Princess, she is the one who facilitated the extradition.

"Young lady, are you there? Could you please come out and meet me...?"

Li Deshun stood outside Xuanji Tower, holding a luminous pearl, and whispered several times into the void.

Gui Yao stood inside the courtyard gate, looking at his face, which was noticeably more haggard than a few days ago. Her worry grew stronger, and she lifted her skirt and stepped out of the gate.

"girl."

Upon seeing her, Li Deshun breathed a sigh of relief. "You're still here. Thank goodness you're still here."

"What do you want with me?"

Gui Yao glanced at the huge food box he was carrying.

Li Deshun heard that Xiao Huaijin was searching for his fiancée everywhere, and feeling uneasy, he secretly left the palace while the emperor was asleep.

But he dared not express his concern, and instead shone the luminous pearl on the food box, saying, "Thank you for helping my master, young lady. This old servant has brought some food to express my gratitude."

"No need to be so polite. It's late and you won't be able to digest your food properly. Please go home, sir."

Gui Yao turned around and headed back to Xuanji Tower.

"girl."

Li Deshun stopped her, "This was made by this old servant himself. It should suit your taste, young lady. Would you like to try some?"

My little master is a glutton; he used to love the food he cooked the most.

Guiyao has not moved.

She also realized that she had always been greedy, and she thought that it was because she had lost her five senses that she cherished delicious food so much.

Seeing that she hadn't left, Li Deshun quickly opened the food box, picked up a plate of squirrel fish, and handed it to Gui Yao with chopsticks in his other hand.

"Would you like to try some salty squirrel fish?"

The Squirrel Fish with Sauvignon Blanc was cooked very well, with excellent color, aroma, and taste. When Gui Yao ate it, she thought that such a beautiful fish would also taste good if it were made into a salty dish.

She has never eaten anything salty before.

Looking at the bright red and glistening fish, Gui Yao took the chopsticks, picked up a piece, and chewed it carefully.

"How is it?"

Li Deshun asked cautiously, "Does the young lady like it?"

Gui Yao nodded. "It tastes better than the sweet ones from Changxiangsi."

"Then eat more, girl."

After three years away, the young master's tastes haven't changed.

Li Deshun felt an urge to cry for no reason, so he quickly stuffed the plate into Gui Yao's hands to cover it up, and then bent down to bring out a plate of braised beef trotters.

As she served the dishes, she quickly glanced at her eyes. "They're so tender they practically fall off the bone. Try this one too."

During the day, he had to attend to His Majesty and was not allowed to leave the palace, so he took the opportunity to cook the young master's favorite dishes.

Gui Yao glanced at it; it was indeed tempting.

With a thought, a small table and two cushions appeared on the ground. Gui Yao placed the plate in her hand on the low table, sat down cross-legged, and glanced at Li Deshun out of the corner of her eye.

Seeing the shock on his face, she guessed that she must not have had spiritual power or spatial abilities before.

But perhaps it was because my relationship with Li Deshun wasn't really close before, so I kept some things from him.

After his initial shock, Li Deshun quickly took out the remaining dishes from the food box.

"My lord's condition has improved considerably since your treatment. This old servant truly does not know how to thank you."

He carefully observed Gui Yao's expression. "Everyone outside is saying that Prince Jin's fiancée has gone missing. It seems that you had a conflict with him and are deliberately avoiding him."

Or is there another reason? If you have any needs, young lady, please feel free to ask, and this old servant will do his best to fulfill them.

Gui Yao glanced at him. "Can I ask for your eternal love?"

Longing for you?

That was Princess Chengle's property.

Why does my young master yearn for you so much?

Last time, the young master mentioned that the southeast direction was unfavorable to His Majesty. The young master has been calm and composed since childhood and is never one to talk nonsense. Yunqi Prefecture, where Princess Chengle is located, is in the southeast direction.

Could it be... that Princess Chengle is in trouble?

"OK."

Li Deshun readily agreed, "This old servant will find a way to return Changxiangsi to the young lady as soon as possible."

Gui Yao put down her chopsticks. "Cheng Le's people bought me to be abused by Gu Nansheng."

"I am Prince Nan Yao's fiancée. Her actions have violated the alliance between our two countries. Is it too much to ask her for a 'Longing for You' as compensation?"

Li Deshun didn't need to come up with any ideas; all he needed to do was give it a push.

She also wanted to know how much sincerity this man truly had for her.

"This is outrageous! How dare they!"

