Baoer walked over and saluted him, "Your Highness the Crown Prince"

The prince nodded and smiled, "Miss Lin, please don't be polite."

In fact, the prince was also surprised to see Baoer alone here. The prince suppressed his feelings and gently asked Baoer

"Miss Lin, are you going to look for Ninth Brother and the others? How about we have a chat?"

Bao Er hesitated for a moment, looked at the prince and said, "I will listen to you, Prince."

The prince raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled more comfortably. Seeing that Baoer seemed a little nervous in front of him, he joked:

"Miss Lin, don't be nervous or polite. I won't eat people, or am I scary? Let's go sit in the bamboo forest over there. There are tables and stools there."

After hearing this, Baoer nodded and followed the prince into the bamboo forest nearby.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is not to be feared. I just think that since he is the Crown Prince, I must show respect to him."

"Haha, what an interesting little girl."

"Come, sit down." The prince sat on the stone bench in the yard and asked Baoer to sit down. Then he winked at the servants in the distance and asked them to bring a pot of tea and snacks.

After the tea was served, the prince asked the servants to move away. When the two of them were left at the scene, the prince poured two cups of tea himself, one for Baoer and one for himself.

He raised the teacup and took a sip of tea, then played with it in his hands.

Bao Er was flattered to see that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually poured tea for him. He took it with both hands and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. I can do it myself."

The prince looked up and looked at Bao'er seriously, his expression somewhat complicated. Bao'er also couldn't understand what was inside.

The prince looked at Baoer's confused eyes and chuckled.

"Actually, you don't have to be so timid in front of me. I'm just an ordinary man who loves a woman. Maybe I'm just a man who can't get the love I want."

Baoer's eyes widened. "Your Highness,

The prince looked at her cute appearance and said, "Don't look at me like that, I can't help it. You know, I have a terrible lack of self-control in front of someone."

"Perhaps you will wonder how I, a dignified prince who has all the women I want, could like a woman so much. In fact, sometimes I myself don't understand it. I always thought that I would never like a woman so much, but who knew that the impossible would come true?"

The prince looked at Baoer seriously and said affirmatively, "In fact, you feel it, don't you? You know who I'm talking about, right?"

Bao Er understood his hint and felt panic in her heart, "I, I don't know, and I don't want to know. Your Highness, I already have someone I like."

The prince smiled bitterly, "I know, it's the ninth brother. Maybe there's also the tenth brother, right? They are two lucky guys."

Baoer was shocked and said, "Your Highness..."

The prince said calmly, "You really don't have to be afraid. I won't hurt you no matter what. I'm just a little envious of them."

"If I hadn't married a concubine, I would definitely have the courage to fight them with all my strength. Maybe you would be mine."

Bao Er thought of the Crown Prince's concubines, concubines, and a son born out of wedlock, and interrupted him, "There are no ifs, because even if you don't have a wife, you still have a concubine, a lot of princesses, concubines, and even a son born out of wedlock."

"Besides, your Crown Princess is gentle and beautiful, dignified and graceful. Although I have never seen your Concubine, she must be beautiful too. I heard that she is very favored by you. And those princesses are probably all young and beautiful. Any one of them is probably much more beautiful and outstanding than me."

The prince laughed at himself and said, "Yes, everyone knows that the emperor dotes on me, the prince. As long as the emperor is satisfied, I have to be satisfied. I can't refuse even if he chooses a woman for me. But who knows what I really need?"

"The Crown Princess is like a bodhisattva in a temple. No matter what she does, it's as if she were measuring it with a ruler. Even her smile is always at the same angle. In order to gain a good reputation, she even steps on my reputation to please the Emperor and earn her the reputation of being a good daughter-in-law. Sometimes she even disregards my own interests."

"As for the concubine, I only gave her some face because she gave birth to my eldest son. I have never doted on her."

Baoer was stunned when she heard it. "The rumor is really unbelievable."

The prince smiled gently upon hearing this. "If I had known that there would be a woman like you in the future, I would have resolutely rejected the woman chosen by the emperor, and even given up the position of prince."

"What I said earlier was not an excuse, but what I really think, whether you believe it or not."

"I..." Baoer stammered, she didn't know what to say.

The prince looked at her and gave her a soothing smile. "Little girl, I just want to tell you what's in my heart. I don't want you to express your opinion to me or make any decision. Don't put too much pressure on me."

"I guess this is the only time we two talk alone. I don't know if I will have the chance to chat with you again in the future," the prince sighed. After all, he might not be able to control his own affairs in the future.

Baoer didn't know what to say, so she just smiled at the prince and said, "Then I wish Your Highness to be happy every day in the future and not have any worries."

The prince felt warm in his heart and said, "Thank you, little girl."

Baoer was dissatisfied. "What girl? I am Lin Baoer. You can call me Miss Lin, or call me Lin Baoer."

The prince smiled lovingly at Baoer and said, "Okay. Then I will call you Baoer girl."

"Remember this: if you have any problems you can't solve, or if you need any help, please send a message to me. There's an Aunt Zhang in the laundry room at your house who works for me. If you have anything to say, send a message to me and I'll get someone to help you."

Baoer hesitated for a moment and then said, "Okay, I understand," thinking that there shouldn't be anything she needs the prince's help with.

The prince saw Baoer's thoughts at a glance, but he didn't say anything. He would help her when she really needed it. There was no need to let her know.

"Okay, Xiaojiu and the others should still be waiting for you. Go ahead. I have something to do so I'll go back to the palace first. When you meet my two younger brothers, tell them..."

"Okay, I understand," Baoer replied as he stood up and prepared to meet them.

The prince looked at Bao'er's back as she turned around and called her softly, "Lin Bao'er..."

Baoer turned around and looked at the prince in confusion, "What's wrong, Your Highness?"

The prince stood up and took two quick steps towards Baoer. In fact, the prince was still unwilling to give up on her. He actually wanted to ask Baoer if she was willing to be his concubine. He could give her all his love and protect her from being hurt by anyone.

But the prince knew she would definitely not want to do it, and might even scold him and tell him he was dreaming. But the prince was really unwilling to accept it.