Chapter 1337: Chapter 1337

Chapter 1337: Chapter 1337: The Matchmaking Visitor Arrives

The young girl burst into hearty laughter, leaving the gatekeeper boy embarrassed and flustered as he got up awkwardly to join her laughter.

“Miss, who are you looking for?”

The girl laughed until she could laugh no more, clutching her stomach to stop, and said, “Didn’t I already tell you who I’m looking for? Why are you asking me again?” Latest content published on novel·fiɾe·net

“Huh? You said?” The gatekeeper boy looked shocked.

The girl laughed again and said, “Oh, you must have fallen asleep earlier, huh? You’re supposed to be guarding the gate, but you’re snoozing instead? I’m going to report you.”

With that, she pushed past the gatekeeper boy and swaggered boldly into the inn.

“Hey, hey, who are you? You can’t go in there!”

The boy, realizing he had been played, snapped back to attention and hurried to block her path.

The girl planted her hands on her hips and said, “You dare to stop me? I came here with an imperial decree. And you, a gatekeeper who’s been dozing off, dare to stop me?”

The gatekeeper boy was instantly stunned.

Looking her up and down, the girl’s outfit was indeed not something ordinary people could afford to wear. Even if she didn’t have an imperial decree, she was undoubtedly a young lady from a wealthy family. But this place was an inn—the kind reserved for important figures from Zhuzhao Country. Just saying you have an imperial decree doesn’t make it true.

Looking at her empty hands, it was clear she had no decree.

The gatekeeper boy straightened his posture in an attempt to look more competent and said, “Miss, please produce the imperial decree for us to inspect.”

“There’s nothing to inspect,” the girl said, spreading her hands wide. “I came with His Majesty’s verbal order.”

“A verbal order? How am I supposed to know whether it’s real or fake? Surely you’re not some rich lady out here just messing around with us? Miss, this is an inn housing critical figures from Zhuzhao Country. If you’re looking for fun, I suggest finding another place to amuse yourself. This place isn’t suitable for your games.”

“Who’s messing with you?” The girl pointed at the gatekeeper angrily and said, “Do I look like the kind of person who spends their time idly trolling others?”

The gatekeeper boy was too stunned to respond, though truthfully, he was thinking: yes, she does.

Because at this point, the ruckus had already stirred someone inside the inn to come out.

Yue Rujing emerged, leisurely flapping a folding fan as he strolled out. If it weren’t for the moment when he slapped a big mosquito mid-walk, slightly detracting from the grace of it all, every movement of his would have been utterly captivating.

“What’s all this noise? It’s so early in the morning; can’t a person get some sleep?”

Yue Rujing had never kicked his late-sleeping habit. If it weren’t for urgent business, he wouldn’t be up until the sun was high in the sky. So even though it was hardly early at this point, to him it still felt like the break of dawn.

Anyone meeting Yue Rujing for the first time would be awed by his ethereal aura. But only people like Gu Youyou who knew him well could regard that aura as hopelessly tacky.

The girl, upon first seeing this man, naturally lost herself in a brief moment of admiration.

But within seconds, she snapped out of it and realized: this must be Yue Rujing, the Princely Heir of Lingnan, right?

“Princely Heir Yue!” The girl raised a hand in greeting, her gesture bold and hearty. At the same time, she began sizing up the man standing before her.

Yue Rujing closed his fan and looked at the unfamiliar young girl with a hint of surprise.

They didn’t have any friends around here, and he certainly didn’t know of any young lady from Nanzhao Country.

“And you are…?” Yue Rujing stretched out his tone as he asked.

The girl flashed a sweet smile, dimples blossoming on her cheeks. Her neatly-groomed look gave her an air of valiant sprightliness, but when those dimples appeared, she suddenly seemed a touch more endearing.

“This humble girl is Duan Xiaomei from the Duan General Residence. Greetings, Princely Heir Yue.”