CHAPTER 273: CHAPTER 268: NANGONG MO, ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

Yun Ran’s fingers paused slightly around the glass cup as she looked at Yu Feiyin, raising her eyebrows slightly with interest, "Oh? Who?"

"The Little Princess of the Jiangling Prince Mansion."

Jiangling Prince Mansion?

Yun Ran vaguely felt it familiar, and after some thought, remembered hearing before that in the year of the great palace fire, it was Princess Jiangling who risked her life to save Nangong Mo from the flames.

Sure enough, she heard Yu Feiyin continue, "Back then, Princess Jiangling saved the young Qin Wang’s life during the calamity, so perhaps due to this bond, he treats the Little Princess differently from others."

For a moment, Yun Ran became curious about that Little Princess, "I wonder what kind of person this Little Princess is?"

"Well..."

Yu Feiyin carefully chose her words, "They say she is a simple and kind young girl, with exquisite beauty, fifteen years of age, and has a very close relationship with the Qin Wang."

The words ’very close relationship’ made Yun Ran slightly raise her eyebrows. She frowned, thought for a moment, and asked again, "So is this Jiangling Prince the imperial uncle of Nangong Mo or a prince of a different surname?"

Yu Feiyin’s eyes subtly flickered with something strange as she looked at Yun Ran, then she laughed with pursed lips, "Young Master, you mean to ask what relationship the Little Princess has with Prince Qin, right?"

Yun Ran: "..."

Had she made her interest that obvious?

Yu Feiyin coughed lightly to cover her laughter, then said solemnly, "Don’t worry, Pavilion Master. Jiangling Prince is the half-brother of the current Emperor, so the Little Princess is technically Prince Qin’s cousin."

Yun Ran twitched the corner of her mouth slightly, "What do I have to worry about? I’m totally at ease, alright!"

Changing the subject, not giving Yu Feiyin another chance to tease, "By the way, I saw Xiao Mohan today, and Princess Beili was there too. Is there something going on?"

Yu Feiyin pondered for a moment, "It’s likely related to the Empress Dowager’s birthday next month."

"Investigate their whereabouts and see if there is another purpose to their visit."

Yu Feiyin accepted the order one by one and then pulled out a map, "Pavilion Master, regarding your previous instructions about selecting a site to open a pharmacy, I’ve screened several courtyards according to your requirements. Please see if any of them are satisfactory."

She then presented a stack of architectural drawings to Yun Ran, "These are the structural diagrams of the courtyards. Please have a look, Pavilion Master."

Yun Ran carefully selected from the drawings, considering factors such as location, size, and structure, finally deciding on a courtyard located on Yongle Street.

The courtyard had a hall in the front, a small courtyard in the back, two rows of rooms on either side, a garden through the back of the courtyard, and beyond the garden was an adjacent villa.

Yun Ran took out a blank sheet of Xuan paper and began drafting a plan.

She intended to renovate the hall into a pharmacy, convert the courtyard rooms into storages and living quarters for the staff, and modify the villa at the back as her private quarters.

Finally, she handed the Xuan paper to Yu Feiyin, instructing her to find people to decorate it according to the layout.

Yu Feiyin put away the drawings, patting her chest in assurance, "Rest assured, Pavilion Master, I’ll ensure the task is completed swiftly."

"But are you planning to move into that villa?"

"Are you going to leave the Prince Qin Mansion?"

"Did you have a quarrel with Qin Wang?"

"You could just move directly to the music house instead!"

Faced with Yu Feiyin’s barrage of questions, Yun Ran gave her a sidelong glance and grabbed the Peach Blossom Brew, walking away directly.

Yu Feiyin stared at Yun Ran’s departing figure, then caught up, "Hey, hey, Pavilion Master, I still have matters to report!"

...

Xiao Mohan and Xiao Xiao, along with others, were arranged to stay at the post station.

As the officials of Tianchu had just left, Xiao Mohan called for his attendant to investigate Yun Ran’s whereabouts.

He even personally drew a portrait of Yun Ran for this purpose.

However, when the attendant received the portrait and looked at the depicted person, his eyes widened in shock, "Your Majesty Prince? Is this really a person?"

"Ah, no, what I meant to say was, does he really look like this?"

Xiao Xiao walked in from outside, overhearing the conversation between the master and servant, she couldn’t help but take the portrait for a look, her mouth twitching fiercely.

"Brother, are you sure this is the rogue you drew?"

Upon learning that Yun Ran isn’t a bully robbing and harming others without cause, Xiao Xiao had retracted the titles of ’cultured scoundrel and beast in human clothing’ from her.

Xiao Mohan, full of certainty and confidence, said, "That’s right, it’s him. Doesn’t he just look like this?"

He pointed at the drawing, "Curved eyes, small mouth, sharp chin, short stature, it can’t possibly be anyone else."

Xiao Xiao, holding the drawing, had black lines running down her face, "If you find a person like that, it would have to be a monster..."

Then she personally sat down to redraw a portrait of Yun Ran, handed it over to the servant, instructed, "Search for someone according to this."

The servant received the portrait, his eye twitching hard, he sincerely wanted to ask: How is this one any different from the one His Highness just drew?!

...

When Yun Ran returned to the mansion, the sun was setting in the west, gold and red rays of light stained half the sky, resembling the flames that ignited the western sky during a phoenix’s rebirth.

As soon as she stepped into the courtyard of Tingxue Pavilion, she saw Nangong Mo sitting there.

He was dressed in enchanting white robes, his hair as dark as ink neatly tied with a jade-colored headband.

The evening wind lightly swept a few strands of inky hair, along with the fluttering ribbon, across his flawless white jade face, adding a touch of romantic allure.

The golden-red rays enveloped him, leaving him glowing with a mystic halo, as if a celestial being descended upon the world.

Catching Yun Ran watching him, he raised his eyebrows slightly and curled his lips in a halfway smile, "Am I handsome?"

Yun Ran: "???"

Yun Ran was momentarily stunned, then twitched her mouth, "Nangong Mo, are you out of your mind?"

The man’s handsome face turned dark, and he coldly snorted in dissatisfaction, "Am I not good-looking?"

Looking at his expression, Yun Ran thought to herself that if she dared say he wasn’t good-looking, he would certainly pester her endlessly.

So, she nodded with little sincerity and gave him a thumbs up, "Good-looking! Really good-looking! You’re the best-looking!"

How could Nangong Mo not see through her perfunctory reply? Slightly displeased, he squinted his eyes and beckoned her over, "Come here."

"..."

[Is he summoning a pet?!]

Gazing at the long and beautiful hand under the sunset, Yun Ran really wanted to go over and bite it, bite those fingers off!

But she still walked over, "Why did you call me?"

"..."

Nangong Mo looked at her, without speaking.

Yun Ran felt puzzled, "If there’s something to say, just say it!"

"..."

The man still said nothing, keeping his lips sealed, his slightly narrowed eyes flickering with a dim, flickering light, at once cool and slightly dangerous.

Yun Ran’s heart skipped a beat, [No way? Did I provoke him again? No! What’s this mad dog man’s problem now?]

While she was guessing, a cool and faint voice rang in her ears, "Didn’t you notice anything different about me today?"

Yun Ran: "???"

Was there anything different? No!