Long Xinghe had no idea what she did wrong, but Feng Wuya truly turned and left.
He left with an obvious aura of displeasure.
He rarely got angry; his temper was always exceptionally good, but just now, was he really throwing a tantrum at her?
Long Xinghe put down the compression valve she was half-making and chased after him, "Wu Ya."
Feng Wuya had already reached the corridor. Hearing her call, he stopped, turned back, and stared at her coldly.
Such a cold gaze…
Long Xinghe felt a bit helpless and quickly said, "Did you need something from me?"
Otherwise, he wouldn't have come to find her for no reason late at night.
Unexpectedly, after hearing her words, the aura in Feng Wuya's eyes instantly became even colder.
"Nothing!" he dropped the two words and strode away.
This time, he didn't look back.
Jiang Tao, carrying pastries, couldn't help but glance back repeatedly. She finally reached Long Xinghe.
"Mistress, why is His Highness… so angry? Did you upset him?"
Long Xinghe shook her head, "Probably not."
She had analyzed her actions and words and found nothing offensive.
"He came to see me, likely for a reason, but he didn't say it in the end. Perhaps he thought I couldn't help."
“……” Jiang Tao looked bewildered.
Why were her thoughts so different from what Mistress thought?
Wasn't it because Mistress wasn't enthusiastic enough towards His Highness, which is why he left?
Mistress's way of thinking was simply not like a… well, not like a normal girl.
Long Xinghe raised her hand, wiped her forehead, and turned back into the room, "I've already eaten noodles. Take this away. Don't disturb me tonight; I still have many things to do… Oh, right."
She suddenly remembered something. She walked into the room and came out with a small box in her hand.
"This is a specially made poison-testing silver needle by A Li, and a retractable ring I crafted myself."
It was hand-ground and took a lot of her time and effort.
Long Xinghe thrust the box into her hand, "Send this to His Highness, and say… say it's A Li's idea. Because the imperial city has been unstable recently, she fears someone might harm him. Tell him from now on, whatever he eats or drinks, he must test for poison first."
"Remember, you must say it's Miss Chu's intention. He will listen to anything A Li says."
After that, she went inside and continued with her design.
As for Jiang Tao, she looked at the small box in her hand and then at the closed door.
She couldn't help but mutter, "Actually, His Highness also listens to Mistress. It's just that Mistress herself hasn't noticed."
…
That night, Chu Qianli chatted with her senior brother, Nangong Yu, via WeChat for a long time.
She needed a lot of raw materials, things that couldn't be bought on Taobao. She needed her senior brother to help her find them.
Knowing she was still alive, Nangong Yu was incredibly excited and unknowingly talked a lot.
When he realized, it was already close to midnight.
The first day of the Lunar New Year had passed just like that.
It seemed like there were some things she hadn't done.
But then again, it felt like everything was done, and nothing was missing.
Yet, her heart felt inexplicably empty.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, hadn't some people been missed?
She felt that such days required certain people, certain reunions.
But, she didn't know where everyone had gone.
Chu Qianli felt a bit helpless and took off her outer robe, preparing to go to bed.
Suddenly, a chaotic sound of footsteps came from outside.
These footsteps… didn't sound right?
Chu Qianli's brow furrowed slightly. She immediately put on her outer robe, walked over quickly, and with a swish, opened the door.