Volume 2: Awakening Memories ☆ First Radiance Chapter 1: Jiu'er's Disappearance

  War King Mansion · Slender Dust Residence

  Zixiang Pavilion is located in the heart of a circular emerald lake, with one end facing Xiandustudy and the other connecting to Zhai Xing Lou, which is the highest building in Wangfu.

  Xue Xing Lou is the study of Ye Jue Chen, and no one in the Wang Fu, from top to bottom, is allowed to enter without permission, not even Nan Rong Miss, who is now the Crown Princess.

  The warm sunlight falls on the lake, a gentle breeze blows by, stirring up ripples, and the fish in the lake swim happily, occasionally jumping out of the water. The red and white lotus flowers in the lake are competing with each other in beauty, and the elegant fragrance of the lotus wafts through the air, refreshing the heart.

  "Big brother, even if you want to give in to me, there's no need to make it so obvious." Xuan Yuan Si Cheng still wore the same blue brocade robe, his bright smile like scattered sunlight, warm and comforting.

  They grew up together since childhood and were exceptionally familiar with each other. Ye Jue's thoughts never fell on the chessboard, how could he not know?

  It seems that Little Princess has had a significant impact on Older Cousin.

  Yi Xincheng was three years younger than Xuan Yuan, and when they met, he had to call her "Imperial Sister-in-law", which felt quite strange. However, he did hope that Ye Juechen could find happiness.

  "Dust, you'd better take a good look at your losses, don't lose too miserably." Nan Rong Mo Chen pursed his lips and smiled slyly, with a hint of 'mayhem is just around the corner'.

  In terms of chess skills, looking at the entire Night Country, and even among the other three countries, there are few people who can be considered as opponents of Ye Juechu.

  However, on the chessboard on the white jade table, the black piece held by Ye Juechen was clearly surrounded by Xuan Yuan Si Cheng's white piece, making it difficult to find a way out. In less than five moves, this game would be lost for sure.

  Situ Luolan, sitting opposite Nan Rong in the morning, had a faint smile in his eyes that didn't quite reach the bottom of his eyes. In the depths of his pupils, a complex and inexplicable glimmer flickered, like clouds and mist, elusive and indistinct.

  Dust of heart, has been chaotic for her.

  Even in jest, he had never been so discomposed before.

  For some reason, Situ Luolan would think that Shallow Words might not have entered Dust's heart, and if she had walked in, Dust wouldn't have let her go so easily, nor would he have allowed her to leave his side.

  After becoming the crown prince's consort, Ye Zehou remained unchanged except for an even colder aura about him, still as he had always been.

  However, the appearance of Yixin Ran made Situ Luolan see a Night Xuechen with expressions, who could get angry and furious, completely shattering his understanding of Night Xuechen.

  If it weren't for the woman who had walked into his heart, how could his unknown other side be so calmly presented in front of Yixin, and how could his emotions be affected by Yixin.

  If not for being overly concerned, then why would he be so excited and angry when he heard Yixin say she wanted to climb the wall? A man only has such a strong sense of possessiveness towards his own woman.

  "This king is putting himself in a desperate situation to survive." Ye Jue's face sank, and he lightly coughed, using the phrase "this place has no silver three hundred taels" to cover up his embarrassment, and in his heart, he couldn't help but mutter a curse.

  Troublesome little woman, don't let me catch you in the end, otherwise I'll have to give her a good spanking on her little butt.

  Playing chess with others, I must be careful not to get distracted. I keep reminding myself to focus, but my mind keeps wandering back to Yixin's lovely face and the sweet sound of her laughter, making it impossible for me to concentrate on the game.

  This younger cousin of his had been learning chess with him since childhood and was quite skilled at it, but he wasn't that easy to deal with.

  Pfft——

  Situ Luolan couldn't help it, burst out laughing, almost choking on the tea she was drinking, and said loudly: "At most two more moves, Zhen can lock in the win, can you still turn the tide?"

  The War King Ye Xue ate a turtle, and it can't be said that it's not the biggest news in Jin City.

  "Cheng, you can take advantage of your imperial sister-in-law's aura and at least win against Dust once, haha." Nan Rong didn't care about his junior brother's ugly face, being able to make the Ice Mountain lose was a very great thing.

