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"It's fine. Zitong just came to take a look. Take a seat …" The more respectful Xiao Yuxuan acted, the more uncomfortable Duan Zitong felt in her heart. She didn't know how long she would have to wait before she could hear Xiao Yu Xuan call out 'catalpas …'.

No one knew how much Xiao Yuxuan detested the girl in front of her. Ever since the day Qinglan had appeared by Duan Zitong's side, Xiao Yuxuan knew that the person who had made her and Duan Mu Yan regret for the rest of their lives was none other than Duan Zitong! If not for her, he and Duan Mu Yan would have already wandered the world and lived the life they had once dreamed of!

"Why aren't you sitting down?" Duan Zitong looked back and saw Xiao Yuxuan lost in thought.

"Princess's words are too serious. How can we sit together, Yuxuan, just stand there …" Xiao Yuxuan responded indifferently. With his lips slightly parted, his voice was calm!

"What were you thinking about just now? Is she blaming me for not being able to get royal father to allow you to leave the palace? " Seeing that Xiao Yuxuan was adamant, Duan Zitong did not force his. No matter if he loved his or not, she swore to keep this man by his side! She swore.

"This humble official does not dare. I just have nothing else to do and have a breather …" Xiao Yuxuan slightly nodded his head, his gaze falling upon the stone platform where Duan Zitong sat!

"Yuxuan, don't worry. As long as there's a chance, I'll make it clear to royal father that I want you to return to the manor. But right now, it's not the right time yet. As for the reason, I believe Yuxuan will understand …" Duan Zitong's sincere expression was as clear as water. However, in Xiao Yuxuan's eyes, the woman in front of him was like a venomous snake! Her schemes were obvious. Send him away! After transferring her father away, Mu Yan did not even have the strength to rely on him anymore. I really don't know how she managed to get here in the past half month!

Night, more and more deep confusion, thin moonlight is like a light gauze sprinkle to the cold land.

Duan Mu Yan had been locked in the woodshed for nearly five days. In these five days, aside from Housekeeper Zhou sending her some clear porridge in the line of Feng Xue, she didn't see anyone else! Indeed, this was not necessarily a bad thing. It was just that she was worried about Autumn Moon!

Right at this moment, there was a sudden movement at the woodshed's door. Duan Mu Yan looked vigilantly towards the door. The dinner had already been delivered, it shouldn't be Feng Xue! Who could it be? Su Jin Xiu? Or Xiao Lingfeng? No matter who it was, she didn't want to see it! If she had a choice, she would rather stay in this woodshed for the rest of her life.

With a 'bang,' at the moment the chain fell off, the door opened and Duan Mu Yan couldn't help but lean towards the corner. When she saw the person who came, her tears flowed down smoothly!

"Autumn moon?!" Duan Mu Yan stared in disbelief at the woman who had walked in. The white gauze covering her forehead was still dripping with blood!

"Royal Consort … Sorry... "Sorry …" The moment she saw Duan Mu Yan, Qiu Yue's tears fell like rain. Her tears fell like broken beads as they fell onto the ground. From the moment Qiu Yue woke up and knew that her master had been locked in the woodshed, her heart could not bear it!

"Don't cry! Yue Er, you didn't let me down! None... It was my fault, if not mine! You won't be implicated, and you won't be... Yue Er, have you recovered? Why are you here?! " Duan Moyan abruptly stood up and pulled Qiu Yue into her embrace. Her heart, which had been in a state of unease for a long time, finally calmed down!

"Royal Consort … If it wasn't for Yue'er's lack of health, you wouldn't have gone to the kitchen to fetch the chopsticks yourself, and you wouldn't have taken Prince Chu's plate by mistake, and there wouldn't have been any subsequent incidents! I've already heard about it. Princess, don't you have a three-foot long staff in your hands? Why did he have to be so wronged!? You are holding back like this, what did you get in return?! " Qiu Yue looked at Duan Mu Yan. In just five days' time, her master had lost a large amount of weight. His hair was a mess, his face was pale, and even his clothes were covered in straw! How was this even the Third Princess of the Badlands Court? How was she even the Xiao Residence's mistress?! Even though she was a maidservant, she still wanted to seek justice for Duan Moyan!

"Forget it …" As long as your injury isn't too serious, I don't care about anything else. In fact, there's nothing bad about staying here, at least no one will come and find fault, at least I can live in peace! Yue Er, you must have secretly run over here, right?! "Hurry up and go back, if others see this, it'll be bad …" Suddenly, Duan Mu Yan realized something. She hurriedly released Qiu Yue's hand and worriedly asked.

"Ugh …" "I almost forgot …" Qiu Yue didn't reply. She only went to the door and brought in a basket!

"What is this?" In the next second, Qiu Yue had already opened the basket. Inside were a few tasty side dishes and rice!

"Princess, I heard everything from Feng Xue! These days, they only gave me some porridge, so when I came, I sneaked into the kitchen to get some food. It was still warm … "Esteemed wangfei, hurry up and eat …" Qiu Yue held back her tears and brought out the dishes as she sobbed.

"No …" Yue Er, quickly take it back! If anyone sees it, it will be terrible! "Besides, I'm not hungry. Quickly go back …" Her hazy eyes flickered with bright and sparkling light, and Duan Mu Yan looked gratefully at the autumn moon before her. If there was any true love within the Xiao manor, it would be the relationship between Qiu Yue and her master and servant!

One day, when even such feelings no longer existed, Duan Mu Yan would leap into the sea of fire and transform into a fiery phoenix.

Just as Duan Mu Yan and Qiu Yue were about to tear apart the door, someone suddenly kicked it open. Hearing the voice, Duan Mu Yan was startled. When she raised her head, she saw Su Jin Xiu standing at the door with an arrogant expression on her face.

