462 Welcoming the Darkness

"Well, this is certainly unexpected," was the first thing Li Xueyue said when she entered a bamboo garden with Lady Ge Beining. Bamboo lined along the white walls, and short brown fences lined on either side of the pavement leading to the pavilion with a forest green tiled roof.

Li Xueyue hated to admit it, but Yu Zhen would love this place. Everything about the tranquil white pebbles lining the paths to the gentle sway of the bamboo leaves would have appealed to him. He enjoyed simplistic, yet graceful architecture.

"Unexpected, Princess?" Lady Ge Beining repeated in a light, airy voice. "What do you mean?"

Li Xueyue lifted her eyes from the circular entryway to Lady Ge Beining who took tiny, elegant steps.

"I didn't think you would enjoy my presence, Lady Ge Beining," Li Xueyue said with a slight smile on her peony pink lips.