Since the encounter at Changming Palace, Mo Li seems to have developed a liking for Jiang Yu. If asked for the reason, it's simply because Jiang Yu gives her a sense of freedom that she likes. Due to her relationship with the emperor as her uncle, she faces fewer troubles entering and leaving the palace than others, so Mo Li often visits Changming Palace. Emperor Wu is aware of this but does not blame her, just giving her a few words of advice, to which Mo Li nods in understanding.
Mo Li quietly arrived at Changming Palace, looked around, and did not find Jiang Yu's figure, which made her mood drop a few notches. Suddenly, someone patted Mo Li's shoulder from behind. Mo Li was startled and took a few steps back. She turned her head and saw that it was Liutong. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Then she pretended to be angry, "Liutong! You scared me, you know? By the way, did Jiang Yu come?" Hearing this, Liutong instantly understood. He looked at Mo Li with a playful expression and said, "Why are you so concerned about Brother Jiang's whereabouts? Do you like Brother Jiang?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Mo Li's face instantly turned red. She immediately explained, "No... that's not it! I... I just, I just... Oh, please don't ask. There's nothing between me and Jiang Yu." After saying this, she turned and was about to leave.
At that moment, Jiang Yu was walking in their direction. Mo Li was caught off guard and ended up bumping straight into Jiang Yu.
Mo Li instinctively felt the collision, took a few steps back, then lowered her head and repeatedly apologized, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Are you okay?"
"And over here, Jiang Yu, because he was not seriously injured, immediately waved his hand to indicate that he was fine. Then he reached out to help the person in front of him and said, 'Miss, there's no need to be so polite, I'm fine. But how about you? Are you feeling unwell?'
Mo Li, because she was looking down, couldn't see the person clearly. But when she heard that very familiar voice, she looked up with a pleasantly surprised expression and said, 'Brother Jiang, it's you! Long time no see, how have you been?'
Jiang Yu, upon realizing that the person was Mo Li, was momentarily stunned in place. After a while, he asked in a silly manner, 'Is Miss Mo here to see the princess, or is she here to see His Royal Highness?'"
Mo Li shook her head and smiled, saying, "None of the above, I just came to find you."
"Find me? I wonder if there's something Miss Mo needs from me? If it's within my power, I will definitely go to great lengths and spare no effort," Jiang Yu said, looking puzzled because he couldn't understand what Mo Li could possibly want from him.
Seeing Jiang Yu's expression, Mo Li couldn't help but laugh, and said with a light laugh, "What if I have no other reason, and just wanted to see you?"
"See me? Miss Mo, we have only met once, and, and I am just a lowly guard. Between us..."
Hearing this, Mo Li immediately became unhappy, her voice rising a few notches, "Jiang Yu, let me tell you, I don't care what your status is. Today I will tell you, I like you, whether you are a guard, a beggar, or even a eunuch, I like you all the same. I am going to pursue you now, what are you going to do about it? Unless you clearly tell me now that you don't like me, then I won't bother you anymore. You can go your way, and I'll go mine. Now tell me, how do you feel about me?"
After hearing Mo Li's words, Jiang Yu took a deep breath and said indifferently, "Miss Mo, please have some self-respect. I have never liked you from the beginning. So, Miss Mo, if there's nothing else, please leave." After speaking, he gestured for Qingwu to see the guest out.
Mo Li was stunned by the words, as if struck by lightning on a clear day. She stood still for a moment, then cursed Jiang Yu as a jerk with tears in her eyes before leaving in sorrow. After Mo Li left, Jiang Yu looked in the direction she had gone with a desolate expression, murmuring, "You are a high-born young lady, while I am just a lowly guard. We are not meant for each other. Why would you come close to me?" As Jiang Yu muttered to himself, Qingwu suddenly emerged from the side and curiously looked at Jiang Yu, asking in a low voice, "Brother Jiang, what are you mumbling about over there?"
Jiang Yu saw the Qingwu and immediately calmed down. With a gentle expression, he touched the Qingwu's head and said slowly, "It's nothing. You little brat, how could you understand these things? You'll understand when you grow up."
The Qingwu shook off Jiang Yu's hand and said angrily, "Brother Jiang, I have already come of age, I am grown up, not a child anymore."
"Alright, alright, the Qingwu is not a child anymore, it's an adult now. Should Brother Jiang help you find a marriage partner? Or should I ask the princess to help you?" Jiang Yu joked.
Qingwu Upon hearing this, he was so scared that he fled in panic. She said coquettishly, "Brother Jiang, you are so annoying. I came to comfort you with good intentions, and you actually want me to marry someone. You are so annoying. If you really tell the princess about this, I will... I will never talk to you again, hmph!" After saying that, she ran away.
Watching the departing figure of Qingwu, Jiang Yu just chuckled lightly and then went to the inner hall to find An ling-Yao.
When he arrived at the inner hall, An ling-Yao asked indifferently upon seeing Jiang Yu, "Did the prime minister's daughter just come by? Is there something going on?"
Facing An ling-Yao, Jiang Yu dared not lie and could only answer truthfully, "Yes, Princess, Miss Mo was here just now. Nothing happened."
An ling-Yao then said, "Nothing happened? Then why did I hear from Qingwu that you said something wrong and made Miss Mo angry? What's going on?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu muttered, " Qingwu, this little girl, why does she tell the princess everything?" Then he replied, "Reporting to the Princess, I only mentioned the disparity in status between me and Miss Mo, advising her not to get too close to me. It's not beneficial for her."
An ling-Yao sighed helplessly when she heard this, " brother Yu, you are such a fool. Can't you see that Miss Mo likes you? After all, she is the prime minister's daughter. By rejecting her so bluntly, aren't you afraid of her retaliating against you?"
Jiang Yu closed his eyes and said helplessly, "Princess, I can see Miss Mo's feelings. But our identities are too disparate. There can never be a future between us."
Upon hearing this, An ling-Yao weakly closed her eyes, unable to help but think of herself. Jiang Yu's words seemed to be about himself, but they felt more like they were about her. With this in mind, An ling-Yao couldn't help but sigh, "Yes, the class difference is too great. There won't be a good outcome." After speaking, she looked out at the birds flying outside the window.
Outside the window, a bird flew past An ling-Yao and headed straight towards an unknown direction...
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