By the time he returned to the Red Luan Palace, it was already late in the night. The other palace maid s had already been arranged for Xiao Yang to rest, but Xiao Yang was still waiting for him in the great hall.
The lobby was brightly lit and was filled with a warm atmosphere.
Along the way, Duan Yunfei kept thinking about Mu Chuyang's rejection of the marriage, and her heart was a little irritated. If Mu Chuyang did not agree to the marriage, it meant that Duan Yunfei had to marry a stranger who did not have any feelings for her.
Even though Duan Yunfei had always treated Mu Chuyang like a brother and sister, and had never crossed over it, for all these years, she had never treated him like a brother or sister. But just as Zuo Yuan said, she and Mu Chuyang could still be slowly nurtured, even if Duan Yunfei was still unable to accept it now. In one night, her elder brother, whom she had always admired, had suddenly become her admirer.
No matter if it was Zuo Yuan, Wu Shan, or Xiao Yang, the people around him had always persuaded Duan Yunfei to accept Mu Chuyang's suggestion, but now, it was Mu Chuyang himself who had rejected it, leaving him with nothing to do.
Xiao Yang was worried, so he stayed in the hall waiting for Duan Yunfei to return. However, waiting for someone was truly a little boring. Xiao Yang rested his hands on his head, feeling a little drowsy.
But Xiao Yang still heard Duan Yunfei's footsteps when he entered the room. He suddenly woke up, and the hand on his head had become numb from the time that had passed.
Although there was someone who could continuously wait for him … This moved Duan Yunfei, when she saw Xiao Yang's sleepy but still barely able to hold on face, his heart couldn't help but ache.
Duan Yunfei lightly tapped on Xiao Yang's head with his hand, and said to Xiao Yang with a doting look on his face, "Oh you, since you're trapped, why don't you go back and rest? There's no rule for me to guard in Red Luan Palace at all."
Ever since Duan Yunfei took charge of the Red Luan Palace, she changed all of the rules of the Red Luan Palace. All the rules that Duan Yunfei thought were unreasonable were repealed, and one of them included the rule that Master had yet to return to the palace. All the palace maid s had to wait for Master to return to the palace.
Duan Yunfei was a kind person, the palace maid under her command was always good. This caused the palace maids and eunuchs to be somewhat terrified, but they slowly got used to it. Thus, when Xiao Yang asked them to go back and rest, everyone did as he said.
Xiao Yang touched the place that Duan Yunfei had knocked on before and smiled apologetically at Duan Yunfei: "Princess, this servant is not at ease."
Before Duan Yunfei entered the room, she saw Xiao Yang's frail figure waiting for him inside the room, and he seemed to be out of place with the gigantic Red Luan Palace.
All along, Xiao Yang had taken good care of Duan Yunfei with his care, and had even praised him in front of him. But for Xiao Yang himself, Xiao Yang would often "throw everything away", and had clearly reminded Duan Yunfei to put on her cape on this cold night, yet she still wore a thin layer of clothes and waited for Duan Yunfei.
Duan Yunfei also could not bear to reprimand Xiao Yang, so she only took off the cape on his body and covered Xiao Yang's body.
"Princess, this isn't appropriate." Xiao Yang clearly knew his own identity, he could not take Duan Yunfei's cape, let alone if Duan Yunfei had a cold from it, even if his body was healthy, Xiao Yang would not dare to do so in his heart.
Duan Yunfei did not care what Xiao Yang said, at most, it would just be a round of bullying, which would be better than letting Xiao Yang, who was waiting for her, take the chill for free.
"Since I've already given it to you, you should wear it properly. If you catch a cold because of this matter, I won't feel bad. "Besides, if you catch a cold, who will take care of me?"
Duan Yunfei's tone was extremely serious, and Xiao Yang had no choice but to obey.
Xiao Yang silently put on the cape and suddenly remembered to ask Yuwen Di why he had summoned him.
Logically speaking, Xiao Yang was only a palace maid, he could not be questioned. However, in the Red Luan Palace, there were no servants or masters, and everyone was like a family member. Furthermore, Duan Yunfei had always pampered Xiao Yang to such an extent, so she could ignore any palace rules and act as she pleased in front of Duan Yunfei.
"Princess, the Emperor summoned you late at night. Is there anything important that needs to be told to you?" According to Xiao Yang's guess, Yuwen Di summoned Duan Yunfei for the matters between Mu Chuyang and himself, so he could only hope that the result would be good.
Duan Yunfei also guessed that when she returned to the Red Luan Palace, he would definitely ask about it. What kind of an intelligent girl was Xiao Yang, she must have guessed that it was related to Duan Yunfei's marriage.
Duan Yunfei did not bother to hide it, since the matter was already like this, what was there to hide, it was just that her suggestion was rejected by Mu Chuyang, it was just that she had lost face.
"It is merely for my marriage. Royal Father told me that Chu Yang refused to marry me. "
Although Yuwen Di only said one thing to the Prince Mu and did not decide to get married, everyone thought that it was definitely a certain thing. All the people who knew about this, who didn't know that Mu Chuyang had loved and admired Duan Yunfei for so many years, who would have thought that Mu Chuyang would actually reject this marriage?
Xiao Yang could not help but be somewhat shocked, as he stared blankly at Duan Yunfei, hoping to see some change in her expression. She did not wish for Duan Yunfei to return to the state she had been in a few days ago.
Duan Yunfei felt that Xiao Yang was staring straight at him, and she couldn't help but laugh in her heart. In front of him, Xiao Yang really didn't hide what he was thinking in the slightest. From Xiao Yang's gaze, anyone could tell that she was worried for Duan Yunfei.
Duan Yunfei laughed lightly and patted Xiao Yang's hand, "Are you worried about me? I do not feel sad, and will not let myself indulge in grief. "When I think of myself a few days ago, I can't help but feel that I'm a stranger, even a bit pitiful."
Xiao Yang didn't like Duan Yunfei's evaluation of him, "What is the princess saying? No matter what, in Xiao Yang's heart, the princess has always been the best."
It was said that way, but what about Duan Yunfei's marriage? The empress and Duan Yunfei would eventually discuss on a marriage proposal, but for Mu Chuyang to do such a thing, it truly made people anxious.
"Princess, what should we do now?"
Compared to Xiao Yang's worry, Duan Yunfei herself didn't seem to mind at all.
"When a car arrives at the mountain, there will be a road ahead of it. Since Chu Yang doesn't agree to this marriage, so what? Even if he did agree, I still might not be able to feel at ease.
The empress has also wasted her energy on the matter of the betrothal. It's not right for me to not give face to the empress, right?
I think that the person the empress has chosen won't be too bad, so there's no harm in seeing her. "