Translator: Rize
Editor: Larkspur
Nightfall.
Mu Yunjin stayed in her bedroom. Zi Xiang brought food along with a pot of steeped flower tea. Zi Xiang handed her a cup of tea. Mu Yunjin brought it to her lips and smelled a familiar fragrance of flowers.
"Ei? Isn't this Shui Yun Temple's Flower Tea?"
"Yes, this servant especially ordered someone to go to Shui Yun Temple to ask for it, saying that Liu Huangzifei likes this tea." Zi Xiang smiled.
"How did you know I like it? I've only ever drank it once at Shui Yun Temple." Mu Yunjin raised an eyebrow.
Zi Xiang smiled, "Servant has followed Young Miss for so many years. Young Miss' disposition and character, how can this servant not know? That day at Shui Yun Temple, seeing Young Miss drink this tea and praise it, I knew at once that Young Miss likes it."
Mu Yunjin took a sip and looked at Zi Xiang. Her heart is somewhat glad that in this indifferent world, there is still a person that is sincerely good to her.
After a few sips of tea, Mu Yunjin picked up her chopsticks, just as she was preparing to eat, the voice of a little maidservant resounded at the door---
"Huangzifei, someone is outside the Fu claiming to be a maidservant from Xiangfu and wants to meet with you."
Mu Yunjin was quizzical, a maidservant from Xiangfu?
"Zi Xiang, go outside and see." Mu Yunjin commanded.
Zi Xiang nodded and immediately ran out.
Moments later, when Zi Xiang brought along a little girl. It was Mu Lingzhu's current maidservant, Cui Yun.
"This servant, Cui Yun, greets Liu Huangzifei." As soon as Cui Yun entered the door, she knelt on the ground and gave Mu Yunjin a big ceremony.
Zi Xiang quietly walked over to Mu Yunjin's side and whispered in her ear, "Cui Yun originally was a maidservant in charge of the laundry in the Xiangfu. After Hongxia died, Cui Yun was sent to Fourth Young Miss as her personal maidservant."
Mu Yunjin nodded in comprehension and looked at Cui Yun.
"It is so late, what is the matter?"
Cui Yun looked up, pursed her lips, seemingly hesitant, and then took off the jade bracelet on her wrist. With both hands, she presented it in front of Mu Yunjin
.
"What is the meaning of this?" Mu Yunjin glanced at the jade bracelet which seemed familiar.
"Today, servant followed Fourth Young Miss back to the Fu. Rong Wangfei deliberately made things difficult for Fourth Young Miss. Afterward, Fourth Young Miss was angry. She made this servant spread rumors on the street. Said to say that Rong Wangfei had scolded Liu Huangzifei for robbing Young Miss Qin's man. Furthermore, say that the Qin Family is secretly colluding with Rong Wang for the crown..."
Speaking up to here, she faced Mu Yunjin and knocked her head on the ground.
"This servant is terrified, I am well aware that if this rumor spreads out, it will be a big mess. Right now, I am unable to make a decision, so I especially came to ask Liu Huangzifei to point to this servant a clear road. This jade bracelet is the reward given to nubi by the Fourth Young Miss ..."
As Mu Yunjin listened to Cui Yun, she leaned against the chair and slightly narrowed her eyes, her thoughts indiscernible.
After a long time, Mu Yunjin gave a long sigh and lazily opened her mouth, "If Mu Lingzhu is second in acting recklessly, no one will dare claim first. You should get up first."
Cui Yun nodded and stood up, eyes red, looking at Mu Yunjin, "This servant, not long ago, witnessed the tragic end of Hong Xia, does not want to take the same road as Hong Xia."
"Go back first, and when you go back, tell Mu Lingzhu that you did as she said." Mu Yunjin said lightly.
Cui Yun was surprised.
"Mu Lingzhu has just gotten married, these days Rong Wangfei is bound to create many difficulties. I am afraid Rong Wangfei has spies in all corners of the Wangfu, she will not have the leisure to care for this matter."
Having said this much, she got up, went to the side of the dresser, picked a not often worn white jade bracelet.
"This is for you." Mu Yunjin put the white jade bracelet into Cui Yun's hand.
"This ..."
Cui Yun looked down at the white jade bracelet, a little puzzled.
Mu Yunjin raised the corners of her lips, "You are a smart person. This is a reward you deserve, the one in your hand is only a jasper bracelet. Mu Lingzhu will see that you didn’t succeed in this matter, maybe she will ask for it back. I cannot let you go empty-handed."
"This servant thanks Liu Huangzifei, this servant will wholeheartedly be sincere to Liu Huangzifei and will not fail you." Cui Yun knelt again and wept with joy.
"Good, you should get up, our huangzifei is not an oppressive person. You always kneel to do what?" Zi Xiang lent Cui Yun a helping hand.
"Thank you Jiejie.” Cui Yun nodded and wiped her tears.
After Cui Yun left, Mu Yunjin casually ate a few mouthfuls of rice, thinking about what Cui Yun mentioned. It seems that after settling one Su Biqing, a thousand Su Biqings are waiting for me. Qin family is big trouble.
..........
The next day, Mu Yunjin specially wore a simple dress to go out, her hair was simply pulled into a braided pigtail drooping down her shoulder. She was holding a veil in her hand. As she walked towards the back door of the Huangzi Fu she happened to meet Chu Li and Ding Xian.
Glancing at the carriage, Mu Yunjin looked towards Chu Li, "Where are you going?"
