Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife Chapter 390

~ THE IMPORTANCE OF MARRYING A VIRTUOUS WIFE ~ 

Mu Yunyao took a wooden box from Jin Lan’s hands. After opening it, she took out a longevity lock made of pure gold. It was worn with gold chains, engraved with Kirin patterns on one side and engraved words on the other, and wrote: long life and wealth.

“It should have been given to Brother Zhiwen when he was a hundred old. But at that time, Mother and Father had already brought my younger brother to the Capital. Today, I finally have a chance to make up for it.”

Lady Jin took the longevity lock and put it on the child on the spot. “Alright, Yao’er is very considerate.”

Seeing that Lady Jin’s eyes were red, Mu Yunyao couldn’t help but sigh secretly when she thought about what she’d seen before. It seemed that after her adoptive mother returned to the Capital, her days would be much more difficult than in Jingling City.

Lady Jin urged the wet nurse to carry the child out and then pulled Mu Yunyao into the room to talk.

“The strength of a child’s neck is weak. Just put on that longevity lock for a short while, then take it off. You can’t keep it hanging onall the time.”

The wet nurse quickly answered, “Yes, Miss.”

Only then did Mu Yunyao follow Lady Jin back to her room. “I can see that Mother’s expression is a little haggard. What has happened in residence these few days?”

Lady Jin sighed. “Don’t mention it. Only now do I know that there are some relatives who are not even as good as strangers. Yao’er, did you come this time because someone from the Imperial Court was playing with you?”

“Mother knows about this news too. I didn’t expect it to spread so fast.”

Lady Jin’s complexion was even worse: “Speaking of which, I’m ashamed to say that it was my father who came to the emperor to play you. Just now, he was in the front courtyard distinguish this matter with your father. I wonder if he’s left yet?”

Yin Hong brought the tea in. Upon hearing Lady Jin’s words, she hurriedly replied, “This servant just went to fetch Miss. I just happened to meet the Old Master Jin when I was entering the residence.”

Lady Jin hurriedly asked: “What a coincidence. Yao’er, did he make things difficult and embarrass you?”

“There was no embarrassment. He just said a few words. Mother, you don’t need to worry.”

Lady Jin breathed a sigh of relief, reached out her hand, and rubbed her head, looking extremely headache:

“Then that’s good. I’m now scared by the Jin family, and I’m not afraid of your jokes. If it wasn’t for my filial piety, I would have cut off all ties with the Jin family.”

After coming to the Capital, the Jin family came knocked on the door repeatedly to torment her. Previously, she was still resentful due to being persecuted by the Jin family. After several twists and turns, she completely shattered her family’s affection and had completely broken up her relationship with her family. But now that she thought about it, she only felt a chill in her heart.

“Mother, you don’t need to be so troubled. I don’t want to see sick people and thank them behind closed doors.”

“How could it be that easy? Every day they come to the residence, it’s either my father or mother. As a younger generation, if I were to shut them out, I am afraid I will be stabbed in the back. If I knew it would turn out like this, it would rather be free in Jingling City.”

Mu Yunyao smiled and said, “How can we lock our elders out? Welcome in respectfully, and politely send them out. Let the servants entertain them well.”

Lady Jin was stunned for a moment before a joyous look flashed in her eyes. “Look at me. I didn’t even think of such a simple method. Thanks to your reminder, I’ll do it when the Jin family comes back.” To be respectful and polite to the elders in front of outsiders. But don’t meet them in person inside the residence, and only let the servants entertain them. Even if the Jin family tell the truth that she and Cao Yunnian were unfilial, someone would have to believe them first.

Seeing that Lady Jin wasn’t as worried as before, Mu Yunyao started to talk about her purpose to visit. “Actually, the main reason I’m here this time is to ask Mother for help.”

“You said it. If I can do it, I will do my best to help.”

Lady Jin nodded her head happily. Earlier, she had already thought of taking care of Yunyao, but unfortunately, the Su family was in the highest position. As a fourth rank official’s wife, she could not help and could only wait on the side. Fortunately, Yunyao had her own ideas and didn’t let anyone bully her.

“Before, I was invited to the Palace and punished by the Emperor to kneel for more than half an hour because someone played with me. Fortunately, the Emperor was very clear and knew that I was wrongly accused. Thus, he agreed that I should teach people embroidery needle techniques in the Capital. As my abilities were limited, the first thing I thought of was Mother. I didn’t know if Mother might spare her hand and would be willing to help me complete this matter.”

Lady Jin couldn’t help but stare with wide eyes, “Yunyao …. you .... Are you telling the truth? “

“Of course, it’s true. The Imperial Decree has already been passed down. Didn’t Mother hear about it?”

“That’s not true. You’re not asking me for help, but it’s clear that you want me to take great credit for nothing. Yao’er … … I ... I really don’t know how to thank you.” Previously in Jingling City, she had repeatedly received Mu Yunyao’s help, which made her go smoothly step by step at a time to this day. Unexpectedly, when she came to the Capital, she had even changed hands to give himself such a great credit. This was something so many people couldn’t even ask for.

Mu Yunyao smiled and said, “A family doesn’t speak of two lines. But, what Mother said made it seem like she was speaking to outsiders.”

“Okay, I won’t say it, I won’t say it. I’ve already ordered people to prepare some food. You must accompany me to eat before leaving.”

“Alright then. I also miss the snacks at Mother’s residence too.”

After eating this meal, Lady Jin felt an unprecedented sense of comfort. After dinner, Mu Yunyao went to the front yard to pay her respects to Cao Yunnian before she got up and took her leave. Lady Jin walked her to the entrance before going back to discuss what to do next with Cao Yunnian.

When Mu Yunyao came out of the Cao family’s residence, the news Ni Yun Fang would teach embroidery needle techniques in the Capital was officially announced. Many people crowded around the entrance of Ni Yun Fang, inquiring about the authenticity of this matter.

 
Cai Yi got someone to carry over ten screens and put them one by one at the door of Ni Yun Fang. “Dear folks, the owner has instructed us to teach the embroidery needle techniques in the Capital, and she has also taught us several of these new techniques. These techniques are newly developed by the owner and have never been touched anywhere else. The embroidery needle technique used on these ten screens will include all the techniques to be imparted in the future. Ni Yun Fang needs many embroidery ladies, and as long as you all master the embroidery needle technique, you can come to Ni Yun Fang to work. Each month, you’ll earn five taels of silver. Each time you make a piece of clothing, you’ll be rewarded with five taels of silver....”

This news was even more sensational than the spread of the embroidery needle technique. The commoners, especially the women, were wild with joy. Five taels of silver every month and another five taels of silver if they made a piece of clothing. As long as they mastered the embroidery needle technique, they would be able to live their entire lives.

The commoners could only cheer and applaud, but the various residences that received the news had complicated feelings.

Of course, the most enviable one was Cao Yunniang, whose reputation was well-known before this. A local official in Jingling City was praised by the Emperor. His wife sincerely worships the Emperor when celebrating his birthday and attracted colorful butterflies. Because of this, he was promoted to the envoy of salt transportation.

After that, his wife got acquainted with Mu Yunyao, sp the credit was given to him for nothing. With the help of spreading the embroidery needle technique in Jingling City, he was promoted to the Capital in one fell swoop.

They had originally thought that this would be the end of things once he arrived in the Capital. Who would have thought that he would have a great opportunity to present himself at the door? If they knew that the Jin family’s daughter was so prosperous, they must come to the door early to ask for marriage. These officials paid particular attention to getting married and being virtuous men. With the help of a virtuous wife like Lady Jin, they can spare 20 years of struggle.

Mu Yunyao had just returned to the Su family’s residence when she saw Wen Mama, who was waiting for her at the door.

 
“This servant has seen Miss. The Old Madam has some matters to discuss with Miss and would like to invite you to go to Ninghe Garden.”

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~ I THINK HE MUST BE A RARE KIND PERSON ~ 

Not long after Mu Yunyao left the Palace, the Emperor sent a decree to the Su family residence. The contents were precisely what Mu Yunyao had requested from the Palace, allowing her to teach the embroidery needle technique in the Capital.

After setting up the incense table and saluting, Mu Yunyao respectfully received the Imperial Decree: “Thank you for your trouble, Eunuch. Please come to the parlor to drink tea.”

“Miss Mu is too courteous. After the Imperial Decree is passed on, this servant must return to the Palace to report.” The Eunuch in front of her was exceptionally courteous. The news spread the fastest within the Palace. This Miss Mu had received a reward from the Emperor, so everyone in the back would know about it.

Jin Lan hurriedly stepped forward and handed over the silver pouch. The Eunuch who delivered the decree received it with a smile, then politely took his leave.

The Eldest Madam, who had received the decree with her, looked very upset. Two days ago, she pushed out the woman taught by Su Yuyi according to the plan and asked her to replace the reputation of the Moon Palace Fairy. Unfortunately, the effect it had was not satisfactory.

Almost all the people who had forgotten the matter remembered the amazing dance on the platform in front of Huan Cai Pavilion that day. Many people compared the Moon Palace Fairy to the fairy from Ni Yun Fang’s opening times. They were all almost fighting over whose dance was more beautiful.

Some poor scholars made a living by drawing pictures of the beauties of the two fairies, and it was said that they were earning quite a bit of money every day. But recently, the dispute over the title of the first beauty of the two fairies had only intensified. The scholars had to be extra careful when drawing the picture. If they accidentally draw ugly, they would make a fool of themselves, and their signboard will be smashed directly onto the ground.

Mu Yunyao didn’t pay any attention to the Eldest Madam. After she paid her respects to the Imperial Decree, she called Jin Lan and the others over. She then carefully discussed with them the matter of teaching the embroidery needle technique.

