Wei Shuxuan looked at Xuan Ruoling quite seriously. It seemed that this feisty little princess really had deep feelings for Ge Zian. However, one - sided love wouldn't work. If it wasn't mutual, both parties would eventually get hurt.
Actually, Wei Shuxuan felt that Xuan Ruoling would treat Ge Zian well. It would be good if they got together. Come to think of it, she had never been a matchmaker before. This time, she'd give it a try and see how it felt.
Noticing Wei Shuxuan staring at her all the time, Xuan Ruoling felt a bit strange. "Why are you staring at me like that?"
".... No, I just think you really like Ge Zian."
"..... I... because I really do like him!" Xuan Ruoling seemed to be shy due to Wei Shuxuan's words.
"Can I ask you a question? Why do you like Ge Zian so much? What exactly attracts you to him?" Wei Shuxuan propped her chin up and looked curiously at Xuan Ruoling, whose face was already flushed.
Many people would show a rare expression when talking about the person they liked.
It was the first time for Wei Shuxuan to see the feisty and willful Xuan Ruoling showing a rare feminine side. She found it very novel and secretly smiled. "It's the first time I've seen you not being so willful. This side of you is quite likable."
"Shut up!" Xuan Ruoling's face turned even redder because of Wei Shuxuan's teasing. "If you keep this up, I won't talk to you anymore."
Seeing that Xuan Ruoling was really about to get angry, Wei Shuxuan shut up. "Okay, okay, I won't laugh. Hurry up and tell me."
Xuan Ruoling had been playful since childhood and especially liked to go out of the palace. When she was fifteen, she ran out of the palace alone to attend the annual lantern festival. She had heard from the maids in the palace that the lantern festival outside was really fun, so she went alone to participate in the folk lantern festival.
Wei Shuxuan guessed that girls generally liked handsome heroes. It seemed that it was a typical story of a hero saving a beauty.
"That night, many people came to the lantern festival. I remember the place was very crowded. I was wearing men's clothing and looking at the lanterns at a small stall. Suddenly, I heard someone shouting that something had been stolen. Then I heard the sound of someone flying through the air. When I looked up, I saw a man in blue clothes. He had a handsome face and was highly skilled in martial arts. After he helped the old woman get her things back, he even took the thief to the yamen."
".... So, what do you like about him?" After listening for a while, Wei Shuxuan still didn't figure out what exactly Xuan Ruoling liked about Ge Zian.
"Um... actually, I don't know either. At that time, when I looked at him, I just felt that I had fallen in love with him. Later, I found out that he was actually the biological son of General Long An of our Yulong Kingdom, Ge Zian. Before, I pestered my father to let Brother Zian come and teach me martial arts. But he only taught me for a while and then had to go to the front - line, so he stopped teaching me. After he returned to the capital, he didn't come to see me again..."
Saying this, Xuan Ruoling showed a look of loss and heartache.
"It's okay. Let's work hard together to make Ge Zian like you."
"..... Yes!" Xuan Ruoling cheered up really quickly. Maybe it was because she had been rejected so many times that she was used to such setbacks. "Wei Shuxuan, you really seem like an elder sister."
"Of course. I'm older than you, okay?" Wei Shuxuan winked at her playfully.
After chatting with Xuan Ruoling in Yongfu Palace for quite a while, Xuan Ruoling finally allowed Wei Shuxuan to go back to Fenghe Hall. When Wei Shuxuan walked out of Yongfu Palace, night was gradually falling. The crescent moon had come out, and the surrounding trees were shaking violently. It felt like a storm was coming.
On the way back to Fenghe Hall, Wei Shuxuan was quite worried about Wei Wei's situation. Although she had asked him to protect Father Luo, she was still a bit worried. She wasn't sure if those people would send someone to kill Father Luo to silence him that night. It was better to make some preparations in advance so as not to let the hard - found evidence go to waste.
When she walked into the main hall of Fenghe Hall, Wei Shuxuan still looked absent - minded. Xin Zizhao had already come back. Seeing her absent - minded look, he couldn't help asking her, "Wei Shuxuan, what's wrong? Where have you been?"
"..... I went to ask your father about something."
"How about it? Have you found any new evidence?" Xin Zizhao just asked casually.
"Yes, but I'm worried that he'll be in danger tonight. When I was interrogating him, I felt a murderous aura outside his room. So, before I left, I asked Wei Wei to stay there to protect him."
"Who is he?"
"He's an old eunuch in charge of the concubines in the Cold Palace, Father Luo. I'm still a bit worried about them two. Xin Zizhao, why don't you send a few guards to check?"
"Sure."
So, Xin Zizhao asked Xin Shang to take a few people to the Cold Palace to check on the situation of Father Luo and Wei Wei. If anything went wrong, they should immediately send someone back to tell him.
"What clues did you get from Father Luo?" Xin Zizhao asked her.
Wei Shuxuan told Xin Zizhao everything she had learned from interrogating Father Luo today. "And this painting. Xuan Ruoling said it was the national flower of Qiangfeng Kingdom, the phoenix - tail flower. Father Luo said it was worn on that black - clothed man who asked him to deliver the letter to His Majesty."
"Doesn't Father Luo recognize the national flower of Qiangfeng Kingdom?" Xin Zizhao looked at the painting in his hand.
"He said he didn't. He had been helping in the painting academy in the palace a long time ago. Later, when he got older, he was transferred to the Cold Palace."
However, just then, one of Xin Zizhao's secret guards appeared in the main hall. His voice sounded a bit out of breath. "Reporting to my lord, there was a fierce fight in the Cold Palace. Brother Shang and another man fought with several well - trained black - clothed men."
Wei Shuxuan was shocked and quickly got up from the chair. "Are they okay?"
"Father Luo is being protected by that black - clothed man, and Brother Shang is single - handedly dealing with those black - clothed men."
"How many black - clothed men are there?" Xin Zizhao stood up.
"About ten. There are only two of us here. I'm afraid..."
"Okay, take us to the Cold Palace immediately!"
"Yes, my lord!"
Without delay, Xin Zizhao immediately asked the secret guard to take him and Wei Shuxuan to the Cold Palace.
Wei Shuxuan also knew the exact location of the Cold Palace, so she simply used her light - kungfu and flew ahead on her own. Xin Zizhao wanted her to fly slower and wait for them because they didn't know what had exactly happened ahead.