C20

Yu Yan finished cleaning up the filth in the carriage, seeing that he was breathing deeply and falling asleep, she laid back down on the ground and looked at Yun Qin through the window.

The curtain was opened, and he was actually following by the side of the horse carriage. Just now, the sound from the horse carriage was too loud, Yun Qin realised it, and quietly followed by his side. Seeing her lift the curtain to look at him, he immediately stretched out his hand.

Yu Yan's heart thumped, she summoned up the courage and handed it over. The two of them gently shook hands, then Yu Yan quickly took it back, put down the carriage curtain, and covered her jumping heart in a daze.

"Little Cyan Fish." he called softly from outside.

Yu Yan quickly turned her head to look at Yulixiao, then quickly lifted the curtain and pressed her finger on her lips, staring at him anxiously.

Yun Qin's lips trembled, and his face was filled with pain.

"Let's go." Yu Yan waved her hand at him and mouthed silently.

Yun Qin shook his head and extended his hand out to her.

How could Yu Yan dare to extend her hand again? Even if she was a slave, she was still Yulixiao's slave! Right now, she was only worried about one thing, that was, Yu Tianqi would take her as her target and let Yun Qin and Yulixiao fight her. She could clearly see that the moment Yulixiao returned, he was able to return to the imperial court, which meant that his power in the imperial court was still intertwined and was hard to move. Even Yu Tianqi did not dare to ask Yulixiao for the person, what methods does Yun Qin have?

"Don't worry about me." She mouthed something else, then lowered the curtain.

"Little Cyan Fish." He was still unwilling and called out softly from outside.

Yu Yan covered her ears and shrunk her shoulders. She was like a hedgehog trying hard to erect its spikes. She wanted to protect herself and the people she wanted to protect. Even if her strength was so weak, she still had to try. She wasn't afraid of death, she was afraid that it wasn't worth it.

The wheels of the carriage turned with a squeak. It was dull and dull as they crushed the sparse moonlight. The faint smell of medicine filled the carriage. She slowly fell into a deep slumber.

Yulixiao slowly sat up and said in a deep voice, "Hurry up and throw them off. We need to enter the capital before dawn."

"Yes." The guard answered with a fist and a whip. The horse whinnied and turned its hooves, galloping forward.

Yu Yan who was sprawled on the corner, was suddenly pulled back and rolled to Yulixiao's side. He pulled her into her embrace and used one finger to hold her little face, and stared at her for a long time.

The long eyelashes of her sleeping face cast two arcs of shadow on the porcelain flesh, like a tired butterfly resting for a moment. Her long, shapely eyebrows, however, were slightly creased with a tinge of worry.

When she was awake, she could not see this worry. She was always very calm, very calm, as if nothing could move her.

"Yu Yan, Little Qing Yu …"

The long finger lightly slid down her face until it reached her lips. A low, mellow voice came out of his mouth as he said word by word:

"Which one is the real you? "This King sees that it's not a little black carp but a little spiny fish. Interesting, This King can't wait to tame you …"

His long fingers moved from her lips all the way to her neck, his fingertips touching the sliver of smooth skin. A warm sensation spread from his fingertips all the way to his heart, and with his Adam's apple sinking, he undid her plum blossom buckle, covering his palm with one hand and holding her face in the other, kissing her deeply.

Her lips had an indescribable fragrance of flowers, delicate, gentle, and sweet, like two elastic and soft sugars. It was addictive.

"You still dare to say This King is ugly, how audacious …"

He kissed her and raised his head slightly, looking with satisfaction at her red, swollen lips. This beautiful mouth was simply like a rose petal that was about to bloom, tempting him to pick it again.

"Have you ever tasted this red lip before?"

His pupils slightly contracted and his Adam's apple once again sunk. He really wanted to immediately take over this gentle city of hers and conquer this city of hers.

"Your Highness."

A clear female voice came from outside the carriage.

He frowned, sat up, and swung his wide sleeves to cover Yu Yan's figure. He tilted his head slightly, and asked in a low voice: "What is it?"

