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She raised her head and met a pair of eyes that were so clean that they didn't have any impurities.

"Fourth Prince? Why are you here? " Yun Qixi was surprised.

Shan Jingyan used his arm to firmly catch her and placed his palm on her shoulder. She could feel the warmth coming from his palm. By the time he had helped her to his feet, he had already withdrawn his hand without leaving a trace behind, and the warmth of his palm had also disappeared.

"I would also like to ask you, why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be in the Mother's palace? " Shan Jingyan's smile was very warm.

"Me?" Yun Qixi was speechless.

She was certain that she wouldn't bump into the empress on this trip out, but what she didn't expect was that she would bump into the empress's son.

"Fourth Prince, you won't tell the empress, will you?" Yun Qixi laughed so hard that both her eyes bent, trying to curry favor with them.

Shan Jingyan smiled deeply and shook his head, "I don't."

"Thank you, Fourth Prince." Yun Qixi smiled even more sweetly.

Seeing her happy look, Shan Jingyan smiled warmly, "No need for thanks."

"Four, Fourth Prince," When Qiao Er heard Yun Qixi address the man in front of him, he was so scared that even his tongue was tied.

"Do I look fierce?" After Shan Jingyan asked this, he could not help but cough as he placed his hand on his lips.

Qiao Er's face turned red, she shook her head, "No, no, it's not fierce at all."

She didn't think that the Fourth Prince in front of her was that fierce. What she was worried about was that this Fourth Prince could actually come to the market like he said, and not tell the empress about him.

However, Yun Qixi was not worried at all. Although she didn't interact much with him, her first impression of him was not bad.

Today, he was wearing royal blue casual clothes. The best materials were neatly cut and combined to cover his tall body. Compared to the last time he saw him in the main hall, he felt even more refreshed. As for affinity, he never seemed to lack it. He had a clean smile and clear eyes. He didn't seem like a prince that came from the royal family, but more like a young master from a scholarly family in Jiangnan. However, the coughing sounds from time to time added to his frailty, causing his heart to ache.

"Just you alone?" Yun Qixi looked behind him.

Shan Jingyan nodded, "En."

"Where are you going?"

"Take a walk, what about you?" Shan Jingyan asked with a gentle smile.

"Me too, I'm just walking around."

Shan Jingyan laughed, "Then let's go together."

"Sure." Yun Qixi agreed without hesitation.

Just as they were about to leave, a red figure suddenly appeared in front of them.

"Young master, why didn't you go up to take a look since you are already here?" Are all the girls' embroidery workers very good? "

The person who had come was actually the owner of the Embroidery Workshop. She looked at Shan Jingyan with a bland smile, completely ignoring the Yun Qixi who was standing by his side.

Yun Qixi had some memories of her, because when she was standing at the Embroidery Workshop entrance to facing this game of Beggar Festival, her bland smile had a hint of indifference. But at this moment, she deliberately stopped Shan Jingyan, and the attitude she displayed in her words and expression were different as well.

If she didn't look to be in her early thirties, Yun Qixi would have thought that she was interested in Shan Jingyan.

Yun Qixi could not help but look at Shan Jingyan, only to see that the smile on his face was faint, it was the kind of smile that required an extremely good amount of cultivation.

"Young master, after you." The owner made a gesture of invitation.

Perhaps it was because of his good upbringing that he did not know how to refuse, so after a moment of silence, he began to climb the stairs. However, he grabbed onto Yun Qixi in passing, as if he was afraid that she would take the chance to leave.

Once they were on the stairs, Shan Jingyan loosened his hands without leaving a trace. His expression was calm, as if he did not notice anything wrong with his actions just now.

However, the owner of the house saw all of this, so her gaze landed on Yun Qixi's face, with a hint of deeper meaning.

Yun Qixi was originally a person who did not care about small details. Furthermore, since Shan Jingyan was so calm, he did not seem to be in the wrong, and if she was concerned with such a small detail, it would seem weird. Therefore, when he met the profound gaze from the Owner, she also calmly looked back, and could clearly see the light of astonishment that flashed in the Owner's eyes.

There were a lot of men watching around the colorful rope, but the owner of the rope was especially attentive to Shan Jingyan as she followed behind him. Yun Qixi suspected, could it be that she knew of his identity?

Just then, Shan Jingyan who was walking slowly suddenly stopped, his gaze landing on the embroidered map on the colorful rope. The owner's face lit up as he hurriedly walked forward and said, "Young Master has good eyes. The owner of this embroidered handkerchief is a very beautiful and talented lady."

"This is Mulan embroidery?" Shan Jingyan asked indifferently.

"Yes, this is Mulan." The owner replied.

Yun Qixi couldn't help but look at the embroidered cloth. The embroidered map was very simple, it was a pair of pure white magnolia flowers, standing on the branch. It should originally have been lonely, but because of the pair, it didn't seem that lonely anymore.

