Volume 1, Chapter 38 The road is long and distant. You didn't expect that in an instant, everyone would be gone, leaving some people standing on the spot, laughing and crying at the same time. Turning her head to look back, Ye Tian Ling saw her standing still, raised his head and said: "Sit."

  No one was left, some were smiling, some were angry. Suddenly, Qing didn't feel like hiding anymore and changed to a very realistic expression - no expression at all. She leaned against the table and used her chopsticks to pick up the red willow lamb skewers in front of her. The fresh and fatty lamb meat still had some residual warmth on the slender red willow stick, and indeed, it was tender and juicy, with each piece falling apart easily. She slowly pulled at it, trying to get the lamb off the stick, when suddenly a pair of ivory white chopsticks appeared in front of her, helping her press down. Along the pale chopstick handle, she followed the long fingers up to meet Ling's clear and cold eyes under the night sky.

  Actually, I didn't have an appetite for food. Qing Chen withdrew his hand and Ye Tian Ling said, "I didn't think that after so long, someone would still bring up that matter."

  You smiled carelessly, thinking that there were few discussions in the palace back then. Adding to the current situation with Luan Fei, it's polite to say a few words about Feng's family not being pleasing to the eye. "Let them say what they want, and after listening for a long time, I'll get used to it. Open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are hard to guard against. What is said openly is better than those who secretly sabotage."

  "Rumors and gossip are the most hurtful things, even more so than knives and swords. Sometimes, no matter how many times you hear them, you still can't get used to it."

  Your heart moved slightly because of Lotus Concubine's reason, Ye Tianling was somewhat different from other princes. You must have heard some words with ulterior motives since childhood. She raised her slender eyebrows and smiled even more disdainfully: "What are a few words worth? Let them say it, listen to it with a smile, and laugh until they realize that what they said were foolish words."

  His lips curved up slightly, and Qingchen felt that the moment his expression cleared was as if he had understood her words, knew what she meant, and responded with a smile. The feeling of being understood, yet also seeing through to the other person who didn't hide anything from you, was so wonderful. It seemed like all distance disappeared in their mutual gaze, and a calm heat quietly burned within, shining brightly like stars, illuminating every corner of her heart.

  She smiled and said: "Anyway, what's done is done, no one can change the past, let's just gossip and have some fun."

  "Although what happened before can't be changed, it's possible to use future events to shut those people up." Ye Tianling said.

  "What did you say?" Qing Chen asked.

  The soft moonlight fell on her face unintentionally, and he thought for a moment before saying, "Become like the red willow mutton."

  "You didn't think about the meaning of the words at that time: 'Red willow sheep meat? It tastes like the fragrance of wooden branches, no matter how it's done, it's always...'" She suddenly stopped and looked at Ye Tianling in surprise. Ye Tianling said, "Always what?"

  A flush suddenly rose to her cheeks, and she could no longer meet his gaze. Those dark, shining eyes seemed to see right through her, and even when she looked away, she could still feel the warmth of his stare, scorching her heart. She lowered her eyelids, silently astonished. The words "never part" had reached her lips, but somehow she couldn't bring herself to say them.

  "Just then, Ye Ling said softly: 'Never part.'"

  You dusted off your clothes, stood up suddenly: "It's time to return to the palace." Hurriedly walked away. The night sky was filled with smiles between her eyebrows, but she didn't say much, accompanying her out.

  On the road, Qing dust occasionally glanced over and saw that Ling was walking beside her with a relaxed demeanor, slowly riding his horse. When she looked at him, he turned back to her absent-mindedly, with a faint smile in his deep eyes that seemed to be asking a question.

  You hastily withdrew your gaze, and were somewhat distracted, unintentionally catching a glimpse of a woman in foreign attire hurrying into a song and dance hall. You felt that you had seen her before, and looked in that direction, when you heard Ye Tianling ask: "Why did the Shantang of Mu Yuan Tang suddenly close?"

  You dust followed his line of sight, in front of the Mu Yuan Tang surrounded by many people seeking medical treatment, the nearby Shan Tang red door was tightly locked, under the eaves huddled a few tattered beggars, one of whom was only seven or eight years old and looked over here with bright eyes that made people's hearts feel unspeakable.

  This year, Qing Chen has been operating the Four-sided Building and Tian Wu Zui Fang through Xie Jing and others. At the same time, she boldly called up all the remaining funds of Ming Yi Building and quickly merged with other song and dance buildings in Yige City. Either by union or by buying out, she gradually brought a large number of song and dance buildings in Yige City under her control, forming a powerful monopoly. It was very difficult at first, but later it went smoothly, and Ming Yi Building re-established a solid financial foundation. However, this time the vitality was greatly injured, and it was not possible to rashly restore the expenditure of Shantang. She sighed: "Ming Yi Building had some problems due to Ming Xie's affairs. After a while, I will definitely find a way to reopen Shantang. Even in a prosperous and peaceful era, there are always people living in hardship. Unfortunately, at this time, I can't even exert a little bit of my power."

  Yè Tiān Líng pulled the reins, looked up at the signboard with the four large characters "Jì Shì Jiù Rén" (Save the World and Rescue People), and said: "You let Xie Jing come to my mansion, how much silver do you need me to give?"

  "You're...?"

  Yè Tiān Líng Dào: "A good deed is just a matter of lifting one's hand."

  "You may have money as a king, but it's easy to do good deeds for a moment, but hard to do them for a lifetime."

  Ye Tianling said: "Providing relief to the empty, this kind of good deed can't be finished even in a lifetime. It's better if there are fewer people in the world who need the charity halls."

  "You savored the meaning behind his words, and couldn't help but laugh. 'Fourth brother has thought of the benefits of this game for others, but has he considered that he might lose something himself? And is he prepared to face the dangers along the way?'"

  Yè Tiān Líng's lips curled up slightly at the corner, and he simply said one word: "Yes."

  You nodded, thought for a moment, and said: "I mentioned earlier that I would take you to see someone. Let's go to the Four-Faced Building."

  Ye Tianling didn't ask who it was and readily said: "Good."