The sense of familiarity was incredibly clear.
So Qin Linglong couldn't understand it no matter how she thought about it.
"I happened to want to sit in the teahouse today, and unexpectedly met the Night Princess. It's still early, so I won't disturb the Night Princess." Upon meeting Yun Shu's gaze, Qin Linglong's heart skipped a beat, as if her thoughts were instantly seen through.
Like being completely exposed.
She didn't dare to look again.
"Okay." Yun Shu watched Qin Linglong's hesitant avoidance of her gaze and her sudden change of topic to leave, feeling a bit surprised.
Qin Linglong seemed to have wanted to confirm something through her just now.
"Shu'er, what's going on with this person?" Yun Changfeng, seeing Yun Shu in a thoughtful mood, couldn't help but ask with concern.
Yun Shu withdrew her gaze and smiled faintly, "It's nothing. When I was in disguise before, I used her identity to enter the palace. She might have been suspecting if I was the one who entered the palace for her that day."
"So that's how it is. It doesn't matter even if she guessed it," Yun Changfeng said, unconcerned.
Yun Shu smiled and nodded, "Indeed, it doesn't matter."
"Master, shall I go and warn her? Tell her not to talk nonsense after leaving here? It would be best if she keeps her mouth shut, otherwise I'll take her life," Jing Heng asked immediately.
A'cha, who was initially unaccustomed to Jing Heng's constant talk of killing, was now completely adapted.
Drinking tea, eating delicacies.
She could even nod in agreement.
Yun Shu smiled and shook her head, "No need. She doesn't have the guts."
Enough had happened for Qin Linglong during this period; these events were enough to teach Qin Linglong how to protect herself.
Qin Linglong indeed knew how to protect herself.
After sitting down, and when the first sip of tea entered her mouth, Qin Linglong, still absent-minded and lost in thought, was suddenly scalded by the tea.
"Miss!"
Xiao Huan and Xiao Jia beside her hurried forward to ask.
Qin Linglong remained lost in thought, raising her hand to stop Xiao Huan and Xiao Jia, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
Xiao Huan and Xiao Jia exchanged glances, wondering why their young lady was so disheveled.
Perhaps that sip of tea had made Qin Linglong's mind suddenly explode.
She suddenly realized something.
The woman she had been desperately trying to find.
The Night Princess she had just met.
Their gazes instantly met.
They were the same person!
That woman was actually the Night Princess!
Her eyes widened dramatically, the Night Princess!
The Night Princess was from Dongning Kingdom and was already married. Why would she go into the palace to see Prince Jin? Moreover, the relationship between Prince Jin and the Night Princess seemed unusual. They actually had such an unspeakable secret relationship behind the back of Princess Ningde and the Night King, who had not appeared.
It was simply unbelievable!
If she hadn't been thinking about that woman all these days and hadn't suddenly connected the two just now, she would never have thought in that direction.
It was simply impossible!
How could two people who seemed so unrelated have such an unspeakable secret relationship?
"Miss, what's wrong?" Xiao Huan and Xiao Jia, seeing Qin Linglong's expression suddenly become extremely tense, asked anxiously.
Qin Linglong quickly drank a few mouthfuls of tea, suppressing the shock in her heart, still somewhat flustered, "No... no... it's nothing."
She bit her lip.
Thinking that with the Night Princess's ethereal and stunning beauty, it was natural that Prince Jin would be deeply infatuated with her, and it was understandable that Prince Jin would disregard the noble daughters of the capital.
Even Princess Ningde was like nothing in Prince Jin's eyes.
But this was, after all...
Something that couldn't be seen!
Qin Linglong couldn't calm her shock for a long time.
The fine tea and delicious food had all lost their appeal to her now.
"Let's go back to the manor first," Qin Linglong suddenly stood up. She couldn't stay here.
Did the Night Princess's gaze just now mean she had seen through her thoughts?
And now that she knew such a big secret, if...
If they wanted to silence her, then...
She immediately pursed her lips tightly. Faced with such a great discovery, she couldn't tell anyone, and absolutely mustn't. Otherwise, she would lose her life. She should just pretend she knew nothing!
Just thinking of Prince Jin's cold and aloof gaze made her tremble with fear.
She felt as if someone would come for her life at any moment.
Suddenly, she felt no more delusions about Prince Jin. She shouldn't have had that thought before; thinking back now, she felt it was sheer infatuation.
And the Night Princess...
Such an unfathomable woman. If Princess Ningde knew that the person Prince Jin had in his heart was the woman of the Night King of Dongning Kingdom, who knew if Princess Ningde would become enraged and reveal the Night Princess's true identity.
Also, the Night Princess's three children resembled Prince Jin so much, could they be Prince Jin's sons?
The deeper she thought, the faster Qin Linglong's heart beat. What incredible secret had she discovered?
Perhaps she was the first person to discover the secret.
Just thinking that she was the first person to discover the secret made her heart beat even faster.
Her steps quickened as she left the teahouse.
Going downstairs, she almost bumped into someone.
She felt a surge of relief, thankfully they didn't collide.
Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly met the man's piercing, cold eyes. A single glance was enough to make her soul scatter.
The man wore a silver mask, with only his eyes exposed.
The aura of those eyes was too powerful; a cold sweep of a glance made one's heart tremble and fear arise instantly.
Qin Linglong, already terrified by the discovery of a huge secret, felt her heart race and her fear deepen even more because of the man's glance.
She completely forgot to speculate on the man's identity, why he wore a mask, or if he had something shameful to hide. She quickly hurried out of the teahouse.
The masked man swept a cold glance at the panicked Qin Linglong and said sternly to Qiu Lu beside him, "Have someone keep an eye on her."
Qiu Lu immediately agreed.
Why would Qin Linglong come to the teahouse?
And that terrified look just now, did she recognize the Prince?
When the Prince wore a mask, very few people could recognize him. After all, it wasn't easy to recognize the Prince through a mask.
But Qin Linglong was clearly extremely flustered upon seeing the Prince.
The Prince had worn this mask before when he was in Dongning Kingdom.
After Zhan Tianye gave the order, he immediately walked upstairs.
When he appeared before Yun Shu and the three little ones wearing a mask, they were clearly all taken aback.
"It's me," Zhan Tianye said softly. At the moment he spoke, the sharp, cold aura on his body lessened considerably.
Yun Shu curved her lips into a faint smile. Seeing the mask, she seemed to recall their first encounter, "I've been waiting for you."