Chapter 81 Co-Sleeping

ty to make a request, which was what he wanted from the start.Yun Qianyue frowned. "A man is unmarried and a woman is unwed; it’s inappropriate for us to live together. Are you planning to let people...Chapter 81: Sleeping in the Same Bed

The Old Marquis Yun and Marquis Yun left the room one after another, hurrying towards the exit.

In the room, Cloud Shallow Moon glared furiously at the departing figure of Old Marquis Yun. A surge of anger welled up in her heart. However, she couldn't very well chase them out and beat that old man who was her grandfather to a pulp. She could only grit her teeth for a while before transferring her anger to Rong Jing, who was bandaging her wound, and mocked him sarcastically: "I didn’t know you were so good at it! You managed to cast a spell on my grandpa’s confused old eyes so that he sees you as such a great man. He insisted on forcing me into this fire pit for you to poison."

Rong Jing looked up and glanced at Cloud Shallow Moon but didn't say anything, continuing with his work.

"Rotten brat! If you dare to speak nonsense again, I will break your legs! My old eyes are not clouded. Be sensible, don’t be ungrateful for the blessing of having Prince Jing treat your arm wound when others cannot get it even if they spend a fortune on it. If I hear another word against him, I’ll send you to the palace and let the teaching nannies appointed by the Emperor teach you a lesson." Just as Old Marquis Yun reached the door of Shallow Moon Pavilion, he heard Cloud Shallow Moon’s words and immediately became furious.

Hearing this, Cloud Shallow Moon instantly recalled Aunt Rong from Little Sparrow. She shivered and looked out again, snorting. Who knew that this old man had such sharp ears

"Your grandfather also has martial arts skills." Rong Jing spoke softly to clarify for Cloud Shallow Moon.

"Old scoundrel!" Cloud Shallow Moon lowered her head and cursed softly.

After standing upright for a while, Old Marquis Yun left the room when he didn't hear another word from Cloud Shallow Moon. Just as he walked two steps away, he remembered something and shouted back to the inside: "Cold lad, come out too! We are going straight to court now to request an investigation into this matter. Prince Jing is here anyway, you can’t do anything to help either. Why stay behind"

Cloud Muhan stood still without moving, as if he hadn't heard it. He only watched Rong Jing and Cloud Shallow Moon gently bandage her wound.

"Hurry up and come out! What are you waiting for Come quickly! Do I have to enter the room and drag you out myself" Old Marquis Yun urged again.

"Brother, hurry up and go! Don’t let that annoying old man stay in my courtyard anymore. I don’t want to see him ever again." Cloud Shallow Moon took a deep breath, urging Cloud Muhan too for fear of going out herself and beating the hell out of him, which would earn her the reputation of being unfilial.

Cloud Muhan raised his head to look at Cloud Shallow Moon. She was pale due to excessive blood loss but now she had blushed from anger. With her slender fragile body and bulging big eyes, she looked particularly captivating. He averted his gaze and coldly gazed at Rong Jing, his voice stiff: "Since men and women should not be too familiar with each other, it would be inconvenient for Prince Jing to stay in my sister’s courtyard, causing unnecessary talk. He can stay in mine!"

"Although I am not her teacher by title, we are a teacher-student relationship in fact. As long as Your Highness Yun doesn’t spread rumors about me, there won’t be anyone else who would." Rong Jing paused for a moment and looked up at Cloud Muhan with a somewhat indifferent mockery: "What Are you worried that I will fall in love with your sister With her manners, she could never enter the eye of this prince. Your Highness Yun is overthinking."

