"The Sect Master of Tianqian Sect pays his respects to the eldest miss!" Zhong Yuanliu finally met Song Jinyu.
Song Jinyu hadn't seen him for several years. She immediately leaned closer. "Well, Yuanliu..."
"Your moustache has grown quite a bit!"
Zhong Yuanliu saw her appearance and said crossly, "Who is it that made me keep an eye on the news in the capital?"
"Who is it that made me run back and forth between the capital and Liuzhou again and again?"
"And who is it that dared to make this sect master lie low all the time?"
Song Jinyu tapped his head and said with a smile, "Good Yuanliu. Since you've done so many things, I'll treat you to a drumstick!"
"A drumstick???"
Zhong Yuanliu really wanted to pry open her head. Could he be appeased with just one drumstick?
"Tell me, is there any movement in the capital?"
Tianqian Sect was the force behind Tianmen Mountain and directly obeyed the sect master. Only the successive sect masters could command them.
Different from Tianying Sect, on Tianmen Mountain, Tianqian Sect was just a shadow, a legend.
Zhong Yuanliu put away his playful look. "The crown prince is looking for the prescription of that spiritual medicine!"
"I suppose he may want the emperor to live longer."
Song Jinyu scoffed. "No grown - up crown prince hopes the emperor can live longer."
She gently looked at the stone statue in the dilapidated temple, thinking. "I suppose Ouyang Jinse has become the crown prince's person."
Good for the Jinshui Palace. Are they going to go all the way against Tianmen Mountain?
Song Jinyu carefully gave Zhong Yuanliu many instructions. After the third watch, she returned to the mansion with Niaoniao and Cheng Song.
However, as soon as she reached the back door, she was blocked by the silver - masked young master.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Cheng Song fought with him. Song Jinyu watched coldly. Every time he managed to enter the mansion easily. This time, she just wanted to make things difficult for him.
Immediately, she no longer paid attention to them. With a smile on her lips and humming a tune, she just went into the house to sleep.
In the Prince Yu's Mansion, Yu Duanya came to the study.
Prince Yu was not in the study at the moment, and the page boy had just gone to clean the inkstone for the prince. After she entered, she saw a jade carving on the table. Taking a closer look, it was actually a small statue of Zhongli Mingye himself. She immediately liked it very much. Just as she was about to pick it up, unexpectedly, Zhongli Mingye suddenly appeared.
Yu Duanya was holding the jade carving. Seeing Zhongli Mingye with a cold face, she didn't know what to say for a moment.
Zhongli Mingye took the jade carving from her hand and said, "Is the princess feeling better?"
"Of course, I'm better."
Yu Duanya felt a bit embarrassed. She really wanted to ask for that jade carving, but didn't know how to speak up.
Zhongli Mingye lowered his eyes. "Since that's the case, rest more in the mansion." Yu Duanya was overjoyed when she heard his concern.
"Otherwise, Prince Duan'an will surely blame this prince." So it was because of her father that he cared about her. Who was the jade carving for?
After Yu Duanya came out, she was extremely resentful. Who was it? Who had walked into Zhongli Mingye's heart after her?
The page boy knelt in the study. Zhongli Mingye sat quietly. He stroked the jade carving with one hand, thinking about something.
"Beat to death with a rod!"
How dare someone let an irrelevant person enter his study? The man's blood - thirsty eyes were filled with a cold light.
The next day, Yu Duanya sent someone to invite Song Jinyu to the mansion.
Even if she didn't want to go, she couldn't refuse the princess's invitation. She had to go. Before she knew it, she arrived at the Prince Yu's Mansion. Looking at the plaque, she felt a bit helpless. It seemed that she had almost worn out the threshold of the mansion.
Yu Duanya was playing the zither in the pavilion. The female official Micui led Song Jinyu into the pavilion and then quickly left.
"Duanya likes Miss Song very much and hopes to become sworn sisters with you." Yu Duanya's request surprised Song Jinyu. "This is absolutely not allowed. My status is humble. I dare not climb up to the princess."
What's she up to? This was only their second meeting. No, counting the passing - by by the river, it was the third time.
Yu Duanya motioned for the maid to put away the zither and sat down warmly beside Song Jinyu.
"A few days ago, I saw a jade carving on the prince's desk." As she spoke, she watched Song Jinyu's expression. "That jade carving looked seven or eight points like your face."
Song Jinyu frowned. Had he carved another statue of her? She felt a bit uncomfortable. Although her face remained calm, it still didn't escape Yu Duanya's eyes.
She was just bluffing her. It really was you!
Yu Duanya sneered and then pretended to want to become sworn sisters with Song Jinyu. Just then, Zhongli Mingye strode in and interrupted their conversation.
"Her status is humble. How can she become sworn sisters with the princess?" The man didn't even look at Song Jinyu. He just looked at Yu Duanya and said.
Yu Duanya was completely confused. "Brother Mingye,"
"Although there is a gap in status, friendship is real. I really like Sister Jinyu."
Song Jinyu had a headache. She was a bit tired of these royal relatives. They always used her as a scapegoat for no reason.
"Your Highness, Princess, you two can chat slowly. I still have some things to attend to at home. I'll take my leave first!"
She really disliked this moment. Their words were nothing but demeaning her humble status. What was the point? Zhongli Mingye was just an ordinary person after all!
She made up her mind that she would never have any more contact with him. Song Jinyu's eyes were clear. Not long after she left, Zhongli Mingye found an excuse and left too. Only Yu Duanya was left, quietly looking at the lake. "Send a letter to the prince." This prince was her father, Prince Duan'an Yu Huai.
Before coming here, Prince Duan'an had promised her marriage to Zhongli Mingye and asked her to capture his heart. But now the man was by her side, yet his heart belonged to another woman. Her father had once told her that in order to preserve the glory of the mansion, she must marry one of the current princes and then become a princess. Her good father would work hard for her to make her finally become the queen and rule the world.
Now, her father also thought highly of Zhongli Mingye, and she herself was also in love with him. But only this man was out of her control.
She secretly made up her mind that she would fight for something by herself.
A few days later, seeing that Song Jinyu had repeatedly rejected Yu Duanya's invitations and refused to meet her again, Yu Duanya brought gifts and went to her home in person.
"Princess?"
Even though Song Jinyu didn't like her very much in her heart, it was not good for her to drive her out. Yu Duanya warmly took her hand. "I heard that sister is quite good at medicine and once cured Princess Heyi?"
Song Jinyu tried to cheer up and said, "This is true."
"Then could sister feel my pulse?" Yu Duanya stretched out her fair wrist to Song Jinyu. At this moment, Song Jinyu was in a dilemma.
She had no choice but to feel her pulse. "The princess has always had some hidden ailments and needs good conditioning."
"Then please write a prescription for sister. If sister recovers, the Prince Duan'an's Mansion will surely give a generous reward." Mentioning the Prince Duan'an's Mansion, Song Jinyu sighed and had no choice but to pick up the pen and write a tonic prescription for Princess Duanya.