Chapter Nineteenth: Zhen Nai Liang Ren

  Just as Zi Ruoye's hand was about to touch the young master's face, everyone didn't hear the young master's crying, but instead heard Zi Ruoye's wailing. When they looked closely, they saw that Zi Ruoye was rubbing her own hand and a few pieces of broken silver had fallen at her feet.

  Yun Ning saw Zi Ruoye's hand being hit, her pink lips pursed slightly, and her eyes, which were originally hazy with mist, flashed with danger. "Prince, are you okay?"

  Zi Ruoye gritted her teeth and rubbed her hands, suddenly shouting loudly at the crowd, "Who is it! This king will also hit! Are you tired of living or do you want to die too much!"

  The force with which this silver was thrown is not small, Zǐ Ruò Yè rubbed her hand, her face pale as she glared at the onlookers in the scene, "Who is it? Get out here for Ben Wang!"

  "It's me!" Li Yu slowly walked out of the crowd, and as soon as she came in, people voluntarily gave way to her, and the discussion was lively.

  "Isn't she the Little General, Li Yu? I saw her in the troops last time!" said a small vendor who went to welcome the triumphant army and was lucky enough to see General Li's face.

  Although everyone was paying attention to the movement on the scene, when they heard that the person who came was Li Yu, their hearts couldn't help but feel more at ease. The story of Deputy General Li punching and sending the useless Prince Wang flying was one that they were all too familiar with!

  "Li Yu! How is it you!" Zi Ruo Ye glared at Li Yu, her voice was gnashed teeth.

  "You, a prince, taking a prostitute out is one thing, that's your freedom, but can't you see the young master doesn't want to?!" Li Yu stood in front of the already frightened person, looking at Ziyue Ye with righteousness.

  Yun Ning's face turned slightly pale when he heard the words "prostitute", his body even trembled slightly, but he felt a wave of warmth spreading from his waist. He turned his head to see Zi Ruoye grinning at him with her teeth bared, mischievously blinking her eyes.

  At the moment when Zi Ruoye turned her head, her eyes flashed with danger, but towards Li Yu, she had a coarse and unrefined appearance. "Hmph! Letting him serve me is his honor! If he serves well, becoming a small master isn't impossible!" After speaking, she still gazed at the person hiding behind Li Yu with an obscene glint in her eye, who was trembling with fear.

  "Full of nonsense and filthy language! Today I, Li Yu, am here, you can't get away with it!" With one long stride, he completely blocked Purple Leaf's line of sight. Such a despicable person, probably no family would want him as their son-in-law! His gaze fell on Yun Cong's pale face, and he was convinced that Purple Leaf must have forced him to look so pitiful!

  "You! Li Yu! Last time, it was I, the king, who was not skilled enough, and I admit defeat! But today you repeatedly obstruct me, are you not thinking of staying in the imperial court anymore!" The harsh words were spoken, Zi Ruo Ye's face turned iron-green, her neck red with rage.

  "Hmph! If the Emperor can decide my fate with just one word from you, then I, Li Yu, have nothing to say." Li Yu didn't believe in Zi Ruoye's story at all. She had heard from her mother that she never participated in the inner palace discussions, and as far as she was concerned, she probably didn't even have the qualifications to enter the inner palace. A person who indulged in pleasure and luxury every day, how could she possibly be involved?

  "No matter what, I won't let you get away with it. I bet the cloud beside you was also forced to submit to you!" The look of disdain was evident, and in just two short sentences, Zǐ Ruò Yè was reduced to nothing, not even a prostitute who would only sleep with someone for money would willingly submit to someone like him.

  This is really not easy to handle... Yun Ning was willing. Zi Ruoye did not answer Li Yu directly, but instead hugged Yun Ning and glared at Li Yu with a look of "officials don't fight with soldiers". She pulled Yun Ning away, but as they passed by Li Yu's side, she whispered a sentence in a voice that only the two could hear, causing Li Yu's face to turn iron-gray instantly.

  "The tiny body of Yun Cong is indeed very... Hehehe."

  Zi Ruoye looked at the crowd in front of her, lazily picked up Yun Ning and said to the onlookers in a harsh tone, "Disperse, disperse! My good mood has been ruined. I'm going back to the palace!"

  Everyone saw her attitude and didn't know what to say, so they could only make way for Ziyue Ye to leave.

  Yun Cong was picked up by Zi Ruo Ye and buried his face in her chest, his pale face suddenly turned crimson. How could she hug him in public like this! Last time it was in the car, not many people saw it, but this time it's on the street!

  Zi Ruoye walked while softly saying, "Yun Ning, I've wronged you..." She didn't overlook Yun Ning's sudden stiffness and pale face. Li Yu... her eyes sparkled as she hugged Yun Ning tightly, walking step by step on the street.