Cloud Shallow Moon abruptly turned her head and looked at Rong Jing with gritted teeth: "Who can get into your eyes"

"The person who gets into my eyes…" Rong Jing smiled slightly as he gazed at Cloud Shallow Moon, not continuing further. Instead, he reminded Cloud Muhan: "Your Highness Yun should leave now. Your grandfather is anxious about this small matter but delaying the investigation of the murderer would be a big issue. Do you want to let the culprit run free Otherwise, wouldn’t your sister’s injuries be in vain"

Cloud Muhan looked coldly at Rong Jing with a slightly solemn expression. After a moment, he turned and left the room without a word. Soon enough, he reached the door. The waiting Old Marquis Yun seemed to say something to him but did not hear his reply back, and so all three of them left Shallow Moon Pavilion.

Cloud Shallow Moon watched Cloud Muhan leave. She felt that her brother was acting strangely today and asked Rong Jing in a subdued tone: "Did you notice My brother is behaving strangely."

"Yes!" Rong Jing nodded and said softly, "He has probably been tormented by Princess Qingwan these days."

"Very likely!" Cloud Shallow Moon agreed sadly. Now she was the one being tormented.

Rong Jing remained silent and finished cleaning her wound, applying medicine, and bandaging it gently and meticulously before stopping his work. He spoke softly to her: "You should really be more obedient. This injury cannot be moved around casually anymore; otherwise your arm will lose its flexibility even when healed."

Cloud Shallow Moon lowered her head and looked at her arm, sighing inwardly at how well he had bandaged it. She snorted in agreement.

"Yes, miss. Prince Regent Jing is right; you mustn't move around anymore. This arm needs to be properly taken care of," Mother Zhao, worriedly looking at Yun Qianyue's bandaged hand, hurriedly said respectfully to Rong Jing, "Prince Regent Jing, you’ve worked hard! Please wash your hands! I’ll bring the food for you and our miss right away."

"Hmm!" Rong Jing nodded his head and turned around to go to the basin of clear water to clean his hands.

Mother Zhao left with the basin containing bloodied water, then said to Cailian, Tingxue, and Tingyu standing by the door, "What are you three still doing standing there Quickly help our miss change clothes and freshen up."

The three of them were startled and hurriedly entered the room. They weren’t as experienced as Mother Zhao was, and they were visibly shaken by Yun Qianyue’s injured arm. Their faces had turned pale, their eyes red-rimmed. Reaching Yun Qianyue's bedside, they quietly called out in a hoarse voice, "Miss..."

"Alright! I’m not hurt, look at the way you three are acting as if I were about to die," Yun Qianyue couldn’t bear this fussing. She waved her hand and comforted them saying, “I really am fine. Look, I can still...” As she spoke, she involuntarily moved her arm wanting to show it off.

"Miss, please don't move! Do you want us to be heartbroken" Cailian quickly pressed down Yun Qianyue’s arm.

“Yes, miss. You must listen and not move; if this arm is ruined in the future, how will we manage” Tingxue and Tingyu also hurriedly pressed down her arm and spoke with a choked voice.

Yun Qianyue looked at them, three hands pressing together, their eyes full of fear and concern as they stared緊張地看著她的胳膊，她心中瞬間感到溫暖如春水，眼眶有些微熱，笑著說道：“知道了，三個小丫頭就是三個老奶奶，有你們整天嘮叨著看著我，我還敢亂動嗎。”

三人聞言噗嗤一笑，破涕為笑。

彩蓮這才鬆了手嗔怪地道：“小姐越來越頑皮了哪裡怪得我們在你麵前越來越冇大冇小了？”

聽雪、聽雨也鬆了手笑嗬嗬地道：“就是，小姐這樣子頑皮我們不想變成老奶奶都不成。”

雲淺月抬眼望天然後收回視線又嘻嘻一笑冇頭冇腦丟出一句話來：“我年輕嘛！證明我有活力。”比前世那個身體小十歲可不是年輕？

“人家玉凝小姐還比小姐您小一歲呢！人家就穩重。”彩蓮笑著繼續嗔道。

“玉凝啊……”雲淺月目光看向容景見他自行淨了手已經坐在桌前正在給自己斟茶品著動作優雅行止隨意閒適冇有半分客人的自覺真把自己當成主人家了她臉色立即一黑哼道：“不過是個小老太太而已規規矩矩有什麼好的？你要覺得那玉凝好明日我將你送去丞相府給了她如何？”

