No wonder she always felt that Jinglian’s attention to her was beyond normal, it turns out everything was traceable.

Jinglian was not just a servant boy serving Xie Yun, he had been raised in the Xie family since he was a child, as a companion to the nobility. His vision and knowledge far exceeded that of ordinary people, and he couldn’t have been idle enough to pay attention to her, to care for her.

The only reason he could do this was because Xie Yun ordered it.

Her heart was beating fast, feeling that she had been too naive before, she had never thought of this layer.

At this moment, a familiar call sounded in her ears.

“Miss, Miss?”

Sang Yao came back to her senses and looked at the person in front of her.

Randon was holding an oiled paper umbrella, looking at her with concern. She stared at Sang Yao’s face and hurriedly said, “Miss, what’s wrong with you? I’ve called you several times. Your face is so red, the weather has been changing a lot lately, could it be that you have a fever?”

Sang Yao avoided Randon’s gaze somewhat guiltily, touched her hot cheeks with her hand, and lied somewhat unskilfully, “It’s nothing, it’s just too hot in the room.”

“Really? Did Master… scold you again?”

Sang Yao waved her hand and said, “No.”

“Let’s go quickly.”

“I thought Master was going to scold you again when I saw his face looking bad.”

In the past, Sang Yao would have definitely talked to Randon about Sang Yin’s unreasonable behavior, but now she didn’t say much. Seeing that Randongdidn’t think much of it, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

The bluestones were particularly bright after being washed by the rain. As Sang Yao walked on them, she could even see her own reflection when she lowered her head.

She guessed her face wasn’t that red, right?

After all, she didn’t feel that hot anymore. It was worth blushing a little for someone like Xie Yun. The more people who liked her, the less she cared.

So Sang Yao deliberately lowered her head to take a closer look. In the blurred water, she saw a red and plump tomato.

“… “

She casually looked away, no longer looking down.

Sang Shu often resided in the Quiet Moon Palace. Sang Yao had heard that it was because when the former emperor first saw her elder sister, he thought he had seen the ethereal Chang’e Fairy on the ninth heaven, so he specially renamed the palace where her elder sister lived as the Quiet Moon Palace.

As Sang Yao had not yet been married, and was Sang Shu’s younger sister, she had been given the imperial decree to freely enter and leave the palace to visit her sister when her sister was favored in the past.

The Quiet Moon Palace was very empty, and these days it happened to be damp, giving it a somewhat similar feeling to the Heavenly Palace.

“Miss, please wait a moment. Her Majesty is changing her clothes and will be here soon.”

The palace maid of the Quiet Moon Palace served Sang Yao hot tea, and Sang Yao took a sip.

“Her Majesty was just saying why Miss hasn’t come yet, thinking that Miss got lost again.”

Sang Yao said, “I met my father on the way, and he called me away and then…”

She stopped halfway through her words, and then said discontentedly, “Aunt Dai, don’t laugh at me. I won’t get lost now.”

Just as she finished speaking, Sang Yao saw a slender figure walking out from behind the pearl curtain. She smiled and quickly ran over, without saying a word, she hugged the beautiful woman in front of her, nuzzled Sang Shu’s neck affectionately, and said, “Elder Sister, I miss you so much!”

Sang Shu let her hug her, her beautiful face showing a hint of helplessness. After a moment, she stretched out a slender finger to push away the girl’s furry head:

“Alright, I just finished bathing, don’t stick to me.”

Sang Shu’s appearance was completely different from Sang Yao’s.

According to current aesthetics, it was not an exaggeration to say that Sang Shu was unrivaled in the harem. She was tall and had a beautiful face that seemed untouched by the mundane world. Wrapped in white gauze, she swayed gently in the wind, making Sang Yao feel like her sister was about to fly beyond the ninth heaven in the next moment.

She let go of Sang Shu, and then she couldn’t help but ask, “Sister, how did you bathe during the day?”

What else could it be, this silly sister.

Sang Shu looked a little strange, but she didn’t explain to Sang Yao. Instead, she said, “Did Father scold you just now?”

Sang Yao was reminded of Xie Yun again, and she said ambiguously, “He scolded me a little.”

Sang Shu asked, “And then?”

“…And then Xie Yun came.”

Sang Shu furrowed her brows slightly and pondered, “Xie Yun.”

Unlike the heads of the Xie family in the past, Xie Yun was only twenty years old but already had the intention to take over the family. Since he entered politics, she had never seen him rest, all his thoughts were on political affairs. Of course, he had achieved a lot over the years. Balancing the branches of the family, quelling unrest, dealing with foreign relatives, showing his sharpness, and even daring to press against imperial power step by step.

He didn’t love the wind and moon, didn’t like poetry and wine, kept away from women, and even disdained to pretend to be kind.

Such a person was hard to find a weakness in.

If the Sang family couldn’t show him obvious benefits, even if they begged to climb the high branches, he probably wouldn’t give them a glance.

But she naturally wouldn’t tell Sang Yao about these things. “Does he have something to do?”

Sang Yao said, “Well… nothing much, it seems he came to interrogate a criminal.”

Sang Yao then said, “Sister, Sister, what do you think of Xie Yun?”

Sang Shu said objectively, “Elegant and talented. If he were born in the Sang family, Father would probably laugh in his dreams.”

Sang Yao thought, what elegance and talent, he was a beast in gentleman’s clothing. Oh no, he was a beast in gentleman’s clothing.

Just as she finished speaking, Sang Shu sensed that something was wrong.

Usually, she had never seen Sang Yao care so much about a man. Today, not only did she take the initiative to ask her, but she also blushed after just a few words.

Sang Shu stared at Sang Yao’s face, suspiciously asking, “Yao Yao, something’s wrong with you. Why are you asking about him? Are you hiding something from me?”

Sang Yao blushed even more.

Alright, it was confirmed, there was indeed something.

Sang Yao had always trusted Sang Shu very much. Besides her sister, she didn’t know who else to tell. She swallowed her saliva and said, “There is indeed something, I… I have a secret.”

In fact, at this point, Sang Shu could also guess what it was.

Most likely, her silly younger sister had a crush on Xie Yun.

It was completely normal to have a crush on Xie Yun. Although this was destined to be unrequited love, at least it proved that her little sister had good taste.

She gently urged, “Tell me.”

Sang Yao pursed her lips, secretly glanced at the palace maids and eunuchs waiting beside her, then hesitated for a long time, finally leaned close to her sister’s ear, and whispered with great shame:

“It’s… it’s that Xie Yun seems to like me.”

“What should I do, Sister?”