Chapter 14 Don’t want it for nothing

Ye Jinshu has a stunning appearance that no one would glance at and would ever glance at.

Now, when I put on this hairpin, which could have been called plain, it actually looks a bit more luxurious.

The Queen often said that Ye Jinshu looked like her mother. Because her appearance was so iconic, she always looked aloof and difficult to approach. In simple terms, she looked noble.

Originally, Chu Yi had always thought that his mother was exaggerating. Ye Jinshu was good-looking, but it was only in her appearance. As for other aspects, her temperament and the bearing that a Crown Princess should have were far from enough.

Perhaps it was because he always measured Ye Jinshu with the standards of a Crown Princess that Chu Yi always ignored the power of Ye Jinshu's face.

Only now did he discover through a hairpin that Ruoyan looked very beautiful when she wore this hairpin, and they complemented each other very well. However, Ye Jinshu's beauty could directly suppress the brilliance of the hairpin itself and dye the jewelry with a color that belonged only to her.

It turned out that his mother had never lied to him, but he had been deceiving himself and was unwilling to see it.

Ye Jinshu found that Chu Yi had been staring at her, so she began to do some simple thinking.

Although it is a good thing to take the hairpin from Chu Yi and let him look at it for a while, it won't lose anything. But Chu Yi just looked at her without saying a word, so Ye Jinshu was still a little scared.

She was afraid that a certain powerful prince would be unhappy in the next second and order someone to take away the all-purpose ash that she had burned with great difficulty.

With the previous experience of Chu Yi threatening her with fertilizer, Ye Jinshu thought that Chu Yi might be considering the same thing now.

Thinking more deeply, Ye Jinshu discovered the blind spot of this matter based on his previous understanding of Chu Yi.

Chu Yi has been the emperor's favorite prince since he was young. Among all the princes and princesses, only Chu Yi was brought by the emperor and taught personally when he was a child. When Chu Yi was officially named the crown prince, he began to learn the art of being an emperor, and he has been learning it for quite some time now.

Chu Yi's favorite tactic is to make a feint to the east and attack in the west.

When he wants to deal with someone, he will first use some sweet treats to lower the person's vigilance. Once he has grasped the person's lifeline, he will hold the person's most precious thing in his hand, making the person lose the will to resist.

If the purpose of giving her the hairpin now was to lower her guard, and the prince's real purpose was to control her life, then there was only one truth.

Ye Jinshu took off the hairpin on her head indignantly, and sighed in her heart, my sister was right, if a man gives you something for no reason, he must have other intentions!
"Your Highness, I will not take your hairpin. Please do not touch my universal ash."

Chu Yi was originally staring at Ye Jinshu's face, and now seeing Ye Jinshu's brows slightly frowned, his first reaction was that even Ye Jinshu's frown looked so good, and then he realized what Ye Jinshu said.

Why do you call him Your Highness instead of brother?
What is universal gray?

Why did he move the ashes?

"Jinshu, what are you talking about?" Chu Yi calmly took the hairpin from Ye Jinshu's hand. Although he was a little confused, he remained calm.

Ye Jinshu moved his feet, stood in front of his own ashes, and asked, "You gave me the hairpin to take my ashes, right? This is absolutely not allowed!"

Chu Yi suddenly couldn't help but smile bitterly. What did he need these ashes for? Only Ye Jinshu treated them as treasures.

Unable to help but pinch Ye Jinshu's face, Chu Yi smiled and said, "What are you thinking about all day long?"

As he spoke, Chu Yi gently put the hairpin back on Ye Jinshu's head: "I gave you the hairpin just because I wanted to."

Ye Jinshu was still worried and confirmed again: "You really won't take it?"

Chu Yi laughed: "Really."

"Okay then. I'll accept it. Thank you, Prince Brother!" As he said that, Ye Jinshu gave Chu Yi a perfunctory smile.

After laughing, she continued to burn the ashes, not noticing that the tips of Chu Yi's ears turned slightly red after she laughed.

Chu Yi stayed with Ye Jinshu for a while before getting up and leaving. The reason he left was that he was busy with official business, but Ye Jinshu knew that he left to find Ye Ruoyan.

Although he understood it clearly, Ye Jinshu no longer had any emotional fluctuations about such things.

If conditions permitted, she even wanted to watch closely the daily interactions between the Crown Prince and Ye Ruoyan, so as to understand how these two people ended up falling in love so deeply.

I'm very curious, but I don't dare to ask, and it's not easy to just look at it.

There is a kind of powerlessness that comes from knowing there is a delicious melon in front of you but being unable to open it.

Ye Jinshu sighed and started to do her business. She called to Xiao Cui beside her: "Cui'er! Do you know how to use this universal ash?"

"My lord, I don't know."

