He tossed it away, and Ruan Ning didn’t even hear it land.
The sun gradually set, and shadows grew longer. Ruan Ning sat hugging her knees against a tree, feeling grief and indignation. Everything had gone wrong because of him.
“What’s your name?” she asked fiercely.
“You can call me A’Mo, the ‘Mo’ from the word for black,” the young man replied shamelessly. “And you?”
“Fine, A’Mo, I’ll remember you. Just wait,” Ruan Ning gritted her teeth, standing against the tree as she limped back despite her pain. She intended to return to the bridal escort team and have A’Mo punished.
Chapter 52: Substitute White Moonlight
“This servant Gao Song, by imperial decree, respectfully welcomes the princess to the capital!” A black-robed eunuch in his thirties bowed to Ruan Ning.
Is this Yan Xuan’s confidant, the head eunuch Gao Song? Ruan Ning noted his rounded face and fair skin, somewhat feminine yet amiable. Seeing Gao Song made her reconsider Yan Xuan’s reputation.
She nodded and pointed at A’Mo, stating, “Chief Gao, arrest this person!”
Gao Song smiled at A’Mo and asked, “How has he offended the princess?”
Ruan Ning felt he was patronizing her, so she replied, “He injured my foot and attempted to extort me.”
According to Ji Kingdom’s laws, how should he be dealt with?”
Before Gao Song could respond, A Mo spoke up: “Princess, you’re mistaken. I didn’t extort you; you voluntarily paid me for water. Though I accidentally hurt your foot, you also bit me…”
Ruan Ning roared, “Shut up!”
The maidservant was startled and decided to remind the princess about royal etiquette later.
Ruan Ning frowned at A Mo: “Why are you telling me these things? Are you trying to drive a wedge between me and His Majesty? Speak, who sent you?”
A Mo calmly took a sip from the water cup: “What is the princess talking about? Do I look like I’m up to something?”
“You do,” Ruan Ning pointed at his clothes, “You’re wearing straw sandals and a short garment, pretending to be a peasant, but your sandals are exquisite, and your hands are not those of a laborer.”
A Mo chuckled, a glimmer in his eyes: “When did I say I was a peasant? My family is wealthy. I dress like this because I find it interesting.”
