Fairy, shut up! I'm really not blondie.

Early in the morning.

The boy began to stroll in the courtyard.

After wandering around for a while...

He sat down calmly.

He held a few pebbles in his hand, flicking them out from time to time.

It popped the insects out of the soil.

The birds kept in the mansion would automatically gather around and have a "buffet".

This is a unique way to feed birds.

If you find this strange, please don't be surprised.

"Her Highness the Eldest Princess said..."

"She will come."

"But we'll have to wait a little while, probably until the afternoon, as they seem to be preparing something."

"understood."

Su Qing was not surprised.

But the little girl was genuinely curious.

But curiosity aside...

She is quite well-behaved now.

If you can avoid speaking, then do so.

Remain silent.

Look at your nose, and your heart will follow.

I was afraid of saying an extra word.

This reminded the young master of what happened last night.

then.

I'm sure I'll suffer the consequences.

But I never expected it.

She chose to remain silent, but Su Qing wouldn't allow it.

The young man glanced at her and said indifferently.

"I thought he wouldn't speak."

"Would I just forget about the bet?"

Ruolian: "..."

Can you please stop calling me out?

That's it.

Since it has already been seen through.

The little girl, completely giving up, asked directly.

"Young Master."

"There is something I really don't understand."

The boy smiled slightly.

He seems to be in a good mood.

"ask."

"Was there a deeper meaning behind letting the young lady and the eldest princess draw last night?"

Ruolian thought and thought, but still couldn't figure out the reason.

So I had no choice but to put aside my own thoughts and ask.

after all.

It seems the young master's only goal was to get that princess drunk.

That being the case.

Why go through all that trouble?

Why not get the undefeated young lady to concede a draw?

Don't be fooled by the young lady's seemingly indifferent attitude towards most things.

In fact, her inner pride is no less than anyone else's.

"A deeper meaning?"

The young man raised an eyebrow and said calmly.

"It doesn't have any deeper meaning."

"what?"

Ruolian was dumbfounded.

What's the meaning.

Su Qing said with a smile.

"If I don't ask my sister to help me with this..."

"Didn't I lose the bet with you?"

Ruolian: "..."

She slightly opened her mouth wide.

My brain went blank for a moment.

After calming down, all I could think was: No, was he really that serious?!

and also.

and many more.

This is blatant cheating!

The young lady dotes on the young master so much.

Basically, any request from the young master will be fulfilled unconditionally.

In other words.

Was I destined to lose from the very beginning?

Again.

I got scammed again!

Su Qing said it in a matter-of-fact tone.

Don't look at me like that.

"This is a lesson I'm going to teach you, young master: the outcome of a gamble is never solely determined at the card table."

"Go learn it."

The little girl bit her lip.

Speechless.

hateful.

Although I felt something was off, I just couldn't find a reason to refute it.

Fortunately, Su Qing didn't seem to have any intention of accepting a "bonus" for the time being, and asked calmly.

Have you finished what I asked you to do?

"Ah."

When it comes to serious matters...

The head steward of the Su family immediately displayed his professionalism, his expression turned serious, and he lowered his voice.

"The intelligence network has already been established."

"Indeed, as you said, after you returned to the capital, there were suddenly many more unfamiliar faces in the city."

"But I haven't noticed anything unusual yet, young master. Do you have any clues?"

Su Qing nodded her chin and uttered four words calmly.

"The Sacred Land of Taiqing".

Ruolian blinked.

I wasn't that surprised.

After all, she had just heard that the young master had been ambushed by the Holy Land on his way back to the capital.

The Taiqing Holy Land is indeed a behemoth.

Moreover, they are rarely born.

Quite mysterious.

Before the trip to Yunzhou.

Ruolian, under Su Qing's instruction, had already begun to collect information related to the Taiqing Holy Land from various sources.

But so far there has been little progress.

This is enough to show how mysterious this group of people is.

Mysterious and powerful.

After the First Princess's plan failed, the Holy Land suddenly became more active.

There's always a sense of calm before the storm.

It makes people inexplicably uncomfortable.

The only consolation is—

Ruolian couldn't help but look at the boy in front of her.

A smile played on the boy's lips.

Calm and composed, serene and unhurried.

It was as if everything was within his expectations.

Being tricked by the young master can make you so angry you'll want to grind your teeth.

But when the young master is on the same side as him, the boy is undoubtedly the most reliable person in the world, giving him peace of mind.

"That's what the young master thinks."

"Do the people from the Holy Land want to cause trouble in the capital?"

Su Qing narrowed her eyes.

no respond.

He asked the question with a meaningful tone.

Where are all those unfamiliar faces gathered?

“They are distributed almost throughout the city, but the northern part of the city has the highest concentration of them.”

"North City..."

and many more.

Speaking of it.