Chapter 5: All Fools

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Enraged, Yun Qianyue left the imperial palace and didn't want to return to Cloud王府. She headed towards the city outskirts.

The moment she left the city gates, her rationality was brought back a bit by the wind and snow, but she still felt indignant in her heart. Knowing that Qing Ying was following behind her, she waved her hand and cleared away the snow piled up to two or three feet deep on the ground, causing a cloud of snow to rise around her for several meters. She used Teleportation Technique to change positions and move behind Qing Ying, where there was a pile of snow. She pressed against the surface of the snow and burrowed into it.

The snow dissipated, simultaneously covering up any traces she left behind.

Qing Ying had been following Yun Qianyue from ten meters away since they left the imperial palace, maintaining a distance that was neither too close nor too far. Knowing Miss Qianyue was in a rage and fearing she might discover him and send him back, he continued to follow quietly even though he would suffer if he didn't return due to her character. Just as he walked on, suddenly, ahead of him, a cloud of snow rose up. He blinked uncomfortably when the snow hit his eyes, only to find Yun Qianyue's figure gone when he opened them again. Alarmed, he hurriedly flew forward and stood at where Yun Qianyue had just been standing, searching front, back, left, and right but finding no trace of her departure. Unable to discern the direction she took, yet certain that she left on her own, he was frustrated and hesitated for a moment before deciding to return and report to the Prince. He retraced his steps.

Yun Qianyue waited in the snow pile for a while until she confirmed Qing Ying had left. She then emerged from it, brushed off the snow on her body, waved her hand again to cover up any remaining traces, and tiptoed westward.

After walking for some time, she arrived at Purple Maple Grove where someone familiar was standing in front of it, apparently having waited there for a long while. She stopped and looked at Yu Zishu. "Zishu, what are you doing here"

Yu Zishu looked at Yun Qianyue with a faint smile, winked at her, and said warmly, "I have divine calculation abilities, so I knew you would come and waited here."

In an unhappy mood, Yun Qianyue kicked him with her foot and angrily demanded, "Speak the truth!"

Afraid of making her even angrier, Yu Zishu, who really received a kick from her, smiled sadly at Yun Qianyue. "Qian'er, don't vent your anger on me because others upset you."

"Why didn't you dodge" Yun Qianyue glared at him.

Yu Zishu laughed and looked at her. "I've been kicked by you countless times before; now that it's been so long without being kicked, I feel nostalgic."

"Blabbermouth!" Yun Qianyue grumbled.

Seeing snow all over her head, Yu Zishu stepped forward and stood in front of her. He brushed off the snow on her head with his graceful hand and looked down at her with a worried expression. "Are you really that infuriated today"

The corners of Yun Qianyue's eyes turned red as she didn't answer.

"Are you upset about the late emperor's will or Prince Jing's patience" Yu Zishu asked quietly.

Yun Qianyue pursed her lips and still did not reply.

Yu Zishu sighed gently at seeing her condition. "You're angry at both the late emperor's will and Prince Jing's patience, right You've endured for ten years and don't want to endure anymore, but he is patient again on this matter, which makes you furious, correct"

Yun Qianyue blinked her eyes as redness welled up in them.

"Qian'er, if Prince Jing can be so patient, there must be his own considerations and plans. Do you disbelieve him or feel unjustly treated" Yu Zishu looked into her eyes intently and asked with an even softer voice.

"I don't doubt him; it's just that…" Yun Qianyue closed her eyes for a moment before suddenly throwing herself into Yu Zishu's arms and choking out, "Zishu, Xiaoqi, Xiaoqi… I've endured enough!"

Yu Zishu felt his heart ache as he hugged Yun Qianyue and gently patted her back. The place where his hand touched was of high-quality snow marten fur; he moved his fingers over it and said softly, "Since you're done enduring, then don't endure anymore. What you did today is exactly what should be done; no one would find it surprising."

"How do you know Were you also in the imperial palace today" Yun Qianyue asked quietly.

