C267 Reminds Me of One Thing(1)

Yue Nianqiu's smile made Mu Haiyang feel uneasy.

"I am also curious, how did you offend me, Imperial Brother?" Yue Nianqiu asked as if he was watching a show.

Mu Haiyang originally wanted to answer his question, but after thinking about it, didn't she ask Yue Nianqiu to leave just now? She didn't want him, a child, to know about these things. In the end, she had to bear the consequences.

Puzzled, she asked him back, "Eh? You clearly don't know Imperial Brother very well, but why don't I know his temper? You do know him better than me, don't you?"

Yue Nianqiu's expression immediately became very ugly when he asked this question. "This..."

"I've been here a lot since you were away. Of course, I know Imperial Brother better than you!"

"You are lying!" Mu Haiyang's eyes became sharp.

Yue Nianqiu knew that he could not avoid it and admitted, "Actually, I heard it from father. I heard that the Crown Prince position was going to be passed on to Imperial Brother, but father fell ill!"

"Oh right, Yue Niancen..."

When he heard Yue Niancen's name, Yue Nianqiu was slightly shocked, and his smile disappeared. Mu Haiyang did not notice these subtle changes. She just wanted to get some words out of his mouth.

Then she asked, "Yue Niancen is your big brother, right? How did he die?"

"Why are you asking this?" Yue Nianqiu asked back.

Mu Haiyang's eyes turned to the left. She thought for a moment and said to herself, "That's true. When your brother died, you were not even born. How could you know about him?"

Her eyes turned back to Yue Nianqiu and said, "It's nothing. Oh right, did you open the mechanism box that I gave you today?"

Yue Nianqiu ran to the bedside and picked up the box. He looked disappointed and said, "Not yet..."

Mu Haiyang took the box and looked at it with appreciation. She smiled and said, "Nianqiu, you are really good. It has only been a short while and you have already solved it like this."

The landscape painting on the box had been pieced together by 70%. There was still 30% more to open. After opening it, there was still an eight-trigram diagram that needed to be pieced together. Only then could the entire box be opened.

Yue Nianqiu could not be happy because he still could not open it. He was also anxious to know what was inside.

"But..." He said dejectedly, "I still can't open the box."

"It took me a week... seven days to open it." Mu Haiyang said casually.

"Imperial Sister-in-law, if I can't open it, is the thing inside not mine?" She suddenly asked.

Mu Haiyang smiled and said, "It's okay. If you can't open it, I will teach you how to open it."

"Really?" Although Yue Nianqiu would not ask her to open it, he was still very happy when he heard her say that.

"Of course it's true. Anyway, since you're staying here today, you can sleep with me. If you can't open it, I'll teach you how to open it."

"Thank you, Imperial Sister-in-law!" Yue Nianqiu smiled.

In the meantime, the two of them looked at each other in silence. One of them was reading a book, while the other was concentrating on unlocking the box. Until the sky became darker and darker, the maid knocked on the door. "Imperial Consort, His Highness invites you to have dinner..."

It was only when Mu Haiyang looked up at the sky outside the window that she looked up. It had already become dark and it was already past dinner time. What was the meaning of inviting her to dinner at this time?

Mu Haiyang shouted towards the door, "Bring the food over..." Only then did she realize that Yue Nianqiu had also been unlocking the box and did not eat dinner. She then said, "Give Nianqiu a serving too!"

"But..." The maidservant wanted to say something but stopped herself.

"But what?" Mu Haiyang said impatiently.

"But His Highness ordered that if Imperial Consort did not go to eat, they would not eat either..." The servant girl said worriedly.

"That's not my business. Just do as I say." Mu Haiyang called towards the door.

"Yes!" She said nervously.

Mu Haiyang was still focused on her book. Yue Nianqiu pretended not to hear their conversation and continued to open the box.

The maid quickly walked back to the hall. Yue Niansheng sat on the main seat and Lyi Xuanzhi sat beside him. Both of them looked at the door. There was a table full of delicacies on the table and they were all placed there.

Kneeling on the ground, she said, "Your Highness, Imperial Consort said to send dinner into the room."

Yue Niansheng's face was his usual calm. He waved at the servant girl to let her send the food over. After the servant girl left, Yue Niansheng said to Lyi Xuanzhi, "Brother Li, let's eat!"

Lyi Xuanzhi had an impatient look on his face a long time ago. "This king is no longer in the mood to wait. You can eat by yourself!" He got up, flicked his sleeves, and left the hall, leaving Yue Niansheng alone.

He acted as if nothing had happened. He should eat and drink.

Lyi Xuanzhi caught up with the servant girl and said coldly, "Give it to me!" He snatched the servant girl's box of rice. The servant girl naturally did not dare to resist his words.

He strode towards Mu Haiyang's room. He did not have any manners to knock on Mu Haiyang's door. He pushed open Mu Haiyang's door and said coldly, "It's time to eat!"

Mu Haiyang was frightened by the sound of him pushing open the door and looked up at Lyi Xuanzhi in confusion.