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She nodded slightly and looked at Yan Muqing in surprise. She did not understand why he had brought it back from Jinxi.

"Granny once said that giving items to people in exchange for them is the will of the people. This is where the true value of this item lies. I only hope that Granny hasn't chosen the wrong person!"

Her heart felt like it had collapsed. She had always felt that she had done the right thing, but she didn't know why, but she suddenly felt at a loss.

If one day she betrayed the trust of esteemed wangfei and him, then would there still be a place in her heart that was so bright and so warm?

After hesitating for a long time, Yue Ziyue slowly moved to Yan Muqing's side. Just as she was about to take back the bracelet, Yan Muqing suddenly stretched out her hand and grabbed onto her ice-cold hand. With her other hand, she picked up the bracelet and slowly put it on Yue Ziyue's wrist, bit by bit.

After the procession had gone far away, the Seventh Prince turned around and entered the mansion. Yan Yinian silently turned around in the rain, while Luo Yuan also walked up and said softly, "Mistress, do we need to send someone to keep an eye out?"

When his gaze landed on a distant place, the rain had already washed away the traces left on the ground. Only mud remained. Yan Yinian thought carefully and softly instructed, "Send Viridescent Eagle, just tell him to meet up with Yue Ziyue, don't alert her!"

Luo Yuan nodded and disappeared in the rain.

Upon entering the Seventh Prince's Mansion, Yan Yinian had just stood his umbrella at the door frame. Hearing Yan Yuanxiao's words, he asked heavily, "Sixth Brother, is it a bit inappropriate for you to do this? Fourth Brother's first wife just passed away.

"Then should Jingfei have killed your eldest mother? "In the past, your eldest mother and she were like sisters …" Yan Yinian's gaze fell on Yan Yuanxiao's face. Seeing the pain on his face, he sighed deeply and said, "Seventh Brother, since you're already out of it, you don't need to worry about these things anymore. You just remember that Sixth Brother is nice to you. That's enough!"

"But, I don't want to see you guys …" The seventh prince frowned slightly when he mentioned his first mother. Even though he didn't know what had happened that year, the fourth prince had never tried to refute her every time this matter was brought up.

Yan Yinian walked up to the seventh prince's side, smoothing the wrinkles on his shoulder. "Alright, now that you've advanced to the Prince Xian of the West, the most important thing to do now is to worry about your life!"

The room was silent all this time. Yan Yuanxiao knew that there was no point in speaking any further, so he walked out of the room with his hands behind his back. "Sixth Brother, sit down first. I'll go and take a look at what food they have prepared!"

A pair of eyes pierced through the rain like lightning, looking down on the vast world in the distance. It was as though he was the king of all the plans. As long as he lightly waved his hand, everything in the world would be under his control.

Yan's mourners arrived at Annan a little later than expected, and because of the heavy rain, they stopped at a farmhouse on the outskirts of Annan, in a makeshift shed outside the compound.

Jen Xi was rather dissatisfied, "Brother, you can make our First Mother's spirit energy move to a better place!" Her gaze landed on the four bungalows in the courtyard, and she did not approve of Yan Muqing's actions.

Yan Muqing walked over and touched Ling'er's body, saying in a very soft voice, "When I was alive, I always said that I wanted to see the scenery outside. She likes mountains and rivers, and even more so, the vast blue sky. Now that I'm out of the palace, I'll let her look at the mountains and rivers to her heart's content!"

The river mountains in the distance had already turned dark green. Large patches of pine and cypress trees formed a sea of trees, giving off an indescribable feeling of vastness. From afar, everything looked like a painter's ink painting, and the curtain of rain added a lot of meaning to it, as if a deep melancholy rippled through the valley and the forest, unwilling to disperse for a long time.

Before this, Yue Ziyue didn't think that she had such good comprehension. She could understand this kind of mental state, but every time she saw the melancholy in Yan Muqing's actions, she would unconsciously be infected by it.

"Alright!" Hearing Yan Muqing's words, Zhen Xi did not refute further. She turned her head and saw Yue Ziyue standing nearby, glaring fiercely at her. In a flash, she ran towards Princess Sai Yao, who had just left the room, "Princess, it's chilly outside. Why don't you go back to your room and stay?"

"I said I'm not called Princess, I'm older than you, just call me Sister!" Sai Yao patted Zhen Xi's hand. Seeing Yue Ziyue's eyes, she didn't pay any attention to her and only pulled her to Yan Muqing's side. "It's still early. Why don't you accompany Fourth Prince for a walk?"

Yan Muqing, who had been silent all this time, took a deep breath to cover the sadness on her face. She instructed Xue Chao, "Bring me a few umbrellas. Princess Sai Yao and I will take a walk around!"

Xue Chao answered and turned around. After a while, he took out a few plain oil paper umbrellas. He must have prepared them before he left.

Yan Muqing turned around to look at Yue Ziyue, who was deep in thought. "You can go too!"

To be honest, almost everyone treated her as an indestructible cockroach. Not only was her skin extremely thick, but her vitality was also very strong. Yue Ziyue was already used to this kind of situation where no one would care about her.

"Ah, alright, let's go together!" Yue Ziyue agreed and hurriedly ran over to Yan Muqing's side. She ignored the cold gazes of both Zhenxi and Sai Yao and stood behind them.

Yan Muqing walked over to Xue Chao's side and grabbed an umbrella. Zhen Xi and Sai Yao each took an umbrella. By the time it was Yue Ziyue's turn, the umbrella was already gone.

Xue Chao looked at Yue Ziyue innocently, "Yue Ziyue is truly sorry, I only brought these umbrellas with me when I left!"

It was a super lie. Yue Ziyue raised her eyebrows as she looked at Xue Chao. She had known him for a long time, but she didn't expect him to not blush even after telling a lie.

The rain hit the umbrella that Yan Muqing had opened, creating a "Pula" sound. Yue Ziyue looked at Yan Muqing as if she was begging for help, only to hear him quietly say, "Let's go!"

"No, I don't have an umbrella yet!" Yue Ziyue stomped her foot at Yan Muqing, who had walked a few steps away. Yan Muqing said coldly, "You can choose not to!"

Yue Ziyue turned around angrily. Other than Xue Chao, there was Jing Fei's coffin. Of course, there were also those guards who were tired from rushing and squeezed into the house to sleep.

"Wait for me, wait for me!" Yue Ziyue's back felt weak. She hurriedly spread her legs and chased after Yan Muqing, attempting to squeeze under Yan Muqing's umbrella. Unexpectedly, like two generals, Jinxi and Sai Yao tightly squeezed Yan Muqing in the middle.

Yue Ziyue attempted to follow Yan Muqing. The droplets of rain from the umbrella had already reached the nape of Yue Ziyue's neck. She could only endure the cold and silently retreat a few steps away.

Along the way, no matter how good the mountain and water was, Yue Ziyue didn't have the mood to enjoy it anymore. Not only was she thoroughly drenched, but no one spoke to her along the way.

Zhen Xi and Sai Yao's voices were also very low. The number of people who could hear their fingers could be counted on one hand, and Yue Ziyue's face was filled with regret. If she had known this would happen, it would have been better to guard Concubine Jing's coffin.