The Capital Rhapsody 41: The Wind and Moon Young Master

  The Wind and Moon Young Master

  After seeing Ye Ying off, everything that needed to be done had been taken care of. Ye Li then ignored the complex and unpredictable gazes of the crowd, feeling very good as she swung her sleeves and returned to Qing Yi Xuan.

  As soon as she stepped into the study, Ye Li's footsteps paused for a moment before she turned around and instructed, "Qing Luan, stay behind to attend to me. Everyone else can go down and rest." Although Qing Feng and the others were somewhat perplexed, they also knew that Ye Li had always disliked having too many people in front of her, so they assumed there was something she needed to instruct Qing Luan privately. They bowed and retreated. Qing Luan stood quietly by the door, waiting for Miss's instructions. Ye Li walked over to the window and stopped, her gaze sweeping around the study before finally landing on the thin curtain that separated the inner and outer rooms. She asked softly, "Still not coming out?"

  The study was quiet, but Qing Luan's hands had already grasped two cold and sharp short stabs. The gentle and harmless eyes also had a hint of fierce killing intent.

  After waiting for a moment, seeing that there was still no movement, Ye Li frowned slightly. The object in his hand, about the size of a pigeon egg, flew towards the direction of the window screen. A thick white smoke rose up, and in an instant, a figure emerged from the smoke and rushed towards Ye Li, but just as he was about to reach the window, he suddenly fell to the ground, with a cold short blade pressed against his back. However, there was no sign of Ye Li in front of him, and somehow, Ye Li had already moved to stand several feet away from him.

  "I really didn't expect Miss Ye San to be so skilled. I admit defeat." The man smiled wryly, and helplessly relaxed his limp body, falling to the ground.

  Ye Li's expression remained unchanged. "Compared to you, I'm still far behind. However, after last night's strange encounter, I think it's necessary to make some preparations."

  The man raised an eyebrow, seemingly not caring that his back was still being pressed against something, and smiled at Ye Lian: "Do you know it was me last night? Could it be... that you're still thinking about what happened last night?" Even if she didn't want to admit it, Ye Lian had to acknowledge that the man in front of her was extremely handsome, with a different air about him than Feng Zhiyao's carefree and elegant demeanor. His eyebrows seemed to hold a hint of evil intentions and deliberate ambiguity. Any ordinary woman would have been either angry or embarrassed, blushing bright red and covering their face. Unfortunately, Ye Lian didn't fall into that category. "I think you should be focusing on something else right now... the thing behind your back. Trust me, if you add just a bit more force in that spot, I guarantee you'll be bedridden for the rest of your life." As if to prove Ye Lian's words, the sharp spikes behind him shifted forward, sending a wave of intense pain through his entire body. The man's expression changed slightly, and he forced a smile: "Miss Ye wouldn't be thinking of killing me to silence me, would you?"

  Ye Li shook her head, and a bright smile appeared on her delicate face. However, it made the man on the ground feel a chill down his spine. "Killing people to silence them isn't something a noble lady like you should do. So, I plan to hand you over. I've heard many people are looking for you. Tell me, should I give you to King Ding or King Li?"

  The man looked at Ye Li with a bitter face, begging for mercy. If he fell into Ding Wang's hands, he would definitely be crippled, and if he fell into Li Wang's hands, Li Wang would also take his life because of the person standing in front of him now threatening him. "Third Miss, I'm just doing my job for the money. Besides, I've helped you before, can't you spare my life?" Ye Li turned around, found a comfortable chair to sit down, and smiled, asking: "Were you helping me? Or was it that Mo Jing Lei offended you and you wanted to teach him a lesson?"

  Unable to beg for mercy, the man could only wipe the smile off his face and said seriously: "Consider it a favor I owe Miss Three, how's that?"

  Ye Li supported her chin, smiling lazily: "This... the human feelings of Qingfeng Mingyue Tower's Fengyue Gongzi, even if you dare to owe, I wouldn't dare let you repay." Qingfeng Mingyue Tower, the number one brothel in the world. Fengyue Gongzi Han Mingyue, a notorious flower thief known throughout the land. Getting entangled with him was equivalent to having one's reputation completely ruined.

