71 Storyline Part 1 Literally donst read if you donst want spoilers (1/2)

1. Pei Nan enters the party and ruins the mood for Yu Mei. Yu Mei barely acknowledges his presence. One, because she is mad at him and two, she is busy getting information from her second customer, Nuan Ti Ling. Turns out, she had never met Ju Ming and she still has hidden feelings for General Shang Guang.

2. Fei Ning gets super comfortable with Pei Nan as she is seen feeding him and wiping his mouth. Yu Mei tries to ignore them by talking with Gu Shao. The two are making small talk and laughing and this gets Pei Nan jealous.

3. Before the party ends, Yu Mei pulls Nuan Ti Ling over and tells her that General Shang Guang likes her too but doesn't know how to approach her since he has grown up in the battlefield since young. Ti Ling is suspicious at first and questions Yu Mei's ulterior motive. Yu Mei simply tells her that they are both females. They should help each other, esp when it comes to love.

4. Nuan Ti Ling makes the first move and this makes Shang Guang blush as he admits that he's had feelings for her since he first met her. He then asks her in a shy voice if he can court her.

5. That night, Pei Nan comes over to Yu Mei's courtyard. The air is tense as Pei Nan is seen being jealous. He asks her how close she and Gu Shao is. Yu Mei simply tells him that they are on friendly term. Which isn't a lie. Pei Nan thinks there is more than that going on and starts to overthink things. Pei Nan calls Yu Mei shameless and chases her out.

6.She takes it literally and leaves that night. Chu'mei is waiting for Yu Mei but she never returns. Only after running to Pei Nan's palace did Pei Nan realize she left. With his heart pounding with fear and worry, he goes out to find her. Chu'mei is instructed to stay in case Yu Mei comes back. Feng Ju stays behind to comfort the worried Chu'mei. Feng Ju is surprised when she starts to cry in front of him. He can only walk over to her and offer her his chest. She then cries and wets his shirt as she continues to cry as he pats her back.

7. Gu Shao who came over to have a late night chat with Nan also finds out that Yu Mei is missing. The two frantically search for her.

8. Pei Nan is the one to find her in the rain. Yu Mei doesn't know where to go so she was crouched in the middle of the street crying from frustration. Pei Nan runs over to her and goes on both knees and pulls her in for a hug. The thought of her leaving just now made him realize just how much Yu Mei means to him. Pei Nan apologizes and tells her that he didn't mean to hurt her. He also tells her the reason why he is being the way he is. When Yu Mei realizes it, she tells him she only wanted to keep faking her injure to spend time with him. Pei Nan scolds himself for being stupid as he pulls Yu Mei into a warm embrace. (Sweet/cute moment)

9. Right at this time, Prince Shao sees them and feels a tug in his heart. At this moment when he sees Yu Mei with Pei Nan, he realizes that he has fallen for her.

10.Shao makes a move when the consorts go to see the empress for training. (Pei Nan asked his mother for Yu Mei's sake.) Pei Nan wants to use this chance for Yu Mei and his mother to bond. Yu Mei at this point is willing to try since she now has good feelings towards Pei Nan.

11. Prince Shao accompanies his mother during the etiquette training. He tries to make Yu Mei jealous by being close to Fei Ning but that doesn't work. After a few days, he gives up and finds a chance to speak to her privately. (One scene I wanted to write)

***[Gu Shao suddenly pulls Yu Mei behind the fake boulder inside the palace garden. From the area and angle they were in, no one could see them unless they were looking very hard. Yu Mei's back gently pressed on the boulder as she looked Gu Shao in the eyes surprised. All she wanted to do was take a breather from the training. But now...she was in front of Gu Shao as he held her shoulders with his palms. She had an ominous feeling.

Yu Mei let out an awkward smile. ”Brother Shao, what are you playing at?”

No reply.

Yu Mei felt weird as she was being stared at by Gu Shao. It almost looked intimate to her but that thought was quickly pushed behind her mind. This was Gu Shao.

”Pan Yu Mei, these few days that I have been close with Fei Ning, how did you feel?” he started to sound like Pei Nan with his low serious voice.

”Is this a prank?” Yu Mei chuckled lightly. Why did he sound so serious? She was not used to this.

Seeing that Yu Mei wasn't taking him seriously, he kept on asking her in the same interrogative voice. ”Did you feel jealous? Did your heart beat fast? Upset? Irritated?” He arched his brow, waiting for her reply. The clueless Yu Mei didn't want to play this game anymore. She stretched her arms and moved his hands away. ”Brother Shao, why would I feel jealous? The only thing I feel is frustration and disappointment. Disappointed that you are not going for a good girl but someone like Fei Ning. You are one of my best friends, I only want you to have the best.”

Hearing this, Gu Shao felt like a hundred knives stabbed him. He wanted to hear something her say she was jealous. Jealous to the point of crying. But why did she only scold him. Did she really not feel anything for him? Just thinking about it, Gu Shao was hurt. Without another word, he turned away.]

12. Ji Er goes to find Yu Mei. At the same time, court session had ended and she sees Xu Hou Lei coming her way. She suddenly gets nervous but that nervousness soon turns into disappointment when he pretends not to know her. She feels disappointed when he refers to her as Consort Nuan and not Ji Er. (I really wanted to write about Ji Er's love story)

***[Ji Er froze on the spot when she saw Xu Hou Lei walking towards her. She didn't know if it was fate that he was the only official to come out or not. She held her hands together tightly. She could feel her fingers shaking relentlessly. Seeing Hou Lei, she wanted to fix her hair but didn't want to seem anxious or nervous in front of him.

It felt like eternity as she watched Xu Hou Lei walk towards her. At first she thought he was looking at her but now the he was closer, he had actually been looking behind her. As if she was invisible. Only when he was a few steps away from her did he bow. ”Greetings to Consort Nuan.” Hou Lei spoke with a serious tone, unlike his usual carefree self. Ji Er felt disappointed; disappointed that he had referred to her as Consort Nuan and not Ji Er.

Hou Lei took a step passed Ji Er. He wanted to escape this awkward situation. Ji Er on the other hand did not want to escape this awkward situation. It had been more than six months since she last saw him. She quickly grasped onto his sleeve, refusing to let him leave. ”Lei ge'ge.” Ji Er called out softly as she looked him in the eyes, filled with emotions.

”Consort Nuan, this is not proper. Please let go.” He reminded her. Ji Er only shook her head no desperately.

With his other hand, Hou Lei removed her hand and just like that, Ji Er had to watch as Hou Lei walked away.]***