Seeing that Ji Feiyu was safe and sound, Yong Yaxuan had no choice but to stop in his tracks. However, his eyes still couldn't help but glance into the room.
The fake Ji Feiyu said, "What are you looking at? Do you want to come in? Why don't you stay here tonight?"
Yong Yaxuan looked at her cold expression and naturally knew that she was just saying it out of anger. So he shook his head and took a step back. "It's okay. Feiyu, you should rest. If there's anything, just call me. I'll always be outside."
The fake Ji Feiyu gave him an annoyed look and then slammed the door shut with a "bang".
Ji Feiyu inside the wardrobe was even more furious. She hated this feeling of being unable to control things. Although she didn't want to stay by Yong Yaxuan's side, she couldn't accept that someone was using her face to interact with him. This feeling was really strange.
She began to gather her qi, trying to break through the acupoints on her body, but it was a bit difficult for her.
She didn't know how much time had passed when suddenly there came the sounds of opening and closing the door outside, along with Zhan Shan's voice. "Your Majesty, it's time for us to go. They'll soon search this area."
Then came the sound of footsteps and the sound of her own room being opened.
The voice of "herself" came. "What are you doing?"
Yong Yaxuan's voice: "Feiyu, let's go."
The sound of footsteps and her reluctant voice: "Where are we going?"
Yong Yaxuan's voice: "Zhan Shan will take you."
Zhan Shan's voice: "Forgive my rudeness."
Her interrupted voice: "You..."
Then came a series of footsteps, the sounds of opening and closing the door, and then all was silent.
She didn't know how much time had passed when there came the sounds of messy footsteps, the burning of torches, and the chattering of soldiers speaking the language of the Northern Cold. There was the sound of the door being kicked open. One door, the sound of footsteps, shouts; two doors, the sound of footsteps, voices... At the third door, her wardrobe door was opened.
Countless pairs of eyes stared at her. She was like a beautiful object that had been discovered. Two soldiers whispered something to each other. One of them went to report. Then, in the crackling sound of the burning torches, the Second Prince in a black cloak walked over slowly. He stopped in front of her, a nice smile curving his lips. He took a step forward and reached out to unlock her acupoints. He whispered softly, "Feiyu, what a coincidence. We meet again."
Ji Feiyu could move instantly. She came out of the wardrobe unhappily and gave him an annoyed look. "Is it fun for the Second Prince to play tricks on me like this?"
The Second Prince quickly said, "I'm really wronged. I'm also curious why they ran away and left you alone in the wardrobe."
Ji Feiyu sneered. "Doesn't the Second Prince know? Then may I ask where the 'Flute Gentleman' beside you has gone?"
The Second Prince looked puzzled. "I don't know either. He's not my subordinate. I don't have the right to make him always stay by my side."
Ji Feiyu knew that he was unwilling to admit it. She was curious why that woman could find her directly. She didn't expect that the clothes prepared for her by the Second Prince had special fragrant pills sewn into them. She had used these fragrant pills before. They were the ones used to let the Flower Butterfly find her.
Ji Feiyu couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she thought. So she decided to take things one step at a time. Since someone wanted to use her face to cause trouble, she wouldn't let them succeed. She pretended to push back the hair beside her ear. In fact, she took off one of her earrings and held it in her hand.
Next, she had to find a way to throw it in a place where Yong Yaxuan could see it but that woman couldn't.
"Let's go back." Ji Feiyu pretended to look dejected.
The Second Prince said, "Okay."
Then a group of people surrounded Ji Feiyu and walked out. As soon as Ji Feiyu walked out, she sized up the whole small courtyard.
The whole small courtyard was an ordinary northern courtyard with a flat roof. The outside of the house was painted with a layer of white putty, which was very rough. The ground of the small courtyard was yellow clay. Because of the dry climate, there was a layer of soft sand on it.
She quickly found that there was a shed in the corner of the west wall of the small courtyard. She thought that Yong Yaxuan and the others might have rested there when they were in the yard. So when no one was paying attention, she shot the earring over with the technique of shooting hidden weapons.
At this time, because there were many people in the small courtyard, the footsteps were noisy, and there was also the sizzling sound of the burning torches. The sound of a small object falling into the sand was almost negligible.
Ji Feiyu walked as usual. The Second Prince looked back at her from time to time. At this time, the moon was bright and flawless, shining on her beautiful and cold face, making her look like a celestial being under the moon. Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he walked to her side, took off his black cloak, and put it on her.
When Ji Feiyu saw this, she quickly put on the hat of the cloak. At the same time, pretending to adjust the hat, she took off the other earring. She didn't want the Second Prince to find that one of her earrings was missing.
The Second Prince watched as she was wrapped in the cloak, looking even more petite. At first glance, she was so pitiful that he said, "Feiyu, you'll have to bear with it a little longer. Later, you'll ride on the same horse with me."
Ji Feiyu smiled faintly. "When I'm with the Second Prince, I've never felt wronged. The Second Prince has always been very kind to me."
She said this in front of all the soldiers. As for the gossips that might arise later, she didn't care. Since he wanted to use her, then they could use each other. A thought secretly formed in Ji Feiyu's mind.
Hearing this, the Second Prince laughed. This woman surely had other ideas. He seemed to smell a certain dangerous aura, but this danger made him faintly excited. It was the excitement of a hunter when hunting a dangerous wild animal.
The Second Prince carefully helped Ji Feiyu onto the horse, just like before. Then the Second Prince got on the horse himself.
The autumn wind blew Ji Feiyu's black cloak. The faint fragrance on her body wafted to the Second Prince's face with the wind. The Second Prince reached out to hold the reins and hugged Ji Feiyu. At this moment, he really had a fragrant and soft beauty in his arms, but he remained unmoved. After all, in his heart, he had more important things to do.
The sound of the horses' hooves stirred up the dust. The soldiers held torches. This annoying search officially ended at this moment.
Before leaving, Ji Feiyu looked back at the courtyard where she had stayed for the last time. There, she and Yong Yaxuan had laid their hearts bare and talked about the past sadly. No matter how their paths would be in the future, this place had left the traces of their existence.
Thinking of the earring she had left behind, she felt that she had done her best.
Yong Yaxuan, I've given you a hint. It's up to you to make the choice.
The Second Prince was hugging Ji Feiyu from behind at this time. Seeing her looking back, he said, "What, are you reluctant to leave after just one day?"
Ji Feiyu said, "The past is like a passing cloud. The lost can't be chased. I'm just sighing at the wonder of fate's arrangement. Just like you and me, Second Prince, what kind of situation will fate weave for us?"