Li Deshun was so angry that he punched his own leg hard, his voice becoming sharper.

The matter concerning the Gu family had been reported to the emperor by Imperial Censor Chen, so he naturally knew about it.

The thought that someone as noble as his young master could be bought and sold so casually filled him with rage, and he wanted nothing more than to tear off the man's skull on the spot.

I just want to be with you forever, how can that not be enough?

"Would the young lady like anything else?"

If Cheng Le dares not give it to him, even if he becomes a notorious traitorous eunuch, he will still bewitch His Majesty to depose Cheng Le.

Gui Yao smiled and said, "I am an orphan girl who has just arrived in the capital and has been taken care of by Prince Jin."

But Prince Jin is, after all, a native of Nanyao. If I ask for too much, it will not only attract attention but also cause trouble for Prince Jin.

The young mistress is clearly a golden branch and jade leaf, the apple of His Majesty's eye, how did she become an orphan?

This time, Li Deshun couldn't hold back his tears.

"This old servant is not very talented, but he is considered to have some influence in the capital."

He took out his own waist token, "If you need anything, young lady, you can go to the Li residence on East Street."

That was his private residence outside the palace.

Gui Yao accepted it without revealing his identity, and simply said, "Then thank you very much."

Li Deshun opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything and just wiped his eyes haphazardly.

"It's my duty, old servant."

His Majesty doesn't remember what happened those two nights. He's still waiting for news from Nan Yao, as it concerns the important matter of exchanging hostages between the two countries. His Majesty hasn't acknowledged the young master, and neither does he dare to.

Furthermore, they still haven't found out why the young master who was supposed to go to Nanyao had his face peeled off and became Guiyao.

He dared not act rashly.

But seeing his young master in such a state, his heart was breaking.

It's all his fault for being useless. He failed to protect the young mistress and didn't even notice that she had been harmed. How could he possibly have the face to thank the young mistress now?

Thinking of this, his tears flowed even more fiercely. He wiped them haphazardly, saying, "Please don't laugh, young lady. This old servant's eyes have always been prone to watering. Now that I'm older, my eyes are even more easily moved. I can't control them, I can't control them..."

Oh, my little master, the little master he cherished and protected since childhood.

She has suffered so much hardship and torment in these three years. Who was the damned person who harmed her?

And who is that fake Nan Yao? Who orchestrated all of this?

As Gui Yao listened to the crying, a round, chubby figure suddenly flashed through her mind, sobbing as it lay on the table.

A pair of small, delicate hands patted his back. "Deshun, don't cry. I'll be more careful when I practice martial arts from now on, and I promise I won't hurt myself, okay?"

The round, chubby figure raised its plump face and said, "Then, young master, could you not practice martial arts? This servant doesn't want you to suffer."

With her small, delicate hands on her hips, she said, "How can that be? If I don't learn martial arts, how will I protect Father Emperor and De Shun in the future? How will I protect the people of Dasheng?"

"Waaaah... My master protected me, I'm so touched... Waaah..."

The voice in her mind overlapped with the crying in her ears. Gui Yao's temples throbbed, as if they were being roughly churned by a sharp instrument, causing her to sway in pain.

She leaned on the table and said, "Don't cry."

Li Deshun noticed her unusual behavior and quickly went to her side. "What's wrong, young lady?"

Gui Yao shook her head. The voice in her mind and the crying in reality stopped, but the image was still frozen on those tender hands.

She closed her eyes briefly, then opened them again. Before her was Li Deshun's worried face. "I'm probably tired. I should go and rest."

Li Deshun was still worried. "This old servant will fetch a doctor to take a look at you."

We also have to consider the young master's face.

Gui Yao shook her head, "No need, you can go back."

Li Deshun was reluctant to leave, but he had no choice but to. He handed the food box with only the last unopened layer to Gui Yao.

"Please take this with you, young lady."

Puzzled, Gui opened it and found not food, but a layer of glittering jewelry, sparkling diamonds, and several luminous pearls that illuminated half the sky.

All of this was money Li Deshun had saved up over the past three years. Fearing Gui Yao might not want it, he hurriedly said, "As we agreed before, if you treat my master, this old servant will reward you handsomely."

Gui Yao's gaze lingered for a moment before she took the food box.

Li Deshun watched her figure disappear into the void, then slowly turned around, wiping away his tears as he walked step by step toward the palace.

A normally vigilant person, overwhelmed with grief, failed to notice a tail trailing far behind them...