  "Nothing's wrong." The little head shook lightly, only to hold Yanzhi Ye tightly, as if to gain some strength from this embrace. It was just a habit of many years, and the shadow of his identity had not changed yet. Seeing her so heartbroken for him, Yun Cong secretly smiled happily, next time if someone said something, he would definitely not blink an eye.

  "If you have something to say, I'll take down a few hundred Dark Guards and cut off Li Yu's head." Killing is not an option, but leaving him half-dead is still possible. Zi Ruoye looked at Yun Cong, as if she would immediately give the order as soon as Yun Cong said "I have something to say".

  Yun Cong heard this and was slightly stunned, but a faint smile appeared on her lips. Seeing Zi Ruoye's serious expression, she hugged her tightly and said softly, "Don't worry about me, don't ruin the king's efforts for my sake."

  He didn't know that if he nodded, the prince would definitely keep his promise, and Yun Cong would be satisfied with meeting her in this life. What others said, he wouldn't care about anymore.

  "Ah...... you......" Zi Ruoye smiled helplessly and walked to a stall, but stopped in her tracks, changing her hug to an arm around Yun Cong's slender waist. "How much for this?"

  The red jade on her hand had a faint color, no fancy patterns, just a simple hairpin style, simple and elegant. Zi Ruoye took a liking to the red jade hairpin at first glance, and felt that it really suited Yun Cong.

  The peddler saw that it was Zi Ruoye, and hurriedly bowed her waist with a smile. "If the king likes it, just take it away, it's not worth much money!" In her heart, she hoped that this great Buddha would leave quickly, and she was also afraid that Zi Ruoye would suddenly take a liking to all of her goods. If she took everything away, then she would truly be ruined. The red jade was something she had obtained by chance, and apart from its transparent color, it didn't have any other special features, so she had only made a simple design with it.

  "This king has never taken anything that doesn't belong to him, take this silver and use it to add some good things for your family's old and young." Holding the red jade hairpin, he stuffed a gold ingot into the peddler's hand and strode away.

  The peddler stared at the gold in her hand for half a day without saying a word. The hairpin she sold was only worth about ten taels, and when she looked up, Ziyue Ye had already walked far away.

  "If you were to pity that small peddler, there's no need to give so much." Yun Cong couldn't help but lightly laugh at Zi Ruo Ye who wanted to be a good person yet had an air of condescension about him. He had noticed from the start that this person didn't choose any of the fine jade items in the shop, instead opting for the small peddler's jade hairpin, and gave several tens of times more than its worth.

  "Cough, cough... this..." Zi Ruoye pretended to cough, covering up her own embarrassment. How did she feel that Yun Cong was getting smarter and smarter? With a flick of her hand, the red jade hairpin accurately landed on Yun Cong's head, just as she had thought, it really suited Yun Cong well.

  "Is... this for Yun Ning?" Yun Ning raised her hand, touched the hairpin on her head, and felt the smooth texture of the red jade through her fingertips. Her expression became dazed, her eyes hazy, as if she could still feel the warmth left by that person through the jade.

  "Of course! As long as you don't despise the humble gift from me, that's all that matters." Zi Ruoye said with a smile, her eyes shining bright and warm. She didn't tell Yun Cong, but in fact, they had made a profit.

  Hongyun is the inner heart of Miaojiang's red rock, where this red rock grows within a radius of 50 miles will not appear poisonous substances and weeds, so it is an antidote sacred object. She was actually poisoned in her own palace, then Yunying said that she would also be targeted, today accidentally obtained, really heaven treats her well. This way she will feel more at ease.

  "You can take it with you! Otherwise, I, the king, will be heartbroken to death!" Pouting, Zi Ruoye stared at Yun Cong, fortunately they were already on their way back to the Wang Fu.

  Yun Cong was always smiling faintly, stroking the hairpin on her head again and again, how could he dislike it...

  Zi Ruoye gazed out the window at the clouds, her thoughts preoccupied with something else, and she had almost forgotten about her. She could only focus on the scenery outside, but her eyes held a complex and uncertain expression.

  Liu Qingyou, are you sure Li Yuzhen is really your soulmate? How can a person who doesn't respect others respect their own husband and wife?

  Zi Ruoye's thoughts were actually rare among women in the Imperial City of Zi Xuan, because men's status was really too low. Zi Ruoye didn't want to take on trouble, but she had promised Liu Qingyu, so she would do it.

  Liu Qingyou hasn't shown up for several days since he slapped her that day, and it's supposed to be the Lianhua Festival today. She had originally wanted to arrange a chance encounter between him and Li Yu, but could it be that Liu Xiang was confined at home? Should she go to the Liu mansion again...

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