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"I want to hear it!" "Hurry up and tell me …" Hearing that the two of them were dressed like scholars and were provoked by the astute hunchback, she couldn't help but ask.

The hunchback smilingly stretched out his palm and said, "This is big news. I spent a lot of money to get it from the prince's personal attendant. If you want to know I'll give you a discount, five silver!"

"Five liang!" "Why don't you just snatch it from me? If this is this year's exam for the Imperial Examinations, I'd be willing to give you five cents for this kind of boring gossip!" When the two scholars heard the price, they waved their hands and decided not to listen anymore.

Disappointment appeared in the hunchback's eyes as he stood up and left. If you didn't want to hear it, then naturally there were others who wanted to hear it as well. If only one or two of the men in this teahouse weren't behaving like the maids in their mansion, their young miss would definitely want to hear about the Prince Yi.

Sighing, the hunchback was about to go downstairs when he heard someone at the table beside him say, "Stop. Our master wants to hear what you just said. Here are five taels of silver!"

The guard took out 5 taels of silver and threw it to the hunchback. Although he was physically handicapped, he agilely received the silver in an instant and looked at the young master with a smile with his back facing him.

"Young master truly knows his place. If this Prince Yi's secret is spread to the inner courtyard, he will definitely be able to earn a lot of money …" Before the hunchback finished speaking, Bing Lanyue had already coldly turned her face away.

"I've already paid for it, and you want me to listen to your drinking?" Her pair of eyes carried a sharp glint that caused the hunchback to be stunned. Even though he recognized the girl from first glance, he was still shocked.

"Gongzi, don't be angry …" The man lowered his voice, and used a voice that only Bing Lanyue could hear to whisper in her ear, after that he happily left the teahouse.

After hearing what the hunchback said, Bing Lanyue's eyes were filled with melancholy.

Bing Lanyue went down from the teahouse, bought a few small gifts with Chun Er and Qing Qiu, and then went to the Prince Yi Palace, allowing Qing Qiu to take out her own name scroll and put it in. Not long after, a middle-aged man who looked like a butler walked out.

"Your highness has always been hoping for young miss to appear. Now, your hard work has paid off!" The butler respectfully invited Bing Lanyue to enter the mansion. Currently, she was dressed as a noble young master, but she was openly invited to enter the inner courtyard.

Bing Lanyue took a glance. There were really a lot of girls in the Prince Yi Palace, and all of them could be considered as beautiful women. It was as if they were in the middle of a hundred flowers, causing Bing Lanyue to suddenly feel a little sore in her chest.

"Miss doesn't need to mind, these are gifts from the ministers of the Pyncheons to the prince. Seeing them leave their hometowns, the prince kept them in his hands and never thought about them." The butler saw the displeasure in Bing Lanyue's eyes and immediately explained.

Bing Lanyue quickly smiled and said: "It's alright, I was just sighing."

"If Miss likes it, I'll report it to the Duke when the time comes to send you a few." The butler laughed as he brought Bing Lanyue to an exquisite courtyard. The courtyard was still filled with dazzling peach blossoms, it was too beautiful to behold.

"Is the butler confused? If I am a daughter, why would I need these girls? It would be better for the prince to keep them. " Bing Lanyue was captivated by the beautiful scenery in front of him. She laughed and spoke without noticing the coldness in his butler's eyes.

At this time, Bing Lanyue heard a "da da" sound from behind him. Just from listening to the chess board, he knew that it was one of the best in this world.

Following the voice, Bing Lanyue saw the most beautiful scene in her life, a man dressed in a moon-white robe was frowning and pondering, his hair was loose behind his back and he used a white jade hairpin to tie up the hair in front of his forehead. His handsome face had a serious expression on, as if he still had not found a way to solve this chess game.

Bing Lanyue slowly walked over, looked at the board game above, and slightly frowned. Then, she suddenly revealed a smile, held up a black piece and landed on one of the stars.

When the man saw where Bing Lanyue had landed, he had an expression of sudden enlightenment. He placed the black object in his hand into the chess box and himself took the white object and placed it on the chess board.

A gentle breeze blew past. The petals of the peach blossoms landed on a plate, and were then carried away by the wind. The warm tea water beside the two of them was steaming, inadvertently causing two petals to fall on top of it.

As for Mu Yi Xuan, his hair was loose behind his head. He wore a robe without a belt, and he had a lazy posture, just like a lazy woman in a boudoir. Unconsciously, he was filled with the beauty of a talented woman.

"I've lost!" Mu Yi Xuan tossed the white piece in his hand into the chess game, messing up the board pitch as he admitted defeat. Her eyes still carried a smile as she looked at Bing Lanyue who was dressed like a man.

"Your highness, you're being modest on purpose. You clearly know that the Crown Prince has the advantage, but you still chose to step back step by step." Bing Lanyue picked up the cup of hot tea beside her and took a sip. She did not know when she placed it at the side, but she had fiddled with the flower petals two times.

