The Delicate White Moonlight of The Paranoid Powerful Minister

Madam Sui gently caressed the girl’s head with a loving expression and said softly, “We are having a conversation here. If you find it uninteresting, you may leave and entertain yourselves properly as good hosts.” Having said that, Madam Sui raised her head and nodded slightly at Shen Zhizhi and Shen Huan, smiling.

Liu Jiyu nodded. Just as she was about to get up, Shen Zhizhi reached out and grabbed her hand. Liu Jiyu lowered her eyes and smiled again, then led Shen Zhizhi out, with Shen Huan following behind them.

“Yinyin, we’ve just met after so long, why does your smile fade a bit when you see me? Do you find me annoying?”

As soon as they left Xinyong Hall, Shen Zhizhi shook off Liu Jiyu’s hand, looking furious.

Liu Jiyu snorted. “Who asked you not to come find me? If you didn’t want to come, you could have stayed away. I won’t entertain you if you don’t want to come. Goodbye.”

As the words fell, she seemed to be heading towards another path.

Shen Zhizhi panicked and quickly grabbed her, “It’s not that I don’t want to come, I can’t come.”

“Who knows if you’re lying to me or not?” Liu Jiyu shook off her hand, looking displeased.

Seeing this, Shen Huan spoke up in a timely manner, “Yinyin, what Zhizhi said is true. The household affairs in the mansion have been very busy these days, and Mother is overwhelmed alone. Zhizhi has been assisting Mother and couldn’t leave, which caused the delay.”

Liu Jiyu softened her expression a bit after hearing him.

Shen Zhizhi’s eyes flashed with a hint of gloom, but she saw a hint of playfulness on Liu Jiyu’s face and looked at her, “You have the nerve to talk about me, but you don’t even come to see me. Even if you don’t come to see me, you should come to see my brother.”

Liu Jiyu’s face suddenly turned red, and she gave her a coquettish and timid glare, “Stop it, you!”

Shen Zhizhi happily linked her arm with Liu Jiyu’s and walked forward, with Shen Huan following behind them.

“Yinyin, what would you like for your birthday? I’ll buy it for you as a gift.”

Liu Jiyu appeared to be very serious for a moment, then shook her head, saying, “You don’t need to bother, there’s nothing special I want.”

However, Shen Zhizhi smirked, “I know, you must want to become my sister-in-law, right?”

Liu Jiyu looked embarrassed and pinched Shen Zhizhi’s cheek, “You tease me too much. You’re really annoying.”

Shen Zhizhi laughed and dodged away from her, hiding behind Shen Huan, “Brother! Look at your wife, she’s like this!”

Shen Huan chuckled, “Zhizhi, stop messing around.”

But Liu Jiyu continued to tease and went to catch Shen Zhizhi. Seeing her looking at Shen Huan, Liu Jiyu crisply said, “Brother Huan, move aside quickly and let me deal with Zhizhi properly, so she won’t say anything improper again.”

“What’s improper? I’m just telling the truth.”

Shen Zhizhi hid behind Shen Huan, refusing to let Liu Jiyu catch her.

Shen Huan stood there with a helpless expression, allowing the girls to banter and play around him. The smile in his eyes grew even brighter.

Under a nearby peach tree stood a young man. Although he appeared expressionless as he watched the three in front of him, there was a terrifying hostility in his eyes. When he reached out and forcefully broke off a branch from the peach tree nearby, his actions were ruthless.

***

with the sun setting in the west and the moon rising in the east.

The courtyard is tranquil, with maids and servants going about their tasks methodically.

In the inner room, a young girl sits by the window, gazing at the fiery clouds in the sky, her thoughts drifting into the past.

In the previous life, Mei Shuyu also confessed his feelings to her during these days. She, too, followed the path of fate and uttered those hurtful words, after which she never saw Mei Shuyu again.

But she learned about him from others.

