Chapter 453
~ GIFTS THAT ARE SNATCHED ARE NATURALLY NOT COUNTED ~
Cao Zhiwen kept sticking to Mu Yunyao. As soon as she left, he covered his mouth and began to cry, making Mu Yunyao unable to bear it. She could only stay at the Cao family’s residence for lunch, coaxing the chubby kid to sleep before leaving.
When she returned home, Si Qin was waiting at the door. When she saw Mu Yunyao come back, she hurriedly went up to report, “Miss, His Royal Highness Yue Wang is here and is currently chatting with Madam.”
“Yes.” Mu Yunyao’s expression was calm, but in her heart, she couldn’t help but rejoice.
In the room, Su Qing constantly sighed, “Ah, is the snow in Western Guangdong really grave?”
“Greetings, Your Royal Highness Yue Wang. Greetings, Mother.”
“Yunyao, no need to be so polite.” Yue Wang unnoticeably heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Mu Yunyao with a gentle gaze.
Mu Yunyao stood up, “What is Mother saying to Your Royal Highness Yue Wang? Did I hear snow or something?”
“Yao’er, I heard from Your Royal Highness Yue Wang that the snow in Western Guangdong is quite heavy. There are many places as deep as a person. If you’re not careful while walking and suddenly fall into the pit all at once, wouldn’t you be directly drowned by the snow?”
Mu Yunyao couldn’t hold back her laughter as she glanced at Yue Wang. Had this person learned how to speak nonsense? It is cold and snowy in Western Guangdong, but there will never be heavy snow.
Yue Wang hurriedly winked at Mu Yunyao, hoping she wouldn’t expose him. Just now, in order to make Su Qing happy, he had racked his brains.
“That’s right, Mother. That’s why that place in Western Guangdong is truly uninhabitable.”
Su Qing immediately glared at Mu Yunyao. “Didn’t Your Royal Highness Yue Wang live in Western Guangdong for that long? Able to endure such a difficult environment, Your Royal Highness Yue Wang’s temperament was truly admirable. Mother had said many things but suddenly remembered that there were still a few things in the backyard. You can accompany Your Royal Highness, and Mother will be busy for a while before coming back.”
“Mother....”
“Treat Your Royal Highness Yue Wang well.” Su Qing pulled Mu Yunyao’s hand and patted it. Then she stood up and left with Si Qin and the others.
Jin Lan and Jin Qiao looked at each other and tactfully retreated to a place a little further away from the door to guard.
Mu Yunyao raised her eyes and met Yue Yang’s smiling gaze. She suddenly felt a little uncomfortable and said, “Why does Your Royal Highness Yue Wang come here so early? Don’t you have to receive the officials who go to the residence to celebrate the New Year?” Even if Yue Wang wasn’t favored by the Emperor, there would still be people who would take advantage of the New Year to visit his residence and gift him things. Moreover, this year, the matter of Yue Wang making porridge at the New Year’s Festival was in the limelight. The Emperor’s attitude had been slightly relaxed, making more people with other thoughts.
“There’s no need. I told Eunuch Cheng to close the doors and do not welcome any guests.” Rather than dealing with officials with ulterior motives, it was still more important to come here to see Yunyao.
“Yunyao, I … … I have a gift for you. ” As Yue Wang spoke, he stood up and brought the box beside his hand in front of Mu Yunyao.
Mu Yunyao opened it and saw there were twelve zodiac hairpins placed inside. She could not help but smile. “Your Royal Highness Yue Wang’s gift is really ingenious.”
Mu Yunyao took out a laying rabbit hairpin. The small and exquisite rabbit was made from warm white jade. The rabbit’s eyes were inlaid with red and black gems, and there was a tourmaline jade on one side, which was particularly exquisite and cute.
Yue Wang took the laying rabbit hairpin from her hand and carefully inserted it into Mu Yunyao’s hair. He measured her smiling and beautiful face, and his eyes were filled with gentleness. “It’s so beautiful.”
Mu Yunyao blinked and slightly tilted her head, revealing a trace of unspeakable slyness, “Fourth Master is talking about people are good-looking, or pearl hairpins are good-looking?”
Yue Wang’s heart skipped a beat. His heart seemed to be loaded with a living rabbit, and it slammed left and right with a bang, causing him to be in a mess: “People!”
