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“Listening to Your Majesty, it seems you are quite concerned about This King,” Su Peijiu said as she lifted her robe and sat down on the chair beside her. Jun Ye Su saw her but remained silent.
“What’s the matter? Are you in such a hurry to find This King because the treasury is empty again?” She acted quite frivolously; if it weren't for her feminine attire, one might think she was some wayward rogue.
Jun Ye Su did not get angry at Su Peijiu's words; he simply put down the brush in his hand and spoke softly, “Have you seen your mother?”
Su Peijiu retracted her smile, “What do you mean by that, Your Majesty? Hasn’t This King been waiting for you to take me to see my poor mother? Why do you say such things?”
Jun Ye Su changed the subject, “How did you escape the flood at Matang Mountain?”
“This King is fortunate; the old master did not take me in.”
Jun Ye Su smiled coldly, his mind beginning to calculate. Although Su Peijiu had previously treated him with caution, she was now acting like a thousand-year-old fox. The way she was tearing off the facade suggested that if she wasn't hiding something, she truly had no fear of him!
What news had Su Peijiu received in the past month and a half?
“I heard that Your Majesty has detained that Emissary?” Su Peijiu propped her chin and leaned against the soft chair.
Jun Ye Su nodded, “At the Peaceful Prince's Residence, we discovered correspondence between the Emissary and Rebel King Qi Shen, so we have temporarily detained him.”
“Your Majesty has become quite bold. I hear this Emissary is the younger brother of the Desolate King. Aren't you afraid that the Desolate King will be enraged and send troops to attack Chang'an?”
“Prince Ping'an is still a prince of the Crimson Kingdom. It seems inappropriate to gloat over this situation.”
Su Peijiu shrugged, “Merchants value profit; does This King really need to remind Your Majesty of this?”
Jun Ye Su stared directly at the lazy woman across from him, noticing the disdainful smile at the corner of her lips. His gaze turned cold, “I know about the connection between Prince Ping'an and the Rebels. I also know that if I fail to satisfy you, you wouldn’t hesitate to reveal once more the history of Yuan Cang. But… let me tell you clearly: what you are doing now will lead to regret!”
"Regret? You won't know if you'll regret it until you do it."
Jun Ye Su could not deny: "Of course, the choice is in your hands, Prince Ping'an."
Su Peijiu smiled, stood up, and clapped her hands: "It seems that Your Majesty went through great lengths to find me just to give a warning. Now that I understand Your Majesty's concerns, I hope for your guidance in the future." She turned around, paused for a moment, and with a blooming smile, looked at Jun Ye Su: "By the way... I accidentally heard some news from the Chancellor, and I was quite shocked."
After dropping this remark, Su Peijiu elegantly walked out.
Whether it was the Jun Family or Resolute Stone, they had provoked her. Although she appeared mild on the surface, anyone would fight back fiercely when pushed to a dead end!
Moreover, for those who plotted against her, she would ensure they would never have an easy life!
Not long after Su Peijiu left, Jun Ye Su suddenly pushed all the documents on the table to the ground, his pale face exuding a chilling aura: "What a Su Peijiu! Do you really think I wouldn't dare to move against you?! If it weren't for not knowing about my aunt..." He suddenly fell silent, picked up a cap from beside his cushion, and squeezed out a pill from it into his mouth, letting out a sigh of relief.
"Resolute Stone... I've really been too lenient with you lately!"
Not far from the capital at the National Master's residence, Resolute Stone was lying on a bamboo chair admiring the flowers. The cherry blossoms in the night had a unique fragrance; they bloomed so vividly that the flowers seemed ready to fall from the branches.
This cherry blossom tree was specially brought back from the Eastern Ryukyu Kingdom. It was said to be soaked in the essence of the dead, which is why it bloomed so brilliantly.
Ordinary cherry blossom trees had long wilted, but this particular cherry blossom tree at the National Master's residence remained vibrant. The servants of the National Master dared not pass by this tree for fear of being drained of their essence.
Resolute Stone lay on the bamboo chair, slowly opening his eyes. The wooden mask on his face looked somewhat strange.
