The morning was slightly relaxing, and the autumn was pleasant.

In the early morning, fallen leaves in Chuxiu Palace were golden, like a soft carpet covering the courtyard. Between the flowers and leaves, the drops of dew rolled with the wind, shining brightly under the sun.

During breakfast, Prince Chen came to Chuxiu Palace for fun again, holding a simple kite in his hand.

He had breakfast in Gu Yunxi and Lanxin's room, and then asked Gu Yunxi to play with him.

Concubine Xu had nothing to do with the silly son of the Emperor, so she had to allow Gu Yunxi to take a half-day leave and let her accompany Prince Chen.

Just leaving Chuxiu Palace, Gu Yunxi looked at the kite in Prince Chen's hand, and suddenly thought of something.

"Your Highness, I know there is a place that is the best for flying kites. Let's go there together."

Gu Yunxi squinted and smiled in a sweet voice.

Gu Yunxi believed that Prince Chen would be obedient, but Prince Chen seemed unwilling. He grabbed Gu Yunxi and walked towards the opposite palace road, constantly grumbling.

"No, no, follow me. I'll take you to a place."

Behind them, a little eunuch who was sweeping stretched his neck and watched the two go away. He threw away his broomstick and ran to the Imperial Ceremony Office.

Prince Chen dragged Gu Yunxi all the way to the outside of Wutong Garden.

There was an empty field opposite the gate of the vermilion gate with golden nails. There were no flowers and trees around, and the wind direction was just right.

By now, Gu Yunxi had to be obedient to Prince Chen and stayed here to accompany him to fly the kite.

Gu Yunxi held her dress in one hand and the spool firmly in the other hand and ran forward in the wind, while Prince Chen held the kite in his hand and followed closely.

They attempted many times, but the kite always fell to the ground at the moment it left Prince Chen's hands.

Gu Yunxi thought it was Prince Chen's problem, so she proposed to change positions with him. She let him put the line in front, and followed him.

The result was the same.

Gu Yunxi picked up the kite depressedly and said to Prince Chen,

"What is going on? I see others flying kites like this."

"I don't know. I thought you would know how to do it, so I asked the nanny of Wutong Garden to help me make the kite."

Prince Chen shrugged his shoulders, opened his mouth and continued to speak but suddenly stared behind Gu Yunxi.

"What happened?"

She looked surprised when she saw it.

The moment she turned her head, she saw Leng Qingtang standing not far away. The morning sunshine poured on the well-embroidered python robe, and the soft halo outlined the slender and determined figure of the man.

On his left and right sides, there were some little eunuchs who followed him. Some of them held tea toasts or cloaks, and two held rose chairs in their hands. The ostentation was much larger than that in the Eastern Depot.

Gu Yunxi's heart tightened as she watched. Her five fingers contracted uncontrollably, and had forgotten to give a salute.

The sound of "puff" was slight, and the crude paper kite was stabbed with a row of holes by her fingers.

Upon seeing this, Prince Chen was so distressed that he was about to cry. His handsome sense organs were tangled, and the aggrieved man said,

"Oh, elder sister, you are so bad. You broke my kite..."

Gu Yunxi's cheeks flushed. She was awkward and hurriedly coaxed him.

"I'm very sorry. Your Highness, please forgive me. I will give you a new kite as compensation."

Leng Qingtang smiled and took forward, bowing to Prince Chen and saying.

"Greetings, Your Highness."

Prince Chen smiled and said,

"Beautiful uncle, why are you here?"

"Your Highness, are you flying a kite?"

With delicate eyelids raised, Leng Qingtang was asking Prince Chen, but his eyes fixedly aimed at Gu Yunxi. A deep smile appeared in his eyes.

With her heart beating instantly, Gu Yunxi bit her lips unnaturally and took a deep breath.

Prince Chen was delighted, and nodded confirmedly. He grabbed the kite in Gu Yunxi's hand, and said to Leng Qingtang,

"Yeah, yeah, we came out to fly a kite. We don’t know the reason why this kite is disobedient and can't fly in the sky. Now my sister has broken it and there is nothing to play."

