454: Chapter 454 Receiving Two Closed Doors

The butler looked at that Medicinal Pill, her gaze tightening slightly.

Having lived for so many years and serving as the head butler of the Feiyun Princes Mansion, she had seen plenty of good things.

But she was truly seeing a Beauty Pill of this quality for the first time.

Hesitating for a moment, she reached out and took the jade box.

"...Thank you, Young Master Lin."

Lin Yun did not say anything more, cupped his hands at her, and turned to leave with Su Yingxue and the others.

The female butler stood at the doorway, watching the group of Lin Yun recede into the distance.

Only then did she look down at the jade box in her hand, suppressing the slight strangeness in her heart.

She properly put away the jade box, turned around, walked through the courtyard, and headed straight for the study.

...

Inside the study.

King Feiyun was sitting behind the desk, holding a volume of books in her hand.

Yet her gaze did not fall on the pages.

She had been waiting all along.

The female butler walked in and bowed, "Your Highness, Young Master Lin and his party have already been sent away."

The eyebrows of King Feiyun twitched slightly, "What did he say?"

"Young Master Lin said that if Your Highness has emerged from seclusion, please notify him at the first instance. He wishes to thank Your Highness in person for the care along the way."

As the female butler spoke, she took out the jade box and presented it with both hands before King Feiyun.

"This was given to this subordinate by Young Master Lin. This subordinate dared not accept it privately, so I specially came to report to Your Highness."

King Feiyun glanced at the jade box.

"Since it was given to you, you should accept it."

The female butler was stunned, "Your Highness..."

"Keep it." King Feiyun's tone was calm, "Since he has given it away, you might as well accept it."

The female butler hesitated for a moment and ultimately took back the jade box.

A trace of joy appeared on her face:

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Finished speaking, she bowed once more and turned to exit the study.

The moment the doors closed, that shred of doubt in her heart surfaced again.

Your Highness clearly thought very highly of Lin Yun.

Back around the Friendship Tournament, Your Highness praised Lin Yun endlessly for his extraordinary talent and boundless future.

Yet today, when Lin Yun's family came to express their gratitude, Your Highness avoided seeing them under the pretext of seclusion.

This wasn't simply not seeing them; this was finding an excuse not to see them.

Having lived for so many years, the female butler still had that bit of discernment.

However, she did not ask any more questions.

This was the basic cultivation of an excellent butler.

Regarding the master's affairs, what shouldn't be asked shouldn't be asked; just do one's own part well.

She walked away quickly, pressing that doubt deep into her heart without thinking about it further.

Inside the study, King Feiyun sat alone behind the desk.

The sound of the doors closing seemed exceptionally clear in the quiet room.

Until the butler's footsteps completely faded away.

Only then did she put down the book in her hand, raising her hand to press against her glabella.

The indescribable panic deep in her heart only truly calmed down at this moment.

The very moment Lin Yun's aura appeared outside the gates of the Feiyun Princes Mansion, she had perceived it.

That aura was gentle and steady, even calmer than in her memory.

Yet her heartbeat suddenly accelerated the moment she sensed that aura.

Before she even had time to think, she subconsciously instructed the female butler:

"Do not see them."

"Say I am in seclusion."

"Send everyone away."

She didn't know why she was so nervous either.

Having lived for nearly twenty thousand years, what kind of great storms had she not seen?

Yet today, when that aura appeared outside the mansion, she had actually panicked uncontrollably.

At this moment, the people had already left, the outside of the mansion had returned to quietness, and that aura had completely dissipated.

King Feiyun finally completely relaxed, leaning her back against the chair and letting out a long breath of turbid air.

She had long since made up her mind.

Never to contact Lin Yun again.

Avoid when she could, hide when she could.

As long as she didn't get close to him, didn't see his face, and didn't hear his voice.

That inexplicable state of mind might gradually fade away.

She closed her eyes, her fingertips tapping lightly twice on the desk.

It was as if she were appeasing her heartbeat that had not yet completely calmed down.

The study was completely quiet, with only the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the treetops outside the window.

...

The opening battle started unfavorably.

Su Yingxue looked back at the gates of the Feiyun Princes Mansion.

"It's fine. Since King Feiyun Your Highness is in seclusion, we'll come again next time."

The crowd wasn't too dejected either.

After returning home, they immediately discussed who to target next.

Qiao Feifei proposed going to find Senior Ziyi.

"Let's not rush."

After stopping Qiao Feifei, Su Yingxue looked at Lu Shan.

"Nickname, send a message to your little aunt to sound her out."

Lu Shan was originally holding a teacup and drinking in small sips, and almost choked upon hearing this.

She put down the cup, wiped the corner of her mouth, her tone carrying a hint of reluctant hesitation:

"Me... Little aunt?"

Qiao Feifei nodded like a pounding mortar:

"Right, right, right! Senior Ziyi is your little aunt, it's most convenient for you to talk to her!"

"Just say that Husband wants to visit her, thanking her for her care during this period of time, and sound out her stance."

Lu Shan opened her mouth, wanting to say that she was actually afraid of her little aunt too.

After coming back, she had kept a low profile and didn't speak, hiding in the crowd to minimize her sense of presence as much as possible.

Hoping not to be noticed by everyone.

She had a premonition that perhaps the sisters' next target would be the little aunt.

She really didn't dare to target the little aunt.

If the little aunt were to discover this, she would lose a layer of skin.

But if the sisters went to target her, and it succeeded when the time came...

She would...

Hehe...

Unfortunately, things went contrary to her wishes.

Even though she kept such a low profile, she was still pushed out.

Who asked her to be the little aunt's niece?

Lu Shan wanted to muddle through it.

Letting everyone target Senior Moli first.

But looking at the sparkling gazes of everyone in the room looking at her, the words at the tip of her tongue were swallowed back down.

She sighed, and nodded resignedly:

"Alright then, I'll give it a try."

The crowd immediately quieted down.

Lu Shan adjusted her sitting posture, cleared her throat, and sank her Divine Thought into the light computer within her Sea of Consciousness.

A line of message was sent out by her:

"Little aunt, my husband wants to pay a visit to you and thank you for your care during this period of time. When do you have free time?"

After the message was sent, the living room was quiet for a few breaths.

Seeing everyone like this, Lu Shan brought up the virtual screen of the light computer.

Everyone crowded around Lu Shan, their gazes falling on the virtual screen in front of her.

Waiting for the reply from the other side.

After a good while, a short reply popped up at the top of the screen.

Only two words:

"No time."

The atmosphere in the living room instantly dropped visibly by a few degrees.

Qiao Feifei lay flat on the edge of the table, her chin resting on her arms, her tone full of disappointment:

"Another cold shoulder..."

Bai Ling blinked her eyes, muttering softly:

"How is Senior Ziyi even more decisive than King Feiyun Your Highness..."

Qiao Feifei sighed:

"King Feiyun Your Highness at least had the butler find an excuse of 'seclusion'."

"Senior Ziyi is too lazy to even find an excuse."

Lu Shan looked at those two words, the corners of her mouth twitching, wanting to defend her little aunt a couple of sentences.

But after opening her mouth, she found that there really was nothing to defend.

She herself knew clearly in her heart that in the past, whenever Ziyi faced various invitations, no matter how busy she was, she would politely decline with a few words.

Today's clean and neat "No time" clearly meant she simply didn't want to see them.