After returning to the Imperial Ceremony Office, Leng Qingtang asked the eunuch to bring some hot water and put enough fragrant gardenias in the water.

He put his hands in the washbasin and rubbed the soap again and again until there were red marks on all of his ten slender fingers.

Bingbi Liu stood beside him and looked at him but did not dare to say anything. He just knew that the Master did this sometimes after returning from Yongning Palace. But he had not done this for nearly two years.

After wiping his hands, Leng Qingtang leaned against the rose chair and asked while smearing the xuelan hand cream,

"Where is Baiquan?"

Bingbi Liu bowed and said with a low voice,

"He did not stay in the Imperial Ceremony Office for a long time and then was ordered to come back to Yongning Palace. I have asked Madam Mu to stay in your room. She was provided with good food and well treated."

The silent and black eyes of Leng Qingtang suddenly looked up, which were complex.

Bingbi Liu felt nervous when he was stared at. The blandishment on his face disappeared immediately. He nodded and no longer talked.

Leng Qingtang looked down. When he was compressing his lips, there was an imperceptible radian in his mouth. His smile looked cunning.

Some words did not need to be spoken. An understanding was enough. It had to be admitted that Bingbi Liu really had sharp eyes and was good at handling affairs.

...

Gu Yunxi was pacing back and forth in Leng Qingtang's room and looked worried.

When she was coming to the Imperial Ceremony Office, she met Lu Qiange who was going on patrol on the palace road.

He was surprised when he saw her. According to the attitude of the Imperial Ceremony Office, she was already regarded as an offender. She was sent away under escort and other people would not know where she would go. Lu Qiange worried about her.

After entering the back room of the Imperial Ceremony Office, when she was in the yard, Baiquan from Yongning Palace asked Bingbi Liu to punish Tu Muxue with a fire-eating attitude and took the liberty of insisting that Tu Muxue should be treated with combed punishment.

Bingbi Liu of course knew that only Master Leng could make a final decision and asked someone to take Gu Yunxi to a Violent Room.

In less than an hour, a eunuch took Gu Yunxi to another bright, capacious, and big room.

Seeing the elegant and luxurious furniture and displayed articles and smelling the familiar cold fragrance in each corner of the room, Gu Yunxi immediately realized that this was the bedroom of Leng Qingtang when he was handling official business in the Imperial Ceremony Office.

When she was feeling bored and did not know what to do, the door opened and Leng Qingtang slowly walked in.

Gu Yunxi straightened her back instinctively. After having a look at him, she immediately looked at somewhere else. Her expression was unnatural and nervous.

She was not considerate enough in dealing with what happened in Yongning Palace, which resulted in the war between Concubine Xu and Wan Yuyao.

Without Master Leng's interference, she could not imagine how long the furious quarrel would last and what they would be like.

When she saw the Master at this time, Gu Yunxi who was uneasy originally felt grateful and guilty.

After he saved her from Honour Guards of Leopard Battalion last night, she blamed him harshly. Then she led to trouble today.

Leng Qingtang focused his eyes on her and lowered his head to look at the hot and aromatic food on the table.

"What time is it now? Are not you hungry?"

His voice was lingering and sounded good and special, different from the eunuchs' voice which was sharp and like a woman. His voice was attractive like the friction sound produced when the jade was dragged and made Gu Yunxi's face red.

"I am not hungry. You can eat if you are hungry."

She immediately felt dizzy and sleepy and was like a young married woman who had suffered from indignities and was standing obediently while crossing her forearms in front of her chest. She seemed to be waiting for his husband to admonish her submissively while accompanying his husband and quietly watching her husband sitting at the table without caring about anything.

Seeing such a harmless woman like a rabbit, Leng Qingtang wanted to laugh. Was she the sharp-tongued female knight-errant he personally saved last night?

Leng Qingtang recalled the scene in Yongning Palace just now. How could this submissive rabbit be like an atrocious lioness that made threatening gestures in front of Wan Li.

Alas, he was too late and missed the wonderful and shocking scene.

Leng Qingtang tried his best not to laugh and picked up the bowl and chopsticks to eat the fancy lunch with relish.

" Master... I led to trouble..."

Suddenly, Gu Yunxi carefully said this,

Leng Qingtang seemed not to care and nodded his head.

Gu Yunxi was embarrassed and blinked her eyes.

"I, I beat the Shenle Marquis..."

Leng Qingtang leisurely took one bite and turned his head,

"That is not a problem. My woman should be self-willed!"

Gu Yunxi immediately kept her eyes open, stretched out her neck, and felt unbelievable. She immediately asked,

"Won't you send me to the Violent Room and punish me with palace rules?"

Leng Qingtang raised his eyebrows and snickered.

"Who said Violent Room? I will punish you in bed."

The Master flirted with Gu Yunxi who did not know how to react. She felt surprised and shy. Her lips shivered and she did not know how to reply.