She learned a lot from the previous spread of the embroidery needle technique. The first spread was in Jingling City, and Lady Jin had greatly helped. Later, she used Caiyue Pavilion to spread the embroidery needle technique throughout Jiangnan. In fact, there were already many people in the Capital who had mastered the embroidery techniques of Ni Yun Fang. After all, the Caiyue Pavilion was also in the Capital previously, and they also taught many people for a short time. But it was only halfway through, and then it was shut down by the Emperor.

After hearing Mu Yunyao’s words, Jin Lan was slightly surprised. “Miss, are you going to make all the embroidery needle techniques public?”

When she taught embroidery needle techniques before, Mu Yunyao had more or less retained some technique. For example, the embroidery of some patterns in Ni Yun Fang was much more beautiful than the others, which is the credit to these techniques.

Mu Yunyao nodded, “That’s right.” Caiyue Pavilion had already paved the way before, so she needed to teach some new things in order to make Ni Yun Fang have a better reputation than Caiyu Pavillion. She had retained some embroidery techniques at the beginning in order to teach them in the Capital. Since this was under the feet of the Emperor, so it naturally must be treated differently from other places.

“Miss, if there’s anything this servant can do, please instruct me.”

“I want to visit my adoptive mother tomorrow, and I’ll have to ask her for more help with this matter.”

“It was Lady Jin who presided over the propagation of the embroidery needle technique in Jingling City. With the help of the previous experiences, things will be much smoother this time.”

The Cao family’s residence was quite a distance away. After circling around two streets, it took them less than half an hour to arrive. Just as the carriage came to a stop, Yin Hong walked over quickly, “This servant greets Miss.”

Mu Yunyao got out of the carriage and couldn’t help but reveal a wisp of a smile when she saw Yin Hong. “Yin Hong, I haven’t seen you for a long time. Is everything alright?”

Yin Hong smiled and sighed. She felt Mu Yunyao’s usual attitude and felt sour in her heart, “In reply to Miss, everything is fine. I thank Miss for your concern. Madam has been very happy after receiving Miss’s letter. She got up early this morning and waited in the house. Please come in, Miss.”

Mu Yunyao followed Yin Hong inside. Just as she arrived at the residence’s entrance, she saw an old man walking out from within.

When the old man saw Mu Yunyao, he immediately stopped his steps. Frowning, he scanned her from head to toe. His eyes were filled with a picky expression. He then coldly snorted and said with his hands behind his back, “What, don’t you know to salute when you see your elders?”

Yin Hong’s expression changed as she whispered, “Miss, this is Master’s father-in-law, Lord Jin.”

Mu Yunyao raised her eyes and slightly took two steps forward before curtsying. “Greetings to the Old Master Jin.”

“Humph, disrespectful, don’t abide by etiquette, and only uses some tricks to gain fame and win back the hearts of the people. Such actions are truly unworthy of entering the Jin family’s territory!”

Mu Yunyao’s heart skipped a beat. She came to the Cao family this time to ask for Lady Jin’s help to teach embroidery needle techniques. She also wanted to find out who was in the court play with her through Cao Yunnian. However, she didn’t expect that before she had even seen Lady Jin, the second question had already been solved, “Old Master Jin, your cheeks are red. Your eyebrows and brow bone also has a scarlet tint. With a single glance, one can tell that virtual fire is vigorous. The most important thing for an old man is to calm his mind and temper himself, so that he can live for a long life.”

“What do you mean, are you cursing me? As a junior, are you going to talk to me like this?”

“Good medicine works against the sick, and good words work against the ear. The old man sshould be more aware of this truth when he is an official in Imperial Court. I hope you can live for a hundred years, right?” If this Old Master Jin was kind and understanding, she wouldn’t mind using him as an elder to please him. But now, he was clearly looking for trouble, so she doesn’t have to care about the so-called elder who can’t beat her.

“A bunch of nonsense. She’s so young, yet she’s still so charming. I wonder what kind of trick she used to win Cao yunnian’s favor. She is indeed a deep-minded person!”

“There is a good saying that if you have a Buddha in your heart, then all things are Buddha.But if there is filth in the heart, then all things are impure. I think that Master Cao has a kind face, so he must be a rare kind person.” Mu Yunyao replied with a smile.

The Old Master Jin glared at Mu Yunyao. His words were choked in his throat as he pointed at Mu Yunyao with a furious voice, “Cunning words and charming expressions!”

“Old Master, do you haveanything else to say? If you don’t have any, I will enter the Cao family first.” Mu Yunyao purposely emphasized the words Cao family. Previously, this Old Master Jin had said that she wasn’t worthy of entering the Jin family’s territory, but this was the Cao family’s residence. He, a father-in-law, treated this place as the Jin family’s territory. However, whether Cao Yunnian agrees or not, she doesn’t know.

“You … Hmph, only women and lowly people are hard to raise. I won’t bother with you.”

Mu Yunyao’s smile deepened. “Then I’ll thank the Old Master. Please take care and walks slowly.”

After entering the residence and walking to the backyard, Yin Hong breathed a sigh of relief. “This servant was worried to death just now. Ever since Madam returned to the Capital, the Jin family had caused trouble many times, especially this Old Master Jin. He is Master’s father-in-law, the one who commanded the family from within, and has caused the Madam to cry in anger for who knows how many times.”

“He’s just an old man.”

When they arrived at the inner courtyard, Lady Jin was sitting with the child in her arms. When she saw Mu Yunyao, a smile immediately appeared on her face. “Yunyao, I’ve been looking forward to seeing you.”

Mu Yunyao stepped forward with a smile. “Greetings, Mother. I’ve been busy these days and haven’t been able to visit you at your residence. Please don’t blame me.” Lady Jin handed her child to the wet nurse at the side and stepped forward to help Mu Yunyao up. “Quickly get up. Don’t be so overly courteous.”

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~ STAY TRUE TO YOUR TRUE INTENTIONS, GET A BLESSING IN DISGUISE ~ 

The Emperor lowered his eyes as he sized up Mu Yunyao’s expression.

She raised her head, her eyes bright and firm. Her eyes even carried an indomitable aura, as if she was a small soldier about to enter the battlefield. She was nervous, confident, proud as if those who had played her were enemies, and she could defeat them in the next moment.

“Distinguish right from wrong, do not act in a mean manner, do not act in a kind manner, and do not take good for small things... I have underestimated you. The sages of those officials have been read in the dog’s stomach. They don’t even understand the logic behind it. You should get up.” The Emperor had a smile on his face. It was rare for him to see such a straightforward child who carried a sharp gaze. Since she had done the right thing, there was no need to forcefully erase the edge on her body. There were too many people in the Capital who were as smooth as water, so it is rare to have a different one.

Mu Yunyao blinked. Seeing the Emperor smiling, she also became happy: “Your Majesty, do you mean I don't have to close the tea stall?”

“En, there’s no need. Just keep it open as you wish. After all, this is a good deed that is convenient for the commoners.”

Mu Yunyao bowed respectfully to the Emperor. “This humble girl thanks Your Majesty. In addition, this humble girl has a ruthless feeling and would like to discuss this with Your Majesty.”

“Discuss with me?” The Emperor laughed. “No one has dared to discuss matters with me for a long time. Why don’t you tell me, and we will talk and discuss.”

The Emperor’s words were as good as gold. How could they discuss this? Xu Li broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, the Emperor’s tone was very gentle. It looked like as long as Miss Mu didn’t say anything too excessive, she should be able to keep her life.

Mu Yunyao stood up and sat on a chair to the side. Then, she said, “Your Majesty, the embroidery needle techniques in Ni Yun Fang has been spread widely. As long as there is Ni Yun Fang in Jiangnan, many women will more or less do some embroidery. Thus, they can make a living and earn some silver to supplement their families. However, very few women know anything about it in the Capital. Now that Ni Yun Fang has opened, I had thought of having someone to teach people embroidery needle techniques in the Capital. I wonder if the Emperor would agree to that?”

“Teaching embroidery needle techniques in the Capital?”

“Yes, people in many other places can do it, but women in the Capital can’t do it. That’s not fair. Moreover, after I came to the Capital, I saw the local customs here, and everything in the Capital is good. Under the feet of the Son of Heaven, the population is prosperous, the city is majestic, the streets are level, and all kinds of shops are lined up. Even the people here, their minds and vision were much broader than in other places. If they had learned the embroidery needle technique, so it could be said that the things that they embroider could not be compared with other places.”

Hearing Mu Yunyao’s praise for the Capital, the Emperor’s heart flashed with a faint sense of pride. “What you said is quite good. The Capital naturally cannot be compared to other places.”

Mu Yunyao nodded in agreement, “Mm, then Your Majesty, can this humble girl teach people the embroidery needle technique?”

“Teach them what you want. It’s also a good deed that benefits the people. It’s rare for a girl like you to be willing to do it.”

Mu Yunyao’s smile was brilliant. “Your Majesty agrees. Then I’ll pass down the embroidery needle technique to people. I don’t think those official will not played me and said that Iwin over the hearts of the people.”

When he thought about that official who played Mu Yunyao, the Emperor felt a little annoyed. There were so many things that needed to be settled in the Imperial Court. But as officials, they were eating the salary of the Imperial Court and stared at Mu Yunyao, who was just a little girl doing business. They really had nothing to do: “Then what are you waiting for me here? Shall I give you an Imperial Decree?”

“Well, I wish I could bring the Imperial Decree back, and it will be enshrined in the room where the women are taught embroidery. Let those women who come to learn embroidery know that the Emperor has a great grace and is always concerned about us commoners all the time.”

“Then aren’t you afraid that I will steal your credit?”

“The whole world belongs to the Emperor. Not to mention this doesn’t count as a meritorious deed, and even if it does, it’s still due to the Emperor’s teachings. How could the Emperor even need to snatch it away?” Mu Yunyao looked at the Emperor with eyes full of respect and admiration. Her tone of voice was even more sincere and natural.

