" Ye Qingran said immediately.

  "Isn't the Chancellor's mansion adjacent to the Crown Prince's mansion? It's just separated by one courtyard. What's the difference between being neighbors?" Rong Jingdao said.

  Yun Qian Yue's thoughts were immediately suppressed. She said to Ye Qing Ran, "In that case, I definitely won't go. Even if the cook in your household is better than Medicine Old Man, I still won't go eat there. And as for Ye Tian Jing, that annoying ghost, I don't want to see him again in this lifetime."

  "Or I'll send the cook from my mansion to yours?" Ye Qingran asked. Thinking this was feasible, who knew that this weak and beautiful person had an ulterior motive? This little girl loved to eat so much, he naturally couldn't let that weak and beautiful person have her way, running to the Rong Wang Mansion every day.

  "Really? Let me think about it." Yun Shangyue's eyes lit up.

  "Do you think it's possible? That chef was the best imperial chef during the previous emperor's time, but since Emperor De liked his cooking, the previous emperor gave him to Emperor De. Now that you've sent away the chef who cooked for half of Emperor De's life, it's strange if he doesn't kill you." Rong Jing reminded calmly.

  The night lightly tints the eyebrows.

  Rong Jing said to Yun Qianyue, "Killing that unfilial grandson is a small matter. The temper of the old king De Qin is as violent as yours, and it's even more violent than yours. If he charges into the Yun Wang Fu in a fit of rage to demand you hand over the person, do you think you can handle the old king De Qin?"

  Yun Qian Yue shivered and shook her head, "Forget it, I'd rather die than take it!"

  "Hmm, so you'd better not do what he wants. Whenever you want to eat something delicious, go to Rong Wang Fu and find Yao Lao. Yao Lao likes you very much, and will naturally grant your wishes. For example, Furong roasted fish, He Ye smoked chicken, Pearl Snow Ear, Drunken Fragrance Honey Duck..."

  Yun Qian's eyes widened as she swallowed her saliva, and with each dish name Rong Jing mentioned, she thought of another one. Suddenly, the dishes in front of her lost all flavor. She nodded vigorously, "I want to eat now!"

  "I think you must be exhausted today, and probably don't have the energy to go to Rong Wang Fu for dinner. I'll ask Yao Lao to prepare these dishes and send someone to deliver them to Yun Wang Fu tonight, how about that?" asked Rong Jing.

  "Good!" Yun Shallow Moon naturally agreed, not only agreeing but also smiling with joy, fearing that Rong Jing would regret it. She quickly took advantage of the situation and threw down her chopsticks, stretching out her hand to make a palm promise with him, "This is what you said! No backing out! Tonight I want to see these dishes being delivered! A slap on the palm as a vow, whoever backs out isn't a man!"

  "Ah! I said it! Whoever regrets it isn't a man!" Rong Jing nodded, put down his chopsticks, and lightly slapped palms with Yun Qianyue. The tactile sensation transmitted through the center of his palm made his eyes flicker slightly.

  Yun Shallow Moon withdrew her hand, picked up her chopsticks with a peace of mind and continued eating. She found the dishes in front of her were also delicious now. In the past, she never had picky eating habits, thinking that as long as she was full, it was fine. However, she didn't think so anymore. Since she was reborn to enjoy life, if not, it would be a waste of living again. She wanted to experience everything she hadn't enjoyed in her previous life. At the very least, when it came to food, she couldn't deprive herself. Who eats badly when there's good food?

  The night lightly dyed the scenery, and she couldn't say a single word.

  Rong Jing raised an eyebrow and said slowly, "Dye Xiao Wang Ye, it's better to leave the chef in your mansion for De Qin Lao Wang Ye. Otherwise, if you dare to send his chef away, your legs will soon be separated from your body."

  At night, Qing thought of De Wangye's ferocity and curled up the corners of her mouth. She felt that considering how much he loved and protected that cook, if that cook were gone, he wouldn't be able to eat anymore. What this weak and beautiful person said was indeed true. He couldn't refute it, but he didn't want to admit it either. With a hateful tone, he said: "This king will search the entire world, I don't believe I won't be able to find a cook for this little girl. You, this heartless weak and beautiful person, stop using this cook to plot against her!"

  "If you were to search the entire world for a chef who can surpass Old Medicine's culinary skills, it would surely shock the Emperor and the four old princes, as well as all the officials in the imperial court, and everyone under heaven would know about it. Congratulations, you and she would definitely make a big splash.

