That damned prince.Qilin couldn't help but curse him again. Upon stepping out of the room, those men were no longer there; instead, a pretty girl around fourteen years old was standing by. Petite and...Chapter 7: Where Can There Be Affection Amidst Falling Flowers and Flowing Streams

"Are you alright" Qi Lin said with a hint of concern. Originally, it was just an ordinary greeting, but unexpectedly, she ended up saying it. After speaking, she realized that this woman’s eyes were unfocused, as if she hadn’t heard her at all. Qi Lin waved her hand in front of the woman's face and found out that she couldn't see anything anymore. Furthermore, due to excessive blood loss, although her face was pale, it seemed like all her senses had failed. Qi Lin shook her head and said, "Why bother"

Yumei had completely lost all sensation, but her body insisted on moving in a certain direction. Qi Lin could only carefully support her, yet she found that Yumei was able to walk steadily without any support at all. In the end, Qi Lin let go of her and followed behind her with extreme caution.

"Come out now." Upon reaching an empty path, Long Ye stopped and said to the person following him, "You’ve been trailing me this whole time; there's no one else around."

Buyao was taken aback for a moment. Seeing that there was indeed nobody else besides her, she walked out confidently. She had learned from Liu Xi that this man was none other than Emperor Long Ye, the Crown Prince and youngest brother of the current emperor. It was said that he was the emperor's most favored sibling, promised an untroubled life.

"A civilian woman, Bu Yao, greets the Prince. May the Prince live for a thousand years!" Bu Yao slightly bowed and lifted her gaze to look at Long Ye, asking, "How did Your Highness know that Bu Yao was right behind you"

Long Ye faintly curled his lips as he reached out to pluck a blooming red plum blossom beside him, took a whiff of it, then said, "I haven't seen the person yet, but I've already known their fragrance."

Bu Yao looked at herself; today she had used rouge prepared by Yu Mu two days ago. She couldn’t describe its scent, but it was extremely light, and one wouldn’t notice it unless they paid close attention. She never expected this little Prince to have such acute senses of smell—it was almost like a police dog’s.

"A police dog!" Bu Yao covered her mouth. How could she have said this out loud What is a police dog

Just as she tried hard to recall, she felt an intense pain in her head, and bizarre scenes flashed quickly through her mind; there was no way for her to suppress them. In the end, Bu Yao helplessly sank down on her knees, continuously tapping her head with both hands.

Dragon Ye simply crossed his arms and stood by, watching; this was indeed a peculiar method.

After好不容易抑製住了那些東西，步瑤隻覺得體力幾乎透支，依然用儘全力站起來，強裝鎮定的看著龍燁說道“民女身體不適，還請王爺見諒。”suppressing those things, Bu Yao felt her strength almost completely drained. She still managed to stand up with all her might and tried to keep calm as she said to Dragon Ye, "Your humble maiden is unwell; please forgive me, Your Highness."

Before Dragon Ye could finish speaking, Bu Yao quickly turned around and left. It seemed that she planned to seek Yu Mu's help to figure out what was happening, perhaps something related to rouge.

Fascinating, Dragon Ye lifted the corner of his mouth and coldly said, "Find out about her."

The figure behind him swiftly disappeared. Dragon Ye smiled faintly and walked away with long strides.

Qilin followed Yumei to a garden where white plum blossoms were in full bloom. A few days ago, Maidong would bring her some buds of the white plum that hadn’t yet bloomed; she must have picked them from here.

"I am Yumei. I like the white plum on the gentleman’s head, haha Yunfei, do I look good"

Qilin raised her eyes just in time to see Yumei pluck a branch of white plum and place it on her head, muttering something under her breath: "Yunfei, am I pretty I’m waiting for you to come marry me."

After picking enough branches of white plum to fill her arms, Yumei finally stopped. Then she started dancing gracefully around the garden with the flowers in her arms. Qilin watched quietly from a distance without disturbing her.

Back when she was watching "Step by Step," coincidentally she saw Fourth Master watching Ruoxi dance. At that time, she didn’t understand Ruoxi’s heart as she wore her red gown and twirled with a red plum blossom in hand, nor did she comprehend Fourth Master’s feelings. She just thought the fiery plum blossom added an extra touch of melancholy to the scene. Now, watching Yumei dance, her mind was strangely at peace; it was blank and calm. She no longer sought to understand Yumei’s thoughts or heart. Picking up the blue handkerchief she had found earlier, Qilin tilted her head slightly with a faint smile, sighing inwardly: how much does this weighdicine box.Qi Lin, on the other hand, was thinking that it was unlikely to be an accident for someone to fall down the steps while dancing; it must have been intentional. And this person should not be...