The smile on the Emperor’s face grew wider. “You little girl, your words sound nice. I originally wanted to call you in to punish you, but after hearing your words, I instead felt that I should reward you with something.”

Mu Yunyao kneaded her knees without leaving a trace. She had knelt for more than half an hour, so now her knees still hurt.

Seeing her actions, the Emperor asked, “I’ve punished you, so do you feel uncomfortable?”

Mu Yunyao honestly nodded before quickly shaking her head, “When I just knelt on the ground, but I didn’t see the Emperor calls me to get up, I felt scared in my heart. When I thought carefully later that I didn’t do anything wrong, Your Majesty punishing me like this was a bit too much. However, it turns out that some people are playing tricks on me and purposefully said bad things about me in front of the Emperor. Your Majesty, you’ve been misled, so your heart is no longer angry. But, there’s a more important point...”

Noticing Mu Yunyao’s slightly uncomfortable expression, the Emperor’s interest was piqued. “Tell me, what’s more important?”

“These are some of this humbel girl’s thoughts, so I asked the Emperor do not blame me.”

“Go ahead and tell me.”

“The Emperor was the ruler of a nation, and usually, you were worried about national affairs. This humble girl is just a commoner, and as a commoner, they had the chance to meet with the Emperor, so it could be said that they were the only ones who could make the Emperor worry personally. Even if it is a punishment of kneeling, I can’t say how much they were envious of me in the eyes of outsiders. Your Majesty, if you are reward me again, others would regard ne as a favorite of yours when I go out and wouldn’t dare to offend me again in the future.”

“Hahaha!” The Emperor smiled and pointed the imperial brush in his hand at Mu Yunyao before turned his head and looked at Xu Li. “Listen to me. This is the first time I’ve seen such a bold person. Aren’t you brazenly basking in my glory?”

Mu Yunyao’s face had a tinge of red, and she smiled with extreme embarrassment. “Then, when the new year comes, I’ll give Your Majesty some more gifts. Many thanks for your grace, Your Majesty.”

“Alright, then I’ll be waiting. Hadn’t Nanhai recently offered a few pearls? Take out two pearls to reward Mu Yunyao, don’t make her feel that I am stingy.”

Xu Li quickly bowed and said, “Yes, this servant will go get them now.”

“This humble girl thanks Your Majesty.” Mu Yunyao’s smile was brilliant, and her eyes curved like crescent moons. The joy was revealed from the bottom of her heart, made others feel extremely comfortable when they saw it and wished to reward her with something more.

The Emperor smiled, and his choices for Ning Junyue became clearer. His personality was too cold, and the more he thought about it, the more he wished the people around him would be warmer. Only in this way would Junyue not feel too sad in the future. It was like he who was spoiling Imperial Concubine Consort De, simply because she was too straightforward, so he didn’t need to worry about her. Unlike other people, it took a lot of thought to figure out what was going on.

“Go back.”

Xu Li held out a small box to Mu Yunyao. “Miss Mu, these are the Southern Sea Pearls bestowed by the Emperor. There is ten pearls have been offered this year. These are two of them. Miss Mu’s luck is deep.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty. I will have to trouble Eunuch Xu, thank you.”

“Miss Mu is too polite. I’ll get Li De to send you out of the Palace.” This Miss Mu was able to please the Emperor and also received the attention of Grand Princess Yi De. Her future was boundless. Fortunately, he had befriended her earlier, so he still needed her care in the future.

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~ MU YUNYAO IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE PERFORMANCE ~ 

Within the Chunming Spring Pavilion, the Emperor held a red brush in his hand as he quickly read through the imperial reports.

Below, Mu Yunyao was kneeling in the great hall with her head slightly lowered, a trace of doubt and fear on her face.

Xu Li stood by the Emperor’s side with his head lowered. He tried his best to keep his breathing down, afraid that the slightest sound would make the Emperor unhappy.

Half an hour ago, Miss Mu had been summoned to the Imperial Palace. At the time of the transmission, there was no trace of displeasure in the Emperor’s expression, but when Miss Mu entered the Imperial Palace to pay her respects, it was as if the Emperor had not heard anything. He allowed her to kneel on the ground and speak for more than half an hour.

The number of memorials on the table decreased bit by bit until the last one was finally closed. Only then did the Emperor raise his head and look at Mu Yunyao, who was on the ground. “Stand up.”

Mu Yunyao raised her head with a smile on her face. “This humble girl thanks Your Majesty.” However, she didn’t move when she finished speaking.

The Emperor’s brows twitched. “Why you’re not stand up when I order you stand up? Do you think that I’ve punished you unjustly?”

Mu Yunyao hurriedly shook her head, and her expression was twisted. “Your Majesty, you’ve misunderstood. This humble girl has knelt for a long time, so her legs are extremely numb and can’t stand up.”

A hint of a smile appeared in the Emperor’s eyes. “Xu Li, why don’t you get someone to help Miss Mu up?”

“Yes.” Xu Li hurriedly commanded someone to help Mu Yunyao up.

Mu Yunyao stood up and couldn’t help but sway for a moment. Her legs were numb and senseless. But after recovering for a while, they began to hurt as if they were being pricked by needles. She knelt for more than an hour, so she felt pain. Fortunately, this place was warm, and the floor was covered with blankets.

The Emperor looked at Mu Yunyao’s expression. “Do you know why I called you to enter the Imperial Palace?”

Mu Yunyao honestly shook her head. “This humble girl don’t know.”

“Someone said that you participated in the performance.”

Mu Yunyao stared with wide eyes, her tone filled with surprise, “Participated in the performance? I am just a commoner. At most, I would just do a little business. Can this be performed?”

Her eyes were moist. She seemed to be mixed with a hint of pride, and at the same time, she was surprised as if being able to participate in the performance was a face-saving thing, which made the Emperor’s heart a little more amused: "Do you know what you are participating in?"

When Mu Yunyao saw that the Emperor’s expression was still relatively calm, she couldn’t help but probingly ask, “Your Majesty, is it about our Ni Yun Fang’s competition for a higher price? Or is it falsity of Bu Xian Luo’s tea?”

“Neither.”

“None of them? I only have this two properties, Ni Yun Fang and Bu Xian Luo. Now I have just opened business and haven’t done business for a few days. What else can I do?”

The Emperor looked at Mu Yunyao, who was frowning as she pondered with a puzzled expression. His eyes carried a trace of a probing gaze as he said, “You are participating in gather the hearts of the people and harbored malicious intentions.”

Mu Yunyao’s eyes widened as if she had received a shock. Her face paled slightly. “Your Majesty, you’re a true dragon and a ruler. You’re able to see through everything. Thus, you’ll surely know that I was wronged, right?”

“I don’t know if I’m wrong, but I heard that Bu Xian Luo has set up many tea stalls, and they sell tea at a very affordable price. They even provide some side dishes for free and use this to win the hearts of the people and encourage the workers to create trouble at the wharf?”

Mu Yunyao creased her brows, her expression suddenly filled with anger. “Your Majesty, according to the laws of Dali Dynasty, it’s also a crime to frame a commoner, isn’t it?”

“Hmm? From what you have said, you don’t want to admit that you bought people’s hearts?”

“Yes, I ask the Emperor to make sure because when Bu Xian Luo wants to set up the tea stalls, we always choose places where no one sells tea. For example, the stalls with tea stalls in the wharf also let people communicate and discuss in advance. I just want to do good deeds and don’t want to forge enmity because of it. As for buying people’s hearts, if doing something for the poor people is buying people’s hearts in the eyes of those adults, then the Emperor should dismiss those people as soon as possible, so that they only know to participate in others all day and don’t know to buy people’s hearts.”

“How dare you!” The Emperor’s face was filled with displeasure. A person's aura in a high position caused others to feel fear from the bottom of their heart.

Mu Yunyao stood up and knelt on the ground. Although she restrained her injustice, her eyes were still filled with stubbornness.

“So I wronged you?"

“Yes,” Mu Yunyao raised her head and said in a particular firm and calm tone, “I know what the Emperor said about making trouble at the wharf. At that time, I had informed Shuntian Manor. Lord Shen was very clear about this matter, and he can testify for me. It was someone who hated the tea stall, deliberately asked people to make trouble. They knocked dow the old man who sell the tea, which angered the long-term workers and beat up those people. The shopkeeper of Bu Xian Luo found out about this and gave ten taels of silver to those who got beaten up. At that time, they themselves admitted that they were wrong. Isn’t the adult who said that Iam participated in the performance unclear about it?”

Xu Li broke out in a cold sweat for Mu Yunyao. Miss Mu was really too bold. She didn’t even know how to hide her words in front of the Emperor. If she spoke in such a straightforward manner, it would inevitably bring disaster to her.

The Emperor looked at Mu Yunyao and couldn’t help but shake his head. “Get up. Your temper exactly the same as Imperial Elder Sister all those years ago. Don’t open the tea stand anymore. You just focus on managing Bu Xian Luo and Ni Yun Fang.”

Mu Yunyao did not stand up, but her eyes were filled with confusion. “Your Majesty, could it be that you also think that I run a tea stall to win over people’s hearts? Please understand that I just want to make it convenient for the people and provide a bowl of hot tea for those who are surely thirsty. I just want to do the next good deed. I definitely don’t want to win over people’s hearts.”

“I know that there’s nothing wrong with you setting up a tea stall.”

“If it’s right, why couldn’t I continue it?” The puzzlement in Mu Yunyao’s eyes deepened. “Could it be that it’s because the few adults said that if Bu Xian Luo still run the tea stall, it will suspected to win over the hearts of people?”

The Emperor frowned, “If people often play you in the future, even if Yue Wang is implicated by you, will you continue to persevere in your actions?”

After Yue Wang showed his close relationship with Mu Yunyao, he had talked to Grand Princess Yi De about this matter.

