Chapter 41

The next day, at the Lu residence.

Thinking about going out to play today, Mu Yang had rested early yesterday, so he woke up especially early today.

After wandering around for a while without seeing elder sister Yuner, he learned from the servants of the mansion that elder sister Yuner hadn’t returned all night, so he hurriedly came to Qiu Yi’s room.

He first politely knocked on the door, and finding no response but still hearing faint mumblings from inside, he then forcefully patted with his palm, shouting loudly: “Housekeeper Qiu! Housekeeper Qiu!”

At this time, Qiu Yi, who was having a beautiful dream with a flushed face, was awakened by the noise outside. In her drowsy state, she finally heard who was outside and immediately became alert.

Looking at the bright daylight outside, she anxiously patted her head, hurriedly got up to dress, but found her underwear wet.

Ah! Ah! She had a wet dream!!!

Qiu Yi’s face instantly turned bright red with embarrassment, but the young master Mu’s greetings kept coming from outside the room. In her panic, she immediately took out clean clothes from the cabinet, then tried to maintain composure and quickly responded: “Young Master Mu, please wait in the hall for a moment, I’ll be right there.”

Mu Yang frowned, obviously impatient, and asked worriedly: “Housekeeper Qiu, do you know that elder sister Yuner didn’t return all night last night?”

Qiu Yi, who was busy changing clothes, suddenly stopped her actions, remembering that last night while waiting for the master, Housekeeper Chen had already told her that the master would stay overnight at the Yun Qinwang’s mansion.

Young Master Mu had rested early last night, so he didn’t know about this.

After considering for a moment, it’s better not to let Young Master Mu know about this. Qiu Yi replied: “The master met with Official Han and Young General Liu last night, they talked all night until very late, so she stayed out. You don’t need to worry.”

This Official Han and Young General Liu are good friends of the master. Although not very familiar, Young Master Mu knows them.

“Oh, I see!” Mu Yang immediately let out a sigh of relief, his brows gradually relaxing, “Then you go ahead with your business, I’m leaving.”

A while later.

After Qiu Yi finished dressing, looking at the hallucinogenic incense that had burned to ashes, recalling that spring dream that made her unbearably hot and thoroughly satisfying, she couldn’t help but swallow deeply, feeling a bit unfulfilled, “I didn’t expect this incense to be so powerful!”

She frowned and continued: “Strange? Why did the master have no reaction to it? Could this incense be ineffective on the master? It seems… I need to try another method.”

At the Yun Qinwang’s mansion.

Although Lu Yuner was a bit uncomfortable sleeping in a strange bed, she didn’t have any weird dreams yesterday and slept until dawn.

A good night’s sleep left her feeling refreshed and energetic.

At this time, she had already washed up and came to the courtyard to walk around.

Last night’s view wasn’t very clear, but now with the clear weather, she discovered that this separate courtyard had an especially fresh and elegant layout. The current spring scenery was boundless, with flower stools for moon-viewing and a jade-green pond for watching fish.

Just as she was admiring the scenery, a pleasing voice came to her ears, “Doctor Lu, did you sleep well last night?”

Lu Yuner looked towards the sound and saw a white-robed youth approaching gracefully from not far away, his handsome face bearing a bright and brilliant smile, his complexion much rosier compared to last night.

After yesterday’s events, Lu Yuner showed no change, knowing what she should do, she returned the greeting as usual, “Not bad, and you?”

“I’m good too.” Su Qingwan’s bright phoenix eyes were filled with obvious happiness, he hooked the corner of his mouth, his blushing cheeks flushed red, and said softly: “Elder sister Yuner, let me take you for a walk around the mansion.”

Lu Yuner was slightly stunned, then agreed: “Alright.”

Following Su Qingwan to a blooming peach blossom forest, Lu Yuner suddenly remembered the peach tree at her mansion, but it had already finished blooming.

However, here the blossoms were in full bloom, the pink peach flowers blooming in profusion, fragrant and gorgeous, like a patch of red clouds in the sky, breathtakingly beautiful.

The surrounding environment was quiet and comfortable, the scenery pleasant, quite suitable for young couples to talk about love.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuner slightly narrowed her eyes, having already seen through everything. At present, with only the two of them left, the intention couldn’t be more obvious.

At this moment, a gentle breeze passed by, and numerous pink petals fluttered down from the peach trees, creating a beautiful and somewhat romantic scene.

Lu Yuner herself wasn’t very talkative, so she quietly accompanied young master Su as they strolled through the peach blossom forest, admiring the flowers and enjoying the fragrance, quite at ease.

Meanwhile, Su Qingwan’s heart was pounding, unable to appreciate the scenery, and even so nervous that he was a bit at a loss.

He had originally planned to have a brief private meeting with elder sister Yuner during today’s peach blossom forest outing.

But when they were actually alone, he didn’t know what to talk about, and even started to overthink, wondering if elder sister Yuner would find him too quiet? Or too boring, unable to make her laugh?

Lost in his thoughts, he felt a bit frustrated with his own clumsiness, and silently sulked to himself, just focusing on walking with his head down.

The two walked side by side, each with their own thoughts.

“Be careful!” Suddenly, a warning came from near Su Qingwan’s ear, and the next second his arm was pulled by some force, causing him to turn and fall backwards. Not knowing what had happened, he smelled a familiar cold fragrance and found himself leaning against elder sister Yuner’s embrace. He instinctively looked up and met those clear and captivating peach blossom eyes, suddenly his heart began to beat faster than usual.

“Young Master Su, you shouldn’t be distracted while walking, otherwise your pretty little face might get scratched.” Saying this, Lu Yuner let go of her hand and stepped back, maintaining an appropriate distance.

At this moment, Su Qingwan came to his senses and realized that he had strayed from the path and walked to a branch of a peach tree, almost bumping into it. Su Qingwan lowered his head slightly, his face red, and said: “I… I’ll be more careful in the future.”

The youth’s back was straight and slender, his long hair swaying gently in the breeze. Seeing his somewhat distracted expression, and considering his frail body that was still recovering from illness.

Lu Yuner said softly: “If you’re not feeling well, Young Master Su should go back and rest properly. I can have a servant show me around the nice sights of the prince’s mansion.”

Su Qingwan looked up slightly, biting his lip lightly: “I’m… I’m not feeling unwell, I’m just… a bit nervous.”

Nervous? Lu Yuner was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, but a hint of hesitation gradually rose in her heart.

The youth before her, with bright and pure eyes, beautiful and fresh, was at the age of first love, when flowers begin to bloom. The feelings produced by first encounters with love are the most sincere and pure.

His attitude towards feelings was serious and pure, without any impure thoughts.

He was as clean as a blank sheet of paper.

Lu Yuner, on the other hand, had agreed to give it a try only out of consideration for her own interests, but in her heart, she would never develop any feelings for him.

Lu Yuner was both the test setter and the grader, having already predetermined the outcome of this matter.

Faced with this blank sheet of paper, her heart, which was half good and half bad, began to waver.

Lu Yuner frowned slightly, her expression serious as she said: “Young Master Su, I think yesterday’s matter should…”

“Elder sister Yuner, do you regret it?” Su Qingwan sensed some unfavorable information from her serious expression and immediately became anxious. Disregarding etiquette, he stepped forward and tugged at Lu Yuner’s clothes, staring at her unblinkingly, his tone anxious and uneasy.