Chu Li looked askance towards Mu Yunjin. He looked up and down at her get up and stared at the hand holding a veil. His eyebrow slightly furrowed, "Where are you going?"
"I'll roam around in town." Mu Yunjin twitched her mouth and swept a look at the parked blackwood carriage. "You are going somewhere far?"
"En." Chu Li nodded, not explaining where he was going.
Mu Yunjin was not surprised after experiencing it twice. This time, she was not interested to know as to where he was going.
"Then, wishing you a pleasant journey, I'm going now."
Mu Yunjin waved her hand at Chu Li, then stepped out of the door, towards the direction of the market, as she walked, she wore her veil.
Behind, Chu Li narrowed his eyes at Mu Yunjin's back then gave a faint somewhat helpless smile.
Ding Xian stepped forward and quietly asked, "Your Highness, everything is ready. Are we going to pick up Young Miss Qin now?"
"You should arrange for someone to pick her up and meet up in River Moon City."
"Yes, Your Highness."
..........
Mu Yunjin came to the market. From the beginning of her stroll up to the end of the street, she had been listening to a lot of people talking. She didn’t hear the rumor Cui Yun was asked to spread yesterday. She let out a slight sigh of relief.
Mu Yunjin found a secluded teahouse and settled in its private room. She sat by the window facing a minor path. The whole teahouse was a lot better than the City center's Ming Tea house and was a little more peaceful as well.
Moments later, after the tea refreshments came up, Mu Yunjin grabbed a handful of melon seeds, carelessly tapped, and glanced out of the window only to see a familiar blackwood carriage pass through the minor road outside.
Mu Yunjin craned her neck to get a closer look. She saw Ding Xian sitting outside driving the carriage. Of course, Chu Li was in the carriage.
After the carriage went far, Mu Yunjin sat back, leaning against the window. The carriage had disappeared in the direction they had been in the past. Thinking hard she realized it was the direction of the River Moon City ...
Mu Yunjin observed for a moment and saw this road was sparsely populated, and suddenly felt bored. If she had known earlier, she would've brought Zi Xiang out with her. Coming here to drink tea and eat refreshments by herself was not worthwhile.
Just as she was about to leave, a delicate carriage slowly came into view. Seeing the color and structure of the horse-drawn carriage, it sure looked expensive. Mu Yunjin suddenly came in the mood, standing by the window she kept looking at the approaching carriage.
There was a man outside the carriage, as Mu Yunjin waited for the carriage to draw closer, a breeze gently blew, rolling up a corner of the carriage curtains, exposing a delicate and graceful half of a face.
Mu Yunjin's eyebrow tightly wrinkled, as she seemed to be in a deadlock. After some time, the paths of this carriage and the blackwood carriage would converge. She secretly gave a cold smile.
Qin Muyue...
Chu Li had brought Qin Muyue out.
..........
On the way back, Mu Yunjin was in a bad mood, her mind fixated on the glimpsed half of Qin Muyue's face. She slowly began to doubt the relationship between the two people, if it were as they said, that Chu Li and Qin Muyue were in love, then why didn’t they marry after their coming of age ceremony? It seems heartless, indulging Qin Muyue every time and being involved, to serve as what?
River Moon City, River Moon City...
Mu Yunjin thought about it and recalled the Black Lotus growing in a cave in River Moon City. Does Qin Muyue know about the Black Lotus? What are these people up to?
Mu Yunjin felt that the more she thought about it the worse her mood turned. By the time she returned to the Fu, it was already past noon.
"Huangzifei, you're finally back! Where had you been? This servant sent someone to look for you throughout the city in vain." Shen Momo hastily welcomed her.
"What's the matter?" Mu Yunjin asked as she sat down.
Shen Momo sighed, "Qin Taifei sent someone to the Fu to invite you to the palace to accompany her for a chat during noon meals, but it is already past the time for noon meals..."
Hearing Qin Tai Fei's name, Mu Yunjin nodded and looked at the time.
"I'll change clothes, before going to the palace."
"En, then this servant will send someone to the palace first to report."
Mu Yunjin returned to her bedroom and sat in front of the dresser. She let Zi Xiang help her to tear down the braided pigtail from this morning. From time to time she would let out sighs, her mood refused to brighten.
"Young Miss, what's wrong with you? Is it because His Highness is out, and you're not happy?" Zi Xiang looked at Mu Yunjin and smiled.
At the mention of Chu Li, Mu Yunjin expelled a heavy sigh, "Don't talk to me about him, it makes me upset."
"What happened?" Zi Xiang is a little puzzled.
"It's nothing. You should hurry, we'll be going to the Palace."
"Yes, Xiaojie.Young Miss"
..........
Half an hour later, the Fu's carriage stopped in front of the Palace. Mu Yunjin had just stepped out of the carriage when she saw another carriage.
Rong Wangfei, Qin Shuning slowly came down from the other carriage with the help of a servant. Mu Yunjin originally wanted to pretend to have not seen her, but Rong Wangfei was sharp-eyed. She saw Mu Yunjin and called out loudly.
"Little niece-in-law, what a coincidence ah."
Hearing her ‘niece-in-law’, how could Mu Yunjin not call her Imperial Aunt? Calling her Wangfei is not convenient. She was still in the midst of her thoughts when Rong Wangfei approached.
"Little niece-in-law, where are you going?" Rong Wangfei looked at Mu Yunjin with a smile. Mu Yunjin pursed her lips, before faintly replying, "Going to Qin Taifei's place."
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