  As soon as these words came out, a hint of embarrassment flashed across Ye's eyes, and the cold air around him grew even thicker. Xuan Yuan Si Cheng, who was sitting opposite him, felt it most deeply.

  They exchanged another silent glance, and couldn't help but laugh quietly. Provoking the dormant volcano was not a wise thing to do, they didn't want to get on its bad side, so they held it in.

  Looking at the two people whose shoulders were shaking violently with laughter, Xuan Yuan Si Cheng smiled lightly and said: "Brother-in-law's chess skills are extraordinary, it's not impossible that he has a follow-up move."

  "You little scoundrel, you're always speaking up for him..." Before Nan Rong Mo Chen could finish his sentence, the steward Han Zhong hurried over and respectfully said: "Your humble servant greets Your Highness, may Your Highness be forever safe and prosperous."

  "What's going on?" The black sesame seed pinched between his fingers was put away, and Ye Jue asked in a cold voice.

  "Reporting to Your Majesty, Nan Guo Chang Li has arrived at the gate of the palace and is requesting an audience with Her Majesty the Queen. The horse carriage has already reached the entrance of the palace, please instruct us on what to do next." The Wang Fu was different from other places, if Night Emperor didn't nod his head, even if Night Emperor himself came, he couldn't take a single step into the Wang Fu.

  Chang Li Hou turned out to be the Emperor's brother-in-law, Xu Tian Bao, from the Southern Kingdom. Relying on being the elder brother of Empress Xu, he had been tyrannizing the Southern Kingdom for many years, almost to the point of being detestable.

  Regarding the title of Chang Li Hou conferred by Emperor Nan, Xu Tianba accepted it on the surface but actually loved to hear others call him "Guo Shu Ye" (National Uncle). This title gave him a sense of pride and superiority over Emperor Nan. In other words, even though Emperor Nan was the ruler of a country, he had to address Xu as "Big Brother" in private.

  The XU family has a deep foundation in the southern country, and one of them produced three queens of the southern country, which is not inferior to the real royal family. Otherwise, there would not be no concubine in the harem of the southern country who dared to fight with Queen Xu, even if she died, it could only be blamed on her own fate.

  "He did come frequently, visiting twice in just three days." With a slight lowering of her eyelids, Nan Rong Mo Chen couldn't help but recall the words Yixin had said that afternoon in the flower hall.

  The abandoned chess piece, only feared that compared to the noble princess in the southern royal family, she was the most dazzling pearl buried.

  "I don't know how much longer the queen wants to drag him on." After a glance at the chessboard filled with black and white pieces, Xuan Yuan Si Cheng put down the white piece in his hand, afraid that he couldn't continue playing.

  "Go back and tell him that the princess is not in the palace, let him come another day." Since his little princess was going to make a scene with Xu Tianba, how could he possibly ruin her show.

  Moreover, he also wants to see what secrets are hidden on Yixin's body that make Nan Huang go to such great lengths to come to Ye Guo from afar.

  "Yes."

  Han Zhong responded with a sound, bowed his head and took two steps back, turned around and was about to walk out, but didn't expect to bump into someone. With a 'thud', the woman's distinctive cry of pain startled the birds flying over the lake.

  "The old slave is dead, he has collided with the Princess's sedan chair." Seeing who had come, Han Zhong's forehead was covered in cold sweat. How did he collide with the Princess's sedan chair?

  Yue Xi was dazed and seeing stars after being knocked into, but she couldn't care about the pain on her forehead. Panting heavily, she said: "Chen, when I was watching the acrobatic performance with Jiu Er, a large crowd suddenly appeared on the street. Before long, Jiu Er and I were separated in the chaos. After the crowd dispersed, Jiu Er was nowhere to be found."

  Gasping for breath, she finally finished speaking, and Ye Yuexi was so exhausted that she collapsed to the ground in a sorry state.

  "Damn it."

  A low, suppressed voice fell, and in the pavilion, there was no longer any trace of Ye Juechen's figure, not even a shadow.

  "It's really hard to win against Big Brother." With a sigh, Xuan Yuan Si Cheng spread out his hands and a cold glint flashed in his eyes. "The two of you don't mind going with me to find the Empress, do you?"

  Due to their keen intuition, Yixin's disappearance was absolutely not simple.