1572 Could Not Wait

She had stayed in Prince Rui Mansion the entire time she was out of the Palace yesterday and she did not have time to visit the capital city. As such, she wanted to walk around outside the Palace today. However, it was still early and Hexin might be asleep.

Moreover, she could not leave the Palace without a token from Beitang You.

However, the thought of seeing Beitang You suddenly made her feel a little scared and awkward.

It was because of what happened in the horse-drawn carriage yesterday. She did not feel comfortable about facing Beitang You.

However, she had to see him.

Yaoyao sighed and plucked a leaf, playing with it in her palm. She decided to have a longer walk in the imperial garden. Once Beitang You was done at the imperial court, she would go to him for the token.

Beitang You had just finished with the imperial court when Chen Jin handed him a letter.

“Master, a messenger pigeon from Great Shang just delivered this.”

Beitang You immediately reached out for the letter when he heard this.

A look of delight appeared on his face after reading.

Beitang You walked down the steps with a hand behind his back. “Long Yin departed for the Yan Kingdom a few days ago.”

After calculating the time required for the travel, Long Yin should now have arrived at West Water Frontier. If he started his journey from West Water Frontier, it would take him at least half a month to arrive at the Yan Kingdom.

If Long Yin was coming here to pick up Yaoyao, there was no need for Yaoyao to be in a hurry to return.

Beitang You had been worried about Yaoyao wanting to return to Great Shang after just a few days.

If she insisted on leaving, he would not be able to stop her.

Now that Long Yin was on his way to the Yan Kingdom, things would be different. Yaoyao would have to wait for Long Yin to arrive and return to Great Shang with him.

A smile appeared on Beitang You’s face at this thought. He could not wait to tell Yaoyao this happy news.

However, he was disappointed when he returned to Serenity Palace to find that Yaoyao was not there.

He asked the servants about her whereabouts and found out Yaoyao had gone to the imperial garden after breakfast.

When Beitang You found out where she was, he hurried over to see her without even having breakfast.

At the imperial garden, Ling’er was leading Yaoyao up the rockery.

The scenery was different when one viewed it from the top.

She admired the view for quite a while. Yaoyao was about to turn and walk down the rockery when she saw a man appearing behind her. She was taken aback.

Beitang You had been standing behind her and she had not noticed it at all.

“What are you doing here?” She looked at him in slight surprise.

Yaoyao’s heart suddenly began beating wildly at the memory of what he had asked her to consider.

She had not decided if she was ready to give him an answer. Why would he make an appearance now?

Yaoyao took a step back instinctively. She had forgotten she was standing on the ledge of the rockery and when she stepped backward, she lost her footing and was about to fall off.

“Watch out!” The expression on Beitang You’s face changed as he quickly pulled her into his arms.

The clean and elegant scent of the man filled her nostrils. By the time Yaoyao realized it, her face was slightly red and burning. She pushed him. “Let go of me!”

Beitang You smirked when he looked at the angry girl in his arms and he suddenly bent over and picked her up in his arms.

He immediately flitted up into the air, which stunned Yaoyao, and she reactively reached out her hand to grab the front of his shirt.

Beitang You put Yaoyao onto the ground after they got off the rockery.

Yaoyao was a little embarrassed. She lowered her head and pretended to tidy her dress, refusing to look him in the eye.

There was nothing Beitang You could do about this. He took out the letter from his sleeve and passed it to her. “Yaoyao, this letter was written by your father. Do you want to read it?”

“My father sent that letter?” Yaoyao immediately looked up at him with a look of surprise.

“Yes.”