The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

Chapter 291 That touch of early sunshine

Xiu'er nodded when she heard that and said, "Sis just came back, Xiu'er won't disturb her to rest." After that, she went upstairs as if escaping.

Situ Yaorao held the lotus flower in her hand, looking thoughtful.

But in the end, Situ Yaorao did not ask any further questions. Instead, she went upstairs to her room, took out a vase and water, and put the lotus in it.

Looking at the pure white flowers, Situ Yaorao was somewhat dazed: "I wonder how he is now."

Situ Yaorao didn't love Liu Chen, but she couldn't forget his carefree nature. Liu Chen was a good man, and she owed him a lot. She also admired him.

He clearly didn't love his cousin, but he married her out of responsibility. Perhaps, in this life, he would only be with his cousin?

Because that is Liu Chen's temperament, just like the lotus.

If it weren't for him that day in the lotus pond, perhaps everything wouldn't have been so memorable to her. In one's life, one will always meet many people. Meeting Liu Chen was both a blessing and a misfortune for her.

The sky gradually darkened. The sun set behind the mountains, and the moon rose above the willows. As day and night shifted, the only thing that remained unchanged was the bustling capital.

After nightfall, the number of pedestrians on the streets of the capital did not decrease. However, most of them were men. Occasionally, some bold women would come out to stroll around.

But they are only a minority.

The woman was dressed in red today, with a mask on her face. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at the streets of the capital, seeming happy and familiar. Then, she eagerly looked at each stall.

Situ Yaorao rarely went out, and even when she did, it was usually because she had something to do. Or, she would bring Lian'er with her. And tonight, on any other night, she would probably be resting in her room. After all, she was getting married soon. But, lying in bed, Situ Yaorao's heart couldn't help but stir.

She wanted to go out for a walk, so she knocked Lian'er unconscious and jumped over the wall to escape. But she was afraid of being recognized, so she put on a mask.

"Boss, give me a bowl of wontons." Situ Yaorao shouted while sitting next to the wonton stall.

"Okay, wait a moment, young lady." The owner of this wonton stall was a tall, dark-skinned man in his forties. He quickly prepared the wontons and brought them to Situ Yaorao.

Situ Yaorao really wanted to eat wontons. Plus, since she was wearing a mask, no one would know who she was, so she started eating without any scruples.

When Tantai Yunyi walked over from the street, he saw this scene. Even though the woman was wearing a mask, he could still recognize her easily. Because a person's feelings never change.

Tantai Yunyi didn't disturb her, but stopped the carriage not far away and watched the woman from a distance. The woman seemed very happy, and even through the mask, he could feel it.

She likes wontons?

Tan Tai Yun Yi just felt that he seemed to know something again, so he took note of it in his mind.

"Your Highness, the Seventh Prince is waiting for you at Luoyue Pavilion," the accompanying guard whispered outside the carriage. Upon hearing this, Tantai Yunyi said, "That's fine. Go tell the Seventh Prince that I have something important to attend to tonight and ask him not to wait any longer. I'll personally visit him at his residence tomorrow."

"Yes." The guard took the order and left quickly.

As for Tan Tai Wu Yue, she got off the carriage when Situ Yaorao finished eating.

"Boss, check out." Situ Yaorao called out to the boss, and then the next second, her face darkened. When she came back and changed her clothes, she actually forgot to pack the banknotes!

The words "free dining" flashed before her eyes. Situ Yaorao felt a little overwhelmed. Just kidding. Was he really going to free dining?

When Situ Yaorao thought about the consequences of this incident, she felt a headache. Whether to eat a free meal or not was a question.

"Miss, it's ten copper coins in total." The big man walked over, his honest and simple appearance making Situ Yaorao feel even more embarrassed. She couldn't afford to eat the meal of an honest person. "Miss?" Seeing Situ Yaorao's grim face but ignoring him, the big man couldn't help but feel a little worried. He had done a lot of business, so seeing such expressions was naturally familiar.

Just when he was about to ask something, a pair of hands as white as jade stuffed a silver ingot into his hand and said, "Pay her bill."

The man's voice was as clear as pearls falling on a jade plate. Situ Yaorao felt it was a sound from nature. Turning around, she saw Tantai Yunyi looking at her, neither sad nor happy.

"Thank you." Situ Yaorao said awkwardly.

"I am so lucky to receive your thank you." said Tan Tai Yun Yi.

"Do you know who I am?" Situ Yaorao looked at Tan Tai Yun Yi as if he were a monster. Tan Tai Yun Yi then gave her a cold glance and said, "No matter how a person changes, their temperament and feelings remain unchanged. So, I can tell at a glance. However, I didn't know you would be so careless as to leave your money behind. It's a bit surprising. If I hadn't seen you today, would you have been eating a free meal?"

There was a hint of mockery in the man's tone. Situ Yaorao's face darkened when she heard that. "How is that possible? I'm not the type to dine for free! It's only ten copper coins. At worst, I'll have him come with me to get it from my house."

"Oh? Then I'm afraid that this matter will be discovered if you come out." Tan Tai Yun Yi said.

"How did you know I ran away secretly..." Situ Yaorao quickly shut up mid-sentence. She secretly hated herself for letting it slip. Then she saw Tan Tai Yun Yi say, "You are getting married in three days. Getting married is a serious matter for a woman, so the Situ family will naturally not allow you to come out. Besides, you didn't bring that little girl with you, so I guess you ran away secretly."

"Then you know it very clearly." Situ Yaorao was extremely hateful.

"I wonder if I could go for a walk with you?"

"Why?" Situ Yaorao asked. Then, Tan Tai Yun Yi said directly, "Because you don't have any money, and I... hope to go with you to places we've been before and see if we can come up with anything. As a price, I'll pay for you."

ATM! Situ Yaorao understood instantly. She was happy to have someone like this spending money on her. Moreover, she had already agreed to help Tan Tai Yun Yi recover his memory. Naturally, she couldn't go back on her word now, so she said, "Okay."

At this time, the wonton stall owner finally gave the silver to Tantai Yunyi, and the two left together.

It was late at night. On a high mountain outside the capital, a woman sat down tremblingly. Beside her, a man in white looked at her indifferently, and then sat down with her.

Situ Yaorao really didn't know what had gone wrong with her to come here with Tan Tai Yun Yi. She still remembered that this man had saved her when she fell ill on this mountain. If he hadn't been by her side, she wouldn't have known the warmth of the early morning sun. Nor would she have looked forward to the morning so eagerly when the Moonlight Poison took effect.

This person seemed to know a lot about the Moonlight Poison, and this matter had been lingering in his mind for a long time. Although he said it was because someone had been poisoned like her before.

But Situ Yaorao was still very curious as to why.

I think Tan Tai Yun Yi must care about that woman very much, otherwise he wouldn't know so much about the Moonlight Poison.

"Do you remember this place?" Situ Yaorao looked at Tan Tai Yunyi and asked.

Tantai Yunyi said nothing. It was as if something had burrowed into his brain. Those familiar scenes gave him a splitting headache. However, he wouldn't show it. After all...if she found out, perhaps there would soon be no relationship between him and her. As long as his memory was fully restored, she would never see him again.

Tantai Yunyi knew all too well, so he just held back and said nothing. He looked at the towering cliff and couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seemed like he really liked her back then. Otherwise, he wouldn't have brought her here.

"Do you want to watch the rising sun here?" asked Tan Tai Yun Yi.

"Early sun? Okay." Situ Yaorao missed the warmth of early sun here. It was said that this was the place closest to the sun. But, this shouldn't be harmful to her body, right?