The two men sat on their horses and slowly crossed the street. It got dark in Nanshao City later than in Yunjing. At this moment, there were still many vendors on the street and it was not time to close their stalls yet.

Wen Zhimiao wanted to buy anything interesting she saw, and Shi Wanyue indulged her.

After that, he got off the horse and walked slowly.

Chu An followed the two of them not too far away. After Wen Zhimiao got off the horse, he instinctively wanted to reach out and hold Shi Wanyue's hand, but when the backs of their hands touched, Wen Zhimiao inexplicably shrank back when he felt the warmth of her hand.

But the next moment, Shi Wanyue grabbed her hand tightly.

Wen Zhimiao turned her head to look at her. Shi Wanyue met her eyes and whispered, "There are a lot of people."

Where did so many people come from? Everyone has dispersed at this time, and the vendors in the market will leave in a while.

"Sister will always catch me." Wen Zhimiao suddenly looked into Shi Wanyue's eyes and spoke softly, and finally asked: "Isn't that right?"

"Yeah." Shi Wanyue's ears felt a little hot, but fortunately they were hidden under her hair and Wen Zhimiao didn't see it.

Wen Zhimiao got her answer and the smile on her face became even brighter.

The two of them walked out of the market slowly. As they were about to reach Huayue Tower, Wen Zhimiao slowed down his pace again.

"Sister, Lingling said yesterday that she likes me."

After hearing Wen Zhimiao's words, Shi Wanyue stopped completely, but never looked back or turned to look at Wen Zhimiao.

"Then what does Miaomiao think?" Shi Wanyue asked. Wen Zhimiao could not tell her emotions from her voice.

Wen Zhimiao prided herself on her observance of people, but as she grew older, she found it increasingly difficult to see Shi Wanyue's true emotions on her face, unless she was willing to show them to her.

"Sister, turn around and look at me, and I will tell you." Wen Zhimiao was still looking at Shi Wanyue, even though it was just her back.

The two stood on the street. Shi Wanyue did not turn around, and Wen Zhimiao did not step forward, but Shi Wanyue was already holding Wen Zhimiao's hand.

After a long time, Shi Wanyue let go of Wen Zhimiao's hand, slowly turned around, and met Wen Zhimiao's eyes.

"I told her that I don't like her." Wen Zhimiao answered softly.

The expression on Shi Wanyue's face eased a little.

"She asked me if I had someone I liked." Wen Zhimiao spoke again.

Shi Wanyue's hands hidden in her sleeves tightened unconsciously.

"How will Miaomiao answer?" Shi Wanyue couldn't help but ask.

"Sister, what does it mean to like someone? I don't understand." Wen Zhimiao looked at her innocently, his eyes slightly curved, hiding a bit of expectation.

Shi Wanyue's cheeks couldn't help but feel hot.

She turned around and glanced in the direction of the surrounding teahouses.

"Your Highness, Wanyue doesn't understand and can't teach you, but the book says that liking is what the heart desires." After she said that, she walked quickly towards Huayue Tower.

Wen Zhimiao stopped on the road alone, the expression on his face gradually becoming colder and gloomier.

In Huayue Tower, Su Jincheng, who was sitting and watching the show, lowered the window and chuckled, "It seems that our little prince and Master Ji are having a conflict."

"They are coming in, I should go back." Wen Ke stood up slowly.

"Don't go too far in exchanging food and fodder. I don't want a large number of civilians to die." Wen Ke warned Su Jincheng before leaving.

"Don't worry, I know my limits. I just want a credit. I certainly won't let the people die." Su Jincheng said with a smile.

"You should find a way to force Yuan Zhao out of Nanshao City. It's not easy to take action inside the city. Let her go to the front line to provide disaster relief. In this way, the death will have nothing to do with us. The village under the protection of the Duan family must be sacrificed, otherwise you and I will have no sufficient reason to interfere in disaster relief." Su Jincheng also reminded Wen Ke.

Wen Ke turned around and said to Su Jincheng, "Mr. Su, you are the only one who has no reason to intervene. Don't forget that my mother is the Prince Shun."

"Then Princess, don't forget that your mother and you are not on the same page. Some things should be decided when necessary. If you are indecisive, you will not be able to accomplish anything great. Just like Prince Shun, if she had taken advantage of the situation to announce the establishment of the Nanshao Kingdom and stopped paying tribute to Tianqi, Princess would be a princess now."

Wen Ke ignored him and walked out.

When Shi Wanyue walked to the door of the private room, Wen Ke had just returned. The two met at the door, and Shi Wanyue nodded slightly to her.

Wen Ke saw that she looked unhappy, so he asked her softly, "Did you have a fight with Miaomiao?"

Shi Wanyue forced a smile and shook her head: "How can we quarrel with His Highness?"

This confirmed the speculation of a quarrel.

"Miao Miao has always been like this, you don't have to take it too seriously." Wen Ke comforted her.

Shi Wanyue smiled faintly, did not answer, and walked straight in.

Wen Zhimiao had just walked up the stairs when he heard Wen Ke's words and cursed in his heart.

She felt that Wen Ke was not like Wen Rongxue at all. Wen Rongxue was such an open and honest person, so how could he raise someone like Wen Ke?

He who only knows how to talk bad about others behind their backs is not a good person.

Shi Wanyue and Wen Ke went in first. Bian Ruitong and Duan Jiling were counting the cards that Wen Zhimiao had brought back from the casino.

Not to mention, Duan Jiling is really high on it.

I find it very interesting.

Bian Ruitong saw Master Wanyue coming in first and asked curiously, "Wanyue, where is Miaomiao?"

Shi Wanyue glanced at the cards in her hand and said, "Rui Tong, if your family knew about these things, I'm afraid you would be punished again."

Bian Ruitong quickly put the things away, almost as a conditioned reflex.

"No, no, no, I don't want to play anymore. This is not mine. It belongs to Miaomiao."

Shi Wanyue glared at her and said, "I asked you to look after Her Highness, not to follow her and indulge in pleasure."

Wen Zhimiao also came in at this time, and she deliberately made a lot of noise when she came in.

"Yes, I am naturally not as smart as Master Ji. Master Ji is a future top scholar, while I am just a spoiled, useless person who only cares about things. Master Ji has had a hard time accompanying me on this trip, and it has delayed your preparations for the next imperial examination."

Wen Zhimiao said a few words in a sarcastic tone, then sneered and sat down next to Duan Jiling.

"If you really can't stand me, you can leave. I'm here at Huayue Tower today to entertain my friends. Since you think I'm wasting my time on trivial things, you don't have to sit here and watch me." Wen Zhimiao poured himself a glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

Qi Linglang watched from the side and sighed inwardly, Miaomiao was just relying on the fact that she knew they were all pretending and doing it on purpose.

Shushu and Tongtong didn’t understand.

Qi Linglang resigned herself to coming out to smooth things over. Although Zheng Shu was not quite sure what was going on between the two of them, he was still certain in his heart that they would not really quarrel.

Then he followed Qi Linglang and tried to persuade her a few times.

In the end, Wen Zhimiao didn't say anything, just snorted and asked the people from Huayue Tower to call the singers and dancers in.

Shi Wanyue sat next to Wen Ke with a sullen face.

Wen Ke pushed a plate of cakes in front of her and said, "Although Huayue Tower is a place of romance, the food in the tower is really good. Wanyue can try it."

After several people persuaded them, the atmosphere finally eased a little.

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