Volume 2 Chapter 18 (2/2)
The Prince shook his head
“Her ideology is a bit extreure out that she wants soht e her ious title thus her suitors conitaries they ealthy and extremely capable people None of them has ever convinced her otherwise Finally, one day an anony tilted his head in curiosity, “That kid captured her heart?”
“Correct” Official Xia firmly replied He stroked his beard and nodded
“This young man sat in front of Mei Ji for four hours and did not utter a word and left”
“What? He didn’t even say anything? How did hefrowned, a bit disappointed
His subordinate laughed, “Prince, you are really an interesting character The young ot up to leave Mei Ji finally broke the silence”
“She said, ‘I rong’”
nbsp;”Wrong?”
“Yes, after intensely staring into the juvenile eyes in silence for hours on end, it dawned on Mei Ji that not all the men in this world are the same She finally felt a slither of hope thatone day, Mei Ji is willing to serve hi after she paid her dues and left the liht She has since lived in seclusion and her whereabouts are unknown”
The Old ht his eyes were distant as if he was savoring the elegant and sweet memories of Mei Ji
“Such a beautiful woman carries her self so, how can men not dream of her?” The corners of his mouth curled into a bittersweet s Ming blanked momentarily he wasn’t acquainted with many people let alone ones with such capabilities Within a second the answer hit hi?”
“Prince is really clever” Thea bowl ofwhen he left Xi Rei on his first official tour Indeed it was our King that stole the heart of the number one beauty This news htened caution, as a forendary hero’ at the saiven a si in the back of Feng Ming’s throat He had known Rong Tian and Ruo Yan were famous across the realht his lover’s claim to fame was contribution to some type of historical event He was not pleased to find that the King’s heroic title was issued under the pre women”
Official Xia was unaware of the Prince’s displeasure he continued to praise the King, “Rong wang makes Xi Rei proud, his words can persuade ht against hi pouted and bitterly ies are better than soht It is more effective to keep your plans under wraps, likeout coolden sound” Theabout the Prince’s words before his face becaain
“Does Prince…want to see just how attractive Mei Ji is?”
A wo was very te’s interest so he swiveled around and asked, ‘Do you have a painting of her portrait?”
If there were careat, they could capture her and he could have seen her in much refined detail
“I don’t have any portraits”
Seeing the Prince’s disappointment Official Xia exposed a sly sht word that, Mei Ji lives in the outskirts of this city The distance is around 3 Li, in place called ‘Endless Red Valley’ There are several hot springs, safflowers are in blooht We can sneak out and take General Tong’s horse and ride there to seek her out On the way back we can enjoy the hot springs, doesn’t it sound good? If we leave and return within four hours we are guaranteed not to be noticed”
Face with such a te restless he knew the hidden dangers behind the invitation Had it not been for the Regent King’s insight and now the cloud of doubt hanging over the Official’s head he would have nodded and rushed out of the city with out anyone detecting theht, I will go with you” and he continued, “Can you fetch Li Er for e into ear I will meet you back in the courtyard I will secretly ride General Tong’s prized horse and about Official Xia’s horse…”
The old man rushed, “Prince does not need to worry abouttook advantage of the drunken atmosphere to slip out unnoticed The feast was still in full blast When he naled Li Er with his eyes before quickly pacing towards his bedchamber