She could do nothing but stand aside and watch him enjoying the meal. Unconsciously, she pouted and there was a flash in her eyes. She was innocent and aggrieved.

She was busy all morning. Gu Yunxi was hungry but she was distracted just now and did not have the mood to have the meal.

After seeing the Master, she was not worried. In such a big room, her stomach suddenly began to growl in this quiet environment.

Gu Yunxi's face became red with her hands on her stomach.

Leng Qingtang put down the bowl and chopsticks, and his eyebrows were curved. He looked at her and asked gently,

"Do you want to sit down and eat with me?"

Gu Yunxi rolled her eyes and her eyelash was shivering. She complained,

"There is only one set of tableware. How can we eat together?"

Leng Qingtang laughed,

"We also ate with the same bowl before."

Being stared at gently by such a handsome person for a long time, Gu Yunxi felt very happy.

When Gu Yunxi was feeling ill at ease, she was pulled into the arms of Leng Qingtang.

When she slowly came to her senses, Leng Qingtang was gently looking at her red face. He said near her ear with an amorous voice,

"Eat while sitting on my leg, and I will feed you."

Gu Yunxi wanted to disentangle herself from his arms. Now she was bending in front of his chest while sitting on his leg.

She beat him and was a little angry,

"How could you flirt with me at this time?"

"What time? The time of the meal."

His smile was cunning and he narrowed his eyes like an evil fox.

He picked up a spoon and fed Gu Yunxi with the spoon.

She felt very shy and wanted to find a place to hide to escape from the gentle arms of this man.

"Do not you want to eat?"

After realizing that she was unwilling to open her mouth, Leng Qingtang frowned, raised the spoon, and teased her,

"If you do not want to eat, I will eat it."

"Alas!"

Gu Yunxi saw the Master put the spoon into his mouth. He looked at her with a smile while chewing the food.

Gu Yunxi pouted and sighed to protest. Leng Qingtang laughed and put another spoonful of food into her mouth.

Gu Yunxi surrendered in the arms of Leng Qingtang who was very good at flirting and very handsome and was no longer reserved. He coaxed her into eating to enjoy the good taste of each exquisite dish.

They ate bite by bite. After they finished lunch, both of them felt very sweet. Their stomachs were very full.

After drinking the tea to gargle, they asked someone to take away the food. Leng Qingtang asked the servants in the corridor to go away.

"The Master, how did you persuade the Imperial Noble Concubine to let me go?"

Gu Yunxi was puzzled by this question for a long time.

The eunuch who brought the food to her asked her not to worry because the people of Yongning Palace had gone away.

Now nobody was outside. So she could not help asking the Master.

Gu Yunxi was not afraid of being punished or death because she died once. So she was not afraid of anything.

But she did not want Master Leng to be controlled by Wan Yuyao due to her. If so, she would rather die.

"Do not worry. I have a solution."

After perceiving that she was caring about him and uneasy sincerely, Leng Qingtang laughed. There was a flash in his eyes. He looked at her attentively.

His arms surrounded her waist tightly. She was embraced tightly while sitting on his leg. His voice was slow and low, which could soothe her very well. He started to comfort her patiently.

"You were really too obtrusive this time. Wan Yuyao had been in the imperial harem for nearly ten years. Several young concubines who were new in the palace died in her hands. You could not win based on her power and means."

Gu Yunxi listened carefully and nodded modestly.

"I was too angry and anxious. If I had come at a later time, Yunyao might have been forced to drink toxic soup by the evil people. If I do not prevent, who can prevent?"

Leng Qingtang's face darkened immediately. He thought that she was referring to the past and hated him who deserted her in the Mansion of Ming.

He put his big and cold hands on top of her head. He sighed, which sounded bitter, sad, and dreary.

"Darling, I know that you are still blaming me for the past. I did not do well in the past and owed your sister and you too much."

Gu Yunxi frowned and shook her head thoughtfully,

"I don't blame anybody and just blame myself who came back too late."

Leng Qingtang grasped her hands. His eyes were deep and attentive. He looked at her for a long time.

The back of his hand was very warm. After touching his hands, she felt limp and numb, which made her recover herself all of a sudden.

When she saw his delicate and bright eyes, Gu Yunxi laughed bitterly.

"Very ugly?"

She wanted to cry but Leng Qingtang smiled.

"No, very beautiful. I love you because you are you instead of your face."

Gu Yunxi was stunned. She felt that her heart seemed to be cut. After the pain, the sweet spring water flowed into her heart which made her feel warm and brought a quivering throb.

There were chilly and commiserative rays of light in his deep eyes. Gu Yunxi was fascinated by his eyes. But she suddenly changed her attitude because of one thing in her heart. But she was unwilling to give up his love.

She scrunched up her face and stammered to ask,

"Master... What happened to you and my mother?"