The Night King's Mansion.
Zhan Xiaoli's lips were still curved upwards when he woke up.
He slowly opened his eyes.
He didn't want to wake up.
His mother in his dream was so gentle.
But he had already woken up.
Once awake, there would be no mother.
He pouted aggrievedly.
But just as he was about to get out of bed.
He suddenly discovered someone was on his bed!
Lifting his leg!
Just as he was about to kick them.
He suddenly recognized a familiar little face.
Lying on his pillow and drooling!
His head was about to explode.
He looked at Yun Xiaojing in horror.
He shoved Yun Xiaojing to the ground.
"You dare to sleep in my bed! And you dare to drool on my pillow!"
Yun Xiaojing landed on the ground with a thud.
He woke up from his sleep.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
Why did he fall to the ground?
He hadn't fallen to the ground in a long time!
Rubbing his aching little bottom, he looked up and saw Zhan Xiaoli staring at him ferociously!
"I came to find you in the morning, saw you were still sleeping, I was also sleepy, so I lay down on your bed to sleep. Your bed is very big, enough for both of us to sleep!" Yun Xiaojing was speechless. They were brothers!
Zhan Xiaoli's small face was cold and stern, "I don't like sleeping with anyone!"
"Alright, I apologize." Yun Xiaojing stood up, rubbing his little bottom. He knew how to bend and stretch. If it was his fault, he would admit it!
Zhan Xiaoli was still sulking.
Yun Xiaojing knew he was wrong, so he asked, "Don't be angry anymore, I'll take you out to play!"
"Out?" Zhan Xiaoli's eyes lit up.
Father had people watching him, and now the entire mansion was keeping an eye on him, he had no chance to go out.
Perhaps his mother had already returned to the capital!
Yun Xiaojing's eyes darted around, a mischievous and cunning smile on his face, "Hehehe, there's no idea I can't come up with! You just wait and see!"
At the same time.
Zhan Tianye had already gotten up and was washing his face.
After cleaning his face, Qiu Lu walked in.
"Your Highness, the second Miss Yun has been missing for years, with no trace. No one knows what she experienced in those four years. Even General Yun has been looking for her these past few years. I beg your pardon for my incompetence!" Qiu Lu looked somewhat dejected.
In just a few hours, they had sent out carrier pigeons, and all the replies stated that there was no news about the second Miss Yun.
This meant that their spies, spread all over the world, did not collect information as comprehensively as they had imagined.
Zhan Tianye raised his cold eyebrows upon hearing this, "No findings?"
"Yes, Your Highness. This shows that the second Miss Yun must have concealed her whereabouts these past few years. However, five years ago, the second Miss Yun was still very foolish. How could she have completely concealed her tracks? I haven't figured this out, or perhaps, the second Miss Yun was deliberately pretending to be foolish before, and was actually very intelligent. This would explain why she is now not only skilled in music in the palace but also so proficient in medicine." Qiu Lu speculated.
"Pretending to be foolish?" Zhan Tianye recalled the scene five years ago.
The Yun Shu who appeared before him was definitely not pretending to be foolish.
If a person could pretend to be foolish from childhood to adulthood, towards everyone, without showing any trace, it would mean that this person's scheming was terrifyingly deep.
And how old was such a person?
She must have had extraordinary experiences in the past five years to undergo such a transformation.
She was a completely different person from before.
"Your subordinate believes it might be feigning foolishness, but it's also possible she was truly foolish, and only improved these past few years. Because I received news before that someone in the General's mansion had poisoned the second Miss Yun, causing her to become increasingly foolish in those years, which led her to do many things that are difficult to speak of. However, there has never been any evidence for this matter." Qiu Lu added.
Zhan Tianye's cold eyes deepened.
For a moment, Qiu Lu dared not speak.
For some reason, knowing the second Miss Yun's past experiences and now knowing how talented she was, he suddenly felt that the second Miss Yun was a pitiful person.
The things she did before were actually understandable.
None of them were things the second Miss Yun wanted to do.
After breakfast.
A servant suddenly delivered an invitation.
Qiu Lu was startled when he saw the invitation.
Then he immediately took the invitation to see the King.
"Your Highness, the eldest Miss Li sent someone to deliver this invitation, saying there will be a circus performance at a teahouse today, which many children like to watch. She wants to invite the young heir to watch it with her." Qiu Lu said as he handed the invitation to Zhan Tianye.
The eldest Miss Li was actually able to think of this.
Building a good relationship with the young heir before marrying into the mansion.
Now, the young heir still opposed the King's marriage.
If the eldest Miss Li could make the young heir like her today, it would be a good thing for the King.
Zhan Tianye glanced at the invitation, "Hmm, she is thoughtful. You go along."
"Yes, Your subordinate will go and prepare." Qiu Lu immediately turned to leave.
As Qiu Lu reached the door.
Zhan Tianye spoke again.
"Let Xiao Jing go along."
Qiu Lu was stunned for a moment. The King seemed to care a lot about Xiao Jing. Anyone who didn't know might think Xiao Jing was also the King's son, as the King had never shown such kindness to anyone other than the young heir. He nodded with a smile, "Children all like to watch circuses."
A moment later.
Qiu Lu arrived at Zhan Xiaoli's room.
He was surprised when he saw Zhan Xiaoli and Yun Xiaojing eating breakfast together!
Yesterday, the young heir disliked Xiao Jing and refused to let him in, but today he was eating with Xiao Jing!
This was simply unbelievable!
Children were indeed children!
They could play together in the blink of an eye.
Persuading the King to let Xiao Jing stay in the mansion was indeed the best decision he had made!
Yun Xiaojing looked up and saw Qiu Lu standing at the door.
"Uncle Qiu!"
Qiu Lu snapped back to attention and walked in, "After breakfast, I'll take you to see the circus."
"Circus?" Yun Xiaojing's eyes lit up. He hadn't seen a circus in a long time!
He loved watching circuses the most!
Zhan Xiaoli was about to say he wouldn't go, as he wasn't interested in such things. Then he saw Yun Xiaojing winking at him.
He nodded to Qiu Lu.
Qiu Lu breathed a sigh of relief.
He had expected the young heir to refuse and had already thought of how to persuade him on the way.
After all, the young heir was not interested in many things outside.
"Alright, I'll pick you up later." Qiu Lu thought for a moment and didn't tell the young heir that it was an invitation from the eldest Miss Li.
He would tell them when they arrived.
After Qiu Lu left, Yun Xiaojing gulped down all the porridge.
His eyes sparkled.
"Brother, today is a perfect opportunity! I can't believe our luck is so good! Leave this matter to me, I'll definitely be able to take you away!" Yun Xiaojing said with great confidence.
Zhan Xiaoli only nodded, not holding much hope.
"Let's watch the circus first! I love watching circuses! We'll leave after the show!" Yun Xiaojing's eyes were bright and full of anticipation.
Zhan Xiaoli frowned, clearly uninterested, "Circuses aren't interesting."