Chapter 409 - 262: Candid Romance
Princess Wenxi immediately shook her head and continued to bury her head between her knees, her black hair spreading across her delicate back, sliding down as she moved.
Wan Lu walked in with a set of clothes and placed them on the couch. Seeing Princess Wenxi squatting down and feeling the strange atmosphere inside the room, she smiled and said, "Has this Wife woken up? Just yesterday, Slave mentioned that Wife really shares a fate with our Lady; with such similar looks, if one didn’t know better, they would think they were real sisters!"
Wan Lu’s laughter was always hearty, and loud, which startled Princess Wenxi so much that her face turned slightly pale. She lifted her head, her eyes shifting from fear to curiosity. Having lived in the palace from a young age, where fierce competitions and endless tactics were commonplace, she was accustomed to the company of a very cautious beauty, where even the maids dared not laugh loudly. Nowhere there could she find someone like Wan Lu who laughed so openly and undisguisedly.
Ran Yan knew that someone like Princess Wenxi, who had her guards deeply engrained, would never easily open up to anyone. Thus, she didn’t insist on having the meal there. She said, "Let us go out first. After you have put on your clothes, I will escort you back to your mansion."
Having said this, Ran Yan led Wan Lu outside to wait.
Wan Lu was still unaware of Princess Wenxi’s true identity. Seeing Ran Yan instructing to have no one else attend to her, she was full of confusion but did not question further.
While they were waiting, Lady Xing hurried over, "Wife, the third Lady said the Xiao Family sent a letter. The Grand Lady of the Xiao Family invites the third Lady and you to visit their residence tomorrow; the third Lady is waiting in the hall to discuss tomorrow’s matters."
Ran Yan’s heart tightened slightly. It was the first time in her two lifetimes that she would meet the parents! Yet, she maintained a calm expression and turned to Wan Lu, saying, "Please ask Aunt Rong to assign a few more guards to escort Princess Wenxi back to her mansion."
Lady Xing and Wan Lu both showed a look of surprise. Wan Lu was shocked to realize that this Wife, who resembled their own Lady so much, was actually a princess, and Lady Xing was surprised by Princess Wenxi’s background.
These past days, Lady Xing had been pulled away by Rong Qian to assist her, hearing only that Ran Yan had picked up a female beggar on the street yesterday. She thought Ran Yan had taken a liking to her, intending to bring her back as a maid, only to learn now that she was Princess Wenxi!