Volume 1 Chapter 12: Laughing at the Prosperous Splendor

  As soon as she came out of the scenic garden, Li Yun saw her personal maid Cai Lian waiting there with her head lowered.

  Cai Lian's forehead was already bandaged, with a colored ribbon covering the bruised area. If you didn't look closely, you couldn't tell she had been injured. Her face was also washed very clean, her complexion pale. At this moment, standing there, she was constantly anxiously looking over here, and when she saw her come out, she immediately felt happy, hastily stepped forward, looked her up and down, and choked back a sob as she softly called out, "Miss..."

  It seemed like he wanted to say something, but when he saw Ye Qianying standing beside Yexing Lie, he immediately stopped talking and took a step back, bowing his head respectfully, "Your humble servant has seen the young prince!"

  "Hmm!" Ye Qing nodded slightly, glanced at Cai Lian, and her gaze fell on her forehead, smiling playfully.

  Li Yun's heart warmed up, and Cai Lian was apparently worried about the news that she had almost been locked up in the Ministry of Punishment. She nodded and asked softly: "I'm fine, has your forehead healed?"

  Cai Lian was taken aback, when had the young lady ever cared about her? She immediately nodded, somewhat flattered and said: "Yes, miss, I've already applied medicine, you're fine." After a pause, she glanced at Ye Qingran, hesitated for a moment, then whispered: "I heard about what happened in Guanjing Garden, I was worried that something would happen to you, miss, so I secretly found someone to send word back to the Yunwang Fu..."

  "En! Transmitted, then transmitted. Nothing!" Li Yun nodded and said, "If this little girl hadn't sent the letter back to the Cloud King's Mansion for help after such a big thing happened, that would be abnormal. Now it seems that she was spared by the Fourth Prince earlier, which is correct, she is a grateful person. Her footsteps didn't stop as she said, "Let's go! Leave the palace!"

  "Yes!" Cai Lian took a step back and followed behind Li Yun.

  Li Yun's heart, which had just relaxed a little, began to feel slightly tense and pressured again. Although she had managed to muddle through in the imperial palace, it was uncertain what kind of situation awaited her at the Yun Wang Fu, or whether she could continue to deceive everyone with her fake identity. After all, that was the home of the original owner of this body, where there were people most familiar with her.

  Along the way, the palace maids and eunuchs saw Ye Qingran and Li Yun walking together, all of them bowing their heads in greeting from a distance, each person trembling with fear, compared to when she walked with the Fourth Prince, they were many times more respectful. Li Yun glanced at the person beside her, thinking that he must have done something evil in the past, everyone was afraid of him like a mouse seeing a cat.

  "It feels great to be feared by everyone! Moon sister, don't you think?" Ye Qingran suddenly turned her head and smiled, asking Li Yun.

  Li Yun's mouth twitched slightly, and she was speechless.

  The night was lightly dyed and no longer spoke, but his expression was triumphant, and the little tune hummed even more happily.

  Cai Lian followed behind the two, looking at them walking side by side, thinking that if Miss didn't like the Crown Prince, it would be better. Although Xiao Wangye was a little demon king, he seemed to be good to Miss. But could Miss really not like the Crown Prince? In the future, Miss will enter the palace and become the Empress, and the Crown Prince will also ascend to the throne, who else can she like if she doesn't like the Crown Prince?

  Yè qīng rǎn zài wèi kāi kǒu shuō huà.

  Translation: Ye Qingran still hadn't spoken up yet.

  Li Yun naturally had nothing to say, and casually looked around the palace. After walking through it once, she had a general idea of the layout, scenery, and roads within the palace. Thinking that this Tian Sheng Dynasty must be quite prosperous, one could tell just by looking at the palace.

  Three people in a row quickly left the palace gate.

  Many carriages, either luxurious or elegant, were parked at the palace gate, with finely dressed servants and guards standing in front of each one. Each carriage had a sign bearing the emblem of a different noble house, clearly indicating that they belonged to the families of the nobles. Among them was a carriage that was entirely black, with black horses, a black carriage, and only one guard standing in front, who was also dressed in black. There was no sign on this carriage, so it was unclear which noble house it belonged to. However, compared to the other carriages and their retinue of servants and guards, it stood out quite conspicuously.

  Although the carriages around were crowded, they all kept a uniform distance of one zhang from that carriage. Although this situation was subtle, it could be seen that the owner of this carriage must have had an extraordinary identity, otherwise, he would not have made everyone feel respectful towards a single carriage.

  "If you can't bear to see the light of day, then don't come out. It's uncomfortable for people to look at." Ye Qingran also saw the horse carriage, furrowed her brow and muttered a sentence.

