"Chubby little orange cats are so cute. I've turned you into this so you can act coquettishly and cutely whenever you want, right? And you're so gluttonous. This really suits your style..."
Xiaoling uncomfortably fiddled with her shortened cat ears, then looked down at her chubby cat paws, and finally looked at her master helplessly with a meow.
After disguising her appearance, Feng Yunshu held Xiaoling in her arms and walked out of the room, heading straight for the main hall.
Before she reached the main hall, she heard the conversation between Kong Ze and Dongfang Yuan.
"Grand Imperial Advisor, although this king doesn't know why you know Yunshu, with your ability, you must be able to divine her whereabouts. This king is very worried about her situation. Please do this favor for this king."
"Your Highness the Third Prince, it's not that this official doesn't want to help. Regarding the whereabouts of Princess Helan, this official has already divined. She is not in the Dan Kingdom at this moment, but has gone in the southeast direction. If Your Highness the Third Prince really wants to find someone, you might as well give it a try."
"The southeast direction?"
Dongfang Yuan frowned. "Can't it be more specific? After all, the Nine States Continent is so vast. Just the southeast direction is too large a scope."
Kong Ze shrugged his shoulders, showing a helpless look. "This official only knows this much. Other things are beyond this official's control."
Saying this, Kong Ze couldn't help but ask Dongfang Yuan, "I wonder why Your Highness the Third Prince is so persistent in looking for Princess Helan?"
"This..." Dongfang Yuan paused slightly in his tone, and his expression was a bit complicated.
"Grand Imperial Advisor, to be honest, this king is about to be ordered to go on a campaign to the front line to fight against the Yuan Kingdom's army. This king doesn't know when he will be able to come back. This king and Yunshu have been childhood sweethearts since childhood. After hearing that the Prince of Helan had an accident and she disappeared, this king is very worried about her safety..."
"I see." Kong Ze nodded thoughtfully while listening. "It seems that Your Highness the Third Prince has a very good relationship with Princess Helan."
Dongfang Yuan hesitated to speak. Just then, Feng Yunshu walked in with Xiaoling in her arms.
"Third Senior Brother, so you're here. You made me look for you for a long time."
Feng Yunshu's sudden appearance surprised both Kong Ze and Dongfang Yuan in the hall. Kong Ze's heart skipped a beat when he heard the familiar voice. He thought what on earth Feng Yunshu was going to do showing up so boldly.
When he looked up and saw that the person coming in was a slightly chubby and unfamiliar-looking girl, Kong Ze instantly understood Feng Yunshu's intention and also let out a sigh of relief.
"Little Junior Sister, why did you come here? This senior brother is discussing important matters." Saying this, Kong Ze simply introduced Feng Yunshu to Dongfang Yuan. "Your Highness the Third Prince, this is my junior sister Yun Xi."
"Yun Xi, this is the Third Prince of the current dynasty."
Seeing Kong Ze cooperating so naturally, a playful smile appeared on Feng Yunshu's face. She stepped forward to greet Dongfang Yuan. "I didn't know that Your Highness the Third Prince was here. If I have disturbed you, I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
The moment Dongfang Yuan heard Feng Yunshu's voice, he trembled all over. He suddenly opened his eyes wide, feeling extremely familiar. "Yun—"
However, before he could shout it out, he looked up and saw an unfamiliar woman walking in. The words he hadn't had time to shout were swallowed back. "You, who are you..."
He stared at the slightly chubby young woman in front of him without blinking. "You're the little junior sister of the Grand Imperial Advisor?"
Feng Yunshu nodded with a faint smile. "Yes."
"Your Highness the Third Prince, why are you looking at this commoner like this? Is there something dirty on this commoner's face?" Feng Yunshu began to show her acting skills. She deliberately pretended to be stupid and touched her cheek, looking at Dongfang Yuan in confusion.
Dongfang Yuan carefully sized her up. After confirming that the person in front of him was indeed not Feng Yunshu, his expression became a bit disappointed. He shook his head faintly. "It's nothing. This king misrecognized someone."
"Oh? Could it be that this commoner looks very similar to someone Your Highness knows?"
Dongfang Yuan shook his head. "The appearance is not similar. She is more slender and graceful than you, with red lips and white teeth. And there is no one more beautiful than her in the entire Dan Kingdom."
Well...
Feng Yunshu was unexpectedly attacked personally? And he even compared her with herself! What the heck! This Dongfang Yuan was really a visual animal! It seemed that he was probably coveting the beauty of the original owner!
But this immortal maiden is also very cute now, okay?!
Feng Yunshu's inner complaints were heard by Xiaoling in her arms. Xiaoling quickly nodded in agreement. "That's right, that's right. Superficial human! No matter when and what she looks like, my master is the most beautiful in Xiaoling's eyes!"
Hearing Dongfang Yuan's words, Kong Ze on the side quietly glanced at Feng Yunshu. A hint of a smile flashed in his eyes. He could almost imagine that at this moment, his little junior sister had probably put this Third Prince directly into the blacklist.
"Someone who can be praised so much by Your Highness the Third Prince, could it be Your Highness's sweetheart? I wonder which famous noble lady Your Highness has taken a fancy to. This commoner is really curious."
"Sweetheart?" Dongfang Yuan's eyelids drooped slightly, as if recalling something. "Yes, she is this king's sweetheart. This king has already lost her once and must never lose her a second time."
Well...
Feng Yunshu was speechless again. Xiaoling in her arms couldn't help but complain. "Master, the way he talks is really so pretentious... Xiaoling can hardly stand it anymore!"
"He is simply a superficial person. He thinks he is deeply in love with the original owner of your body, but he has completely let her down. A big jerk!"
"Pfft..." Just as Feng Yunshu was about to say something, she was instantly逗笑 by Xiaoling's complaints.
"What are you laughing at?" Dongfang Yuan looked at Feng Yunshu angrily. "Is what this king said so funny?"
Feng Yunshu thought Xiaoling's words were really rare and incisive. Dongfang Yuan was simply indulging in his own deep love, being so narcissistic that he couldn't extricate himself. When had he ever really cared about the original owner?
"This commoner is not laughing at Your Highness. I just suddenly remembered a story."
"What story?"
"Once upon a time, a family abandoned their child because they heard from a fortune-teller in the village that the child was an evil star. The child was then adopted by another family and lived a good life. Later, the child even passed the imperial examination and became a top scholar. After the child's biological parents learned about this, they found the child and played the emotional card, saying that they missed the child every day and hoped that the family could reunite."
Saying this, Feng Yunshu stopped and looked at Dongfang Yuan teasingly with a raised eyebrow. "Your Highness the Third Prince, do you think the child should reunite with his biological parents?"
"This..."
Dongfang Yuan was silent for a long time. His face became more and more complicated. After a while, he suddenly stepped forward and reached out his hand to grab Feng Yunshu's shoulder, but Kong Ze blocked him first.
"Your Highness the Third Prince, what are you doing? My little junior sister has been used to being carefree since childhood. If there is anything improper in her words or deeds, please forgive her, Your Highness. Don't take it to heart."
Dongfang Yuan tried to push Kong Ze away. He opened his eyes wide and looked at Feng Yunshu. "Who on earth are you?! Do you know Yunshu?!"
Feng Yunshu blinked innocently and looked at him in confusion. "This commoner is just telling a story, and this story may not be true. Why is Your Highness the Third Prince so overreacting? Who is Yunshu? This commoner doesn't know."
"Impossible. If you don't know Yunshu, why would you tell such a story?!"
Dongfang Yuan's emotions became more and more excited. "Is she deliberately hiding?!"