Moonlit Calamity: The Dragon Girl's Life of Idleness is Broken

She looked so adorable with her chin resting on her hand. Xiao Han stared at her blankly, lost in thought. He unconsciously reached out and touched her brow.

"What are you doing!" Long Chuqing asked, puzzled, as she pushed his hand away.

Xiao Han withdrew his hand: "Nothing, I just suddenly thought that if my mother were to draw one too, it would be very beautiful."

Long Chuqing touched her brow, raised her eyes, and asked earnestly, "Does it look good?"

"Beautiful." Xiao Han blurted out, paused for a moment, and continued, "My mother would definitely like it if she saw it."

Long Chuqing sighed inwardly. She wanted to hide Long Dian's identity, but she had no spiritual power now. She tried several different rouges, but none of them could cover it up. Applying too much would look too conspicuous, so she gave up.

"You are very filial to your mother. Tomorrow I will draw some beautiful floral designs for you to give to your mother. She can draw a different one every day."

Women love beauty and always want to make themselves as outstanding as possible. In order to gain the emperor's favor, the concubines in the palace would try every means to please him. Only by having a certain status could they live a more comfortable life in the deep palace.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Han smiled and said, "My mother only has one son, and she treats me very well. She is gentle and loves beauty. I just hope that she is happy every day."

Long Chu listened and smiled, happy for him: "That's great."

She had no parents and had never experienced that kind of parental love, but she never longed for it or envied others.

She felt it didn't matter whether she had it or not. She had been living alone all these years and was doing quite well, living freely. She was easily satisfied and wouldn't covet things that didn't belong to her.

"And what about you? Your family? Do you even have a home?" Xiao Han asked nervously.

He didn't seem to know where she was from or where she came from, nor had he heard her mention whether she had any family. The first time he met her was at the mansion, and she seemed to have said that she was injured while escaping.

Long Chuqing rested her chin on her hand, her smiling face suddenly turning serious. She thought for a moment and asked, "Home?"

She thought of Tian Hospital and the doctors there—they were all her family. Were they alright? They must be very worried about her, but she dared not contact them, afraid of implicating them.

“I used to have a home, but I can’t go back now. It’s too far away for me.” Long Chuqing lowered her eyes after saying that.

Looking at her suddenly sad expression and what she had just said, Xiao Han felt a pang of heartache. He regretted asking that question.

"I'm sorry," he said somewhat flusteredly, "I shouldn't have asked, it reminded you of something bad."

Long Chuqing adjusted her mood, raised her eyebrows and smiled slightly, saying, "It's okay, I don't care anymore. I'm fine now, I'll just wander wherever I feel like home."

"Wandering the world?" Xiao Han was momentarily shocked upon hearing this. "Have you always been alone?"

Long Chuqing shook her head, then nodded: "Well, not entirely. I do have friends around occasionally, but they're not here now. Most of the time I'm alone, and being alone is great! It's so liberating; I can go wherever I want."

She had Fei Feng and Feng Yu chattering away beside her, but of course, she couldn't tell him that now.

A girl with no home or relatives, always wandering alone, homeless and adrift, is it because she truly loves a carefree life, or is it out of necessity?

The world is a dangerous place, and people's hearts are unpredictable. How can a simple phrase like "free and unrestrained" summarize it all? The journey she has taken must have been difficult, just like the wounds she suffered when we first met. But, like a duckweed adrift without roots, a wanderer at the ends of the earth, do not ask her why.

"Don't you feel lonely all by yourself?" Xiao Han frowned slightly, but couldn't help asking. She spoke very casually, but he felt inexplicably sorry for her.

"Lonely? I haven't really paid attention to that. I just feel bored. When I'm bored, I'll find something to do or go out and have fun," Long Chuqing replied sincerely, still looking unconcerned.

She thought for a moment and continued, "Well... I've been to many places and many countries. The world is so big. I've seen the snow-capped mountains and boundless grasslands in the north, the green mountains and clear waters and the boundless sea in the south, the magnificent snow-capped mountains in the northwest, and grasslands full of wildflowers..."

She talked a lot, and Xiao Han listened quietly as she recounted her story. It turned out that she had been to so many places and seen so much of the world; no wonder she was so carefree and easygoing.

Listening to what she said, he felt like a frog in a well. He suddenly felt a longing and wanted to see the mountains, lakes, seas, and grasslands she described. They must be so beautiful! If only...

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry." Long Chuqing smiled sheepishly, "I accidentally told you so much, you won't think I'm being long-winded, will you?"

"How could that be? What you're saying are things I've never seen and can't even imagine. I've lived in this palace for fourteen years since I was born, and the furthest I've ever gone is the northern battlefield. I never knew there was such a vast world out there."

He seemed to suddenly realize something, his expression turning serious as he looked at her with a puzzled expression: "You look so young, how could you have been to so many places?"

Because in ancient times, only horses and carriages were used as means of transportation, the travel speed was not fast. In addition, people also wanted to enjoy the scenery. It would have been impossible to travel to all those places in less than several decades.

Long Chuqing was annoyed. He had gotten carried away and talked too much. What should he do? How could he smooth things over? He needed to think of something quickly.

She scratched her head and gave an embarrassed smile, saying somewhat awkwardly, "I have indeed been to some of these places, but some I learned from books. I was just trying to brag a little, but honestly, I didn't expect you to see through me."

She hurriedly avoided his gaze, not daring to meet his eyes: "Oh dear, I'm so thirsty from talking, I'm going to get a glass of water." With that, she walked towards the table.

Xiao Han scrutinized her closely with keen eyes. She had been speaking with great enthusiasm, and didn't seem to be lying at all.

On the contrary, her subsequent reaction showed that she was guilty and trying to cover something up. How could she have been to so many places in such a short time?

Furthermore, is it that she enjoys wandering the world, or is she forced to do so?

The former can only be described as unrestrained and free-spirited, but if it is the latter, then has she been living alone all these years?

She seemed to have mentioned that she used to have a family, so why couldn't she go back? Countless questions arose in Xiao Han's mind.

After finishing her water, Long Chuqing returned to the bedside. Seeing his focused and thoughtful expression, she waved her hand in front of him and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Xiao Han snapped out of his reverie, looked at her with gentle eyes, and asked earnestly, "Are you getting used to living in the Prince's mansion?"

“It’s a habit! Didn’t you ask before?” Long Chuqing sat down again: “The people in your manor are all very nice. There aren’t any of those snobbish servants in those novels who look down on people. At least I haven’t encountered any in the manor yet.”

A gentle smile appeared on Xiao Han's face: "You'll get used to it. I'm just worried you won't be comfortable living here."