The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

"The eldest young master has seen me?" Princess Ji Ling thought for a long time before carefully raising a guess: "Was it the time at Wangxian Tower more than ten days ago?"

"That's right." Ling Chiye smiled calmly. "The Third Prince and I went to Wangxian Tower for dinner. Just as we were leaving, we ran into the Princess, Miss Bai, and Miss You who were also having dinner together."

Princess Ji Ling's bright eyes suddenly flickered with a dark emotion, her drooping brows concealing a trace of sadness that only she knew of. So, in Ling Chiye's view, the only time they'd met was that time in Wangxian Tower, when they hadn't even met face to face?

After listening to Ling Chiye's recollection, Yun Mujiu laughed out loud, sighing that there were always so many coincidences between people who were destined to be friends. After saying that, he quickly glanced at the girl beside him who was looking down.

Ye Xiaohan said calmly, "I didn't know that the eldest master had also met Ji Ling before the birthday banquet."

Ling Chiye replied calmly, "It was just a chance encounter. At first, I didn't know the girl was actually the princess, so I didn't go up to greet her in time." He put down the teacup and clasped his hands towards Ji Ling: "I'm sorry, Princess Ji Ling."

Princess Ji Ling raised her eyes, waved her hand, and smiled: "It's okay."

Ling Chiye smiled gently, a hint of determination showing on his resolute features.

He clasped his fists and nodded again, then began to recall the past, "I'm sorry, Princess. I ran into you on the street later, but I didn't get a chance to say hello."

"Huh? When?" Princess Ji Ling was confused again.

"Just a few days after you went to Wangxian Tower, the third prince and I went out on the street in front of Caocao Hall, and I seemed to see your back." Ling Chiye looked at Yun Mujiu again and nodded slightly.

Yun Mujiu, who was quick-witted, suddenly understood and explained, "At that time, I was taking Princess Ji Ling shopping in a low-key manner. I didn't want to be recognized, so I left quickly."

The real reason is not that they are afraid that the people will recognize their identities.

But... she pulled Ji Ling to observe Ling Chiye closely, but Ji Ling was unwilling to look at her. They started to pull each other on the street, and she was afraid of being caught on the spot by the Third Prince and Ling Chiye, so she had to take Ji Ling away quickly.

Ling Chiye nodded thoughtfully, without asking any more questions, and simply replied, "So that's how it is."

Yun Mujiu sighed inwardly: Brother, you have such good eyesight, you recognized Ji Ling and me even faster than the Third Prince!

On her face, Yun Mujiu laughed again, and sighed that the Ling family might have some mysterious connection with the Zhongyue royal family. First, she and Ye Xiaohan accidentally rescued Ling Xingmu, and then Ling Chiye and Ling Xingmu met Princess Ji Ling several times. It was really fate!

Ye Xiaohan held the teacup and fixed his eyes on the woman who was blabbering all the time. That girl had said before that she was the "diplomat" of the Ye Palace, and was doing external social work with ease. Now it seemed that it was true.

Yun Mujiu was eloquent and once again livened up the atmosphere in the pavilion.

Apart from anything else, the two brothers had not only encountered Princess Ji Ling several times before their official meeting, but they also remembered every encounter. At least they remembered the details, so the atmosphere at the scene did not become awkward.

However, Yun Mujiu and Ji Ling were still a little disappointed. Because the questions they wanted to know the most had not been fully confirmed, such as whether the two young masters of the Ling family were the young Mu from that year, whether they had met Ji Ling, and whether they remembered Ji Ling.

Ling Xingmu smiled brightly, his youthful freshness radiating outward. He held a blue and white porcelain cup in both hands and repeated Yun Mujiu's words, "It's fate! My brother, the princess, and I share a subtle connection."

He added, "Just like when I met Ning Lang by chance, we became friends. Now we have met the princess by chance, and maybe we can become friends in the future, a cross-border friendship between the people of the Northern Realm and the people of Zhongyue."

Princess Ji Ling also raised her blue and white porcelain cup and saluted Ling Xingmu in return. "Salute. To the friendship between Zhongyue and the Northern Realm."

"Salute to the friendship between Xing Mu and Ji Ling!" Yun Mujiu said quickly.