Zhao Niaoniao didn’t expect that Shi Qingxue could keep calm under her threat. She was surprised and thought this woman was so fearless.
No wonder her brother raved about this woman after seeing her only twice. Shi Qingxue must know that he loved courageous women, so she seduced him intentionally.
The princess thought with jealousy and hated Shi Qingxue more, imagining that Shi Qingxue was a bad woman who liked to flirt with men.
“I am a princess of the Zhao Country, and you are just a noble lady. Even your father should respect me. Do you think your emperor will refuse if I ask him to let you be my maid?”
Shi Qingxue thought Zhao Niaoniao would deal with her viciously, but it was merely…
Gee, was she just a simple-minded girl?
Even though Shi Qingxue knew that the girl in front of her was her rival in love, she didn’t hate this little princess but just thought the other party was inexperienced.
Or this was a baby who had been raised under protection and she thought everybody would serve her and make her happy. She was afraid of nobody and would cause trouble whenever she saw anybody, the same as the Shi Qingxue in the past.
Shi Qingxue suddenly stopped smiling and looked stunned.
When was…the past?
She was just a young girl, fifteen or sixteen years old. Why did she feel that she was old and had experienced many vicissitudes of life?
“What are you thinking about? I didn’t joke with you. If you really irritate me, I…” Zhao Niaoniao couldn’t endure it as Shi Qingxue was absent-minded and ignored her. Then she shouted and cursed in a rage.
Shi Qingxue raised her head slowly and looked more indifferent than before.
She said impassively, “Your Highness, you are capable. Hope that you won’t let me down in the future.”
Then she left and didn’t care how exasperated Zhao Niaoniao was because of her words.
Shi Qingxue returned to the party. Before she calmed down, she saw that the crown prince Mo Junyu led a group of men to intrude the girls’ playground in an imposing manner and talked with the noble ladies happily.
After all, the unmarried crown prince was attractive to the noble ladies, and he also brought the royal members of the Liang, Zhao and Wei countries as well as the other princes of the Mo Country.
It was safe to say that all the excellent men of the Qin Continent gathered here. A woman wouldn’t worry about her future even if any of these men liked her and took her home as his concubine.
The noble ladies were anxious to please them. Who would refuse them?
As soon as Shi Qingxue came back, her eyes seemed to be conscious and helped her look for Mo Junyang.
Mo Junyang was in the rear of the group of royal members. His white clothes and cold expression made all the noble ladies shrink back at the sight of him, and they just dared to peep at him from time to time.
So the place around Mo Junyang was the “safest” area.
Shi Qingxue couldn’t help laughing in secret, but before she grinned, she happened to meet Mo Junyang’s deep eyes.
Both of them were stunned and looked at each other from more than 15 meters away.
After quite a while, they seemed to come back to reality and looked away awkwardly at the same time. They just peeped at each other involuntarily.
Shi Qingxue didn’t know that Mo Junyang did the same as she, so she felt shy and angry secretly.
Why did she care about him so much but he was so distant to her?
Shi Qingxue was unwilling to lower herself. She was determined not to see Mo Junyang before she regained her memory. Even though she met him by accident, she wouldn’t talk with him.
Before Zhao Niaoniao came out to chase her, Shi Qingxue informed Mo Yuzhen and then went to a path to the Moon Mountain.
It was a long time since the spring outing dinner last time, and the scenery on the Moon Mountain changed a lot.
Some of the yellow fallen leaves flew to her head occasionally, and some were stuck between the leaves in the tree. They were blown away by the breeze or fell on the ground… So the surroundings were also lonely and quiet.
Shi Qingxue’s tense expression finally relaxed, and she even leaned against a big tree and raised her head with her eyes closed, letting the sunshine fall on her eyes through the dense leaves.
It was like a sunshine sea, beautiful and warm.
“It’s comfortable here and perfect for somebody to hide alone, snatching a little leisure from a busy life.”
A gentle and unfamiliar male voice disturbed Shi Qingxue. She had to open her eyes, to see a strange man standing about three meters away and looking at her with a smile.
Shi Qingxue thought of such words and it was her first impression of him.
Although they were beautiful words, Shi Qingxue was not happy and even complained in her heart, “Since you know that it’s perfect for somebody to hide alone here, don’t disturb me as I snatch a little leisure from a busy life.”
She frowned and looked the man up and down silently, just bowing to him.
The man raised his brows in surprise. “Do you know me?”
Shi Qingxue’s lips curled up. “The fourth prince came to visit our country on behalf of the Wei Country. Even though I am inexperienced, I should know your name. What’s more, weren’t you at the party just now?”
The fourth prince of the Wei Country, Wei Shuye looked more astonished.
