Chapter 43 - Where Is He? (1/2)

Chapter 43 - Where Is He?

The crown princess felt a jerk in her sleep She gradually opened her eyes and realized that she fell asleep while doing the work Her left arm was on the table in front of her on which her head was rested She sat up straight and turned to look

Court Lady Xu and theYing Lili turned her head left, saw Bao Ling was also sleeping in the sitting position In the workshop, the workers had left already as it was late Ying Lili picked the overcoat fron which she er could the crown princess h "I could not even ht that hand e Lili put aside the overcoat and looked at her fingers "I have never been pricked so ers

She stood up froht sky, the crown princess spoke, "Can I not gift hi took a year to draw simple patterns How can her hts? That's i Lili's face

The guards standing there looked at the crown princess as talking to herself "Why a this? It is not like we are husband and wife So, what is the auspicious thing hidden in it?" Ying Lili wondered "But, if I will notLi will get a chance to taunt hness for intruding your thoughts Her highness shall go inside as it is late at night," one guard ca Lili turned to look at hiuard had bowed his head

"But it is the Palace so, there is nothing to be scared about," Ying Lili opined "I a Lili with a stern expression told the guard The guard bowed his head but still gathering his courage spoke, "Her highness shall not go alone I uard anxiously spoke

"No one will punish you I just want to talk a walk then, I have to resu Lili proclaiuard could not defy the order of the crown princess so, went back to his place and stood there

Ying Lili descended the stairs and was now at the botto Lili looked around and turned left The crown princess alking through the passage and realized that there were few guards posted in that part of the Palace

The fire torches had illue, so it was not difficult for her to hen she saw so Lili halted at her place "Who was that?" Ying Lili wondered and again started walking but with quiet steps She turned to the sa earlier

But as the crown princess kept walking on that path, she found that there was a giant wall and that was a dead end Ying Lili looked at her left and right but saw nothing "It is iht "So, I was hallucinating?" Ying Lili questioned herself

The crown princess turned to go when her shoe hit against so Lili bent on her knees and found a metallic round object "An imperial seal?" Lily murmured as she picked it up and stood up

"Shall I tell Sheng Li about this?" Ying Lili thought as she looked at the seal She again turned towards the wall "That man was definitely here, but where did he vanish to?" There were doubts in Ying Lili'sLili turned back on that passage and ca back to the workshop, but then she halted "I shall tell this to Sheng Li," Ying Lili told herself and went towards the Eastern side of the Palace

As she cauards bowed their heads in front of her "Your highness, ht?" the chief guard at the ate of Western Palace side asked the crown princess

"To the crown prince's Manor I a Lili replied

"Let us escort her highness," the chief guard told Ying Lili who nodded The chief guard gestured to the other guards to ready a palanquin for the crown princess, which they did swiftly