Mu Yunyao couldn’t stop herself from laughing. “Then, I’ll let you watch for a while longer, but what if you have seen enough and don’t want to see it again in the future?”
Yue Wang hurriedly shook his head: “No.” How could he have seen enough of a day? He wanted to hold Yunyao in his arms and carefully accompany her throughout the day. No matter what, he did not see her enough.
The atmosphere gradually became warm. It was unknown if the fire in the room was too hot, but Yue Wang actually felt his mouth becoming dry. His heart was burning, and his body was too hot.
Mu Yunyao felt rather uncomfortable being stared at by Yue Wang’s direct gaze. She couldn’t help but lower her head and didn’t know what to say. Suddenly, a white shadow flashed over, climbed along with Mu Yunyao’s clothes, and crawled into her arms, gently rubbing against her coquettish: “Squeak, squeak.”
“Ta Xue.” Mu Yunyao hugged the Snow Fox and couldn’t help but stroke its fur. “Did you behave well yesterday?”
Yue Wang couldn’t help but frown. “Yunyao, you can’t pet the Snow Fox. It’s naturally wild, so you should train it more.” How was it proper to hug her like this?
“Since it’s so small, it naturally has to be a little spoiled. As for its wild nature, as a Snow Fox, it won’t forget its origin, right? Ta Xue?”
The Snow Fox felt its entire body turn cold for some unknown reason. It then hugged its claws as it waggled it at Mu Yunyao, trying to please her. “Squeak, squeak.”
The dangerous light in Mu Yunyao’s eyes dispersed as she grabbed the Snow Fox and bowed towards Yue Wang. “Hurry up, pay your respects to Fourth Master and let him give you New Year’s red envelope.”
The Snow Fox looked at Yue Wang, raising her foot to scratch her ear, then turned her head to look at him with her soft buttocks.
Mu Yunyao suddenly broke into a smile as she affectionately hugged the snow fox and rubbed it against her face.
The Snow Fox screeched happily and stuck out its tongue to lick Mu Yunyao’s cheek.
“Haha, you....”
Yue Wang narrowed his eyes slightly. If it weren’t for the fact that Mu Yunyao treated the Snow Fox as a treasure, he would have broken its neck right now.
Finally, Mu Yunyao and the Snow Fox had enough trouble, so Yue Wang picked it up and placed the Snow Fox to the side. “Yunyao, do you like the gift I gave you?”
“I like it.” Mu Yunyao measured the exquisite hairpin in the box. Who wouldn’t like such a thoughtful gift?
“Then did you forget something?”
Mu Yunyao’s fingers paused for a moment as she stroked the hairpin, then asked as if nothing had happened, “What, what did I forget something?”
“Where’s my gift?”
“Isn’t the gift from Your Royal Highness Yue Wang already given?”
“Did you send it?”
Mu Yunyao looked at the purse hanging on his waist, “Isn’t that the gift?”
“Of course not. The gift I snatched by myself, naturally, does not count.”
“Then there is no more.”
“There’s really nothing else?”
“No more.”
Yue Wang couldn’t help but sigh, feeling unspeakably disappointed in his heart. “I saw that Imperial Father and Imperial Aunt both got clothes, so I thought I would have some too … Yunyao, you are most skilled at embroidery, but you’ve never done it for me in such a long time, so I grabbed this purse...”
Mu Yunyao suddenly felt that she had gone a little overboard when she saw Yue Wang’s dejected expression. “Your Royal Highness Yue Wang definitely doesn’t lack clothes to wear.”
“It’s missing. It’s New Year’s, and I don’t have any new clothes.”
Mu Yunyao slightly pursed her lips. “Then I’ll give you some silver and find an embroidery lady to help you make two sets.”
“Sigh....” Yue Wang sighed, his tone filled with unspeakable disappointment. “Forget about the embroidery ladies, if only....”
Mu Yunyao stood up to tidy up her dress, “Mother has been gone for a long time, and I’ll go see what she’s busy with. If Your Royal Highness Yue Wang doesn’t have anything else, please come back first.”
“Yunyao?”
“Jin Lan, Jin Qiao, see our guest out.” After Mu Yunyao finished speaking, she immediately turned around and left.