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The more Yun Qixi thought about it, the more she felt that her future was bright indeed. But who would have thought that her debt collection process would be so bumpy? The butler of the Prince Jin Palace had told her that Shan Liancheng had gone to the Wangyue Mountain.

She actually put her pigeon in there?

"When did you leave?" Yun Qixi's teeth were grinding until it made a "ka ka" sound.

"This morning." The old butler, who was in his forties or fifties, answered with a smile.

Yun Qixi really wanted to vomit blood, she looked at the sky gloomily.

It was too early for her to go out today. If she had come out and waited at the entrance of Prince Jin Palace, she would definitely have been able to wait for him.

"Did he say when she would be back?" Yun Qixi endured her internal injuries and asked.

The butler did not know why her expression was so strange, but he was very clear that the woman in front of him would be the future Princess Jin.

He didn't leave early, he didn't leave late, and yet he left today. Yun Qixi was suspicious, if he was doing this on purpose, wouldn't she be hiding her debt? For the sake of such a small sum of money, a prince like him would really throw away her face.

She could hide from the first day, but she couldn't hide from 15. She didn't believe that he wouldn't come back after he left. The interest! "The more she rolled, the more she became like a snowball, until she really made a fortune.

Haha, Yun Qixi is so happy! The butler was dumbfounded!

What's wrong with this girl? He was worried at first, but why was he so happy now?

"Thank you, Butler. I'll come back another day." Yun Qixi laughed and said goodbye before she turned to leave. The butler had not regained his senses even after a while.

This little girl's tempo couldn't keep up at all.

With this, Yun Qixi could only take the money and temporarily return to the Duke's Palace.

He carried his bag and left with a feeling of farewell. He thought that he was about to step onto the road to the peak of his life, but now, he was carrying his bag back again. He felt somewhat dejected.

She still pretended she hadn't left.

He climbed up the wall from the big tree in the backyard and returned to the yard with ease.

Since there was no one in the courtyard, she quickly returned to her room and closed the door.

Turning around, she was shocked.

Yun Chong sat on the chair behind the desk and quietly stared at her. From the looks of it, he had already been sitting there for a long time. Or he had been sitting there all along.

There was a moment of surprise and excitement in his eyes, but they quickly calmed down.

Yun Chong got up, walked out from behind the desk, and then came to the round table, and opened a box on top of the table.

"This is your favorite green tea cake. I bought it from Pingju on purpose." His voice was not very loud, as if he was speaking to her or talking to himself.

Her favorite green tea cake? Could she say that she had never seen one before?

After placing the green tea cake down, Yun Chong raised his head and slowly walked to her front. His gaze swept the bag on her back, and landed on her face.

"When you like something for a long time, it becomes a habit. Actually, it's not that you can't leave it, it's just a habit. Everything gets used to it. "

A faint smell of alcohol floated in the air. Did he drink again?

His words still sounded like she was talking to herself, but Yun Qixi did not understand.

Seeing her blank expression, an unconcealable sadness flashed past Yun Chong's eyes. She then curled her lips and laughed bitterly.

"Have a good rest."

With that, Yun Chong left.

Yun Qixi put away her bag, walked to the side of the table and picked up a piece of Green Tea Cake. A light green, square, and sweet smell.

This green tea cake should be Miss Er's favorite, right?

Was he really talking to her? The reason why he kept her and did not expose her despite knowing that she was fake was because her existence gave him the illusion that the Miss Er was still alive?

"Miss Er, where did you go? "Why didn't I see you earlier?" Qiao Er came in from outside the door. When she finished, she saw the green tea cake on the table and smiled.

The eldest young master has always been so good to you. In the past, whenever the eldest young master was at home, he would buy green tea cake almost every day. If he came back after a short trip, he would buy a lot of them, as if to make up for the days he missed out on. If he thought about it carefully, the eldest young master had not bought one for a long time. This servant was still thinking that perhaps Eldest Young Master was too busy and had forgotten. "So it turns out that Eldest Young Master has never forgotten what you like or dislike. Eldest Young Master will always remember them clearly."

If you like something for a long time, it becomes a habit. He knew so much about Second Miss' preferences that it was a habit to buy her green tea cakes, and it had become a habit to be good to her.

She took a light bite and the faint fragrance of the tea filled the air. It was sweet but not greasy, and even she, who did not like sweet foods, found it pretty good.

"Delicious." Yun Qixi said.

Qiao Er smiled, "Miss Er, you have always loved to eat."

Miss Er liking to eat green tea cake was a type of liking, maybe also a type of habit. Maybe what she was used to was not the taste of the green tea cake, but the way Yun Chong treated her.

Yun Qixi suddenly had a very evil thought in his heart, if Miss Er and Yun Chong were not blood related, would they be able to be together? It shouldn't be, because Miss Er only has Shan Ziyin in her heart.

People were always like this, often unable to see the good around them, always chasing something distant and illusory.

"From now on, I have a sweet tooth, Green Tea Cake." Yun Qixi gently smiled.

