A short night is hard to please! A stunningly handsome prince dotes on her exclusively.

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"Qingque, have you still not found out who the thieves were who kidnapped Yan'er yesterday?"

Qingque simply knelt on the ground, her expression extremely solemn, and respectfully said, "Master, those people are elusive. According to Miss, they kidnapped her to the west of the city in less than half an hour. Even with light-footed skills, there is no way they could be so fast."

Upon hearing Qingque's words, his expression grew even more grim. Yan'er only said that she had been taken to the west of the city, and refused to reveal any of the dangers involved. However, the west of the city was a remote and desolate place, and he had heard that there were local bullies who dumped corpses in the wilderness there. Since Yan'er had been kidnapped there, those people must have intended to kill her!

As he analyzed the situation, a murderous aura emanated from him. Who on earth dared to lay a hand on Yan'er, and even harbored the intention to kill her to silence her?

"Tomorrow, when you enter the palace, I order Hongluan to stay by Yan'er's side at all times and not to leave her side for even a moment."

"Yes, master."

Hua Buyu slept through the afternoon until evening. Xin Moyan got so bored that she went to knock on the door to wake her up.

"Yan Yan, I never expected your brother to love you so much, creating such a beautiful, flower-filled landscape for you."

She strolled through the garden, admiring the vibrant, colorful flowers in full bloom, which truly lifted her spirits.

"Yes, my brother loves me very much."

Xin Moyan spoke with great joy. For the past eighteen years, she had been an only child and had never experienced the feeling of having siblings. Sometimes, when she was alone in the garden, she would often miss her modern parents. Many times, she wanted to cry her heart out, but she was afraid that Cailian would tell her brother. Fortunately, her brother loved her so much. Her brother was the best gift she received in this world and her only support. In the future, she would also be an obedient and sensible little sister and not let her brother worry.

"He's so fierce, he probably only cares about his younger sister a little."

"Buyu, your brother is a good person, why do you always argue with him?"

"Who told him to keep stopping me from being good friends with you, Yan Yan? Do I look like a bad person?"

She pulled Xin Moyan to sit down in the pavilion, leaned her face close to her, and winked and made faces to let Xin Moyan see more clearly.

The sudden magnification of the features in front of her made Xin Moyan both amused and exasperated. She felt that Buyu was not a bad person, and that her brother was only so wary of Buyu because he was worried about her.

"I believe you, don't speak."

"That's my beautiful Yan Yan!"

Hua Buyu let out an exaggerated long sigh, then reached out and put her arm around Xin Moyan's shoulder. She also found it strange that she had a good impression of Yan Yan from the first moment she saw her.

Of course, this is by no means what the masked young master claimed—that lust has never died.

She thought for a moment, then said with a grin, "Yan Yan, I just saw Cai Lian bring that Bodhisattva statue into the mansion. When are you going to offer your birthday wishes?"

"Tomorrow, my brother said he would take me to the palace tomorrow."

Hua Buyu pouted, somewhat annoyed, and said, "Then you'll be going to the palace with Xin Moling tomorrow, and I'll be all alone in the General's Mansion. Won't I be very bored?"

Seeing Xin Moyan's conflicted expression, she acted even more pitiful, looking all alone and helpless.

"Buyu, I really want to take you with me, but I'm afraid my brother won't agree."

"Yan Yan, if you sweet-talk Xin Moling a little, I believe he'll definitely agree. I've never been to the palace, and I'm really curious. Yan Yan, I want to go with you too!"

Hua Buyu started using her sweet, delicate voice again, relentlessly brainwashing Xin Moyan.

"I remain silent..."

"Oh! I promise you, I'll stay by your side and I definitely won't cause any trouble. Just talk to your brother! Are you... going to abandon me?"

"No, Buyu, that's not what I meant..."

"Waaaaah~ I came to Yuanqi all alone, and you were my only friend, Yan Yan. I never imagined... you would abandon me, waaaaahh ...

Xin Moyan felt quite helpless, but she had originally planned to ask her brother anyway, even though she knew that Buyu was faking her tears.

"Alright! Stop crying. I'll go find my brother later, but you have to promise me that if he agrees, you can't say anything out of line when you go to the palace tomorrow. None of those princes are good people, and I don't want to cause trouble."

"Okay, okay! I promise you. Go find Xin Moling now. Yan Yan, I'll wait for you here."

Hua Buyu's eyes instantly lit up; she was already looking forward to her trip to the palace the next day!

Before long, Xin Moyan ran to her brother's study door. After thinking it over and over again, she knocked on the door.

"Yan'er, your brother was just about to invite you to dinner!"

Xin Moling quickly opened the door and let her in, speaking gently to her.

She was somewhat at a loss, after all, her brother had become much more irritable lately because of his silence.

"What is Yan'er trying to say?"

"Brother...brother."

Seeing her younger sister's hesitation, Xin Moling immediately understood and said leisurely, "Did Hua Buyu send you? Does she want to come to the palace with us tomorrow?"

"Brother, how did you know?"

Xin Moyan's face was full of disbelief; she hadn't even said anything yet!

"I am your brother. Yan'er, I know what you want to say as soon as you frown. If your brother doesn't understand you, who does?"

"Hehe~"

She chuckled a few times. Although she didn't know what Xin Moyan's personality was like before, she had only spent half a month with her brother, and she didn't expect her brother to know her so well.

Xin Moling smiled gently, but then straightened his expression and said seriously to her, "Yan'er, we can't find out anything about Hua Buyu. I don't object to your usual association with her, but you're going to the palace tomorrow. The palace is a heavily guarded place. Besides, I don't know what her purpose is in getting closer to you. What if she's a spy from an enemy country, just pretending to befriend you in order to infiltrate the palace and spy on the country? This is no small matter. I'm not only your brother, but also General Yuanqi. I should think deeply about the country and the royal family."

Xin Moyan was stunned for a second. She hadn't thought that much about it. She just felt that Buyu was her good friend, and she wanted to bring Buyu into the palace to play so that she wouldn't be so bored.

Although her brother's words made sense, she subconsciously chose to believe Buyu, and when she encountered trouble, Buyu's concern for her was genuine.

“Brother, I know you have doubts about Buyu, but I really consider Buyu a good friend, and I believe she wouldn’t hurt me.”

Even if she doesn't hurt you now, can you guarantee she won't hurt you in the future?

She bit her lower lip, unsure how to answer her brother's question. But remaining silent was really good, and besides, she had a crush on him!

Yeah! It's because Bu Yu has a crush on her brother that she became best friends with me!

Thinking of this, she quickly looked up excitedly and said, "Brother, if Bu Yu becomes our family in the future, he definitely won't hurt us."