  As soon as Rong Jing finished speaking, he looked at Yun Shang Yue and asked softly, "Do you think this chef who has been found for you with such fanfare can settle down in your Cloud King's Manor? Moreover, even if that chef enters the Cloud King's Manor, with so many people watching him cook, would you still be able to eat his food?"

  Yun Shallow Moon immediately shook her head and said to Ye Qingran, "I appreciate your kindness, but I'm not that picky. Let's just forget it! Besides, after the Martial Arts Tournament, the Emperor wants me to attend classes at the Imperial Study with the princes and princesses, and I'll also be busy managing the Yun Wangfu household. I'll definitely be exhausted every day, and even if I wanted to run away to eat, I wouldn't have the energy!"

  The night air had a good color on her face, she nodded slightly, "Then let's not look for it anymore!"

  "Uh, don't look for it!" Yun Qianyue nodded firmly. Thinking that Ye Qingchen was indeed a laborer who stirred up trouble, she was afraid that she would have even more bad days ahead of her. First and foremost, she wouldn't be spared by De Qin's old king, and then there was the emperor. Her reputation was already grand enough; it was better to tuck in her tail and behave herself.

  Rong Jing didn't say another word and changed to a new pair of chopsticks, continuing to slowly savor his food.

  Nan Lingrui looked at the three of them, his gaze shifting from Ye Qingchen to Yun Qianyue and then to Rong Jing. Finally, he fixed Rong Jing with an extremely strange and reverent look, using a voice that only Rong Jing could hear: "Rong Jing, if I admired you three parts before, now I admire you ten parts."

  Rong Jing paused with his chopsticks, not looking at Nan Lingrui, his voice light and calm, "Alright!"

  Nan Lingrui's face twitched slightly, and the fan in his hand brushed back and forth rapidly. He felt that coming to Zui Xiang Lou today was absolutely right!

  The night was lightly colored with clouds, and the moon was shallow. He had already eaten his fill but couldn't help picking up his chopsticks. After eating just two mouthfuls, he suddenly thought of something and immediately asked: "Little girl, what happened to you at the Wushu Championship today?"

  "Huh? What's going on?" Yun Shangyue didn't even lift her head.

  "It's about you asking the Emperor for a royal marriage, I only heard about it after returning to the manor, and now it's all over the streets." Ye Qing Ran looked at Yun Qian Yue with a furrowed brow, her expression which had just calmed down was not good again, but more of it was puzzlement. She thought about how she suddenly asked the Emperor for a royal marriage to marry Rong Feng, this was really beyond expectation.

  "Hmm, you're saying that?" Yun Qianyue muttered while eating: "I think Rong Feng is great, good-looking, skilled in martial arts, and his character seems fine too. I think marrying him would be a good choice. If we don't seize this opportunity now, what if someone comes to propose to him tomorrow? Wouldn't I regret it so much that I'd hit the south wall?"

  "Is it just because of this? Are you going to let him have his way? Should we ask the Emperor for a royal decree to marry them off?" Ye Qingran couldn't accept it, "You've only met him once, right? The first time? How can you be so rash and decide to marry him just like that?"

  "Haven't you heard of love at first sight?" Yun Qianyue raised her head and glanced at Ye Qingran.

  "Yè Qīng rǎn méi tóu jiǎo chéng yī gēn má huā, "běn xiǎo wáng zěn me jiù méi kàn chū tā nǎ lǐ hǎo? bú jiù shì wǔ gōng bù cuò ma? wǒ wǔ gōng yě bù cuò ā, tā zhǎng de hǎo wǒ yě zhǎng bù cuò ā! nǐ zěn me jiù méi duì wǒ yī jiàn zhōng qíng?""

  Translation:

  Yè Qīng furrowed her brow into a single twisted strand, "How come Little King didn't see how great I am? Isn't it just that his martial arts skills are good? My martial arts skills aren't bad either! He looks good and I look good too! Why didn't you fall in love with me at first sight?"

  Pfft! Yun Qian Yue almost spat out the bamboo shoot that had just reached her lips, she swallowed it and finally stopped gesturing wildly with her index finger. Looking at Ye Qing Ran, she laboriously explained: "This love at first sight requires consideration of heaven, earth, man, and harmony. When I first saw you, I was being held at sword point by Ye Tian Xiang and was about to be taken into the heavenly prison, worried that my life would be over, how could I have had the mood for love at first sight? But seeing Rong Feng is different. At the time, he was on the high platform competing in martial arts, looking handsome and elegant, it's not strange that I fell in love with him at first sight!"

  "This is also acceptable, but when you saw the weak beauty at that time, no one was pointing a sword at you. He looks better than Rong Feng and has better martial arts skills than Rong Feng. How come you didn't fall in love with him at first sight?" Ye Qingran asked again.

