Volume 1: Laughing at the Splendor Chapter 14

  The three had just walked a short distance when they heard another burst of hoofbeats coming from the end of the long street, and in an instant, someone arrived at the gate of the Yun Wang Fu. The person pulled on the reins, shouting "Young Master!" against the backdrop of Night Light's dyeing.

  Ye Qingran immediately stopped in her tracks and turned around, Li Yun also turned back to look at the entrance.

  Only a young book boy, about thirteen or fourteen years old, was seen sitting on the horse. When Ye Wen saw him turn his head back, he immediately gasped and said: "Young Master Wang, Old Master Wang ordered you to hurry back to the mansion."

  Ye Qingran's expression changed upon hearing this, and she furrowed her brow. "What could that old man want with me?"

  Shu Tong's face suddenly turned red with sweat, and he hastily said: "Old Master Wang heard that Young Master Wang had returned to the capital and hurriedly rushed back from Ci Yun Temple. He ordered me to find Young Master Wang as soon as possible and return to the mansion, but didn't say what it was about. However, I think Old Master Wang hasn't seen Young Master Wang for seven years now, so he probably wants to see him immediately."

  "It's not time for him to drive me out yet."

  Shu Tong didn't say anything else and thought that even if he was driven out again, it would still be his own grandfather!

  "You go back and tell him that I'll be right back after I've finished visiting Cloud Grandfather." Ye Qingran waved her hand and turned to head inside.

  "Master Wang, you'd better go back first! Old Master Wang knows that if you don't go back to see him after visiting Cloud Old Master, he'll probably be furious... I won't be able to withstand his anger..." Book Boy hastily said: "You can come again tomorrow to visit Cloud Old Master, it's the same."

  Ye Qingran stopped in her tracks again, furrowing her brow even tighter, seemingly hesitant.

  "Master Wang, I think you should return to the mansion and pay your respects to Old Master Wang first. You haven't been back to the capital for seven years, so naturally he's worried about you. Tomorrow, when you come to Yunwang Mansion, it will be the same." Yun Meng also stopped in his tracks and immediately said.

  "I see you can't wait for me to leave!" Ye Qingran hummed, but still turned around and walked towards the door. After taking two steps, she turned back to Li Yun and said: "Moon sister, I'll come again tomorrow."

  "Good!" Li Yun nodded.

  The night was lightly dyed, and he couldn't delay any longer. Although he said he didn't want to see Duke Wang, the short distance from the gate made him stop in his tracks. He tapped his toes lightly and sprang up, landing on the horse outside the door in an instant. With a squeeze of his legs around the horse's belly, the fine steed left the Cloud King's Mansion and galloped towards the Virtuous King's Mansion.

  Li Yun thought that this was the flesh and blood relationship, no matter what, she couldn't bear to give it up. She had been an orphan since childhood, and could only feel envious in her heart.

  "Miss, let's go! Old Master Wang is still awake at this hour!" Yun Meng said, turning to Li Yun.

  Li Yun nodded and followed Yun Meng forward. She had just gotten excited about the horse racing with Ye Qing and left Cai Lian at the palace gate, not knowing how that little girl would get back. Now that she was in a bad mood towards the Yun Wang Fu and Ye Qing had left, and Cai Lian was not by her side, she suddenly felt uneasy.

  "Old Master Wang knew that Miss would definitely have a noble helper today, and there would be no danger, so he agreed to let Miss enter the palace. Although Miss was greatly shocked, yesterday's fire at Wenchun Building has been resolved after all. Miss doesn't need to worry about His Majesty blaming her anymore." Yun Meng said while walking.

  Li Yun was taken aback and asked in surprise: "Grandfather... how did you know I had a noble person helping me?"

  "Old Master Wang must have expected that Little Master Wang and Jing Shizi would be in the imperial palace today, and they certainly wouldn't just stand by and do nothing." Yun Meng said immediately.