彩蓮笑意頓收眼圈又紅了急聲道：“小姐真壞每日裡都威脅我半分玩笑都說不得明日奴婢再也不敢亂說話了。”

雲淺月輕咳一聲從容景身上收回視線那隻完好的手摸鼻子不自然地道：“我就說說而已你當什麼真？”頓了頓她瞪彩蓮一眼“你可不就是話多嗎？快點兒給我找衣服一身血味難聞死了。”

彩蓮嘟嘴連忙去給雲淺月找換洗的衣服。

“你先出去一下我要換衣服。”見容景聽她說換衣服都冇動雲淺月開始趕人冇眼色的傢夥！

“又不是冇在我麵前換過衣服那麼幾兩肉誰會看！”容景坐著不動閒看了雲淺月一眼繼續品茶。

彩蓮、聽雪、聽雨三人倒抽口涼氣小姐以前在景世子麵前換過衣服？

雲淺月一氣低頭她小小的身板小小的胸脯這不知道是被他第幾次嫌棄了。不理那嚇傻的三人惡狠狠地道：“你也冇幾兩肉少冇事兒總拿出來比。五十步笑百步。彆在我屋子裡待著趕緊走看見你就礙眼。”

"It's a pity that Grandpa Yun told me to stay here and watch over you. If I don’t find you annoying, no one will!" Rong Jing put down his tea cup and said leisurely, "Do you really think I want to stay here Your place is much worse than my own home in terms of layout and furnishings. If it weren't for Grandpa Yun's request and your injury because of me, I wouldn’t have stayed here even for a moment.

"Are you going to listen to what my grandfather says If he tells you to die, are you going to do it" Yun Qianyue mocked him.

"Grandfather Yun is an elder; naturally, his words should be respected and followed. As for telling me to die, I think only you would say such a thing. Grandfather Yun wouldn't say that to me." Rong Jing spoke, then urged Yun Qianyue: "Hurry up and change your clothes. Aren't you hungry If not, I am going to be hungry."

"Think about those three corpses with their bellies slit open. Can you still eat" Yun Qianyue deliberately wanted to gross him out; she felt incredibly relieved thinking of this guy vomiting uncontrollably.

Rong Jing's face twitched strangely as he looked at Yun Qianyue, somewhat annoyed: "I can still eat!"

"Alright then! I'll watch you eat more." Yun Qianyue suddenly smiled and called out to the outside, "Aunt Zhao, quickly bring in the food!"

Aunt Zhao responded from outside. It seemed that she was carrying the dishes and walking towards them; they could already smell the aroma of the food.

Cai Lian found a new set of clean clothes for Yun Qianyue, who looked at Rong Jing once before hesitating to speak up. Before she could say anything, Yun Qianyue used her intact arm to swiftly undo and take off her outer garment, throwing it onto the ground. She then reached out with her hand and pulled on a clean set of clothes, ordering Cai Lian: "Throw this one away!"

Cai Lian was alarmed but too late to stop Yun Qianyue; she saw that Rong Jing hadn't even glanced over here once. She could only sigh inwardly at her mistress’s carelessness and quickly helped Yun Qianyue put on the new set of clothes, thinking how fortunate it was that there were undergarments underneath. Nonetheless, changing in front of a man was simply too impolite; it would tarnish one's reputation if word got out. But seeing as her mistress cared so little about her reputation, she could only sigh.

Aunt Zhao brought the food in and saw Yun Qianyue sitting there changing clothes without going behind a screen while Rong Jing sat inside as if oblivious to it all. She was stunned for a moment before setting down the dishes on the table.

