Quick Travel to the Clouds

Chapter 509 The Princess Who Wants to Compilation 6

In the evening, the accounting office was brightly lit by candlelight. Gu Tingzhou was reporting the income and expenditure of several businesses this month to Yun Chu with his eyes lowered. His demeanor was respectful and humble, and his words were clear and logical.

"...The rouge shop in the east of the city has had a bit of a high expenditure this month, mainly because they just got a batch of Persian glazed rouge boxes. They're intricately crafted and quite expensive."

"But this glass box is indeed exquisite, and it has received very good response among the noble ladies in the capital. The selling price is considerable, and the profit should be able to cover the cost..." As he spoke, he glanced at Yun Chu, who was leaning on the armchair, playing with a golden abacus, seemingly bored.

Yun Chu seemed not to have listened at all, and just kept fiddling with the beads.

Gu Tingzhou finished speaking and waited quietly.

After a while, Yun Chu lazily raised his eyes, flipped open an open account book, and pointed to a line: "This... the warehouse loss? On the 20th of last month, a square of qingtan ink, three ounces of cinnabar, and a piece of plain rice paper were consumed... Reason: practicing calligraphy?"

A playful smile appeared on the corner of her lips, and she looked up at Gu Tingzhou.

Gu Tingzhou's heart trembled, but he remained calm on the surface. "Your Highness, it was... that day you were in the mood and said you wanted to practice... um... your newly acquired 'Hairpin Flower Style'. You were so busy with your brush and ink that it took a while."

"Oh? A small body with a flowery hairpin..." Yun Chu stretched out the tone, tapping the table slowly with his fingertips.

"But how can I remember that the hairpin-shaped small-scale calligraphy uses Xue Tao paper, which is elegant and graceful. The requirements for ink are extremely high, and only the best quality oil smoke can achieve the rhythm."

"Qingtan ink... pine smoke is too heavy, so the writing will be blurry, which will ruin the mood." She said, looking at Gu Tingzhou with a half-smile, "Or... Mr. Gu made a mistake in the account, and the ink used that day was actually the 'Baihe Fragrant Musk Ink' stored in the warehouse next to the accounting office?"

Fine beads of cold sweat instantly seeped out of Gu Tingzhou's forehead and his back stiffened.

That lily-scented musk ink was incredibly expensive, truly one of the treasures hidden within the treasury. This falsified account was a way to explain it to the eldest princess, and also a way for him to enrich himself! How could she... how could she even know the ink's character so well?!

(Gu Tingzhou thought to himself: *Oh no! How could she know the particulars of ink? And how could she do it so precisely! This is definitely not something an uneducated princess could understand! Could she have been secretly checking things? Or did she have other spies?)

"I...I will die! I think I lost my mind while keeping the diary and mixed up the ink! Please forgive me, Your Highness!" He fell to his knees with a thud, his voice filled with genuine panic.

This fear was not only due to the fear of punishment, but also due to the shock of the sharp edge suddenly revealed by the "stupid" princess in front of him.

"Hey, why are you kneeling?" Yun Chu stood up with a smile, walked around the desk, and lifted his chin with her cold jade ring. Her eyes were still frivolous, but her tone was as cold as ice.

"Just don't do it again. I'm still very 'trusted' in Mr. Gu's accounting. After all... you were carefully selected for me by the eldest princess." She pronounced the four words "carefully selected" very clearly.

Seeing Gu Tingzhou's face turn pale in an instant, Yun Chu withdrew his hand with satisfaction: "Okay, as long as the accounts are correct. As for those losses... since it is for my 'elegant taste', it doesn't matter how much it costs. You can do whatever you want." After that, he hummed a little tune and walked out swayingly.

Gu Tingzhou collapsed to the ground, unable to rise for a long time. The cold touch of the jade ring and those pointed words etched themselves into his heart like a branding iron. This prince... was definitely not an ordinary person!

The night is quiet.

After Shen Ji was reborn, for the first time he quietly avoided the servants on night duty and walked silently along the corridors in the mansion.

He needs to familiarize himself with every inch of the place again and plan for the future.

Before she knew it, she had arrived at a remote place deep in the flowers and trees in the mansion. There was a small observatory there, which was originally built by Huang Yunchu to show off her elegance, but she had never used it.

However, at this moment, he heard human voices.

