The Princess Is to Remarry

Chapter 8: Completely Ignored

“Your Highness, please slow down… We can’t go that way; there are guards at the back gate…” Xiao Lian trailed behind Zuo Xiaoqian, who was curious about everything in sight, looking pitiful as she nagged incessantly like an old housekeeper.

“Not this way, not that way…” After circling around a few times, Zuo Xiaoqian grew impatient. “Xiao Lian, then tell me which way is okay?”

Narrowing her eyes at the high wall, she placed her hands on her hips, wondering if climbing over it would actually work.

“Your Highness, whenever I’ve gone out before, I’ve always had to get permission from the matron in charge…” Xiao Lian replied with a pout. Following the princess as she darted about aimlessly like a headless fly was exhausting. Especially on an empty stomach…

Fortunately, this nearly forgotten garden was usually deserted; otherwise, their fate would surely have been dire!

Zuo Xiaoqian sniffed sharply. Her already lively eyes suddenly lit up, and she exclaimed excitedly, “Xiao Lian, can you smell that? It smells so good… Mmm, there’s roast chicken, braised pork knuckle, and drunken shrimp…”

She closed her eyes and followed the enticing aroma. Xiao Lian hurried to keep up, calling out anxiously, “ “Your Highness, please slow down, don’t trip...”

Stopping before the exquisitely beautiful corridor, Zuo Xiaoqian opened her eyes. What met her gaze was the pavilion in the center of the corridor, the stone table within it, and the sumptuous feast laid out upon it...

She couldn’t help but swallow hard as she walked over in a daze. Xiao Lian behind her swallowed just as hard; her expression mirrored Zuo Xiaoqian’s to a T, even down to the exact same way she licked her lips!

A flicker of bewilderment crossed the handsome youth’s godlike face. The woman walking toward him had her full attention fixed on the food before her, barely glancing at him even once.

He was being completely ignored! He thought to himself that this was a rather novel sensation and experience—

All Zuo Xiaoqian could see was the food. Starved to the point of delirium, she had barely caught sight of the lavish spread before her when she practically fell into her seat, snatched a large chicken drumstick from the plate, and shoved it into her mouth, all while mumbling to Xiao Lian: “ “Xiao Lian, come quickly…”

After all, Xiao Lian was just a maid. Though she was starving, upon seeing the other person at the stone table, she dared not act rashly or approach without permission. She could only call out softly, “Your Highness…”

Zuo Xiaoqian’s gaze was practically glued to the food. Without looking up, she asked, “What is it? Come over here… Let’s eat first!”

“Have you been hungry for a long time, young lady?” the youth suddenly spoke up. Her manner of eating was far from graceful; the way she used both hands and mouth resembled that of a child. Yet, coming from someone of such exquisite beauty, it didn’t seem out of place at all.

Only then did Zuo Xiaoqian notice the presence of another person. Before lifting her eyes, she didn’t forget to take a large bite of chicken. Her lively eyes immediately went wide with astonishment. She had never seen such a strikingly handsome young man before. He wore snow-white robes, and his entire being exuded a natural elegance and refinement. His brows and eyes were gentle, as if bathed in the glow of the moon…

He looked at her and smiled gently, his jet-black eyes shimmering with a piercing radiance like precious jade. Zuo Xiaoqian felt as though her very soul was about to be sucked into that gentle, black vortex.