Yu Zishu nodded. "Yes!"

"Zishu, I don't like Rong Jing anymore!" Yun Qianyue said angrily.

Raising his eyebrows, Yu Zishu looked down at her and smiled, "You really don't like him

"I hate him today. I despised how he looked, so composed and confident in everything. Even when the late emperor's will was announced, his eyes didn't flicker once, always maintaining that indifferent look." Yun Qianyue spoke resentfully, almost grinding her teeth with hatred. "What's more infuriating is that even after I destroyed the imperial edict, he tried to stop me!"

Yu Zishu chuckled lightly and patted her back. "Cloud, have you considered this The reason you're angry at his calmness and confidence is because Nian men hate him even more for it."

Yun Qianyue harrumphed.

"There can't be love without hate; how could someone dislike another just like that" Yu Zishu stroked Yun Qianyue's head and smiled, "You're clearly a person who has lived two lives, yet you still act like a child!"

Yun Qianyue smacked Yu Zishu with her hand, then buried herself in his embrace, annoyed. "I don't want to stay here."

"Hmm" Yu Zishu looked down at her.

"When are you going back to Donghai Kingdom Will you take me with you to the Donghai Kingdom" Yun Qianyue asked quietly.

Yu Zishu blinked and asked with a smile, "You want to go with me to the Donghai Kingdom"

"Yeah. It's so gloomy here that it drives one crazy. I don't want to stay any longer," Yun Qianyue said.

Yu Zishu let out a soft sigh and smiled, "Are you willing to leave Prince Jing He’s now the Chancellor of Tian Sheng; he can’t leave without taking care of his duties here. Furthermore, even if it were possible for him to leave, could you really give up on Yun王府, and would he be willing to let go of Rong王府"

"Let him deal with it as he wishes. I can abandon everything; isn’t that just for an old man All these years in Yun王府, if he wants to keep me tied down by a decaying mansion forever, what’s the point now" Yun Qianyue spoke resentfully, "I want to go with you to Donghai Kingdom. Will you take me or not"

Yu Zishu looked at Yun Qianyue with a smile and patted her. "You're in a rage right now; if I agree to your request right away, what happens when you regret it later It would be self-inflicted discomfort for me then. Alright, calm down first, and let's return home."

"I'm not going back!" Yun Qianyue pushed Yu Zishu aside.

"Heh, right, I can’t forget that you used to run out whenever you were angry before," Yu Zishu laughed after being pushed. "Where do you want to go I'll go with you."

"Anywhere is fine; just not back home! Otherwise, I might end up going to the palace and splitting open the old emperor's coffin to give him a beating," Yun Qianyue brushed off snow from her clothes. Using an incomplete Heaven Thunder Earth Fire had left her severely injured internally, lacking sufficient true qi circulation to melt the snow on her body with external energy. She vigorously patted the snowflakes from the sable fur, causing them to fall in clumps.

"Where were you originally planning to go" Yu Zishu asked with a smile.

Yun Qianyue rubbed her forehead and grumbled, "I’m so angry I can’t think straight. Whenever something goes wrong, the first place that comes to mind is where someone will either get mad at me or really throw me off a thousand-foot cliff into a pond without even looking at me. Unfortunately, now he's been chased away; what’s the point of going there if he isn't"

Yu Zishu blinked and asked, "Who are you talking about"

"His name is Feng Jin," Yun Qianyue said.

"The current head of the Feng family" Yu Zishu raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah!" Yun Qianyue nodded and put her hand down, "So now I don’t know where to go. It’s impossible to run to the Fengs for a good scolding, right Otherwise, my mind wouldn’t be at ease."

Yu Zishu couldn't help but laugh, "How did I not notice that you actually like being beaten"

Yun Qianyue rolled her eyes, "That’s because no one has ever hit me; only I have hit others. Now that there's someone who can, of course, I want to use it properly." With that, she glanced at Yu Zishu and said sarcastically, "Or you could just beat me up right now so I can clear my head."