"Your Highness, it's almost time to enter the city." The woman said again.

Yulixiao gently lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked outside. Chen Yao pulled on the reins as her bright eyes looked at him gently.

"Got it." He coldly said that, threw down the curtain and turned to look at the sleeping Yu Yan, saying in a low voice, "I'll let you off today."

Yu Yan woke up from the noise, and in the midst of the confusion, there was someone tugging at her ankle. When she opened her eyes, she saw a young and unfamiliar face swaying back and forth in front of her.

"Miss Yu, hurry and get up. The prince's horse is going to graze. Hurry and get off." the boy screamed at her in a high voice.

"Hmm?" She rubbed her eyes and looked to the side. Yulixiao was no longer in the carriage.

"Miss Yu, from now on you will feed the horses with me. These are all the prince's horses." The boy grinned and pointed ahead as he said loudly.

Yu Yan climbed out of the carriage and was immediately stunned. There were more than a hundred horses in the large horse farm.

"So many!" Holding the boy's hand, she jumped down from the carriage and looked at the green grass. The handsome horse slowly paced back and forth. If she was not mistaken, this was a small island in the middle of the river near the southern willow tree by the moat. She had even secretly boarded a boat last year. That island had a pleasant name, it was called Crescent Moon Island. It was shaped like a crescent moon and had a very beautiful flower blooming on it. It was boiled into flower juice and washed one's hair best.

"Then, where should I stay for the night?" she asked curiously, looking around again.

"Miss, please return to the manor." The errand boy looked at her curiously, then said, "I'm the manager here, so I'll arrange everything for you."

Yu Yan laughed and patted his head, "Manager, what's your name? How old are you?"

"My name is Qing Cheng. I'm already nine years old. Please be a bit more polite to me." Qingcheng brushed her hand away and puffed up his chest as he glared at her in displeasure.

"Oh, I understand, Lord Manager." Yu Yan was still smiling as she bent down to fold a few pieces of Sogatsu grass and slowly walked forward. He really gave her a good life, letting her stay with a child.

"Over there, there are ten ride horses belonging to the prince. I'll personally feed them to you, but you are not allowed to touch them." Qingcheng glared at her back and shouted angrily.

Yu Yan stopped and looked at the ten horses in front of her. With one look, she could tell that they were Qingcheng's treasures, they were tall and big, far surpassing the rest of the war horses. Among them, there was a pure black horse with four snow-white legs, like a spirit stepping on clouds in the night.

Qingcheng ran over and pointed to the other horse for her to watch. Yu Yan finished washing a horse's face and scooped up water to wash her face. Ripples spread out on the water surface and then closed again, revealing her peach blossom mask. The red rash on her face had already disappeared. It was unknown if it was due to the buddhist light that shone on the buddhist temple. Since there was no medicine to eat, it was fine.

But why was there a bite mark at the corner of his mouth? She pulled down the small bronze mirror from her waist and looked at the light carefully. The tooth mark at the corner of her mouth was quite fresh. Eh, thinking … Just retching!

She rubbed her stomach and sat down to rest.

It had been a very easy day, and they were surrounded. There were guards outside, and she and Qingcheng only needed to stay inside and watch.

It was unknown whose idea it was to actually send such a carefree job to her.

When she returned to the palace with Qingcheng, it was already dusk and a cold wind was blowing. Yu Yan found it difficult to enter the room from the side door. She was no longer the princess, where was she supposed to stay? Fine, let's go meet Supervisor Fu of the King's Manor. We can pay our respects to him at the pier and avoid being bullied in the future.

When she arrived outside Yulixiao's study, she did not dare to go in, and could only wait outside.

There were a lot of men's voices coming from inside, as if they were arguing about something. The later they stood, the later it got. It was like ink had been poured into the sky.

"Empress." Nian En's voice came from behind. She turned her head to see Nian En wearing a dark blue palace attire, waving at her from behind a tree.

She quickly walked over and pulled Nian En's hand and asked: "What are you and Nian An doing now?"

