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Mei Shuang remained silent.
Xiang Cao stared at Yun Kong anxiously, "What should we do, Young Master? Miss Ru...?"
After a moment of silence, Mei Shuang suddenly turned to look at the frowning Yun Kong, her voice laced with subtle sarcasm, "Your Young Master is not only at odds with your savior Mei Ru, but perhaps he has his own plans as well?"
Xiang Cao was even more confused, glancing between Mei Shuang and Yun Kong, unsure of what Mei Shuang was hinting at.
Yun Kong pressed his lips tightly together, still remaining silent.
Mei Shuang was truly getting angry; this damn man, under the guise of saving himself, always expected her to follow his lead like a fool, yet never told her anything. In the end, she felt like she was living with her head in a fog every day.
Thinking of this, her tone turned cold, " Yun Kong, you can't still be pretending to be confused, can you? What do you mean it's for me that you broke ties with Mei Ru? The reason Mei Ru was exposed in the Palace was due to a secret letter from the Eastern Kingdom. The letter revealed all about how she colluded with the Eastern Kingdom to plot against me. So, out of desperation, Mei Ru had to swallow the Elixir of Immortality and pretend to be dead to escape. At least by then, your contract with her from the Eastern Kingdom had already failed. Moreover, you had hinted several times for me to be cautious. If we talk about betrayal, it should be you who betrayed Mei Ru first. What I can't understand is how someone as clever as Mei Ru could not notice anything and still trust you until now? You must have given her some reason to believe in you, right?"
With her words hitting the mark, Yun Kong's dark eyes deepened even further, yet he remained silent.
He really had a lot of patience; Mei Shuang felt her anger rising even more. Fine, let me dig deeper into this. "You must have planned to abduct Mei Ru from the Palace, right? Even if Mei Ru is exceptionally clever, she certainly couldn't have predicted that the Emperor would deal with her there. And yet you were waiting there. Yun Kong, tell me, is this a coincidence or are you particularly good at scheming? Furthermore, did you follow me as soon as I left the palace? Otherwise, how did you 'coincidentally' save me under the carriage? Oh, and when I fell ill and you sent Xiang Cao to find Lin Yuan, how could you be so sure he would help me? It seems that even if I'm foolish, I can still see something from all these events."
Xiang Cao was left dumbfounded by Mei Shuang's analysis while Yun Kong cast a deep glance at her before turning his gaze toward the horizon.
"Just tell me straight, Yun Kong, I don't understand. On one hand, you warned me to be wary of Mei Ru, seemingly not wanting to harm me; on the other hand, you're entangled with her. What exactly are your intentions? Are you not from the Eastern Kingdom, or do you have such a special favor from Mei Ru that you don't hold her betrayal against yourself?"
After finishing her tirade, the last remark was somewhat harsh. However, seeing that Yun Kong stood there with his hands behind his back, silently gazing into the distance without any reaction only infuriated her further!
Fine then, if you're going to act all profound about it, I'll just leave!
Fuming, Mei Shuang turned on her heel to walk away when a faint voice from behind called out, "Wait..."
Suddenly stopping in her tracks, expecting some revelation but hearing only this: "What you said... is all correct."
After pondering over it carefully, Mei Shuang felt furious and cursed inwardly; it seemed he hadn't said anything substantial at all—just empty words.
She patiently stood still, secretly resolving that if Yun Kong continued to play dumb, she would clear the way immediately.
Sure enough, Yun Kong seemed to let out a slight sigh before changing the subject.
"Miss Mei Shuang, has your memory returned?"
Mei Shuang's body stiffened.
Ever since she dreamt of the horrifying scene of drinking the poison made by Mei Ru, she had been plagued by dreams. Although the various montage scenes in her dreams were unfamiliar, she could sense that they were all related to her past experiences. The settings were diverse, and the characters numerous; while each scene was fleeting, at least she had gained some understanding of her previous life.
Among these were moments of her childhood with Mei Ru, heartfelt conversations with her Left Chancellor father, and scenes where she visited the Empress Dowager and was scrutinized closely. Besides these relatively warm memories, there were also some terrifying and even grotesque scenes that were too shocking to bear...
Some of those images were ones she dared not recall, filled with fear and more so with shock and absurdity!
In truth, everyone knew that it was a miracle she hadn’t sought death or gone mad since being banished to the Cold Palace on her wedding night. Experiencing amnesia after such trauma was somewhat expected. But why was Yun Kong asking this question now? Could it be that there was some connection between them?
"Yun Kong, you’re getting off topic. Losing one’s memory requires time to recover..." She answered evasively.
Yun Kong did not insist further but stepped closer to Mei Shuang, gazing intently at her. "I saved you because you indeed have a debt of gratitude towards the Eastern Kingdom. Although you cannot lift the curse on the Eastern Kingdom, at least you prevented its internal strife from leading to innocent lives being lost..."
"So you're saying that your act of saving me is just repaying a favor?" A hint of sarcasm appeared at the corner of Mei Shuang's lips.
"Not exactly," Yun Kong shook his head. "Perhaps you have already forgotten..."
