RIN

Chapter 44

Standing stunned in place, Rin was at a loss for words. Usually in her disguise as Bai Lan she'd ordinarily capture the eyes and hearts of a few young women, some even bold enough to court her.

However, none had been a little girl like the one in her arms. Staring at the girl in her arms, Rin notices the little girl continuing to gaze at her with big eager eyes.

Parting her lips to speak, Rin's words are interrupted by the sound of a woman's voice.

"Lixue! Lixue, dear where are you?" An elegant noblewoman walks around the grand garden with anxious eyes.

Following behind her was a tall middle-aged man dressed in a long silk purple [1]guanfu. Despite his slightly wrinkled bearded face, his aura was both calming and powerful as he walked.

Straight away, Rin took notice of the man and woman's resemblance to the petite girl in her arms.

These must be her parents...

"Papa, Momma!" The little girl said while waving her plump hands.

Turning in the direction of their daughter's cheery voice, the little girl's mother is stunned by the sudden scene before her. Gently holding her little Lixue in his arms was a boy no older than fifteen.

Handsomely dressed in a long-sleeved white and light green robe, he stares at the male and woman with steady eyes. What stood out the most to the two was exactly his bright and serene emerald eyes.

Behind the young boy was a tall man with a tall bun and long bangs concealing his left eye, along with a set of two soldiers in armor with the emblem of a fierce lion.

Beside them was the Governor's elite soldiers who looked keenly at the situation with an awkward gaze.

"Lixue!" The little girl's mother said with a concerning voice.

Walking towards her dear daughter with brisk elegant steps, the graceful woman comfortably reaches for her daughter in the young boy's arms.

"My sincere apologies for Lixue's behavior. I hope she didn't trouble the young Master." The lovely woman spoke eloquently in a soothing delicate voice, her black eyebrows slightly wrinkled.

"Not at all. The young Miss hasn't troubled me in any way," Rin said politely with a lowered head.

"Mama! Lixue wants to marry the pretty big brother!" Lixue looked up at her mother with glittering eyes.

"Lixue!" The woman stared at her daughter with troubled eyes, completely stunned by her brazen words.

"Haha, it seems like my daughter's been quite the handful towards the young Master," A man's deep voice said from behind the woman.

Approaching from behind to stand beside the woman, the man stares at the young boy with amused eyes.

Lifting her head to stare at the source of the voice, Rin's eyes are met with the previous tall man in the purple silk gwanbok. On the top of his head, revealing the sides of his dark hair was a black-cloth hat.

"Governor Tao," Rin cups her hands with a slight bow.

"No need formalities boy. After all, we're going to be working together quite a lot starting today, Bai Lan." Governor Tao chuckled with a smile.

Looking up at the smiling middle-aged man, Rin's eyes brighten as she lifts her head flashing a dazzling smile.

"En, Sir Tao Guozhi." Rin bobs her head.

The little Lixue who had keenly watched from the side in her mother's graceful arms twinkled her dewy black eyes at the young boy's charming smile.