Yu Zishu shook his head with a smile, "Forget it. I still hope to return unscathed to the Donghai Kingdom without any injuries."

"I’m already severely injured and can’t beat you anyway," Yun Qianyue rolled her eyes again.

"There are people who can beat you." Yu Zishu took Yun Qianyue's hand and started walking back. "Come on, let’s go home. The undercover guard you sent away will definitely come looking for him; he’ll be worried and chase after you. Hold your anger against him."

"I won't!" Yun Qianyue stood her ground.

"Then you can’t just stand here, right" Jade Zishu looked at her with a hint of helplessness. "Cloud, if it weren’t for your memories from the past life, I would suspect that you have reincarnated and been reborn in a new body, changing not only your appearance but also your soul. You really should look in a mirror; you truly seem like a child who’s upset with their parents."

"What are you saying!" Yun Qianyue kicked Jade Zishu again. "You're the one who's acting childish!"

"Alright, I am a child," Jade Zishu said with a deep smile and some exasperation. "We can’t stand here in the snow. Your body has suffered too much today, you’ve been seriously injured, your heart blood was suppressed by your anger, it needs to be treated immediately; otherwise, if it accumulates in your chest, it’s bad for your health."

"Although that mixed-up fellow Wind Jin wasn’t here today and didn’t attend my coming-of-age ceremony, I still want to go there anyway. It has been a long time since I’ve gone," Yun Qianyue thought for a moment and said to Jade Zishu, "Zishu, come with me, I need to keep an eye on you and won’t let you send any messages to Rong Jing."

Jade Zishu responded helplessly, “Alright!”

"Let’s go!" Yun Qianyue turned around to pull Jade Zishu along as they headed west. Just a couple of steps after she started walking, she was pulled up by Jade Zishu, and her figure rose with his.

Turning her head to look at him, she murmured, "Your light-footedness is so good!"

Jade Zishu said with a smile, “Old Uncle Wang and Uncle Hua have always had the nature of mischievous children. They’ve been bullying me since I was young and liked to dress me up as a girl for fun. To avoid them, I could only intensify my practice until they couldn’t bully me anymore."

"Today Rong Feng wanted to help me but was stopped by my father. If he had acted, the imperial edict might have been ruined!" Yun Qianyue recalled her anger towards Prince Cloud with some resentment.

"It’s just an imperial edict! If it were destroyed, there would be no turning back. Cloud, are you sure you’re ready Do you want to rebel against the Night dynasty today Ruining the will is not like other matters. Even if Emperor Night Tianyi tolerates you, all the officials in court and the common people of the realm would think that you’re too arrogant and intolerable. If you do rebel, it won’t be justifiable. Instead, it may give Emperor Night Tianyi and the Night royal family a reason to eliminate Cloud王府," Jade Zishu looked at Yun Qianyue with a sigh, “You aren't supposed to act so unreasonably like this, how come today…"

"So intense" Yun Qianyue suddenly sneered. "The old emperor was too overbearing towards me. If I didn’t show my temper and silently endured it as Rong Jing did, would Night Tianyi ever understand what’s in my heart He would believe that his imperial authority can suppress me, that an edict could tie me down, and that no matter how much love Rong Jing and I share, we cannot escape this imperial mandate or the marriage contract. My intention isn’t to destroy the decree but rather to shatter his heart."

Jade Zishu looked at her sideways, "I see!"

"In my heart, Night Tianyi and Night Qingran surely wouldn't allow me to tear up that will; they would fight tooth and nail to stop me. Therefore, there’s no chance of what you’re saying happening today," Yun Qianyue sighed with a bleak expression on her face: "Even if Rong Jing wasn’t here, I couldn’t possibly fall in love with Night Tianyi. He has known me two years longer than Rong Jing; that makes twelve and half years. In those twelve and a half years, I didn’t fall in love with him, how could it happen now"

Jade Zishu sighed without saying anything.

