PRINCESS AGENTS (SEASON 2)-COMPLETED

Chapter 28

"MEETING YOU IS FORTUNATE" - Yuwen Yue

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As the wind passed by, the man's shirt was lightly blown up. He did not carry the usual perfume of a normal young noble, and instead had a unique waft of a refreshing smell. Along with his aura, he seemed like a pure scoop of snow.

"Ya!" Jingjing suddenly stretched out her hand pointing at the man's waist and shouted, "His jade accessory is the same as sister's!" Crystal clear, round and smooth, the jade accessory of that man gleamed with a soft glow reflecting light. Standing back facing the wind, the jade swayed.

Chu Qiao's expression calmed down. As everyone looked on quietly without making a single noise, Chu Qiao stretched out her hand and placed it on the man's shoulders. With one quick flip, she jumped off from the carriage, and gently informed Pingan and the others, "Do not be so stunned. Quickly clear the path in front."

"Ah?" Pingan's eyes widened, as he looked at Chu Qiao before looking at the man, and turning back to ask, "Sister, you know him?"

"Yes." Chu Qiao carefreely nodded and seemed to even seem rather happy.

Pingan was rather curious about the identity of the man, yet before he could even open his mouth the man's gaze had floated to him. He did not seem very stern and merely looked exceedingly cold, as though he was really reluctant to hear this clumsy teenager continue to talk.

Seeing as such, Brother Cao immediately lowered his head and backed off. Picking up their tools, they started to clear the path. Chu Qiao turned around to the man and told him, "Follow me." With that, he turned around and walked off.

That day, the weather was particularly good, with the sky as clear as a lake of crystal clear water. The two of them walked on one after another, and before long they had walked to a hill. In there one could see a waterfall sweeping down falling into a deep pool below, splashing up huge amounts of water. The water droplets, refracting the sunlight, gleamed with an extraordinary brilliance.

Chu Qiao turned around. Looking at the man before her, she realized that even though they had not met for an entire year, he had not really changed, and was still the same as usual. She opened the mouth, wanting to say something, yet she knew not where to begin, and she only smiled. Only that she did not know if she was mocking herself or merely expressing a heartfelt emotion.

"What are you smiling about?" Yuwen Yue seemed to be as usual; his brows were slightly furrowed together, and seemed to be rather impatient as he stood there with her.

"Nothing." Chu Qiao shook her head, yet she continued smiling. "It occurred to me that each time we met, we would always be in a rather special circumstance."

Yuwen Yue turned his head around to look at elsewhere. Still so socially awkward as usual.

"What did you come here to do?"

Yuwen Yue gave her an ever so vague answer, "Settle some business."

"Oh." Chu Qiao nodded, and replied, "You are heading back now?"

"Yep."

And with that, the duo sank into silence, as they stood rooted to their spots. In the blink of an eye, two years had passed. In the past two years, he had been in control of vast power and authority in the courts, and became one of the most powerful people in the world. Even as Chu Qiao stayed far away and occasionally heard some rumors, she would suspect if the man that she knew was really the same ruthless and decisive man in those rumors?

She had also heard some rumors coming from Qinghai. Although that territory belonged to the Wei Empire, it was under an independent rule, and the governors were selected not by blood relation but from a standardized examination that even civilians had a chance of participating in. She had heard that there were many new laws that encouraged farming, construction, and even protection of commerce, and with that new legislation, some of the more daring businessmen headed to Qinghai to do business. She also heard rumors that they had abolished slavery. Even though the rich could still purchase slaves, the slaves were allowed to free themselves using money. In addition, even for slaves, they were not to be killed freely, else the owner would be punished heavily by law. There were also rumors that it was nothing like the barren lands that it was supposed to be, and was a vast land that boasted a huge population and is full of resources.