"I'm working in the kitchen while Nian An is washing clothes." Nian En looked at the study room and said softly, "Lady Xu, please get someone to look for me. The bookseller wants the script."

"Alright, I'll think of a way to meet her tonight." Yu Yan nodded, and caressed her face. What Nian En and Nian En did was the dirtiest and most tiring job. With so many people in the Duke Palaces having food and clothes, they must be very tired.

"Empress, be careful." Nian En hurriedly left.

Yu Yan had folded his painting before she got on the carriage yesterday and had it under her feet. She was just worried that Yulixiao would tear her clothes apart like he did that day.

But how was he to leave the residence now? She looked around and had an idea.

There were endless arguments in the study room. Since the Steward Fu did not come out, no one dared to go in to report it. But there was one person who could force her out of the Palace, Chen Yao!

Yu Yan squatted and waited for at least the time it took to make a cup of tea. Her legs were shaking, and only then did he hear her footsteps coming out from the inner room.

"Miss Yu Yan, why are you here so late at night? Quickly get up." Chen Yao had already removed the hairpin, her long hair was scattered, and she was wearing a pink petticoat as she lazily held onto the servant girl's hand and walked around the screen into the hall.

Yu Yan looked at her, and immediately lowered her eyelashes and said softly: "This servant still has some clothes in the other courtyard, I ask Duke Yao to give me a badge so that I can go back and get it."

"So you want to leave the manor …" Chen Yao sat down and thought for a while, then said softly: "The Duke ordered that we are not to leave the palace at night, but since you have matters to attend to, then you must return for two hours. Xiao Yu, give her the order badge."

"Yes, miss." The servant Xiao Yu took out a green order badge and handed it over to Yu Yan.

"Thank you, Mrs. Yao." Yu Yan received the jade order badge with both of her hands, bowed again, and then slowly walked out half bent her waist.

Chen Yao got up and slowly walked to the door, coldly watching her leave.

"Miss, this wangfei isn't much either. Looking at her cowardly appearance, she doesn't even dare to meet Miss's gaze. She doesn't deserve to be compared with Miss at all." Xiao Yu came over and held her hand, and said with disdain.

Chen Yao shook his head and said softly, "You're wrong."

"What did Xiao Yu say wrong?" Xiao Yu asked, puzzled.

Chen Yao did not make a sound. She raised her head to the stars in the sky, and after a long period of silence, she said softly, "Have someone follow her, see where she has gone to."

"Yes." Xiao Yu hurriedly answered and ran out.

Yu Yan smoothly carried the order badge and left the residence, rushing straight for Lady Xu's house. Only after she had heard the knock did Lady Xu open the door.

"Princess, you're back." Lady Xu excitedly held her hand, sizing her up.

"Yeah." Yu Yan laughed, then closed the door behind him and sat in the courtyard. She took out a few scrolls of paintings from her shoes and passed them to her, "Give them to the bookseller."

"The bookseller said that he wanted to talk to you personally about the next part. There are two people in the city impersonating you and me as we write. He can't tell if it's real or fake." Lady Xu unfurled the painting, her face filled with praise. "It's too good!"

Yu Yan calculated the time and said softly: "I only have two hours, bring me the clothes, we should change and go quickly."

Lady Xu hurriedly prepared. The two of them changed into men's clothing before hurrying to the bookseller's shop.

The bottom of the shop had been hollowed out and the place where the printing was done was rather pungent with ink. The two of them sat in the front hall for a while before they heard footsteps coming from behind them. Turning his head, he saw the evil merchant, Jin Fu, among them, sneering at the two of them.

"You two bastards, you dare to write this kind of thing to arrange this old master." Jin Fu smiled sinisterly and pounced towards the two of them.

"A cunning businessman." Yu Yan scolded angrily, and pulled Lady Xu away.

The two of them ran out of the door, with a group of hulks chasing after them. Using their familiarity with the alleyway, the two of them turned left and right, leaving the robust men behind.

Lady Xu's body was weak. She stumbled and her legs knocked against the stone floor, making it impossible for her to get up. Yu Yan had to stop to pull her.