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At this moment, at the Right Prime Minister's Residence.
Jiang Tingyu hurriedly walked to the Inner Courtyard, seemingly with something important on his mind.
"What happened, Jiang? Who went to Capital Lake later?"
The scenery at Capital Lake is beautiful, especially in the months of April and May. It coincides with the blooming of the Hundred Flowers. Therefore, many affectionate Young Ladies and Young Masters often go there to enjoy themselves.
The reason for meeting there was mainly to ensure that Jiang's appearance wouldn't attract too much attention.
The butler muttered, "I didn't notice. They were supposed to meet under the Willow Tree, but after waiting for half an hour, I didn't see anyone."
"Did you notice any suspicious figures?"
"There were indeed some suspicious people, but there were so many coming and going that I couldn't remember them all."
"You're really hopeless," Jiang Tingyu scolded the butler in frustration.
The butler was extremely dissatisfied and retorted, "Sir, why aren't you concerned about the Imperial Jade Seal? You don't care about our own matters but are so focused on Xia Yuhan. If you like Xia Yuhan so much, why not just act directly? Update immediately to avoid someone else snatching it away and leaving you feeling upset."
Jiang Tingyu quickly reprimanded the butler, "Jiang, don't say such things again. If someone with ulterior motives hears this, it could lead to serious trouble. Besides, how can we just go looking for the Imperial Jade Seal? If we make a big fuss about it now, won't we just draw those lurking in the shadows closer?"
"But... at this rate, when will we ever find it?"
"Let it happen naturally. Just because we can't find it doesn't mean others can't. Moreover, once one party finds the Imperial Jade Seal, all hidden forces will fight to the death over it. Since ancient times, when the clam and the snipe fight, it's the fisherman who benefits. I think we might as well learn to wait for the right opportunity and be that fisherman."
The butler muttered to himself, "If others also become fishermen, won't there still be competition among the fishermen?"
Jiang Tingyu shifted his gaze to the vibrant clusters of red flowers blooming in the courtyard. He pondered, "Then it depends on who this fisherman is... Well, let's not dwell on this matter for now. Yu Han will enter the palace tomorrow for the Flower Viewing Banquet. It is bound to be fraught with danger."
At that moment, Xia Yuhan was on her way to the capital...
"Second Sister, there’s a carriage coming up behind us. Should we stop it?"
Xia Yuhan followed Zhi Tao's gaze and saw that the carriage was quite luxurious, not something an ordinary person could afford.
After some thought, she decided against it: "No need. We can walk ourselves. It's just a short distance. It won't be difficult for me, Xia Yuhan."
However, as soon as Xia Yuhan finished speaking, the carriage rolled up beside them and came to a stop.
The coachman quickly jumped down and bowed to Xia Yuhan and her companion: "My young master sees that the two young ladies are walking and must be tired. He invites you both to sit in the carriage."
Xia Yuhan politely responded, "Thank you, kind sir. We are merely exercising and taking a stroll outside the capital. We are not in a hurry. We appreciate your young master's kindness."
The coachman turned to glance at the curtain of the carriage behind him. Seeing that his master gave no instructions, he replied, "In that case, please take care on your journey."
"Thank you. Please convey our thanks to your young master," Xia Yuhan said.
Just as Xia Yuhan finished speaking, a series of urgent coughs came from inside the carriage. Then a thin hand reached out from the carriage's curtain, followed by Xia Yuhan catching sight of a gaunt face.
Their eyes met briefly; after just one glance, Xia Yuhan quickly looked away and lowered her eyelids to respectfully see them off.
After the carriage had traveled a long distance, Zhi Tao finally asked gloomily, "Second Sister, why don't we hitch a ride? You know the owner of this carriage is a decent person."
Xia Yuhan shot Zhi Tao a glare as she walked, "Zhi Tao, which of your eyes saw that he is a good person? We've only met him once. Who knows if he is truly good or truly bad?"
"Yes, yes. Second Sister is right. Zhi Tao will never judge people based on appearances again."
With that, the two hurried on their way.
Xia Yuhan was unaware that in her haste to escape, she had forgotten her Mechanism.
By the time she realized the Mechanism was missing, she was already at Xia Manor.
Moreover, the Mechanism was firmly held in the hands of the Mysterious Man in Black, who had been playing with it for quite some time. Each time he played with it, the Mechanism would take on various strange shapes, leaving the man utterly perplexed and clueless about its specific use.
When Xia Yuhan returned to her room and had just laid down, a cold wind blew open the window. Based on past experiences, someone must have climbed in through the window.
Oh dear. When will she build herself a fortified house that no one can break into? Xia Yuhan complained inwardly while holding her breath and straining to listen to any sounds in the room.
