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Although the entire Prince Jin Palace was Shan Liancheng's, Cloud Dreaming Pavilion was his personal property, so was his bedroom and study room.

Entering the big store in the Leisurely Cloud Pavilion, Yun Qixi's gaze swept across the room and quickly found out which one was the study. This was because she saw the bold and vigorous words written in black paint on the door plaque.

Quiet And Steadfast!

Yun Qixi squinted her eyes and stared for a while, thinking of that lonely figure in her mind. It was not easy to achieve these four words in the royal family.

"Miss, I don't usually like people entering his study. Just wait for him outside." Seeing Yun Qixi staring blankly at the door of the study, Tong Xi could not help but remind her.

Yun Qixi turned around and smiled at him in understanding, "Don't worry, I'll just wait here. Go back and busy yourself."

"But," Tong Xi frowned as he looked at her legs.

Yun Qixi came to her senses, and jumped onto the stone table with one leg, smiling at him: "Look, there is no problem, I will just sit here and wait, and Prince Jin doesn't know when to come back, you accompany me here, what if your master comes looking for you?"

Tong Xi thought about it, and felt that what she said was reasonable, he nodded his head, "Alright then, the lady will wait here for a while, I will be leaving first."

"Go, go." Yun Qixi nodded her head like she was pounding garlic.

After Tong Xi left, Yun Qixi heaved a sigh of relief and began to carefully size up Cloud's Leisurely Pavilion.

The entire yard was filled with plants with green leaves, but not a single flower. It was so solemn that it made one want to cry, but it perfectly fit that person's temperament.

Stiffness, indifference, and boredom!

After looking once, Yun Qixi's gaze finally returned to the four big words "Quiet And Steadfast".

What kind of person was he? What kind of personality could be worthy of these four words? Although it was not the first time that she and Shan Liancheng had met, she suddenly had a feeling that she did not truly know him, or perhaps she did not truly know the real him.

She suddenly realized that she was beginning to be curious about him. The greatest curiosity began with the study in front of him.

Why didn't he like it when people came into his study? Could it be a germaphobe? Or was there a military secret? Or was it something shameful?

She admitted that she had been successfully piqued.

Along the way, Yun Qixi also observed carefully that this Leisurely Cloud Pavilion was quite remote and was sufficiently peaceful. Usually, no one would come to bother them.

Presumably, everyone in the manor knew of Shan Liancheng's rules, and no one would dare to approach his study. The so-called most dangerous place was the safest place.

As she decided to make her move, Yun Qixi helped the stone table stand up and walked towards the direction of the study.

When she reached the door of the study, she stopped, took a deep breath, and turned around. After confirming that there was no one around, she raised her hand and paused in front of the door. Finally, she mustered her courage and gently opened the door.

The quality of the door was excellent, and it was completely silent when opened.

It was probably because she felt guilty for being a thief, but her heart was beating faster than it had ever been.

She forgot a saying, "If you don't want to die, you don't want to die." She put her hand on the door frame and slipped inside.

In the study room, it was still as solemn and rigid as before. The color was a dark, simple, and unadorned blue and blue. The only bit of ornament was the blue and white bamboo stuck into the blue and white porcelain bottle on the desk.

He's still a prince, so this study … It was too simple, could he keep a lower profile?

Before she could take a step closer, she heard faint footsteps approaching.

So she held her breath and listened carefully. With her sharp hearing, she was almost certain that she was walking towards the Leisurely Cloud Pavilion. His footsteps were brisk, unlike that of a man's. It should have been the footsteps of a woman, and there was more than one woman.

Yun Qixi quickly swept her eyes across the study room and saw the desk, then quickly jumped over and shrunk under the desk.

Sure enough, the footsteps got closer and closer. Soon, two pairs of embroidered shoes came in one after the other. One of them was holding a few fresh bamboo sticks, and the two of them walked towards the desk.

"Sister Qing Li, do you think that woman has left?"

This voice sounded somewhat familiar. It seemed to be the voice of the little girl he met in the Green Bamboo Garden.

The woman? Did he mean her?

"Whether we go or not has nothing to do with us." Qing Li's voice was light, as if she was indifferent.

Two pairs of embroidered shoes stopped in front of the desk, and at the moment, they were very close to her. Yun Qixi stared at the two feet in front of him, and instinctively tightened her legs a little.

"Sister Qing Li, Zhu'er just received news that the Emperor is going to give that woman to our Master. Have you heard? " Pearl lowered her voice.

As expected, wherever there were women, there would be gossip!

"This is the matter of the emperor. As girls, it's none of our business." Qing Li's tone remained indifferent.

