49 CHAPTER 49 I COULDN'T WAI

"Ah~ Jie long time no see! How are you?", a familiar voice greets them when they were walking to the direction of the large door.

"Sheng", Long Jie looked at his cousin without a change in his expression.

'His ability to change face in a short time is really good', Li Xi Rui thought as she look at Long Jie.

"Jie, is the 么么 *kissing sound* enough? I could give you some time to continue before you are absorbed in your work", Rui Sheng smile. He had just reminded this cousin of him to do his job as a sect master. Where would you find a master such as Long Jie? He is doing everything but his job properly.

"En", Long Jie admits he had been quite busy with matters involving the Li clan. He is now just a step away from the main culprit. Taking Li Xi Rui's hand in his, he pulls her and whispered, "I'll be back. Wait for me".

Before Li Xi Rui could answer, he disappeared.

"He better be if he doesn't want the flower to be taken by someone else~", Rui Sheng teased the lady beside him.

Looking at the white haired young man's sly smile, Li Xi Rui couldn't help but feeling irritated again. "Old man, let's go. We need to speak!", she ordered as she walked into Jian Palace.

"Ah~ it looks like cousin in law is already used to her position", he chuckles. Li Xi Rui's bad temper is always had been known in the capital. It was what got her in many conflicts. Rui Sheng followed her to the garden.

Sitting herself in the prepared table, she thought, "This is unusual. Usually, I couldn't even see any maids around". She had thought that it was just the way they do things in the palace. If Long Jie and Li Xi Rui were the one in the garden, another person would not be present as usually steward Wang would usher them away. But, of course Li Xi Rui wouldn't know this.

"Miss Mu is it?", Rui Sheng flaps his sleeve. In a moment, steward Wang comes with some refreshments.

'He truly live up to his name', she thought. "Well then, tell me", Li Xi Rui took a pastry and slowly chewed it. The quality of the food in the palace is of course different from outside.

"Did you remember? What happened before?", Rui Sheng asked.

"Hmm.. She is supposed to travel with Long Jie and is supposed to be back at this time. She is also supposed to be that man's fiancée", Li Xi Rui calmly recalled the past.

"It is all related", Rui Sheng paused and drink his tea. "Firstly, are you sure they're both in love?".

This question stunned Li Xi Rui. If they are not really in love with each other then why would the crown prince do that awful thing for Mu Jiu Jiu? "Don't tell me it's because of the throne?".

Li Xi Rui is amused with Rui Sheng's statement. He had said everything about Mu Jiu Jiu's reputation but two: the kindest soul and the most beautiful lady in the capital. Heroine sure is different from other. "She sure has that halo around her", Li Xi Rui smirked. "What makes it different this time?", she continue to ask.