Lu Mingyuan quickly finished the food in the box, while Qi Muxue rested her chin on her hand, watching him eat for a good while.
Afterward, they returned from the back mountain, walking and talking side by side along the palace path.
One was handsome and flawless as jade, the other possessed a pure, beautiful, and gentle air. They were like the Golden Boy and Jade Girl, a perfect pair seemingly made by heaven itself.
They drew many sideways glances from the people in the surrounding palace halls.
"Prince Zhenbei won his first battle?"
Lu Mingyuan rubbed his chin thoughtfully. He hadn't expected Prince Zhenbei to actually deploy his troops.
Prince Zhenbei had guarded the Border Pass for so many years, always keeping a low profile, afraid of giving the Court any leverage against him. Lu Mingyuan had thought he would find all sorts of excuses to refuse, since drawing attention to himself right now would do him no good.
Once the matter was over, it would only arouse suspicion.