  Her eyes sparkled as she gazed quietly at the shallow moonlit clouds, seemingly waiting for her response to Ye Qing's words.

  Nan Lingrui immediately regained her spirit, stopped fanning herself and stared at Yun Shangyue without blinking, waiting for her response.

  Yun Shallow Moon felt that this remark made her scalp numb, and under the gaze of three pairs of eyes, she recalled the scene when she first met Rong Jing. At that time, there was only one sentence in her mind: "A stranger on the road is like jade, a young master without equal." She covered her lips and coughed lightly, extremely calm and unruffled, saying: "At that time, he came out with an old eunuch accompanying him, and even used an umbrella to cover his face. I could only see half of his body. Do you think if it were you, what would you feel?"

  Rong Jing shifted his gaze, looked up at the roof, and for a moment, a strange color flashed across his face.

  Nan Lingrui stared at Yun Shangyue's facial expression for a moment, then continued to fan herself with the hand-held fan.

  Yè Qīng Rǎn got a reply from Yún Qiǎn Yuè that was satisfactory, and turned his head to face Róng Jǐng, letting out a snort of derision: "Still thought that women would be so captivated by you that they wouldn't be able to move their feet? Turns out it's not the case."

  Rong Jing glanced at Ye Qing with a lazy expression and said, "Do you think it's a good thing to be infatuated with her at first sight? She has no talent, no looks, doesn't understand music, chess, books, or paintings, can't write poetry or songs, is bad at needlework, and has a violent temper. She's also arrogant, disobedient, and does whatever she wants. She's lazy and gluttonous, and now that her martial arts skills are gone, there's nothing good about her from head to toe. Who would want someone like her?"

  Yun Shallow Moon rolled her eyes fiercely in her heart, resentfully thinking that she would definitely get married, and wanted to let him see if anyone wanted her, dazzling his aluminum alloy dog eyes.

  "Isn't this little girl better than you said?" Ye Qingran looked at Yun Qianyue, seeing that although she was not as stiff as a bone on the table, her chopsticks and mouth had not stopped moving, but her appearance was so lively and beautiful, it was unknown how many times more pleasing to the eye than the dignified and elegant young ladies, he didn't dare to agree with Rong Jing and said: "That's because you have a poor sense of beauty, I think this little girl is great!"

  "You were also fine when you first saw the number one beauty of Nanjiang." Rong Jing said.

  At night, a faint scent of ink, suddenly annoyed and hated, "How did Ben Xiao Wang know that she looked at a pure appearance, but her heart was so cruel. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have even stepped into the southern border."

  "It's clear that you're enjoying yourself, yet you pretend to be suffering. Is this what they mean by 'the hardest thing to bear is a beauty's favor'? I heard that the number one beauty of the southern border saved your life back then." Rong Jing glanced at Ye Qianyan, his gaze falling on the shopkeeper who had brought two plates of lotus leaf smoked chicken to the door. He reminded Yun Shangyue, who was staring at Ye Qianyan, "Your lotus leaf smoked chicken is here! Can you still eat?"

  "It's naturally edible!" Yun Qian Yue immediately turned her head towards the door. She thought to herself that originally, Ye Qing Ran and Nan Jiang's number one beauty had fallen in love because that number one beauty had saved him, he couldn't bear the beauty's kindness! Tsk tsk, another story of a beauty saving a hero, the hero being moved by it.

  "I was indeed saved by her, but didn't she also see who it was that harmed me? Besides her, who else was there?" Ye Qingran let out a cold hum, seemingly recalling past events, with some gritting of teeth.

  "It's still a story about a beauty setting up a trap and waiting for the hero to fall into it!" Yun Shuangyue muttered.

  Yè qīng rǎn yī shí méi tīng qīng, bù míng suǒ yǐ de kàn zhe yún qiǎn yuè, "xiǎo yā tou nǐ xī xū shén me ne?"

  Translation:

  "Yè Qīng Rǎn for a moment didn't hear clearly, looked at Yún Qiǎn Yuè with an unclear expression, 'Little girl what are you muttering about?'"

  "I said the lotus leaf smoked chicken is here!" Yun Shallow Moon saw the two plates of lotus leaf smoked chicken in the shopkeeper's hand and waved at him, "Hey, hurry up!"

  "Yes!" The shopkeeper hastily carried two plates of lotus leaf smoked chicken and quickly walked two steps to place them in front of Yun Shangyue. He turned his head to look at Rong Jing, asking respectfully, "Does the young master have any other instructions?"