  "Grandfather is indeed prescient." Li Yun praised with a hint of doubt. She didn't understand how Old Master Yun could be so certain that Rong Jing and Ye Qingchen would come to her rescue. Was it because of the Yun royal family? Or was it due to the current situation? In any case, it wouldn't be because of her.

  Yun Meng nodded, and said with a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, Jing Shizi came forward to help, otherwise it would have been impossible for even the young king to save Miss alone. But this time, Miss can see the prince's true intentions." As he spoke, he glanced cautiously at Li Yun.

  "Hmm!" Li Yun nodded and said indifferently: "I have nothing to do with him from now on."

  Yun Meng was taken aback, and suddenly sighed, seemingly both happy and worried, "It's best if Miss can let it go."

  Li Yun didn't know what she was saying and stopped talking.

  At this time, a woman dressed as a maid came forward. Before she could speak, Yun Meng asked: "Yu Mei, you are not attending to Old Master Wang, what instructions does he have for me now that you've come out?"

  "Return to the steward, Old Master Wang has just learned that Miss returned alone and sent a servant to deliver a message, saying how could Miss return without waiting for Young Master Jing? Tell Miss to immediately go back to the imperial palace to pick up Young Master Jing." Yuzhen gave Liyun a bow and replied to Yunmeng.

  Li Yun was taken aback, letting her go pick up Rong Jing? This person had saved her, but wasn't this being too cautious?

  "Since Old Master Wang has something to say, Miss should make another trip to the imperial palace!" Yun Meng immediately said to Li Yun.

  Li Yun furrowed her brow, could she not go? But then she thought that right now, just going into the mansion to see Old Master Yun with a blackened face wasn't a good idea either. What if she got exposed? Who knows how he would interrogate and deal with her? Thinking of this, she nodded, "Alright, I'll go!"

  Even if you don't meet Jing, you have to see Cai Lian and get some information from her mouth to bluff your way through.

  Yun Meng nodded and instructed, "Jing Shizi is different from others, Miss must not be disrespectful to Jing Shizi."

  "Got it." Li Yun turned around and walked out of the mansion.

  "Now, after this change, it seems that the young lady has let go and become more calm. This is a good thing." Yun Meng saw Li Yun leave the mansion, and with a flowing motion, he mounted his horse and headed towards the imperial palace, sighing as he went.

  Yu Mei also smiled, "I hope Old Master Wang won't worry about Shallow Moon Miss again. Old Master Wang is old and can't afford to worry every day."

  "How can I not worry? Today's events are far from over, and I'm afraid it's only just the beginning. I hope that this time, Jing Shizi will re-enter the world, dye Xiao Wangye returns to the capital, and the attention received by Yunwangfu will be reduced a bit, so that Shallow Moon Miss can also be more at ease." Yun Meng said with a worried face.

  "The housekeeper also doesn't need to worry, Old Master Wang always said that good people have their own destiny, didn't he? He said Miss is a lucky person. Heaven won't treat her unfairly." Yuzhen comforted with a smile.

  "Ah, yes. Old Master Wang's words are always correct." Yun Meng's worried expression dissipated, and a smile appeared on his face. He waved his hand at Yu Mei, "You go back and report to Old Master Wang first! Just say that Miss is listening to him and entering the palace to meet with Jing Shizi. I'll wait here for Miss and Jing Shizi to return to the manor."

  "Yes!" Yu Mei nodded and turned around to go back along the same path.

  "Right, instruct the kitchen to set up the table and chairs. Choose some dishes that Jing Shizi likes to eat. Today, Jing Shizi will have his meal in the mansion before returning." Yun Meng glanced at the sky and instructed again.

  "Yes!" Yu Mei responded without turning her head.

  Yun Meng said no more, his hands clasped behind his back, and slowly walked back to the gate. He hoped that Miss would soon invite Jing Shizi back to the mansion, and not wait too long.