Junyue has a temper, and he can’t easily change one thing if he already recognizes one thing. Although he felt that Mu Yunyao did not have a high background, she was still a rare intelligent person. In the future, Junyue will be a prince who enjoyed peace and prosperity, so it would be better for him if His Princess had a lower background. Seeing Mu Yunyao’s rare temperament and liked by Imperial Elder Sister, he had no objection.

He didn’t want her to run a tea stall because he hoped she could distance herself from trouble. He didn’t want her to cause unnecessary trouble just because of a small matter.

Mu Yunyao pondered for a moment before slowly nodding her head, “Your Majesty, even if someone else plays me, I would still insist on doing the right thing. I believe that whether it is His Highness Royal Yue Wang, or His Highness Royal Yu Wang, or His Highness Royal Jin Wang or His Highness Royal Ling Wang, they would all make the same choice. My father and mother taught me to differentiate right from wrong, not petty, and not unkind. What I did was not wrong, and it is also beneficial for others, so why did I stop just because of a little suspicion?”

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Incurable Chapter 36 Part 2

Chapter 36 (2/2)

Her voice was pitched just right. Not loud enough to draw the whole floor, but loud enough for the cluster of doctors and the nurses at the station to hear every word.

Almost at once, every gaze shifted.

Xiao Yun looked at Mu Wan, her brows pulling together, then turned to Liu Qianxiu.

Liu Qianxiu’s expression did not change. He closed the file in his hand and looked at Mu Wan with quiet, dark eyes.

“Where?”

The woman smiled, showing white teeth between red lips, and pointed delicately to herself.

“Here~”

The corridor was bright and crowded with the noise of life and death moving past in scrubs and white coats.

And in the middle of all that brightness and chaos was the place his heart had chosen.

Liu Qianxiu’s lips curved. Sunset softened him. He reached out and gently touched the top of her head.

Their relationship becoming public caused quite a stir in the hospital.

Within minutes, nearly everyone knew: Liu Qianxiu, the Taoist-like doctor from surgery—the man people joked had descended from heaven—had a girlfriend now.

And she was an actress. A little nobody in the entertainment industry. A woman so beautiful she looked like trouble.

Even when Liu Qianxiu got off work, and the two of them walked toward his car together, eyes were still following them.

His hand remained around hers.

When they reached the car, Liu Qianxiu opened the passenger door for her first. Only after Mu Wan got in did he close it and take his place behind the wheel.

Mu Wan sat in the passenger seat, but her gaze was still fixed on the entrance to the emergency building.

Several of the younger nurses were still standing there, glancing over while whispering to one another.

When she and Liu Qianxiu had passed them earlier, the nurses had not noticed they were being overheard and had been gossiping enthusiastically.

One had asked, “She’s an actress, right? Now that they’re public, do you think our Doctor Liu will end up in entertainment news?”

Another had answered, “Definitely not. At her level? She’s basically unsearchable. What entertainment reporter would bother writing a no-traffic story like that?”

A third had chimed in, “Actually, I think this actress is pretty good. I’ve seen her act. She’s really not bad, and she’s gorgeous too. I just don’t get why she’s never become famous.”

The second nurse had said, “Probably because she refused to sleep her way up. If that’s true, then she’s actually got real principles.”

The conversation had gone from gossip to admiring her moral strength with such a sharp turn that Mu Wan had nearly laughed.

She might be a nobody actress, not worth a reporter’s time, but supporting actors moved in their own steady circles.

Sooner or later, Liu Qianxiu would brush against that world too.

And somehow, that led her to think of what Mu Qing had said to her earlier that day—about her being kept.

Mu Wan was not afraid of shadows when she stood straight in the light.

But if Mu Qing had chosen that line of attack, then whether it was baseless or not, it meant there were at least rumors, fragments, and implications.

And Mu Wan wanted Liu Qianxiu to hear it from her first.

“If you ever hear any nonsense about me, don’t believe it,” she said, cutting straight through.

The car had not started yet. Liu Qianxiu turned toward her, reached across to fasten her seatbelt, and asked calmly, “What kind of nonsense?”

“Oh.” Mu Wan wetted her lips and looked at him. “Like people saying I’m being kept, or something…”

Liu Qianxiu’s expression did not change, but Mu Wan quickly added,

“I mean, I’m not actually being kept. It’s just that with actresses, once their resources look even a little better, people immediately start making those kinds of guesses behind their backs…”

Lately, her resources did look better.

From this week into the next, she had work every day, and all of it was the kind of role she actually wanted.

Liu Qianxiu’s lips pressed together slightly.

“I can invest in your productions,” he said.

“Huh?” Mu Wan blinked, then laughed, finding him oddly adorable. “Doctors make good money, sure, but investing in an entire production is still a bit beyond you.”

Then, generously, she added, “You just focus on being a good doctor. If you want a better house and a better car, I’ll earn them for you.”

“How?” Liu Qianxiu asked, seriously.

“I’ll do more acting jobs.” Mu Wan sounded utterly unconcerned. “I’m telling you, I’m just lazy. If I actually get serious, I’m very good at making money. I’ll definitely earn more than you do.”

Her tone was so certain, so earnest, that before she had even finished, Liu Qianxiu leaned over and kissed her.

One kiss.

And all the steel in her dissolved into water.

Her heart softened at once. Mu Wan turned to look at him. Liu Qianxiu’s lips curved faintly as he said,

“All right. You make the money and keep me. I’ll serve you.”

Her ears turned red enough to drip.

Everything inside her went soft.

Still, she held on with sheer stubbornness, looking at him directly and asking,

“And how exactly will you serve me?”

The man looked at her, deep and dark. Then he leaned close again and kissed the edge of her ear.

His voice was low as spring water.

“What do you think?”

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Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife Chapter 386

~A BLOCKBUSTER AND MOISTENING THINGS SILENTLY ~

Two days later, the sound of firecrackers was echoing.

People in the Capital rushed to the entrance of Ni Yun Fang one after another, ready to watch Ni Yun Fang’s opening.

When they arrived and saw the high platform built in front of the door, they couldn’t help but point out and talk about it.

“What are they trying to do?”

“I’m not sure. From the looks of it, could it be that they wants to perform some singing or dancing?”

“This is Embroidery Store, right? Wouldn’t performing songs and dances look out of place?”

Mu Yunyao stood upstairs. Seeing that almost all people had gathered, she turned her head towards Caiyi and nodded, “Let’s begin.”

As everyone was discussing, there was suddenly the sound of a pipe being played, and the snow-white screen was pulled up onto the stage.

Yu Wang and Yue Wang sat on the second floor of a restaurant not far away from Ni Yun Fang, allowing them to clearly see the situation on the stage. “A blank screen? Do they want to perform and paint?”

As Yue Wang sipped the wine, curiosity could be seen in his eyes. “I’m not sure either, but that’s not a screen. It’s an embroidery frame.”

Yu Wang could not help but widen his eyes. “Embroidery frame? For such a large embroidery frame, could it be that they are going to perform embroidery on the spot?” Such a large embroidery frame and silk cloth, it would probably take at least a year or so to embroider it, right?

The people below were also curious. As they watched, they saw ten beautiful embroidery ladies walk up onto the stage. Each of them had a piece of colorful embroidery thread in their hands. Their slender fingers held shining embroidery needles as they danced along with the music.

Their dancing posture was beautiful, and their skirt danced in the wind. When they moved, the colorful silk threads swayed like dazzling multicolored light.

“Look at that silk cloth!” Suddenly someone screamed.

As the embroidery lady’s sleeves fluttered, bits of color quickly appeared on the snow-white silk cloth. At first, the color was scattered, so it was hard to tell what pattern it was. Gradually, the pattern became clear.

“Flying Beauty....”

The multi-colored silk threads swayed, and occasionally people could see the light of the embroidery needles flashing. The ten embroidery ladies were like fairies. Wherever they passed, the white silk curtains would gradually be filled with various colors.

One pattern after another became clear, and more and more images of beauties appeared on the silk cloth. Beauties dance arrogantly with the wind, beauties picking up flowers while beaming with spring on their rosy cheeks, or standing quietly by the water’s edge with frowning eyebrows, or leaning against the window and crying sorrowfully …

Everyone stared at the silk cloth, and they could not help but follow the beauty that appeared on the silk cloth, either joy or sorrow, gradually blending in their emotions into it. The sound of the silk bamboo was slow, and it was too late to say anything. Just as everyone was feeling sorrowful, they heard a rumbling sound from the high platform. The wooden frame holding the silk cloth broke apart, and the silk cloth slowly began to fall on the ground.

The crowd could not help but cry out in alarm that the beauty fell to the ground and was contaminated with dust, which was even more sad and lamentable.

However, before people could even finish their sentence, the silk cloth slowly fell to the ground, and a woman’s silhouette appeared behind it. Her back was facing the crowd, her black hair was like a waterfall, her figure was graceful and elegant, her slim arms were slightly spread open, and she stood silently with a long tassel ribbon, just like the beauties that appeared on the silk cloth.

“Ah, the goddess has descended to the mortal world....” The crowd didn’t know how to describe the girl in front of them. She clearly didn’t turn around, only revealing her back. However, they felt that the girl in front of them was the beauty that appeared on the silk cloth.

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, the woman slowly turned around, revealing a beautiful face. She slowly danced, and her dance making her appear even more beautiful than on the silk cloth. With the blooming hibiscus flowers on her head, its petals quivered as she danced, and the long silk veil swirled and fluttered around her, making her feel even more beautiful. She was a beauty that transcended the mundane world.

In the restaurant, Yu Wang leaned over the window as he looked carefully at the woman on the stage.

“Fourth Imperial Brother, do you see what’s going on? How can they embroider be so fast? It was even faster than painting. In the blink of an eye, the ten embroidery ladies had already finished embroidering a portrait of a beauty … There was also that girl who danced so beautifully. It was even better than the palace dancers. Where did miss Mu find such a person?”

