Su Lixia lacked confidence and stammered, "Who do you take me for? Do you think I'm someone you can just see whenever you want? Since you're here, I'll definitely treat you as an honored guest and watch you hunt."

Yi Zexuan shook his head helplessly and said, "Does the princess still think this is the Central Plains? To do whatever you want?"

Su Lixia shrugged: "What else did you think?"

"Princess, please come down by yourself. I still have some questions for you."

Su Lixia was startled: "Shouldn't you be the one to put me down?"

"Then beg me, and I might consider personally releasing you."

Su Lixia's lips twitched, and she grumbled, "Yi Zexuan in the book is ruthless, but he's not this twisted, is he? He's really suffering." As she spoke, Su Lixia leaned down from the horse's back to look at her feet.

"Little horse, little horse, be a good boy." Su Lixia gently stroked the horse, and the little horse was very receptive to this, obediently not moving at all.

However, Su Lixia's legs were short, and she couldn't reach the ground even after stretching for a long time.

Then he jumped to the ground, but lost his balance and fell.

"Damn it..." Su Lixia got up, rubbed the sore spot, and then walked over.

"This is nothing, it's not difficult at all. Just tell me what's wrong."

Yi Zexuan turned and left, saying as he went, "Let's talk in the study."

Su Lixia rolled her eyes at him and complained, "You're such a big man, so indecisive."

The two arrived at the study shortly afterward, and Yuan Ruo was also pulled in.

"Yuanruo must have told the princess about today's garden party at the Zhang residence."

Su Lixia hummed in agreement.

"The princess is not familiar with those people, so why would she go there?"

Su Lixia was puzzled and asked doubtfully, "That's why we should go even more, right, Yuan Ruo?" Su Lixia directly handed the question to Yuan Ruo, catching him off guard.

"Huh?" Yuan Ruo reacted for a moment, then explained, "Yes, it's because we don't know each other yet that we want to take this opportunity to get to know everyone. There's nothing wrong with that."

Su Lixia hummed in agreement: "Yeah, is there something wrong with that?"

"Then why was the princess saying those things when I arrived? Was it intentional?"

Upon hearing this, Su Lixia was somewhat speechless, and explained, "You can't judge a book by its cover. I went there to have fun, not to offend anyone. Of course, there was a reason for saying those things."

Yi Zexuan nodded and said, "That makes sense. Then Princess, please explain your reasons, preferably ones that will convince me." He then pointed at Yuan Ruo and said, "You, get out."

Yuan Ruo pursed her lips and then left.

Su Lixia was at a loss for words. She became even more nervous after Yuan Ruo left.

"Princess, don't try to fob me off with fancy words."

"Oh dear, how should I explain this to you?"

"I had no idea that the princess was so cunning and lacked any royal virtues."

Su Lixia was unhappy with these words and rolled her eyes at him, saying, "If it weren't for the fact that Xue Yurou is your person, this princess wouldn't have gone up there to say these things."

"Oh? Then I'll have to listen carefully."

"Anyone can see that Madam Zhang is just using this opportunity to arrange a marriage for Zhang Meier. Although I don't know the male guests present, I can tell from the conversations of the ladies that they are all newly rich, which makes me even more certain about this marriage arrangement."

Yi Zexuan chuckled: "So even princesses can eavesdrop."

"I just overheard it by accident."

"And then what? What does this have to do with Rou'er?"

"Don't interrupt me, just let me finish!" Su Lixia glared at him, then told Yi Zexuan the gist of what was written in the book.

"So the princess thought she would say something similar that would cause a dispute, and then the princess stepped in to resolve the matter."

Su Lixia nodded and hummed in agreement.

"Nonsense."

Upon hearing this, Su Lixia was taken aback: "Why are you talking like that?"

Yi Zexuan was startled, then apologized.

"Given Zhang Meier's well-known temper, and the fact that she came in furious, and that Young Master Lin used to like Miss Xue while Zhang Meier liked Young Master Lin, it's no wonder Zhang Meier took her anger out on her because of this love triangle."

"How did you find out about these things?" Yi Zexuan questioned.

Su Lixia's lips twitched: "These kinds of gossipy rumors can be found out easily by asking around."

"Inquire? Inquire with whom? Why inquire about these things?"

Su Lixia immediately cowered and adopted a defensive posture, saying, "Of course I'm involved in this kind of gossip, but I didn't deliberately inquire about it."

Seeing Yi Zexuan get up, Su Lixia became uneasy, her eyes darting around and coughing occasionally.

"Your Highness." Finally, our savior has arrived.

Yuan Ruo walked in with an envelope and a yellow scroll. It was originally Uncle Li's job, but Uncle Li knew that Yi Zexuan was probably angry, and he had let him in before, so he gave him this good job.

After Yi Zexuan took the items, he gestured for him to leave.

"Then you go ahead with your work, I'll head back now." Su Lixia tried to escape.

"You are not allowed to leave until I tell you to."

Su Lixia pouted. So what if she's a princess? She still has to listen to the male lead. So Su Lixia sat back down.

After reading the letter, Yi Zexuan handed it to Su Lixia: "Here, this is from His Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Su Lixia was taken aback: "How come the letter my father wrote to me ended up in your hands first?"

"Since it has been handed over to me, I should naturally take a look first, especially since it's not being transported by carrier pigeon."

Su Lixia ignored it, took the letter and started reading, then discovered...

"I'll look into that when I get back. What's that yellow scroll?"

"If we wait for the princess to go back and see it, who knows how long it will take. Let's just look at it here."

Su Lixia coughed twice: "I took a quick look, but it's all just everyday stuff, I'll take a look when I get back."

Upon hearing this, Yi Zexuan laughed twice: "Family matters? Princess, are you joking, or does the princess not even know how to read properly?"

Well, we've been exposed...

Su Lixia was speechless for a moment, then explained, "How could that be?" As she spoke, Su Lixia opened it again to take a look.

Fortunately, some of them are in traditional Chinese characters, so I can't understand them very well, but I can still understand the general meaning.

"Oh my, Mother is pregnant again so soon! This is wonderful news!"

“Indeed, this is cause for celebration. As the son-in-law of the Empress Dowager, I will certainly prepare a grand gift to present to her.”

Su Lixia was utterly disgusted by what he said.

"I've heard that the Prince is most fond of Miss Xue. She is a loyal man and a symbol of a good man. How could he take advantage of me for other reasons? I really feel sorry for Miss Xue."