Chapter 24: Princess Yuwei
Hua Ling didn't wander around anymore but returned directly to the Prime Minister's residence. The moment she entered, she saw a curious scene. What surprised her was that Mu Yelei, who usually didn't like getting too close to women, actually had a girl who looked quite arrogant and domineering following beside him.
So this guy had a sweetheart. No wonder he had always neglected Xia Ziying. However, that was already a matter of the past. Hua Ling didn't plan to waste her energy on such matters.
Hua Ling thought, the ancients said, "Do not look upon impropriety." She might as well pretend she hadn't seen anything and slip away to avoid awkwardness for everyone. Just as she was about to sneak along the wall toward Yinlu Xuan, someone just had to be tactless and call out to her.
"Stop."
This voice was all too familiar to Hua Ling. Of course, it was Lan Xuefei, Mu Yelei's cousin. Hua Ling turned to look at her. Since their last argument, she hadn't seen her again. Today, she had popped up once more. It seemed she wouldn't be able to avoid greeting her.
Hua Ling walked over with a smile, looking at Lan Xuefei, and said, "What did you just say? Who are you telling to stop? I think you should know who I am, shouldn't you? Do you still need someone to teach you what to call me?"
Lan Xuefei never expected Hua Ling would embarrass her in public. For a moment, she was too angry to speak. To ask her to call her "sister-in-law"—she would rather die than agree.
Instead, the woman in red beside Mu Yelei turned to ask him, "Brother Yelei, who is she? How come I've never seen her before?"
At this moment, Hua Ling was quite interested to know how Mu Yelei would introduce her to this delicate, charming beauty—to introduce the wife he hated most. Therefore, she simply stood there with a smile on her face, looking straight at him.
Hearing her ask this, Mu Yelei raised his head to look at Hua Ling, unexpectedly meeting her eyes full of smiling intent. Mu Yelei looked at Hua Ling. Because the impression she left last night was too profound, for a moment he didn't know what to say. To admit she was his wife—his heart was unwilling. To say she wasn't his wife—he somehow felt he couldn't open his mouth. At this critical moment, a savior arrived.
"Yuwei, how did you end up here?" Jin Junxi called out from afar the moment he entered, his face full of smiles.
"Second Imperial Brother, you came too? What a coincidence. I came to find Brother Yelei. What about you?" Jin Yuwei said happily. She hadn't seen Jin Junxi for a long time. It was wonderful to see him—she liked her second imperial brother the most.
"I didn't come to find him. I'm looking for her." Jin Junxi said, pointing at Hua Ling.
Hearing these words, Hua Ling realized he hadn't collected the blueprints yet. She smiled slightly and said, "I thought you would have come earlier."
"I wanted to come, but I got busy early this morning. Too many business matters, so I only had time to come now." Jin Junxi explained with a smile. For the blueprints he wanted, he was quite looking forward to them.
Seeing Jin Junxi and Hua Ling acting so familiar, Jin Yuwei once again asked, "Second Imperial Brother, who exactly is she? No one has told me."
"You don't know?" Jin Junxi was somewhat surprised. No one had actually told her. He turned to look at Hua Ling and said, "She is my imperial younger sister, Jin Yuwei. Quite mischievous and troublesome."
Hua Ling nodded with a smile and said, "So it was the Princess. Truly, I have been disrespectful."
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