Yun Qixi's gaze moved from the pair of magnolia flowers to Shan Jingyan's side. She only saw that there was a faint smile on his face the entire time, her eyes was focused on the embroidered handkerchief, but she did not reach out to take it. She was very curious. Could it be that he had really taken a fancy to this one? And she was even more curious about the owner of this embroidered handkerchief. The owner had praised her in such a manner, so it was obvious that he was very familiar with her. Just what kind of woman would she be?

"Do you want to sell it?" Shan Jingyan asked.

The owner's eyes widened in delight as he nodded his head. "Sell, sell! Young Master, this lady is not here today. When she comes again, I'll have her and you …"

"No need," Shan Jingyan interrupted her, but said gently: "I just want this embroidered handkerchief, will ten silver be enough?"

As they spoke, Shan Jingyan had already taken out 10 taels of silver and passed it over.

"Young master, there's no need for all this. Since you have taken a fancy to this embroidered handkerchief, why don't you meet this lady some other time?"

Shan Jingyan did not answer her, and only smiled, "There's no need to look."

He kept the embroidered cloth and turned his head to look at Yun Qixi. He said gently, "Let's go."

Why did he do that? Yun Qixi didn't understand. She only saw that the Owner's expression wasn't very good, and when she turned around and followed Shan Jingyan, the owner's gaze towards her wasn't very friendly either.

Down the stairs, Shan Jingyan was walking in front. Yun Qixi walked a few steps and caught up, and joked, "Hey, young master, you seem to have broken the rules?"

Shan Jingyan turned his head and looked at her with a warm smile, "Really? What kind of rules are these? "

"I really don't know if this is a lie or not." Yun Qixi looked at him with suspicion.

Shan Jingyan stared at her, and gently shook his head.

Yun Qixi took a deep breath before saying, "Your actions today might hurt a girl's heart. Did you know that? Since you have taken a fancy to this embroidered handkerchief, it means that you have taken a fancy to the girl who embroidered it. You bought it and refused to see the girl. How sad it would be for the girl to know.

"Is that so?" Shan Jingyan pondered, "Then it's really my fault."

Seeing him frown, it seemed as if he was slightly troubled. Yun Qixi thought for a bit, and then smiled consolingly, "But then again, this method doesn't seem to be logical. All you Young Masters have only seen the embroidered cloth, and haven't even seen the real face of the woman who embroidered it, how can you tell if it's the type you like? "Irrational, too unreasonable."

Hearing her words, Shan Jingyan's brows slowly relaxed, his limpid eyes stared at her and smiled, "That's right, it doesn't make sense."

After walking for a while, Yun Qixi seemed to have thought of something and asked, "From what that owner said just now, the owner of the embroidered cloth should be a woman with both good and bad looks. Are you sure you don't want to meet her?"

Shan Jingyan stopped and looked at her in a serious manner, "There are many talented women in this world, but …" He stopped, as if he had suddenly lost his voice, or as if a few words were stuck in his throat. His gaze rested on her face for a long time, the emotions in his eyes somewhat complicated.

"What?"

Yun Qixi's question interrupted Shan Jingyan's concentration, he shifted his gaze and laughed softly, "It's nothing."

Obviously there was something behind his smile, and since she did not say it, Yun Qixi did not plan to ask further, because she kept feeling that behind this smile, there was a possibility that he was hiding it and did not want to easily reveal her wound.

She hoped that his smile would always be bright and clean.

"Come." Shan Jingyan suddenly said in a gentle tone and reached out to pull her along with him once more, pulling her towards a lively place.

There were many men and women around as well. The closer they got, the more distinct the sandalwood fragrance became.

The coloured lights here were different from those elsewhere. The patterns on the surface of the lamps were very strange and had a thick color.

Yun Qixi kept feeling that the atmosphere here was a little familiar. Only when she squeezed in with Shan Jingyan did she manage to make out the words "Agarwood Pavillion".

So it was Agarwood Pavillion, she had come before.

She subconsciously touched her earlobes, thinking of that pair of earrings that had mysteriously disappeared. She was still a little depressed.

Agarwood Pavillion brought out a lot of jewelry, rouge and cosmetics. Many people were selecting them, and most of them were bought by young men for their beloved woman.

She remembered that the young woman who greeted the guests was called Wan Xi by the young master in white.

"Miss, I want to order a jade hairpin." Shan Jingyan said to Wan Xi.

Wan Xi looked at him, at the same time, she also saw Yun Qixi who was standing beside him. Surprise flashed past her eyes, and then she smiled: "Okay, Young Noble, do you have a pattern?"

Shan Jingyan took out the embroidered cloth he just bought and handed it over. Wan Xi accepted it, looked at it, and smiled as she nodded her head, "This pattern is very beautiful, Young Noble, come and get it in three days."

Yun Qixi seemed to have suddenly realized something, and she gave a long "oh", "So you want to make the embroidery map into a jade hairpin to give to that girl, it's really interesting."

Shan Jingyan looked at her, and lightly shook his head, "No, I want to give it to another girl."