For example, he passed the Autumn Examination and became a Jinshi, then the following year he excelled in the Spring Examination as a Huishi, listed as the top scorer, and in the palace examination, he became the Zhuangyuan, thus entering officialdom. He started as a compiler in the Court of Judicial Review, then became a Minister of Justice. Later, when the new emperor ascended the throne and established a new crown prince, he became the tutor of the crown prince, becoming a prominent figure by the emperor’s side.

I have never heard of anyone by his side.

From beginning to end, he was always alone.

Then later, oh, Liu Jiyu’s soul ascended to the Western Heaven, and there was no later.

But fortunately, there is a chance to start anew.

At this thought, Liu Jiyu took a deep breath. Starting anew, she would not repeat the same mistakes. She only wished to be filial to her parents.

As for a husband, Liu Jiyu bitterly smiled. She would go with the flow. If there was one, fine; if not, it didn’t matter. She didn’t mind living a solitary life, accompanying her parents for the rest of their lives.

As for Mei Shuyu, she only wished to treat him better, hoping that he would rise to a high position in the future, and not hold any grudges against her or her family.

“No more thinking about him,” she resolved.

“Miss, Third Young Master from the Mei family is here,” a maid announced.

Liu Jiyu turned her head and saw the curtain being lifted by a pair of distinctively shaped hands, which soon revealed a handsome face.

The girl gazed at him as if fascinated.

In reality, Mei Shuyu couldn’t be considered exceptionally handsome, at most a fair and delicate youth. However, due to his temperament, he often had an expressionless face that made him seem unapproachable.

The young man sat down opposite her, and Liu Jiyu snapped out of her reverie, looking at him and asking, “Third Brother, is there something important you’ve come to see me about?”

“Mm,” he simply responded.

Liu Jiyu was slightly surprised. What important matter could there be? She had only casually asked, not expecting him to actually respond.

With that in mind, she gestured for the maids in the room to leave.

“Third Brother, please speak,” she said.

The young man fell silent. In truth, he didn’t know what to say.

He just wanted to come and see her. In the afternoon, he saw her being so close with the Shen family in the garden, and that Shen family even called her sister-in-law. At that moment, he wished he could rush out.

“Why rush out?”

“What position and status does he have?”

“He’s just a lowly bastard.”

Seeing him silent, Liu Jiyu remembered her past actions and felt the urge to apologize.

But when the words reached her lips, she hesitated to speak. After struggling for a moment, Liu Jiyu finally spoke hesitantly. “Third Brother…” The girl’s voice echoed softly, “I… I’m sorry…”

The room fell silent for a moment.

Mei Shuyu suddenly looked up, his gaze sharp as he looked at her, but he spoke lightly, “What are you sorry for? Are you sorry for rejecting me, or for what you said?”

Liu Jiyu was startled by his words, her eyes immediately turning red. “I shouldn’t have said those words to you. Please… don’t be angry, okay?”

The girl’s voice still carried a heavy nasal tone, and the young man chuckled lightly, “Liu Yinyin, you’re quite open-minded. If Shen Huan treated you like that, would you forgive him so easily?”

Upon hearing his words, Liu Jiyu couldn’t understand the reason behind them at first. It was only after a moment that she realized his meaning: being insulted by someone she admired, how could anyone easily forgive?

Indeed, even if Shen Huan was no longer the one Liu Jiyu admired, she wouldn’t simply overlook such words from anyone, let alone hold no grudge against them.

As Liu Jiyu thought about this, she felt a lump in her throat. What had she done? The more she thought about it, the more she felt overwhelmed with guilt. Seeing the boy across from her with an unpleasant expression, she spoke softly, “What… what do I need to do for you to forgive me?”

Mei Shuyu gave a cold laugh, glancing at her and saying, “Don’t you know?”

Li Jiyu understood his meaning, but…

“But I only regarded you as a brother, without any other feelings.”

That was expected. The young man lowered his gaze. “Then there’s no need to say more.”

With that, he stood up and walked away.

Liu Jiyu also stood up, watching his departing figure. “Third Brother, didn’t you come to see me for something?”

“Nothing.”

The young man replied and walked away.

Li Jiyu looked puzzled. Why did he come to see her then?