Princess and the General

lk along the edge of the cobblestone path.

The edge of the path was paved with limestone.
It was both flat and not prevented slips.
Walking on it ensured that she would not fall.

Unfortunately, her legs were not long enough.
Just as she was about to reach the limestone, her body swayed, and her entire body fall back!

A gentle laugh came from behind her, as someone grabbed a hold of her, allowing her to fall into their embrace.

In the blustery field of white, two purple figures were merged together.
It was impossible to tell whose clothes were caught one whose.

Yu Fu struggled to prop herself up on his chest.
Only then did she notice that Gu ShuBai had been caught beneath her.

“Eldest brother?”

This was her first time seeing Gu ShuBai in such a sorry state.
He had been pushed down in the snow and had a hand on his chest to cope with the pain.

Yu Fu looked at her snow-covered hand.

Un, he was covering the hand that she used to prop herself up.

“Didn’t we agree that you would wait for me?”

She really was naughty, running out on her own on a snowy day.

“I was waiting for you.
I was standing in the corridor and waiting! But it suddenly started snowing, and sister Lian Bi and the others were definitely going to hurry me inside, so I decided to run out on my own to look for you!”

Just waiting around was not in her personality.
If Gu ShuBai had some matter that he had to take care of, she could also go and visit him.

“You aren’t hurt from the fall, right?”

Yu Fu looked up and dusted off some of the snow on his clothes.

Gu ShuBai lifted his cloak, bringing it above her head and making it momentarily dark, “Don’t stay here in the snow.
Let’s go and speak in the corridor.”

“Your body is covered in snowflakes, yet you have the mind to worry about me… Why are your shoes wet too?”

He had Yu Fu sit on a bench in the corridor and thought to himself that if he had not seen her slip, how could he be willing to throw himself behind her at the cost of his image in her eyes?

Looking from top to bottom, he finally noticed that her shoes were soaked from the snow, causing large patches of the light-purple shoes to turn dark purple.

“When I came out, I forgot to change my shoes.
It had not yet snowed this year, so the newly made sheep-skin boots probably haven’t been brought out yet?”

Gu ShuBai slightly furrowed his brow, “You’ve fallen into a river, and Imperial Physician Sun has stated that you must not catch a cold.”

If she fell ill once more, Gu HuaiJiang would definitely feel guilty once more, saying that he did not know how to take care of a daughter.

“Is the inside wet?”

Yu Fu wiggled her toes and felt around a bit, “It seems that it’s a bit wet.”

These cloth shoes were indeed pretty, but it was just a little too thin.
Both snow and water had seeped in.

Gu ShuBai reached out to remove the shoes.
With a few moves, the wet shoes and socks had all been removed, and her feet had been stuffed into his cloak.

“I’ll bring you back first to get changed into a dry set of clothes.”

Picking her up horizontally, the tiny person fully fit under his large cloak and looked up at him foolishly.

Meeting up with them were Lian Bi and the others.
They had come out to look for them under their umbrellas.
Upon seeing this sight, they could not help but freeze in their tracks.

“Your young miss’ shoes and socks are in the back corridor.”

Gu ShuBai gestured with his chin and hastily headed toward the Western Wing.