Pearl said unhappily, "I say that this Miss Er Yun is a girl from a noble family after all, how can she be so shameless? "The emperor just got engaged and he's already on his way to find our master."

You are the one who is shameless! Yun Qixi scolded in her heart.

Qing Li said, "I do not care, I will marry whoever I want, not anyone I want. It is my business, if I marry her, she will be our master, and we will have to serve her well."

"But Zhu'er feels that Sister Qing Li need not worry. I see that Master has not treated her well, and does not even want to meet her, how can I even like her? Sister Qing Li, on the other hand, you are different. Normally, I would treat you well, but in our girls' hearts, you will become a Princess Jin sooner or later. "

Hearing that, no matter how foolish Yun Qixi was, she understood. If she really had to marry Shan Liancheng, would Qing Li really become her competitor?

"Zhu'er, it is a big taboo for the servants to discuss about the master's matters. Carefully speaking of the consequences will come out, and I only want to serve you and not think of anything else." Zhu'er, it is a big taboo for the servants to discuss about the master's matters.

Heh, she truly admired Qing Li. From the very beginning, her tone was calm and indifferent, as if she did not care about or care about him. Compared to Zhu'er's impetuousness, she was much calmer and had a decent appearance. She really did have the qualifications to dream about it.

"Let's go, you're not allowed to lower your head and speak nonsense. Do you hear me?" Qing Li warned her in a low voice.

Both of them walked out of the study, Yun Qixi's heart dropped back to its original state. Just as she was about to crawl out to catch her breath, she suddenly heard a voice calling out to him from outside the courtyard.

"Go down." This was Shan Liancheng's usual cold voice.

"Yes sir!"

Hot blood rushed to his head, and Yun Qixi, who was about to raise her body, immediately shrank back. Her nerves suddenly tensed up.

The consequences of breaking into his study and being caught red-handed must have been very bad.

Before she could think about it further, Yun Qixi could see from under the table that the wheelchair could already enter the room.

Yun Qixi could not help but shrink back. Fortunately, the wheelchair did not head towards the desk, but instead to the other side of the short table.

Then, the sound of tea leaves touching the bowls of tea came again and again. It was especially clear in this quiet study room. Through this voice, Yun Qixi could even imagine Shan Liancheng holding a teacup in one hand and a teacup in the other, slowly and leisurely sweeping the teacups on the water surface with the teacup.

After a while, there was a "peng" sound. It was probably because the tea bowl had been placed back onto the table.

Would it be so simple as drinking tea when he entered the study? An impossible wish suddenly appeared in Yun Qixi's heart. She hoped that he would forget about practicing the words today.

Sure enough, this was an impossible wish.

The sound of rolling wheels could be heard. The wheelchair was moving towards the desk, getting closer and closer.

After a short distance, the wheelchair stopped not far from the desk and did not move again.

From Yun Qixi's angle, she could see a pair of black leather boots in front of the wheelchair. The top of the boots was facing her direction, which also meant that Shan Liancheng was facing the desk.

Silence! A oppressive silence!

Yun Qixi could more and more clearly hear his own heartbeat. Putong, putong, it sounded like it was produced when people were playing basketball in the dead of the night, it was so loud that it almost broke his chest. She pressed her hand to her chest, but she still couldn't slow down her heartbeat. She felt that even if it was Shan Liancheng who was more than two meters away, he might be able to hear her heartbeat. She also had a terrifying sixth sense and felt that Shan Liancheng's vision had a penetrating power that allowed him to see her under the desk, curled up and nervous to the point that she was about to scream, through the thick pear wood table.

She wished that she had the power of Sun Wukong's Seventy-Two Transformations to turn into a butterfly and fly away.

"Come out!" A low voice suddenly sounded in the silent environment.

Yun Qixi's head buzzed, but she did not move it an inch.

Calm down! He didn't have to call for her. He didn't want to expose his target first. After all, she hid so well, he shouldn't have discovered her so quickly.

"Miss Er Yun." Shan Liancheng said again. Compared to his usual cold tone, his tone was a little more patient.

What the heck! It was impossible to hide it well.

Somehow, knowing that he had been discovered, Yun Qixi's heart calmed down instead, and wasn't as nervous as before. He was like a criminal suspect who was on the run. He was always on tenterhooks during his period of existence. Once caught, he was surprisingly calm, because struggling was useless.

After slowly standing up from under the table, Yun Qixi chuckled towards the cold face on the wheelchair.

"About that, I just heard that Prince Jin you have a rule that is unshakable, that is, practicing calligraphy every day. I was just criticized by Your Highness for being too ugly, so I wanted to come and learn your calligraphy."

Her fawning tone was something she loathed herself. However, thinking that she had no choice but to lower her head, she made her smile even more sincere.