Upon hearing her words, Bailu and Xique both understood.

The two exchanged a glance, and feeling it inappropriate to stay there, they went to the outer room without prior arrangement.

Ji Fengyao looked at Bailu and Xique, who had suddenly left in silence, with a puzzled expression. She vaguely guessed what was going on: "Tell me, as long as I can do it, I will do my best to fulfill your wish."

Upon hearing this, Lin Shuang was delighted and held onto a sliver of hope.

She was so excited that her fingers, clasped together and pressed against her forehead, trembled as she said, her voice trembling with tears, "Thank you, Your Highness. This servant wishes to ask Your Highness to grant me a marriage with the Black Owl Guard!"

"Ah?!" Ji Fengyao's body slipped in the bathtub, and she almost drowned, her head and face covered.

Ji Fengyao knew that Lin Shuang was ambitious;

I never expected this girl to have such high aspirations; she actually fell for Black Owl!

It wasn't that Ji Fengyao had a class consciousness and felt that Lin Shuang was unworthy of Hei Xiao; rather, Lin Shuang and Hei Xiao were from completely different worlds, both in terms of their spiritual world and their level of strength.

Lin Shuang knew that she might not be good enough for Hei Xiao, and when she heard Ji Fengyao's surprised tone and commotion, she dared not look up.

"Lin Shuang, I think it's better for two people to be together if they love each other. That way, they can be happy and fulfilled for a lifetime," Ji Fengyao tried to persuade her gently. Then she asked, "Hei Xiao, has he ever said that he likes you, or do you have any feelings for him? Does he like you?"

Lin Shuang bit her lower lip lightly, her fingers gripping the ground nervously.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Ji Fengyao was sure that the girl was just wishful thinking, and she felt even more troubled: "Lin Shuang, you know that Hei Xiao is not an ordinary guard in our mansion; he is a close friend of the Prince, and he is an equal to the Prince and me, and we call each other brothers."

Of course, I'm not saying you're not good enough for him;

Rather, I want to tell you that neither I nor the Prince can decide his marriage; unless he falls for you, otherwise…

“Your Highness…” Upon hearing Ji Fengyao’s words, Lin Shuang’s heart sank into an icy abyss. She felt ashamed and choked out, “This servant knows that it is wishful thinking on my part to think of someone like Brother Xiao.”

Seeing her like this, Ji Fengyao felt quite sorry for her, so she got up, put on a bathrobe, and helped her to her feet.

Lin Shuang, however, kept her head down, her face streaked with tears, too embarrassed to look at her.

Since ancient times, people have been obsessed with love.

Ji Fengyao held her hand tenderly and said, "You are a good girl. I will find a suitable opportunity to talk to Hei Xiao about your feelings..."

Lin Shuang recalled the words Hei Xiao had said to her the night before, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was Hei Xiao's way of rejecting her. She felt extremely embarrassed and sobbed, "No need, I'm sorry, Your Highness," before turning around and running away crying.

"Sister Lin Shuang!"

"Hey! Sister, where are you going!"

Bai Lu and Xi Que, who were outside, saw Lin Shuang running away crying. Worried, they chased after her to the door, but Lin Shuang had already run far away.

Remembering that Ji Fengyao had no one to serve her in the inner room, the two had no choice but to go in first to help Ji Fengyao get dressed and have her hair cut.

"Miss, Sister Lin Shuang and Master Hei..." Xi Que spoke hesitantly for the first time.

Ji Fengyao sighed softly: "You know that he is of a different status; in this world, no one can decide his marriage except himself. So Xique, Bailu, you should not mention this matter to Linshuang again, so as not to hurt her."

"Yes, Your Highness," Bai Lu replied obediently.

Xi Que nodded understandingly: "Then I'll go find her and bring her back. She ran out dressed as a woman, and I'm afraid she'll be in danger alone."