Chapter 399
CHAPTER 399 (1): PASSED BY
Yun Ruofeng stared fixedly at the embroidery house as his eyes frosted over . “Get out . ”
The manager couldn’t help but shudder at his frigid voice, quickly lowering his head before turning to leave the private room . “This lowly one will leave right now . ”
What’s wrong with the guest? He was still cordial when he arrived, but he flew into a rage in the blink of an eye .
Still wrapped up in his own thoughts, the quickly walking manager accidentally bumped into someone while holding the tray .
Seeing that the manager was quite old, Qin Ling immediately supported him . “Are you alright?”
“I’m fine, but something has happened to your master . ” The manager steadied himself with Qin Ling’s help .
Hearing the manager’s words, Qin Ling immediately headed for the private room after the former went on his way .
When he arrived, Yun Ruofeng was still staring at the embroidery house . His mood seemed to have stabilised, and his gaze was no longer as cold as before .
Qin Ling silently walked to his side and saw that Yun Ruofeng was looking at an embroidery house . Why is Prince Yun staring at such a place?
A moment later, Yun Ruofeng turned his head to look at Qin Ling, and slowly remarked, “This Prince saw Su Xi-er . ”
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Qin Ling immediately understood the reason behind his actions . Prince Yun was staring at that embroidery house because Su Xi-er entered it . The only reason that she would be visiting an embroidery house right now is to pick out a wedding dress; no wonder Prince Yun scared the manager just now .
“She has already forgotten this Prince . ” Prince Yun softly stated, a trace of sorrow and desolation in his voice .
Qin Ling usually didn’t comment much about Yun Ruofeng’s feelings, but he couldn’t help but say something when he felt that the latter appeared especially miserable, “Prince Yun, please allow this subordinate to boldly ask, have you forgotten the previous Eldest Imperial Princess?”
To mention the words ‘previous Eldest Imperial Princess’ in Nanzhao was forbidden, but Qin Ling had chosen to do so .
The look in Yun Ruofeng’s eyes faltered . He turned his gaze towards the embroidery house once again, keeping silent for a very long time .
“Please have a good rest, Prince Yun . This subordinate will take my leave . ” Qin Ling bowed and left the private room, closing the door behind him and leaving Yun Ruofeng to his own thoughts .
Yun Ruofeng curled his hands into fists under his sleeves . I have never forgotten Ning Rulan . But it was only after I lost her did I understand that she’s already an indispensable part of my life, to the point that I couldn’t live without her .
However, she has now been snatched away by Pei Qianhao, and is no longer known as Ning Rulan .
Her status is no longer that of a servant, which makes this more difficult to snatch her away . Furthermore, robbing another person’s body and reincarnating in it is seen as evil, so we can’t allow her true identity to be revealed .
Yun Ruofeng stared at the embroidery house, his gaze firm as he mumbled to himself, “Su Xi-er, even if you have forgotten this Prince and fallen in love with Pei Qianhao, this Prince will have to take you away for your own sake . ”
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Meanwhile, Su Xi-er suddenly felt her heart leap, a shiver running down her spine . I keep feeling that there’s something amiss .
Noticing her abnormal expression, Née Liu, the seamstress she had come to see, asked, “Miss, what’s wrong?”
Su Xi-er replied with a smile . “I’m fine, Aunt Liu, please continue . ”
“I always appraise the person whenever I sew a wedding dress for someone . The first time I saw you, I already decided that I would take on the job . ” Née Liu showed a puzzled expression . “Shouldn’t you be happy that you’re getting married? Besides, the person you’re marrying is…”
Su Xi-er cut her off as she smiled . “I’m naturally happy that I’m getting married . Née Liu, please continue taking my measurements . ”
“Good, you can rest assured that I’ll make you a gorgeous wedding dress from the best fabrics with golden and colourful threads . ”
“Thank you for the trouble, Aunt Liu . ” Su Xi-er replied with a smile .
