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Yu Yan stretched herself and turned her head to look out the window. A light drizzle of rain had once again dripped down, and the White Peacock with broken wings also came out from the empty house and looked out the window to see the rain.

"Qiu Xuanling's people came to find the White Peacock in the morning. I didn't give it to her." Nian En followed her line of sight and looked over, and said softly.

"Yes, she will come later."

"It won't happen, Lady Chen Yao and Ye Mingyue are back today, she's in the room over there." Nian En shook her head and said.

"Hmm? You asked around? " Yu Yan asked curiously.

"Nian An went to get rice from the chef's place in the morning, and asked around by the way." Nian En said softly.

"Nian En, you're always so meticulous." Yu Yan smiled as she looked at her. This girl was indeed meticulous and steady, so this matter was definitely something that she had arranged for Nian An to do.

"The Ah Lang actually doesn't eat peanuts." Nian An came back huffing and puffing, and shouted loudly: "Such a fragrant peanut, I fried it, but he didn't eat it!"

"You should lower your voice, shouldn't you be asking me to be a bit more ladylike?" Yu Yan sighed.

"I'm a girl after all, what does it matter if I'm a lady or not?" Nian An held the peanuts, put them down on the plate in frustration, and started working on the needle.

"How can you say that?" Yu Yan stood up, walked to the side of the desk and whispered, "The two of you, come here.

"Huh?" Hearing that, Nian An immediately threw away her needle and thread, and ran out as if she was escaping, "Empress, I remember that I still have some clothes to wash." "Oh, right. Esteemed Empress, I'm going to the kitchen to take a look." Nian En also ran off.

"Why is it so hard to learn? If you learn more and walk on the market in the future, no one will be able to fool you. " Yu Yan frowned, threw the thick Codex aside and muttered.

"Empress, in this world, I'm afraid only you, a woman, would like to read this Code."

The mutterings of a man outside the window could be heard. It might not be the Ah Lang, but one of the two bodyguards. Where was he hiding?

Yu Yan stuck her head out and whispered: "Hey, what's your name?"

"Subordinate, Nie Shuangshu." The man came out of the shadows and cupped his fist.

Yu Yan looked at this man with big eyes and thick eyebrows. He looked heroic and handsome, and thought to himself, Yulixiao really knows how to pick people, all of them were beautiful men, heroic men, no wonder he said that things are always the same, that people are in groups, what kind of subordinates do people bring?

"Why are you hiding? And the other one? What's his name? " she asked, grinning.

"Shangguan Jie went to handle some errands today. Subordinate has followed the order to deliver something to the Empress." Nie Shuangshu took out a folded brocade handkerchief and placed it in front of her.

Yu Yan caught it and looked at it. It was her brocade handkerchief from before, and it had long been lost in her hands. The second time she broke into the small courtyard, right?

It said: Come and dine with me.

No more writing? Why waste her handkerchief? He clearly knew that she loved money as if it were her life. She was unwilling to part with his things!

She thought about it, took a pen, and added: No, I can't eat.

Since the ink hadn't dried yet, Nie Shuangshu could only hold it up. He originally didn't know what was written on it, but now that he saw it clearly, he didn't know whether to laugh or to cry.

"Go." Yu Yan withdrew back to the window and said softly, "In the future, you are not allowed to eavesdrop on my conversation … Can't you go out the door? Why do you have to climb the wall? "

Nie Shuangshu coughed dryly, then lifted the handkerchief and left through the door.

Nian An and Nian En opened their mouths, looking at the man who suddenly appeared, they did not react for a long time.

In the study room, Yulixiao took the handkerchief, glanced at it, and casually let go of it.

Nie Shuangshu raised his head to look at him, and forced a smile.

"What else did he say?" He looked up, his eyes burning.

"Oh, the Empress wanted to teach the two girls how to read the codex, but the two girls ran away. She's angry right now." Nie Shuangshu quickly replied.

"En, what's your mood?" Yulixiao asked again.

"Ugh …" "He looks pretty good. His face is full of smiles." Nie Shuangshu pondered for a moment, then whispered.

The corner of Yulixiao's mouth curved up as he held the embroidered handkerchief in his palm and looked at it.

"Your Highness, the Mrs. Yao is here." the servant whispered from the doorway.

Yulixiao put the silk handkerchief aside and looked at it.

The door opened, and Chen Yao gently lifted her skirt as she walked in with a smile. She raised her bright eyes, tilted her head, and said:

"Your Highness, guess what I found?"

"What?" Yulixiao asked.

Chen Yao walked over quickly, held his finger and said gently: "Come out, come with me."

"Hmm?" Yulixiao was in a good mood, and was in the mood to get someone to push his wheelchair out.

Chen Yao turned her head to look at the brocade handkerchief on the desk and frowned slightly. Then, she turned around and placed her hand on Yue Yang's shoulder and gently stroke the white hair on his shoulder. She said softly, "Your highness will definitely like it."

After exiting the small courtyard in the study, he saw Ye Mingyue and Qiu Xuanling standing outside, with a large bamboo basket in front of them. Upon hearing his voice, the two of them turned their heads and looked over.

Qiu Xuanling walked over with a smile on her face and bowed to him.

Although Ye Mingyue's hands were still unmoving and wrapped with dense herbs, his face was still covered with the light muslin, but it was clearly better than before.

When he walked closer, Ye Mingyue asked the servant to open the bamboo basket. Inside, it was filled with red wild fruits.

"Heh, Begonia Fruits, you guys went up the mountain?" Yulixiao laughed, took one, looked left and right, and took a bite. The sweetness melted on the tip of his tongue, and passed through his throat, penetrating deeply into his heart.