"How could I be humble? It's just that my skills are inferior to others." Prince Yi chuckled twice. His voice was especially pleasing to the ear, as clear as silver bells, causing Bing Lanyue's hands to inexplicably tremble.

In his previous life, he also laughed in this way. He even laughed at him for having a woman's tone, but now, all he could hear was a mixture of emotions and an unspeakable melancholy.

"Miss Bing, is there something on your mind?" Prince Yi said softly when he saw Bing Lanyue holding the tea in a daze.

"It's nothing. I was just thinking of an old friend, some things from the past." Bing Lanyue lifted her eyes, revealing a pained look, and immediately hid it.

"Is it convenient to tell me? Every time I see you, I'm depressed. " Prince Yi also took a sip of tea. With a gentle glint in his eyes, the petals of the peach blossom landed on his head.

Bing Lanyue looked at Prince Yi, who looked exactly like his ex-boyfriend, and smiled bitterly. He wouldn't be able to go back in his previous life, he would just treat Prince Yi as him in this life.

"I had a dream that a man who looked exactly like you and a woman who stayed with that woman for eight years separated because that woman was too busy at work to understand her feelings, and then that woman died in depression." Bing Lanyue didn't know how to explain the story between him and her ex-boyfriend. She felt that she had told it a lot, but it seemed like she didn't say anything at all.

"I understand. That woman loves him, and I'm regretting it now. It's a pity that I can't return after turning into a wandering soul, right?" Mu Yi Xuan stretched out his hand and held Bing Lanyue's ice-cold hand as he smiled at her.

Bing Lanyue's heart skipped a beat, and then, she lowered her eyes and nodded. It wasn't out of shyness, but guilt. In these eight years, she didn't properly give her boyfriend a birthday, and didn't cook for him even once.

"Do you have a kitchen here? I want to make you a meal! " Bing Lanyue suddenly raised her head, took her hand out from Prince Yi's grasp and stood up.

Prince Yi frowned slightly, looked at Bing Lanyue's serious face and asked gently, "You want to help me cook? Do you know how to cook!? "

For ladies in large families, it was normal to not touch the Yang Spring Water on one's fingers, let alone enter the smoky kitchen. Prince Yi would never be able to imagine Bing Lanyue entering the kitchen, it was probably just a joke.

"Of course I know how to cook. As long as there's someone who can cook for me." Bing Lanyue said while smiling, thinking to make a meal for the Prince Yi as a consolation.

When Prince Yi saw his serious expression, his face slowly revealed a smile. He personally brought Bing Lanyue to his own kitchen and said, "Since you want to help me cook, I'll help you heat the fire."

"Your Highness, you know how to light fires?" Bing Lanyue was very surprised, how could this man, who was dressed especially in clothes that had been carried in the palm of her hand since she was young, do such a coarse job?

Mu Yi Xuan smiled as he tied up his sleeves and tied up his belt. He sat down in front of the stove and said, "You know how to cook, so what's so special about a prince like me who can cook."

Seeing Mu Yi Xuan's smile, Bing Lanyue was stunned, she then nodded her head and started working, her quick and nimble movements actually made Prince Yi dazzled by her eyes, she had seen too many of Miss Pavilion's zither, chess and paintings, but she had never thought that she would be able to see everyone else washing their hands and making soup.

Bing Lanyue busied herself for two hours and finished five dishes and a soup, they were all her specialties, and when she saw that it was just as dinner time, she carried the dishes to the table with Prince Yi, and saw that his face was actually smeared with black smoke and ashes.

"Wait, don't move!" Bing Lanyue took out a handkerchief from her hand and dipped it in tea to wipe away the sweat on Prince Yi's face. Her gentle and serious gaze made Prince Yi stare fixedly at him for a long time.

Suddenly, the Prince Yi grabbed onto Bing Lanyue's hand and looked at her in a daze as he said, "There is one on your face as well." As he spoke, he picked up the handkerchief in Bing Lanyue's hand and gently wiped her face.

Bing Lanyue felt that wherever he touched on her face, there was a bright feeling, and her heart was beating very fast. She lowered her eyes, and did not dare look at Prince Yi's eyes, as she was afraid of revealing her thoughts.

The two of them washed their hands and sat down. Their eyes had a faint glow to them as they ate. They smiled but did not say anything.

The meal went on exceptionally slowly. From time to time, Bing Lanyue would look at Prince Yi's expression as he ate, afraid that his cooking skills were inadequate. Seeing the calmness in his eyes, his heart also slowly relaxed.

After dinner, seeing that it was already late, Bing Lanyue stood up and brought the servants and guards back to her residence. The Prince Yi took out a small box and handed it over to Bing Lanyue, "This is a Merman's Tears that was brought back from the East Sea, it can emit light during the night, I had people make bracelets with it but no one is willing to gift it to you. Today, I'll give it to you as a gift in return for your delicious dinner."