Not caring in the slightest about Ren Anle's unrestrained gaze, Han Yue looked down at the chessboard and dropped a piece: "Please sit down, General Ren."
Ren Anle reluctantly retracted her gaze. She coughed lightly and walked into the pavilion to sit opposite Han Yue. She picked up the tea served by the palace eunuch and took a sip, then waved the crowd away with a wave of her hand.
Ren Anle was so domineering that a series of actions brought the way she should be. As soon as Han Yue raised his head, he saw the palace eunuchs who had involuntarily withdrawn from the pavilion, and a smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.
"The general's temperament is as usual."
The chess game on the chessboard came to an end gradually, with the black and white pieces caught in a deadlock, with no solution in sight.
Han Yue put down the chess pieces and looked towards Ren Anle.
"Anle thought that this was also what His Highness wanted. His Highness invited her late at night. What is the reason for this late night invitation?"
Ren Anle was full of vigor, calm and generous, without any of the absurd shyness of meeting a man in the middle of the night. Her face was full of genuine curiosity.
"General Ren must have taken advantage of her pleasure to travel this evening and seen a lot."
Han Yue's words meant something. Ren Anle pondered for a moment, and suddenly realized, "His Royal Highness means... Young master Wen Shuo?"
Han Yue did not answer. His hand tapped on the chessboard. The sound of a clear tap sounded. He looked at Ren Anle, his eyes deep and cold.
"Gu does not want to ask why General Ren came to the capital, but if you really want to return to Great Jing, Gu promises never to trap the general in the capital in the future. But...Gu doesn't like the idea of General Ren coming after someone close to Gu."
[( gū) -self-proclaimed ancient prince;]
Ren Anle narrowed her eyes, sizing up the rumoured gentle and elegant prince, and suddenly laughed loudly, "If Anle had been more arrogant, she would have thought that His Highness was guilty of the sour and jealous nature of those women in the deepest of chambers."
Han Yue was stunned at her words. The thin anger in his eyes quietly dissipated when he saw the hearty smile on Ren Anle's face.
" The general is talking nonsense."
"If Your Highness had been such a stranger, you would not have attracted the admiration of the noble ladies of the imperial capital, and the burden on AnLe's shoulders would have been much lighter. His Highness rest assured that today is no more than a chance encounter with Wen Shuo gong zi on the street. Besides, I have my own heart, so I will never set my eyes on this little boy.
Han Yue's eyes were slightly relieved and he smiled, "With your talent, I'm sure you won't be able to stay in the small city of capital, so why do you need to use Gu as a pretense?"
"Oh? What makes Your Highness think so? I admire Your Highness. It is common knowledge that I have asked for your hand in marriage at the Imperial Palace and travelled ten thousand miles to the capital." Ren Anle lifted her porcelain cup and fixed her gaze on Han Yue through the dazzling mist.
Han Yue shook his head: "Since I saw the general in the paddock, I knew that the general was not such a person."
His voice was definite and arbitrary. Ren Anle was slightly stunned, silent for half a second, then put down her porcelain cup and suddenly sat up straight, looking at Han Yue in silence, her pupils deep.