"What a deep love between master and servant! Qiu Yue, you don't want to work at the Xiao family now, right?! Your sick mother is still waiting for you to take the silver home! " A cold tone overflowed from Su Jin's embroidered mouth!

"This has nothing to do with Autumn Moon!" I asked her to bring me some food! She's just following my orders! "Yue Er, you go out first …" Duan Mu Yan knew deep down that Su Jin Xiu would not be easy to deal with, so she stood up and spoke solemnly! He signaled for Autumn Moon to leave this place!

"Oh? Consort, have you forgotten what the prince told you? "You are not allowed to eat these …" Without waiting for Duan Mu Yan to react, she had already knocked over the dishes that were prepared with autumn water. The dishes that were still warm to the eye spilled onto the ground with a curve of the lips and a chill from the sting!

"Su Jin Xiu!" "You're going too far!" At the side, Qiu Yue suddenly stood up and fiercely pushed away Su Jin Xiu, glaring at her!

"Yue Er …" She had already experienced Su Jin's embroidery techniques more than once before. When she pulled Qiu Yue back, her eyes couldn't help but sweep towards the door; she was afraid that Xiao Jin Feng would suddenly appear, and she was afraid that Qiu Yue would be harmed!

Seeing the nervous expression on Duan Mu Yan's face, Su Jin Xiu's eyes narrowed slightly as her vermilion lips slowly opened!

"Oh? Master and servant are bullying a weak maid like me …" Ah … "Why is it bleeding …" The moment Su Jinxiu was pushed away by Autumn Moon, Su Jinxiu intentionally pinched her injured left hand viciously, causing blood to ooze out of the wounds that were about to heal! She wanted to strike the iron while it was still hot, she wanted to let the prince thoroughly wise Duan Mu Yan!

"No …" Not me?! " Qiu Yue looked at the blood stains on Su Jin Xiu's hands and explained in a flustered manner!

"Yue Er, don't be afraid. It really isn't you!" "It's me …" Duan Moyan embraced Qiu Yue as she turned her gaze onto Su Jin Xiu!

"The side concubine is too serious …" The Embroidered Embroidery would report to the Prince about this matter. As for whose fault the Prince had decided, it was not something that the Embroidery could dictate! As a maid, the Embroidered Embroidery is only loyal to the Prince! " Su Jin Xiu's hand was still bleeding, but she didn't care at all! As long as Xiao Jin Feng could become even more disgusted with Duan Mu Yan, what did this little bit of blood matter!

Just as Su Jin Xiu was about to walk out of the woodshed, Housekeeper Zhou came in from the outside and closed the door behind him.

"Housekeeper Zhou?!" Su Jin Xiu looked at the sudden appearance of Housekeeper Zhou in surprise and couldn't help but take two steps back!

"Embroidery, are you going to complain to the Prince?! I had Qiu Yue bring this dish! If he had violated the rules, it had nothing to do with Qiu Yue and the wangfei! As for your hand... It's only a slight wound, so it should be fine to bandage it again! " Housekeeper Zhou solemnly looked at Su Jin Xiu, his face expressionless!

Su Jinxiu was slightly startled when she heard this. She naturally understood that Steward Zhou was trying to shield Duan Mu Yan. Even so, she didn't dare to directly offend this old man from the Xiao manor!

Ever since she had entered the Xiao family, this Housekeeper Zhou Han had been a housekeeper in the Xiao family for many years. He had heard from some old servants that this Zhou Jing had once been an assistant general of Xiao Yin, and had lost his martial arts in an expedition to protect Xiao Yin. Xiao Yin was grateful, and thus stayed by his side the entire time!

"Housekeeper Zhou, what are you talking about?!" Embroidery was naturally not the kind of person to cause trouble. Originally, she had wanted to report the truth to Housekeeper Zhou, but since this was Housekeeper Zhou's intention, then there was nothing much to say about Embroidery … "Embroidery is final …" Although she was unwilling, Zhou Jing was not someone she could afford to offend. At least for now, he was not someone she could afford to offend.

After Su Jin Xiu left, Zhou Jun couldn't help but sigh as he respectfully walked to Duan Mu Yan's side.

"This old servant greets wangfei …"

"Housekeeper Zhou, hurry up and rise. It's Mu Yan's fault. I've implicated Housekeeper Zhou …" Duan Mu Yan looked gratefully at the elder who was over a hundred years old. If it wasn't for the fact that he was the one who held the responsibility for this incident, it would have probably caused quite a commotion! She didn't mind, but Qiu Yue couldn't stand it any longer!

"Esteemed wangfei, this old servant can't accept these words!" "Before the old prince left, he urged me countless times to take good care of wangfei, but it's only been a few days …" Housekeeper Zhou frowned, feeling guilty!

"Housekeeper Zhou, please don't do this. I, Mu Yan, will remember your good intentions. I'm just worried that Qiu Yue will do something impulsive, so I'll have to trouble Housekeeper Zhou from now on!" As Duan Mu Yan spoke, she pushed Qiu Yue to Zhou Shou's side, begging for mercy!

"Esteemed wangfei, don't worry. It's getting late …" This old servant will bring Qiu Yue away now. There are too many people, if I stay any longer, I'm afraid that the news will reach the ears of the Qi King. This will be troublesome! " Housekeeper Zhou believed that the embroidery workshop was unlikely to risk offending the Qi King. If she stayed long enough, it would inevitably attract some unwanted gossip!

"Thank you, Housekeeper Zhou!" Yue Er, take care of yourself during this period of time. Listen to Housekeeper Zhou! "Do you know …" Duan Mu Yan stared at Qiu Yue, who was standing beside her, with unwillingness in her eyes.