Both worlds are like dreams

Mo Xingyue sighed, "You don't just look stupid, you really are stupid. He doesn't ask, and you don't tell him. How long do you want to wait to tell him?"

"Okay, I'll find a chance to tell him some other day."

"I know that Brother Lan is gentle and reserved, but which man doesn't like to hear his sweetheart say some sweet words to him?"

Xue Huang propped up her chin and tilted her head to look at Mo Xingyue, "How come you suddenly understand so much?"

"I saw it in a play." Mo Xingyue waved her hand to let the maid next to her leave, then leaned close to Xue Huang's ear and whispered, "I'll tell you another secret. Do you know Xiao Ling'er?"

Xue Huang nodded.

"There's something a little off about her relationship with my brother. Because of their collaboration back then, they've become more and more familiar with each other. I've seen her several times at my brother's house. You know my brother well, he's a talented and romantic man, free and easy, and he can always inadvertently arouse a woman's heart, but he loses his sense of propriety in front of Xiao Ling'er."

Xue Huang couldn't believe what she heard, "No way?" Xiao Ling'er was indeed a beautiful and charming woman, and her every move could attract people's attention. She was quite similar to Mo Ruilin, but she didn't expect that she would make Mo Ruilin, who had been in and out of the places of pleasure for many years, lose his sense of proportion. Of course, Xue Huang was not belittling Mo Ruilin. Although he was always surrounded by beauties, he was the most self-disciplined. When he was in Jinxiu Tower, he didn't even have actual physical contact with those girls.

"If you don't believe me, I'll take you to see it some other day." Mo Xingyue said with a smile.

"If it's true as you said, that Fifth Brother is attracted to her, that's too ridiculous."

Mo Xingyue was immediately puzzled, "What a joke?"

Xue Huang lowered her voice, "Xiao Ling'er is from Beiyuan, maybe even from the Beiyuan royal family. Bei Ling killed her. If they fall in love, the story will be quite tortuous and bizarre."

"Although Bei Ling destroyed Bei Yuan, he has no direct relationship with my brother. It was Shen Congfeng and Mo Yunchen who ordered the massacre of the royal family. They are the most direct enemies, otherwise they would not cooperate with my brother." Mo Xingyue said.

"Stop!" Xue Huang raised her eyebrows. "The matter of Beiyuan is of great importance. You must not leak it out, otherwise Fifth Brother will be accused of colluding with the rebels."

"Don't worry." Mo Xingyue nodded, "I haven't told anyone except you."

Xue Huang still believed her on this point. At least she told her now, otherwise she would not have known about it.

After chatting about some other gossip, the two of them had almost finished eating and drinking. Mo Xingyue took Xue Huang to visit her bedroom, and took her to play with some mechanical objects in her collection. When they were tired, they curled up on the swing chair and looked at the sky.

Hearing that Mo Xingyue had been secretly practicing martial arts diligently in recent years, Xue Huang exchanged a few moves with her and then taught her some practical self-defense skills, including the acupoints on the human body that could be pressed.

As a result, after she learned it, she actually used her to practice, chasing her around the yard.

Seeing that she had never been so happy, Xuehuang cooperated with her, and the two girls played and fought in the yard, with laughter coming from time to time.

At night, after playing for the whole afternoon, the two of them felt hungry again, so they ate and drank a lot, and finally slept on the same bed, feeling satisfied.

Xue Huang told her stories all night long, about the local customs and practices, the grudges and hatreds among the aristocratic families, the beautiful mountains and rivers, and the vicious and violent villains she had fought. She used up all her eloquence and fell asleep in the middle of the night.

So the two of them slept until noon the next day. Mo Xingyue's personal maid came to call them several times, but she had never seen Mo Xingyue get up so late.

Xue Huang had already woken up when she called her the second time, so she got up, dressed, washed, and then meditated for a while.

Half an hour later, Mo Xingyue got up from the bed, and she went over to have breakfast with her.

"I'll be out of the palace soon," Xue Huang said as she ate. "I haven't come back all night, and my second uncle is going to scold me again."

"You're not going to do anything bad, what are you afraid of?"

"You don't understand." Xue Huang finished her porridge in a few mouthfuls. "I'll tell you later. I'm leaving now."

"I'll have someone prepare a carriage for you."

"No need," Xue Huang waved her hand, "I'll sneak out of the cold palace." After saying that, she avoided the crowd and went all the way to the cold palace. It was a remote place with few people, and with her skills, no one could find her. Going out from the palace gate was slow and cumbersome, so it was better to be low-key and quiet here.

She was quite familiar with the Taiji Palace, so she quickly slipped out of the cold palace and onto the street, then walked slowly along the street towards the Jinxiu Tower.

She was very familiar with this road. When she was in Shangyang City three years ago, she had gone in and out of here many times.

After returning to Shangyang City, she hadn't taken a good look at the bustling long street. Unexpectedly, it was still as lively as before. However, her clothes were too gorgeous, and her beautiful face was too eye-catching, so she had to walk through the alley with fewer people.

But after walking a few streets, I smelled a very familiar scent, the fragrance of pear blossoms. The pear blossoms had already withered at this time of year, so it was impossible for them to be there.

She quickly followed the scent, only to find that at the end of the alley was the shop selling the pear blossom cake she had tried before. The stall had already been set up outside.

"Girl, would you like one?" the stall owner greeted her warmly.

The snow-white pear blossom cake is almost transparent, as crystal clear as before.

Xue Huang nodded, "Please pack one for me."

The stall owner immediately packed a box for her, then carefully sealed the lid and handed it to her.

Xue Huang took out a piece of silver from her sleeve and placed it on the stall.

"Thank you girl."

She took the pear blossom cake, turned around and left. Gu Qinglan should also come to Jinxiu Tower today, so she could bring some back for him to eat.

Xue Huang smiled slightly, and the next moment, raindrops began to fall.

She looked up at the sky, feeling somewhat helpless. How could the rain in Shangyang City come so suddenly? She quickly covered the box of pear blossom cake and looked around to see where she could find an umbrella for sale, but there was already an umbrella covering her head.

Xue Huang was stunned for a moment, wondering who is so kind? She turned around and saw a person in red. The person holding the umbrella had a pale and cold face, even a little weird, with eyes as dark as ink and as deep as the sea, reflecting her appearance.

She took a step back, frowning slightly. This person turned out to be Mo Yunchen.

The corners of Mo Yunchen's mouth curled up into a smile, his face looked even colder in the mist and rain, his deep voice slowly rang out, "Are you surprised to see me?"