Chapter 177: Volume 1, Chapter 177: Why Not Just Confess Your Identity to the Matriarch?

Mingfeng felt that he was done for!

He shouted in his heart: Why wasn't it Blackie who went out to handle business instead of me?

With a feeling of facing certain death, Mingfeng recklessly stared straight at his Master... well, he looked away the very next second.

But, if something had to be said, it still had to be said.

Swallowing hard, Mingfeng said, "Master, this subordinate thinks, why don't you just confess your identity to Yun... to the Matriarch directly..."

Sensing the cold air increasing, Mingfeng shivered, paused, and closed his eyes to finish the sentence in one breath, "After all, Master is planning to marry the Matriarch. Unless Master wants to keep it from her for a lifetime, you will have to confess your identity sooner or later."

After speaking, Mingfeng knelt on the ground very timidly, "Master, this subordinate is spouting nonsense. Please, you must not dismantle me."

Master is so terrifying; he's throwing out cold air as if it costs nothing.

Done for.

Why did he have to be so loose-lipped and say these things?

However, after trembling in his heart for a long while, Mingfeng suddenly realized something was wrong.

If Master were going to take action or get angry, it would have happened in an instant. It had been so long and Master hadn't moved; could it be that his words hadn't angered Master?

He was curious in his heart, but he dared not look up.

At this moment, Ye Lanjue was lost in thought.

He had heard Mingfeng's words.

And, he seemed to think that what he said made quite a lot of sense.

Keeping it from her for a lifetime—he had never thought of that.

After all, having two identities wasn't to hide anything from her; it was just that he himself possessed two identities.

He had never thought about taking a wife before, but now that he was going to marry, he naturally had never thought about hiding it.

Thinking of this, Ye Lanjue stood up.

This time, Mingfeng looked up subconsciously and saw Master's cold eyes fixed on him.

This... could it be that he was going to settle accounts after the fact?

Just as Mingfeng thought he was about to be punished, Ye Lanjue spoke, "A good idea."

Saying this, he walked toward the entrance of the main hall.

Mingfeng: "..." Master wouldn't be going to confess so quickly, would he?

Ye Lanjue indeed intended to go and confess.

Mainly, hearing that the woman Yun Qiyue was waiting in the Royal Mansion made him restless.

However, just as Ye Lanjue reached the hall entrance, he saw a subordinate rushing over.

After seeing clearly who the subordinate was, Ye Lanjue's previously softened expression stiffened once again...

——

A day's time was limited after all, and it soon passed, and Yun Qiyue had finished inspecting everyone in the Regent's Mansion.

And until dusk, Ye Lanjue still hadn't returned.

Yun Qiyue's originally calm mood became even calmer.

When she walked out of the Regent's Mansion, Yun Qiyue didn't know what was going on either.

She had originally thought that if Ye Lanjue didn't appear, she would definitely be very angry.

Yet, she wasn't angry; there was only a calmness that even she herself found hard to imagine.

After returning to the General's Mansion, Yun Qiyue accompanied Yun Xiang for dinner before returning to the pharmacy to continue making medicine.

It was probably around the Xu hour (7-9 PM) when Yun Qiyue felt it was about enough and left the pharmacy.

Just as she walked out, she saw Yun Xiang standing at the door.

Yun Qiyue was startled, "Why haven't you slept yet?"

Yun Xiang looked at Yun Qiyue and pursed his lips, "You are in a bad mood."

Yun Qiyue: "No."

Yun Xiang: "Yes."

He could feel it.

Yun Qiyue was stunned.

Was she really in a bad mood? She clearly felt very calm.

It was only when making medicine that she couldn't quite concentrate.

Yun Qiyue didn't think deeply about it and just said to Yun Xiang, "I'm fine now, you go rest first."

Yun Xiang frowned subconsciously, but still said nothing, turned around, and left, very decisively.

