Chapter 28 - Enemy

 Pei Xiuyan met a servant who was coming back from buying snacks on the street. He learned about the Lanyue Pavilion and rushed over at full speed. As a result, he saw Ye Chuyan crying when he entered the door. During this period, Ye Chuyan cried several times in front of him, and her tears were mostly filled with despair. Today, she was filled with heartbreaking loneliness, as if she had been abandoned by the whole world. Pei Xiuyan's breath suddenly stopped when he saw Ye Chuyan like this.

He pulled Ye Chuyan up murderously and said, "Follow me!"

Ye Chuyan subconsciously thought that Pei Xiuyan had seen Wu Mu and wanted to settle accounts with Wu Mu. She couldn't let Pei Xiuyan target Wu Mu. She hurriedly explained: "Pei Xiuyan, it's all my fault; don't do this."

Pei Xiuyan paused and turned to look at Ye Chuyan, seeing that she looked flustered, her tears had not yet dried, and her eyes were filled with fear. How could Ye Chuyan, who was full of pride, be so humble?

His raging anger almost burst out of the sky. "Ye Chuyan, you are my princess; I won't allow others to humiliate you like this!"

After being stunned, Ye Chuyan instantly understood what Pei Xiuyan meant. He misunderstood that she was sad because of the Lanyue Pavilion.

"Your Highness, they are right; I am just the daughter of a guilty minister..."

Before she finished speaking, Pei Xiuyan shouted, "Shut up!"

He dragged Ye Chuyan to the Lanyue Pavilion without saying anything.

The shopkeeper was packing all the things in the store for Wu Yuelin. Seeing Pei Xiuyan pulling Ye Chuyan in like a demon, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart. Zhang Xiuyu was a little scared and quietly moved half a step behind Wu Yuelin. Wu Yuelin faced Pei Xiuyan without any fear. The people who had been watching the excitement in the store suddenly fell silent.

Pei Xiuyan walked into the room and looked around. He walked past everyone and went directly to Wu Yuelin. "You, kneel down and apologise to my princess!"

He was full of a murderous aura, and the evil aura released from his body made people feel cold under their feet.

Ye Chuyan dragged Pei Xiuyan back and said, "Your Highness, don't! I left voluntarily; it has nothing to do with Wu Yuelin!"

She knew that Wu Yuelin was helping herself and Wu Mu, so how could she be insulted?

Wu Yuelin's lips turned pale for a moment and soon returned to normal. She said lightly, "The princess said she left voluntarily; why should the prince ask me to apologise?"

Pei Xiuyan laughed in anger and kicked Wu Yuelin's knee hard. Ye Chuyan was quick-witted and ran to the front of Wu Yulin. Pei Xiuyan hurriedly retracted his foot, and his internal force backfired, causing his chest to suddenly hurt and a sweet, fishy taste in his mouth.

 

"Ye Chuyan, you..."

Ye Chuyan met Pei Xiuyan's surprised eyes.

"Your Highness, even if you ask Wu Yulin to apologise today, you still can't stop the rumours outside. Everyone knows that I am the daughter of a guilty minister. How can you stop the world from talking?"

Ye Chuyan continued, "I know that Your Highness is doing this for my own good. I hope Your Highness will not blame others for this and make me feel guilty."

This gave Pei Xiuyan enough face and stopped him from continuing to show off his power. The onlookers couldn't help but secretly say that the daughter of the Ye family was born into a famous family and had a broad mind, which was not comparable to ordinary women.

Ye Chuyan's eyes were bright and sincere, and Pei Xiuyan saw his angry and ferocious face in them. If he continued to pursue the matter at this time, it would only embarrass Ye Chuyan. He felt like he had punched cotton, was empty, and felt extremely uncomfortable, with indescribable emotions surging in his heart.

He let go of his anger. He pulled Ye Chuyan into his arms and said sternly, "Look carefully; Ye Chuyan is my princess, a dignified Qing princess! From now on, anyone who dares to gossip about her behind her back will be an enemy of the Qing Palace!"

After saying that, his eyes were like knives, sweeping around.

The whole room was silent. This is a naked threat! Who said Pei Xiuyan hated Ye Chuyan? If you hate someone, are you willing to stand up for her? Use the reputation of the Qing Palace to fight against the rumours outside.

The shopkeeper was so scared that his hands and feet trembled. Hearing this, he felt that there would probably be no fighting in the store today, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Who is the shopkeeper?" He had just recovered, and Pei Xiuyan's question made his heart rise to his throat again.

"I am the shopkeeper here." He answered with a flattering smile.

Pei Xiuyan pointed at the packed items.

"All these will be sent to the Qing Palace. If I don't see these things in the palace in an hour, Lanyue Pavilion will never be open again."

The shopkeeper was about to cry; all these were paid for by Wu Yuelin. He couldn't afford to offend anyone—the Wu family or the Qing Palace.

Ye Chuyan turned around and pulled Pei Xiuyan to act coquettishly: "Prince, I don't like these; let's go to other places to have a look, okay?"

Ye Chuyan never acted coquettishly to herself, let alone show this kind of little girl's coquettishness in front of outsiders. Pei Xiuyan's heart seemed to be tickled by a feather—itchy. He knew that Ye Chuyan was doing this to help Wu Yuelin out, and he was thinking of refusing, but he said, "The princess doesn't like your things, so you don't have to send them today."

Ye Chuyan saw that Pei Xiuyan's expression had finally eased and took the opportunity to pull him away. Before leaving, she turned her head to look at Wu Yuelin and said with her eyes, "I'm sorry."

Wu Yuelin looked at the backs of the two people leaving with a complicated expression and suddenly raised the corners of her mouth and smiled strangely. Zhang Xiuyu had been hiding beside Wu Yuelin and was almost scared to death, fearing that Pei Xiuyan would see her and implicate the Zhang family. Seeing that the person had left, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Pei Xiuyan likes Ye Chuyan." Wu Yuelin's words left Zhang Xiuyu stunned for a moment.

She smiled awkwardly and said, "It's only natural that Prince Qing likes his own princess."

Wu Yuelin glanced at Zhang Xiuyu and said, "Wu Mu is in Zuiqiu Tower recently; how about I take you to meet him when I find time?"

Zhang Xiuyu didn't know why Wu Yuelin suddenly said this, and her face flushed.

She replied, "Hmm." The voice was as soft as a mosquito.

After Ye Chuyan and Pei Xiuyan came out, Pei Xiuyan sat in the carriage and said to Ye Chuyan:

"Remember, you are the Princess of Qing, and your every move represents the Qing Palace. If anyone dares to humiliate you in the future, you must fight back as before. All the consequences will be borne by the Qing Palace."

Ye Chuyan suddenly wanted to laugh. It was Pei Xiuyan himself who humiliated her from beginning to end. If he hadn't framed the Ye family, how could she become the daughter of a criminal and be pointed at by others? Her heart was full of twists and turns, but her face was beautiful. "Remember..."

After this incident, Ye Chuyan thought Pei Xiuyan had no intention of strolling again. Unexpectedly, he asked Yan Xue to take her into a remote alley, and she came to the outside of an exquisite courtyard. Yan Xue went up and knocked on the door, and a woman in her thirties came out, with an ordinary appearance but full of silver hair. She saw the carriage behind Yan Xue and said in surprise, "Your Highness!"