The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

Chapter 163 Farewell

"Just tell me. As long as there's no major problem, we can go find him. If I were to find a chef who knows how to cook on my own, I'd be suspicious. After all, if someone I don't know well could cause any harm to the restaurant, I wouldn't know. So, it's better to find someone I know well."

"You can rest assured about this, Situ. Although his character is not very good, he is a good cook. However, he has a hobby."

"what?"

"Women. Especially... ugly ones." When Yu Sheng said this, she could no longer hold back and covered her face.

"An ugly woman?" Situ Yaorao was stunned. Even though she had prepared herself mentally, she was still a little stunned. This was the first time she had heard of someone liking an ugly woman.

"It seems that his aesthetic sense is different from ours. The beauties in the eyes of others are ugly in his eyes, and the beauties in his eyes are also ugly in the eyes of others. What he hates most is that he doesn't like anyone saying that the women around him are ugly. This is one of his hobbies. If... you can bear it. I will take you to see him." Yu Sheng looked at Situ Yaorao and said lightly.

"That's fine. After all, who he likes is his own problem." Situ Yaorao answered decisively. Hearing Situ Yaorao say this, Yu Sheng's eyebrows relaxed: "Sure enough, Situ, your views are different from ordinary people."

"I'm just stating a fact. What kind of person someone likes is their business. Who else has the right to say anything?"

"That's true, but how many people in this world can really do it? His cooking skills are very good, but his weird hobby has made many people turn him away." Yu Sheng sighed.

"Take me to see that person. Compared to the future of the restaurant, who he likes has even less to do with me."

"Okay." Yu Sheng smiled and went out to call a carriage.

Situ Yaorao sat on a chair, fiddling with the teacup, a smile on her face.

"You seem to be in a good mood today." Just as Situ Yaorao was waiting for Yu Sheng, she heard a man's gentle voice. Her expression changed. She looked over and saw Feng Ziqi standing at the door. He was dressed in a flowing red dress. His exceptionally delicate features were so captivating that one couldn't help but stare at him.

Even though this man had a relationship with her before, even though this man liked her. Even though she already had someone she liked. But when she saw him, she couldn't help but be dazzled.

Men like this are really rare.

"Why are you here?" Situ Yaorao stood up and looked at the man.

Feng Ziqi slowly walked into Situ Yaorao's restaurant and looked at her with a faint smile between her eyebrows: "I'm leaving."

"Go? Where to?" Situ Yaorao asked hurriedly.

"Return to Mingyue Country."

"Oh... I almost forgot that you are the crown prince of Mingyue Kingdom." Situ Yaorao suddenly realized.

"Then forget it."

"what?"

Seeing Situ Yaorao confused, the man smiled slightly: "Forget who I am, so that we can start over again."

"Maybe I will never like you again in this life." Situ Yaorao frowned.

"It doesn't matter, I like you and that's enough."

"Cang...ah, that's not right, Your Highness Feng Ziqi, you have any kind of woman you want, why are you so obsessed with me?" Situ Yaorao frowned.

"There are many women in this world, but you are the only one not among them. You should just call me Cang. I like you to call me that." Feng Ziqi smiled faintly.

"Cang."

"Are you really not going back to Mingyue Country with me?" Feng Ziqi looked at Situ Yaorao and asked again.

Situ Yaorao shook her head: "No, this is not suitable between you and me."

"Even if it's just to develop in Mingyue Country? Lanlin will eventually become chaotic, and I don't want you to stay here alone."

"I won't leave as long as there are people I care about here. Besides, if I go to Mingyue Country, I'm afraid our relationship will become even more chaotic."

"I understand." The man lowered his head. He then handed Situ Yaorao a letter: "This letter contains my token of love. If you ever regret your choice, take the letter to Mingyue Country. Just give it to the government officials and I will know."

"Okay." Situ Yaorao smiled lightly and accepted the letter. Looking at Situ Yaorao, the man couldn't help but sigh again: "Why can't you accept me?"

"Because I don't want to let you down."

"Master, the carriage is here. If we don't leave now, the guards at the city gate will be changed soon, and we will be in trouble if we leave." Just as the man was about to say something, a cold voice came from outside.

Hearing this, the man glanced at Situ Yaorao reluctantly and said, "I'm leaving."

After saying that, he really didn't even turn around. Situ Yaorao held the letter in her hand. After a while, she put it away. At this time, Yu Sheng also returned.

"Situ, are you an old acquaintance of the Crown Prince of Mingyue Country?" Yu Sheng asked calmly after returning, looking at the back. Situ Yaorao nodded and said, "Yes, he and I are old acquaintances."

"No wonder. It seems he likes you very much."

"How to say?"

"The Crown Prince of Mingyue Kingdom came to Lanlin to choose a Crown Princess, but he wanted to leave without choosing anyone. Naturally, the Emperor would never allow such a thing. It would be extremely difficult for him to leave. But under such circumstances, he secretly came to see you before leaving. He must be very fond of you." Yu Sheng explained it clearly. Hearing this, Situ Yaorao couldn't help but laugh: "Perhaps."

"Situ, why didn't you accept the marriage proposal from the Prince of Mingyue Kingdom? Why didn't you accept the marriage proposal from the Prince?" Yu Sheng seemed to have opened up a chatterbox and asked repeatedly.

Upon hearing this, Situ Yaorao turned around and looked at the man, saying, "This is a secret. It's my secret alone."

"I didn't expect that you, Situ, would have secrets. But that's okay. If you didn't have any secrets at all, I would have suspected that you were not human. After all, you look like you don't care about anything."

"What do you mean?" Situ Yaorao was puzzled.

"Nothing, get in the car. If it's too late, it might be dark by the time we get there."

"He doesn't live in the city?" Situ Yaorao wondered.

"Ever since he was fired from his position, he has not been in the city anymore. He said he wanted to live in seclusion in the mountains and be a lonely man."

Yu Sheng said with some disgust.

"Haha, this guy is quite interesting."

"Interesting? I hope you can still say that when you meet him, Situ." Yu Sheng looked bitter.

"Isn't he your friend? Why do you look so desperate when you meet your friend?" Situ Yaorao was puzzled.

"Princess, once you meet him, you'll know exactly what kind of person he is. If it weren't for his delicious cooking, I would never have had any contact with him."

"This is probably what God means. He will not treat anyone unfairly. When he closes a door, he will always leave a window for you." Situ Yaorao said with a smile.

Yu Sheng felt that there was some truth to it. After nodding, she asked the driver to drive away.

The destination is a place called Linglong Mountain in the capital.

"Linglong Mountain is a large maze. The flowers, plants, and trees in the mountain are basically the same, with very few differences. If you accidentally take the wrong path, you will never be able to get out. That's why it is called Linglong Mountain. It is said that only a very few people can walk out of the mountain. Situ, you can give it a try. Of course, if it doesn't work, we can follow the map."

"How can there be such a strange place? And there's a map?" Situ Yaorao just felt incredible.

"Most of the people living in this mountain are hermits. If you want to go in, the first thing you need is a map. Back when I was still in the Yu family, I was lucky enough to get one. I thought I'd keep it and live there in seclusion in the future."

"You are the first one who wants to live in seclusion while still in office."

"Lanlin is too chaotic, so there will always be people who want to do this. As for me, I don't like those intrigues, so I thought about finding a beautiful place to spend the rest of my life."

The man said calmly.