The Eldest Princess

Chapter 15

Yun Cen's series of movements were so loud that they inevitably attracted the attention of the royal guards downstairs.

Noticing the look in the eyes of the Imperial Guards, Yun Cen realized that his father's men were probably there too. Fearing that he would be caught by his father, he could only quickly shrink back and hide by the window. After reducing his presence, he felt a little unwilling in his heart - he wanted Ah Sang to see him.

When he quietly showed his head, he found that no one was paying attention to him because the team returning to the palace had arrived.

As the team got closer, Xuan Fusang's figure finally caught his eye, and his gaze was completely glued to Xuan Fusang's face.

Through those eyes that seemed a little dimmer than usual, Yun Cen seemed to be able to touch the sadness in her heart, and the joy of seeing her was mixed with a touch of pity.

Fortunately, she didn't look like she had been crying.

She didn't cry... Yun Cen just stared at Xuan Fusang approaching and fell into memories.

The last time I saw that face that always wore a smile stained with tears was six years ago, on the third day after Xuan Fusang's fifth birthday, which was also the third day after the late queen's death.

He was not supposed to enter the palace that day, but he begged his mother to take him with her when she went to see the Queen Mother.

At that time, he had no knowledge of death. He just heard that the queen died of childbirth on Xuan Fusang's birthday, and the emperor has been in a coma ever since. He was very worried about her, wanted to see her, and also wanted to give her the belated birthday gift.

The birthday gift was a silk gauze sandalwood lantern that he had spent a year making from scratch, all by himself.

He found the hibiscus wood pattern on the gauze from ancient books and drew it by hand. He even carved the pattern of auspicious clouds circling the mountain on the surface of the candle in the middle.

During this period, he wasted a lot of raw materials because of his inexperience and his hands were injured many times. But even if he tried his best, he still couldn't make the lamp perfect on her birthday. Now that he has done it, he just wants to show it to her immediately.

While his mother was not paying attention, Yun Cen carefully held the lamp and sneaked out to find Xuan Fusang. As a result, when passing by the rockery in the imperial garden, he accidentally heard a faint sound.

Thanks to his martial arts training since childhood, Yun Cen's hearing has always been sharper than that of ordinary people. He vaguely recognized that it was ASang's voice, so he turned around and quietly walked into the depths of the rockery.

He also wondered how Asang could be here, but his body still walked straight towards the direction of the voice.

The light in the rockery was dim in the evening, and without any sound to guide him, he could only light a lamp and continue searching.

As he walked and stopped, he suddenly saw a girl sitting on the ground. She was wearing a dark skirt and a white robe, with her head buried in her arms on her knees. He couldn't see clearly who she was.

There was some dirt on the girl's clothes, and even her hair was a little messy. Xuan Fusang was of noble status, and she would never be so embarrassed, but Yun Cen looked at that figure and felt that it was her.

He was about to walk towards her, but he heard two words like sharp arrows, nailing him directly.

"go out."