There was a hint of joy in Yue Wang’s eyes. This display of skills was enough to make Ni Yun Fang a blockbuster.

The sound of the silk bamboo stopped, and the silk cloth that had fallen on the ground slowly rose up, blocking the woman’s figure on the stage. Everyone could not help but exclaim in surprise as they looked around. However, they saw nothing, only saw silk cloth and no beauties.

“It’s... it’s so beautiful.”

The crowd refused to disperse for a long time, as they looked forward to meeting the beauty, who had danced just now. However, they saw that Ni Yun Fang had also put away the silk cloth with the painting of beauties. Soon after, someone came to tear down the stage in front of the entrance and even cleaned the floor before carefully hanging up the signboard. After that, there was no other movement.

“It’s over just like that?”

“Yeah, why does it feel like my heart is empty?”

“I share the same feeling. I feel so lost....”

Cai Yi went back upstairs. Her forehead was slightly covered in sweat. However, her eyes were particularly bright. “Miss, this servant is fortunate to live up to your trust and didn’t disappoint you.”

“From now on, you are the shipkeeper of Ni Yun Fang. You were hired by me, but you didn’t sign the indenture contract with me. Therefore, you don’t have to call yourself a servant in front of me.” Mu Yunyao turned around to look at her, her eyes filled with praise.

Cai Yi shook her head, “Although I am a woman, know the grace of life-saving, and I should pay you back. Miss rescued me from the sea of suffering, so I will be your servant. From today onwards, if there is any dispatch, I dare not fail.”

Mu Yunyao smiled and did not continue to refute her. “I have already told you in detail about the temperament of some of ladies and madams in the Capital. It shouldn’t be a problem for you to entertain them with your intelligence. We doing business and pay attention to harmony to make money, but we don’t have to swallow it. If you are bullied or have any problems that cannot be solved, you can send people to the Su family to find me. I will naturally come forward.”

“Yes, Miss, please be at ease. This servant will definitely have a good sense of propriety.”

Mu Yunyao didn’t personally come out to entertain the guests who came to Ni Yun Fang. There were many rules in the Capital, and not many ladies and madams would buy clothes in person. Even if they did, it was likely that the servants who will come forward. In addition, as long as the clothes are well made, there is no need to worry they can’t sell them.

Before long, a customer had arrived. Seeing that Cai Yi was well-received, Mu Yunyao was even more at ease. On the other side, Bu Xian Luo opened very quietly and only put a hanging of firecrackers. On the contrary, there are several more tea stalls on the wharf, city gate, and roadside. The prices are very low-priced, and the taste is good. Those who operated the stalls were all elderly people or people with disabilities. After careful inquiry, people know that they received funding from Bu Xian Luo and helped them open up a tea stall. The items, tea leaves, and other things that they needed to open up the tea stall were all provided by Bu Xian Luo, but the money they earned was also theirs. The price is more affordable and makes it convenient for those who were truly thirsty.

Many people were touched when they heard this. They had long heard of Mu Yunyao’s good name and knew that Ni Yun Fang and Bu Xian Luo had done many good deeds. However, they hadn’t expected that today’s opening day would bring the common people in the Capital benefit.

Especially on the wharf, it’s hard to carry goods back and forth. The long-term workers earn hard-earned money. Even if they drink water, they are reluctant to give up. Now that they had cheap tea, they could spend one coin for the whole day to drink it. Sometimes, they were really short on money, and the old men who made the tea did not even accept money at all. They even pickle some side dishes and provide them to the men who eat dry food with hot tea at noon.

In a short time, the good name of Bu Xian Luo spread, the limelight even overshadowed Ni Yun Fang.

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Chapter 36 (1/2)

On the other end of the call, Liu Qingyuan was forcing himself to stay calm, drawing out one deep breath after another.

Liu Qianxiu lowered his eyes to the rain-darkened ground outside the window, where a stray cat was darting back and forth, and ended the call.

Listening to the dead tone, Liu Qingyuan felt as though his pride had been dragged through the mud under Liu Qianxiu’s heel and ground into it for good measure. His expression darkened. Behind the gold-rimmed glasses, his eyes turned cold and hollow, the whites showing faintly with strain. He paced across the office several times before his jaw flexed.

Then he slammed his phone to the floor.

“Fuck!”

All his breeding and polish vanished in an instant.

He could no longer tolerate Liu Qianxiu.

Calmly fastening the buttons of his shirt, Liu Qianxiu walked back to the sofa, picked up his book, and resumed his morning meditation.

What they had done the night before had been intense enough that even when Mu Wan used to work through the night on set, she had never felt this exhausted. She had gone to sleep utterly spent, and perhaps because of that, she had slept deeply and well.

Before seven, Mu Wan opened her eyes.

A fine, gauzy rain had started up again outside. The bedroom air was cool and damp under the air conditioning. Mu Wan looked to the other side of the bed.

He was not there.

“Liu Qianxiu?” she called.

By the end of the previous night, after losing count of how many times he had made her lose control, Mu Wan no longer had the strength to keep her voice down. Now her throat was dry and husky. When she called his name, the sound came out with a faint, aggrieved softness that made her seem almost pitiful.

She had not spoken loudly, but even through the bedroom door, Liu Qianxiu could hear her clearly from the living room.

The bedroom door opened.

The man came in.

She was sitting up on the bed, her face small, her features vivid. A white throw was draped over her body. Her thick, dark curls fell over her narrow white shoulders, her collarbones straight and fine, like some little spirit not yet fully formed, hidden inside a blossom.

Liu Qianxiu walked over, gathered her into his arms, and bent to kiss her on the lips.

“What were you doing?” Mu Wan murmured against the kiss, drowsily yielding into him, soft and pliant in his arms. Her waist still ached a little. The memory of last night made her face heat again.

So this was what it felt like, she thought. This thing between men and women was so intoxicatingly good. No wonder once people fell into it, they became addicted.

Though that did not seem to include Liu Qianxiu.

He could indulge for one night, then gather himself back together afterward and still remain that same clear-hearted, abstinent Taoist—untouched by ordinary dust, remote as ever.

“Morning cultivation,” Liu Qianxiu answered.

Just as she had expected.

Mu Wan laughed.

Her shoulders trembled with it. Last night, after everything ended, Liu Qianxiu had cleaned herself up. She had gone to sleep wrapped in nothing but that white throw. Now, with the way she was clinging to him, the blanket slid down a little. Blushing, she reached for it.

Her arm was white and slender.

His gaze darkened. He gathered both Mu Wan and the blanket up into his arms and lifted her.

Wrapped again, Mu Wan gave a low laugh and looped her arms around his neck. Turning her head, she looked toward the living room as he carried her out and sat down on the sofa with her in his lap.

The book was still on the table.

The same dry, difficult ancient text as always.

A few sparse lines, distant and austere in meaning.

Liu Qianxiu liked reading things like that.

Mu Wan did not.

The air in the living room was cool, too. Mu Wan was naked beneath the blanket, bundled up like a little snowball in his arms.

Liu Qianxiu read in peace.

Held there, Mu Wan gradually warmed. Soon she felt like a small stove, hot all over. She shifted against him in tiny, restless movements.

The man remained unmoved.

At last, she turned fully toward him and kissed him once.

Her kiss was soft and small, like a kitten parting its mouth and letting out the faintest sound. Her black, clear eyes glittered with broken points of light.

Just one kiss.

Careless, almost absent-minded.

And yet deliberately provocative.

Liu Qianxiu lowered his eyes. They had grown deeper than before.

Under his gaze, a blush spread over her shoulders, pink as a peach ripening on the branch. Her throat trembled. She rose again and pressed another tiny kiss to the corner of his mouth.

She distinctly felt his body go still.

Yet he still looked cold and restrained, like an immortal who had already attained enlightenment before a solitary lamp, watching her smile as though untouched.

Mu Wan bit her lip. Her mouth was red and moist, the place caught between her teeth paling almost translucent.

“Do you have anything to do this morning?” she asked softly, the corners of her eyes already flushed.

Liu Qianxiu looked at her, his voice low, with a trace of hoarseness hidden in it.

“No.”

She smiled then, like a flower opening all at once, and kissed him again.

His throat moved. The book in his hand was set aside. One hand came to her shoulder, palm dry and faintly hot.

“Can you handle it?”

“Of course I can,” Mu Wan said.

She folded herself into his arms and whispered in his ear, “No matter how much you give me, I can handle it.”

He pinned her down on the sofa.

They forgot themselves completely that day.

By the following morning, Liu Qianxiu went to work, while Mu Wan headed to the film studio. She had scenes to shoot.

Her role was not large, and she would finish before Liu Qianxiu got off work. When the time came, the two irresponsible cat parents planned to pick up Zhouyi and the others from Xu Xingkong’s house.

These days, around the start of autumn, the lingering summer heat was especially vicious, but Mu Wan’s shoot went fairly smoothly. The role she had taken this time had no outdoor or fight scenes. Everything was indoors. She wore a flimsy costume made of cheap gauze, but the room had fans and industrial blowers running, so at least the heat was bearable.

This was a low-budget web drama, adapted from one of the light, comedic novels Mu Wan had read in the Taoist temple a few days earlier. She had finished the novel, which meant she had effectively finished the script too. When Li Nan asked which productions she wanted to try for, she included this one.

She was playing a senior palace maid, with a hidden romantic line involving one of the imperial consorts. The relationship between the two women was implied rather than explicit, which was precisely why the drama could only be made as a web series.

Mu Wan’s scenes were neither too many nor too few, but they were concentrated together, which meant she had large stretches of downtime on set. During breaks, she would go to Gao Mei and borrow novels to read.

That day, Gao Mei was filming a spy drama in the studio complex’s Republican-era district, while Mu Wan was on the ancient palace set. The two areas were adjacent, so they were not far apart.

