With them looking like this, it's impossible to start an argument.
The harsh words that Luo Cuiwei was about to utter inexplicably turned into a snicker and a muttered complaint, "They sneaked up the mountain before dawn, without explaining what they were up to. How annoying."
"They're here."
His dark, obsidian-like eyes gleamed, and a satisfied smile played on his lips as he gestured for her to look east.
As dawn breaks and the sun begins to rise.
The rising sun bursts forth from the verdant distant mountains, instantly splashing the dark night with a delicate crimson.
Under the blazing sun, the mountains and rivers are magnificent, and the world is a tapestry of beauty.
The drowsiness and annoyance of waking up early, and the monotonous and silent waiting in the cold wind of the late night, were instantly vanished.
Luo Cui smiled, her eyes gradually moistening, shimmering with a gentle light.
She bit her lip, unable to stop smiling, and turned to look at the person behind her.
"you……"
Yun Lie winked at her triumphantly, then raised his chin to indicate that she should look at the thin, hanging waterfall.
Luo Cuiwei turned her head to look in the direction his gaze was pointing.
The water cascades down from the top of the cliff, splashing against the rocks in the mountains, creating a spray of water like clouds and mist.
The golden rays of the rising sun met the mist, transforming the entire waterfall into a flowing rainbow cascading down the mountain.
Seven colors and brilliant splendor, exuding an ethereal aura.
“I discovered this many years ago,” Yun Lie embraced the girl who was leaning against his chest, and whispered in her ear with a hint of pride, “Only I know it.”
This is a treasure that young Yun Lie discovered by chance, a tender secret he least wanted others to know.
Luo Cuiwei turned around, smiled sweetly, and looked straight into his eyes with bright eyes.
"So, what do you mean by insisting on bringing me to see this?"
"A question you already know the answer to."
Yun Lie blushed crimson under her gaze, and with a deep sense of embarrassment, he lightly bit her earlobe.
Luo Cuiwei blushed and shrank back slightly, but still persisted in asking, "You didn't say anything, how would I know?"
Faced with her persistent questioning, Yun Lie finally gave in.
"I just love you so much and I want to win your heart. In short, I will treat you very well, so since you've started flirting with me, you must flirt with me properly and not be fickle!"
He spoke it all in one breath, without pausing.
Who started this? Who flirted with whom?
Luo Cuiwei felt that there must be some ridiculous misunderstanding between her and Yun Lie to get to where they are today.
He seemed to keep emphasizing that everything between them was because she was the one who started it.
Luo Cuiwei turned around, overjoyed, and wrapped her arms around his waist. "The wind was too strong, I didn't hear you clearly. Can you say it again?"
Yun Lie gently pressed the back of her head, pulling her face into his arms, no longer giving her a chance to continue staring at his blushing face and laughing.
His eyes were clearly smiling, but he gritted his teeth with utter disgust and said, "I'll never hear you say such disgusting things again in this lifetime."
There will never be another person in his life who would make him willingly say such disgusting and ingratiating things.
Chapter 31
On the morning of February 18th, Emperor Xianlong received an urgent memorial delivered by fast horse from the capital, indicating that something major had happened in the court.
At 9:00 AM, the five princes departed from Quanshan Palace with Emperor Xianlong's entourage and hurriedly returned to the capital. The rest of the entourage were arranged by the officials of the Imperial Household Department to return to the capital later. The spring hunting trip, which was originally scheduled to last for twenty days, ended five days ahead of schedule.
Because the incident happened so suddenly, by the time Luo Cuiwei learned of the news from the officials of the Imperial Household Department, Yun Lie had already left the palace with the Emperor, and even Xiong Xiaoyi had left with him.
At noon, the Imperial Household Department delivered simple meals to each courtyard and informed everyone that they could pack their luggage after the meal and depart for the capital at Shenshi (3-5 PM).
Luo Cuiwei traveled all over the country with her father since she was a child. Whenever she went out, in order to prevent various emergencies, she never easily messed up the original arrangement of her luggage, so that she could leave calmly at any time.
After lunch, Luo Cuizhen went back to her room to pack her things. Luo Cuiwei didn't have much to pack, and since there was still more than an hour left, she took a short nap on the recliner fully clothed.
At the hour of Wei (1-3 PM), Luo Cuiwei slowly woke up, went to the outer room to fetch water and casually washed her face. Feeling refreshed, she stretched and walked leisurely to Luo Cuizhen's place.
Seeing Luo Cuizhen still frantically tidying up, Luo Cuiwei smiled helplessly and decided to go help.
"Sister, no need, I... I've almost packed everything up," Luo Cuizhen waved her hand somewhat flusteredly, her smile a little guilty, "There are only some odds and ends left, they're just a bit messy..."
Although Luo Cuizhen was a pampered young girl at home who was waited on hand and foot, she did her daily chores herself when she lived in the academy dormitory. So she didn't need help to pack her luggage.
There was still more than half an hour before Shenshi (3-5 PM), so Luo Cuiwei didn't urge her. She sat down by the flower table under the window, resting her chin on her hand and smiling as she watched her younger sister rush in and out to pack things.
"I slept for about half an hour, and I thought you were all ready." She chuckled casually.
"I'm just... a little slow. When I was suddenly told I had to leave early, I panicked," Luo Cuizhen said, tidying up her odds and ends with a smile on her round face. "Actually, it's better to go back early. I've been away for half a month, and I've been dreaming about the rice dumplings at home."
In the first few days after arriving in Quanshan, Luo Cuizhen was overjoyed and played around with Xu Ying every day, finding it all so novel.