"Alright. Stop pretending to be asleep. With those pathetic acting skills of yours, you think you can fool me?"
Upon hearing a female voice that seemed familiar, Xia Yuhan flipped over and opened her eyes wide: "It's you. How come it's you? Cang Yile has been injured again."
Qing'er shot Xia Yuhan a cold glance: "I came this time on the orders of my master to deliver a message to you. You must ensure that you leave the palace alive; otherwise, the entire Xia Manor will follow you to your grave."
"Must it be so ruthless? If I, Xia Yuhan, can't get out and die, why should innocent lives be taken?"
Qing'er glanced disdainfully at Xia Yuhan and said, "Qing'er’s master is the Ice Blood Sect Master, Evil Sovereign. In this martial world, anyone who hears our Evil Master Zhangmen's name would be terrified. So if it gets out, there’s nothing that can’t be done. As for why the master wants to do this, that’s not something I need to think about."
"But whether the Ming Jin Palace lives or dies is not up to me, Xia Yuhan," she replied.
"Our master can ensure that as long as you don’t want to die, you can survive under any circumstances."
Xia Yuhan shot a resentful glance at Qing'er, thinking to herself that she was not some invincible being who could choose whether to live or die at will.
Qing'er had always harbored hostility towards Xia Yuhan. This time, seeing Cang Yile running around for Xia Yuhan's sake just to deliver this important whistle to her only fueled her disdain.
"Xia Yuhan, take this." Qing'er casually tossed the whistle.
"What is this?" Xia Yuhan caught the whistle and asked in confusion.
"I don’t know what it is either. Qing'er is just following orders. Farewell."
With that, Qing'er didn’t give Xia Yuhan a chance to ask more questions and swiftly flew out of Xia Manor.
"Hey, wait! You’re not leaving without explaining!" But by then, there was no trace of Qing'er left.
With no choice, Xia Yuhan had to put away the whistle that Qing'er had thrown at her and carefully hide it in her sleeve before going to bed early.
Since it was late at night and she needed to sneak over to Sun Mansion, Xia Yuhan had to get enough rest to ensure she had enough energy for the task ahead.
But just as I lay down, Zhi Tao came knocking at the door again. It seemed like something urgent.
“Zhi Tao, what’s wrong now?”
“In response to Second Sister, Sister Liu Xiang from Sun Mansion has come late at night, seemingly in a hurry to find Second Sister. No matter how Zhi Tao tried to persuade or keep her, there was no way.”
At this moment, at the Right Prime Minister's Residence.
Jiang Tingyu walked quickly to the Inner Courtyard. It seemed there was something important.
“What’s going on, Jiang? Who went to Capital Lake later?”
The scenery at Capital Lake is beautiful, especially in the months of April and May. It coincides with the blooming of the Hundred Flowers. So many affectionate Young Ladies and Young Masters go there to enjoy themselves.
The reason for meeting there was mainly so that Jiang could appear without attracting too much attention.
The butler grumbled, “I didn’t see anyone. They were supposed to meet under the Willow Tree, but after waiting for half an hour, I didn’t see anyone.”
“Did you notice any suspicious figures?”
“There were indeed some suspicious people, but there were so many coming and going. How could I remember them all?”
“You’re really useless.” Jiang Tingyu scolded the butler in frustration.
The butler was extremely dissatisfied and protested repeatedly, “My lord, why don’t you care about the matters concerning the Imperial Jade Seal? Why don’t you care about our own affairs? Instead, you’re so concerned about Xia Yuhan. If you like Xia Yuhan so much, why not just be straightforward? Otherwise, you might end up losing her and feeling heartbroken.”
Jiang Tingyu quickly scolded the butler, "Jiang. Don't say such things next time. If someone with ill intentions hears it, it could lead to serious trouble. Moreover, how can we just go looking for the Imperial Jade Seal like that? If we make a big fuss about it now, won't we attract those lurking in the shadows?"
"But... at this speed, when will we ever find it?"
"Let nature take its course. Just because we can't find it doesn't mean others can't. And once one party finds the Imperial Jade Seal, the hidden forces will fight to the death over it. Since ancient times, when the clam and the snipe fight, it's the fisherman who benefits. I think we might as well learn to wait for the right opportunity and be that fisherman."
The butler muttered to himself, "What if others also become fishermen? Won't those fishermen end up competing with each other?"
Jiang Tingyu shifted his gaze to the vibrant red flowers blooming in the courtyard and pondered, "Then it depends on who this fisherman is... Alright, let's not dwell on this matter for now. Yu Han is going to the palace tomorrow for the Flower Viewing Banquet. It’s bound to be fraught with danger."
At this moment, Xia Yuhan was on her way to the capital...
"Second Sister, we've just spotted a carriage behind us. Should we stop it?"