Cai Lian had already helped Yun Qianyue get dressed by now. With her unmovable arm, she got out of bed and walked stiffly to sit at the table. Only then did she realize that she injured her right hand; she glared resentfully at Rong Jing but could only use her left hand to pick up chopsticks—luckily for her, both hands were capable of using them, something she had practiced during her initial training.

"Eat up! Don't be shy. Whatever you can eat today, I'll make sure it happens," Yun Qianyue said in a hospitable manner one would use to welcome guests.

“Mm, I won’t hesitate.” Rong Jing smiled as he looked at Yun Qianyue and picked up his chopsticks too.

Yun Qianyue was indeed hungry; she began eating ravenously, filling her stomach in no time. She looked up to see that Rong Jing didn't show any sign of lack of appetite, so she snorted and deliberately said: "You’re really able to eat, aren’t you Think about what came out of those slit bellies—intestines, guts, hearts, livers, lungs…"

Rong Jing paused with his chopsticks, glanced at Yun Qianyue, then continued eating without any discomfort. He slowly said: "Seeing how you eat so well, it always increases my appetite to have you sitting in front of me; I won’t be unable to eat."

Yun Qianyue thought that he considered her an appetizer and felt rather unenthusiastic about the situation without any nausea from him. She stopped talking.

Rong Jing also fell silent, but slowed down his eating when Yun Qianyue wasn’t looking.

After finishing their meal, Yun Qianyue lazily sat on a chair while Rong Jing got up to sit on the only daybed in the room. Both of them closed their eyes and rested without speaking.

Cai Lian and Aunt Zhao had initially wanted to inquire about today’s assassination attempt on Miss and Young Prince Jing, but with Young Prince Jing staying behind, they felt constrained around him and didn’t dare ask; they all quietly left the room.

At the door, Cai Lian hesitated and turned around to look at Rong Jing, whispering to Yun Qianyue: "Miss, which room shall we prepare for Young Prince Jing"

Yun Qianyue frowned and opened her eyes to look at Rong Jing, who was still closed-eyed. She said with a snort: “Do we have dog houses or pig pens in our courtyard Prepare those for him.”

"Miss…" Cai Lian jumped, looked at Rong Jing, thinking that Miss usually spoke very amiably to everyone—whether it be Prince Rui, the Fourth Prince, or even the young marquis. Why was she being so rude to Young Prince Jing He was such a good person, and Miss had shielded him from an attack; by all rights, they should be on better terms now. She couldn’t figure this out.

Rong Jing opened his eyes, looked at Yun Qianyue, and said indifferently: "If there’s no place to stay, I’ll just sleep in your room then. Decide how you want it."

"Dream on!" Yun Qianyue scoffed.

Rong Jing ignored her and continued to close his eyes.

"Miss, the best room in our courtyard is the west wing next to your room. I’ve prepared it for Prince Shi Jing to stay in. How does that sound" Cai Lian said cautiously.

Yun Qianyue didn’t say anything and pretended not to hear her.

Cai Lian waited for a while but got no response. She looked at Rong Jing, then Yun Qianyue, turned around, and left the room. She thought that whether Prince Shi Jing would stay in or not, she might as well clean up the west wing first.

No one spoke anymore in the room; both of them closed their eyes to rest.

The sky was still early, with sunlight streaming through the laundry lattice window and shining on each of them. The room filled with a tranquil atmosphere that was warm and silent.

In this warm and quiet environment, Yun Qianyue gradually leaned back in her chair and fell asleep.

Rong Jing opened his eyes after a long time to look at Yun Qianyue. She had her head slightly tilted upward, her eyes closed, with stiff arms. Although the posture was not graceful, her sleeping appearance was very beautiful. Her small face, about the size of a palm, had smooth and lustrous skin like fine jade. Long eyelashes covered her clear eyes. At this moment, sunlight hit her face, creating a tranquil and lovely scene. His gaze softened as he couldn't tear his eyes away from her for a long time.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps were heard at the entrance of Qianyue Pavilion. Rong Jing finally turned his gaze to look out the window. He saw Yun Meng leading several doctors from the Imperial Medical Academy in haste; among them was also an official female physician. Following behind them hastily were Lao Gonggong who served by the Emperor and Sun Nanni, who served by the Empress.

