C58

On the second floor of River Gazing Tower, Lu Shixun's eyes lit up. Yun Shengyue and Cui'er were sitting at a small table near the window, looking at the lake while smiling and whispering to each other. On the other hand, the Black First Class Imperial Guard was seated at another table. He did not recognize them.

He had originally wanted to find a table near Yun Sheng, but after looking around, he found nothing. Thus, he could only bring Lu Shiyun to sit at the side. The second floor of River Gazing Tower had large windows that were open, and both sides could see the beautiful scenery of the green lake.

Seeing that he was frequently looking at Yun Shengyue, Lu Shiyun asked, "Is that pink-dressed girl the one that brother is looking for?"

"I can't be sure just by looking at the side …" In fact, just by looking at her appearance, Lu Shixun was certain of his abilities. It was just that the young girl he had seen that night was cold and aloof, exuding an ice-cold aura that could cause one to be thousands of miles away. However, the girl before him was smiling like a flower.

Ina still couldn't control her own smile: "Your Highness is going to close the door this time. Although that pink-clothed woman is young but her hair is tied up. It is obvious that she is married."

Lu Shixun was stunned for a moment before turning to look again. As expected, his expression was somewhat uneasy, forgetting to refute Ina's words. After a long while, he sighed and retracted his gaze, ignoring Lu Shiyun and the others' stares as he urged the waiter to hurry up and serve the dishes. Deep in his heart, he still hoped that the girl in front of him was that same night. Even if she was married, it was better than being seriously injured. It would be better if she became this happy, but she was just a little disappointed.

"Miss, what is this fish fillet made so spicy? I don't see chili peppers. " Cui'er drank a few mouthfuls of tea before she asked with a cold breath. Her nose was slightly perspiring, red and somewhat cute.

He then ate two pieces of fish that were as white as jade and explained, "I and His Highness have eaten this dish before, but the Full Moon Restaurant has done it very well. The fish is fresh and smooth, with a spicy and salty taste just right for this dish. It's impossible to see the chili peppers that are unique to this dish.

"As expected of the young miss. I can't take it anymore. I'm here to eat this crab. This crab is so big." Cui'er looked at the bowl sized crab in confusion.

Yun Sheng said with a laugh, "Now that you're more refined, use your hands directly. Isn't there a water basin beside you where you can clean your hands? It's more interesting when eating crabs."

"Aren't I afraid of embarrassing the little miss?" Cui'er embarrassedly smiled, washed her hands, grabbed a crab and said: "As long as Miss doesn't worry, I won't pretend to be gentle. Aiya, it's so hot!"

"Haha!" Stupid girl, be careful. What you just steamed is naturally hot. It's not good to eat too much crabs with a cold personality. I'll eat some hot food first to warm my stomach. After a while, the crabs won't be as hot. " Yun Shengyue was amused by Cui'er's greedy and fearful look.

Cui'er said with a bitter face: "Miss has turned bad now, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Fine, fine, fine. I was in the wrong. Use the pliers. Although the crab is hot now, it tastes delicious when it's hot. Just be careful, don't prick it."

"Sigh, this is really troublesome. It is rare for me to have a trip with xiaojie, so it wouldn't be easy for me to have something good to eat!" Cui'er lamented, and after struggling for a while, she slowly found the trick. She peeled off the big red shell and ate a mouthful of crab yolk, then squinted her eyes and praised, "The endless aftertaste is truly delicious, it's really good. This hard work is also worth it."

Yun Shengyue smiled and did not speak. She also put down her chopsticks to wash her hands and picked up a crab. She similarly used her hands, but the way she ate was extremely good. She did not panic, as though she was an experienced eater.

She didn't think much of it, but she ate naturally, as if she had always eaten it before. She broke off the crab's leg and bit off the joints on both sides, then she sucked out the crab meat. After eating a few pieces of the crab meat, she took out the large crab claws that the chef had helped to crack, and used a copper stick to pick out the meat inside.

After eating the crab's leg, he drank two mouthfuls of ginger tea before lifting the lid of the crab. He slowly removed the lung, heart, stomach and intestines of the crab, then split the crab into half and ate the slightly steaming yellow crab. It was indeed delicious. After eating, she picked off the crab meat and dipped it in vinegar to eat. She quickly finished off one crab, but Cui'er was still struggling with a few crab claws.

The River Gazing Restaurant was bustling with noise and excitement today. Only then did Yun Shengyue wash her hands and prepare to pick up a fish ball to eat. Two other well-dressed men and women came up to the staircase, and Young Master Sven, who was walking in front, immediately ignored the reaction of the people around him and shouted, "Yue'er, you're here too!"

