Helan Yanting frowned slightly, with a hint of cautious protection hidden deep in his eyes.
"Some things should be handled by me. My wife is simple and kind - hearted. There's no need for her to know many things. It'll only trouble her."
"But—" Yan Qi couldn't help but want to refute after hearing this. He thought the prince shouldn't bear everything on his own.
Before he could speak, Helan Yanting interrupted him. "Yan Qi, do you have a girl you like?"
Yan Qi was stunned for a moment, and his face blushed involuntarily.
What was going on today? One after another, people were concerned about his love life. It was okay for Ziyuan, that silly girl, but why was even his master asking...
Yan Qi quickly shook his head. "In reply to my master, I have no girl I like. I just want to follow my master all the time and help him achieve his great cause!"
"Hehe," Helan Yanting laughed after hearing this. "Silly boy, you're not young anymore. When you have a girl you like, you'll understand why I'm doing all this for the princess."
"This..."
As a single dog, Yan Qi felt that his master was making fun of him between the lines. For a moment, he didn't know what to say and could only silently back out.
Helan Yanting looked up at the gloomy sky again. His firm and handsome face gradually faded into obscurity against the backdrop of the sky.
Once a war breaks out between the two countries, no matter whether it's Dan or Yuan that wins, it's the common people of both countries who will suffer. Helan Yanting understood the greater good, but in the current situation, he had no choice but to make this decision.
He just hoped his wife wouldn't be too sad...
As the Mid - Autumn Festival was approaching, the city was filled with a joyous atmosphere. It was a traditional festival, a time for family reunions. The streets were decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, looking extremely lively.
At this moment, the imperial city of Dan was in a false peace before the storm. No one knew what great event was about to happen.
...
In the Western Garden.
After being teased by Helan Yanting, Feng Yunshu fled in a hurry back to her courtyard. The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. No, why did I run away? I should have teased him back!
Ziyuan was tidying up the room. Seeing Feng Yunshu running back to the courtyard in a hurry, she thought something had happened and quickly put down what she was doing.
"Miss, is something wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Feng Yunshu shook her head. Ziyuan saw that her face was extremely red and became even more curious. "Miss, why is your face so red? Do you have a fever from a cold?"
Saying that, Ziyuan reached out her hand to touch Feng Yunshu's forehead.
Feng Yunshu quickly stopped her. "I'm fine. I just ran around for some exercise, so my face is red."
"Then... now that such a big thing has happened, the prime minister, his wife, and the crown prince will surely not let it go easily. Miss, what should we do now? Should we pack up and run away quickly?"
Feng Yunshu looked at the nervous Ziyuan and couldn't help laughing. "Run away? Then Ziyuan, tell me where we should run to?"
"Where? This..." Ziyuan was stumped all of a sudden. She seriously thought for a while and then frowned in great distress.
"All under heaven belongs to the king. We definitely can't stay anywhere in Dan. How about we go to Yuan? I've heard that our Prince Helan is the second prince of Yuan. So, Miss, you're their imperial concubine. If we go to Yuan, they'll surely protect you."
The smile on Feng Yunshu's face gradually faded after hearing this, and her expression became a bit solemn.
"Silly girl, do you really think we can find a hiding place in Yuan?"
Feng Yunshu looked up in the direction of Helan Yanting's room. "In my opinion, the people of Yuan may not have a good attitude towards the prince, especially the royal family of Yuan."
"Ah? Why do you think so, Miss?" Obviously, what Feng Yunshu said was beyond Ziyuan's understanding.
Just as Feng Yunshu was about to speak, at this moment, Xiaoling rushed back in a hurry and threw herself into Feng Yunshu's arms.
"Ouch, Xiaoling, what are you doing?" Feng Yunshu was almost knocked down by its sudden rush.
Xiaoling looked up at Feng Yunshu with a wronged look on her face. On closer inspection, there were actually several small scratches on her face...
"Xiaoling, how did you get these wounds on your face? What happened?!" Feng Yunshu's heart tightened. She worriedly pushed aside its white fur and carefully examined it.
"Master, you must avenge me!" Xiaoling stamped her feet angrily and looked up at Feng Yunshu with red - rimmed eyes.
"Who on earth hurt you like this? I will surely not let him off lightly!"
"It's that little white dragon!" Xiaoling's next words made Feng Yunshu not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Earlier, I felt a strong spiritual energy fluctuation in the courtyard. So, I quietly went to that courtyard to see if something had happened to that little white dragon. Guess what?"
Feng Yunshu shook her head. "Tell me."
"That little white dragon has grown much bigger! When he saw me coming, he looked fierce and threatened to eat me! It's really too much! Master, tell me, can I bear this?..."
"And then?"
"Then I pounced on him and scratched him. Unexpectedly, he turned over and scratched me. Then we just... fought. He wasn't much better! Anyway, I didn't suffer a loss!"
Xiaoling stood up on her two short legs with her hands on her hips. After finishing speaking, she snorted. "If I don't show my power, he really thinks I'm just a little kitten!"
"Yes, you're quite capable. Look at these wounds on your face. Anyway, you started the fight first. I'm not going to care about you..."
"Don't, master, don't! I was just being impulsive... Who knew that little white dragon would be so arrogant and dare to challenge me? I really couldn't bear it..."
Feng Yunshu turned to look at Ziyuan. "Ziyuan, go to my inner room and get the golden sore medicine to treat Xiaoling's wounds."
Ziyuan nodded and immediately turned towards the inner room. Feng Yunshu looked at Xiaoling. "You said just now that the little white dragon has grown. What do you mean? I remember you said before that it was just an unformed white dragon?"
Xiaoling nodded. "Yes, yes, yes. Before, it didn't have dragon horns. But when I went just now, I saw that there were dragon horns on its head! And I could clearly feel that the spiritual energy on it had increased many times!"
"What's going on? Why did the little white dragon's spiritual energy increase so much in such a short time? Did you ask it the reason? Can't you communicate with it?"
Xiaoling nodded. "I did ask, but the little white dragon said he didn't know why. He just suddenly felt a strong spiritual energy, and then this change happened."
"Oh, right, master, there's another thing that I think is strange."
"What is it?"
"I always feel that the little white dragon looks very familiar, as if I've seen it somewhere before, but I just can't remember for a moment... How about you go and take a look, master? Maybe you can remember where you've seen it."
"Looks familiar?"
Feng Yunshu frowned. The series of events that had happened in recent days seemed to have taken her back to the previous life in the world of cultivating immortals. Her third senior brother, the ancient monster, the little white dragon, the spider spirit...
In the dark, Feng Yunshu felt that there must be some inevitable connection among these things!