"Tell them they don't need to come here! I have already bandaged her wounds properly. Miss Qianyue is sleeping now; no one should disturb her." Rong Jing withdrew his gaze and told Cai Lian, who was about to push open the door to report.

“Yes!” Cai Lian responded immediately and hurriedly went towards Yun Meng and the people he brought along.

In no time, voices were heard outside. Yun Meng realized that Prince Shi Jing had medical skills; although his efforts seemed in vain now, knowing that Miss Qianyue was fine made him extremely happy.

Lao Gonggong and Sun Nanni exchanged a glance. Lao Gonggong said, "The Emperor ordered me to come and check on Miss Qianyue's injuries; however, since she is sleeping now, I don’t know how severe her injuries are. Perhaps the female physician should go in for a quick look at Miss Qianyue’s injury so that I can report back to the Emperor."

"The Empress sent me here precisely because of this. Upon hearing about Miss Qianyue's assassination attempt, the Empress was scared and shocked. She wanted to personally come over but the Emperor wouldn’t allow it due to the current chaos outside, fearing that something might happen to her too. Therefore, she has only sent me. The Empress must be extremely anxious in the palace right now; if I can't see Miss Qianyue, how can I report back to her" Sun Nanni immediately added.

"This…" Cai Lian looked at both of them. These two were important figures by the Emperor and Empress respectively, but Prince Shi Jing had just instructed that no one was allowed in, so she hesitated as she quietly said, "But Miss is truly sleeping right now; she got scared and cried for a long time, only calming down to fall asleep recently. If we disturb her…"

"Letting the female physician go in briefly would solve it. That way, I can report back to the Emperor too!" Lao Gonggong said.

“This…” Cai Lian couldn’t think of a proper reason to stop them either. She looked towards the room.

"Lao Gonggong, Sun Nanni, Prince Shi Jing’s medical skills are unquestionable. I rushed over in panic to fetch doctors from the Imperial Medical Academy and caused both the Emperor and Empress to worry. Since Prince Shi Jing treated Miss Qianyue's injuries, she should be fine now. Please let the Emperor and the Empress rest assured." Yun Meng, although occasionally a bit absent-minded, had been sitting at the position of the cloud family’s head steward for many years; naturally, he was shrewd enough to know that Cai Lian must be hiding something given her strange expression. He thus spoke.

But who were Lao Gonggong and Sun Nanni Naturally, they had also noticed Cai Lian's odd behavior after exchanging glances; Sun Nanni smiled and said, "Prince Shi Jing’s medical skills are indeed reliable, but the Empress is too worried about Miss Qianyue. I can't return without seeing her safe and sound either. Like this, let’s not have the female physician go in. Just allow me to take a quick glance; it won’t disturb Miss Qianyue at all. How does that sound"

Cai Lian felt their words reasonable but when she recalled Prince Shi Jing's instructions, she still shook her head and said, "Miss sleeps very lightly; any slight disturbance will wake her up. Perhaps…"

"Cai Lian, let Sun Nanni in!" Just as Cai Lian was struggling to come up with an excuse, a somewhat tired but sleepy voice from inside the room sounded.

“Yes, I won’t disturb Miss; just take one look and leave. That way I can report back to Empress Dowager safely.” Sun Nanni said as she walked into the house while speaking.

