The Princess Summons

After "disciplining" Consort Li, Ye Fan returned to Princess Mu Xing's manor. The moon was dim, the wind strong; besides the eunuchs and hidden guards on duty, there was no one else around.

Yet, upon entering this place, Ye Fan had an illusion.

It seemed... someone was watching him?

When he turned his head, he found no one. Moreover, Ye Fan's Divine Sense detected nothing unusual. "Is it truly an illusion?" Ye Fan was very suspicious.

After a night's sleep, dawn quickly broke.

After absorbing the power of the Ice Soul Silver Dragon, Ye Fan's body felt very tired, as if he hadn't fully woken up. Suddenly, he heard a rapid knocking on the door, "knock, knock, knock."

Ye Fan rubbed his eyes, about to get dressed and start his work, when Chun Yu burst in. Her eyes seemed a little anxious.

"You... you... why are you still sleeping?" Chun Yu was not young, but not old either. Now she rushed straight to Ye Fan's bed, hands on her hips, seemingly wanting to pull him up.

Ye Fan's heart jumped. Men naturally have a physiological reaction in the morning; it wouldn't be good if this little girl discovered it. He quickly rolled over to the other side, narrowly avoiding Chun Yu's arm.

Chun Yu seemed a little flustered: "You... you... I'm kindly helping you get dressed, why are you avoiding me?"

Only then did Ye Fan see that Chun Yu was holding his uniform. He rolled over again... Rolling back and forth, he finally stabilized.

Ye Fan shook his head; it seemed he would have problems soon. He didn't know when, but Ye Fan's willpower seemed to be getting weaker.

Fortunately, while Chun Yu was talking, Ye Fan snatched the uniform from her hand and quickly changed into it.

A moment later, under Chun Yu's disdainful gaze, Ye Fan followed her forward.

It turned out that Princess Mu Xing wanted to summon the newly arrived Little Ye Zi.

Chun Yu suddenly turned around and instructed Ye Fan: "Little Ye Zi, our Princess Mu Xing has never met strangers. You will also be family from now on; you must perform well when you meet the Princess this time..."

Ye Fan suddenly wanted to tease Chun Yu: "How should I perform?"

In fact, Ye Fan had faced Princess Mu Xing not long ago, only she didn't know it.

Chun Yu was very angry: "The Princess saw your resume said you were diligent, that's why she transferred you here... boo hoo..."

*Alright, no more teasing her.* Ye Fan coughed: "Alright, alright, I know, I know what to do..."

After Chun Yu opened the palace door, she only watched Ye Fan walk in alone.

The main door closed; the grand hall was no different from that day. This place, rather than calling it a grand hall, was more like an ice cellar. It seemed the temperature was even lower than a few days ago. But this cold had no effect on Ye Fan.

Seeing no one speak, Ye Fan took two more steps forward.

"You... stop..." This voice sounded childish, and there was no commanding tone, as if... it belonged to a master with a good temper.

Ye Fan stopped, not moving forward. He was rather curious why Princess Mu Xing wanted to summon him. Based on her current state, like ancient remnant souls residing in stone statues, first, she couldn't leave this palace, and second, her body had entered a state of stagnation, possibly without eating or sleeping. Even if Ye Fan was working, his job content was only sweeping the courtyard and maintaining order in the palace.

As if fearing Ye Fan's anger, the voice sounded a little apologetic.

"It's not that I don't like you getting close... It's just that my situation is a bit special... If others get too close to me, they will freeze to death..."

In fact, it was true; many of the young eunuchs serving Princess Mu Xing seemed to have no record of leaving. Ye Fan had investigated this strange situation, and now he seemed to have an answer.

Ye Fan said nothing. Princess Mu Xing's voice was a little timid: "But... I want someone to talk to me... Can you talk to me?"

Although Princess Mu Xing's voice was a bit loli, this went beyond his job scope. Although Ye Fan was a fake eunuch, he had always considered this a normal service job.

Ye Fan only sighed, then said: "It's not impossible, but chatting requires extra payment..."

Ye Fan said it casually. Unexpectedly, the other side fell silent, and after a long while, the voice seemed a little resentful: "Can't you stay with me for a bit..."

At this moment, Ye Fan felt something was wrong; it seemed the surrounding temperature also dropped. Could Princess Mu Xing's emotions affect the temperature? If that were truly the case, it would be understandable why the young eunuchs beside her had all died. No one could guarantee always making Princess Mu Xing happy; if she became unhappy and lowered the temperature, ordinary eunuchs probably couldn't endure it.

Ye Fan had his principles for doing things. Chatting was fine, but it required extra payment.

Ye Fan continued: "Is there anything else? If not, I have to go..."

However, this sentence seemed to have completely angered the little princess in the palace.

When Ye Fan carelessly stood up and walked towards the main door, he heard a somewhat low voice from behind: "You're not thinking that because I'm young and my father died early, you can bully your master, are you..."

It was clearly a loli voice, yet it felt like a resentful woman from the deep palace. If he hadn't confirmed that Princess Mu Xing was still Princess Mu Xing, Ye Fan would definitely have thought she had been possessed by someone else. But if she wasn't possessed, then it wasn't within his job scope.

Ye Fan continued to walk forward, just as he touched the grand door.

"Freeze!"

Throughout the entire grand hall, whether it was the red painted pillars or the black obsidian tiles, everything was covered in a layer of frost. Such a scene, far from frightening Ye Fan, instead reminded him of that woman, Consort Li.

*What a pity.*

Ye Fan managed to push the door open before it was completely frozen shut.

After Ye Fan had completely left the palace.

Not long after, the ice seemed to begin to melt.

It wasn't until Ye Fan had been gone for a long time that a timid voice seemed to come from within the iron shell nearby: "Pr-Princess... Did Little Ye Zi... do anything to anger you?"

Princess Mu Xing's soft pink lips moved slightly at this moment: "How could that be... Chun Yu... he's very good..."

Princess Mu Xing's voice was still as sweet and captivating as ever. At this moment, even the ice and snow on her body completely disappeared, leaving only a small dark red palace dress barely covering the important areas.

"He is the one I've been looking for..."