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The winter feast was over, and the snow scattered to the ground.

Gu Mingyan stepped into the dim light from the lanterns and snuck into the bedding in the side hall. As if he was accustomed to it, Gu Mingyan found a corner that suited him, and curled up in the soft bedding, revealing only a pair of slightly shining eyes. He pulled on Shuang Hua's sleeve, and seemed to still want to stick his head out to see the snow outside.

"I didn't want to hurt them …"

It was as if she was mumbling to herself, but her eyes were already filled with heavy tears that did not fall.

Shuang Hua was slightly taken aback, and looked at Xiao Qiran with a helpless expression.

That was just a country girl, who could she hurt?

Xiao Qiran walked up to him, but that slender fingertip was like holding tightly onto floating wood in the sea, as she took the opportunity to pull on his sleeve. "He killed someone, that's why I killed him.

She laughed out loud, but her saliva choked her as she curled back into her corner.

He buried himself deep in the bed to absorb the warmth, but the tears never left the corners of his eyes. A storm was brewing in his pure eyes, but it was trapped between his pupils. He said softly, "I will not kill for anyone, believe me.

"I believe you."

Xiao Qiran sat on the bed and held her hand, looking at her smile that was full of self-mockery. After that, he fell asleep, but his eyebrows did not loosen, and only furrowed his brows.

Drunk people are always good at showing their truest side.

It was true that he had staggered to his feet to catch the first snowflake, and now it was true.

But Xiao Qiran did not know what she, a mere countryside girl, had experienced before. And why was he able to get rid of the accusation from the mountain village?

Shuang Hua leaned on the side of the bed with a gloomy face: "What's wrong, young miss?"

"Send someone to investigate."

Xiao Qiran did not retract her hand. If she had really killed someone for some organisation or force, then she would not be so drunk on just a few cups of wine today.

She didn't look fourteen at all.

Even though Shuang Hua was still worried about this young miss, he couldn't let his highness be in danger. He could only get up and send people to investigate her past — there were stories about the past of the Sunset Mountain and the Serene Temple.

However, they did not know that after Shuang Hua left, Xiao Qiran had moved closer to the bed, and there was a faint trace of blood on the corner of his mouth.

Gu Mingyan had told him not to use his inner force recklessly, and before, he had brought her back to the courtyard next to Xu Chang, and now, he used his inner force to bring her back as well.

On the other hand, this girl was unlucky.

There were many different kinds of women on the bed, which made him more and more curious.

He sat on the edge of the bed and meditated.

A sleepless night.

Early in the morning on the second day, Gu Mingyan had long since forgotten what had happened last night. The only thing he remembered was the first snowflake falling from the sky while facing his gaze, and the feeling of coldness melting into his palm.

What followed was an overwhelming hangover headache.

"I will never drink again …"

This body must have been poured out from a cup, so he had no idea what happened last night.

The only thing that made her feel strange was that her body was still warm.

After a moment of doubt, could it be that she had moved her position when she woke up?

Thinking like this, she still got up from the bed. Her feet just touched the ground, and before she could clearly see the gold and silver decorations within the palace, a door opened, and a few palace maids around her age walked in to help her change.

Gu Mingyan obediently took herself to be a puppet, but when facing this group of strangers, she was unable to say a single word.

The ladies did not even look up at her.

After he finished changing and washing up, the luxurious clothes he wore last night were now only light and light.

The palace maid by his side bowed slightly. "The Prime Minister has already been waiting outside the palace for a long time. I hope eldest miss can be a bit faster."

"Alright."

Gu Mingyan nodded, but he felt that the attitude of the palace maids today was different from the one he saw yesterday.

The slight difference didn't matter, he could only follow the people as they slowly left the palace.

The carriage had already waited outside the palace for a long time, but Gu Mingyan did not recognize any of the three stewards of Prime Minister's Mansion at all.

As she bumped into the carriage, she thought back carefully.

There were three stewards in Prime Minister's Mansion. One of them was to manage the income and expenditure of the accounts room, and the other was to secretly train the guards, instruct the servants in the manor, and busy them with various festivals. The other one was someone who would often appear to handle various matters for the various masters.

And the person in front of him, was probably the butler who was handling all sorts of matters — — Qiu Fu.

As a son, he could only be an illegitimate child. He had volunteered to become a servant at such a young age, but he wasn't willing to sign a contract for twenty silver taels. He had accompanied Gu Zhiyuan all the way to the position of prime minister, and he could be considered a considerate person, just a little younger than Gu Zhiyuan.

had a smile on his face, but his body was extremely tall and straight. Sitting in the carriage, he said softly: "The reason young miss stayed in the palace yesterday, it was all thanks to Seventh Prince's care, the young miss should have known what to do, the word 'jealousy' is really something."

Hearing the word 'jealous', Gu Mingyan remembered his plan yesterday as he rubbed his head.

He did not expect that he would cut straight to the point, but on the surface, his expression still changed. He took the opportunity to continue: "Speaking of me, I am also the eldest miss of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so how come I can't even dispatch a subordinate like Shuang Hua?"

Seeing that Qiu Fu's smiling face had wrinkled, Gu Mingyan could only continue: "Butler Qiu, tell me now, how can I not be angry when Shuang Hua has to accompany me when I am alone with His Highness?"

After saying that, Gu Mingyan grumbled with dissatisfaction, his eyes turning red.

He truly looked extremely wronged.

As a servant, Qiu Fu didn't dare to say anymore and could only obediently send this young miss into the mansion.

Last night, she and the Seventh Prince were as thick as paint, but today, before dawn broke, the Seventh Prince angrily and angrily left, leaving her alone in the palace for the night. It was really incomprehensible, and in the morning, there were even people from the palace who heard that the two of them were quarreling over Master Shuang Hua's matter, and hence they came out with the reputation of being jealous.

Gu Mingyan stepped into the hallway and headed towards the hall.

Behind Qiu Fu, the two new servants started to discuss.

"Eldest Miss was born in the countryside, and she really does think of herself as Eldest Miss. Which prince doesn't have three wives and four concubines? With such pettiness, it will be difficult to achieve great things in the future."

"Lower your voice. I heard that the Madam personally advised the Master not to blame the Eldest Miss. She was very sincere this morning!"

However, Qiu Fu said blandly, "Do you know who Eldest Miss learned how to behave?"

"No one has ever taught him, saying that he learned it in Seventh Prince Palace for a few days." Someone answered from behind.

Qiu Fu smiled and rushed up to welcome him.