"Since you don’t cherish him in your heart, why don't you let him give up on you If even this can’t make him realize he should move on, then we truly have only one path left: break everything irrevocably. We need to create a situation that forces us to bleed for each other," Yun Qianyue sighed. "I never took him as me; although I first knew him because of the slight resemblance to you, it wasn’t so in later times. He’s simply who he is: Night Tianyi. I want to make him give up on me. You know my personality; besides being stubborn like a mule, I won't compromise or settle for less. Once set on something, I wouldn’t turn back until hitting the wall. Now that I’ve decided on Rong Jing, unless he lets go of me, I won’t let anyone else in my heart. And since Night Tianyi doesn’t give up, I can only make him do so. Zishu, you understand!"

Jade Zishu nodded. "Yes, I understand."

Yun Qianyue didn't speak anymore. Her anger toward the old emperor today stemmed from a desire to make Night Tianyi see clearly and stop being stubborn; she was furious that Rong Jing had tried to prevent her from destroying the imperial edict, but most importantly, she wanted Night Tianyi to understand something essential. Although she believed the old emperor might not have told Night Tianyi about those three imperial mandates, there’s one thing she didn’t believe: he must know about the marriage decree in the mandate. The fact that the old emperor despised her to such an extent was true; how could he possibly want her to marry his most esteemed son Without Night Tianyi's insistence or long-term threat against him, it wouldn't be possible for him to issue a marriage decree from beyond the grave. Night Tianyi is just like me, never turning back until hitting the wall! Initially, I helped him because of this trait that was akin to mine, but now, what once earned my praise has turned into something I resent.

"Don’t think about it anymore!" Jade Zishu patted Yun Qianyue's head gently and said in a soft voice, "You need to guide me; otherwise, I won't be able to find where we’re going."

"Head straight west. We are heading for the rear camp of Western Mountain’s Military Headquarters," Yun Qianyue pointed ahead.

Jade Zishu nodded and carried Yun Qianyue in mid-air with a smile, "You really do have big nerve to build underground secret stations right inside someone's military headquarters."

"The military headquarters is an important strategic location; no one would think of it," Yun Qianyue said. Then she added, "However, last time when Wind Jin and I came out from the rear camp, we ran into Night Qingran. I suspect he must have noticed something but hasn’t taken any action yet." With a faint smile, she continued, "Judging by some of his actions towards me, it seems that Night Qingran still maintains my interests and treats me well, but unfortunately for him, he is a Night."

"This life’s Cloud cherishes relationships deeply!" Jade Zishu said with a smile.

Yun Qianyue's smile wavered and then disappeared as she murmured softly, "The things I experienced last life, I don’t want to relive. I don’t wish to abandon my loved ones or the most important person for any belief again. Maybe this reason was implanted in me since birth and rooted into my soul. So now, it seems like I owe a lot of people favors, but on the other hand, others seem to owe me quite a bit too."

Jade Zishu’s heart ached suddenly as he understood that her transformation this life was not only because she no longer wanted to live壓抑自己的靈魂為信仰和信念而活，還因為另一個重要的原因：那就是他。他緊握著雲淺月的手傳遞溫暖，並溫柔地說道：“雲兒，這樣做不好，你欠下的不是人情債，而是情債。”

Yun Qianyue was momentarily stunned, then she laughed helplessly and said: "I don't want to either!"

Jade Zishu also burst into laughter for a moment. Soon after he sobered up, his expression turned serious as he said, "Night Tianyi is named Night; so is Night Qingran. You should let go of the things that need to be given up! Prince Rong already tolerates you greatly; don’t make him suffer silently while pretending everything’s fine.

"I find that you came here today to persuade him!" Yun Qianyue glared at Yu Zishu without any courtesy.