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In early spring, with gentle breezes blowing, it was the perfect time for kite flying.
In the morning, the grassy fields outside were already bustling with activity.
Golden sunlight softly bathed the ground, and even the air was filled with a refreshing floral fragrance. Among the gathering crowd, laughter and joy mingled as various kites soared into the wind.
The legitimate daughter of the Left Minister's Residence, Qianjin Meishuang, was dressed in a vibrant bud-yellow outfit, covered with a smoky gray veil. As the breeze blew, her garments fluttered gracefully, attracting quite a few gazes.
At this moment, she was directing Mei Ru to let out more line. "Let it out longer, longer... Yes, yes, hey, are you being silly? Hold it steady! If that kite keeps swaying like that, what if it falls?"
In contrast to her brightly dressed elder sister, Mei Ru was being extremely cautious, choosing a somewhat outdated moon-white dress for herself, fearing that she might inadvertently annoy her temperamental sister.
Thus, she followed Mei Shuang's instructions, adjusting the line with ease.
Mei Shuang squinted against the sun, satisfied as she watched the kite soar rapidly until it reached the highest point in the sky.
Seeing other kites drifting in the air while her large butterfly kite flew steadily above, she clapped her hands and laughed joyfully.
Suddenly, her laughter stopped abruptly as her gaze shifted. She huffed in displeasure and said, "Mei Ru, what are you doing? Why did you choose such a terrible place to fly kites?"
Mei Ru, who had been gazing up at the sky, was bewildered by Mei Shuang's irritated tone. She hurriedly handed the spool of line to a nearby maid and gently asked Mei Shuang, "What's wrong, sister? Is this place not good?"
Mei Shuang remained silent with a cold expression. A nearby maid looked around and quickly noticed something amiss. She reminded Mei Ru, "Miss Ru, look over there! Isn't that Miss Chu Xiruo from General Chu's family?"
Mei Ru focused her gaze and indeed saw Chu Xiruo not far away on the grass, also flying a kite.
Chu Xiruo was slender, her black hair flowing in the spring breeze. Dressed in a light green long skirt, she appeared elegant yet unpretentious.
Goodness, Mei Ru thought to herself; it truly is a case of enemies gathering together. Mei Shuang's greatest dislike was for Chu Xiruo, and the reason was none other than for Lord Luo, who bravely defended the borders.
In stark contrast to the lively scene surrounding Mei Shuang, Chu Xiruo's area was rather quiet; she was alone with just one small maid. Even her kite was much smaller—only a large wild goose. The small maid was running swiftly while holding up the wild goose as Chu Xiruo smiled and let out more line.
Noticing Mei Shuang's increasingly cold expression, Mei Ru quickly understood that the sight of that wild goose made Mei Shuang uncomfortable. After all, who goes out to fly kites without choosing colorful ones? Yet here was Chu Xiruo flying an ugly dark brown wild goose instead.
Mei Shuang looked disdainfully at the small wild goose awkwardly flying into the sky and scoffed, "Is she trying to learn how to send messages like a wild goose?"
Mei Ru immediately recognized that Mei Shuang was being jealous again and quickly reassured her. "Sister, don't pay attention to her. With Lord Luo stationed at the border, how could he have the leisure to care about any wild goose messages? I think that wild goose is only here to embarrass itself; it's just wishful thinking..."
As soon as Mei Ru mentioned Lord Luo, Mei Shuang's expression fell. Especially the phrase "unrequited love" sounded incredibly harsh to her. In a fit of anger and embarrassment, she raised her hand and slapped Mei Ru across the face, exclaiming, "Mind your own business! Why bring up Lord Luo!"
Mei Ru was caught off guard by the sudden slap, feeling dizzy but could only accept her misfortune.
There was no way around it; everyone knew that Mei Shuang had feelings for Lord Luo. However, while Mei Shuang had feelings, Lord Luo was infatuated with Chu Xiruo nearby. Bringing up Lord Luo at this moment was like reopening Mei Shuang's wounds. The phrase "unrequited love" likely meant that Mei Shuang thought she was mocking her.
The slap was quite loud, causing Mei Ru to stumble and nearly fall, but fortunately, a maid was there to support her. Mei Ru's startled cry also attracted Chu Xiruo's attention. She turned her head in confusion and naturally saw Mei Shuang.
Chu Xiruo frowned slightly and signaled for the maid to take the kite away; it was better to avoid trouble with someone they couldn't afford to provoke.
However, when Mei Shuang saw Chu Xiruo, she resembled a lit firecracker, sparks flying as she walked forward. Covering her nose with a handkerchief, she glared at the kite in Chu Xiruo's hand and said, "Miss Chu, how have you been?"
Chu Xiruo forced a smile in response before turning to leave. Mei Shuang laughed and said, "The kite in Miss Chu's hand looks quite new. I wonder if I could borrow it for a while?"
Chu Xiruo lowered her gaze and remained silent for a moment before reluctantly handing it over.
Mei Shuang gestured for someone to take it, examined it briefly, then poked it with her finger, creating a large hole in the kite. "Oh dear, it's too thin. Look at this; what a pity."
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