  Rong Jing looked at Yun Qian Yue and asked, "What else do you want to eat?"

  "That's enough! I've had it!" Yun Qian Yue waved her hand.

  Rong Jing stopped speaking, and the shopkeeper's intuition retreated.

  "This one's for you!" Yun Qianyue handed one of the steamed lotus leaf chicken dishes to Ye Qingran, and placed the other in front of herself.

  Ye Qingran took over, this time without needing to be on guard or having anyone try to knock the plate out of his hand. He couldn't help but look at Rong Jing with a hint of disappointment, "How did your chopstick skills suddenly become so solid?"

  "Once one cannot be two, just now that chopstick was disobedient, but this chopstick is very obedient!" Rong Jingdao said.

  Ye Qing stained hummed and no longer paid attention to Rong Jing.

  Nan Lingrui put down the fan, quickly reached out and pulled a chicken leg from the plate stained with night ink, imitating Yun Shangyue's actions, and took a big bite. After two bites, he frowned and said: "This is not as delicious as the chef in my palace, Miss Shallow Moon, when are you going to Nanliang? I can invite you to taste it. The chef in my palace can make a dish of clear water mandarin fish, which is unique in the world. Mandarin fish is only produced in Nanliang and cannot be transported to Tiānshèng due to the long distance. Even if the medicine old man in Jing Shizi's mansion can cook, it's hard to cook without rice."

  "Uh, okay, when I'm in a good mood that day, I'll run to Nanliangliu for a lap and then go to your place to eat that clear water bass." Yun Shuangyue immediately nodded. Nan Lingrui was a big flirt, but at least he was more likable than Ye Qingtian.

  "Perch is poisonous." Rong Jing reminded Yun Qianyue, "You'd better learn to read and write properly, otherwise you might be poisoned to death without even knowing it."

  Yun Qian Yue shook her head and scolded Rong Jing, "The catfish only has a small amount of toxin, but it won't be fatal to humans. Although I don't read books and don't understand anything, I also know this. At least it's less poisonous than your venomous mouth."

  "You've never even eaten a pufferfish, how can you know whose poison is weaker, mine or the pufferfish's?" Rong Jing raised an eyebrow.

  Yun Shallow Moon's hand shook, and the plate she was holding almost flew out of her hand and smashed into Rong Jing's head. This bastard, this bastard... Was he telling others that she had eaten from his mouth? She glared at Rong Jing in anger, "I just ate sea bass, what about it?"

  "Oh! No wonder you knew its venom was less than mine! So you've had it before!" Rong Jing suddenly realized.

  Yun Shallow Moon almost choked with rage, her anger was no longer enough to express the hatred she felt at this moment. She suddenly stood up, staring dead at Rong Jing, "Do you want to die?"

  "Hey, you're too quick to anger. This is really not good for your health." Rong Jing ignored Yun Shang Yue's angry gaze and shook his head helplessly, "Just now, didn't you almost kill me? It's said that we can't let the Crown Prince watch the show for free, and now there's another person here to watch the show. Are you sure you want to reenact the scene from just now in front of the Crown Prince and King Xiao?" He paused, then added, "If you want to, I have no opinion!"

  "What's wrong with you two? What's going on? What play are you putting on?" Ye Qingran was indeed concerned, looking at the two of them. He felt that Rong Jing's words had underlying meaning, and Yun Qianyue was also overly agitated by his words, so he looked at Yun Qianyue's angry little face and asked.

  "Just in time, I've arrived at the perfect moment to catch a good show. Hmm, this is a once-in-a-lifetime sight, and now that I've seen it, I can die happy! The scenery of Shengzi and Miss Qianyue is truly breathtaking, leaving me, the crown prince, utterly impressed." Nan Lingrui stroked his chin, gazing at the two with an effortlessly charming smile that had turned slightly mischievous.

  Yun Qian took a deep breath, and then another, before suppressing her anger. She glared at Rong Jing with a warning gaze that was as red as fire. In an instant, she turned around and smiled warmly at Nan Lingrui, but her eyes were icy cold like a blade with huge thorns. "You'd better forget what just happened, otherwise, I don't mind making you an example!"

  Nan Lingrui immediately shut his mouth. The scene would have made Rong Jing say those words instead... He shivered with a chill.

  Yun Shallow Moon turned her head to look at Ye Qing Ran, and with a nonchalant wave of her hand, she said lightly: "Does this need to be said? It's obvious that this black-hearted beauty has a poisonous mouth and tongue. Let me ask you, for the two of us who know his true nature, even if we haven't eaten pufferfish before, we know it's not as toxic as his mouth. Just thinking about it, you should understand, right?"