Yun Qiyue returned to her room and lay down, but couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

It was probably around the Chou hour (1-3 AM) when Yun Qiyue finally fell asleep.

Because she slept too late, Yun Qiyue didn't get up early either.

When she got up, she saw Yun Xiang sitting before breakfast without moving; when she walked over, the breakfast was still hot.

It was already past the Chen hour (7-9 AM), and the food was still hot, which meant it had been reheated several times.

And Yun Xiang, had he been waiting for her the whole time without eating?

Yun Qiyue looked at Sixue to the side; Sixue understood her mistress's meaning and said, "He said he wanted to wait for Miss to eat breakfast together."

Yun Qiyue: "..."

She sighed slightly and sat down.

After accompanying Yun Xiang for breakfast, Yun Qiyue said to him, "Next time you're hungry, just eat; no need to wait for me."

Yun Xiang didn't refute and nodded.

Since Yun Xiang arrived, he had been staying in the Mingyue Courtyard.

Even people outside the Mingyue Courtyard, including the Old Marquis, didn't know of Yun Xiang's existence.

Yun Qiyue was thinking about bringing Yun Xiang out into the open and introducing him to her grandfather.

However, just as she was planning to do so, someone came from the Post House.

They said it was the Xihai Kingdom's envoy and the head eunuch from beside the Emperor, specifically here to invite Yun Qiyue to treat the Xihai Kingdom's Princess, Qin Dairou.

Yun Qiyue only let the servant who came to report go ahead first, while she herself looked at Yun Xiang.

Upon hearing the words "Xihai Princess," Yun Xiang's aura changed.

Like this, Yun Qiyue was even more certain that Qin Dairou was the one who had forced Yun Xiang back then and caused him to end up at the First Pavilion.

And the financier was naturally the Xihai Emperor.

It was just that Qin Dairou was now twenty-five years old, while Yun Xiang was not even fifteen.

Even so, Qin Dairou still wanted to rob the cradle and force Yun Xiang to be her consort?

Thinking of this, Yun Qiyue felt anger in her heart, but she tried her best to keep herself calm on the surface.

Seeing Yun Xiang on the verge of losing control, Yun Qiyue stepped forward and grasped Yun Xiang's tightly clenched fist, "Don't be impulsive."

Yun Xiang lowered his head, but the eyes he looked at Yun Qiyue with held thick killing intent; even toward Yun Qiyue, he didn't restrain it in the slightest, possessing a momentum of "those who block me shall die."

Yun Qiyue didn't move, nor was she afraid, just looking at Yun Xiang calmly.

"You want to go kill Qin Dairou?" Yun Qiyue asked.

Yun Xiang: "Yes." He had no intention of hiding it.

Yun Qiyue: "Then can you kill her with a single blow?"

Yun Xiang was silent.

Because he couldn't.

If he could, there had been at least three opportunities in the past.

But he had failed all three times.

Because Qin Dairou was very favored in the Xihai Kingdom, and there was no lack of experts by her side.

Even if those experts were no match for him, the few could not defeat the many.

Thinking of this, Yun Xiang's fist clenched even tighter.

Yun Qiyue, however, pried Yun Xiang's fingers open one by one, "Since you can't be sure of killing her with a single blow, then don't waste the life I worked so hard to save."

Yun Qiyue said, looking at Yun Xiang with a firm face.

"I said I would protect you, so I will take revenge for you."

Upon hearing this, Yun Xiang frowned, "You..."

"Don't doubt me; believe that I have this capability." Yun Qiyue interrupted Yun Xiang, her face resolute.

Yun Xiang looked at Yun Qiyue for a long time before he finally restrained his killing intent and said two words, "Don't go."

Yun Qiyue knew what Yun Xiang meant; he didn't want her to go treat Qin Dairou, but...

"If I don't go, someone else will." Saying this, Yun Qiyue curled her lips, "Besides, if I don't go, how can I take revenge for you?" ===== CHAPTER 178 =====