"Since I arrived in Tiensheng and have been staying for such a long time, not only did I stay at his house for free, but also ate and drank without paying. Everything was top-notch treatment. As the saying goes, one is short of hands when receiving something from others and short of words when eating food provided by others. It's probably like this! Therefore, I must pay some fees. And as the Crown Prince of Donghai Kingdom, I love my people as if they were my own children; I fear that I can't benefit the people of Donghai Kingdom enough. Even though I am short on wealth, how could I possibly be willing to spend money So, it's definitely not right for me to take his silver coins. But fortunately, I still have a mouth, and I can help him in this way to offset the costs!" Yu Zishu said with a smile.

Yun Qianyue looked at how Yu Zishu managed to speak such a long sentence without stumbling; she was speechless.

Your Excellency Crown Prince, you must love your people so much...

No, Your Excellency Crown Prince, you must be so fond of wealth...

As the two of them spoke, they arrived at the Western Mountain Military Headquarters. The Military Headquarters was also covered by flying snow all over the sky, as per Yun Qianyue's guidance, Yu Zishu brought her to a back camphouse.

At this time, it was nearly noon. Naturally, soldiers in the military headquarters would not train when encountering such heavy snow; they were resting at home. The two of them floated softly before the last room and saw that there was someone lying on their bed inside the room fast asleep through the crack of the door. Yun Qianyue felt relieved and pushed open the door, pulling Yu Zishu in.

"Who" A person who was clearly sleeping suddenly woke up with a start, sitting up from the bed.

"Old Tie, it's me!" Yun Qianyue said softly.

"My lord" Old Tie was startled and then delighted to see her. "Why did you come here"

"I just came for a look!" Yun Qianyue pointed behind herself. "This is the Crown Prince of Donghai Kingdom."

Old Tie's eyes instantly widened as he looked up and down at Yu Zishu, who smiled amiably to him; after a while, he sighed: "Indeed, every generation has its talented people. The Jade Prince is outstanding in his jade-like qualities and is indeed not deceiving the common folk."

Yu Zishu chuckled without speaking.

"Continue resting! I'll go with him myself. I'm going to stay here for a few days, so you don't need to mind it; just carry on as usual." As Yun Qianyue spoke, she arrived at the secret door and entered first.

Yu Zishu smiled helplessly upon hearing that he was staying for a few days and followed her in.

Old Tie was about to say something more when the secret door closed behind them; he grumbled: "I just wanted to tell my lord that Feng Jin returned, but now it's happening. Forget it, I'll see him inside." He yawned and lay back down to continue sleeping.

The secret door led to a concealed passage that could accommodate two people walking side by side; every few meters was embedded with small pearls of night明珠。大約走了一盞茶的時間，雲淺月轉動了一下最後一顆夜明珠，一陣天旋地轉，她伸手一拉玉子書，二人頃刻間向下墜去。

大約半柱香後，雲淺月忽然伸腳踢了一下左側的壁角，壁角處無聲無息打開一道門，眼前豁然開朗，是一處半山崖，雲淺月回頭看了玉子書一眼，對他道：“跟著我！”

玉子書伸手拉住她，笑著道：“你還是跟著我吧！你最後不要運功了！”話落，他反手拉住雲淺月，順著繩索飛身而下，大約下了五十米處，伸手拽住崖壁的兩根蔓藤滑向崖底。

一炷香後，來到西風崖崖底。

這時，崖壁有悅耳的鈴聲響起，一路傳向不遠處的房舍。

“這個風燼！”雲淺月嘟囔了一句，忽然眼睛一亮，“他在這裡。”

“是雲姐姐來了嗎？”

“是雲姐姐來了！”

“小姐？”

“是主子！”

“……”

Ahead of the houses, heads popped out curiously. On each face, whether old or young, male or female, child or adult, their eyes were fixed on Yun Qianyue. Starting with astonishment and surprise, exclamations soon followed as they all pushed open the doors regardless of the snow outside to welcome her.

Yun Qianyue watched the crowd coming towards her. All grievances and resentments disappeared in an instant when she saw their smiling faces which were like beams of sunshine penetrating her heart. She could not help but smile as she waited for them to encircle around her.

