Resisting the Wind and Splendor

The Great Demon King!

Chu Yueli suddenly opened her eyes.

His breathing was very disordered.

But then they saw Zisu tidying up her things in the room.

She breathed a sigh of relief, but her heart jumped again.

"Zisu, when did you come in? Last night..."

"I just came in not long ago. Miss, you were sleeping so soundly that you didn't hear me knocking, so I brought in some water."

Zisu didn't want to disturb her, but today's matter was important, and she couldn't stay still.

"Last night...you didn't come in?" Chu Yue's forehead was still covered in a fine sheen of sweat.

Last night, I clearly felt someone staring at me right by my bed. Those eyes were sharp as a hawk's and cold as a glacier, which was terrifying.

Zisu shook her head and said, "Last night, Miss instructed Chu Yi to guard the courtyard gate, and none of us came in."

Chu Yueli thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, threw off the blanket, and rushed out of the room.

The courtyard was quiet and empty.

There was nothing under the pavilion, even the blanket she had covered him with last night seemed to be gone.

"Miss, a martial arts tournament will be held in the palace tomorrow, where the eldest young master will face off against Wudan. He got up early this morning to practice his spear. Her Majesty the Empress has given you an imperial edict, ordering you to enter the palace to help plan the food and tea for the tournament."

Zisu chased after her and said, "I think it's getting late, Miss. You should quickly wash up and prepare to go to the palace to see the Empress."

Chu Yueli nodded, then couldn't help but glance again at the bench by the railing under the pavilion.

"Zisu, you just came in this morning? Did you see anything when you came in?"

Zisu shook her head: "The same as usual."

But Zisu knew that a special guest had come to Wangyue Pavilion last night.

However, since the young lady forbade her to inquire, she didn't ask.

"Miss, I think the Empress has taken a great liking to you ever since that night at the banquet. You'd better hurry up and prepare to enter the palace, lest you offend her."

Chu Yueli then withdrew her gaze and nodded: "Mm."

...The Empress's attitude towards Chu Yueli is indeed much better than before.

Actually, there's not much to worry about regarding the food at the conference; the imperial kitchen will prepare a list and send it over.

The Empress only needed to take a look and point out what she was not satisfied with so that she could have it revised.

But she still dragged Chu Yueli along.

"Ah Li, you personally went to pick up the Seventh Princess of Dongzhou yesterday. Did you see the Third Prince?" the Empress suddenly asked.

Chu Yueli nodded and said truthfully, "I saw him."

The Empress's smile deepened: "I've heard that the Third Prince of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is extremely handsome, like a god. Is that true?"

"Ah Li has never seen a real immortal, so she doesn't know if this is true or false. However, the Third Prince is indeed handsome."

"Compared to Prince Jin?" The Empress thought for a moment and explained, "Ali, I didn't mean to bring up Prince Jin to upset you. It's just that there are very few men in the capital who can compare to Prince Jin in appearance. That's why I used him as the standard. Please don't mind me, Ali."

"Of course I wouldn't mind. Prince Jin is indeed a rare handsome man in the capital." Chu Yueli's mind flashed back to the half-face she had seen under the pavilion last night.

One glance was enough to amaze me; I fear I will never forget her in this lifetime.

She gently shook her head, bringing her thoughts back to reality, and looked at the Empress, saying softly, "She is on par with Prince Jin."

"That's really beautiful," the Empress said with a smile. "It seems that there are many outstanding men in the world, not just Prince Jin. Ali, it's Prince Jin's loss that he doesn't want you. In the future, Ali will have even greater good fortune."

The Empress smiled at her, but in Chu Yueli's eyes, that smile seemed somewhat ambiguous.