My Highness Hears My Thoughts, And Still Plays Along-Chapter 463 - 444
When Nangong Mo realized Yun Ran was watching him, he raised an eyebrow, his thin lips curling into a smile—three parts lazy, seven parts devilish—and always unintentionally enchanting.
Yun Ran silently rolled her eyes in her heart:
[He’s trying to tempt me again!]
[But he looks really good!]
[Stay calm! Refrain from being lovestruck! Absolutely must not show it!]
Yun Ran cleared her throat, feigning composure, and asked Nangong Mo casually, "Mo, are you going to the palace banquet tomorrow?"
Before Nangong Mo could answer, Nangong Siyu jumped in and said, "Mo, don’t worry! The Grand Empress knows you don’t like crowds, so tomorrow’s banquet is just a small family gathering!"
"There really won’t be many people! So, Mo, will you go, please? Come on, please!"
As she spoke, Nangong Siyu tugged at Nangong Mo’s sleeve, looking at him expectantly as if saying, ’I won’t let go unless you agree.’
Watching from the side, Yun Ran thought to herself:
[He’s not blind. Faced with such a charming and cute young girl acting all playful, there’s a big chance he can’t say no, right?]
[Is he going to pat her head next, smiling tenderly and indulgently saying: Alright then, I’ll go, I’ll do as you say! Whatever my little sister wishes!]
Yun Ran was joyfully imagining it when she suddenly felt a chill from a gaze falling upon her, snapping her wandering thoughts back.
She lifted her eyes to see Nangong Mo’s slightly dark gaze fixed on her, the look in his eyes was chilling, and Yun Ran found it perplexing:
[Why is he looking at me like that? I didn’t say or do anything! How strange!]
Nangong Mo barely curved the corner of his mouth, pulling his sleeve from Nangong Siyu, adopting the stern demeanor of a serious elder, "Siyu, you’re not a child anymore; you must always be mindful of your behavior."
Nangong Siyu playfully stuck her tongue out, still being quite obedient, "I know, Mo~ But will you and Princess Sister go to the palace banquet tomorrow?"
Ever since finding out Yuan Feishuang had arrived today, along with learning the relationship she had with the Empress Dowager and Nangong Mo, Yun Ran was inexplicably more curious about the banquet.
She couldn’t help but ask Nangong Siyu who would be attending the palace banquet tomorrow.
Nangong Siyu seemed to find a savior and momentarily abandoned Nangong Mo to enthusiastically grab Yun Ran’s sleeve, eagerly detailing all the information about the palace banquet.
Originally, the banquet should have been held tonight, as the Princess reached the capital today, but alas, she had been separated from the Empress Dowager for many years. Today being a rare reunion, both were overwhelmed with mixed emotions, unable to control themselves.
Mother and daughter hugged, alternating between crying and laughing, as if to let the years of separation and longing transform into tears and laughter shared together.
After all, the Empress Dowager was getting on in years, and after such strong emotional fluctuations, she did need rest, and thus the family banquet was postponed to tomorrow.
After Siyu’s explanation, she clung to Yun Ran’s arm, shaking it, "Princess Sister, persuade Mo to go to the banquet with you! Please go, alright?"
For a moment, Yun Ran felt like her arm was about to fly off!
She lifted her other hand to pat Nangong Siyu’s head, agreed firmly, "We’ll go!"
Nangong Siyu immediately turned to Nangong Mo, elated, "Mo, did you hear that? Princess Sister said we’ll go!"
Nangong Mo glanced at Yun Ran without expression, nodded as seriously as an elderly blind man, "Then we’ll go."
Yun Ran silently turned her eyes to the stars in the sky.
[Such an actor! Look at that earnest demeanor—it’s almost like he’s a celestial elder. Just stick a white beard on him, and he’d be a perfect old man under the moon!]
Nangong Mo’s gaze cooled slightly as he shifted from Yun Ran to the void, "Siyu, it’s getting late; I’ll have someone escort you back to the palace."
"Mo, can I stay here tonight and go to the palace with you all tomorrow?"