"She has returned?"
A colorful bird flew down from the cherry blossom tree and landed on his knee, chirping twice.
He saw Resolute Stone curl her red lips: "Finally back. Otherwise, how would this play in Chang'an continue?"
The bird chirped twice again, and Resolute Stone only smiled but did not speak further.
Outside, two men in black crouched at the National Master's residence, muttering to each other.
"Is that National Master out of his mind? Talking to that broken bird?"
"Who knows? Those who can become National Masters are all a bit eccentric; how many are normal?"
The two continued to crouch on the rooftop, watching the person and the bird in the yard.
They really didn't understand why they were sent to monitor the National Master. Why couldn't they just be proper Jinyiwei instead of spending twelve hours a day on someone's rooftop, exposed to the elements, nearly turning into dust?
"I heard that the people’s advocate Prince Ping'an has returned." One of them couldn't hold back; since he had already spoken, he might as well be straightforward.
"So what if she’s back? Those officials were just punished before; who knows how they will deal with Prince Ping'an now."
"Exactly. Why can't you, Prince Ping'an, just stay put as a woman? Why get involved in men's affairs? Thankfully, she survived Matang Mountain; now she's back in this cannibalistic Chang'an... I really hope she can escape again."
"Anyway, this Chang'an won't be too peaceful." The Shadow Guard rubbed his backside and sighed.
The other looked at Resolute Stone walking into the house with the bird. He quickly nudged his companion, and the two held their breath for a while until the lights in the house went out.
"Dammit! Every time on the dot lights out, this National Master sleeps right on schedule!" Shadow Guard spat and cursed.
Another one clicked his tongue twice: "There are really strange people in this world. The only thing I'm curious about is..."
"What?"
"Does this National Master wear a mask while sleeping?"
"Haha..." The two seemed to have found their punchline and burst into laughter.
"Since he's gone in, we can finally relax." Shadow Guard turned over to lie on the rooftop, letting out a comfortable sigh. "This Shadow Guard life is really unbearable."
"Who told us we have such bad luck?" The other one lay down as well. "I really don't know what this National Master has that’s worth watching. Even if there’s something suspicious, how could we possibly find out with our skills? He's the Chancellor and National Master, Resolute Stone!"
"Keep it down. Since this is our duty, we should do it properly. My father is counting on my salary to help my brother marry a wife."
"Your silly brother? Even if he gets married, it would be pointless..."
...
With the sound of string instruments filling the warm room, the dancer swayed her waist gracefully as she moved about. Behind the curtains, someone gently plucked the strings of a lute, while the man sitting in the center of the House leaned against the beauty's lap and bit into a grape.
"Life doesn't get any better than this," Qi Che sighed, slowly sitting up and pulling the beauty into his embrace, his large hand wandering over her exquisite body.
Outside, a cold rain pattered down. Although it was early summer, the air still felt somewhat chilly.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and a cold wind accompanied by drizzling rain blew into the room. Qi Che looked over in dissatisfaction, seeing a slender figure drenched from head to toe standing at the entrance, her pale face gazing at the scene inside.
For some reason, he felt a moment of guilt. This feeling annoyed him, so he quickly suppressed it and coldly said, "Back already?"
" subordinate has completed the mission," Le Yun shivered, her lips slightly blue, clearly freezing from the cold.
Qi Che waved his hand uncomfortably. "Go clean yourself up; what do you look like!"
Le Yun's trembling body stiffened for a moment. She reached out to close the door again and left a single word: "Understood."
The journey back from the mountain had suddenly turned into heavy rain. She hadn't sought shelter but had come back soaked. Nameless had died at the hands of fate; would she be next?
She had mustered all her courage to push open his door... She wanted to ask him directly what she meant to him, whether in that moment, she Le Yun was somehow different from his other flings.
But when she truly opened the door, she fell silent...
What was there between master and servant?
She had taken it too seriously; from the moment she entered Crimson Gate, the one thing she should not have learned about was feelings—she had forgotten that.
Yes, she had forgotten.
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