Huang Xiao never could have imagined that Zhao Yunhui would be here. Who could have expected the princess to come splashing about in the lake behind Back Mountain in the dead of night?
Hearing rustling behind him, Huang Xiao knew that Zhao Yunhui had come ashore and was putting on her clothes.
Huang Xiao waited a while before he heard Zhao Yunhui give a soft cough.
Huang Xiao took a deep breath, steeled himself, and turned around, then said respectfully once more, "Your Highness."
"You... did you see everything?" Zhao Yunhui found it truly difficult to ask. Tonight, she had merely acted on a sudden whim. As a princess, whether she was in the palace or away from it, she always observed royal etiquette and never dared overstep in the slightest. Yet in her heart, she longed to be like an ordinary woman, or rather, a woman of the Jianghu, with fewer restraints of so-called etiquette and status, daring to act and daring to hate.
That evening, she had heard Qingfeng's two disciples mention that there was a lake on Back Mountain with lovely scenery. Zhao Yunhui had been troubled these past few days, unable to fully comprehend her divination verse. Tossing and turning that night, unable to sleep, she had risen and gone alone to Back Mountain by moonlight. When she saw the clear lake water, she could not resist going in to play. She simply had not expected Huang Xiao to come to Back Mountain too.
"N-no, I only just arrived. I didn't see anything, nothing at all," Huang Xiao said, hastily shaking his head. He would not dare admit it.
Zhao Yunhui's face flushed red. Although she knew that Huang Xiao was lying through his teeth, hearing his words still brought her relief. It was a subtle