Chapter 846 The Truth - Twenty Years Ago 7

The eldest princess made up a random remark and then fell silent.

The palace maid's gaze swept across Bai Xu's face. Although she found the princess's words strange, she did not pursue the matter further.

The carriage turned around and headed towards the nearest clinic, but Xu Menglong, who was waiting in the alley, waited and waited but no one came.

"Go and see why the Princess hasn't arrived yet."

Xu Menglong gave instructions to the guards, who nodded and left. A short while later, the guards returned and reported that the princess had been taken to the clinic after hitting someone.

Hearing this scenario unfold as if it were his own plan, Xu Menglong punched the wall hard.

It is said that man proposes, God disposes. He devised this scheme in the hope of gaining the princess's favor, but in the end, he didn't even get to see what the princess looked like.

"go back."

Xu Menglong gritted his teeth, gave an order to the guards behind him, and headed straight for the inn where he was temporarily staying.

Princess Baiyun woke up early in the morning to find that Crown Prince Baixu had gone out. With breakfast time approaching and he still hadn't returned, Princess Baiyun immediately decided to go out and look for him herself.

"Princess, His Highness will be back soon. Why don't you wait for him at the inn?"

Zhong Yi, under orders from Bai Xu, was to keep a close watch on Princess Baiyun, so he quickly stepped forward to block her path.

Princess Baiyun didn't care about any of that. She glared at Zhong Yi, pushed him aside, and walked out with Mu Fan.

Zhong Yi knew he couldn't stop Princess Baiyun, so he could only grit his teeth and follow her.

The inn was connected to the street market. Princess Baiyun said she was going to find Bai Xu, but looking at the vendors who had just come out to set up their stalls, she couldn't remember what she had just said.

Princess Baiyun slowly walked over to a steaming hot steamer.

Do you have meat buns?

Princess Baiyun didn't eat steamed buns when she was in the palace; she could only buy them when she went to the market.

When the vendor saw someone asking, he quickly nodded and replied, "Yes, we have not only meat buns, but also all kinds of pastries. Which one would you like, miss?"

The vendor lifted the lid of the steamer, revealing a variety of pastries inside. As a princess of noble status, Princess Baiyun had eaten plenty of pastries, but this was the first time she had ever seen steamed cakes like these.

"Wow, these are so beautiful! I want them all!"

Princess Baiyun bought several in one go, then gave one to each of Zhong Yi and Mu Fan before taking the first bite of a yellow steamed corn cake.

Unlike ordinary steamed buns and pastries, this beautiful-looking steamed cake has a chewy texture.

"tasty."

Sweet and sour, soft and chewy, Princess Baiyun took another bite.

At the end of the road, Xu Menglong's heart was filled with gloom. He swayed as he rode his tall horse toward this place.

As he glanced to the side, a figure in white suddenly caught his attention.

It's her!

Princess Baiyun suddenly took a bite of something, then closed her eyes and chewed and enjoyed it as if it were the most delicious thing in the world.

Xu Menglong stared blankly, instantly forgetting the unpleasantness from before, his gaze following the figure, unwilling to leave.

Princess Baiyun skipped and hopped forward, her mouth stuffed full, but this did not stop her from looking at the next thing.

As if by some strange twist of fate, Xu Menglong jumped off his horse and followed behind Princess Baiyun, leading the horse.

"Miss, aren't we here to see the young master?"

When there are other people around, Zhong Yi addresses Princess Baiyun as "Miss".

Seeing that Princess Baiyun had been out for so long and showed no sign of wanting to go back, Zhong Yi had no choice but to bring up the topic himself.

"My brother is such a big boy, how could he possibly get lost? We went through all that trouble to carry him out, let him play a little longer before going back."

After Princess Baiyun finished speaking, she winked at Zhong Yi, who nearly fainted.

He knew it; given this guy's personality, there was no way he would actually go to see the master. Now, he'd been dragged into this mess, and he'd definitely be punished by His Highness when they got back.

With their heads drooping, they followed Princess Baiyun forward, unaware that someone was actually following them from behind.

Princess Baiyun, like any ordinary young lady, browsed the shops and looked at jewelry, not missing a single one. Xu Menglong also followed her persistently, without ever feeling that it was inappropriate to follow a girl like this.

After a series of internal struggles, when Xu Menglong finally mustered up the courage to strike up a conversation with Princess Baiyun, a hand suddenly attacked from behind him, quickly subduing him to the ground.

"I've seen you lurking around suspiciously for a while now. Tell me, what are you doing following Miss Su?"

The speaker was none other than the Seventh Prince, who had barely managed to have a meal with Princess Baiyun the day before.

The Seventh Prince pointed a folding fan at Xu Menglong. Xu Menglong glanced at the blade tip on the fan and immediately swallowed hard.

"What Miss Su? Young master, you must have misunderstood something."

How incredibly embarrassing! I hadn't even had a chance to approach her, and she saw me in this state. I don't know who was so blind to show up at this crucial moment.

He cursed the meddlesome person a thousand times in his heart, but Xu Menglong dared not make a move on the surface.

After all, the sharp folding fan was aimed at his neck, and if he dared to move, he believed he would lose his life immediately.

"Misunderstanding?" The Seventh Prince didn't believe Xu Menglong's nonsense. He had been following behind for quite a while and was certain that the guy was definitely with Miss Su.

Bai Yun never expected to encounter such a situation while casually strolling around. Her gaze swept across Xu Menglong's face and finally landed on the Seventh Prince's face.

"Greetings, Seventh Young Master."

Princess Baiyun bowed slightly to the Seventh Prince as she spoke. If he hadn't followed her all the way, the Seventh Prince would probably have mistaken her for the gentle and refined Miss Su.

The Seventh Prince's gaze swept across Princess Baiyun's face; a sesame seed was still smeared on her lips.

The Seventh Prince twitched slightly, forcefully suppressing the urge to laugh, but for Xu Menglong at that moment, it almost cost him his life.

"Young master, young master, hand, hand."

Xu Menglong was so frightened that he didn't dare to move an inch.

The Seventh Prince then remembered that he still had a stalker on his hands. "Miss Su, this person has been following you. Do you want to report him to the authorities?"

At any other time, the thieves captured by the Seventh Prince would have been sent to the yamen immediately.

But today, the Seventh Prince actually asked for Miss Su's opinion first. Ah Rong's gaze subtly swept over the Seventh Prince, and an idea slowly rose in her mind.