Chapter 336 – The Lanterns Were Burned
Chapter 336 The Lanterns Were Burned
Ji Hai knew what kind of person Pei Yuanjun was. If he hadn’t spoken up for that woman at that time, she would have died in Pei Yuanjun’s hands. Pei Yuanjun was not kind to her at all, yet she still acted like this, which was really ridiculous.
Pei Yuanjun was a heartless person. He would not pretend to ignore her if he did care about her.
If he really cared about her, why would he let her leave? Even if it was under that kind of situation, he would not have let her leave like that.
Ji Hai grew up with Pei Yuanjun. He was not a servant of Lord Yun Mansion, but he followed Pei Yuanjun out of the palace. He had been a very loyal confidant of Pei Yuanjun.
Because he knew Pei Yuanjun very well, he couldn’t help but worry about him. Pei Yuanjun had never taken a fancy to or loved any woman. He was afraid that Pei Yuanjun would end up alone.
But the situation seemed to have changed.
Ji Hai was glad to see the change. He smiled silently with his eyes narrowed and waited quietly outside the door.
“My Master is really different from others. If he likes someone, he will not act passively. He will get her to approach him step by step and not give her any way back.”
“He will not let the other party have the opportunity to shilly-shally.”
“But does he know his feelings?”
“Let’s go down for a walk!” Pei Yuanjun turned and walked out. After a moment of silence, Qu Moying followed him.
When they reached the door, Yu Dong walked up to them with a long-veiled hat in his hands. The veiled hat was like the one that Miss Liu wore that day.
Qu Moying turned around in surprise. “Does he want me to disguise as Miss Liu? But I heard that she had already left the capital.”
Surprisingly, Pei Yuanjun gave an explanation, “Your eye veil is too conspicuous.”
Qu Moying nodded. Her eye veil was indeed a little eye-catching now. She wore the eye veil to keep a low profile in the past, but it didn’t seem to work now. On the contrary, it made it easier for others to recognize her.
It should be time to remove the eye veil.
After putting on the veiled hat, Qu Moying went downstairs with Pei Yuanjun. A young eunuch waiting downstairs sent two lanterns to them. The lanterns were not big, but they were gorgeous. The patterns on them were very beautiful. The pattern on one of the lanterns was a lady leaning against the window under the silver moon. The key point was that it was not only drawn but also embroidered.
The embroidery was excellent. At least Qu Moying was unable to embroider it herself.
The two lanterns were made of the same material, and there were figures on the pattern. However, Qu Moying’s lantern was embroidered with a woman, while Pei Yuanjun’s lantern was embroidered with a man in a purple robe.
Ji Hai stepped forward to explain, “Fourth Lady, our Master drew the lanterns himself, and he asked me to find someone to do the embroidery. It was done early, and he was waiting to hang them up with you.”
Qu Moying’s hand that was holding the lantern sank. She bit her lips and slowly looked up at Pei Yuanjun.
He was also looking at her. His handsome face was half hidden in the dark, so his expression couldn’t be seen clearly, but he still gave people a cold feeling.
Pei Yuanjun smiled lazily as if he saw her doubt. He waved the lantern in his hand and said, “My lanterns should be the best. They should be better than those of Crown Prince and Lord Jing.”
Hearing his words, Qu Moying smiled and said, “Your lanterns are naturally the best!”
She slowly calmed down and followed Pei Yuanjun out. The shelves were almost filled with lanterns, except for the highest place. Qu Moying and Pei Yuanjun did not go forward. Ji Hai asked several lad servants to hang the lanterns up high. Even if people stood far away, they could still see the lanterns clearly.
Although the lanterns weren’t big, they were very beautiful. The patterns on the lanterns were three-dimensional, almost flowing out. As soon as they were lit and hung, they attracted many people’s attention.
Many people had never seen lanterns with fine embroidered patterns like these before.
Many people turn around in the lad servants’ direction. They saw two people standing in the middle of many guards in the shadow of the light. They could only see a tall and straight figure and a petite and slender figure. Although the height gap between the two was huge, the tall one lowered his head slightly as if listening to the short one.
They were indeed a couple, a loving couple. Otherwise, they would not have carefully prepared such a pair of lanterns.
Qu Moying’s gaze followed the two Love Lanterns. She looked at the patterns on them. The vivid patterns seemed to be real, making her think of the past for no reason. However, in an instant, she came to herself, and the look in her eyes slowly became chilly.
She was now Qu Moying, not Ji Hanyue of the past.
“You don’t like it?” Pei Yuanjun’s voice sounded a little cold.
Qu Moying couldn’t help but shiver. She looked up at Pei Yuanjun. His face was still half hidden in the shadow of the light. She could only vaguely see his handsome outline. It seemed that he was somewhat sinister.
He pursued perfection, especially in his own things. Qu Moying hurriedly said, “Of course I like it. It’s so beautiful. It is a pity to hang it here!”
