Chapter 1536 - 1536 Brimmed With Contentment
1536 Brimmed With Contentment
After finishing her noodles, Yaoyao lounged about listlessly in the room for a while before heading downstairs.
Seeing her come down, Zhang Yu approached her and asked attentively, “Is there anything you need, Your Highness?”
Yaoyao shook her head. “No. I was just a little bored staying in my room, so I came down for a walk.” As she spoke, she took a few steps outside and glanced in the direction Beitang You had left.
Knowing what she was thinking, Zhang Yu said kindly, “Master won’t be back so soon from his investigation of Beaming Peace City’s magistrate. You can go and rest first. I’ll inform you once he returns.”
The significant tone he was using made Yaoyao uneasy. “Uh… I think you’ve misunderstood, Uncle Zhang. I’m not worried about your master.”
“I must have misunderstood, then.” Zhang Yu beamed and decided not to expose the girl’s inner thoughts.
Abashed, Yaoyao hastily scurried upstairs.
Not long after, she scuttled downstairs again and asked the server for a plate of sunflower seeds. Then, she sat down at a table and munched on them while staring outside.
Zhang Yu shook his head. This time, he no longer teased her and merely stood guard beside her.
However, when Beitang You had not yet returned at midnight, Zhang Yu could not help persuading her, “It’s already late. Why don’t you go to bed first?”
Yaoyao shook her head and stopped munching on the sunflower seeds. She paced toward the door and looked out, wondering what she was worried about as she stared at the empty streets.
“You should go to bed, Your Highness.” Zhang Yu walked up to her and coaxed her softly.
“Uncle Zhang, I think I may have eaten too many sunflower seeds—I feel a bit too full to sleep. I’ll come back in a while after taking a stroll outside.” Yaoyao made to leave.
Zhang Yu quickly said, “I’m afraid that’s not possible. It’s already late, and it may be dangerous outside. If you really can’t sleep, you can walk around the hall.”
Yaoyao reluctantly gave up on the idea as she did not want to cause trouble for him.
After ambling several times around the hall, she sat down again at the table and started shelling a handful of sunflower seeds. However, instead of eating them this time, she placed them one by one on a plate while counting to herself.
However, Beitang You was still not back yet even when she had shelled a whole plate of seeds. Tired, she started nodding off, and in the end, she fell asleep with her head on the table as drowsiness overtook her.
Zhang Yu fetched a cloak and was about to drape it over her when he heard the sound of hooves outside.
Soon, Beitang You strode in with Chen Jin and several other guards, thinly shrouded in dew.
“Master, you’re finally back.” Zhang Yu greeted him.
Zhang Yu followed his gaze. Only then did he remember, and he quickly smiled and explained, “The Princess refused to go to bed because you weren’t back yet. She waited a long time for you but fell asleep in the end.”
After listening to him quietly, Beitang You sauntered over to Yaoyao.
As he gazed at the girl sleeping with her head on the table, warmth filled his heart.
The thought that a girl was waiting late at night for him to return made his heart melt.
He stood by her for a moment, his dark eyes glinting with a hint of a smile when he saw the pile of shells next to her hands and the plump white seeds on the plate.
She must have spent a long time shelling all these sunflower seeds.
He could picture her sitting there alone, shelling sunflower seeds while waiting for him to return.
His heart brimmed with contentment.
Although this girl was always talking smack to him, she would instinctively worry about him.
Perhaps even she was not aware of this.
Seeing her, Beitang You felt as if all his exhaustion was gone.
He bent over and scooped her into his arms.