So she curled her lips into a slight smile, and said with a dignified and proper air, "Young Master Xu, there's no need for such formality. Please have a seat!"
Yuan Xu did as he was told and sat down next to Meng Wan. After he was seated, Meng Wan asked, "I wonder what brings the Crown Prince here so suddenly?"
Yuan Xu was clearly taken aback, then smiled somewhat awkwardly and said, "Your Highness, I'm actually here to see someone."
Looking for someone? Who?
Yuan Xu's expression stiffened even more: "She is the princess's younger sister, Miss Meng Yun, the third young lady."
As expected, she had come for Xiao Yun'er. Meng Wan felt a sense of foreboding, but she knew that if Xiao Yun'er had really done something bad, she, as her older sister, could not cover it up. So she said, "I don't know what my younger sister has done to the young master. I hope the young master will tell me so that I can discipline her."
Speaking solemnly, Yuan Xu shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, the Third Miss didn't do anything. On the contrary, it seems that I offended her unintentionally."
offend?
Meng Wan raised an eyebrow, surprisingly using such a strongly worded insult, "What did you do?"
Yuan Xu's expression became noticeably more embarrassed. He glanced at Meng Wan, but looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Seeing this, Meng Wan became even more anxious and urged, "What exactly did you do? Tell me!"
Yuan Xu then raised his head: "Actually, it's nothing. I just happened to meet the Third Miss that day and fell in love at first sight. So I've been visiting the Prime Minister's residence frequently these past two days. I just wanted to show my goodwill, but it seems that I scared her away. She even hid in the Prince Heng's residence."
One sentence made Meng Wan's eyes widen.
Love at first sight? For Xiaoyun'er?
No wonder Xiao Yun'er looked like she'd seen a ghost; she was hiding from her suitors.
"Actually, Your Highness should know that I am not some lecherous playboy. It's just that Miss San's fresh and lovely appearance is truly endearing, so I..."
At this point, he lowered his head slightly, seemingly embarrassed, but then raised it again: "I came here today to apologize to her, and also to tell her that it doesn't matter if she doesn't like me now, she will like me sooner or later. I believe it, I believed it the first time I saw her."
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At this point, he lowered his head slightly, seemingly embarrassed, but then raised it again: "I came here today to apologize to her, and also to tell her that it doesn't matter if she doesn't like me now, she will like me sooner or later. I believe it, I believed it the first time I saw her."
His confident tone, though youthful and impetuous, was not off-putting. Meng Wan smiled and said, "Your determination is good, but Xiao Yun'er is frightened by you right now and probably doesn't want to see you for a while. So why don't you go back first? I'll pass on your message to her."
"Really?" Yuan Xu's eyes lit up.
Meng Wan nodded: "That's natural."
Yuan Xu nodded in relief, stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Meng Wan, and then bowed and said, "Then I will trouble Your Highness. I will not bother you any longer today. I will come to see the Third Miss again after she has calmed down."
Meng Wan watched him leave with a slight smile. Back in her room, Xiao Yun'er was talking to Mu Ci. Seeing her come in, she went up to her and asked, "Sister, how did it go? Did you get rid of him?"
Meng Wan nodded: "She's gone, but she asked me to pass on a message."
"Pass on a message?" Xiao Yun'er frowned.
Meng Wan had just repeated Yuan Xu's words verbatim. Xiao Yun'er listened quietly, her expression growing increasingly unpleasant. In the end, she almost pushed Meng Wan away in disgust, saying, "Alright, sister, stop talking, it's disgusting!"
She looked utterly disgusted, clearly having no interest in Yuan Xu. Seeing this, Meng Wan couldn't help but smile, then reached out and tapped Xiao Yun'er's forehead: "What's so disgusting? Someone admires you, that's a good thing. It means my sister is popular. Besides, I don't think that young prince is a bad person, he's just a bit abrupt in his way of expressing himself!"
"Is that a bit abrupt?" Xiao Yun'er curled her lip in disdain: "She's like a leech, clinging to me, saying 'I like you' nonstop, without even feeling ashamed."
At this point, she became increasingly impatient, waving her hand haphazardly and saying, "Alright, sis, stop talking about him. I saw something new in your room earlier, what is it?"
Clearly not wanting to continue the topic, Meng Wan didn't insist. She simply glanced in the direction the woman was pointing and saw that she was pointing to a Western clock sitting in the corner. So she smiled and said, "That's the Western clock that the Eighth Prince gave us. It's the same as our hourglass. It's used to tell time."
Xiao Yun'er was also very curious about new gadgets. She hurriedly ran over and looked at it up close, exclaiming, "This thing is great! I'll ask the Eighth Prince to send me one tomorrow. I'll put it in my room and look at it all day long. It would be so interesting!"
Meng Wan smiled, covering her face with her handkerchief: "Then you can ask him for it when he comes back. He has a lot of strange gadgets, much more fun than this."
Xiao Yun'er nodded repeatedly, her big eyes wide open: "Where did he go? When will he be back?"
This stumped Meng Wan.
Not long after returning from Western Shu, Huangfu Yi left the capital, supposedly to travel. She didn't ask where he went, so she didn't know. Now that Xiao Yun'er asked, she remembered that there was such a person, and she felt a little sorry.
They helped me so much before, and now that everything's alright, I'm completely ignoring them. That's really heartless of me.
However, you can't blame her. After returning to Lanling, she stayed at home because she was afraid of the cold. She only heard later that he had gone out, so she didn't ask any questions.
When Xiao Yun'er asked about it, she asked Huangfu Mi when he returned at night, "Last time you said that the Eighth Prince went out again. Do you know where he went?"
Huangfu Mi was taking off his outer garment when Meng Wan suddenly asked him a question, so he turned around and asked, "He didn't say, he just said he wanted to go for a walk. What's wrong?"
Meng Wan shook her head: "It's nothing, it's just that Xiao Yun'er brought it up today, so I thought I'd ask."
Huangfu Mi said "Oh," quickly took off his clothes, climbed onto the bed, and pulled Meng Wan into his arms.
He had just returned from outside, still carrying the chill of the cold, while Meng Wan, who had finally managed to warm herself up, couldn't help but shiver at the clash of ice and fire.
She hurriedly reached out to push him away, but he hugged her even tighter, almost melting her into his body. Looking at her face, which was flushed with anger, he curled his lips and said, "You're freezing. Warm yourself up."
As he said this, his large hand began to wander deeper into her inner garment, becoming increasingly lewd.
Meng Wan quickly grabbed his hand, then glared at him and said, "Stop messing around, it's not convenient today."
"Inconvenient?" Huangfu Mi paused, looking at Meng Wan with some confusion. Seeing her nod solemnly and point to her lower abdomen, Huangfu Mi understood and immediately smiled: "You've started your period?"
Meng Wan nodded, and he immediately calmed down, placing his hand on her lower abdomen and gently stroking it back and forth.
Meng Wan stopped moving. In this tranquil atmosphere, her mind became peaceful. She leaned against him and closed her eyes slightly.
After an unknown amount of time, a wind seemed to pick up outside. The howling wind blended harmoniously with the shimmering atmosphere inside the room, and Huangfu Mi's voice came faintly from above.