Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 304 Showing off to my sweetheart

Suddenly, Mei Xiaoyuan stopped and said mysteriously, "Have you heard? Princess Qing'an is in trouble!"

The girls exchanged glances. They had all heard about it during their temporary break this afternoon. Was it too late to tell them now?

"I know," Zhao Yunnan pouted. "Who doesn't know now?"

"Do you know what happened?" Mei Xiaoyuan asked.

Zhao Yunnan and Cui Jiaojiao were taken aback. "Didn't they say the sick couldn't be woken up?"

Mei Xiaoyuan crossed her arms and said, "Your information is so outdated."

As he spoke, he looked around and noticed some women passing by. He quickly waved his hand, indicating that everyone should find a quiet place to talk.

So, everyone looked around and found a small pavilion in the peach orchard. The pavilion was next to a rockery, and there was no one there at the moment.

So, the little pavilion temporarily became a place for the girls to gossip.

As soon as she sat down, Cui Jiaojiao started urging, "Tell me quickly, what happened?"

Mei Xiaoyuan cleared her throat, lowered her voice, and recounted what she had heard from a lady.

They didn't know about it at first, but on her way back from changing clothes in the afternoon, she overheard two ladies whispering about Princess Qing'an.

As soon as he finished speaking, all the girls were dumbfounded, except for Gu Qingyue.

Gu Qingyue rubbed her fingers awkwardly and looked up at the moon.

That's not the truth, but she couldn't say it, which gave her a sense of exhilaration that she was the only one who was sober in a world of drunks.

But thinking about it, the gossip that Mei Xiaoyuan just heard wasn't entirely unfounded; it was quite interesting!

According to the two ladies, they accidentally stumbled upon Princess Qing'an and the Eighth Prince having a secret rendezvous while accompanying Princess An to Chunhua Garden.

Moreover, because the Eighth Prince was too engrossed and exerted too much force, he injured Princess Qing'an.

Therefore, it is said that Princess An and Princess Qing'an returned to the capital in the afternoon.

Feeling he had hurt his beloved, the Eighth Prince also returned to the capital with her.

Of course, Mei Xiaoyuan's words were rather vague; this was Gu Qingyue's own interpretation.

Women here, especially unmarried young girls, would never say such explicit things.

I guess that's roughly what she heard; the rest is up to Gu Qingyue's imagination.

Haha, I never expected that the truth everyone knows is like this!

That's good, as long as the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion isn't involved.

When I got back to my room, it was quite late. I guess this kind of treatment for young ladies was only available tonight at the Spring Festival banquet.

Back in the capital, where would these young girls find such an opportunity?

Enjoying the spring scenery and chatting with friends at night, we would occasionally see groups of dashing young men from prominent families passing by. We'd exchange glances, our hearts fluttering, our faces flushing—such a subtly romantic atmosphere…

If this happened in Beijing, he would probably have been drowned in criticism long ago.

After washing up, Gu Qingyue lay down on the bed.

Thinking about these things makes me feel quite sorry for these girls.

At least she lived a carefree and unrestrained life in her past life!

For example, you can openly like a man, go on dates, watch movies, and so on—how free!

Gu Qingyue opened her eyes wide and suddenly thought of Princess Qing'an, who had gone too far in being 'carefree and unrestrained'.

I reckon Princess An will definitely cause trouble for the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion later, so I need to let my grandfather know as soon as possible!

And then there's the Eighth Prince. He naturally knows he's been tricked, so how will he retaliate?

"Are you worried?" A deep male voice sounded in my ear.

Startled, Gu Qingyue sat up abruptly and saw what appeared to be Mu Yun Chu standing outside the bed curtains.

Gu Qingyue lifted the bed curtains and saw that it really was Mu Yun Chu.

She breathed a sigh of relief; she had been so engrossed in her work that she hadn't noticed anything happening outside.

If it's the enemy, we might suffer a loss.

"Are you here too?"

"Yes, I arrived this morning," Mu Yun Chu said, sitting down by the bed and touching Gu Qing Yue's face.

Gu Qingyue smiled and rubbed her face against his palm.

"Oh, I haven't seen you all day. I thought you'd be with those princesses or something tomorrow morning," Gu Qingyue said lazily.

"I saw you today," Mu Yun Chu said with a slight smile.

"Right? How's my outfit today? Pretty, isn't it?" Gu Qingyue looked at Mu Yun Chu with bright eyes.

She felt that her clothes were very beautiful today and had to show them off to her sweetheart, completely oblivious to the concepts of shyness and humility.

Mu Yun Chu pulled Gu Qing Yue over and let her rest her head on his lap. The woman's black hair was loose, and her appearance was charming and delicate, stunningly beautiful.

He stroked her face and said, "She's very pretty, and the way she climbs over the wall is also beautiful."

His usually indifferent and cold face would always unconsciously soften and warm in front of her, but he was unaware of it.

Gu Qingyue was stunned, then immediately sat up. "Where are you? I didn't sense you."

Mu Yun Chu looked at the girl with wide eyes, like a bewildered and helpless fawn in the jungle, and her heart suddenly softened completely.

Of course, he couldn't say that he had been following her all day.

It cleared away quite a few 'obstacles' for her in advance!

She was in such a hurry when she entered that room that she was actually discovered by the hidden guards of the Prince An's mansion, and he personally cleaned up the mess.

He also saw her peeking out of the back window, secretly admiring the scenery.

They're so cute it's almost unfair!!

He was in a tree some distance away, and he saw everything.

"When you were climbing over the wall, I saw you were in a hurry, so I didn't call you," Mu Yun Chu said with a doting smile.

Gu Qingyue couldn't help but pout, "You're not even coming to help me."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "That's fine. It's right that you didn't intervene, otherwise things would become even more complicated."

Mu Yun Chu paused for a moment, then swallowed the words she was about to say.

Why wouldn't he make a move? Otherwise, how could the eighth brother be on Gu Chao's shoulder?

It's better that she doesn't know.

Gu Qingyue lay down again, resting her head on his lap, and played with the jade pendant at his waist. It was a piece of black jade with excellent translucency, carved with auspicious clouds, and it was quite beautiful.

"You like it?" Mu Yun Chu lowered her head and smoothed her hair.

"It looks great on you, it suits you very well," Gu Qingyue said.

Then, as if remembering something, she asked, "You know what happened this afternoon? What do you think? Will the Prince An's Mansion retaliate against my third brother?"

Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Mu Yun Chu's eyes. "Don't worry, the Prince An's Mansion will find a way to pin this matter on the Eighth Prince. They certainly won't dare to implicate the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion on the surface."

Gu Qingyue thought about it and understood.

Do they dare to go out and say that they plotted against the third young master of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion first?

Who would dare say that the bed should have originally belonged to Gu Yuanming?

“However,” Mu Yun Chu frowned slightly, “Prince An will definitely send someone to assassinate you in secret, so you still need to be careful. But your third brother is a veteran and not afraid, but I’m afraid they will target the elderly, weak, women and children, like you.”

Gu Qingyue curled her lips into a mocking smile.