Mu Yanming supported her. "You should also be more careful. Don't be so hasty, okay?"
She nodded rather perfunctorily. After entering the room, she started looking for that handkerchief. Mu Yanming watched her rummaging through the boxes and cabinets. His heart couldn't help but tighten.
Finally, he couldn't bear it any longer. He walked up to Mo Qinghuan, pressed her down, and pulled her into his arms.
"Alright, can you tell this king what on earth you're looking for?"
She still couldn't remember where she had put the handkerchief. Frustrated, she patted her head.
Mu Yanming felt even more heart - ache. "Alright, alright, be good. Stop looking. This king has already sent people to look for the Water - Sky Unity. Don't worry about it, okay?"
She was still not willing to give up. She broke free from his embrace and was about to look again.
Seeing that she was determined not to stop until she found it, Mu Yanming had no choice but to compromise.
He followed behind Mo Qinghuan. "Fine, then tell this king what you're looking for. This king will help you look together."
"A handkerchief. The green one with a poem embroidered on it. I just suddenly remembered that the description on it is very much like the scene of the Water - Sky Unity."
"This king really has no way with you. Alright, you sit down. This king will look for it."
Mo Qinghuan also felt tired, so she didn't argue with him anymore. She walked to the table and sat down, carefully thinking about where she had put the handkerchief.
After Mu Yanming had searched every possible place in the room, he let out a long sigh and walked up to Mo Qinghuan.
"I didn't find it." Mu Yanming sat down in front of Mo Qinghuan and took the cup of water she handed him.
Just as she handed the water to Mu Yanming and before he could take a sip, she seemed to remember where the handkerchief was. She got up and walked towards the storage room.
Mu Yanming took the water cup in his hand, then helplessly put it down. He got up and quickly followed her.
She came to her small dowry storage room, pushed open the door, and walked in.
Finally, on a row of shelves, she took down a sandalwood box. After opening it, the top layer contained important things like land deeds and house deeds. Under that stack of deeds, there was a layer of handkerchiefs.
She took out the handkerchief and opened it.
"I found it." She turned around and walked towards Mu Yanming. Mu Yanming, who had been standing at the door with a gloomy face, glanced at the handkerchief but didn't take it.
Only then did she realize belatedly that Mu Yanming seemed to be angry.
She asked cautiously, "What's wrong with you?"
He gave a soft snort, picked her up horizontally, and turned around to walk towards the Yangyang Palace.
"Bai Ke, lock the door."
Bai Ke happily locked the door and walked towards the Yangyang Palace with the key.
Back in the Yangyang Palace, he laid her gently on the bed and looked at Mo Qinghuan with a dark face.
At this moment, his heart finally settled down.
Just now, when she was in such a hurry, only he himself knew how nervous he was. His heart rose and fell with her actions.
She gently tugged at his sleeve. "What's wrong?"
He withdrew his sleeve and gave a very proud snort.
"What's wrong? You tell me what's wrong! Haven't you heard that the Princess of Qi had a miscarriage because she worried too much about the Prince of Qi?"
She pulled his hand and asked softly, "So you're also worried about me..."
Before she could finish the second half of her sentence, Mu Yanming reached out and covered her mouth.
"Don't talk nonsense. Do you hear me?" He looked very serious, so Mo Qinghuan had no choice but to keep silent.
Otherwise, he would definitely get angry again.
"Okay, I won't say anything." She coaxed him, smiling with her eyes curved.
Then she handed the handkerchief she had just found to Mu Yanming. Mu Yanming took it and saw that there was indeed a poem written on it.
Water's gentle nature makes it my friend;
If heaven had feelings, they'd be hard to fathom.
True love rarely finds its fruit;
Form is emptiness, and I am but that.
There was also a scene embroidered on the handkerchief. The stretching mountains looked as if they had been split in half by an ax and extended westward. In the middle was a river flowing westward. Most importantly, there were words written on one of the mountain cliffs.
"Zun Yao." He was pondering the meaning of these two characters, perhaps it was a place name.
Suddenly, Bai Ke shouted loudly at the door, "Your Highness, the Prince of Rui has come."
Mu Yanming gently patted Mo Qinghuan's hand and said softly, "You rest for a while. This king will go and have a look." He got up and walked out. As he walked, he said to Bai Ke coldly, "He can't even hold his temper so soon. How can he achieve great things?"
"Your Highness is right."
Bai Ke followed behind and walked towards the main hall. Mu Shengze couldn't even sit still in the main hall. He could only pace back and forth, as if trying to hide his guilt.
Mu Yanming stepped into the main hall. He saw Mu Shengze sitting on the side seat. After giving him a cold glance, Mu Yanming walked to the upper seat and sat down. He flicked his sleeve and looked at Mu Shengze coldly. With a slightly raised tone, he said, "I wonder what the Prince of Rui has come to see this king for?"
He walked up to Mu Yanming and sat down on the side seat. His tone was no longer as arrogant as before. There was clearly a bit more guilt in it.
"Look at what big brother is saying. Even if there's nothing, brothers should visit each other more often, right?"
Mu Yanming drank his tea on his own and deliberately didn't respond to him.
Mu Shengze gave an embarrassed smile and then picked up his teacup to drink tea.
After a long while, neither of them said a word. Mu Yanming put down his teacup and looked at Mu Shengze coldly, saying nothing.
Finally, Mu Shengze couldn't hold his temper anymore. He looked at Mu Yanming, patted the box on the table, and took the initiative to say, "Big brother, I heard that sister - in - law is pregnant. This is just a little token of my appreciation."
When the topic of Mo Qinghuan's pregnancy was brought up, Mu Yanming's expression looked a bit better. Even the coldness in his eyes subsided a bit.
Mu Shengze didn't say anything else. He got up, bowed, and said, "Since the gift has been delivered, this king will take his leave."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out. Mu Yanming ordered, "Bai Ke, see the guest out."
"Yes, Your Highness." Bai Ke accompanied the guest all the way to the main gate of the palace. Only after watching the person get on the carriage did he turn around and walk back into the house.
Mu Yanming was standing on the steps in front of the main hall, looking far away towards the main gate.
After Mu Shengze left the palace, he completely slumped down.
He leaned half on the soft cushion and couldn't help but mutter in his heart, "No wonder even the emperor can't do anything to Mu Yanming. His eyes are so terrifying when he looks at people! It's as if he can see through people from the inside out. When dealing with him, as long as you feel the slightest bit guilty, you'll show your weakness in front of him.
He didn't know if he had shown any weakness just now.
Little did he know that from the moment he couldn't hold his temper and came to the Regent's Palace, all his cards had been completely exposed in front of Mu Yanming.
"Put the things in the princess's small storage room." He started walking towards the Yangyang Palace. The key that Bai Ke had used to lock the door was still in his hand, so he directly took the things to the storage room.
On the way, he weighed the box. Wondering what could be inside as it was so light, he couldn't resist his curiosity and secretly opened the box to take a look.
After this glance, he quickly closed the box with a snap.
"This is a blatant bribe!"