  The man's face completely changed, staring at Ye Lian: "My jade pendant is in your hands?" There are only a few people in the world who know that Fengyue Gongzi and Qingfeng Mingyuelou Zhu are the same person. "I didn't know that Ye San Niangzi from Shangshu Fu, the future Dingguo Wangfei, had such means." It's not easy to take the jade pendant from him without making a sound. Han Mingyue suspected that she hadn't chosen a good day to come to the capital this time. Originally, it was just a whim to help Li Wang catch a little girl for fun, but she didn't expect that this seemingly harmless young lady from a wealthy family would be a poisonous flower. She thought she could play with Li Wang, who looked down on her, but ended up getting played herself. Less than half an hour after leaving the forest, she discovered that she was being tracked, and within two hours, the original group of people became two groups. By dawn, even Mo Jingli's people had joined in.

  Ye Li smiled but didn't speak, patiently looking at the handsome man in front of her. Finally, Han Mingyue helplessly raised his hand to admit defeat and said: "Miss Ye, what do you want me to do to let you spare my life?"

  "When necessary, lend me the intelligence network of Qingfeng Mingyuelou." Ye Li proposed her own conditions.

  Han Mingyue's eyes flashed, "I don't understand what Miss Ye means."

  "The pleasure house and wine shop, the largest gathering place for information. I guess... Tianyi Pavilion has a good relationship with you, right?" Tianyi Pavilion, the most mysterious intelligence organization in Da Chu, made a living by selling information. However, its secretive actions had caused many people who wanted to find it to return empty-handed. "Young Master Han can get up now, if I'm not mistaken, the effect of the medicine should have worn off." Ye Li looked at the person still lying on the ground with a helpless expression and reminded him indifferently. Han Mingyue didn't show any embarrassment at being seen through, he got up calmly, patted the nonexistent dust off his clothes, and bowed to Ye Li: "Miss Ye is truly perceptive, it's astonishing." A woman from a deep boudoir could actually infer the relationship between Qingfeng Mingyuelou and Tianyi Pavilion, it was indeed surprising. "The jade pendant will be given to Miss Ye. If Miss Ye needs anything, just send someone with the jade pendant to find me and it'll be done. I believe that with Miss Ye's abilities, you should know where to find me."

  Ye Li didn't stand on ceremony either and nodded: "Thank you so much. I will ask Ding Wang to exchange a gift for the one from the Lei Wang's manor."

  Han Mingyue smiled wryly and looked at Ye Lian, "Aren't you afraid I'll go back on my word?"

  Ye Li smiled faintly, "Unless you want the whole world to know about the relationship between Fengyue Gongzi and Qingfeng Mingyuelou as well as Tianyi Pavilion. Slow down, I won't see you off."

  "Goodbye."

  Qing Luan retracted her short spear and watched as Han Mingyue left from the window, furrowing her brow in puzzlement: "Miss, are you just going to let him leave like that?"

  Ye Li stood up and walked to the window, staring at the place where Han Mingyue's figure disappeared. "Do you really think he is the master of Qingfeng Mingyuelou?"

  "Isn't it?"

  Ye Li played with the jade pendant in her hand, "I guess not. But it must be related to the real Han Mingyue. It's not worth offending Han Mingyue for him."

  "Miss Ye is indeed clever." A teasing voice with a lazy smile came from outside, and Ye Li raised her head to look at Feng Zhiyao, who was leaning against the eaves of the house. "Feng Gongzi, it's not gentlemanly to come uninvited." Feng Zhiyao swung his folding fan with an air of nonchalance, as if he were standing in a grand hall rather than outside a young lady's boudoir. "Miss Ye's skills and vision are truly impressive, making me, Feng San, feel inferior. It's not easy to take advantage of Han Mingyue." Ye Li smiled lightly: "I never take advantage of others, and I believe Master Han would think the same way. But Feng San Gongzi's lightness skill, which allows him to enter and exit the Prime Minister's mansion as if no one is around, is almost comparable to that of the Wind and Moon Master."

  Feng Zhi Yao's forehead twitched slightly as she struggled to maintain her elegant demeanor, "Your Majesty requests the presence of Miss Ye San at the wedding ceremony of King Lei."

  Ye Li raised an eyebrow, "Will the Emperor attend such a scene?" She remembered that since Mo Xiuyao's incident, he had not appeared in public again.

  Feng Zhi Yao smiled and said: "This was a sudden decision, originally there were no such plans. It's said that it was only decided this morning, I believe it won't disappoint Third Miss."

  Ye Li blinked and immediately understood Feng Zhiyao's implicit meaning, nodding with a smile: "Thanks to Third Master Feng for passing on the message."

  "The three humble ones await your great presence."

  Digression

  The wedding ceremony continues in the next chapter~