Mu Wan left the palace buildings and entered the long street of the Republican-era district. Different crews were filming all along it, the atmosphere hot and bustling. Some actors were dressed for winter scenes, others for summer ones, and all of them looked miserable in the heat.

She had spent years as a supporting actress and knew the studio like the back of her hand. She turned into a small side alley and headed toward a courtyard house.

There were over a dozen houses tucked inside that lane, and seven or eight had active shoots underway. But all the filming was happening inside the courtyards. The alley itself was empty.

And because it was empty, the moment someone appeared there, Mu Wan lifted her head automatically and looked over.

Mu Qing was wearing a high-slit qipao, her long hair pinned up. The lily pattern embroidered across the fabric made her look pure and elegant. An assistant followed behind her carrying an umbrella. The assistant was shorter, struggling to keep the parasol high enough, with half her own body exposed to the sun, but never letting even a thread of sunlight touch Mu Qing.

That was how the two met in the alley.

Mu Wan stood in the sunlight, her fair skin almost transparent. The moment she recognized Mu Qing, she looked away again, as if she had seen a complete stranger, and kept walking without changing expression.

She was still in costume. The cheap gauze on her body stood in brutal contrast to the exquisitely tailored qipao Mu Qing wore.

A trace of disdainful satisfaction flickered through Mu Qing’s eyes.

So Mu Wan had work again. And this was the sort of work it was—one of those trashy web dramas, crudely made, with hollow little roles. Alone in the studio lot, wandering from set to set without so much as an assistant holding an umbrella for her.

When Mu Wan had started getting roles again—roles that seemed to push even the Shen family’s influence aside—Mu Qing had briefly thought she might really have found someone powerful backing her, someone who might carry her upward.

Now, it seemed that backing was nothing extraordinary after all.

And whatever that backing was, it evidently did not mean much to her either.

There were countless beautiful women in the entertainment industry. Sleep with this one, and if he liked you, maybe he would give you a slightly better role. If he found you dispensable, you got some tiny side character instead.

Women lined up for it, ruining their bodies and throwing away their pride.

“Aren’t you the one who’s always had such a stiff spine?” Mu Qing said lightly. “So proud you’d rather become someone’s kept woman than come ask me for help.”

The words were nasty, but she delivered them with a smile so graceful it might have belonged to a different person entirely.

On the surface, she was worlds away from the Mu Qing of the past.

Inside, she had not changed much at all.

Her thinking still stank.

Mu Wan arched a brow and looked her over once before smiling.

“And what if I were? Then we’d be in the same line of business, wouldn’t we? Besides, the man keeping me is still better than the one keeping you. At least the roles you got cut for me are roles I’m getting back now.”

Her smile deepened as she said it.

She had always been this way—her mouth unforgiving, even when her father had beaten her. When she struck, she struck where it hurt most.

Mu Qing’s temple twitched.

She went stiff for a moment, then let out a cold laugh.

So this was what Mu Wan had come up with—calling herself someone’s kept woman now, was it? A fantasy to salvage her pride after losing.

Mu Wan did not bother to wait for more. Tugging her cheap gauze costume into place, she turned and walked away.

After borrowing a novel from Gao Mei and lingering there a while, Mu Wan returned to finish filming for the day. Once she changed out of costume, she hailed a taxi and went to the hospital.

The air was damp and hot, making her feel as if she were moving through steam. Only when she stepped into the hospital lobby and the heavy coolness of the air-conditioning wrapped around her did her body shiver and reset.

She took the elevator to Liu Qianxiu’s floor.

It was five in the afternoon, nearly the shift handover. People filled the corridors, busy and restless. The moment Mu Wan stepped out of the elevator, she noticed several nurses at the station glance over at her.

Their eyes traveled over her once or twice before they lowered their heads to pretend they were looking at files. In reality, they were talking about her.

Probably saying she was here again to pester Doctor Liu.

How shameless.

She had heard it all before. She was used to it.

Drawing back her gaze, she looked down the corridor and immediately saw a group of doctors emerging from a conference room. Among them, only her Doctor Liu looked as if he had been drawn in cleaner lines than the rest. Tall and long-limbed, broad-shouldered and narrow-waisted in his white coat, his legs alone reached the waistline of the female doctor beside him.

He was holding a file, listening quietly to whatever Xiao Yun was saying as they walked.

After only a couple of steps, he sensed something and lifted his head.

Mu Wan was standing among the passing crowd in the corridor, smiling at him in that bright, beautiful way of hers.

The doctors came closer. Several of them had already noticed Mu Wan. Xiao Yun among them.

When Liu Qianxiu was nearly within arm’s reach, Mu Wan smiled and called out,

“Liu Qianxiu—your girlfriend is here!”

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Intense Love Chapter 114

~ SHOTGUN WEDDING ~ 

“Do you think we will hit it at once?” Su Jinbei touched her chin and said.

Zhou Shiyun coughed softly, “Anything like this could happen.”

“Then, what will we do if we have a child?”

Zhou Shiyun glanced at her, “Since this matter is advanced, our business should also be ahead of time.”

“Our business?”

“Get married.”

Su Jinbei blinked, “Shotgun wedding.”

Zhou Shiyun said naturally, “Even if we don’t have a child now, we will get married.”

Su Jinbei chuckled and said, “I haven’t played enough yet. I don’t want to get married.”

As soon as the conversation was over, she realized that someone had pinched her hand in his hand. Su Jinbei raised his eyebrows to look at him, “What’s wrong? I’m a woman in the new era. Have you ever seen a female star get married so early? Hey, don’t think that the rules of your Zhou family can really tie me down.”

“Okay.”

Su Jinbei was taken aback, “What a...”

“If you don’t want to get married, we won’t. We’ll talk about it when you want to get married. I’ll wait for you.” Zhou Shiyun said.

He said it lightly, as if he was only talking about an everyday thing. But whenever you want, I’ll wait for you ... Can any man say such a thing? Su Jinbei is a little uncertain. Maybe he actually doesn’t want to get married so early?

“Zhou Shiyun, do you want to marry me sooner?” Su Jinbei asked tentatively.

She stared straight into his eyes for fear of missing some expression. His eyes looked very quiet under the gray light of the hospital, without any surprise, as if there was only a lonely moon in the sky at night.

Su Jinbei suddenly felt a little flustered. She was worried that the answer would be no, which was strange. She usually shouted every day that she was in her prime and didn’t want to get married.

“Yes.” The low voice broke the silence of the hospital.

Su Jinbei trembled slightly, listening to Zhou Shiyun, “Su Jinbei, I really want to.”

The nurse came out of the room with the report, “Mr. Zhou, Miss Su, the report has come out.”

Zhou Shiyun quickly stood up, “What’s the result?”

The nurse handed the report to him, “Well, Miss Su’s urine test was negative, and the color Doppler ultrasound also showed that she was not pregnant.”

Su Jinbei walked over with a complex expression, “Not pregnant? Are you sure I am not pregnant?”

“It’s true. There is nothing wrong with the examination, and your nausea may just be the cause of the food.” The nurse said.

Su Jinbei curled her lips. She should be happy, but why is she also feeling disappointed? She actually wanted to have a child with Zhou Shiyun.

Maybe it’s a little boy who looks like Zhou Shiyun, so he must be handsome. If it’s a little girl, it’s good to be as beautiful as her. However, there is no baby!!

“Miss Su, you are still young. You will have it in the future.” The little nurse looked at Su Jinbei’s face and quickly comforted her.

Su Jinbei laughed a few times, “What are you talking about? I’m not in a hurry...”

After that, she raised her eyes and looked at Zhou Shiyun. He looked at the list and didn’t move his eyes for a while.

“Baby Zhou?” This won’t be a shock...

“Let’s go.” Zhou Shiyun stretched out his hand, pulled her wrist, and squeezed the list in his hand, “Go home.”

He led her forward, and the guards also followed not far away. Su Jinbei wore a mask and looked at his profile through the sunglasses. “Beb, are you feeling lost?”

Zhou Shiyun looked back and said, “No.”

“Tsk, obviously.” Su Jinbei raised her eyebrows, “Just as the nurse said, we are still young and will have it in the future.”

“I am a doctor. You don’t need to tell me about these.”

Su Jinbei, “...I’m afraid you can’t think about it.”

“No, it’s actually good.” Zhou Shiyun said lightly, “It’s not good for you to get pregnant before marriage.”

Su Jinbei smiled and stretched out her arm to hold his arm, “You are right. Then...Baby Zhou, should we take precautions?”

Zhou Shiyun paused, “What?”

Su Jinbei looked at the people following them and then whispered close to his ear, “There is a convenience store next to the hospital. Baby Zhou, don’t blame me for not reminding you. Remember to buy it.”

Zhou Shiyun, “......” 

A couple brought their children to the convenience store to buy food. Suddenly, they found five or six tall men in black uniforms standing outside the convenience store. They were motionless and looked quite serious.

The little child held by the husband flattened his mouth and was obviously frightened.

The wife pulled her husband’s arm and whispered, “Let’s go and buy it somewhere else.”

The husband nodded, agreeing, “Go, go, there seems to be a triad here.”

Five or six bodyguards looked at each other, “......”

They didn’t want to stand here for a moment, either. Who would make the Second Young Master and Young Lady suddenly want to go shopping inside!

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Intense Love Chapter 113

~ ARE YOU PREGNANT? ~ 

In the afternoon tea, several junior members of the Zhou family sat with Mrs. Huo, drinking tea and chatting.

Su Jinbei was still upset about the photos that burst out this morning. Shao Suying naturally would not let go of this opportunity to insult her, “Su Jinbei, what kind of clothes are you wearing?”

Su Jinbei “... That’s a country style.”

After Hei Di’s verification, these photos came from a little nurse who went with her. Initially, she just posted it to Moments. She thought it was fun and not malicious, but she didn’t expect it to be stolen from her Weibo, and then it spread more and more widely.