Cai Lian thought to herself that she was truly useless, unable even to stop two people. There was also Prince Shi Jing inside the room! It was inappropriate for a lady and gentleman to be alone in a closed room together. What's more, it was unusual for an unmarried noblewoman’s boudoir to have any male visitors; today was an exception because of Princess Shen Yue's injury. However, after tending to her wound, if Prince Shi Jing continued to stay inside the chamber, then there would be no reasonable explanation for his presence. If this were made public knowledge, not only would it damage Princess Shen Yue’s reputation, but also that of Prince Shi Jing. She hurriedly followed behind Aunt Sun and hoped that Prince Shi Jing had hidden himself behind a screen.

Cai Lian quickened her pace and pushed the door open before Aunt Sun could. When she saw Rong Jing still half-reclining on the couch, unmoved from his original spot, her face turned pale and she lowered her head in shame.

Aunt Sun had one foot inside and another out as well when she noticed Rong Jing; she was shocked but quickly recovered. She entered respectfully with a bow to Cloud Shallow Moon, who still remained motionless on the couch, eyes closed, and to Rong Jing, who looked at her calmly, “Old servant greets Miss Shallow Moon!”

The part where she asks after Prince Shi Jing was omitted as if he wasn’t even there!

Outside, Eunuch Lu and the others waited quietly, clearly paying close attention to any commotion inside. Although they couldn't see what happened, they could hear everything.

"Tell Auntie not to worry, I am fine. However, I don’t think I will be going to the Imperial Study tomorrow or even leaving her place. Tomorrow you can bring the talisman that Auntie embroidered for my mother," Cloud Shallow Moon opened her eyes and glanced at Aunt Sun, a hint of approval in her gaze; it was no wonder she worked by the Empress’s side. "When I recover from this injury, I will visit Auntie again."

"Yes!" Since entering the chamber, Aunt Sun had not looked up once but answered respectfully.

“Also, tell Auntie to blow some wind in my father’s ear and ask him to help me find the culprit behind this. If I haven’t found them by then, I will go myself and bring down the entire capital on their head; don’t say that I didn't warn you.” Cloud Shallow Moon glanced outside lazily. These words were naturally aimed at Eunuch Lu.

Eunuch Lu shivered, thinking to himself that Miss Shallow Moon was truly fearless; it seemed she hadn't gone crazy from the shock after all. It made sense then, considering her carefree demeanor even in such a bloody scene, that she was indeed the fearless wastrel everyone said she was. Outside, he immediately bowed and responded, "Yes, old servant will certainly relay these exact words to His Majesty!"

"Ah, good," Cloud Shallow Moon closed her eyes again and waved her hand dismissively. "Don’t disturb my sleep."

“Servant takes leave!” Aunt Sun bowed respectfully once more before backing out of the room with a low head and closing the door behind her.

Cai Lian let out a breath of relief and accompanied Yun Meng to send Eunuch Lu and Aunt Sun off.

After they left, Cloud Shallow Moon continued leaning against the chair as she slept.

Rong Jing observed Cloud Shallow Moon. When she said she was going to sleep, she really did just that without a care in the world. He sighed softly and stood up from his seat, walking over to her side and bending down to pick her up and carry her towards the bedchamber.

"I want to bask in the sun, why are you meddling" Cloud Shallow Moon closed her eyes tightly as she spoke with heavy fatigue.

“You look uncomfortable.” Rong Jing lowered his head to take a glance at her and said softly.

“Then don’t look,” Cloud Shallow Moon grumbled.

Rong Jing pretended not to hear. He set her down on the bed, carefully arranged her injured arm so that it was flat and covered with a thin blanket before lying beside her.

"Hey, what are you doing here Leave!" Cloud Shallow Moon opened her eyes suddenly, staring at Rong Jing in irritation.

“You’re not a good sleeper; I’m afraid you will bump your arm.” He held down her body when she tried to sit up and looked at her with a soft voice. "Did you forget about the time you were drunk beyond reason on the back mountain of Lingtai Temple If you hadn’t kicked off the blankets, how would you have gotten cold”

"You still have the nerve to say it was my fault that time!" Yun Qianyue recalled how she had gotten up several times in the middle of the night and couldn't find her blanket, making her so angry.

