Chapter 40 (1/2)

Book I The spring day's apricot flowers scatter above, who is the youth alks elegant and quick?

Chapter 40 Asking your intentions

After the fright of the mountaintop and the drama in the palace, Chu Yu was exhausted She slept and didn't wake up until the sun was high in the sky

In her day clothes but with her hair still scattered, she slowly enjoyed the breakfast delivered to her by You Lan In a strict voice, she noted, ”It's almost lunch time”

When she was half done with the meal, she noticed that You Lan's expression seeentle voice, she asked, ”Is there so?”

Princess Shanyin of course had more than one maid But since Chu Yu had come here, the first feiven her a brief overview of her identity Since then, she had appointed her to be her chiefconditions in all ways

Seeing that Chu Yu seeood mood, You Lan finally opened up ”Princess, there are people waiting outside the inner yard's gates sinceThey still haven't left, even now”

Grabbing a silk handkerchief, Chu Yu wiped herthere?”

Seeing that she still didn't see the treasured jewelry flowers hidden in her sleeve, she lowered her head and said in a hu There are a few projects that require great spending Without his signature, they can't go into storage to get what they need There's that, and the numbers that need to be checked twice each month, as well as several matters of staff that need to be attended to…” She stopped there tactfully, but the s couldn't continue

Did he really have so much power in the palace?

Chu Yu was originally planning to eatZhi isn't willing to see the back at her?

”Of course not!” Surprised at Chu Yu's line of thought, You Lan shook her head hurriedly, afraid that she wouldat guard in his yard”

After a moment of silence, Chu Yu put down her chopsticks and stood up, putting on her robes ”All right I'll go and take a look”

After she departed froed behind her The two of theether all the way to the upper western quarters Near the usually lonely Mu Xue quarters, there were quite a few servants,around, about twenty in total Yet none of them dared approach the door All of the beast there

They shared so in common as well Some of them had a cut at their collar, while others seemed to have part of their hair sliced clean off

This was probably Hua Cuo's work

Seeing that the Princess had arrived, some of them tried to bow Chu Yu dis one of thes inside?”

The man lowered his head and said carefully, ”Yes, Princess Sir Hua said that he won't let anyone see Sir Rong We wanted to go inside, but ere all held back” The first , but the seconderrands, none of the to risk their lives for that

Just then, soed into the quarters After only a second or two, a screaure was tossed over the wall like litter It was the sao