Qiao Er looked at her strangely. "Miss Er, you have always liked me."

"Oh, hur hur." Yun Qixi had no choice but to laugh dumbly again.

After lunch, Yun Qixi came to Yun Chong's courtyard.

This was the first time she'd taken the initiative to come to his courtyard ever since she'd moved into the duke's estate.

Outside the courtyard, she heard the sound of swords piercing the wind.

Standing at the entrance of the courtyard, she saw Yun Chong practicing his sword, so she stopped.

The sun was right in front of his eyes, but Yun Chong seemed to have completely forgotten about it, as he practiced diligently.

Yun Chong did not talk much usually, but most of the time, he would give her a slightly dull impression. But now, Yun Chong, who was immersed in his own techniques, had become somewhat more unruly and masculine.

After who knows how long, Yun Chong finally found her standing at the doorway. He put away his sword and looked at him.

It was unknown when he had started practicing, but his face was covered with sweat, and the smell of alcohol on him had probably turned into sweat as well. However, it did not seem to be tired, and its breath was steady.

"Training in the afternoon and basking in the scorching sun, isn't it hot?" Yun Qixi walked in and from a stone table at the side, she picked up a handkerchief and handed it over.

Yun Chong accepted it and wiped the sweat off his face, a smile appearing in his eyes.

"Fortunately, God does not choose time and weather during a war. Maybe it was Daylight, maybe it was ice and snow. You can't just automatically retreat and surrender because of the bad weather, right? "

It was the first time Yun Chong spoke to her with such a joking tone. Yun Qixi looked at him happily and lamented, "That makes sense."

After wiping his sweat, Yun Chong looked much more refreshed. Looking at her worshipping and admiring look, his smile suddenly became deeper.

"Why are you looking for me?"

Indeed, he'd long since seen through her.

"It's fine, let's chat." Yun Qixi laughed.

Yun Chong walked to the stone table and poured himself a cup of tea.

"Sit down."

Yun Qixi walked over, sat down, and looked up. There was a large parasol tree beside the stone table. It was covered with leaves, and the stone table was situated in the shade of the tree. It was quite cool and refreshing.

Yun Chong sat across her. It was probably too hot so he had to drink quite a few cups of water before he stopped.

Yun Qixi went straight to the point, "What kind of place is the Wangyue Mountain?"

"Yue Yue Manor is a good place to take shelter in the heat of the summer at the Royal Courtyard." After Yun Chong finished answering, he turned around and looked at her with an unfathomable look, "This question, even the children of Great Swallow know about it."

Yun Qixi's heart thumped, meeting Yun Chong's questioning gaze. She thought, he couldn't possibly suspect that she was a spy from another country, right? But how could she explain her strange origins?

Before he could think it through, the doubt in Yun Chong's eyes already disappeared, and he said with a smile, "The Wangyue Mountain is a good place, the water there is very nourishing, and the hot spring there can even cure illnesses. Fourth Prince's health was not good. In the past, the Empress would bring Fourth Prince to live in the Yue Yue Manor for a period of time every year. Every time he returned, Fourth Prince's health would improve a lot. Yesterday, the Emperor had already approved for Prince Jin to accompany Fourth Prince to the Yue Yue Manor for a period of time. The Emperor said that since the Prince Jin has been out fighting for a long time and has not had much leisure, now that he is injured, it is time for him to have a good rest. "

So it turned out that Shan Liancheng did not go alone, but went with him.

Would they be able to return to such a good place in a day or two? I'm afraid that at that time, he would even be overjoyed.

Even though she knew that they wouldn't be back so soon, Yun Qixi still reported on a glimmer of hope to the Prince Jin Palace every day, and the results were all disappointing.

Three days later, Yun Qixi made an astonishing decision as she decided to personally make a trip to the Wangyue Mountain.

The first was to chase the debt, and the second was to take a sightseeing trip.

She travelled alone and did not bring along the Qiao Er. Because she planned to get the silver and leave after playing at the Wangyue Mountain.

But since she had just arrived, she had no idea that the Wangyue Mountain was heading east towards west.

Initially, she had wanted to invite a free tour guide. The first thing she thought of was Yun Qi, but she couldn't find him. According to Dong Zi and Cui Cui, they had not seen Yun Qi for a few days. When a few beggars heard her ask about Yun Qi, they all began to talk about one thing. A few days ago, they saw Yun Qi buy a pigeon with a piece of gold at the market. The pigeon's feathers were colored.

All the beggars believed that Yun Qi's extravagance was due to him being a young miss of a noble family.

In her heart, Yun Qixi was even more curious about Yun Qi's identity. If she could use a bit of gold to buy a pigeon, then he wouldn't care about the little bit of silver that he gave to her at all.

Unable to find a reliable person, she decided to use the money to solve the problem and decided to go to the market to hire a carriage. Just as she opened her mouth to ask a coachman, a clear and pleasant voice rang in her ear.

"Miss, are you going to go to Wangyue Mountain?"