The White Demon

When Ye Qingwan heard the word "this king", she couldn't help but think of the white figure. It was not until Prince Rui asked her that she came back to her senses.

"Ah, my daughter..." She glanced at the Zheng brothers and sisters, "My daughter accidentally fell last night..."

Prince Rui followed Ye Qingwan's gaze and looked back at the Zheng brothers and sisters. He knew there must be something fishy going on, but he did not expose it. "Miss Ye, where should we put the things that our father gave us as a reward?"

"Oh, please put it in the attic."

Ye Qingwan pointed upwards.

Prince Rui gave a wink to his servants, and they quickly delivered the rewards to the attic one by one.

The eunuch stood aside and sang the gift list loudly. The long line of gifts stretched from the gate of the courtyard to the attic.

A pair of jade ruyi, a pair of colored glass bottles, a set of gold, silver, agate, and pearl accessories, a colorful feathered brocade robe, a pair of embroidered cloud-shaped shoes... five thousand spirit stones, ten thousand taels of gold...

The more Ye Qingwan listened, the more shocked she became. She didn’t expect that the Human Emperor would give her such a huge reward. It must be because he knew that she was poor!

Zheng Kai looked at the five thousand taels of silver in his hand and the more he looked at it, the more shabby it seemed to him.

However, he was very grateful that Ye Qingwan did not expose his sister's reckless behavior just now.

The people in the Duke's Mansion below the stage were even more shocked and envious. The royal family had never rewarded so many treasures before!

The Duke's wife's eyes sparkled as she approached him with a flattering look on her face. "Wanwan, if you can't fit in here, your father and I's main courtyard... well, there's plenty of room..."

The Duke's wife had a fake smile on her face. Fortunately, Duke Tang still had some shame. He tried his best to pull the Duke's wife beside him, "Hey, just shut up."

Ye Qingwan curled her lips and said, "No need, I have a three-story attic here, it can accommodate..."

"Why don't you just move to our main courtyard and we can live in the side rooms. How can you live here? Haha..." The Duke's wife laughed dryly, turned around and shook off Duke Tang's pull with resentment, gritting her teeth and said, "Don't you think so, Lord Duke..."

"Alas!" Duke Tang finally sighed helplessly and said, "Wanwan, your concubine Liu is tired today, I will take her back to rest first.

Stay!

Prince Rui, I will take my leave first."

After saying this, Duke Tang dragged the extremely reluctant Lady Duke and left the Lanyue Pavilion.

Although he was clearly in his own home, Duke Tang acted as distant and polite as a foreign guest.

on the steps,

Servants came and went,

The creaking sound, coupled with the dilapidated state of the Lanyue Tower, made it difficult to ignore it.

Prince Rui narrowed his eyes in displeasure, "Miss Ye, you live here?"

Duke Tang and his wife, who had already turned around and left, trembled when they heard this.

Ye Qingwan glanced at them and smiled slightly, "This place is quite secluded, and this small building is where my mother used to live, so living here is like having my mother right beside me..."

Nostalgic and sentimental, gentle and simple, cultured, and able to leave room for things!

Prince Rui nodded thoughtfully, with a hint of emotion and appreciation unconsciously in his eyes.

Duke Tang and his wife secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and prepared to change Ye Qingwan's residence as soon as Prince Rui left...

"I wonder if the date for Miss Ye's coming-of-age ceremony has been set?"

"Five days later. I will send you an invitation then. If Your Majesty has time, you must come and show your support!"

Ye Qingwan is open and generous.

The daughter of the Ye family was destined to die young, so how could she possibly be in the eyes of a royal man? So she was naturally free and easy in her conversation.

However, she didn't expect that the more she was like this, the more different she became in Prince Rui's eyes.

There are too few women who are not afraid of the royal majesty and do not flatter and courteously offer their attentions...

"Okay." Prince Rui's eyes were unconsciously sparkling with stars.

It was also the first time he was invited to attend a girl's coming-of-age ceremony, so he was very much looking forward to it.

Soon the servants had moved all the royal rewards to the attic, and Prince Rui had no reason to stay any longer, so he had to leave.

But when he reached the corner of the gate, he turned around and looked back.

Ye Qingwan smiled and waved at him.

He then nodded slightly, opened the folding fan in his hand, and strode away.

Zheng Kai, who had been in the world of romance for a long time, naturally discovered the clues quickly.

But he could not afford to offend Prince Rui. Even if he coveted Ye Qingwan, he had to keep his distance.

Even when talking to Ye Qingwan, he unconsciously became more respectful: "Miss Ye, this is eight thousand taels of silver, please keep it. I really didn't bring that much silver with me today. Thank you for saving face for my brother and me in front of Prince Rui today."

He bowed deeply and said, "If you need anything from me in the future, just follow my instructions."

Ye Qingwan returned the IOU and the extra three thousand taels of silver to Zheng Kai, "It's five thousand taels, that's five thousand taels.

A gentleman is honest and keeps his promises. There is no reason for him to raise the price arbitrarily.

In addition, although Ye Qingpan's death is not a pity, she is sincere to you, and I hope you can shoulder the responsibilities that a man should have."

At this moment, a hearty laugh sounded from the gate of the courtyard:

"Hahaha, this is called fish looking for fish, shrimp looking for shrimp, and turtle looking for turtle! It deserves that his own flesh and blood became prisoners before they were even born! Sister Qingwan, why do you care about him!"

When Ye Qingwan heard the voice, she looked and saw Mei Hong walking in with a spirited and elegantly dressed old lady, smiling.

"You shrew!"

Zheng Kai glared at Mei Hong, but Mei Hong didn't even look at him, "Someone framed me to go to the secret realm, but he didn't kill me, and instead let me meet Sister Qing Wan.

Now he has a child with some concubine. Tsk tsk, it's a good thing I woke up in time and turned back. Otherwise, I would have been deceived by someone and there would be one more resentful woman in the world..."

"There is no point in saying more. The innocent will be cleared." Zheng Kai's face turned green and green, but he still made a cunning excuse.

"Since Miss Ye has guests, my sister and I will not bother you any more. Goodbye."

Zheng Kai had already lost face, and now he couldn't argue with a woman in front of Ye Qingwan. He bowed and retreated with Zheng Xiu.

Ye Qingwan nodded slightly.

Mei Hong took Old Madam Mei's arm and came straight to her side.

"Sister Qingwan, my mother and I are here to see you!"

Ye Qingwan hurried forward to greet her, "Greetings to Old Madam Mei."

"Oh, what a good girl! I have been listening to Hong'er nagging all day long, and my ears are almost callused by her, so I came here uninvited today..."

Old Madam Mei smiled kindly, and Ye Qingwan hurried forward to support her on the other side.

“That’s not the case, old lady. I’m so happy that you can come to Wanwan. I’ll help you upstairs!”

Just like that, after exchanging some greetings, they came to the attic.

"Wan girl, these eyes are probably because of the injury my Hong'er got. Hong'er has been spoiled by me since she was a child. I want to thank Wan girl for helping her out of danger several times.

If you have time, you can come to our Mei Mansion and visit more often. My master is a high-ranking official, so if there is anything you need us to do, just let us know. "

"Thank you, old lady, for your kindness..."

Ye Qingwan was talking to Old Madam Mei with a smile in her eyes. The lively Mei Hong saw the gift boxes of all sizes that almost filled the entire attic, and suddenly exclaimed:

"Wow! Sister Qingwan, you actually have so many good things here!"

"Well, in five days, I will hold my coming-of-age ceremony. I wonder if Sister Mei and Old Madam Mei would be willing to come and support me?"