Chapter 44: Rivalry

The princesses seldom left the palace, but the Emperor had given them permissions to leave for the duration of the tournament, so they finally had an excuse to wander around. Princess Huiling had heard about Wangyue’s sterling reputation and brought her sisters along. When she’d heard that Ji Feng was also there, she’d asked the waiter to show her to his table. What she hadn’t expected was for Hua Qiyue to be there, as well. She snorted in disbelief. "Brother Ji, did you really catch frogs with this idiot?" "Yes." Ji Feng responded simply. Ji Jing glanced at Princess Huiling in annoyance. Tianci saw Princess Huizhen and Zhou Zhicheng, and began trembling. Hua Qiyue held his hand. "Tianci, aren’t you going to greet your father?" Zhou Zhicheng’s face briefly lit up as he saw Hua Qiyue, then seemed to remember the princess beside him. He smiled gently at Tianci, but the boy only looked at him coldly before clinging tightly to Hua Qiyue’s arm. Zhou Zhicheng’s expres