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"This is?" Mu Zhuo was pleasantly surprised.

"This is the Four Treasures of the study that Miss asked me to purchase. Miss has been practising her calligraphy recently."

"Great, give it to me." After Mu Zhuo said this, he hastily wrote a letter and asked Yun Zhi to bring it over to him.

Yun Zhi held onto the letter and hastily walked into the small courtyard. At this moment, Xue Ruoyun was reading a book by himself. She put down the things in her hands and quickly handed the letter to Xue Ruyun.

"His Highness asked me to give it to you."

"What?" Xue Ruyun was a bit suspicious. Mu Zhuoyun usually came to find her in a straightforward manner, so how could he write a letter now? Could it be that something happened?

Xue Ruyun was worried, so he hurriedly opened the letter. However, the letter did not say anything, and he only asked Xue Ruoyun to meet him a few days later in a tavern in the city's hidden market.

Xue Ruyun put down the letter. It seemed that he hadn't seen Mu Zhuoyun ever since he was engaged to two people by Xue Lian. Perhaps he felt that it was a bit inconvenient for him to write today.

It was true that it was inconvenient for a person engaged to meet other girls outside. Although Xue Luoyun felt that this was nothing, he was worried that the words of others were frightening. Especially as he was the crown prince, if there were any rumors or slanders, it would not be good for him. After thinking about it for a bit, Xue Ruoyun understood.

"Pack your stuff, let's go out for a walk today." This day, Yun Zhi was drying clothes. After Xue Muyun finished practicing the sword, he instructed her.

"Yes, miss." When she heard she was going out shopping, she was overjoyed. He quickly put the items in his hands in and went to pack up the equipment that Xue Muyun was about to use. In reality, he didn't have any equipment. It was just that he was used to carrying a sword with him.

The two of them seemed to be strolling around and finally found the hidden market building of the tavern. This tavern was located in a bustling area, but the upper floor was different. From afar, he could see that the area was surrounded by ancient trees that reached into the sky, completely covering the entire building.

Although Xue Luoyun had never been to this place before, he had already heard of the Hidden Market Building's reputation. Although he was the eldest daughter of the Xue Manor, he could not enter. It was said that even the noblest of officials couldn't enter this tavern without the boss's permission.

Xue Ruyun hesitated at the door for a long time. He didn't know if this Mu Zhuoyun said he was in the wrong place. If he went in and was chased out, it would be too embarrassing.

Xue Ruyun thought for a while, then walked in. From afar, when he saw Xue Luoyun walk in, the boss went up to him and respectfully said, "You must be the eldest Miss of the Xue mansion, Xue Luoyun, right?"

"Hmm? "You know me." Xue Ruyun nodded in agreement.

"Esteemed guest has been waiting for a long time. Please follow me." With that said, the boss led Xue Luoyun upstairs. Although the area was bustling, the restaurant was especially quiet. It was as if they were in the middle of a deep mountain, so quiet that only the sound of footsteps could be heard.

Each of the floors in the room were extremely secretive, and the corridor inside was twisting and turning. If it wasn't for the boss leading the way, the others would have already been taken for a walk and they would have been knocked out.

Xue Ruyun followed the boss and walked all the way to the top floor of the inn. He arrived outside the door of a room called Faint Blue's private room.

"Please," the boss said, opening the door.

"Thank you." Xue Luoyun politely thanked the Boss, and the Boss then closed the door and left.

Xue Ruyun walked in and saw Mu Zhuoyun sitting by the window from a distance. He was drinking his liquor nonstop.

"Why would the Crown Prince be so interested in inviting me to this place today?" As Xue Ruyun spoke, he slowly walked in.

"You're here, come and sit!" Mu Zhuozhi stood up and happily greeted Xue Luoyun.

Xue Ruyun stepped forward, bowed, and said, "I pay my respects to Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Mu Zhuo Shi smiled bitterly: "Since when have we become so different? This is not the Imperial Palace, so don't use such petty etiquette."

"Thank you, Your Highness." "En!" Xue Ruyun replied. He sat down and looked around the private room.

"The environment here is elegant and hidden. I didn't expect the Crown Prince to find such a good place."

"Other than this, I can't find any other place." Mu Zhuo poured a cup of wine for Xue Ruyun, then poured another cup for himself before starting to drink alone.

Seeing that Xue Ruyun kept looking around, Mu Zhuoyun quickly introduced the place to him, "Although this place is in the city, the boss behind the scenes is a few elders of the palace. Therefore, other than giving some face to the royal family, he has to personally choose the rest of the people who enter this restaurant. No one can enter. "

"Oh, I can see the real face of this hidden market today, so I have to depend on you, Crown Prince." Xue Ruyun cupped his hands together and teasingly said with gratitude.

He didn't expect that the crown prince would not try to defend himself when he heard his words, but he still smiled bitterly.

"What's wrong? You seem to be in a bad mood today? " Xue Ruyun looked at Mu Zhuoyun and doubtfully asked.

"Here, cheers." Mu Zhuo did not say anything and only raised his glass towards her.

"Do it." Xue Ruyun raised his cup and straightforwardly clinked his cup with his own. He then finished the wine in it in one gulp.

"I heard you're engaged to my third sister. Congratulations." Xue Ruyun had filled her stomach to the brim.

