Chapter Twenty-Five: No Need to Wait for Me Anymore

  "Meng'er, do you know the other person's name?" He always steeled himself to interrupt his son's reminiscence, holding a jug of wine. The woman in purple clothes, who liked to be called "beautiful man", was someone he knew, but if her martial arts skills were very high, then there would be a deviation.

  "What's your name?" His bright eyes took on a dazed expression, and he suddenly remembered that she had fought villains with him. At first, he had misunderstood her, but after thinking for a moment, his little head tilted to one side, and he stretched out two fingers to poke at his own temple, as if he had forgotten the person's name.

  "Yes! Meng Er, the name." Hearing that her precious son had a crush on someone, Shangguan Fei was delighted, but she still needed to investigate the other person's character. After all, she couldn't let her own son be taken advantage of!

  "Meng'er... Meng'er forgot." His little mouth pouted, as if he was about to cry, and his eyes blinked back tears. How could he forget to ask that person's name? He only remembered hitting the bad guy...

  Seeing Shangguan Meng cry, the Shangguan couple suddenly became flustered and hurriedly comforted her, saying, "The capital is not that big, you will definitely meet again. Next time we meet, I'll arrange a marriage for you."

  "Yes, yes, Meng'er don't cry anymore, if you cry, Daddy will too..." Shangguan Meng's father saw him like this, and his eyes were also filled with tears. If Zi Ye was here, she would definitely find that the temperament of these two people is simply carved out of the same mold.

  Shangguan Meng nodded, holding back his tears. He couldn't let Father cry, Mother said she would find it and she definitely would. A chubby little face squeezed out a smile, "I won't cry, Father won't cry either. Mother will help me find my wife."

  Shangguan Fei could only agree, this capital city was not big, but it wasn't small either... Was she supposed to gather all the women in the capital and have Meng'er recognize them one by one? Even the most difficult case in the world wouldn't make the Minister of Justice frown, so why did her temples ache now?

  Having obtained his mother's promise, Shangguan Meng stopped crying and ran happily into his own courtyard. This time he didn't keep an eye on her, so she left quickly. His mother would also need time to find someone, and next time if he saw her, he would definitely ask her name.

  After Ziyueye walked out of the alley, she hid to one side to make sure that Shangguan Meng and the man were really okay before leaving. As soon as she walked out of the alley, she staggered around again, accidentally bumping into men passing by from time to time, showing her true drunkard nature.

  When Zi Ruoye slowly walked back to the Wang Fu, the sun had already begun to set. She saw Yun Cong standing at the gate of the Wang Fu, waiting for her, still wearing a thin pink dress.

  "How are you here again?" Lan pulled Yun Cong's hand, subconsciously transmitting his internal energy to warm her body that had been chilled by the wind. As he felt the internal energy transmitted from Zi Ruo Ye, Yun Cong smiled slightly and secretly guided her internal energy to flow within his own body.

  "Yun Ning still thinks it's better to wait at the door, it makes her feel more at ease." This morning when she got up, she already knew that she had gone to attend the early court session. The young servant came back and told him that Wang Ye had gone to the Prime Minister's mansion. Although he had known about it for a long time, every time he heard it, his heart still ached uncontrollably.

  How much more time can they spend together like this?

  Leading Yun Ning into the palace, she suddenly realized that she had been out for a whole day and hadn't eaten lunch or dinner properly. She patted her flat stomach, "I'm not a kid, how could I get lost? And no one dares to talk to me either." Cunning glint flashed in her eyes, only in front of Yun Ning would Zi Ruoye occasionally reveal such an expression.

  She carefully noticed her touching her belly, "The king is probably not yet having dinner, Yun Cong made a few small dishes..." The words were cut off halfway, her face turned red, and there was a hint of worry in her eyes. The palace had cooks, was this too much?

  "Really!? Hurry up and take me there, I'm starving to death!" Zi Ruo Ye exclaimed with a few parts of coquetry in her voice, stunning the servants but amusing Yun Ning who was worried.

  She held his hand, obviously smaller than his own, not as large as the women of Zixuan country, yet it brought him comfort. For the sake of holding her hand, he could do anything, cooking a few dishes in the kitchen was nothing.

  As she walked into Yun Cong's room and opened the door, the aroma of food wafted out to greet her. Looking at the dishes that were still steaming with a faint warmth, Zi Ruo Ye knew that Yun Cong must have reheated them again, waiting for her return.

