Transmigrated Female Official

The three women surrounding Chu Yilin immediately erupted in anger upon hearing Luo Lifei's blatant mockery.

Who are you calling an ugly monster?!

Some of them had their hands folded in front of their chests, while others had their necks raised high, as if they were about to start a fierce verbal battle.

Luo Lifei chuckled inwardly. She dared to offend even the Eighth Princess; how could she possibly be afraid of these few small fry?!

"I'm just giving you a friendly reminder. The silver-tongued man standing next to you is the new male servant of Princess Anyang. If you want to die, keep vying to admire the flowers with him under the moon!"

After saying that, she hooked her arm around Ling Nan's and smiled at him sweetly: "There are too many people here, let's go somewhere else to enjoy the flowers."

Ling Nan felt her hand tighten, knowing she was truly angry, so he nodded slightly to Chu Yilin, indicating he would take his leave first…

The three women, who had been eagerly anticipating admiring the flowers with Chu Yilin, all stepped back upon hearing that he was actually the Sixth Princess's male attendant. One of them cleared her throat, feigning composure, and said, "Well, since you've all made plans, I'll invite someone else."

Seeing this, the other two were also eager to distance themselves: "Let whoever wants to watch, watch." "I'm going to wander around somewhere else." After saying that, they also disappeared in a flash.

"Hey, hey—what's going on here?"

Chu Yilin feigned regret, but actually found the way the three women fled in disarray somewhat laughable. Luo Lifei also pulled Ling Nan away… it seemed he had angered her again.

At this moment, Chu Qingluo walked over angrily and asked Chu Yilin, "Since Second Brother is already here, why did you deliberately upset her?!"

She and Ji Qiran had already found him, but they didn't come out immediately when they saw Luo Lifei appear as well. So they heard their entire conversation.

"I didn't—" Chu Yilin cried out in protest, "I swear to God I really didn't do anything on purpose, those girls came over on their own."

"You're just rubbing salt into someone's wound!" Chu Qingluo said irritably.

Tonight, I came here intending to test Chu Yilin's feelings, but he remained as nonchalant and ambiguous as ever. What's even more frustrating is that he intentionally or unintentionally stabbed Luo Lifei twice more—it was simply too ruthless!

"Don't slander me like that. I didn't do anything to Luo Lifei."

Chu Qinglu glared at him indignantly and said, "It's precisely because you do nothing that it's even more infuriating!!"

She gave Chu Yilin a loud snort, then turned and squeezed back into the crowd.

Ji Qiran chased after her, trying to stop her.

"Could you please stop following me?" She really wasn't in the mood to deal with him right now.

"Then could you please not go back to look for peony?"

"No." She ignored him and continued walking forward.

Ji Qiran took a few quick steps forward and blocked her way. "Please, I'm begging you, just don't ruin her romantic moment with someone else!"

Hearing this, Chu Qinglu looked suspiciously in the direction of Shaoyao. Sure enough, Shaoyao was still chatting with the young master who had given the spoilers earlier. Chu Qinglu recognized the shy smile on her face, except that back then, the person who made Shaoyao smile like that was... Ji Qiran.

Could this really be a good opportunity for Shaoyao to let go of her obsession with Ji Qiran?

"How is it?" Ji Qiran asked again.

Chu Qingluo pursed her lips helplessly, said nothing, and did not continue to walk forward. Instead, she turned to the side and quietly stared at the large patch of epiphyllum flowers on the lawn.

The moonlight shone on her face, enveloping it in a hazy, soft glow. Ji Qiran stood silently beside her, admiring her beauty in solitude.

She was looking at the flowers, and he was looking at her.

Suddenly, someone shouted, "It's open! It's open—!" and the entire lawn erupted in cheers.

Chu Qingluo was pleasantly surprised to find that the flower buds closest to them also seemed to be moving, and she observed them without blinking.

The epiphyllum flower tube slowly rose, and the snow-white petals trembled as they slowly opened, unfolding layer by layer, with slender stamens spiraling out from the yellow stamens... until it was fully in bloom.

It was like a graceful young girl shyly removing her white veil to reveal her ethereal beauty.

Then, more and more buds began to bloom, creating a white sea of ​​flowers that resembled gentle waves. The scene was truly breathtaking and unforgettable.

"A beauty under the moon, truly living up to her name." Seeing such a beautiful scene, Chu Qingluo's mood improved considerably.

Ji Qiran raised an eyebrow and said, "It's good that I came."

"Was it my second brother who suggested we come to see the spectacle?" she asked.

"Uh... I should say he told me there was a spectacle to see, but I decided to come anyway."

"Sigh—" Hearing this answer, Chu Qingluo sighed softly. She already felt that Chu Yilin's presence here was a huge flaw, but Ji Qiran said it was his decision to come, which made her very unwilling. "Didn't my second brother show any sign of wanting to come?"

Ji Qiran stared thoughtfully at her troubled face and asked, "Did something happen between Luo Lifei and Yi Lin?" He only remembered that Chu Yi Lin had used Luo Lifei to fend off Eighth Sister's fierce attack. As for what happened afterward, Chu Yi Lin hadn't mentioned a word.

"As you've seen, Luo Lifei likes my second brother," Chu Qingluo said. "Why is it so difficult to find out his feelings..."

Ji Qiran recalled Chu Yilin's performance on the training ground during the day and hesitated, "Maybe it's not that difficult...maybe even he himself didn't realize it."

“Hmm.” She agreed with him. “Perhaps it’s self-resistance.”

"Self-resistance? What does that mean?"

"That means my second brother may have realized his feelings for me, but he doesn't want to admit it."

"In your opinion, why did this happen?" he continued to ask.

“Hmm…” Chu Qinglu thought about it seriously before saying, “Afraid of changing the status quo? Afraid of unknown risks? Or perhaps afraid of losing it, which is why you dare not have it.”

He looked at her calmly with his dark eyes and asked, "Just like you?"

"..." Faced with this unexpected question, Chu Qingluo's heart skipped a beat. "I have nothing to be afraid of."

Seeing her denial, Ji Qiran raised an eyebrow but said nothing more.

Chu Qingluo didn't dare to look him in the eye, but stared at the epiphyllum flowers on the ground and said, "These flowers will wither in about an hour or two, so I don't want to wait to see this."

Upon hearing her say she was leaving, Ji Qiran blurted out, "I'll take you home."

"No need, a carriage is waiting for me." Afraid he would want to continue following, she added, "Besides, I need to go find Shaoyao first, you..."

"...Then I'll watch you go."

Chu Qingluo smiled slightly, nodded to him, and then turned and left.