Yu Zixi ignored the surprised looks of the master - servant pair and sat down on a chair beside him. He said to Wei Dongling, "It's all right here. Miss Dongling, you may go back first."
"Okay." Wei Dongling bowed and was about to leave when she suddenly remembered that this guy had said last time that he would help her. She hesitated for a moment and then said, "I have something I'd like to talk to you about, Young Master Yu."
"What is it?" Yu Zixi raised his eyebrows and looked at her, his good - looking eyes shining like stars, full of expectation.
Wei Dongling glanced at the master - servant pair beside her and whispered, "It's a private matter."
She clearly felt that the master and servant exchanged a silent look. This made Wei Dongling extremely frustrated.
"Okay," Yu Zixi squinted his eyes and smiled softly, his teeth as white as jade. "How about having lunch together later?"
Wei Dongling nodded. "Perch. I'll wait for you downstairs then."
Yu Zixi said with a beaming smile, "Didn't you want to find someone to deliver something? You go ahead and take care of it first. I'll wait for you at the back gate of the General's Mansion later."
"I'm not going anymore." Wei Dongling gritted her teeth. She thought to herself that she would never climb through windows randomly again. It was so embarrassing.
"Why?" Yu Zixi found her pouting look extremely cute. He raised his eyebrows and asked softly with a smile.
Wei Dongling felt it necessary to explain this matter to the master - servant pair, so she said, "There were a whole bunch of girls crowded at the entrance of Pengcheng Restaurant opposite. They said that the Crown Prince's Heir, Shangguan Yun, had come. I originally wanted to give the Crown Prince's Heir a brocade pouch. There were too many people and I couldn't squeeze in, so I had to climb through the window here. Then..." She didn't have the nerve to continue.
"For Shangguan Yun?" Yu Zixi tilted his head, looking faintly displeased. He reached out his hand and asked her for the brocade pouch.
Wei Dongling hesitated for a moment but still took out the brocade pouch and handed it over.
Yu Zixi grabbed it and stared at the mandarin duck pattern on the brocade pouch. With a dark face, he finally said after a while, "It's embroidered quite nicely. I'll take it." With that, he stuffed it into his bosom.
Oh no, it seemed that he had misunderstood!
Just as Wei Dongling was about to speak up to stop him, the master sitting beside Yu Zixi was not slow either. He reached out and snatched the brocade pouch, saying, "This is for me."
His voice was cold. He played with the brocade pouch in his slender palm and didn't forget to give Yu Zixi a provocative look.
Wei Dongling: ...
Goodness! This extremely handsome man was actually the Crown Prince's Heir, Shangguan Yun.
His looks were so perfect and out of the ordinary. No wonder he had captivated Miss Qi to the point that she refused to marry even the Crown Prince.
With the real person here, all those women waiting at the entrance of Pengcheng Restaurant had waited in vain?
"Hey! I said it's mine!" Yu Zixi was dissatisfied and stood up to grab it back.
Shangguan Yun waved his hand and dodged. He looked at Yu Zixi disdainfully and said, "This young lady clearly intended to give it to me."
Wei Dongling was speechless.
Yu Zixi and Shangguan Yun, these two elegant and charming young masters from noble families with such different styles, were actually on very good terms?
Were they actually fighting over a brocade pouch and wrestling with each other?
Yu Zixi was clinging closely to Shangguan Yun. He wrapped one arm around Shangguan Yun's neck, and the other arm stretched out as far as possible but still couldn't reach. He was almost lying in Shangguan Yun's arms.
Shangguan Yun's cold face darkened. He leaned back and just wouldn't give it.
Unable to reach it, Yu Zixi said unhappily, "Crown Prince's Heir Yun, you're going too far. This is mine!"
Shangguan Yun said coldly, "Young Master Yu, please be more self - disciplined. Don't act recklessly."
Wei Dongling actually clearly felt that although Shangguan Yun looked cold, there was a barely perceptible smile in his eyes.
With a face full of helplessness, she watched them mess around for a long time. Finally, Wei Dongling coughed softly and said, "Well, this brocade pouch was embroidered by my young lady herself. It's a token of her affection for the Crown Prince's Heir Yun."