CHAPTER 399 (2): PASSED BY
Outside the embroidery house, Ruo Yuan and Hong Li were enamoured by the sights outside of the palace, only stopping when Su Xi-er came out of the embroidery shop an hour later .
Ruo Yuan ran to Su Xi-er . “Your wedding dress is so beautiful . Aunt Liu’s craftsmanship is too amazing! I… Hong Li, how does that four-word idiom go again? Extraordinary work as if done by the supernatural?”
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Aunt Liu happened to hear Ruo Yuan as she came out of the inner chamber, and burst into laughter . “You lass, you’re quite interesting . Come and look for me when you’re getting married . I will make you a set for free . ”
Ruo Yuan was the first person Aunt Liu had ever made such an offer to . The former widened her eyes incredulously as she looked at Aunt Liu . “Really?”
“Would I lie? Remember to look for me . ” Aunt Liu took out a book that contained numerous dress designs .
Ruo Yuan’s eyes sparkled for a moment before they dimmed . Will I be able to marry someone in this lifetime? Men like beautiful and slim women like Su Xi-er, and even if I can slim down, my skin is rough from many years of manual labour .
My skin is the roughest among all the maidservants in the Palace Side Quarters . Which man would like me…
Ruo Yuan inwardly sighed . When she noticed Su Xi-er looking in her direction, she immediately smiled . “Everything in here looks so nice!”
Su Xi-er flipped through a few pages before saying to Aunt Liu, “Combine these few designs . Make sure it isn’t too long, and sew patterns of Lingrui flowers on the wedding dress . Aunt Liu, have you seen Lingrui flowers?”
“Of course, the capable people Prince Hao scouted have enabled the successful transplantation of Lingrui flowers in Beimin . The plot of land beside the Merchant River has been cleared for a large patch of Lingrui flowers to be planted next spring . I happened to see the guards from the Prince Hao Residence moving pots of Lingrui flowers not long ago . ” Aunt Liu’s expression was full of admiration . Many people have unsuccessfully tried to transplant Lingrui flowers for years, yet Prince Hao and his team of capable people have accomplished it! That’s why the civilians all say that there’s nothing Prince Hao can’t do in this world; it’s only a matter of whether he feels like it .
“Aunt Liu, we’ll be counting on you then . ” Su Xi-er smiled at her . Wu Ling, who had been silently standing at the side, came forward to hand the deposit fee to Aunt Liu .
“I will be rushing through the night to finish it . You can come and collect it in two days . ” Aunt Liu accepted the silvers with a warm smile .
“Are we going back now?” Hong Li was a bit reluctant . I haven’t gotten a good look around the streets yet .
Su Xi-er nodded . “Yes . We’ll have plenty of time in the future to stroll around . ” Bidding goodbye to Aunt Liu, she walked out of the embroidery house and boarded the horse carriage .
Mei Jinxiu happened to be passing by, and spotted Su Xi-er as she was boarding the carriage . Hastening her pace, she intended to inform Su Xi-er of Yun Ruofeng’s presence in Beimin .
However, she had only taken a few steps when a tall man suddenly appeared in front of her, blocking her way .
“Who are you?” Mei Jinxiu asked in confusion . She tried to look ahead of her, but realised that Su Xi-er’s carriage had already left .
“Miss, Commandery Prince Xie invites you to the Commandery Prince Residence . ” The guard gestured at her to follow .
Mei Jinxiu’s face was filled with vigilance . The guard appeared just as I spotted Su Xi-er . Could Commandery Prince Xie have dispatched someone to monitor me? What on earth is the relationship between Commandery Prince Xie and Prince Hao?! Are they friends or foes?
Mei Jinxiu immediately regretted her actions . I shouldn’t have recklessly told Commandery Prince Xie about Prince Yun . It would have been better to directly report it to one of the guards from the Prince Hao Residence!
“Miss, please . The Commandery Prince is waiting for you in his residence . ”
Seeing the guard’s solemn expression, Mei Jinxiu only felt that she had stepped into a fire pit . I just managed to escape from the Pei Residence, but now I’ve fallen into Commandery Prince Xie’s clutches .