"Could you allow me to take a look at the kite?"

Leng Qingtang stretched out his hand with clear knuckles and an elegant smile appeared on his face.

Prince Chen handed the broken kite to him.

Leng Qingtang looked down at it, curled his lips, and smiled lightly.

"This kite's frame is wrongly constructed. It is top-heavy, and the paper fringes at the tail are short. It is not balanced enough, so it's hard to fly."

The long eyelashes were raised sharply, and he looked at Gu Yunxi with his gentle eyes.

"I can make kites. I will make a new one for you, OK?"

Did he actually just say that?

As the rank-second Commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot and the Seal Keeper of the Imperial Ceremony Office, he actually said that he would give her, a rank-fifth maid, a kite.

Gu Yunxi's brows were startled, and her hands were tightly closed for a while. She was a little nervous.

"Master Leng, thank you for your kindness, but it's not early. I have to rush back to Chuxiu Palace to serve the master. It is not suitable for me to stay here, and I will leave first."

She bowed to Leng Qingtang and turned to Prince Chen.

"Your Highness, I will go back now. I will play with you next time."

"Ah!"

Without waiting for Gu Yunxi to leave, Prince Chen anxiously grabbed her arm, frowned, and said with dissatisfaction.

"Why are you leaving now? Didn't Her Grace Xu allow you to accompany me in the morning? We just play for a while!"

The lie was unconsciously exposed by an unreasonable fool, and Gu Yunxi was ashamed. She did not dare to look at the cold-smelling handsome man on the opposite side.

Leng Qingtang noticed that the girl was too abnormal today, but he didn't care. Without looking back, he ordered the people on both sides.

"Someone goes to the Imperial Ceremony Office to fetch writing brushes, ink sticks, paper and paste, and come back as quickly as possible. The others can leave now and don't need to follow me."

The Seal Keeper's words were order, so the little eunuchs immediately turned around and ran away. They disappeared in an instant.

Leng Qingtang smiled lightly and stepped closer to Gu Yunxi.

"This kind of kite is simple in style, and it doesn't take time to tie it up. Anyway, you have to accompany Prince Chen in the morning. If you wait a while, he won't bother you with a new kite, eh?"

His voice was soft and warm, with an irresistible force. The magnetic voice was deliberately prolonged, which seemed a bit pleased.

He could find that the girl in front of him wanted to avoid him.

Leng Qingtang thought that the crowded scenes would make her feel uncomfortable, so he sent the entourage away compassionately.

Her eyes moving slightly, Gu Yunxi was at a loss. She raised her hand in embarrassment to stroke the broken hair, and bowed her head without saying any word.

The right arm was dragged by Prince Chen and she was pulled to the gate of Wutong Garden.

"Let's go. I want a new kite. I want the beautiful uncle to make a new kite for me."

Reluctantly, Gu Yunxi could only follow Prince Chen and step into the gate of Wutong Garden.

Leng Qingtang smiled gently and followed the two in silence.

The layout of Wutong Garden was different from most buildings in the Palace. The outer garden had a long and narrow space with a row of phoenix trees on each side, with towering trunks and dense frost leaves.

In the center of the outer court was a white brick road, which was far away and straight. The edges of the road were decorated with pebbles, creating a fantastic shape of flowers and plants.

Standing at the gate of the palatial garden and looking from a distance, one could find a white line in the gold clusters stretched towards the end of the red wall, which was particularly eye-catching.

The wind was moving, and the shadows of the trees were whirling. The sunlight fell from the gap between the swaying branches and leaves, broken into mottled everywhere, gurgling flowing. The scenery was pleasant.

The three were sitting on the stone chairs at the end of the outer court.

Gu Yunxi nodded and lowered her eyes. Her eyebrows were faint, and the complex brilliance that extinguished under her eyes was completely obscured by thick long eyelashes. A face without sadness and joy showed indifference.

She admitted that when Master Leng appeared, there was indeed a light flashing in her eyes. The long-lost sentiment quietly climbed to her heart like ripples floating and disturbing a pool of spring water.

In a blink of an eye, Gu Yunxi regained a full sense of reason.

