Chapter 37: Beast Fighting
Chen Lingxi followed Liu Zhu through the West Courtyard's moon gate, stepping onto the bluestone path that led to the East Hall.
A July morning breeze drifted through the garden, carrying the fragrance of early-blooming pond lotuses mingled with the damp, sun-warmed scent of the grassy banks.
At the doors of the East Hall, Liu Zhu stopped and stepped aside, gesturing for him to go in.
Chen Lingxi stepped over the threshold.
People were already inside.
Lin Longyue sat in the seat of honor. Today she wore a moon-white jacket embroidered with clouds beneath a silver-white gauze robe. Her hair was pinned with a single white magnolia hairpin—an arrangement so plain it bordered on austere.
County Princess Yunhe sat to her right. Dressed in a pale yellow jacket, she maintained her usual lazy posture, resting her chin on one hand while the other pinched a piece of osmanthus cake she was slowly eating.
Two maids stood silently behind her, their eyes lowered.
As expected, County Princess Yunhe is here too.