When Mu Zhuoyun heard her words, she felt even more bitter. However, she didn't dare to tell the reason behind this. She only nodded her head, squeezed out a smile, and continued to drink.

"No wonder I haven't seen you for so long. You must be busy preparing for your wedding, right?"

"No..." Mu Zhuo weakly spat out two words.

"Oh, I thought you were going to get married. Congratulations …" After eating a mouthful of food, Xue Ruoyun casually spoke.

"Are you happy that I'm with her?" Mu Zhuoyun suppressed his emotions for a long time before he suddenly put his cup down on the table and asked in a serious tone.

"?" Xue Luoyun hadn't been able to understand it at all. He gazed at him with a puzzled expression for a long time, then slowly opened his mouth.

"It's not that I'm happy, it's just that this is a big matter for you and I have to congratulate you. I see that the two of you have always been in love with each other.

"But it's someone else I love." Mu Zhuoyun roared. His eyes were red as he stared at Xue Ruoyun. He then drank another cup of wine.

Seeing him in such a state, Xue Luoyun finally reacted. "Then, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. "It seems that I have misunderstood." Xue Luoyun was slow on the uptake.

"Before this, I thought that the two of you looked like a good match, had a good relationship, and were engaged by the Emperor, so I thought … I'm sorry, I might have misunderstood. " Xue Ruyun explained again and again.

"Why didn't you ask who that person was?" Mu Zhuoyun shook her head and did not blame her. It was all her fault. She was so angry that her eyes were blinded. Only then did she give up on Xue Ruyun and chose Xue Lian's painting. It was no wonder that she had misunderstood. Now that she thought about it, even he hated herself.

"Mm, do I know this person?" Xue Luoyun asked curiously.

"You know him and you know him well?" Mu Zhuoyun looked into Xue Ruyun's eyes, the tenderness in them almost overflowing.

Xue Ruyun propped up his chin, pondering deeply. "Could it be Yuchi Min?" Xue Muyun's eyes lit up. That day, Mu Zhuo praised Yuchi Min's beauty. Could it be her?

"No." Mu Zhuo looked at her and shook his head dejectedly. She still didn't understand his heart. Mu Zhuo raised his head and drank another cup. This wine was too heart-burning. He could feel an uncontrollable pain from his throat all the way to his chest.

"Who is that?" Xue Ruyun recalled that there weren't many women by his side. It couldn't be Yun Zhi, right? Looking at his troubled expression, could it be Xue Shaoli? God! As he thought about it, he began to think about many lousy, bloody love stories … …. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … His heart was already out of his chest.

Mu Zhuoyun stared at her, seeing the complicated expression on her face. Perhaps she was still brooding over the past, but after thinking about it, she didn't seem to be that kind of person. However, the expression on her face was truly unfathomable.

"What are you thinking?" Mu Zhuo looked at her appearance, then frowned, then giggled, then turned away, and then turned into joy. She was worried that she might be possessed, so she quickly shook her shoulders.

"Oh, ah, Xue Shaoli, right!" Xue Ruyun reacted, quickly revealing his conjecture.

"Ah, what is it?" Mu Zhuoyun was so shocked by her answer that she didn't even have time to react. What kind of nonsense was she thinking?

"Did I guess it correctly?" Seeing Mu Zhuoyun's mouth wide open in silence, he thought he had guessed correctly.

"That person is clearly …" Mu Zhuoyun stood up in anger and almost blurted out.

"Who is it?" Xue Luoyun had a face full of gossip.

Mu Zhuo returned to his seat and drank three cups of wine in a row. He had said it thousands of times in his heart, and that person was Xue Luoyun. Unfortunately, Xue Luoyun was completely unable to hear his thoughts. She had always been slow on the subject of feelings, unless they told her so themselves.

Mu Zhuoyun thought for a moment. Forget it, since she was no longer qualified to love her, there was no need to add to her worries. Moreover, if she succeeded in confessing to her, she would already be betrothed to her and wouldn't be able to take care of her. If her confession failed, even he wouldn't be able to be her friend. Mu Zhuo lowered her head and drank another cup of wine.

"I'm just teasing you, no one." Mu Zhuo had a worried expression, and his handsome face was filled with a heart aching melancholy.

"Fine." Since he didn't want to say it, then forget it. Xue Luoyun also didn't plan on closely pursuing the matter.

"Oh right, what's the matter with inviting me out today?" Only now did Xue Ruoyun remember.

"Nothing, it's just that we haven't seen each other for a long time. Let me invite you out for a drink."

"Oh, so it's like that." Although Xue Ruyun could see that Mu Zhuoyun had something on his mind and was very unhappy, as long as he wasn't willing to say it, he couldn't ask any further.

"Alright then. Hey, we have wine today and we're drunk today. Cheers." Xue Luoyun raised his wine cup and straightforwardly said.

Mu Zhuozhi raised his head and looked at Xue Luoyun affectionately. With concern, he asked, "How are your injuries? Don't drink so much."

It was because of the wine that he was in such a sorry state today. Somehow, that day was so easy to get drunk, and now, after drinking cup after cup, he was getting more and more sober even though he wanted to get drunk.

"It's fine, I have good alcohol tolerance." Xue Luoyun waved his hand.