Chapter 291 Blushing

Unfortunately, Songbai couldn't hear Qiuqiu's thoughts. When he saw Gongsun Zhi, he couldn't help but shrink behind Qiuqiu, tightening his grip on her collar.

Chirp was being held captive like a little chick. She blinked innocently, "Brother..."

"Cluck cluck cluck! Chirp chirp, don't you dare imitate a chicken!" Songbai interrupted Chirp chirp sternly, not wanting to be exposed. "This child likes to imitate a chicken's crow for no reason. I've already disciplined her."

Chirp: "..."

What I really wanted to say was that my brother brought me home!

Suddenly, Qiuqiu became a little arrogant and gave Songbai a look that made her understand on her own.

The subtle misunderstanding between the two did not escape Gongsun Zhi's keen eyes. He and Songbai had swapped identities for many years due to some special reason. Although they were engaged, they were more like siblings.

He felt guilty all these years because a girl who hid her gender faced a lot of criticism. Now, seeing her playing with Qiuqiu and showing genuine smiles on her face, he was truly happy.

He had long heard of the youngest daughter of the Marquis of Wenyang. He had heard that everyone in the capital who had seen her liked her, and seeing her today, he could confirm that she did indeed have a way of making people like her.

Luckily, Chiu Chiu didn't know what he was thinking, otherwise she would definitely have said that she earned her living through her own abilities!

Princess Jingning heard that Qiuqiu and Funing had mysteriously disappeared, and not wanting to hear her mother's hysterical rage in the palace, she made an excuse to find them.

She met Gongsun Zhi on the road.

Gongsun Zhi was tall and imposing from a young age, and Princess Jingning felt quite intimidated walking beside him, barely uttering a word the entire way. She was truly miserable as a princess.

Now, Gongsun Zhi stared at Qiuqiu with unreadable emotions, so she had no choice but to step forward and separate the two: "Miss Gongsun, Qiuqiu is sometimes naughty, but she won't bully Young Master Song."

Princess Jingning was gentle and mild-mannered, and spoke in a soft, gentle voice. When Gongsun Zhi saw her take the initiative to speak, he glanced at her slightly, assuming that this little princess was naturally averse to talking to others.

“Princess, you’re overthinking it. Although Songbai is weak, she won’t be bullied by a little child.” He looked down at Qiuqiu. This little dwarf Songbai could make her cry with one punch. Whether he would actually hit her or not was another matter.

When traveling, the prestige of the pine and cypress trees comes from Gongsun Zhi!

Songbai's lips twitched, and she secretly tugged at Gongsun Zhi's sleeve, trying to escape. If she didn't leave, she was afraid that Qiuqiu would let something slip.

She saw that Qiuqiu looked eager to reveal her secret to the world.

But she was wrong. Chiu Chiu wasn't interested in her secret. She was only interested in the little heart on Princess Jingning's head!

While Princess Jingning was talking to Gongsun Zhi, many pink spots appeared inside the little yellow heart on Songbai's head. This was a major breakthrough!

[I think I really found a brother-in-law for Fu Ning!]

If she said that, Fu Ning wouldn't be sleepy anymore. The lazy Fu Ning's eyes darted around: "Who?!"

Who can win the heart of her royal sister!

"Is my royal sister asking me something?"

A person emerged from behind the trees that had sprouted new branches; it was none other than the Third Prince, who had not left.

The Third Prince wore a nonchalant smile, but to his surprise, no one paid him any attention. He raised an eyebrow, then looked at Fu Ning with a hurt expression: "Little Princess, why aren't you saying anything? Did your Third Brother do something wrong?"

[This tea is just so incredibly good!]

Fu Ning watched her third brother's performance quietly, thinking to herself, "You almost fell to your death last time, how much more can I like you?"

The scene was quite awkward for a moment, but the Third Prince didn't react much, smiling and brushing it off, "Young Master Song, what are you doing here? This direction..."

Gongsun Zhi glared at Songbai, then disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving him waiting outside. This Third Prince seems cunning and treacherous; how could she possibly associate with him?

"Third Prince, Songbai and I should leave the palace now; our elders at home are still waiting for us."

The Third Prince disliked Gongsun Zhi and treated him like air, only looking at Songbai as if he were a wild cat teasing a little mouse.

Chirp: Something's wrong! Something's really wrong!

Could he have fallen for Songbai?

Pine and cypress, being small and thin "men," are indeed quite attractive to perverts. For a moment, Qiuqiu's gaze towards the Third Prince became even stranger.

Fu Ning was shocked. His third brother actually wanted to cruelly destroy the flower?

"Bad!" Fu Ning's eyes widened as if she were looking at a pervert, and she felt terrible. She took Song Bai's hand and scooted to the side, rolling her eyes like Qiu Qiu was disgusted. "Hmph!"

Third Prince: My fists are really hard now!

Princess Jingning was overjoyed: "Funing, you can roll your eyes now?"

Gongsun Zhi & Songbai: "???" Is this something that should be a surprise?

With Princess Jingning interrupting, the Third Prince was pushed to the back, and Gongsun Zhi took the opportunity to pull Songbai away, saying, "Stay away from that pervert."

He had the frivolous air of a dashing playboy, yet he was flirting with a man. What a strange man, with homosexual tendencies!

Songbai is a girl, she can't be ruined by a pervert. He gave her his instructions all the way with great concern, and Princess Jingning remained silent the whole way. Finally, feeling that something was wrong, she spoke up tactfully: "Miss Gongsun, he is, after all, my imperial brother."

Gongsun Zhi frowned: "What, can't your imperial brother speak?"

The Third Prince is her brother, so Songbai isn't his sister?

Princess Jingning's face paled. How could this Miss Gongsun speak so sharply? "He is, after all, a prince."

"Oh, and then?"

Songbai silently added in his heart: He's still a prince who deceived the emperor.

Princess Jingning was stunned when asked this question for the first time. She moved her lips and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness..." It seemed that her third brother was indeed nothing special.

"Forget it, offending my third brother isn't a big deal."

[You've really run into a villain by kicking the Third Prince!]

Chiu Chiu snorted coldly, her little mouth pouting almost to the sky, "You little rascal, so naughty."

Gongsun Zhi, nicknamed "Little Third": "..."

"Little one, watch your mouth. Not all mistresses are bad people."

Chiu Chiu: "For example?"

Gongsun Zhi: "Me."

"oh."

Oh? Gongsun Zhi didn't know why he suddenly wanted to talk to this little guy. His mental age was at most three years old. If he was a year younger, he was afraid he couldn't win the argument with Qiuqiu.

The two, one big and one small, argued all the way, and finally, the little one's face turned red with anger, and she couldn't stand it anymore and started hitting him.

The little claws don't hurt when they scratch, but Gongsun Zhi just teased her and wouldn't let go, scratching back at her.

Princess Jingning and Songbai stood on either side of the two madmen, while also having to dodge Fu Ning, who was playing a guerrilla-style game of cat and mouse.

In the ensuing chaos, Princess Jingning stepped on a pine tree, which was then bumped by Qiuqiu. The two women fought each other and fell backward.

Just as Princess Jingning was about to fall face-first to the ground, Gongsun Zhi rushed forward and caught her by the waist. She pulled her close, her arms gripping her tightly, their faces almost touching. Their breaths mingled, and they could even feel each other's warm breath on their faces.

Their eyes met, and their ears gradually turned red.

Princess Jingning: "You..."

"Ouch! Ouch!"