These lanterns would basically all be burned by tomorrow. The lampposts were different from ordinary ones. The lanterns would burn after the candles inside burned out.
Qu Moying really felt that it was a pity. This was the first time she had seen such exquisite Love Lanterns.
“Since you like it, I will send you a better one next time.” Pei Yuanjun raised his head gracefully and looked at the two lanterns hanging high up there. He was also quite satisfied.
“Thank you, Your Highness!” Qu Moying hurriedly thanked him lest he thought that she ignored his lanterns.
“No need to be so polite. My things naturally have to be the best.” Pei Yuanjun’s bottomless eyes turned around. He looked at Qu Moying with an ambiguous smile. Then, he pointed to a place and said softly, “Look, there’s a fire over there!”
Following the direction he pointed, Qu Moying was surprised to find that the place where the lanterns of Pei Luo’an and Liu Jingyu were was on fire.
The fire was not big, and it was soon noticed and extinguished. However, many lanterns over there were broken into pieces and unfit to see.
Needless to say, Pei Yuanjun did it.
Qu Moying thought that if Pei Luo’an and Liu Jingyu saw the situation in front of them, they would definitely be pissed off into vomiting blood. Pei Luo’an probably did not expect that his uncle would deliberately destroy his lanterns.
Ji Hai ran over from afar with a smile. “Master, Crown Prince and County Lady Jingyu’s Love Lanterns are broken. I have put them aside.”
“Ah, what a pity!” Pei Yuanjun said noncommittally, raising his starry eyes, “I saw Crown Prince personally write something on the lanterns!”
“There are indeed words on the lanterns, taken from their names.” Ji Hai was after all a servant. He didn’t dare to say too bluntly. “I put them at the very edge because I saw that they were Crown Prince’s lanterns.”
Qu Moying’s heart skipped a beat. She looked over. There were already quite a number of broken lanterns that had been taken off the shelves.
“You want to see what Crown Prince wrote?” Seeing that Qu Moying was looking at the lanterns, Pei Yuanjun narrowed his eyes, revealing a cold aura.
Qu Moying hurriedly smiled and shook her head. She decisively said, “No!”
Pei Yuanjun looked at her quietly and then reached out his hand to rub her hair. Qu Moying felt that the hairpin on her hair was about to fall off. She helplessly reached out and tried to pin it tight.
However, in the next moment, a large and slender hand fell on her hairpin and pinned it back on her hair. But her hair had been messed up by him. Her hair was not combed before the hairpin was pinned again, and she felt somewhat uncomfortable.
But he was Lord Yun. It was better for Qu Moying to be tactful and not say anything.
Qu Moying said, “Your Highness, I want to go and take a look at my shop. It opened yesterday!”
She really had something to do today. She had not seen how Yue’s Clothing Pavilion’s business was doing yet, and she couldn’t rest assured.
“How about I go with you?” Pei Yuanjun said lazily. He lifted his wide sleeve and flicked it casually as he cast a sidelong glance at Qu Moying.
“There… there’s no need for that. How dare I bother you, Your Highness!” Qu Moying hurriedly flattered him with a smile.
A trace of a smile appeared on Pei Yuanjun’s beautiful face. He laughed softly, “Why? Why don’t you show me your dowry?”
Qu Moying thought to herself, “I will only be his concubine. What is the point of a concubine having dowry?”
“There’s no hurry. Besides, there are all women over there. It’s too eye-catching for you to appear there.” Qu Moying smiled respectfully.
Pei Yuanjun’s eyes suddenly became cold as he looked at her, carrying a bit of the usual bloodthirsty aura. His handsome eyes immediately became evil and ruthless.
Being stared at by him like this, Qu Moying felt like she was being stared at by an evil wolf from hell. She felt as if all the darkness and negativity came toward her together, almost crushing her in an instant.
Qu Moying bit the corner of her lips hard, not letting herself avoid his eyes. She still looked at Pei Yuanjun calmly, but her back was already sweating.
She didn’t know how she had offended this moody Lord Yun.
“Since you don’t want me to go with you, I won’t go there for now.” Pei Yuanjun snorted and became less aggressive. He squinted his handsome eyes with a bit of treacherous chill. “Little girl, I will set off tomorrow. When I return, remember to give me a present!”
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Qu Moying was left standing on the spot, stunned. “Why should I prepare him a gift? He is the one to be on a trip. Shouldn’t the person who left home bring a gift to his family?”
“No, I’m not his family!”
She was mystified…
He was not only temperamental but also unpredictable. His words were baffling. Fortunately, he left now. Qu Moying let out a long breath. She could withstand the strong momentum of Pei Yuanjun just now only because this was her second life. Otherwise, even if she was Ji Hanyue, she couldn’t withstand it.
So, why was he angry just now?
She couldn’t understand…
