Yu Zixi burst into a hearty laugh and let her go, his voice bright and resounding.
Wei Dongling's face turned green with anger. "Keep your voice down!"
Yu Zixi stood up and looked down at Wei Dongling's beautiful face. He put away his casual expression and said seriously, "I've already arranged for people to get into the Ministry of Personnel. You should get the information you want to investigate soon."
Wei Dongling was stunned. So this guy came just to tell her this?
"Also," Yu Zixi added, "I've been busy these days and won't be able to come to see you. Take good care of yourself. Don't expose your light - body skill easily in crowded places."
Was he actually worried that she would expose herself and get into trouble?
It seemed that this guy wasn't as bad as she thought.
A warm feeling welled up in Wei Dongling's heart. She looked up at Yu Zixi. By the flickering candlelight, the man in front of her was elegant and handsome, with a pair of beautiful black eyes as bright as stars.
"I'm leaving." Yu Zixi climbed out of the window, closed the wooden window for her, and added before disappearing, "Remember to embroider the sachet. Give it to me next time."
Did he really want her to embroider a sachet?
Wei Dongling was stunned. She thought he was just joking. But for her to pick up a needle and do embroidery was more painful than killing her!
In the scorching July in the capital.
In the Prince's Mansion, Pin Hao had just brewed a pot of new tea and was walking quickly towards the pavilion. His young master, Shangguan Yun, had just gotten a qin with excellent sound quality and had been playing it in the yard for more than two hours.
"Master." Pin Hao stepped forward to offer the tea after Shangguan Yun finished a piece. "There are a lot of women gathered at the mansion gate. I've had them dispersed. But Princess Yunxi has sent a visiting card and is waiting outside."
"Don't see her." Shangguan Yun's handsome face remained calm. He picked up the fragrant tea on the table with his slender fingers, brought it gently to his thin lips, and sipped it carefully.
"Then I'll find an excuse to send her away. And there's another one," Pin Hao said hesitantly, "who climbed over the wall into the yard."
Shangguan Yun showed a surprised look upon hearing this.
Pin Hao pointed to the roof not far away. "I'm not sure if I should drive her out." His young master must have been so absorbed in playing the qin that he didn't notice the troublesome woman on the roof who had been leering at him for a long time.
Shangguan Yun looked up and saw Wei Dongling sitting casually on his eaves. She grinned at him and waved.
"Where is Yu Zixi?" Shangguan Yun asked softly.
Pin Hao whispered something in his ear. Shangguan Yun nodded and motioned for him to leave.
"Come down and have some tea." Shangguan Yun waved to Wei Dongling.
Wei Dongling stood up and floated down lightly. She landed in front of Shangguan Yun and bowed with a big smile.
With her purple dress fluttering in the wind and landing gracefully in front of him, against her delicate face, she looked like a forest elf, so beautiful that one couldn't take their eyes off her.
"Sit." Shangguan Yun nodded, a flash of admiration crossing his eyes.
Wei Dongling wasn't polite. She boldly poured herself a cup of fragrant tea, held it with her jade - like hands, and sipped it carefully.
"I'm being presumptuous. I'd like to invite Young Master Yun to go on an outing early next month. We can go to Lanshan Temple to offer incense and enjoy the scenery. I wonder if Young Master Yun would give me the honor?" Wei Dongling got straight to the point and looked at him with a charming smile. After thinking for a while, she added, "Oh, Young Master Yu will also go."
That scumbag Yu Zixi would never turn down an invitation from any woman.
Thinking of that guy climbing over the wall into her boudoir last night and asking her for a sachet, Wei Dongling felt a headache coming on.
"I'm busy." Shangguan Yun answered without hesitation.
"It's still a few days away. Young Master Yun should go out more. Staying at home all the time will make you feel bored, right?"
He had been sitting there playing the qin for two hours. Could he not be bored?
She had been sitting there under the scorching sun, so thirsty that her mouth was dry and her buttocks were numb.
Wei Dongling took the teapot and filled Shangguan Yun's cup, then poured a full cup for herself and gulped it down.
"Drink slowly." Shangguan Yun saw her embarrassment but didn't expose it. He picked up the teapot with his slender fingers and refilled her cup.
Wei Dongling quickly tapped her fingertips and held the cup with both hands, smiling awkwardly. "The tea in Young Master Yun's mansion is so sweet and delicious."
"Does Miss Dongling know how to play the qin?" How did she know that he was feeling bored? His mood had been quite obvious in the sound of the qin just now.
Wei Dongling spread her hands. "I don't know a thing about it." After thinking for a while, she added, "But my young lady plays the qin really well."
It would be wonderful if Young Master Yun could play a duet with Miss Jinxuan!
Come on, Wei Dongling. You can match any pair.
Just as she was cheering herself up, Shangguan Yun's words stunned her:
"Come, I'll teach you."
What?
Wei Dongling was dumbfounded. Her young lady had tried to teach her to play the qin many times, but she was too stupid to learn.
Before she could react, she was already being pressed down in front of the guqin by Shangguan Yun. What shocked her even more was that Young Master Shangguan Yun was sitting beside her and was about to hold her hand to teach her to play the qin!
My lord, this won't do!
Wei Dongling's hand trembled slightly in Shangguan Yun's grasp, and her whole back stiffened.
"Shall I teach you 'Wild Geese Settling on the Sand' first?" Shangguan Yun's voice was as cold and clear as jade, showing no emotion.
Wei Dongling was like a frightened bird, her calves trembling. "I'm very stupid."
"It doesn't matter." Shangguan Yun began to teach her seriously. Holding her fingers, he gently plucked the strings, and the pleasant sound of the qin spread from her fingertips.
It was amazing.
Wei Dongling's eyes widened. The piece Young Master Yun played was powerful, different from the soft and gentle tunes her young lady played. It felt really different.
There was a noisy sound of footsteps outside the corridor, and then they heard Pin Hao shouting anxiously, "Princess! You can't go in!"
Then, a young and beautiful woman in grand makeup and gorgeous clothes rushed over quickly.
It was Princess Qi, Murong Yunxi.
Wei Dongling had met her once at lunch yesterday.
When Murong Yunxi saw Shangguan Yun holding Wei Dongling's little hand, her face instantly turned red with anger. Like a detonated firecracker, she shouted angrily, "Brother Yun! You refused to see me, but you've been hiding a beauty here?"
Beauty? What beauty? It wasn't like that!
Wei Dongling quickly withdrew her hand, stood up, and bowed her head to the princess.
Murong Yunxi looked at Shangguan Yun's cold profile with tear - filled eyes. She pointed at Wei Dongling with her dainty finger and asked with a sob, "Who is she?"
I saw you two hanging out yesterday!
"Yunxi, stop making trouble." Shangguan Yun frowned with a cold face and didn't want to talk to her.
Pin Hao thought: Women are all troublesome. One is more difficult to deal with than the other.
Wei Dongling groaned inwardly: It's not my fault! I was forced.
"You teach her to play the qin but won't even see me!" Murong Yunxi was anxious, angry, and heartbroken. She rolled on the ground and cried so hard that her makeup was all smeared. She stepped forward and overturned the guqin.
Pin Hao watched in horror. This pear - wood guqin had a rare sound quality in the world, and his young master had finally obtained it with great difficulty!
Wei Dongling leaped lightly and hugged the guqin tightly in her arms to protect it.
"Presumptuous!" Seeing her move, Murong Yunxi was furious and pushed Wei Dongling hard.