Xia Yuhan followed Zhi Tao's gaze and saw that the carriage was quite luxurious, not something an ordinary person could afford.
After thinking for a moment, she decided against it: "No need. We can walk ourselves. It's just a short distance. This won't be difficult for me, Xia Yuhan."
However, as soon as Xia Yuhan finished speaking, the carriage behind them rolled up and stopped beside them.
The coachman quickly jumped down and bowed to Xia Yuhan and her companion: "My young master saw that you two ladies were walking and thought it would be tiring, so he invites you both to ride in the carriage."
Xia Yuhan politely responded, "Thank you very much. We are just exercising and taking a stroll outside the capital. We are not in a hurry. We appreciate your young master's kindness."
The coachman turned to look at the curtain of the carriage behind him. Seeing that his master had given no instructions, he replied, "In that case, please be careful on your journey."
"Thank you. Please thank your son for us at the first opportunity."
Xia Yuhan had just finished. Inside the carriage, a series of urgent coughs echoed. Then, a thin hand reached out from the carriage curtain. Following that, Xia Yuhan saw a gaunt face.
Just then, their eyes met. After a brief glance, Xia Yuhan quickly looked away, lowering her eyelids to see them off.
After the carriage had traveled quite a distance, Zhi Tao finally asked in a muffled voice, "Second Sister, why didn't we hitch a ride? You know the owner of that carriage is quite a decent person."
Xia Yuhan shot Zhi Tao a glare as they walked, "Zhi Tao, which eye of yours saw that he is a decent person? We’ve only met once. Who knows if he is truly good or truly bad?"
"Yes, yes. Second Sister is right. I won't judge people by appearances next time," Zhi Tao replied.
With that, the two hurried on their way.
Xia Yuhan was unaware that in her haste to escape, she had forgotten her Mechanism.
By the time she realized the Mechanism was missing, she was already at Xia Manor.
Moreover, the Mechanism was firmly held in the hands of the Mysterious Man in Black, who had been toying with it for quite some time. Each time he played with it, the Mechanism would take on various strange shapes, leaving the man puzzled and completely unaware of its specific use.
Upon returning to her room and just lying down, the window was blown open by a gust of cold wind. Based on past experience, someone must have climbed in through the window.
Oh dear. When will she build herself a fortress-like house so that no one can intrude? Xia Yuhan complained inwardly while holding her breath and straining to listen to the sounds inside the room.
"Alright. Stop pretending to be asleep. You think your little act can fool me?"
Xia Yuhan heard a female voice and felt as if she had heard it somewhere before. She turned over and opened her eyes: "It's you. How come it's you? Cang Yile is injured again."
Qing'er shot a cold glance at Xia Yuhan: "I came this time on the orders of my master to deliver a message to you. You must ensure that you leave the palace alive. Otherwise, the entire Xia Manor will accompany you to the grave."
"Do you have to be so ruthless? If I, Xia Yuhan, can't get out, I'm already dead. Why take innocent lives?"
Qing'er disdainfully glanced at Xia Yuhan: "Qing'er's master is the Ice Blood Sect Master Evil Sovereign. In this martial world, anyone who hears our Evil Master Zhangmen's name will tremble in fear. So if we let it out, there's nothing we can't accomplish. As for why my master wants to do this, that's not something I need to ponder."
"But whether I live or die in the Ming Jin Palace is not up to me, Xia Yuhan."
"Our master ensures that as long as you don't want to die, you can survive under any circumstances."
Xia Yuhan looked resentfully at Qing'er. Do you think I am invulnerable? Wanting to live or die is not so simple.
Qing'er was already filled with hostility towards Xia Yuhan. This time she saw Cang Yile running around for Xia Yuhan, just to deliver this important whistle to her.
"Xia Yuhan, take this." Qing'er casually tossed it.
"What is this?" Xia Yuhan caught the whistle from Qing'er's hand and asked in confusion.
"I don't know what it specifically is. Qing'er is just following orders. Farewell."
With that, Xia Yuhan had no chance to ask further as Qing'er swiftly flew out of Xia Manor.
"Hey, wait. You didn't explain before leaving!"
But right now, there was no trace of Qing'er.
Xia Yuhan had no choice but to put away the whistle that Qing'er had thrown to her. She carefully hid it in her sleeve and went to bed early.
It was late at night, and she needed to make a trip to Sun Mansion in the dark. Therefore, in order to have enough energy for the next day, Xia Yuhan had to sleep early.
However, just as she lay down, Zhi Tao came knocking at the door again. It seemed like something urgent.
"Zhi Tao, what is it now?"
"In response to Second Sister, Sister Liu Xiang from Sun Mansion came late at night and seems to urgently need to see Second Sister. No matter how Zhi Tao tried to persuade or keep her, there was no way."
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