Chapter 63: Entering the Palace: An Imperial Decree from the Empress
Ye Jiuge turned and looked at Ye Ruyi. She saw that the small girl’s face had turned red, and her eyes shone brightly in the direction where Dongfang Que had gone. She looked as though she were under Su Junqing’s Mental Manipulation.
Ye Jiuge had been beside her; she was very sure that Dongfang Que had not even looked in the small girl’s direction. She did not expect Ye Ruyi to become a member of the good-looks club or that her spirit would drift away when she saw a handsome man. However, this Dongfang Que was indeed exceptionally handsome in both looks and temperament, and it was no surprise that Ye Ruyi would be captivated.
Still, he was inferior compared to the evildoer, Zi Shang. If only Ye Ruyi could see Zi Shang. Ye Jiuge did not know if his beautiful looks would enchant the girl or if his demon body would frighten her.
“Elder Sister, are we still seeing the flowers?” Ye Ruyi quickly freed herself from her captivation with Dongfang Que and regained her cynical demeanor.
“No, let’s head back!” Ye Jiuge shook her head lazily. After seeing Dongfang Que, there was not much of a reason to continue viewing the Yaoguang Flowers.
“Okay.” Ye Ruyi nodded with a taut face.
On the way home, she maintained an appearance of deeply ingrained resentment. In her mind, she repeatedly spurned herself for not standing firm; because of one handsome man, she had abandoned her dream of taking revenge on all men.
Ye Jiuge sent Ye Ruyi back to the Yaoguang Residence then returned to her Zhilin Residence and changed into a set of plain, lake-green colored silk robes.
After she finished combing her hair, Zhen Zhu entered from outside the courtyard in an ecstatic mood. She said, “Eldest Miss, a court eunuch has come from the palace. The Old Master wishes for you to hurry and go to receive the imperial decree.”