  "Next time... don't wait for me." The voice was a little choked, but she held back her tears and looked at the steaming hot meal, as if seeing Yun Cong's sincere heart laid bare in front of her once again. She felt grateful, moved, yet also at a loss.

  Yun Cong's heart skipped a beat, but she said firmly and softly, "No matter when the king returns, Yun Cong will always wait." Her slender hands, as delicate as white jade, picked up the jade chopsticks and carefully helped Zi Ruo Ye serve the dishes.

  He knew, this sentence didn't need to be said, it contained too much, he also knew, she knew his knowing. It's just that now he didn't want to say, after the storm had passed, whether there would be a sunny day, what the future held, he didn't know, he only knew that at this moment his heart was full, even if she had escaped again... The dishes made by Yun Cong were accompanied by his gentle heart, delicate emotions, every strand and thread seemed like a clear breeze, also like a clear spring, not abrupt but gently making people shed tears, it's unknown whether the person cooking had bitterness in their heart, so the person eating couldn't help but fall into tears, desperately holding back her own tears, Zi Ruo Ye continuously shoveled rice into her mouth.

  Clouds gather, clouds gather...

  Kept eating until her belly was about to burst, the dishes on the table were almost empty when Zi Ruoye finally put down her chopsticks, leaned back in her chair and smiled, covering up the unceasing pain in her heart. "Yun Cong, your cooking is really delicious! Next time let the chef do it instead, or I'll end up eating like a pig."

  The hand holding the bowl and chopsticks paused slightly, a hint of melancholy flashed in her eyes, but she smiled lightly and replied, "Yes, if King Wang were to turn into a pig, that wouldn't be good either."

  Her raven-black hair was devoid of any adornments, except for the crimson jade pin that Ziyue had given him that day. The bright red color now seemed to resemble congealed blood at the tip of his heart. Watching her eat non-stop, not even willing to waste a single vegetable, he knew this silly person must be trying not to disappoint herself, even though she clearly couldn't finish so much...

  The air suddenly became so stagnant that even breathing seemed to stop, Zi Ruoye took out a small wine bottle, stopped Yun Ning's action of collecting the dishes, and ordered the servants to clean up. "I met two beauties today."

  Yun Cong sat on the side, but in her heart, she didn't care about those two beauties. Which time was she really insulting men? It's just that the world was blinded by rumors and had their ears blocked, without seeing the most real yet deepest hidden side of Zi Ruoye.

  "How can you not be interested at all? The beauty is really beautiful..." Thinking of the little beauty who almost suffered from the salty pig hand I met today, making a hissing sound.

  Watching her reveal such a frivolous appearance, Yun Cong could only cooperate and say, "Is that Prince Wang going to enter the palace?"

  "Uh... of course not." Upon hearing his sudden remark, Zǐ Ruò Yè touched her own bulging belly, let out a rather unbecoming belch, and continued, "Then originally we were going to have a scene where the cool King saves the beauty in distress, but instead another beauty stole the show."

  Yun Ning listened quietly as Zi Ruoye told him about the events of the day. He was furious when he heard that the man had almost lost his chastity, and he couldn't help but smile when he heard Shangguan Meng's bold words.

  Zi Ruoye was stunned by Yun Ning's smile, with a gentle and shallow smile in her eyes, radiating a soft light, full of gentle expression, the most brilliant peach blossoms blooming, slightly swaying branches, softly humming in the breeze.

  All she saw was the tip of his finger, carrying a faint peach blossom fragrance, covering her eyes. She heard Yun Cong say softly, with a hint of shyness, "Your Highness, don't look at me like that."

  Every time she stared at him in a daze, he would blush unnaturally, his face burning as if it had a fever, yet still curled up with happiness, thinking to himself, this silly person... and then heard her say foolishly...

  "Oh..."

  Liu Qingyou was even more anxious and distracted after Zi Ruoye left, so he put on a silk scarf and decided to go out for some fresh air. He often sneaked out of the house without telling his parents when he wanted to have fun, but now that he was engaged, his mother only reminded him to be careful when going out and let him leave with a few guards.

  Wandering aimlessly on the street, I suddenly remembered the look of Zi Ruoye who wanted to speak but hesitated today. I bit my lip, and today he was so angry that he didn't notice what that bastard said. It seemed to be related to Li Yu, thinking about it, I still headed towards Wang Fu.

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