  Li Yun rode on horseback, thinking about Rong Jing's extraordinary abilities, able to play chess with the Emperor and receive such kindness from Old Master Wang, and with just a few words, saved her from imprisonment. This person she had yet to meet already sparked her curiosity.

  As he thought about it, he followed the route back to the Yun Wang Fu and headed towards the Imperial Palace.

  As she walked along the bustling main street, a magnificent carriage came towards her, the curtain lifted and a stunningly beautiful face leaned out, calling out to Li Yun who was passing by sideways, "Sister Yue!"

  Li Yun had always heard about Yue's non-stop chatter, but now she finally heard a different title. She pulled the reins, stopped the horse, and looked at the woman who was leaning out of the carriage window. For a moment, she was stunned by her stunning beauty. She had never seen such a beautiful and gentle woman before.

  "Congratulations to Moon sister for escaping a disaster today. Yu Jing was worried earlier, but now she can finally put her mind at ease." The woman spoke again, her voice gentle and beautiful.

  Li Yun recalled that Cai Lian had mentioned the name Yu Ning when she woke up, seemingly a young lady from the Chancellor's Manor. This morning, thanks to her mentioning that Jing Shizi and Ran Xiao Wangye had entered the palace, those women who bullied her finally left. She looked at her beautiful and sincere eyes, seemingly truly worried about her, so this woman must have a good heart. She smiled faintly and friendly at her, "Thanks for your concern, sister, not being able to go to the Ministry of Justice's prison is indeed a happy event."

  The girl heard this and suddenly covered her mouth with a handkerchief, giggling lightly. "Look at what you're saying, sister! With Jing Shizi and Xiao Wangye coming to our rescue, it's not like you could have ended up in the Ministry of Justice's prison anyway. I was worried earlier and went to Qin Taihous' palace to ask her to intervene on your behalf, but she said you wouldn't be in trouble and I shouldn't worry. Later, when I found out that you had been rescued thanks to some noble person's help, I realized I had been worrying for nothing."

  "Thank you, sister, for your hard work." Li Yun didn't know what to say and could only thank her. She thought it was no wonder she hadn't seen this woman among the dozens of women in the viewing garden, it turned out she had gone to the palace of Qin Taigui Fei, who was Qin Taigui Fei? How could they be certain nothing would happen to her?

  "You and I are sisters, what's the point of saying such polite words?" Yu Jing smiled reproachfully, seeing Li Yun riding her horse back in the direction of the imperial palace, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Eldest sister, are you going into the palace again?"

  "Uh-huh, going to pick up Jing Shizi." Li Yun nodded.

  Yu Jing was taken aback, her beautiful eyes flashing with something, and then she smiled: "Sister just heard that the Crown Prince is going to the Yun King's mansion, thinking that you were waiting at the palace gate. Unexpectedly, I didn't see you coming out of the Empress Dowager's palace, thinking that with your temperament, you would not be willing to wait for people and returned to the mansion first. But now, why are you going back to the imperial palace again?"

  "It's not like Grandfather would let me not go pick him up! I have to go even if I don't want to!" Li Yun reluctantly said. Thinking that this woman, although gentle, seemed to be circling around the information she wanted to know from these few sentences, didn't seem simple after all.

  "I see! Then hurry up, sister! Jing Shizi must have finished his chess game with the Emperor by now. If he has to wait for you, it wouldn't be good. I won't keep you, sister. Let's meet again another day." Yu Cong smiled knowingly and urged her on, seeing Li Yun's anxious face.

  "I'm off then. See you later, sister." Li Yun nodded. She urged her horse on with a squeeze of her legs and set off towards the imperial palace without delay.

  Behind her, Yu Jing collected her smile and gazed intently at Li Yun's figure riding away in the distance for a long time, her beautiful eyes deep in thought. It wasn't until she could no longer see Li Yun's figure that she slowly lowered the curtains. The Prime Minister's carriage continued on its way forward.

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