In no time, everyone arrived, warmly welcomed by Yun Qianyue as expected.

However, this round of warm welcome had an extra layer of restraint from the crowd. The reason was naturally due to Jade Zishu who was beside Yun Qianyue.

Seeing that everyone wanted to ask but did not dare to ask, Yun Qianyue smiled and introduced him, "He is the Crown Prince of Donghai Kingdom, Jade Zishu."

The crowd exclaimed in unison as they all stared at Jade Zishu with their eyes wide open.

Standing by Yun Qianyue's side, Jade Zishu smiled and looked at them. He could feel the genuine fondness these people had for Yun Qianyue. His gaze swept over this place when he came down from the secret passage, quietly admiring how tranquil it was.

"That woman! Got bullied and came here to comfort yourself" A familiar voice suddenly rang out.

Yun Qianyue turned her head towards the direction of the voice. She saw Feng Jin still residing in the room where she used to live, leaning against the door frame with a disdainful look on his face as he stared at her.

The moment Yun Qianyue arrived here, her mood improved suddenly. Moreover, she had intended to find Feng Jin anyway, so even though he was being contemptuous towards her, it looked quite tolerable to her. She tugged at Jade Zishu and walked over with light footsteps, asking, "Why did you come here I didn’t see you on the day of my coming-of-age ceremony."

"You only saw that man. How could I possibly be noticed" Feng Jin snorted coldly.

"Where’s my birthday gift then" Yun Qianyue ignored his words and asked.

“There isn’t any!” Feng Jin threw out this sentence before turning around to go back into his room.

Yun Qianyue rolled her eyes and continued walking towards the door of his room, saying, "Feng Jin, Feng Family’s Patriarch, Donghai Kingdom’s Crown Prince has arrived. This is a distinguished guest. Is this how you treat guests"

"Everyone who comes here is treated equally. There's no such thing as a prince! Come in if you want to or just don’t bother," Feng Jin replied in an ill-tempered manner, seemingly not in a good mood.

Yun Qianyue turned her head and spread her hands towards Jade Zishu, saying, "See for yourself. This is the guy I mentioned who can smile at me when he’s happy but turn his face away when he’s not."

Jade Zishu smiled lightly and said, “Mm,” before turning to Yun Qianyue, "It's rare that you have such a person around!"

“I didn’t choose him. Back then, when he was almost dead in the pile of corpses, I just pulled him out because my hand itched. After healing him and taking care of him, he got me used to his cold sarcasm. If one day I don’t hear at least two sarcastic remarks from him, I feel uncomfortable all over,” Yun Qianyue said helplessly.

Jade Zishu smiled and shook his head.

As the duo chatted their way into Feng Jin’s room, everyone followed them closely to the door of the room before quietly returning to their own rooms. This time, they moved in perfect unison, not making a sound.

Jade Zishu turned and saw this, realizing that these people were probably quite afraid of Feng Jin.

Feng Jin’s room was extremely clean with a stove placed right in the center of the floor. The charcoal fire inside the stove was burning brightly, warming up the entire room.

Yun Qianyue entered and rushed towards the stove, grumbling, “It's still warmer here. I could freeze to death otherwise.”

"You were badly injured and don't have inner strength protecting your body, so you feel cold naturally," Jade Zishu said with a smile as he walked in after her. Seeing that she ignored the snow marten fur cloak behind her and headed towards the stove as if she wanted to crawl into it, he quickly stopped her and reminded her, "This is Prince Jing's hard-earned snow marten fur cloak. If you burn this one, it will be a waste of such an exquisite item."

Yun Qianyue stepped back slightly and pouted, saying, "It’s been stored away for so many years. I brought him out to burn. If he has the ability, let him make me another one!"

"Ferrets are precious. If we were to make new ones, more would have to be killed. Yun Er, where did your compassion go" Jade Zi Shu smiled.