However, she felt a sense of familiarity, but she could not recall who it was. As she glanced at Cui Er, who was also at a loss, a woman, who was also dressed in pink, walked out from behind the man and said with a smile, "What a coincidence, Little Sister Yue'er is also having her meal here. Prince, since this table is small, let's not disturb Little Sister Yue'er until we finish our meal and have a chat on the boat.

"This …" It wasn't easy to meet Yue'er, and Murong Yu wasn't around, but he brought Wei Yinglan with him. But then again, if Wei Yinglan hadn't accompanied him back to the General's Mansion to visit his family and then come out to swim in the lake, he wouldn't be here today.

"Yue Er, eat first. We'll talk later. I have something to say to you." After all, this was not a place for them to talk. Not only Wei Yinglan was present, but the surroundings were also filled with customers.

From the moment Murong Mingyue appeared, she had been staring at him for a long time. Because he looked familiar, she wanted to see if she could recall something, but this action made her feel wrong, so Murong Chong was somewhat pleased. He had thought that Yunsheng would hate her, but seeing her pure and calm expression, although he did not say anything, he believed that it was because Wei Yinglan was beside him.

Murong Chong and company had booked a private room, so the moment they entered, Yun Shengyue immediately gestured to Black One. That woman also called the man "Prince", which meant that she was his husband's brother. Wasn't it rude of her just now?

"That was Duke Ming. His name is Murong Fu. Beside him is the wife of the Duke of Ming, Wei Yinglan. He is the only daughter of General Wei." Black One understood what she meant without Yun Shengyue asking.

"Oh, have I ever known them? I can't remember what to talk about right now. " Yun Shengyue was feeling somewhat vexed.

Black One pondered for a moment and said, "In this subordinate's opinion, the wangfei hasn't recovered her memories, so it's not appropriate for her to chat with Duke Ming and his wife alone for now. Let's wait for the prince to accompany us in the future. Let's go home early after dinner. It might rain later."

Hei Yi naturally had his own selfish thoughts when he said that. He had been following Yun Shengyue in the Wind City, and he had clearly seen it when they were at the entrance of the Hundred Miles City. He knew that the two of them were at loggerheads, and now that the two of them had fallen in love with each other, it was better for them to not cause unnecessary trouble.

"Mhmm, then let's leave immediately. Get someone to pack up some of the snacks here and bring them back." When Yun Shengyue looked at the delicious dishes, she felt a sense of pity. However, when she saw the duo, she felt a sense of unease. It made her instinctively want to avoid them, so she immediately agreed.

Cui'er also looked at the remaining two crabs on the table, "Miss, let's take these crabs back as well."

"It's not good to bring this back with you. Just go out to the dock later, sell some stuff and bring it back to steam."

"Alright, it's such a pity. Why do we need to hide from Duke Ming? If Miss doesn't want to talk to him on the ship, then she'll just refuse." Cui'er thought very simply.

"You speak so lightly, and I don't have any ill intentions. Isn't it very rude to do that!"

"Then is it courteous for us to run away like this?" Cui'er rolled her eyes, she felt really unhappy about just leaving like this.

After pondering for a moment, Yun Kangyue said, "Leave a message saying that we have an urgent matter to attend to and will probably be able to see him in the palace. With His Highness by our side, it will be better.

"Yeah, forget it!" In any case, the prince treats the young miss very well and will come again in the future. Cui'er was a straightforward person and quickly figured it out for herself.

When she saw that the room door was shut properly, she hurriedly took Cui'er downstairs.

However, he had just met Murong Mingyue two days ago, so he naturally recognized her. Since he knew that woman, it would be easy for him to find out about her, so when he saw that they had left, he instructed a guard to go over and find out about her identity. However, he did not expect that not only was she married, she was also a royal consort.

If she was the woman from that night, then this matter would have been quite interesting. He had also seen Mu Rong Ming's expression just now. With his wife by his side, how could he be so fervent towards other girls? Interesting.

"Big brother, your heart is already in your throat. This situation is already very complicated, so big brother doesn't need to meddle." Lu Shiyun understood Lu Shixun quite well. Seeing the interest in his eyes, she reminded him immediately.

Lu Shixun smiled, "It's rare to find such a funny thing. Yun'er, you're too old-fashioned, your luck is quite good today. Your two sister-in-law have met with them, and Bei Heng only has three princes. You two should have a lot of chances to meet each other in the future."

"It's just a polite greeting. These two princesses should be easy to get along with." Lu Shiyun did not think much of it. She was not a sociable person, and it would be best if she could live a peaceful life.

All he needed to do was to find out if it was really the girl who had been implicated by him at the inn. That night, the young girl had fallen from the wall, her white clothes fluttering, her cold and desolate eyes hiding sadness.

"Yu'er, royal father originally wanted you to marry Princess Nanke, but you didn't want to." This time, the emperor was talking to Murong Yu alone.