Because she knew her own birth, when she saw Master Leng at this time, she would inevitably think of her own mother and the token that her mother gave to him, The Exquisite Collection of Delicacies.

The reason why she chose to treat him in an evasive and indifferent way was that she just wanted to stop this feeling as soon as possible.

She didn't want her love with him to be based on his feelings for another woman, and that woman was her own mother!

The poisonous thorn in Gu Yunxi's heart was still there, and the sharp pain caused her to be tortured. She tolerated that silently and pretended to be calm.

Leng Qingtang sat on Gu Yunxi's side, tilted his head to look at her, and frowned slightly.

Gu Yunxi felt that her face was being stared at by two bright eyes for a long time, which made her somewhat uncomfortable.

She suddenly turned her head, and her eyes met Leng Qingtang's probing and soft gaze, which was dark and sharp.

"Master, why do you always look at me?"

Gu Yunxi asked in a dull voice, without leaving a trace of affection.

Leng Qingtang raised his eyes, and surprise overflowed from his eyebrows. He did not expect her to behave like this.

He had no other meanings just now. Staring at her features for a long time, he just wanted to get acquainted with her new face as soon as possible.

Yunxi changed her face, which was a fact that no one could change. Even though Leng Qingtang felt heartache, he could only accept the status quo and try to face her new appearance calmly.

After more than a year of searching, now he finally found her alive. It was a blessing in misfortune, and he no longer wanted anything else.

Imperial Doctor Jiang once said that as long as Yunxi's previous face was still alive and fresh, if the medical sage returned to change her face again, it was not without a chance for her to restore her previous appearance.

Leng Qingtang rejected Imperial Doctor Jiang's idea early.

Not to mention whether Yunxi's face was well preserved after a long time, based on Imperial Doctor Jiang's description of the risk of Face Moulding and the physical pain that Yunxi would endure after the operation, Leng Qingtang was unwilling to risk his girl again. Therefore, he had to try to accept this strange face in front of him. When the overall situation would be set in the future, he could stay with his Yunxi for life.

But what he saw today made Leng Qingtang stunned. This girl actually offended him with words?

Did she take the wrong medicine, or was she bullied again in the Palace? Why was her attitude so different from when they met a few days ago?

With all puzzlement, Leng Qingtang smiled bitterly.

"It's okay. We haven't met each other for a few days away. How's it going?"

The pure and shallow voice was like a natural sound, seductive and inviting.

Gu Yunxi immediately lost her head, and her clear eyes turned in a panic, away from the side. She answered calmly,

"Thank you for your concerns. I'm well all the time."

Leng Qingtang looked at her expressionless little face and nodded slowly. Then, as if he wanted to seek a topic deliberately, he continued to ask.

"Did you apply Xiangyu Powder on time according to my instructions?"

She spoke unhurriedly,

"Thank you, Master. I only applied that powder twice. Because I have to run errands with my hands all day long, it is inconvenient for me to use it."

There was a moment of silence, and the autumn breeze blew through.

Leng Qingtang looked directly at Gu Yunxi. His face was dark, and his eyes were a bit stern. The brows were covered by layers of gloom.

Interestingly, this girl seemed to be angry with him, but he didn't know what he had done wrong that made her unhappy.

Unexpectedly, a big hand stretched out and grabbed the girl's soft cold little hand.

The familiar warmth aroused her emotions, but she was also terribly upset.

Her lips were trembling, but she did not dare to shout with one wrist twisting uneasily. She made small resistances frequently, trying to rescue her weak fingers from his strong shackles.

He didn’t do!

The more she tried to escape, the more firmly he held on. Perhaps it was too hasty, but he didn't care.

They had already missed it once. It was God who sent her back with pity. He was about to hold her hand tightly and didn't want to let her go.

Two hands were entangled under the stone table endlessly and were inseparable.

Prince Chen sat across from the two of them. After seeing the movements under the table, he stood up in a daze, looked at Gu Yunxi with a shy face. He then looked at Leng Qingtang with a faintly smiling brow, and said,

"What's the matter with you? What are you doing with your hands under the table?"