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Ye Yuxi said, "Little Nine loves eating the most. If I do not cater to her preferences, surely someone else will. Moreover, Little Nine had a very good relationship with the Third Brother before. If Little Nine were to recall the past, would I still have a chance?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Anyu felt that her Crown Prince brother made sense, but she was also dissatisfied that Feng Wuyou was being pampered by everyone. She was the real princess, yet her imperial father left her without a title and doted on Feng Wuyou at every turn.

If it weren’t for the National Master, Feng Wuyou would be nothing at all.

As Ye Anyu felt indignant inside, a figure in the crowd drew her attention. Looking closely, she recognized it was the man she had met before, whom she had failed to find despite a long search. Today, she had suddenly found him.

Almost without thinking, she chased after him, forgetting even the dignity a princess should maintain.

"Young master, please wait a moment."

Xiao Jinyan, who had been out these days gathering information and casually inquiring whether the National Master had returned to the capital, was suddenly stopped. He eyed the person before him skeptically: a woman, a stranger to him.

"May I help you?"

Ye Anyu, elated, ignored the cold and distant tone of the man and smiled, "You look somewhat familiar, have we met somewhere before?"

The man in front of her did indeed seem familiar, yet that wasn’t what mattered. What was crucial was to make him stay, for it might be difficult to see him again otherwise.

Xiao Jinyan was not inclined to waste his time on someone he did not know, and replied coolly, "I’m sorry, I don’t know you. If there is nothing else, I’ll be taking my leave."

Ye Anyu reached out again to stop him, "Wait a moment."

Xiao Jinyan asked coldly, "Is there something else?"

Ye Anyu smiled and said, "Judging by your accent, you don’t seem to be a local. Are you here for business? If you are unfamiliar with this area and need any help, feel free to find me."

They say an unprovoked courtesy is either a trap or a ploy.

The earnestness written all over this woman’s face and the familiarity in her gaze reminded him of the look he had seen in Ouyang Leyuan’s eyes.

Xiao Jinyan frowned slightly, "I appreciate it, but I must be going."

Ye Anyu said, "You don’t even know who I am. If you need help, you wouldn’t know where to find me."

Impatience had already begun to show in Xiao Jinyan’s eyes.

Ye Yuxi came over and asked his sister, "What are you doing?"

Ye Anyu looked up at her Crown Prince brother and excitedly said, "Brother, I felt a connection with this young master at first sight and wanted to make friends."

Ye Yuxi glanced over at the young man opposite him, and with just one look, he found him somewhat familiar, "What is your name?"

Xiao Jinyan sensed a hint of hostility in the gaze of the man before him. In the unfamiliar capital city, it was better to keep his distance when he didn’t know the other’s identity.

"We do not know each other; your inquiring like this seems rather impolite. I must depart now for I have other matters to attend to."

After saying so, Xiao Jinyan left without looking back.

When Ye Anyu wanted to follow, Ye Yuxi stopped her, to which she said with dissatisfaction, "Brother, why are you stopping me?"

Ye Yuxi replied, "Don’t you think he resembles someone?"

Ye Anyu looked at her Crown Prince brother, puzzled, "He does seem familiar, so what?"

Ye Yuxi watched as the man vanished into the crowd, "He looks quite like Xiao Jinyan to me."

"Xiao Jinyan?" Ye Anyu suddenly remembered, "You mean the prince from Daxia? It’s impossible for a prince from Daxia to be in the capital city. Perhaps they just look alike."

Ye Yuxi said, "Let’s hope so. It’s getting late; we should head back."

Ye Anyu was somewhat reluctant. It was not easy to have encountered him today; she still had matters to discuss and contact details to exchange.

*

Having finished her morning meal, Shen Chuwei stood by the door and glanced over at the Main Hall opposite, wondering whether the National Master had returned. Perhaps she should go and gather some information?

With that thought, she picked up her skirts and descended the steps.

The person who opened the door was still yesterday’s handsome man.

Shen Chuwei smiled and asked, "Is your master in?"

Xue Huai stepped back and replied, "Yes, Princess Jiuyou, please come in."

It was Shen Chuwei’s second time entering the Main Hall, and she walked confidently toward the Side Hall, where she saw the man from yesterday sitting on a couch sipping tea, his posture as elegant as ever.

Especially that face -- no matter how many times one looked at it, one couldn’t help but take a few more glances.

The subordinates of the National Master were indeed extraordinary; the master himself must be an immortal figure with a weathered visage framed by a goatee.

While Shen Chuwei was imagining this, a crisp voice reached her ears, "Come in."

Uh! She’s been discovered...

Shen Chuwei straightened her posture and walked in, a completely different experience from when she had entered the day before.

"Young master, you see, we both reside in Wuyou Palace and are thus neighbors. May I know how to address you? It would be only proper to greet each other in the future, don’t you think?"

Jun Moqing paused his tea-drinking and lifted his icy gaze, "Disrespectful."