Let Me Pursue You

11

Chapter 11 Meeting The Emperor
Yuan Ci Xian chose the day when Lu Shi Qing was serving Emperor Huining to enter the palace, and as soon as she arrived at Danfeng Gate, she was welcomed by Zheng Yun.

Before the court meeting in Xuanzheng Hall was dispersed, Zheng Yun proposed to lead her around the palace. Yuan Ci Xian nodded in response, and shared a sedan chair with her. Seeing that she was still dressed in men’s attire, she asked casually: “Your Highness usually likes riding and archery?”

Zheng Yun shook her head: “Cannot be say likes, just to strengthen the body, actually not as skill as County Princess.”

“Your Highness overpraises.”

Ever since Zheng Yun came to Yuan Mansion, Yuan Ci Xian paid attention to this person. She heard that this noble princess has a gentle nature, but she accidently fell into water in the early spring of last year and almost unable to recuperate. Later, she was instructed by the imperial physician to train her strength frequently, so she learned riding and archery skills, and now she often dressed like a young man and went out on a horse ride together with other aristocratic children.

Yuan Ci Xian felt that these playing around did not match the noble princess’s temperament.

Zheng Yun said with a smile: “You don’t have say Your Highness over and over again, I have met you three times, it seems too unfamiliar. Call me Shaohe.”

Yuan Ci Xian tilted her head to look at her, slightly puzzled: Where did this three times come from?

Zheng Yun explained: “I heard from Shuang Yu, in the early spring last year, you saved her at Lu Bridge?”

“That’s right.”

“That’s it, I was there that day.”

Yuan Ci Xian remembered. That day, there were two women standing by the bridge railing, but because she couldn’t reach in time, she only dragged one. It turned out that the person who fell into the water was Zheng Yun. No wonder she saw a group of attendants jumping down like dumplings.

As she was thinking about it, she heard Zheng Yun continued: “Luckily you happened to go to Lu Bridge and saved Shuang Yu…” She paused here, and seeing that Yuan Ci Xian didn’t answer, she smiled and continued, “Otherwise, my sin will be bigger. After all, I took the initiative to invite her to go out together that day.”

Yuan Ci Xian felt that her string of words were rigid, and the gaze that fell on her face was also have a strong sense of exploration. She immediately turned her head away in discomfort, pulled the corner of her mouth and said: “Not able to save Your Highness is Ci Xian’s fault.”

Zheng Yun retracted her gaze in embarrassment, and then smiled: “What fault? Besides, I’m fine.”

At the end of summer, the residual heat had not yet disappeared, and the sun was still very vicious. Although a curtain was hung on the sedan chair for shade, it was not as cool as the inside of the house.

Yuan Ci Xian was afraid of the heat, so couldn’t enjoy the scenery at all. What’s more, the genuine beautiful scenery of this Daming Palace was inside, but Zheng Yun kept walking around with her outside, and she was even more bored. Actually surprised that this noble princess still pointing this and that with great interest.

She answered nonchalantly all the way, and when the palace servant reported that His Majesty had already done with the court, she hurriedly ran to this “savior”. Zheng Yun didn’t keep her either, said goodbye and let her go.

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Yuan Ci Xian went to the front hall of Zichen Palace with the palace servant. This was the daily living place of Emperor Huining, with glazed tiles and vermilion roof, carved railings and jade bricks, every brick and stone were dazzling and extravagant.