  His voice was small, but Li Yun still heard it clearly. She didn't dare ask more questions to avoid revealing her ignorance, as everyone else seemed to know something she didn't, which would be too strange. Anyway, she would find out sooner or later. She shifted her gaze away from the horse carriage and looked for the Cloud King's carriage. After searching around, she didn't see any carriages with the Cloud King's emblem on them, so she turned back to Cai Lian.

  "Miss, your horse is over there!" Cai Lian immediately stepped forward and pointed to a sorrel horse not far away.

  Li Yun looked in the direction of Cai Lian's pointing finger, and saw a sorrel horse with a shiny coat tied to a wooden stake. The horse looked spirited, its saddle was made entirely of gold, and under the sunlight, it sparkled like stars, very eye-catching. There were colorful bells, ribbons, and various small ornaments hanging from the horse's head.

  No wonder she couldn't find her own carriage, it turned out that she came riding a horse. But isn't this horse tired with so many things hanging on it? The aesthetic level of the owner of this body is really not to be admired. This horse is also too pitiful.

  Yu Guang swept a glance at the various officials' families, who were looking over with mocking expressions. No wonder this body wasn't suited for worldly life! All the ladies from good families would cover their faces when going out, ride in carriages, and strictly follow the etiquette of women staying indoors. But the owner of this body rode horses when going out, didn't cover her face, was so showy, and disregarded worldly conventions - it was just too unconventional.

  However, she did like it! Especially when she saw this horse, she liked it even more. Being ambiguous and evasive was really not her style.

  Li Yun's mouth slightly hooked, turned his head to look at Ye Qingran, also didn't see the horse carriage of De Qin Wangfu.

  "My horse is over there!" Ye Qianyan pointed with her hand.

  Li Yun looked down at the horse tied not far from her own crimson horse, and saw that it was a tall and majestic black horse with no ornaments on its head except for a simple saddle. She admired its simplicity and thought to herself that this was what a true mount should be like!

  "It seems like Moon likes your horse a lot, how about we exchange them?" Ye Qingran asked with a smile after seeing Li Yun's eyes linger.

  Li Yun shook her head, "A gentleman does not take away what others love. Never mind."

  "What a wonderful phrase, 'a gentleman does not take away what others love.' When Moon Sister says it, and I hear it, how much more is there to ponder! Haha......" Ye Qingran was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing.

  Li Yun felt a chill in her heart. The master of this body, Yun Qianyue, and the one beside him, Xiao Wangye, were not gentlemen who would not take what others liked. Just looking at their past behavior could tell you that. When she saw Ye Qingxuan laughing loudly, a hint of embarrassment flashed across his face, and he solemnly suggested to him: "Laughing too much is bad for you, it can make people age prematurely."

  The night air was filled with a sudden silence, and I stood there with my mouth agape, unable to laugh or not laugh.

  Li Yun saw him eating, and this time he was satisfied. Smiling at him, he said: "You go first! Since Jing Shizi sent Lu Gonggong to pass on the message, the Emperor also knows, how can I not wait? Wouldn't that be disobeying the imperial order? I'll just wait here for a moment and leave with him together."

  He clenched his teeth and thought for a moment, feeling embarrassed again. But when he tried to smile once more, it was impossible. His mouth opened and closed in a half-response, and he saw Li Yun looking at him with an amused expression. Suddenly annoyed, he rapped her on the head and laughed, scolding: "You little girl, how come I didn't notice that after seven years you've become even more mischievous? Laughing too much can make people age prematurely? How come I've never heard of it?"

  Li Yun didn't dodge, and was hit squarely on the head. Although it didn't hurt, she had never been treated like a child before, so her face turned red with embarrassment. "Just because you're not growing up doesn't mean others aren't either! What's with all this physical contact? Laughing too much is originally easy to make people age."

  The last sentence was said with a straight face. Laughing too much will get you more wrinkles. More wrinkles, doesn't that make you look old? She wasn't wrong though. But saying this to the ancients is probably like playing the lute to a cow. She sighed and got a headache, after all, this is ancient times!

  "Alright, you're right. Let's go, what are we waiting for? The Emperor will not blame you even if he finds out I took you away. Besides, how many times have you done things that would get you in trouble with the Emperor? If he were to blame you for everything, you'd be dead a thousand times over by now." Ye Qingran reached out and pulled Li Yun towards the two horses tied to the wooden stake.

  Li Yun thought about it and decided not to wait any longer. Anyway, someone would accompany her back to the Yun Wang Fu, so she was a bit bolder. Whether the person accompanying her back was Jing Shizi or Ran Xiao Wangye, they were both great Buddhas, no different from each other.