A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace Chapter 1369 - 1367: A Chance Encounter, Not on Purpose

Yue Er furrowed her brows, feeling a bit wistful.

"Mother, please don’t bring it up!"

"Oh? What happened?" Xia Ruqing couldn’t help but laugh.

Yue Er thought for a moment and then explained the situation.

"My brother and the others go hunting every day, and they always take Shih Shaoling with them. I went twice and couldn’t be bothered to go again!"

"As for Yilan and Wei Yu, well... Wei Yu is fine, but Sister Yilan is about to get engaged and marry, so she doesn’t really hang out with us anymore!"

"With just the two of us, there’s nothing much fun to do!"

Yue Er was a bit uninterested.

Xia Ruqing sensed something was off and quickly asked.

"That shouldn’t be the case!"

"Even in the Capital City, getting engaged doesn’t mean she can’t play with her friends. Why does she..."

Yue Er shook her head, not wanting to say more.

Xia Ruqing didn’t press further.

They drank some tea and ate some wild snacks together, and then the mother and daughter parted ways.

...

Back in her room, Yue Er lay on the bed feeling sulky, chatting idly with Ying Luo.

"Yilan seems to have gone crazy!"

As soon as she said that, before Ying Luo could respond, a shadow suddenly flashed in from outside.

"I think she’s crazy too!"

It turned out to be Wei Yu, and Yue Er breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why are you here?"

Chen Weiyu shrugged.

"I just couldn’t stay any longer!"

"The person she used to be is completely gone! It’s like her soul has vanished!"

Yue Er gave a helpless smile.

"The books say that young girls fall in love! I didn’t believe it before!"

"Now I see...it’s true after all! Young love truly is terrifying."

She looked at Chen Weiyu cautiously.

"You won’t be like that in the future, will you?"

Both of them were of an age where they weren’t ready to be betrothed, so they didn’t really understand what it meant to fall in love.

Chen Weiyu shook her head.

"Hard to say!"

"Right now, I just want to have fun!"

"Yue Er, let’s go horse riding, I really feel like hunting too!"

Yue Er didn’t really want to go, but deep down she did feel a bit tempted.

Unable to refuse, she just went along with it.

Palace attendants brought their horses.

They prepared their quivers, carried their bows and arrows, and rode into the forest.

Yue Er always had hidden guards and bodyguards with her, so there was no worry about their safety.

Along the way, they wandered around, each managing to catch some wild chickens or rabbits.

There weren’t many deer or roe deer, probably because the hunting teams had reduced their numbers.

Yue Er wasn’t very interested; they spent half the day and then came back.

...

Just as they entered the Temporary Palace Annex, they saw Yilan leading her horse out.

The three of them exchanged glances, feeling a bit awkward.

"Oh, you went horse riding without inviting me!"

Yue Er and Wei Yu were somewhat speechless but still explained.

"We thought about you being ready to marry, so we didn’t want to bother you!"

Yilan felt a bit guilty, blushing and letting it go with just a comment.

"I’m just going out for a bit, I’ll be back soon!"

With that, she hurriedly mounted her horse and left.

Yue Er and Wei Yu were stunned.

"In such a hurry?"

Chen Weiyu remarked casually.

"We used to invite her, and she would say she was waiting to marry. Now we don’t invite her, and she rushes out alone!"

"Could it be she’s going... to meet someone?"

Their eyes met in realization with thoughtful silence, each returning still pondering.

...

Meanwhile, with Yilan.

Shortly after having breakfast, she heard the maid reporting.

Her fiancé, Nan Yunze, hadn’t gone hunting today but was fishing not far in front of the mountain.

She felt excited and overwhelmed, having an inexplicable urge to see him.

The maid paled with fear.

"County Princess, that won’t do!"

"If Master Prince and the Imperial Concubine find out, even nine lives wouldn’t be enough to apologize!"

Even as childhood sweethearts, when betrothed, they should avoid suspicion.

Besides, they don’t know each other yet.

If people knew the County Princess was throwing herself forward, it would be scandalous and ruin her reputation!

"County Princess, please show mercy and spare this servant’s life!"

Yilan was impatient.

"I’m not deliberately pushing forward, I just want to ’accidentally’ run into him, understand?"

"It’s not deliberate, it’s an accident!"

A deliberate accident.

The maid didn’t understand but knew it wasn’t proper. She didn’t know how to persuade her, so she stubbornly refused to agree.

And then...

County Princess Yilan knocked her out.

"Sorry!"

"Just seeing him isn’t enough; I want to say a few words to him!"

After speaking, she left with her quiver.

A woman enamored at first sight is like a moth to the flame.

She loved passionately, without expecting anything in return, willing to risk everything for it.

She rode her horse, racing outward.

This led to the scene where she met Yue Er and Wei Yu outside the gates as they were returning.

...

Avoiding their inquiries.

Yilan galloped her horse towards the mountain ahead.

Within fifteen minutes, she successfully stood at the foot of the mountain.

She looked around.

Here, the flowers and grass were vibrant, lush, and flourishing, indicating it was near a water source.

Following water stains on the ground, she walked a few steps forward, and sure enough, she saw a small stream about a yard wide.

The stream was clear, the water flowed gently and soundlessly.

The banks were lush with aquatic plants and shady trees, wildflowers growing sparsely; up close it was serene and charming, and from a distance, the view was entirely different.

She smiled with satisfaction.

If this was their first secret meeting place, it was truly wonderful.

He sure knows how to pick a place!

Tying her horse to a large tree, she continued forward with her bow and arrows, pretending to be hunting.

It didn’t take long before she saw Nan Yunze in white, intently fishing.

Good, he hadn’t noticed her yet.

Her heart pounded wildly, her knees and calves shaking, but she suppressed her nerves and gripped her bow and arrows tightly.

She was terrified of not looking convincing enough and him figuring out something was amiss.

She took a deep breath and silently repeated in her heart.

’It’s an accident, not deliberate, it’s an accident, not deliberate...’

She repeated this several times.

With her mind at ease, she walked forward pretending not to notice anything.

Finally, when she was about two zhang away from Nan Yunze, she made the surprised expression she had prepared.

"It’s you?"

Her voice trembled slightly, nervous yet excited.

But she forced herself to stay calm and continued pretending to be surprised.

Unexpectedly, Nan Yunze suddenly looked up, his gaze cold as frost, mocking.

"It’s you?"

Yilan met his gaze, her heart filled with fear.

Could he have seen through everything?

Impossible, she had hidden it well, and no one knew about this, there wasn’t a chance of a leaked word.

He couldn’t know!

With that thought, Yilan felt somewhat reassured.

She boldly looked up, gazing at him unwaveringly.

"So you’re here too!"