“Puff, I am laughing to death. Second Brother, Don’t you care about it?”

Zhou Shiyun took a sip of tea calmly, “I think it’s pretty good.”

“Did you hear that?” Su Jinbei looked at Shao Suying proudly, with a look of the attitude of the elders educating the juniors, “Suying, you don’t know the hardships there. Not everyone is as rich and well-off as you are.”

“That makes sense.” Mrs. Huo nodded, “You kid just hasn’t lived a hard life. Learn more from your sister-in-law.”

“Grandma, what am I going to learn? She’s going because she follows Second Brother to go to that border. Who can I go with?”

Zhou Shiyun glanced at her, “If you want to go, there is still a chance next year.”

Shao Suying said, “...”

Su Jinbei watched Shao Suying cringe with glee. But at this moment, there was sudden nausea in her stomach, so Su Jinbei put down the matcha dessert in her hand, covered her mouth, and retched.

Because she had eaten relatively bland food in the mountains before, she had a big fish and meat meal after she returned. But it seemed that she couldn’t digest well. In addition, she had eaten several snacks just now, suddenly feeling slightly nauseous.

In Su Jinbei’s eyes, her retching was impolite, but the matter was a big deal in other people’s eyes.

When Su Jinbei raised her eyes after pressing down nausea in her stomach, she suddenly realized that everyone present was staring at her. Su Jinbei was taken aback, “What, what’s the matter?”

Mrs. Huo’s usual calm eyes sparkled at this moment, “Jinbei, are you....”

“I think so. How could Second Brother be.... before marriage .... cough cough.” Shao Suying glanced at Mrs. Huo and got stuck in time.

However, Zhou Shiyun’s expression was a bit weird. He looked at Su Jinbei’s flat abdomen with something strange in his eyes. Su Jinbei pulled his sleeve awkwardly. What are you looking at? You can really see a child coming!

“Shiyun, Jinbei, it’s really impossible?” Who is Mrs. Huo? Is she a human spirit? Just by looking at Zhou Shiyun’s look and Su Jinbei’s slightly flustered look, she can guess one or two of them.

Zhou Zhengxian also looked at Zhou Shiyun. His thinking was the same as Shao Suying’s. To tell the truth, he knows his brother well, so he was unlikely to cross that line before marriage.

But unexpectedly, Zhou Shiyun pursed his lips and suddenly said. “I am not sure.”

“Cough, cough, cough...” Zhou Zhengxian was almost choked by the tea. Not sure? Not sure?!

Shao Suying was stunned. Her eyes circled around Zhou Shiyun and Su Jinbei. Sure enough, she was Su Jinbei. Even Second Brother was so cold, she could win him so quickly...

Mrs. Huo curled her lips and said, “It doesn’t matter if you are unsure. You will know by checking.”

Su Jinbei was frightened by several people around her, “Then what? Don’t listen to his nonsense. I know. I know very well that I am definitely not pregnant.”

“Zhou Yan.”

“Old Madam.”

“Let the chauffeur get ready and send Miss Su for an examination.”

Zhou Yan, “Yes.”

Su Jinbei, “...Grandma, you don’t have to stir up so many people.”

Mrs. Huo stretched out her hand to caress the back of Su Jinbei’s hand, “Good Girl. Go and take a look first. In case you really pregnant ... you and Shi Yun will have a psychological preparation.”

Su Jinbei, “...”

What kind of psychological preparation? I’m not prepared at all!

Mrs. Huo especially sent a team to protect Su Jinbei. After arriving at the hospital, Su Jinbei underwent a series of examinations. During this process, she was in a state of confusion. Where is she ...What is she doing ... Pregnant ... No way ...

After finishing the examination, she just needs to wait for the news. Su Jinbei walked up to Zhou Shiyun’s side and sat on the chair. Zhou Shiyun was stunned momentarily and subconsciously reached out to hold her hand.

Su Jinbei, “...”

Oh hey, can you stop looking at me like I am pregnant?

“Are you okay? Are there any discomforts?” Zhou Shiyun asked. His expression was solemn, and there was tension in his eyes.

Su Jinbei looked at him silently. His reaction made her feel mixed feelings. When Su Jinbei was lying inside, she thought it must be tough to deal with if she had a child. She still has a job, and there are many things to do. It’s nothing to drag around a little...

But when she sees Zhou Shiyun now, her mind suddenly changes. The picture of Zhou Shiyun and the little baby together seems warm.

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Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife Chapter 385

~ TAKE REFUGE IN THE FIRST PRINCE ~ 

After sending the parrot out, Mu Yunyao returned to her room and started to ponder over what was written in Yue Wang’s letter. These days, she wasn’t only busy with the matters of Ni Yun Fang, but she also paid a lot of attention to the matter of Bu Xian Luo. It was just a teahouse, but it was completely different from the embroidery store. So, it was impossible to adapt the methods of Ni Yun Fang to Bu Xian Luo.

The shopkeeper in charge of Bu Xian Luo in the Capital has surnamed Yue and was Yue Wang’s trusted aide. He was familiar with the corresponding things in Bu Xian Luo with Steward Qin. Before coming to the Capital, he had been told repeatedly to treat Miss Mu with extreme respect and treat her like his master. Thus, when he heard that Mu Yunyao had left the residence, he hurriedly rushed to Ni Yun Fang over to seek an audience.

“Greetings, Miss Mu.”

“Shopkeeper Yue, there’s no need to be so polite. Jin Lan, please serve the tea.”

“Thank you, Miss Mu. In fact, I’m here this time because I want to ask Miss Mu for advice.”

Mu Yunyao slightly nodded. “Is it because of the matter of Bu Xian Luo’s opening?”

“Yes, I heard that Miss Mu has prepared a new set of plans for the opening of Ni Yun Fang. Now that it all set up, I thought I’d come and wanted to ask if there’s anything I can do about Bu Xian Luo.” Shopkeeper Yue was a bit embarrassed. However, he recalled that Steward Qin had said that if I am unsure about something, I could come and consult Miss Mu for advice. He felt uneasy if he doesn’t come to ask.

Mu Yunyao smiled. “Actually, I’ve already thought about the opening of Bu Xian Luo a long time ago. Bu Xian Luo is a teahouse, so the business is also different from Ni Yun Fang. Ni Yun Fang is filled with ladies and young ladies, and it’s bustling with noise and excitement. However, Bu Xian Luo faces mostly male guests, so it’s bustling with elegance. The opening of the two is naturally different.”

When Shopkeeper Yue heard this, he immediately felt his heart light up: “That’s right.”

Mu Yunyao continued, “Ni Yun Fang can be very popular because no matter how famous you are, it’s only an embroidery store. It does women’s business and can’t become a big deal. While BU Xian Luo, it was enough to seek stability. At the moment, it was the best plan that was calm and steady. So you don’t have to think too much about makes the opening a bit more lively? It’s not bad to be plain and light.”

“But if that’s the case, won’t it be difficult to create an opening?”

“There was once an elder who told me that it takes a bit of time to moisturize things for a long time without making a sound. If Shopkeeper Yue is interested, you might as well learn from Jingling City and set up some tea stalls on the wharf, city gate, and both sides of the road. It can also be said that you have accumulated some good names by providing tea for others.”

Shopkeeper Yue quickly noted it down in his mind: “Yes, it should be like this. I will follow Miss’s previous words told shopkeeper Qin before. I will pay extra attention when setting up the tea stand so as not affect other people’s business.”

Mu Yunyao nodded her head. “This is for the best. In addition, you should pay more attention to the guests. After all, the Capital is not like other places.

There are more noble people, and there are more unnatural things. Don’t offend others easily. There is a limit to how much the guest can afford, and there is also a limit to how many guests can be entertained every day. Don’t be greedy. Let Bu Xian Luo’s Si Cha be more meticulous and speak less if they can. Just make a good brew of the tea in their hands.”

The purpose of establishing Bu Xian Luo is to help Yue Wang converge the news. However, the Capital was filled with people, and if something was wrong, it could be easily exposed. In the past few months, or even half a year, Bu Xian Luo would have to act as low-key as possible, and standing a firm foothold in the Capital was the most important.

Shopkeeper Yue’s heart trembled as he hurriedly bowed to Mu Yunyao. “Thank you for the advice, Miss.”

“Everything else is just as usual. In addition, the accounts should be recorded clearly. The Chinese New Year will be more than two months away. It is inevitable to have porridge during Laba and New Year. Also, you will have to spend more silver at that time. These things are not urgent, so we can just slowly prepare them in the future.”

“Yes, after hearing what Miss Mu has said, I finally have some confidence. I’ll go back and make the arrangements.”

Mu Yunyao nodded. “Jin Lan, send Shopkeeper Yue out.”

After sending off Shopkeeper Yue, Mu Yunyao couldn’t help but think of Qi Ming. At this time, Qi Ming should have gone to the First Prince to seek refuge.

It was night. In the First Prince’s Palace, the physician carefully withdrew the silver needles and reported to the steward, “Steward, he is temporarily out of danger. You should to take good care of him and feed him medicine on time. He should be able to wake up in the middle of the night.”

“Ok, sorry to trouble you, physician.”

After sending off the physician, the steward returned to the study room in the front courtyard. He looked at Ling Wang, who was reading a book behind the table, and said, “Your Highness, that person is indeed Qi Ming who cheated the salt merchant in Yangzhou before.”

Ling Wang put down the book in his hand, and his eyebrows wrinkled involuntarily: “Qi Ming. I have been looking for him for so long, but I didn’t expect that he take the initiative to send himself to the door. Can anyone find out who is hunted him down?”

“The person who caught him had committed suicide, so we didn’t find any useful clues. However, we found a few shreds of paper oon Qi Ming’s body. It seems that they haven’t been burnt completely. Please have a look, Your Highness.”