"... Twenty-eight houses surround Ziwei, and the order of the stars in the sky has a fixed rule. Dongjing corresponds to the Yongliang area, and Liuxing corresponds to Yangzhou Pond... Huh?" A slightly annoyed whisper came, the voice was extremely cold, and revealed the confusion of concentration.

Shen Ji quietly hid behind a tall banana leaf and watched with bated breath.

Under the cold moonlight, Huang Yunchu was wearing only a plain gauze nightgown and standing barefoot on the cold stone platform.

She tilted her head back, holding a wrinkled old drawing in her hand, sometimes looking at the stars in the sky, sometimes hurriedly sketching something on the paper.

The night wind blew her scattered long hair, revealing her smooth forehead and a profile that was focused and almost pious.

Those eyes were clear and bright, filled with pure curiosity and desire to explore, completely different from the arrogant, lewd and cruel person in his memory!

The knowledge about the division of the stars that she muttered to herself was unheard of!

"...No, no, the ancient records say 'willow belongs to Suzaku', and the map of Phoenix Jade corresponds to..." She fell into deep thought again, her brows slightly furrowed, and the moonlight cast a soft halo on her face.

At that moment, she exuded a calm and profound aura, which formed an extreme contrast with the absurd image of the princess during the day.

Shen Ji's heart felt like it had been struck by a heavy hammer! He froze behind the banana leaves, his blood almost frozen.

(Shen Ji's inner voice: *That's her?! That focused gaze... That knowledge of the stars and the map? She... She's really pretending?! She's not some worthless person pretending for power... She's really... chasing... the star map?!)

The scene of writing with a pen in the previous life and the clear shadow under the moon in front of him perfectly overlaps!

The overwhelming hatred that had supported him for two lifetimes and had almost become an instinct was violently shaken and torn apart for the first time!

He looked at the girl gazing at the stars, as if he had truly "seen" her for the first time. She was like a bottomless puzzle, with a fatal attraction.

At this moment, Huang Yunchu seemed to sense something, and suddenly turned his head, his sharp eyes shooting towards where Shen Ji was hiding!

Shen Ji was shocked and subconsciously wanted to step back.

However, the focused inquiry on Yun Chu's face instantly faded, replaced by a lazy, sleepy look, as if he had just woken up. He even yawned slightly, "Who is it? Disturbing my good mood of stargazing?"

Barefoot and holding the blueprint, she walked down the stone platform step by step and headed towards the banana grove.

The moonlight cast a long shadow behind her, and her posture was relaxed, as if the deep and solemn figure just now was just an illusion of the moonlight.

Shen Ji took a deep breath and slowly stepped out from the shadows, his face showing just the right amount of trepidation, a look of newly favored yet disturbing his master. "Slave... Shen Ji... did not intend to disturb His Highness, and I deserve death."

He lowered his head deeply, his body trembling slightly, but his heart was already in turmoil and turmoil!

Yun Chu walked up to him and stopped, lifting his chin with her cold fingers.

Under the moonlight, the two looked into each other's eyes.

"Oh, it's you." She chuckled, her eyes still scrutinizing, but with a hint of understanding hidden in them - she might not have been unaware of his prying just now.

"It's late at night and the dew is heavy. Why are you wandering around outside instead of staying in bed to warm yourself? That's right, I must have tired you out last night. I'm afraid you didn't sleep well. Why don't you come out for some fresh air?"

She caressed his chin with her fingertips ambiguously, her warm breath brushing against his earlobe before quickly withdrawing.

"Go back." Her voice became frivolous and casual again. "Next time I teach you how to stargaze, remember to wear something warmer. I'd be heartbroken if you got your fine figure frozen."

After saying that, she stopped looking at him, brushed past him, and walked away in the moonlight, as if she had really just happened to run into a beautiful woman who was out for a walk.

Shen Ji stood there, his back felt cold but his heart felt like it was burning on fire.

He watched Huang Yunchu's back disappear at the end of the flower path, and couldn't help but look up again, gazing at the deep night sky that she had just gazed at.

The galaxy was vast, cold and brilliant, just like her true feelings that she had just briefly revealed.

She is covered with a lewd appearance, but her heart is filled with stars, mountains and seas?

This absurd drama and this huge contrast made Shen Ji's blood, which was almost solidified and ready for revenge, feel boiling hot and unprecedented confusion for the first time.

This competition seemed to have just begun, but it had already exceeded all his expectations.

Who is she?