  Ye Qingran had a feeling that something was off, as if he had arrived too late and missed something. He looked at Rong Jing, who seemed calm and collected, then at Yun Shangyue, whose expression was indifferent and unconcerned. In his heart, he thought that although this little girl looked easy to bully, she was actually tough and wouldn't suffer any losses. Thus, he dispelled his doubts and agreed with her words, nodding his head. "Not bad! You're right. I've had pike before, and it's true that it doesn't have the poisonous mouth of a weak beauty."

  Nan Lingrui looked at Ye Qingran with an eerie gaze for a while before turning his head away, as if he couldn't bear to look anymore.

  Yun Qian Yue thought, what a lovely child! How come she was beaten by the first beauty of Nanjiang? Does she still have any hope? As soon as a thought emerged in her mind, it was immediately dispelled. She recalled that the old emperor had randomly paired her with a partner at the Wu Zhuangyuan conference, and she had accidentally gotten into trouble with Rong Feng due to a momentary impulse. Now that she knew Rong Jing was Rong Feng's uncle, she already had a headache. She might as well think about how to deal with it! Ye Qing Ran should just give up on her fantasies.

  At the mention of Rong Feng, Yun Qian Yue lost her appetite. She put down her chopsticks and said listlessly: "I'm not eating anymore, let's go back to the manor!"

  "Aren't you going to eat anymore? Little girl, your plate of lotus leaf smoked chicken hasn't been touched yet!" Ye Qingran was taken aback.

  "I'm full, I've lost my appetite, I won't eat anymore. You can have it all!" Yun Shangyue waved her hand and walked away without hesitation, heading straight for the door.

  "Do you want to walk home? Wait, I'll send you back." Rong Jing also stood up and followed Yun Shangyue with a slow pace, his footsteps still having the usual calmness, not hurried or anxious, comfortable and elegant.

  "Hurry up!" Yun Shang Yue didn't even turn her head back, she had caused such a big commotion and didn't want to be stared at all the way back to the Cloud King's Manor, it was safer to take a carriage.

  "Hmm!" Rong Jing responded with a murmur, and the two of them quickly exited the room, descending the stairs in an instant.

  Ye Qing watched the two leave in a daze, then turned to ask Nan Lingrui, "I didn't say anything wrong, did I? Why is Xiao Jie suddenly looking so downcast?"

  Nan Lingrui withdrew her gaze from the doorway, shaking her folding fan. "It's said that she asked the Emperor for a marriage decree to marry Rong Feng today, but the Emperor didn't agree. Now you've brought up her sore spot, so naturally she wouldn't be feeling comfortable. I suppose now she's thinking of how to get the Emperor to agree to let her marry Rong Feng!"

  "Is that so?" Ye Qing's eyebrows shot up, and she frowned. "What's so good about Rong Feng? You've only met her once, and you're already won over by her? Are you really going to marry no one else?"

  "This crown prince doesn't know anything! You'd better go ask Rong Feng. Ask him what made her change her attitude." Nan Lingrui stood up and walked out, throwing back a sentence: "I'm going to Cloud King's mansion for a visit, it's been so many days since I arrived in Tian Sheng and I haven't paid respects to Old Master Yun yet! You eat slowly by yourself!"

  Before the words had fallen, people were already following Rong Jing and Yun Shang down the stairs.

  Ye Qingran sat at the table, frowning in thought. He had been thinking for half a day and couldn't figure out why Rong Wangyu liked that little girl so much. He stood up, thinking that Nan Lingrui was right, he would go to the Rong Wangfu now to ask Rong Wangyu clearly. They couldn't let the little girl's momentary infatuation lead to chaos!

  Ye Qing hastily walked down the stairs, and the figures of Rong Jing, Yun Qian Yue, and Nan Ling Rui had already disappeared from view downstairs. He hurriedly chased after them. Before he even reached the door, the shopkeeper called out to him, "Young Master Wang, please wait!"

  "What's wrong?" Ye Qingran stopped in her tracks despite her haste.

  "Back to Young Master Wang, Jing Shizi instructed when he left that the last person to come out would settle the bill, which is a total of 1,812 taels of silver." The shopkeeper said respectfully, bowing his head.

  He reached into his chest and pulled out a handful, which was slightly more than Nan Lingrui's, but only a few dozen taels of silver. He shook it out and handed it to the shopkeeper with a dark face, saying through gritted teeth: "First give you these, go back to my mansion to get it!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, his figure flashed and drifted out of the Drunken Fragrance Building.

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