Chapter 11 The Rumor and its Consequence

Yun Su should be a distinguished and domineering Crown Prince, but he was actually a gentleman. He was a man who made people feel comfortable. At this moment, he was staring at Yun Zhi who was thinking about something. Yun Zhi has always been an indifferent person, and the only person he cared about was Yun Xi. Staring at the girl, his cold eyes were filled with surprise, confusion, and other complex emotions. They were just some subtle changes, but Crown Prince who had grown up in the imperial palace was clever enough to notice them. "Brother, we shouldn't disturb Xier when she was trying to have a rest. Let's go to your palace." Yun Zhi realized Yun Xi did not welcome them, so he said these words to help her out. "Okay. Sister Xi, we don't mean to interrupt you. We will come to visit you next time." He didn't call himself Crown Prince according to the royal etiquette. It's obvious that he was interested in this girl. Yun Zhi felt so regretful now. He should not show others his Xier. This dilemma was because he had been too worried about her situation. In this magnificent imperial palace, Xiyan Palace was once deserted but now it had changed. Crown Prince Yun Su had been occupied by official business, so he could not come to this place every day. However, he still visited this palace as often as he could. As for Senior General Yun Zhi, he came to Xiyan Palace almost every day. People were actually speechless at times regarding the visits of the two big shots. One of them was a prince and the other was a general, their status was so high that wherever they went, they were always served with excellent wine, delicious dishes, and good tea. However, in Xiyan Palace, sometimes they even had to take their own tea sets and snacks to entertain the pure and flawless girl. The girl sometimes even closed the door on them... Despite that, they both enjoyed it. In the beginning, Yun Xi was not used to it, but she then gradually got used to their visits in their spare time. She liked to stay under the phoenix tree. Only under the tree could she feel at home, as she had felt when she was a child in her mother's backyard. However, she still didn't utter a word for avoiding unnecessary troubles. Yue always stayed with her while Yuer was completely ignored. Yun Xi did not want Yuer to follow her, so Yuer had no chance to appear in the yard. She had to leave as soon as possible when she finally got the chance to appear in front of Crown Prince and Senior General. After all, she was just an insignificant palace maid. Yuer hated her master as time went by. Having a close relationship with Crown Prince and Senior General, who were both very distinguished, is hard to escape public attention. Even Yuer, an unimportant palace maid, knew Fifth Princess liked Senior General Yun Zhi. Yuer always liked to gossip with other palace maids of different palaces. Consequently, the rumor that Senior General liked Princess Xi went around rapidly. Xiyan Palace was a remote place and there were not many people living here who knew what happened here—but Yuer was one of them! In the courtyard, Princess Xi was sitting under the phoenix tree while Yue was standing next to her. Crown Prince and Senior General were sitting on both sides of the prince. This scene was so eye-pleasing. Yuer stood at the door and she looked very vicious. She did not have the nerve to spread the rumor about Crown Prince. However, the rumor of Senior General Yun Zhi might surprise Fifth Princess... It was no longer too hot in October. Princess Xi in her white dress went out of Xiyan Palace alone. Yue asked for a leave early in the morning to go on a short journey. The princess had been used to have him aside so now she felt a bit weird. Yun Xi walked out of the door unwittingly. She was waiting for the return of Yue in silence. It is a special day. Yun Zhi was not here while Crown Prince was busy. The girl became alone even if Yuer was still around. Xiyan Palace was unusually quiet today, and the girl felt quite lonely. Yun Xi was waiting for Yue quietly. However, the “woman” always accompanied her with sharp eyes and was burlier than ordinary women did not show up. Instead, she saw a beautiful and charming girl—Fifth Princess was here with her men. Yun Xi was not stupid. Xiyan Palace was a place rarely frequented but now Fifth Princess showed up with her men. The girl wanted to go back to avoid unnecessary troubles. However, troubles were never something people could avoid easily, especially when Fifth Princess was here to make trouble deliberately. Fifth Princess was the favorite daughter of King Yun. She always got everything she wanted since childhood. After that party, she fell head over heels in love with Yun Zhi. No one had the nerve to covet the man she liked, and people even dared not stare at him for too long. However, her nominal brother always came to Xiyan Palace. She even heard that he lost his heart to a seductive woman in Xiyan Palace. Fifth Princess couldn't keep her head anymore because of jealousy. Fifth Princess looked up at legendary Princess Xi. She was an abandoned girl to whom no one would pay attention. However, she also had a pure face as beautiful as a fairy’s. Fifth Princess felt more and more gloomy. The girl in front of her was nothing but a captive princess, but she had seduced her Senior General Yun Zhi. She had to admit that Princess Xi was very beautiful. Compared with Fifth Princess’s delicate and charming face, she looked much pure and adorable, just as a vivid white lotus flower. The purer and more beautiful Yun Xi was, the more furious Fifth Princess got. She wanted to tear up this flower with her own hands. "Princess Xi, right? Don’t leave in such a hurry. You are my nominal sister but we hardly keep in touch with each other. I do not know my younger sister has such an extremely beautiful face. It's a pity that you always stay in this remote palace. How about going to my palace?" Yun Xi said nothing. She stared at palace maids and court eunuchs stopping her. When she went east, they went east. When she went west, they also went west. These people surrounded her. The girl knew that she had no way out today, and she felt so helpless. Yue was not here, and she was alone again. In the past, she had been used to such kind of helplessness. However, she had felt a trace of warmth. At this moment, she had to face loneliness and helplessness alone. Her face still did not show any emotion, because she always knew her death was just a matter of time. However, her indifference towards her own life had irritated Fifth Princess and driven her crazy. "Princess Xi, do you think you are a real princess? Well, you're a captive jinx princess. Your country, Shui, deserved to be conquered. If it weren't for you, my father wouldn't have ruined your country. You should not have been born. You are nothing but a jinx. Take her to my place."