The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

A handful of discerning elders recognized it and exclaimed in unison, "Isn't this phoenix gold hairpin a rare item from the previous dynasty? There's only one in the world, and the craftsmanship is unreplicable. The master craftsman who created it has long since passed away. There won't be any more jewelry this exquisite, embodying the characteristics of the previous dynasty, ever to appear again!"

People were amazed and started talking about it excitedly.

Yun Mujiu met Ye Xiaohan's peaceful eyes, and knew that the gold hairpin the man gave her was of extraordinary origin. She blinked her eyes to indicate that she understood.

At this time, in front of the three new stores, the shop assistants asked everyone to clear a space. Yun Mujiu had just instructed the shop assistants to proceed with the next opening ceremony.

After the "crackling" sound of firecrackers rang out, the colorful lion and dragon dance teams came forward. The scene was extremely lively for a while. The people in the capital felt that it seemed as if the capital had not had such a lively atmosphere for a long time. It was interesting and fun!

Yun Mujiu applauded and watched the performance in the audience with great interest.

Ye Xiaohan glanced at Yun Mujiu and called out, "Mumu."

"Your Highness," Yun Mujiu turned her head and pointed at her ears, indicating that the gong was too loud and she couldn't hear it.

Ye Xiaohan shook his head slightly, Yun Mujiu smiled, and turned back to watch the fun.

Ye Xiaohan opened his thin lips slightly, as if talking to himself, and said: "In fact, I was also present at the opening of your new store that day, but you didn't know it."

"Bang!" An explosion sounded and a firework bloomed in the air.

Yun Mujiu's ears twitched slightly, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The loud sound of fireworks exploding was endless. People looked up and saw colorful fireworks blooming brilliantly in the blue sky with white clouds floating, and their hearts couldn't help but surge.

Yun Mujiu and his group got down from the platform and were about to go take a look at other places.

Due to his status, the Fifth Prince was not allowed to move around much, so he did not follow Yun Mujiu and his group to other branches.

The Seventh Prince was different. He had no power, no influence, no ties, and could do whatever he pleased without restraint, completely unconcerned with the opinions of his family and factions. Furthermore, he was burdened with the Haolian Emperor's instructions to show more respect to the Night King and his wife, which gave him a good reason to stay with the Night King and his wife.

Yun Mujiu and Ye Xiaohan walked in front, while Ji Ling and the others followed far behind.

"Uncle Ye Huang and Aunt Ye Huang, please stay." A calling voice came from behind them.

Yun Mujiu didn't want to look back. Ye Xiaohan turned around indifferently, gave him a cold look, and threw a word.

"— You don't want to be beaten by me again, do you?"

"What?" King Di was stunned. The noise of the crowd suddenly stopped, as if they had sensed something interesting was about to happen.

Faced with King Di's confused look, Ye Xiaohan snorted coldly and turned away.

King Di was in deep thought, and his expression changed in an instant.

What does the Night King mean?! To be beaten by him again?

When did the Night King ever hit him?

Firstly, could it be that when he went north to track down the spies, it was the Night King who severely injured him with a few blows and then whipped him? But wasn't that man Lord Netherworld? But then again, considering that he had heard that the Night King had repeatedly ordered Lord Netherworld to do certain things, he couldn't help but realize: perhaps the Night King had instigated his beating that day, and Lord Netherworld had done the deed?

Secondly, he had also been assaulted by a man in the gardens near Mushi. He had searched for days but couldn't find the arrogant man with extraordinary skills. At the birthday banquet, Ye Wang and Yun Mujiu had mentioned that they had recently been out, but at that time he couldn't be completely sure that the man and woman he had encountered in the gardens near Mushi were Ye Wang and Yun Mujiu. Now it seemed that perhaps it was Ye Wang who had really attacked him that day?

No matter which incident of being beaten he recalled, King Di's face was extremely grim. It turned out that the person he had offended was the Night King. Now, even if he wanted to settle the score with the Night King, he would not dare to rashly cause trouble!

King Di gritted his teeth and stared at the background of the Seventh Prince of Ye and his entourage leaving.

The Ling brothers, who were standing in a private room on the second floor of a street-facing teahouse, looked at it and shook their heads slightly.

Ling Xingmu pursed his lips and said, "Who told him to go and harass Princess Ye? This time, he was beaten by the Night King in the garden."

Ling Chiye glanced over and Ling Xingmu immediately shut up.

However, Ling Chiye, who was usually quiet, did comment: "Prince Di seems to be very concerned about Princess Ye."

"How is that possible?" Ling Xingmu looked down and said, "Princess Ye is not familiar with Prince Di at all, and she doesn't seem to like him either."

"But I think that Prince Di seems to particularly want to get in touch with Princess Ye." Prince Di went to Yun Mujiu's shop several times, and his behavior was quite strange.

Ling Xingmu seemed to be thinking about something, then a strange expression appeared on his face. "Is he trying to steal the Night King's girl? That's against etiquette." He pursed his lips and grumbled, "How could he do such a wicked thing? Is he even human?"

Ling Chiye patted his brother's head and said, "Is the matter between man and woman as simple as that in your mind?"

He left the window, sat back at the pear blossom tea table, and leisurely picked up a chrysanthemum petal teacup.

"Perhaps it's because of the power struggle that King Di wants to curry favor with the Night King and the Night Princess, right?"

They could only guess what King Di was thinking, but they had no idea how true their guesses were or what the specific circumstances were. They could only wait and see.

Ling Xingmu sat back down, sipping his tea quietly, and secretly planning to tell the Night King and the Night Queen about his new discovery first...

In less than half a day, Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu took a carriage to three places in succession to check on the opening of nine new stores one by one.

While browsing the new shops, Yun Mujiu took the time to quietly mention this to Princess Ji Ling. She and Ye Xiaohan had already accepted the invitations from the two young masters of the Ling family to visit them.

"Ji Ling, when they actually come to visit, I'll pick you up ahead of time. Then I'll find a reason to introduce you to a formal meeting, a face-to-face conversation, and close interactions." She lowered her voice and said thoughtfully, "And you can meet and interact in the heavily guarded Ye Palace. Others won't know you're connected, let alone that you've been searching for the boy you met in your youth."

Princess Ji Ling recalled the several times she had seen Ling Chiye from afar. Not only was she not able to see him clearly, but she also had no contact with Ling Chiye at all. She didn't even say a word, let alone have any understanding.

Her cheeks flushed as she slowly nodded at Yun Mujiu's proposed arrangement.

At the same time, Prince Di and Concubine Liang withdrew a search team and stopped searching for the man who had beaten Prince Di in the garden.

The scene where the Night King coldly warned the Di King that "he wanted to be beaten again" began to spread secretly.

Some people who follow King Di's movements are gloating. Haha, King Di was originally taught a lesson by King Ye. No wonder he dared not speak out and find someone else to teach him a lesson!

At the same time, there were also factions that were watching the future of King Di and were extremely disappointed. They no longer wanted to bet on King Di, the reckless and stupid warrior prince.

Meanwhile, Ye Xiaohan also started to have people investigate King Di. He also noticed that King Di's attitude towards Yun Mujiu seemed a little off...