He had noticed Shi Qingxue at the party, but it was shown on her face that she was fed up with the party and she left in less than fifteen minutes. There were so many people at the party, but she paid attention to him and remembered him?
“When I arrived at your country, I heard of you, the sixth lady of the Shi family, and everybody who has seen you will praise you for your wisdom. I see you today and you are equal to your reputation. I admire you!”
These words were flippant, but Wei Shuye’s voice was sincere and his attitude was earnest. It was not hypocritical at all, and it was comfortable to hear that. Anybody would think that he meant it.
Shi Qingxue maintained her composure and looked at Wei Shuye again, with more caution in her eyes, but soon she turned away and responded just to show her politeness, “Your Highness, thanks for your words. I don’t deserve it.”
“How so? Only judging from your choice of the scenery, I can guess that you are intelligent and learned.” Wei Shuye wasn’t stingy with his praise.
Shi Qingxue got more confused while listening and thought, “I just find a place randomly to be indolent, but it has something to do with the intelligence?”
She was clear that Wei Shuye wanted to flirt with her, but she still pretended that she knew nothing and just returned a smile to his eyes full of affection. Then she turned around and looked away, remaining quiet.
Wei Shuye didn’t feel awkward and continued, “I am a new comer. I like the beautiful scenery of the Moon Mountain, but I am not familiar with it. I want to enjoy the view but I am afraid that I will get lost. Can you be my tour guide?”
With an objective evaluation, it was not a bad time for Wei Shuye to invite her. He was polite and didn’t say too many words to make the young girl feel disgusted. It was the best way to pursue a girl.
However, hearing his invitation, Shi Qingxue just yawned in low spirits and said vaguely, “I am sorry. I am lost now. I think I can’t take you to hang out.”
Wei Shuye was speechless. He had never seen such a person like Shi Qingxue who didn’t play by the conventional wisdom and ruined all his backup plans.
He felt embarrassed and stopped smiling.
Shi Qingxue seemed not to notice that. Before Wei Shuye answered, she slowly closed her eyes as if she was exhausted and still leaned against the big tree.
Nobody knew if she was closing her eyes and resting her mind or fell asleep.
Wei Shuye guessed that he behaved anxiously this time and made her dislike him. Moreover, Shi Qingxue always persisted in her old ways and didn’t even bother to be offhand with him, which was like how others commented on her. She didn’t like him, so she just left him alone, which was not difficult to guess.
A dim light flashed in the fourth prince’s eyes, but soon it disappeared.
He directly walked to Shi Qingxue and sat down. He didn’t have physical contact with her but they were so close that others might misunderstand after seeing them. Then he laughed to flatter her. “In this case, I will wait with you.”
Shi Qingxue was about to yawn but stopped and turned to Wei Shuye in disbelief. “No, thanks. I don’t dare to disturb your view tour. Please help yourself.”
Wei Shuye remained unmoved and expressed, “No, you won’t. It’s great to stay here and enjoy the beautiful scenery. If I walk alone aimlessly and get lost, won’t I make the servants do more jobs?”
Shi Qingxue forced a smile and thought, “Aha, I believe that all the servants are happy to look for you.”
Unfortunately, no matter how resentful she was, she respected Wei Shuye on the surface. When she couldn’t stand it but wanted to go back and he said he would go with her, she just hesitated for a while and then nodded to agree.
On the way back, Wei Shuye was sensible and didn’t ask why Shi Qingxue knew the way all of a sudden but talked about what he had seen and heard on his journey from the Wei Country to the capital of the Mo Country.
Wei Shuye was so capable that no matter how boring the topic was, it sounded interesting after he talked about it. Even though Shi Qingxue was impatient in the beginning, she was obsessed gradually and even forgot to keep her distance from Wei Shuye.
When she reacted, all people at the party peeped at her in a weird way, which made her blush.
“Gee, she was with Mo Junyang not long ago and they seemed to be in love with each other. Now the prince of the Wei Country has come, and she pays attention to him at once.
“Women are so changeable!” After the masked man in black taught him a lesson, Yelü Anchen was well-behaved and stayed at the embassy of the Liang Country, practicing swordsmanship and swimming. He lived a happy life.
But he still bore a grudge against Mo Junyang and Shi Qingxue and intentionally moved close to Mo Junyang to tell the “truth” in order to ruin the relationship between Mo Junyang and Shi Qingxue.
Unfortunately, Mo Junyang didn’t take him seriously. After hearing the long speech, he said casually, “Your Highness, thanks for your concern about Qingxue, but just let me worry about such a trifle.”
Yelü Anchen failed in sowing discord and got impatient in an instant. “Aren’t you afraid that she will fall in love with another man?”
No man would endure his woman cheating on him. Yelü Anchen was sure that Mo Junyang pretended to be calm.