Chapter 1596: 1595 She is quite good
Chapter 1596: 1595 She is quite good
Tan Rou had always lived in the palace of Samiyi, where there were many maids and some guards, but they were all stationed outside the palace. Therefore, when Zhuang Liu arrived, problems arose.
“This…” a maid said with difficulty, “Miss Rou, this is the princess’s palace, and we usually should not bring men here. If you want your friend to stay, we should ask the princess for permission.”
Tan Rou had left in such a hurry that she had forgotten to ask Zhuang Liu where he lived. She wasn’t sure if Samiyi, who she assumed was busy, would respond to her message.
“How about this,” Tan Rou proposed, “please ask the princess to arrange a new residence for my friend. Don’t arrange it in the princess’s palace, arrange it somewhere else. My friend is visiting the palace for the first time, I would like to show him around. Would that be possible?”
The maid sighed with relief, “Okay, we will ask the princess right away.”
After their conversation, Tan Rou took Zhuang Liu on a stroll around the palace. They had planned to rest first before touring the palace, but without a place to rest, they had to start their tour immediately.
Zhuang Liu casually observed the palace’s scenery and then started discussing Princess Samiyi with Tan Rou.
“This princess does not seem to carry any airs,” Zhuang Liu really appreciated Samiyi, “and she doesn’t treat you merely as a tool to be exploited. She is genuinely concerned about your safety, the worry in her eyes earlier was genuine.”
Tan Rou, having spent some time with Samiyi, was convinced that if Samiyi’s demeanor was all an act, her acting skills were incredibly sophisticated.
“Samiyi is a very gentle person,” Tan Rou remarked, “Similarly, she is also very intelligent. The current situation in the Kingdom is not good, and as a princess, she shouldn’t become the next King, not simply because she is a woman, but because she lacks significant power and reliable people to appoint.”
“Jimi and the others were loyal to the former king, and they’re also getting older; no one can be sure if they can really provide support to Samiyi.”
“The princess’s position is very difficult,” Zhuang Liu commented, “If it were someone else, they probably would have taken their money and moved abroad by now, instead of sticking around to sort out such a mess.”
“Samiyi is a very responsible person,” said Tan Rou with compassion, “After her brother fell ill, she has been handling everything. The first time I met her, she struck me as incredibly stunning—a beautiful and noble princess, truly graceful.”
But Zhuang Liu interjected, “Yet, grace cannot hide the dark circles under her eyes.”
Tan Rou explained, “That’s because she hasn’t been sleeping well for a long time. Plus, she was just poisoned yesterday and barely survived, only to dive right back into work. Even I couldn’t handle working several days in a row.”
“Now I understand why you want to stay here and help her,” Zhuang Liu mentioned, “Even knowing her path is fraught with hardships, she has not given up but chosen to bravely face the future.”
“Yes, I admire her courage,” Tan Rou said with a smile, “so I’ll do my utmost to help her. This is not only about helping her, but also about challenging my own limits.”
“That’s fine,” Zhuang Liu said, “You help her, and I’ll be by your side to assist you, hoping you both can achieve your desires.”
Tan Rou nodded, “Mm.” She checked the message on her phone and then said, “Samiyi has already arranged a new residence for us. Let’s go rest for a bit. We still have important matters to handle tonight.”
Zhuang Liu hadn’t planned on resting in the palace, or he would have brought his luggage, “It seems I need to go back and get my luggage.”
Tan Rou replied, “There’s no need to bring it over for now, because if we both stay inside the palace, we would need formalities to go out, which would waste time and also make it inconvenient for you to interact with people outside.”
Zhuang Liu thought for a moment and agreed, “Hmm, I understand. I’ll go back to the hotel tomorrow morning.”
Tan Rou took Zhuang Liu’s hand, “Let’s go, let’s go rest for now.”