Chen Yao also picked one up and placed it beside his lips. She laughed and asked, "Ah, Mingyue also went up the mountain to pick the herbs, and Mingyue also went with me, and accidentally found this, it's very rare, I know my prince likes it, so I specially picked it for you. It was all washed by me and Mingyue in the mountain spring, is it sweet?"

"Yes." He lowered his gaze and received the Begonia Fruit. After looking at it for a while, he smiled and said in a deep voice, "I haven't eaten it in over two years."

"Elder sister said that the prince will like it, the prince will eat another one." Ye Mingyue also brought one to his lips.

"You haven't recovered from your injuries yet, so don't run around." Yulixiao looked up, glanced at her, and extended his hand out to grab the fruit.

"Big Sister Yao's medical skills are great. I'm almost done. Big Sister Yao said there won't be any scars on her face." Ye Mingyue lifted her hand to cover his face. She was obviously afraid that it would fall down and let Yulixiao see his face.

Yulixiao nodded and was about to return to the study room. Chen Yao pulled his hand, gently shaking it, and said softly: "Don't look at that, we sisters will go fishing with you."

"Fishing?" Yulixiao frowned slightly.

"Yeah, there are a lot of people fishing by the river today. I took a look and saw that the fish is very fat." Chen Yao smiled and nodded, then pointed to the Begonia Fruits and gently said: "Didn't the Duke like to fish in the past? "Take this with us to the pleasure boat. Wouldn't it be great if we were to slowly bask in the sunlight on our own boat?"

Yulixiao muttered to himself and unconsciously looked in the direction of Yu Yan's courtyard.

"Should I send someone to get elder sister?" Chen Yao immediately said.

"There's no need …" Ye Mingyue's eyes turned cold, and she pointed her mouth at them.

The few of them looked over and saw two figures returning from the Pear Blossom Forest. Yu Yan's long hair fluttered gently on her back, her steps were neither fast nor slow. Ruined pear blossoms fell from the branches and stuck to her hair, causing her skirt to sway, making her seem extremely seductive and charming.

"Eh, where did she come from?" Qiu Xuanling looked around curiously.

"Or perhaps you have come to see the Prince and saw us here, so you've gone back." Ye Mingyue said coldly as she closed the lid of the bamboo basket.

Yulixiao frowned, he glanced at Ye Mingyue and said indifferently: "Disperse."

Chen Yao sighed, and said softly: "Your Highness, are we sisters really not to your liking? "I just want to stay a bit longer with Your Highness …"

Yulixiao did not even turn back as he directly entered the small courtyard.

"Elder sister …" Ye Mingyue walked to Chen Yao's side and softly said, "Does the Duke have any of us in his heart?"

"Definitely." Qiu Xuanling also walked over and said softly.

Chen Yao was quiet for a long time, before she said powerlessly: "Go back."

"Elder sister, is she really that good? What was the good part? "I refuse to accept this …" Ye Mingyue turned around and headed towards the Crane Zither Academy where Yu Yan lived.

"Mingyue, come back! She is the person at the heart of the prince!" Chen Yao shouted.

"I want to be someone on the side of the prince as well. I want to see what's so good about her!" The faster Ye Mingyue moved, her servant quickly followed.

"Sister Yao, what should we do? "Big Sister Yu is actually pretty good …" Qiu Xuanling was shocked, she stammered and walked a few steps, then turned to look at Chen Yao.

"Go back." Chen Yao hurriedly said, and chased after Ye Mingyue with big strides.

Qiu Xuanling twisted the silk handkerchief, lightly shrugged, and said softly: "Sigh, why is it so hard to think of a prince's favor?"

"That's right. These two madams have been serving the Duke for so long …" Madam, go back. If they start fighting, be careful of the prince's anger. " The maidservant hurriedly urged her on.

"No, we have to tell the prince, what do we do if they beat up elder sister Yu?" Qiu Xuanling hurriedly headed towards the small courtyard in the study.

The guard glanced at her and immediately raised his saber to stop her.

"Tell the prince that Big Sister Yao and Big Sister Mingyue went to find Big Sister Yu …" Qiu Xuanling lifted her small face and said anxiously.

The guard glanced at her and stood motionless.

There was a rule that allowed people to pass the message and enter.

Seeing that everyone was ignoring her, Qiu Xuanling could not help but pout her small mouth and look left and right, then turned back dejectedly.

Not far away, she saw Ye Sujian who was tiptoeing and breaking a flower branch. Ye Sujian only swept a glance at her and mocked: "Heh, I didn't manage to climb the high branch. Be careful or else I might strangle you to death."

"Sister Ye, what did you say?" Qiu Xuanling frowned, she walked to her side and also broke a branch of the Pear Blossom Heart Flower, and shook it in her hand.

"Sigh, when will this day end?" Ye Sujian glanced at her and sighed softly.

Qiu Xuanling turned her head to look at her and asked softly, "It's possible … You have no head, right? "

"Sigh …" Ye Sujian sat on a rock at the side, bowed her head, and said while looking at the pear blossom branch in her hand, "Profound spirit, my mother came to visit me. She said …"

"Say what?" Qiu Xuanling squatted and asked softly.

"That the election is going to start the day after tomorrow." Ye Sujian turned her head to look in the direction of the Palace door.

Qiu Xuanling also looked over. After a long time, she quietly said, "Big sister, don't even think about it. This is both our lives."

"My life …" Ye Sujian's eyes reddened a little. After a long time, she whispered, "Will the emperor still remember me?"

"After the election, who knows how many more beauties there are in the palace. How can they still remember us? Elder sister, don't go out of your way to oppose them. Qiu Xuanling shook her finger, her face full of worry.

"Bitter? I've already eaten. Unlike you, I can still smile. Of course, I can laugh. Only I... He never gives me a second look. " Ye Sujian's tears fell down.