Chapter 8 The Princess

  The next day, Lingyun woke up very early. Today was his big wedding day and he couldn't forget it. He sat up with some fatigue, the morning light was soft but still too bright to open his eyes.

  The wooden house's windows, which were sealed yesterday, are now wide open again. The tranquil Gao family villa is scattered outside, with its green tiles and bricks half-hidden in the shade of willows and peach trees in Jiangnan. Inside the Gao family villa, it was quiet, as if it were just an ordinary resort, but last night's experience made him understand that beneath this tranquility, things are not simple. There are fierce house guards here, and those scenic pavilions and towers may be hiding extremely strong defensive functions, such as arrow towers and watchtowers.

  The manor seemed even more vast than what he had seen before, and Lingyun gazed at it for a while before shifting his line of sight.

  Lingyun shook his head and left the bed. Outside, it was a beautiful day with warm weather, making it a great morning. He casually put on his outer robe without feeling any chill. Originally, he would have thought himself at a loss when facing these ancient long robes with large sleeves, but strangely, as soon as he held the clothes in his hands, he naturally and effortlessly put them on, completely out of habit. This made him somewhat happy, perhaps indicating that the memories of this body were not entirely lost, and habits like dressing were still preserved. Maybe other memories were also preserved. This was a good thing for him, meaning he could regain his "identity".

  Wearing a brand new cyan silk shirt, he pushed open the door and took two deep breaths of fresh air. He couldn't help but sigh at how refreshing the air was a thousand years ago. At the same time, he unexpectedly discovered that all the guards protecting his villa were gone.

  It seems that after last night, Shallow Snow has already withdrawn her family's guards, which makes him somewhat expected yet surprised. It seems that he still underestimated Gao Shallow Snow a bit. Thinking about it, at dusk, he will be marrying her and then they will be in the bridal chamber together, and Ling Yun can't help but feel a little absent-minded.

  It feels like it's passing too quickly.

  Although no one is watching, Lingyun has decided to stay. He won't think about leaving anymore. What makes him unhappy is that not a single person stayed behind, he's hungry but doesn't know where to go for breakfast.

  Perhaps Mulan would soon bring over breakfast as before, so Lingyun thought, and didn't plan to wander around anymore. He simply started exercising on the wooden plank above the pool.

  Mulang brought over a breakfast food box just as Ling was doing push-ups on the ground.

  "Miss, something's wrong, Yifeng is..."

  In the main hall of Gao's mansion, Gao Qianxue was holding Lingyun's jade pendant with the words "Yifeng" engraved on it, carefully examining it in hopes of finding some clues. She had promised Yifeng that she would help him find his identity, and she intended to keep her word. Suddenly, Xiaoyu burst in, shouting and yelling, which made Gao Qianxue glare at her with a hint of displeasure.

  "What's all the commotion about? Didn't I just tell you this morning that from now on, you should address him as Master Yi Feng or Young Master, and not call him by his name directly or call him Master Yi anymore, it's not proper. By the way, didn't I ask you to deliver breakfast to Master Yi, how did you come back so quickly? Did you get wet in the rain last night and your injury relapsed?"

  "Yi Gongzi, no, it's Gūyé, he has gone mad." Mulan said with a serious face.

  "What?" Gao Qianxue's face was filled with incredulity, although Yi Feng had lost his memory, he still thought of leaving without a word last night, but he absolutely wouldn't be an idiot.

  "Really, miss, just now I went to deliver breakfast to him and saw him rolling on the ground. What is that if not crazy! The little girl was very serious, while talking, she also gestured as if Lingyun was doing push-ups on the ground. However, under her description, Lingyun should be rolling on the ground instead of doing push-ups."

  Although she didn't believe that Yifeng would go crazy, Gao Qianxue followed Mulan to the small wooden house immediately. The two of them rushed over and arrived at the willow tree by the pond near the small wooden house in the corner of Gaojiazhuang. They saw Lingyun finishing his push-ups not far away, and was now elegantly practicing Tai Chi.

  The sun rises, and the golden morning sunlight pours down. The mist rising from the pool like a thin gauze weaves together. Lingyun stands under the waterside pavilion in the center of the pool, elegantly and freely practicing Tai Chi, wearing a light blue long shirt with his hair casually tied up.