Ye Jinshu smiled faintly, with a little pride in his little face: "I'll teach you." "By the way, today's running hasn't started yet, let's run."

Under the leadership of Ye Jinshu, the entire Anping Palace began to do some work that was different from that of other palace servants. At first, the palace servants were confused, questioned, and afraid, but now they have gotten used to it, and everyone's face is filled with calmness.

Life tries to chew them up and shit them, but they are immortal mushrooms!
"Yes! Princess!"

The sun was setting, the clouds were rolling, and the gentle breeze, carrying the fragrance of orchids and the smell of burnt leaves, spread throughout the Anping Palace.

Ye Jinshu had just finished a day of not-too-tiring outdoor activities when he heard a commotion at the palace gate.

Before Ye Jinshu could speak, Xiao Cui had already started reporting the situation outside the palace gate.

"Princess, the Second Prince was stopped outside Anping Palace."

Unlike the crown prince, the second prince was on the list. Ye Jinshu had clearly written on the sign that Chu Yu was not allowed to enter unless he helped with farming.

"So idle." Ye Jinshu said lightly.

The crown prince had just been sent away, and now here comes the second prince. These princes don’t care much about the common people, and why do they come to her all day long?

Ye Jinshu didn't intend to pay attention, but the Second Prince's voice was too loud, even louder than usual.

"Ye Jinshu! What do you mean? Come out and explain yourself!"

"Ye Jinshu! I know you are in there, don't pretend you can't hear me!"

"Ye Jinshu! You have the ability to put up a sign, but don't you have the ability to come out?"

No one knew what the second prince had done to allow everyone in Anping Palace to hear his words clearly.

Compared with the Crown Prince's calmness and self-control, the Second Prince is more like a scoundrel who has completely lost his dignity.

Ye Jinshu had no doubt that if she ignored Chu Yu today, Chu Yu would make a fuss outside Anping Palace until she left.

Then she would go out and see what Chu Yu was up to.

As soon as Ye Jinshu walked to the palace gate, he saw Chu Yu being held on the left and right by two guards in different uniforms. This was also the reason why Chu Yu could not break into Anping Palace and could only be furious outside the palace.

The ones on the left were the guards arranged by the Queen. Ye Jinshu didn’t know their names, but she knew that there were big red patterns on their clothes.

On the right are the guards given by the emperor. Ye Jinshu doesn’t know what they are called, he only knows that there are golden patterns on their clothes, which are pure gold.

Ye Jinshu was very curious. Did these secret guards really never think of picking the gold off their clothes?
"Ye Jinshu! What do you mean by putting this outside Anping Palace?" Chu Yu's tone was not very good. He claimed that he was closest to Ye Jinshu and knew many of Ye Jinshu's girlish secrets. He thought the relationship between them should be the closest.

did not expect!
Ye Jinshu actually named him the first one on the list of people banned from entering Anping Palace. Why?
Given their relationship, even if his name must be engraved on the wooden plaque, it should be at the end. At least this would indicate that the person Ye Jinshu hated the most was not him.

That’s right, what Chu Yu couldn’t accept the most was that he was the first person Ye Jinshu thought of not allowing to enter Anping Palace.

"That's what you saw." Ye Jinshu pointed at the wooden sign, especially the huge two characters "Chu Yu" on it, which was a murderous move. "What did you do just now to make your voice so loud? I can still hear you shouting outside the palace gate even if I cover my ears."

"Humph, I originally wanted to show you this new thing I got today, but since you won't let me in, forget it."

Ye Jinshu looked at the little gadget in Chu Yu's hand. If nothing unexpected happened, it was this thing that amplified Chu Yu's voice.

Chu Yu used to like to bring her some new and interesting gadgets for them to play with together, but after he fell in love with Ye Ruoyan, all these gadgets were given to Ye Ruoyan, and she no longer had any share.

Ye Jinshu was looking at the gadget in Chu Yu's hand, and Chu Yu also noticed the white jade hairpin on Ye Jinshu's head.

If he was not mistaken, Ye Ruoyan also had a similar hairpin.

Thinking of this, a malicious smile appeared on Chu Yu's lips. Didn't Ye Jinshu not allow him to enter Anping Palace? Then he could only talk about this matter outside Anping Palace.

"Ye Jinshu, your sister also has this hairpin on your head. The love that big brother gives you is the same as the one he gives to your sister. Do you still want something like this?"

Originally, I thought that Ye Jinshu would become angry when she heard such words, and would directly break the white jade hairpin. She would also be desperate and ask him what she could do to defeat Ye Ruoyan and monopolize the prince like before.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Ye Jinshu just slowly raised his eyelids. There was no trace of pain in his eyes, and he even looked puzzled: "Yes, it would be a waste if you don't want it."

(End of this chapter)