"Fed the dog!" Cloud Qianyue snapped.

Jade Zi Shu looked at her with a helpless smile and turned to Feng Jin, "Leader Feng, it's an honor to meet you."

"Prince Jade has remarkable abilities. For many years, I've been thinking about him since childhood. Now, my wish has finally come true," Feng Jin glanced at Jade Zi Shu and huffed.

Jade Zi Shu was taken aback.

Cloud Qianyue was also stunned, looking at Feng Jin in surprise, "You know him"

"Of course I do. You've muttered his name in your sleep so many times that it would be hard for me not to know," Feng Jin sat on a soft couch with one leg crossed over the other, and beside him was a sword he was wiping with a cloth, apparently having just finished cleaning it before leaving when he heard Cloud Qianyue and Jade Zi Shu come in.

Cloud Qianyue blinked her eyes. "I said his name is Jade Zi Shu"

Feng Jin huffed. "No! But I know it must be him."

Jade Zi Shu raised an eyebrow.

Cloud Qianyue looked at him, waiting for him to explain.

Feng Jin threw the cloth and put his sword away. Looking up at Cloud Qianyue, he said each word deliberately: "I know there's someone in your heart who is irreplaceable, not even Rong Jing can compare with this person. At first I thought it was Night Tianyi, but later found out it wasn't him. When I heard that the Prince of Donghai had come to Tiansheng and about your rumors, at that moment, I knew it was him. No one else could make a heartless, uncaring woman like you remember someone for so long."

Cloud Qianyue rolled her eyes, admitting without hesitation: "That's right, it’s him."

"It's good that it's him! I've been waiting for him!" Feng Jin suddenly stood up and said to Jade Zi Shu, "Come on, let's have a fight. I’ve wanted to fight you for a long time."

Jade Zi Shu smiled at Feng Jin and reminded him: "Leader Feng, I haven’t even had a drink of water since arriving here."

"We can drink after! If we're going to fight, follow me outside. If not, you should leave now," Feng Jin said as he walked out.

Jade Zi Shu turned his head to look at Cloud Qianyue.

Cloud Qianyue turned around and sat back on the bed where Feng Jin had just been sitting. Seeing Jade Zi Shu looking her way, she waved him off without much sympathy: "Although I know you've worked hard coming all this way with me, there's no other choice. This guy is like a demon king; he knows I'm severely injured and won't fight me but will take it out on you instead. If you don’t agree to his demands, the two of us are likely going to be kicked out. You should go!"

Upon hearing this, Jade Zi Shu turned around and followed Feng Jin out.

Cloud Qianyue took off her cloak and jacket, pulled over a blanket, and closed her eyes.

Outside was snowy and cold, even in the depths of this mountain valley it couldn't be like spring. But inside there was warmth from the fire stove, after an exhausting morning, Cloud Qianyue was already too tired to stay awake; she quickly fell asleep.

She didn’t know when Jade Zi Shu and Feng Jin returned, until she was pushed awake to take medicine did she open her eyes and glance at Feng Jin who was holding the medicine. She looked around the room but couldn't see Jade Zi Shu and asked: "Where's Zi Shu"

"He went up the mountain to collect some medicinal herbs for you, I told him to rest in a neighboring room," said Feng Jin.

Cloud Qianyue noticed that Feng Jin’s expression had improved. She nodded and finished taking her medicine by his hand; she then lay back down and continued sleeping.

Just as she closed her eyes, she heard Feng Jin say: "Two imperial edicts have been replaced with blank ones, the old emperor's will has become a worthless piece of paper—Rong Jing is quite capable indeed!" He saw Cloud Qianyue suddenly open her eyes and huffed in disdain: "So what He still couldn't find you here. Anyone who can’t watch over their own woman is a fool!"ord as they exited in unison.“You may rise too,” the old emperor said as he gestured to the Seventh Princess."Thank you Father Emperor for fulfilling my wish!" The Seventh Princess stood up and did no...