ONE NIGHT OF FREEDOM @asteredois
Just one.
All she wanted, all she needed.
Lady Yue Wanning was not the type to break the rules. She was also not the type to allow herself to have fun when tasks were to be done. However, after what happened at the banquet and the difficult time in the spirit world, she gained a new perspective. Life was short, she decided, and she should live with no regrets. Therefore, she took Meilin up on her offer and together, they sneaked away to a town dressed as commoners.
Wanning kept the hood of her cloak over her head but observed everything with wide eyes of curiosity. In a way, being out here did put her heart at ease. At least life was good for the common people still - what happened at the banquet with the nobles and the royal family did not change them.
"Yuexin," she called out softly once they settled down in an establishment that was much too rowdy to be a restaurant but did indeed serve food. A few ladies spoke loudly to one another and did not care to cover their mouths when they laughed, and some men were playing a game at the corner, betting away their copper coins. Wanning and Meilin each came up with an alias for this trip, with Meilin's being Yuexin and Wanning's being Miao Miao. Listen, she chose Miao Miao because it was a common name and meant seedling. It was a great name for a commoner's daughter, which was what she was internally projecting.