Murong Yu said calmly, "This son thanks father for his kindness. But this son really does not intend to marry again, so I ask that royal father forgive this son's willfulness."

"Alright, alright, royal father respects your wishes. Your mufei left early, royal father originally thought that you should marry more wives and concubines, and let the mansion become more lively as well."

"This son is used to it, I am fine now, so royal father need not worry."

Yes, Yu'er, you are the youngest, but you are also the one who has the least amount of worry for royal father. Originally, if it was for your sake in the future, I should give you a fertile fiefdom to let you free and live a peaceful life, but royal father couldn't bear to let you leave. I want to see you get married and have children share your heaven's glory, but I don't know if my father's decision was right.

The current emperor was also one of the three brothers, he was ranked second. The eldest, Murong Zhengdong, was originally the crown prince, but he died helplessly. Back then, the third prince, Murong Zhengxi, was favored by the previous emperor, so many people supported him as the crown prince. However, the current emperor, Murong Zhengnan, was not as beautiful as the third prince's imperial concubine, but was smarter.

She seized on the late emperor's biggest taboo and began writing. The Mu Rong family's male disciples were never very prosperous, so they took every man very seriously. The eldest son's illness was already the pain in the late emperor's heart, but the imperial concubine used one thing to convince the late emperor that if Murong Zhengxi succeeded the throne, he wouldn't be able to tolerate his existence. This made the late emperor very angry.

Previously, he felt that Murong Zhengnan was too soft-hearted and kind, but later on he felt that this was better. At least he wouldn't harm his brother when he became the emperor, so Murong Zhengnan became the crown prince after being disappointed by Murong Zhengxi, his mother's concubine, and a bunch of supporters. Murong Zhengxi was sent thousands of miles away to Yang City, a place where he would never be able to return to.

The Emperor sighed with emotion before continuing, "Yu'er, even though Nanke took the initiative to ask for peace, royal father is still a little worried. Bei Heng has been stable for twenty years, other than East Sun Island, the smallest of them all is easy to defend and attack. Nanke and Xizhi have always been at odds with me, Beiheng, and have always been at odds with each other since the Emperor's new demise and the new emperor's unstable foundation. However, their soldiers have always been brave.

"Xiqi seems to be related to your uncle, I'm afraid your uncle has a grudge in his heart, so he lured the wolf into the house …" The emperor paused before sighing.

Murong Yu immediately said, "Your son is willing to share my father's worries. Since General Hong is in the south, your son can go to the west …"

"NO!" Yu'er, you can't go. The things that royal father has said to you, are all external troubles that might occur, and will not cause any problems for the time being. Royal father is saying all of this to make you understand that the empress and imperial concubine have a feud, and you two royal brothers might have a dispute in the future.

"This son understands, this son has always …"

Yu'er, you were originally a pillar of our nation, but you had the heart to hide from the world. royal father can't let you go right now, I let you go for two months, but that was my limit, do you understand? "Yun Che said in a cold voice." You … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you … you …. A trace of guilt flashed across the emperor's stern face.

Murong Yu lowered his head and said, "Your son understands."

His father wanted him to stay in Jincheng, and also needed him to help out in the imperial court. That was because he believed that since he did not have the heart to fight for power, he might give him the authority to do so.

It was also because they believed in him that they needed to use him to pin down their royal brothers, shift their focus towards him, and achieve a balance between the three brothers. This was to prevent their brothers from fighting amongst each other, and also to prevent the court and officials from competing against each other. After all, a cauldron with three legs was the most stable.

Being born in the royal family, he should have known that many things were destined to submerge family love and sacrifice personal desires. Since the Emperor was able to state things clearly with him, what else could he do? He could only comply with his Imperial Father's wishes, but he couldn't show the sadness in his heart.

Fortunately, he had Yue'er, and the innocence and gentleness that he needed the most was the best medicine to soothe him. He had longed for his father's favor since he was young, so he might be able to get her soon, but it was not the kind of medicine that he always wanted.

"Your majesty, Imperial Concubine Lian's phoenix body suddenly doesn't feel well. She invited the Imperial Physician to treat her, and discovered that the tea was actually poisonous from the tea. That tea was brewed by the palace maid Cai'Er. Cai'er served at the Phoenix Perching Palace before, and later when the people at the Blue Lotus Palace weren't enough to make tea, she turned it in."

The emperor suddenly stood up, sat back down, and asked solemnly, "How is Imperial Concubine Lian doing now?"

"Luckily, the dosage was not enough. Cai'Er was taken to the cell to interrogate, but she insisted that she didn't poison him."

"Alright, I understand. You go handle this matter yourself, kill that palace maid who poisoned her, don't involve too much." The Emperor frowned with a complicated expression on his face.