"I am partly responsible, but mostly because you sleep too restlessly." Rong Jing placed his other hand, which wasn't holding her arm, on her face to cover her eyes. "Go to sleep! I have no interest in you, so don't worry about me doing anything to you. I'm thinking of getting your arm healed sooner so that I can leave earlier. I really don't like living here."

"You're difficult too! I have even less interest in you." Yun Qianyue no longer tried to drive him away; she did indeed sleep restlessly, often getting up at midnight to find her blanket, and this had been the case since before. She now brought it with her into ancient times. In order for her arm to heal sooner so that she could get rid of his "claws" earlier, she accepted it.

Seeing Yun Qianyue behave properly, Rong Jing no longer spoke and smiled slightly as he closed his eyes.

The original body of Yun Qianyue was already weakened from treating Rong Jing's illness, then she stayed up for half a month in the study reading day and night. Recently, she had been involved in a clash with the old emperor at the martial examination conference, and now she hadn't rested since being attacked by a hundred assassins, losing too much blood and was unable to endure it any longer; she soon fell asleep. Since this wasn't as comfortable as a bed, she slept very soundly.

Rong Jing opened his eyes after some time to look at Yun Qianyue. Her sleeping face had no rich expressions, only peaceful calmness. His clear gaze gradually became warm like the water of early spring, staring at her for a long while before he sighed helplessly and rubbed his forehead with a bitter smile, then closed his eyes again.

Not long after, Rong Jing also began to breathe steadily.

The two were sleeping soundly when Yun Meng returned in haste. Following him was Ye Tianqiong. Yun Meng's old face was hesitant and unhappy; he clearly did not want Ye Tianqiong here, but could not stop the prince from coming as he was the heir apparent. Furthermore, since the old王爺 (royal duke), the王爺 (duke), and the世子 (crown prince) were all in the palace, Yun Qianyue was the one managing matters in their residence, so he had no choice but to bring Ye Tianqiong here.

Ye Tianqiong pursed his lips tightly; his face turned pale and there was blood on a corner of his robe. He hurriedly followed Yun Meng from the scene where Yun Qianyue and Rong Jing were attacked.

Although Yun Qianyue was sound asleep, she was extremely sensitive to Ye Tianqiong's footsteps; she frowned in disgust. Rong Jing patted her on the shoulder: "Ignore him and continue sleeping."

Yun Qianyue indeed relaxed her brows and continued sleeping.

"Molie, stop him! Tell him that Miss Qianyue does not wish to see anyone; if he forces his way in, you may use your sword. If he gets injured, I will take responsibility for it." Rong Jing quietly instructed from inside the room.

"Understood!" Molie replied and floated into the courtyard where he stood with his longsword drawn, blocking Ye Tianqiong's path: "Your Highness Prince, please halt. Miss Qianyue has instructed that she does not wish to see anyone."

"Why is it you again" Ye Tianqiong was forced to stop and glared at Molie.

"Please leave!" Molie said emotionlessly to Ye Tianqiong.

Ye Tianqiong was furious inside; he stared coldly at the sword blocking his way: "I am here to see your mistress. Your repeated rudeness towards me will not be tolerated by this prince. Step aside."

"I am Miss Qianyue's personal guard and follow her orders alone, regardless of who you are!" Molie said coldly, completely ignoring Ye Tianqiong's threat.

"How dare you! There is no prince in front of you I will find out just who stands before you today!" Ye Tianqiong was enraged and struck at Molie with his palm.

Molie sidestepped and unsheathed his sword, performing a simple movement; a flash of cold light appeared as half of Ye Tianqiong's robe sleeve fell to the ground. He stood still on the spot, watching Ye Tianqiong retreat two steps and warned him coldly: "I am following my orders! If Your Highness Prince wishes to continue with forceful actions, do not blame me for being impolite!"

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