Chapter 12 - A Token Left by Mother (1/2)
Chapter 12 A Token Left by Mother
A broad and gorgeous carriage stopped casually at the side of the road. Yan Huaijing, who was dressed in a light white robe, had already got off the carriage under the protection of his guards. He had the air of a banished immortal that impressed others with an extraordinary bearing even at a far distance.
With a keen sense of Yan Huaijing’s glance at her, Wei Yuewu slowed her pace involuntarily. She picked up her pace again only after she saw Yan Huaijing turn around and walk towards the pavilion on one side.
Yan Huaijing stopped. He stood in the pavilion and looked back at Wei Yuewu who was slowly walking to him. There was a gentle smile on his face. His eyes were deep and gave out a feeling of tenderness and affection. Any girl would secretly feel pleased and became shy under such a gaze.
As much as Wei Yuewu was preoccupied with worries, she could not help but acknowledge that this prince indeed deserved the reputation of the most handsome man on earth.
While she was looking at him, he was looking at her, too!
She was not wearing thick powder on her face and her bangs were combed up to reveal her delicate brows and eyes—a pair of sparkling eyes that were charmingly expressive. Although she still wore a touch of childishness, anyone could see that the girl’s picturesque brows and eyes were extremely beautiful.
The small wound on her forehead left only a faint scar by now. Thanks to the effective medicine the doctor had applied to her, it should not be long before the scar disappeared.
When a breeze raised her slightly thin dress, her slim figure, clad in the fluttering white dress embroidered with small flowers, seemed to form an ink landscape painting. Behind her were a wide road and the broad and gorgeous carriage, all serving as the background and setting off a delicate and tranquil scene.
“Sixth Miss Wei, what can I do for you?”
Yan Huaijing calmly withdrew his eyes, and his clear voice was refreshingly gentle.
Yet his words did not have any sense of courtesy.
Standing in a commanding position, he slightly bowed his head and looked down at Wei Yuewu who had just reached the steps of the pavilion, as if he was an emperor who overlooked all living beings. His look was seemingly gentle, but in fact nobly indifferent.
“Your Highness, did you examine it closely? Do you have any doubt about the ring?”
Wei Yuewu stopped her pace. Without any trace of girlish shyness on her face, she straightforwardly looked into Yan Huaijing’s seemingly gentle and affectionate eyes. She was on alert in her heart. If it wasn’t because she had no other alternative, she would never have dared to make a deal with such a man!
“Sixth Miss Wei, don’t you think it is a pity to do so?”
Yan Huaijing chuckled meaningfully as if he was lamenting for her loss.
“If I don’t use it now, I may not have a chance to use it later.”
Wei Yuewu put on a broad bright smile that in fact hid a touch of coolness.
The seal had originally belonged to the wife of the Duke of Yan, Yan Huaijing’s mother, but later on fell into the hands of Wei Yuewu’s mother. Wei Yuewu did not know exactly what had happened. However, her maternal grandmother took the seal out and put it on her finger when she grew up. Grandmother told her that this ring represented a favor that Yan Huaijing’s mother had promised to do for her mother.
She could use the ring to ask the wife of the Duke of Yan and the Yan State for help when she was in danger.
And now, Wei Yuewu was just using it in exchange for only one favor from Yan Huaijing.
If Mo Huating and his pals wanted to conceal all they had done, the best way was to take advantage of the moment when Yan Huaijing parted with her at the city gate….
“You are indeed very intelligent.”
Yan Huaijing’s lips were slightly curled to form a smile.
“Yuewu dares not accept such compliment in front Your Highness whose fame has filled the world.”
Wei Yuewu smiled gracefully. This was not the first time she heard Yan Huaijing praised her like this.