  Jianyu didn't expect that Yifeng, who was previously rolling on the ground, would suddenly become so elegant and agile in his movements, executing a beautiful and flowing fist technique. She looked up at Gao Shanshuo with a hint of grievance, pouting her small mouth, and said carefully: "Just now he really was rolling on the ground..." Unfortunately, her voice grew smaller as she spoke, clearly not even believing herself.

  Gao Qianxue stopped herself from immediately going to ask Ling Yun what was going on, asking him why he had let her lose face, but she was immediately pulled back by Gao Qianxue.

  "Shh!" Gao Qianxue chuckled. She found it very interesting, as Yi Feng was like a riddle that became increasingly difficult to decipher. The set of punches he had just thrown were something she had never seen before, and just like him, they were elegant and captivating, leaving her entranced.

  Is there such an opportunity to observe him again, and they will be married in half a day. She wanted to take this opportunity to observe him carefully again.

  Lingyun did two hundred push-ups and practiced a set of Tai Chi, but still didn't see Mulan bring over breakfast, his stomach was growling with hunger.

  As he waited, he leaned on the wooden railing of the boardwalk leading to the shore from the cabin, watching the small fish in the pool blowing bubbles, and couldn't help but think of the other side of the world again. He told himself that maybe he would never be able to go back. Nor did he know how his parents, girlfriend, and those friends were reacting now, probably they had already confirmed him as drowned.

  Leaning on the railing, he couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy, thinking of Li Houzhu's poem Yu Mei Ren, and involuntarily began to recite it by the pool.

  "When will the spring flowers and autumn moon be over? How much of past events can be known? The small building was again blown by the east wind last night, and it's unbearable to look back at the bright moon in my hometown!"

  The carved railings and jade steps should still be there, only the red cheeks have changed. I ask you, how many sorrows do you have? It's just like a river of spring water flowing eastward.

  On the opposite bank, not far away, under the willow tree, Gao Shallow Snow's eyes suddenly flashed, her face changed abruptly, and she stood there in a daze. She muttered to herself like a demon, reciting the poem that Ling Yun had just recited: "The old country is unbearable to look back on, the moon is bright, the carved railings and jade steps should still be there, only the red makeup has changed, only the red makeup has changed..."

  "Miss, this... will he know something?" Xiao Mulan was also extremely surprised, staring at Gao Shanshu with tension.

  Gao Qianxue's jade-like hands were tightly clenched together, and under her hair as white as frost, her slender eyebrows, which seemed to be covered with silver frost, were raised. "Perhaps he was also from the previous dynasty, or maybe it was Northern Zhou, perhaps Southern Chen, or possibly a member of the Western Liang royal family!"

  "Really?" Mulan said in a low voice, "If it's the imperial family of the previous dynasty, then it's indeed a good match for Miss. Miss is the princess of Da Qi, and marrying a prince or a duke would be just right."

  "Mulan, have you forgotten what your sister told you before? You absolutely cannot casually bring up your past identity." A voice sounded from behind the two of them, and a figure in green clothes, Gao Mingyue, appeared.

  Mulan hastily bowed to Gaomingyue: "This slave deserves death, momentarily misspoken, please forgive the young lady... no, please forgive Second Miss!"

  "Never mind, there's no outsider here. But from now on, we must be more careful, especially when outsiders are around. We can't afford to reveal our identities again. This is Jiangnan Yangzhou, and Sui Jin Wang Yang Guang personally governs this place. If the news leaks out, he will not let us off." Gaoyan Xue spoke up for Mulan, then turned her head and said to her sister, "Why did you come here so early in the morning?"

  "I just went to find my sister, and it turned out that she had come over here, so I came over too. What's going on? You're getting married tonight, how could you not even wait half a day?" Gao Mingyue joked with her sister. "By the way, sis, since you're getting married today, are you going to let him formally meet the people in the Zhuang family later?"

  "Whatever!" Gao Qianxue replied somewhat absent-mindedly, her mind still thinking about the words that Ling Yun had just recited. Her gaze was fixed on the majestic figure in the distance, and she couldn't help but wonder, who exactly was this person who had saved her, been saved by her, and would soon become her man?

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