Ling Wang took a few shreds of paper, and when he saw the words written on them, he suddenly sat up straight. His eyes flashed with a sharp light: “This handwriting …. It’s Ning Junjin....”

“Is there anything else?”

“There’s nothing else.”

After thinking about it carefully for a moment, Ling Wang suddenly revealed a smile, “Have someone take good care of Qi Ming, and don’t let him die. Also, keep an eye on Jin Wang and see if there are any movements from him recently. As soon as Qi Ming wakes up, come over and report it to me.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

In the latter half of the night, Qi Ming woke up in a daze. Not long after he woke up, he heard footsteps at the door, and then Ling Wang walked in.

Qi Ming turned pale with fright: “Ling…Ling…”

“It seems that you know me. This is rather strange. Aren’t you a merchant? How do you know me?”

Qi Ming looked around, seeing the unfamiliar arrangement, and a look of despair flashed in his eyes: “His Royal Highness Ling Wang sent people to capture me was probably to kill me and vent his anger on me. Since that’s the case, then please make a move.”

“If I really wanted to kill you to vent my anger, would I even let a physician treat your wounds?”

Qi Ming moved and wanted to get up, but then lay back on the bed due to the pain: “Why did you send people to to chase me, tand then you asked someone to save me? Do you want to use this kindness to win me over?”

Ling Wang frowned: “I have never sent anyone to hunt you down. Instead, I sent someone to kill the assassin that was chasing you and save your life. As for who actually wants to kill you, don’t you have any speculation in your heart?”

“Not you?” Qi Ming frowned and thought for a while before his face suddenly changed, “Could it be … That’s impossible!”

Seeing Qi Ming like this, Ling Wang’s eyes flashed with a smile: “You should have guessed it right, the one who wants to kill you is your Master, Jin Wang!”

“This is impossible… I have made great contributions for Master....” Qi Ming clenched his teeth and burst out in grief and anger. Because he was too excited, the wound on his chest started to seep out blood. “Your Highness … Are you trying to set me up?”

“It seems that you should have guessed in your heart. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have such a huge reaction due to my words.”

Qi Ming closed his eyes and no longer looked at Ling Wang. No matter what he said, there was no response.

Ling Wang slightly narrowed his eyes and turned his head to the steward beside him. “Take good care of Lord Qi. Ask the best physician and use the best medicine. Make sure that Lord Qi recovers as soon as possible.” 

“Yes.”

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~ THERE IS A PARROT CALLED A GOOSE ~ 

The envelope was painted with a Plum Blossom Tree. Under the tree, there was a cat that was curled up into a ball. A butterfly was approaching seems to want to rest on the cat’s ear with an indescribable aura.

Yue Wang’s eyes turned colder: “I thinks it’s pretty good.”

Yu Heng couldn’t help but bared his teeth. Wang Ye, you never liked printing on letters in the past. This envelope....”

Eunuch Cheng, who stood by Yu Heng’s side, raised his stiff leg and kicked viciously at him when he heard these words. “It already very good-looking. If you have bad eyes, you can eat some fish to replenish your eyes. Don’t mislead Your Highness here. Your Highness, the letter has been written. How about let this old servant deliver it personally for you?”

In his previous correspondence, Old Qin always praised how well and how good Miss Mu was. He had long been curious about her in his heart, but it was a pity that he couldn’t meet he when he was in Western Guangdong. Now that he came to the Capital, he had to see her with his own eyes.

Yue Wang shook his head: “Uncle Cheng, a lot of people are paying attention to Ni Yun Fang now, so it’s inconvenient for you to see Yunyao. I’ll invite her over to the mansion as a guest another day.” He naturally understood the meaning behind Eunuch Cheng’s words. It was just that he had already thought of a way to deliver the letter and could not let Eunuch Cheng disrupt his plans.

Eunuch Cheng sighed with great pity and then spoke with hope, “Your Highness, have you thought when are you going to invite Miss Mu here as a guest? Don’t you think the mansion needs to be overhauled? Speaking of which, this mansion had been built many years ago, and many of the places looked old and worn out. The mansion’s foundations were not good, and the scenery was unsightly no matter how one looked at it. I heard that the ladies in the Capital loved Jiangnan-style gardens best, such as Jin Xiu Garden in Jingling City was not bad. Otherwise, Wang Ye, you could have flattened the Martial Arts Practice Grounds, planted some precious flowers, dug a lotus pond, and planted some weeping willows.

Do you want to learn from Jin Xiu Garden how to draw a freshwater garden? And raise some big fish....”

Yu Heng patted the footprints on his body and interrupted Eunuch Cheng, “You don’t need to say anymore. If you keep talking, the entire mansion will disappear. The Martial Arts Practice Grounds is Wang Ye’s favorite place. There are many people training in it every day. How could you say to flatten that place? In addition, you still need to draw in the freshwater. Is it possible to dig a river for you in in the Capital?”

Eunuch Cheng had thought it was beautiful, but he had been interrupted by Yu Heng, and his face suddenly darkened. Because he lost one eye, his face had a strange expression. Now he has no expression on his face as if it can stop the child from crying at night. “What did you just say?”

Yu Heng quickly stopped himself, “Eunuch Cheng, I… I was just joking. I also think the mansion should be renovated.”

Eunuch Cheng nodded his head in satisfaction, “Wang Ye, what do you think? Ah, where is Wang Ye?”

Yu Heng shook his head. He was too busy talking to Eunuch Cheng just now to notice that Wang Ye had left.

Mu Yunyao was watching Cai Yi dance in the backyard. After she finished her last move, she couldn’t help but clap her hands, “Truly beautiful beyond compare.”

Cai Yi pulled back her slender sleeves and slowly stepped forward to bow to Mu Yunyao. Her expression was especially respectful as she said, “This servant thanks Miss for the praise.”

“No need to be so courteous. It’s been hard on you to practice your dancing skills these days.”

Cai Yi quickly shook her head, “It was Miss who saved me from the fire pit. I couldn’t even repay Miss for saving my life. It wasn’t hard at all for me to just practice dancing.”

Cai Yi was the person that Mu Yunyao asked Liu Liang to find. This woman was a renowned courtesan in the Capital who was best at the rainbow dance sleeves in her previous life. Her exquisite sleeves seduced countless people, but later, when her reputation was at its peak, she committed suicide by throwing herself into the river. The reason was that the old procuress had forced her to receive a noble person. She did not want to lose her chastity, so she could only die.

Mu Yunyao had originally wanted to find a woman who was good at dancing. It could be considered a coincidence when she had occasionally heard of Caiyi’s reputation. Thus, she asked Liu Liang to go to Huayinzi to redeem her and brought her to Ni Yun Fang.

“You’ve already danced beautifully enough. There’s no need to practice anymore today. Take a good rest.”

“Yes, Miss.”

Just as Mu Yunyao was about to leave, she suddenly heard a slightly strange voice. “Guan Jiu is on the River Continent.”

Mu Yunyao raised her head to look, but she didn’t see anyone. She couldn’t help but furrow her brows. “Who is it?”

“My fair lady and gentleman is good.” The strange sound rang out once more.

Jin Lan and Si Shu hurriedly stood in front of Mu Yunyao. “Who’s playing tricks on us?”

There was the sound of flapping wings. A parrot landed on a flowering branch not far away from them. It was huge, with gorgeous red and green feathers, and had a long crown on its head. As soon as it landed, it stretched out its neck and called out: “Guan Jiu is on the River Continent. My fair lady and a gentleman is good.”

Jin Lan couldn’t help but exclaim, “Can this parrot can recite poems? And why does he have a pocket around its neck?”

Mu Yunyao couldn’t help walking closer, “Where did you fly from?”

The parrot sized up Mu Yunyao and flew from the flower branch to her feet. It puffed out its chest and stretched out its neck to continue reciting: “Guan Jiu....”

Mu Yunyao tentatively squatted down and reached out to take down the small pocket from its neck. She then took out an exquisite letter from it. The letter had a picture of a young kitten sleeping in spring, which was exceptionally adorable. Besides the little kitten, there was a small word written: Yao.

Mu Yunyao opened the letter. Upon seeing the contents of it, she couldn’t help but laugh out loud. She stretched out her finger and lightly touched the parrot’s head. “What’s your name?”

“Hongyan (Goose)! Hongyan!” Hearing these words, the parrot flapped its wings and cried out.

Jin Lan and the rest curiously surrounded him. “Isn’t this a parrot? Why are you called Hongyan (Goose)?”

“Yes, this name is surprisingly strange. Miss, do you know what that means?”

Mu Yunyao kept the letter away, “Jin Lan, cut some fresh fruits and feed it to this parrot.”

“Yes, Miss.”

Mu Yunyao returned to her room, looked at the letter in her hand, and she had a strong smile in her eyes. Many of the embroidery ladies came out to watch the excitement. Some people were curious and asked the parrot what its name was. The parrot always replied ’Hongyan’ every time in a loud and clear voice.

Mu Yunyao gently caressed the envelope in her hand as a poem flashed through her mind: Hongyan’s message, the meaning of inexhaustible love.

Seeing that Jin Lan had already fed the parrot the fruit, Mu Yunyao walked to the side of the table and took out a piece of paper. She then wrote two words on the paper: I understand.

Back then, she had written a letter to Yue Wang in Jingling City, and every time she had received a reply, his words had been extremely concise. It was time for her to let him have a taste of her words.

She placed the slip of paper back into its pocket and hung it around the parrot’s neck. Then, she stroked its feathers and said, “Quickly fly out and find your owner.”

The parrot flapped its wings and brushed against Mu Yunyao’s fingertip before quickly flying out of the wall. Outside the wall, Yue Wang raised his hand to catch the parrot. When he realized that there was a slip of paper in its pocket, he was overjoyed. When he saw the contents of the paper, he could not help but be stunned, “I understand … Is it only two words?”

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