A short night is hard to please! A stunningly handsome prince dotes on her exclusively.

Chapter 143 A Chance Encounter: A Nodding Acquaintance

"Let me tell you again, this woman is the worst..."

"That's enough, stop talking."

Xuan Yuan quickly stood up, took a deep breath, and after calming himself down several times, said in a low voice, "This matter today must not be known to a third party, otherwise..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the warning was very clear. He stared at Hua Buyu's face with a sinister look. He didn't expect that this woman would dare to talk about matters between men and women so openly and bluntly.

Hua Buyu shrank his neck and nodded hastily, but still asked one more question, "Young master, did you understand?"

His previously calm expression became unnatural again. Xuan Yuan turned away, not wanting to answer her question.

At this moment, Fei'e pushed open the door and entered, his expression very solemn. He respectfully said, "Master, the princess... is downstairs."

"Yan Yan is here? Oh no! I forgot to order in advance."

Hua Buyu hurriedly jumped up, turned around to leave the room, then looked back at him, "Young Master, since you've decided to pursue Yan Yan, let's go down for dinner together! Don't worry, I'll definitely create opportunities for you two to be alone."

He wanted to see Yan'er, but what Hua Buyu had just said was really too much... He needed some time to calm down.

"You go down first, don't keep Yan'er waiting. Also, don't let Yan'er know I'm here."

"Why?" Hua Buyu walked up to him, looking at his slightly flushed face. He was handsome, but unfortunately, he was too shy.

"Young master, are you embarrassed to face Yan Yan?"

His gaze suddenly turned cold, and he said indifferently, "Want to be punished again?"

"I'm going down first!" Before Hua Buyu could finish speaking, she had already rushed out, leaving the two of them, master and servant, looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Master, aren't you going down to check on the princess?"

Fei'e felt a little uneasy. The princess was swaggering downstairs with a man. What if his master found out?

"I'll meet Yan'er another day. Fei'e, how's the investigation into what happened that day going?"

“Master, the assassin that night was indeed sent by Ye Lan. He originally captured a prisoner alive, but we didn’t pay attention and he committed suicide by poison.”

Xuan Yuan's eyes darkened, and a hint of killing intent flickered between his brows. He said nothing more, turned around, and left.

The hall was bustling with guests, and the atmosphere was lively. They found a table and sat down. Xin Moyan quickly poured three cups of tea.

"Yan Yan, you came so fast! I haven't even ordered yet!"

Hua Buyu skipped downstairs, and the pink-clad figure caught her eye. She exclaimed brightly, "Yan Yan, you've invited new friends over for dinner?"

"Silence, this little brother is lost. I'll treat him to a meal and then have someone take him away."

Her smile widened with excitement as she walked to his side, saying with a laugh, "It's a little brother! I love it..."

Before she could even utter the word "joy," when Hua Buyu saw that face, her smile froze instantly, and she felt as if she were in an ice cellar.

"Sister Flower!"

The boy jumped up, his eyes filled with incredible surprise, and strode forward to pull Hua Buyu into his arms.

"Sister Hua, I thought I misheard, but it really is you!"

"Sister Hua, I miss you so much!"

He sounded extremely happy, holding Hua Buyu tightly in his arms and nuzzling his head against her neck.

Xin Moyan was stunned. What was going on?

Hua Buyu was being held tightly in his arms. She was completely stunned, her mind blank, and the cool fragrance of sandalwood from the young man in front of her wafted into her nostrils.

"Why...are you here?"

She suddenly shoved him hard, her brows furrowed, and pinched his cheeks forcefully, as if she couldn't quite believe that the boy in front of her was real.

"It hurts! Sister Hua~" He covered his face, tears welling up in his eyes, and said in a pitiful voice.

"You brat! Explain yourself! What are you doing here?" Hua Buyu put her hands on her hips, now that she had calmed down, and glared at him angrily.

"Silent, what's going on? Do you two know each other?"

"Yan Yan, I'll explain to you later!"

He pouted and said pitifully, "The Yuanqi Kingdom's grand assembly is at the beginning of next month. I secretly followed the gift-giving procession here, but I got separated from my servants this morning. I happened to run into Sister Yan, who helped me and even brought me here for a meal. Sister Hua, I didn't expect to see you here too! I've been looking for you for so long, I..."

"Stop!" Hua Buyu stretched out her hand to block his way. "So, you sneaked into Yuanqi?"

He nodded obediently, like a puppy that had done something wrong, not daring to look into Hua Buyu's eyes.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?! Don't you know how dangerous it is outside? You dare to run around like that, without any guards around. What if something happens to you?"

Hua was furious, but she pulled him down to sit, trying her best to remain calm.

"Sister Hua, I've been looking for you for so long, but I couldn't find you anywhere, so I thought I'd try my luck in Yuanqi."

"Shut up, I don't want to talk to you right now."

She turned around and saw Xin Moyan and Cailian looking blank. She cleared her throat and explained to them, "Yanyan, this guy is someone I met by chance in Qiyun. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that you picked him up."

"A casual acquaintance?" Xin Moyan repeated her words. Why did that sound so strange?

"Sister Hua, we're not just strangers who met by chance, we're not just nodding acquaintances!"

"Shut up!"

Xin Moyan quickly poured her a cup of tea and asked curiously, "Buyu, why are you so angry?"

"I'm not angry. Who said I'm angry?"

"..."

If this glaring, angry look doesn't count as anger, then nobody's angry.

"Um... little brother, I haven't asked your name yet!"

He instantly flashed a bright, sunny smile at Xin Moyan and said sweetly, "Sister Yan, my name is Zhaoyao, the Zhaoyao of 'swaggering through the city'."

"Showy?"

"Mmm-hmm!" Yun Zhaoyao nodded vigorously, grinning, her clear and pure eyes showing a delicate yet youthful charm.

"Buyu, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that I would run into your friend on the road. Zhaoyao must be starving after a day. Let's hurry up and have the food served so we can eat and chat!"

Xin Moyan had a good impression of this well-behaved and cute boy next door, and Zhao Yao was also very polite, always calling her "sister," something she had never been called before!

Hua Buyu gradually calmed down after hearing this, turned around and glared at him fiercely, then raised her hand to beckon the waiter over to order food.

When did you arrive in Yuanqi?

"Yesterday."

"Where to stay?"

"Inn".

Hua Buyu nodded and said coldly, "After you finish eating, I'll have someone take you to the post station. You're not allowed to wander around anymore."