Li Cong looked at Chunhe's retreating figure, his face beaming as he smoothed his hair. As soon as he turned around, he saw Nangong Luoying behind him, looking at him with a half-smile.
“Princess Luoying.” Li Cong’s face stiffened. He quickly walked up to Nangong Luoying and bowed to her.
Nangong Luoying chuckled and crossed her arms as she looked at Li Cong: "It must be hard for Lord Li, having to be so accommodating to both sides."
Li Cong smiled somewhat awkwardly: "Princess, you are too kind. In my heart, you have always been the most important person."
"Oh? Really?" Nangong Luoying chuckled. "But I clearly saw Lord Li taking something to Princess Mingyue's place just now."
Li Cong's face stiffened. He lowered his head and tried to think of a way to smooth things over. In the past, there was only one princess in the palace, Nangong Luoying, so he naturally revolved everything around her. But things are different now. This Princess Mingyue is not only more beautiful than Princess Luoying, but also more favored. The key point is that Princess Mingyue is also the Crown Prince's younger sister.
If he were to get close to Princess Mingyue, would he still have to worry about finding a way out in the future?
However, Princess Luoying is petty and ruthless, so he shouldn't mess with her.
"Princess, what are you saying? I was just thinking of showing some concern for Princess Mingyue since she just entered the palace." Knowing he was in the wrong, Li Cong shamelessly flattered her.
Normally, Nangong Luoying would always treat her with utmost courtesy. If she hadn't run into him and was afraid of offending her, he wouldn't have been so eager to please her.
Nangong Luoying seemed determined to challenge him, refusing to let him get up and looking down at him condescendingly: "I never knew the harem needed Lord Li's concern!"
Li Cong then realized his slip of the tongue. He knelt on the ground and bowed his head, saying, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me since this is my first offense. I have always admired Your Majesty."
"Really?" Nangong Luoying asked back, her eyes full of amusement.
“Every word I have said is true,” Li Cong said, kowtowing deeply.
"Mm." Nangong Luoying nodded.
Li Cong thought he had escaped, and was about to get up when he heard Nangong Luoying's next words: "Then, is Lord Li willing to do anything for me?"
Li Cong, who hadn't gotten up yet, froze again. He didn't know what Nangong Luoying was up to, so he could only bite the bullet and reply, "Of course."
"Alright, Lord Li, come with me." With that, she turned and walked into her Cherry Blossom Palace.
Li Cong glanced back at Mingyue Palace and, seeing that no one was paying attention to him, breathed a sigh of relief and followed Nangong Luoying toward Yingdie Palace.
Upon arriving at Cherry Blossom Palace, Nangong Luoying immediately ordered a palace maid to place a table and chair in the courtyard and sat down herself.
Li Cong walked up to her: "Princess."
Nangong Luoying nodded and handed him an apple. Li Cong was taken aback; he was now somewhat confused about what Nangong Luoying meant.
Only after he took the apple did he realize that Ying'er was holding a bow and arrow.
Nangong Luoying took the bow and arrow from Ying'er's hands, and a big smile appeared on her lips: "Didn't Lord Li say that he would do anything for me? Please."
He taught Nangong Luoying archery, so he knew her true abilities perfectly well. He himself was only a mediocre archer, and he taught Nangong Luoying only to get closer to her...
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