At the same time, she gritted her teeth secretly in her heart: Was it easy for me to deliver this brocade pouch? Yu Zixi, what on earth are you grabbing for!
Hearing this, both men were momentarily stunned.
Yu Zixi's angry expression immediately turned into a happy one. He quickly sat back on the chair, picked up the teacup that Pin Hao had brought over, and brought it to his lips. He said with a beaming smile, "Since it's for the Crown Prince's Heir Yun, I naturally won't make a fuss."
However, Shangguan Yun quickly stuffed the brocade pouch into Yu Zixi's hand and said coldly, "The embroidery is just so - so. Since Young Master Yu likes it, you can take it."
Wei Dongling was infuriated. What did he mean by "just so - so"? Her young lady's embroidery skills were among the best in the capital. Everyone who saw them would praise them. But in the eyes of the Crown Prince's Heir Yun, it was just so - so?
And he even quickly threw it away as if he was afraid of getting close to it?
Yu Zixi stuffed the brocade pouch back into Shangguan Yun's hand as if it was a hot potato. He said brazenly, "Yours is yours. You don't need to be so polite. Miss Dongling will surely embroider one for me." He added, "On closer inspection, the embroidery is indeed a bit lacking."
It seemed that he had just praised it casually without looking closely.
Wei Dongling: ...
"I don't want it!" Shangguan Yun pushed it back into Yu Zixi's hand with a cold and handsome face. His good - looking eyes were full of disgust.
Yu Zixi refused to take the brocade pouch. He quickly stood up and said to Wei Dongling, "Let's go. Let's go and have fish earlier. The supply of perch in their restaurant is limited every day. If we go later, there won't be any left." Then he turned back to Shangguan Yun and said, "I'll come and find you next time!"
Wei Dongling thought: Do we really have to go so early in the morning? Is the store even open?
Shangguan Yun slowly stood up and walked over. His white long robe fluttered in the wind, setting off his handsome and elegant face, which was so good - looking that one couldn't take their eyes off. Wei Dongling was in a daze when she saw his hand rest on Yu Zixi's shoulder. He said indifferently, "Coincidentally, I also feel like having fish."
Pin Hao: ...
Yu Zixi was also speechless. This guy, Shangguan Yun, clearly never ate fish.
Shangguan Yun threw the brocade pouch back into Wei Dongling's hand and said coldly, "Please take it back, miss. Don't send it again in the future."
Wei Dongling: ...
Goodness, he was so direct. If Miss Qi Jinxuan heard this, she would probably cry again.
Shangguan Yun looked at Yu Zixi holding Wei Dongling's wrist. He deliberately whispered to Wei Dongling word by word, "If it were embroidered by you, miss, I would accept it." Then he walked downstairs without looking back.
What? What did he mean?
Before Wei Dongling could react, she saw Yu Zixi's face turn green with anger.
"Don't embroider for him." Yu Zixi was dissatisfied. He angrily pulled Wei Dongling downstairs and got into the carriage through the back gate.
The back gate of Yunzhu Courtyard was right opposite the back gate of Xiaoxiang Pavilion, the most bustling brothel in the capital. Two charming women in colorful clothes passed by and bowed to Yu Zixi. They said coquettishly, "Young Master Yu, you haven't been here for a few days. You must come and have fun tonight!"
"Sure thing." Yu Zixi smiled charmingly. He secretly glanced at Wei Dongling beside him from the corner of his eye and got into Shangguan Yun's carriage under Pin Hao's disdainful gaze.
Shangguan Yun was already in the carriage, closing his eyes and resting. His face was as handsome as a celestial being.
Yu Zixi's eyes sparkled. He leaned over and quietly asked Wei Dongling, "What did you want to talk to me about?"
Wei Dongling glanced at Shangguan Yun beside her and looked a bit uneasy. Seeing Yu Zixi wave his hand to indicate that it was okay, she whispered, "Young Master Yu, you said last time that you would help me investigate secretly..." After thinking for a moment, she didn't continue.