The two guards at the corner looked at her leaving back and smiled at each other.
"I have finally completed what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked me to do."
Feng Hongyu returned to her room, carefully closed the window, quickly took a pen and paper to draw the city defense map she had just memorized, and after finishing everything, she stood up to open the door.
"Concubine, are you okay?"
The maid heard the door open and her face was filled with worry.
"I called you just now, but I didn't hear your answer."
Feng Hongyu's expression changed slightly when he heard this. "Then have you come in?"
The maid quickly shook her head, "No, you told me not to disturb your rest."
"I'm fine."
Feng Hongyu's expression softened considerably. "Go and get my medicine. I'll drink it before I go to sleep."
Not long after drinking the medicine brought by the maid, the prince's voice was heard outside the door.
"How's the concubine?"
The maid quickly bowed and said, "The concubine drank the medicine and went to bed."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I have already gone to bed."
The prince glanced at the closed door and took Yu Yiluo to the study.
He pressed the switch of the armchair and took out the city defense map inside.
"Isn't it the city defense map she wants?"
Lin Qi said in surprise.
"Are you stupid? If you just take it away, you will definitely be discovered soon."
Lin Qi, who was called stupid by Yu Yiluo, touched his nose.
He was actually despised by the little princess.
The concubine doesn't seem to be very smart. Can she really remember the city defense map?
"I guess she's already drawn it."
The prince threw the city defense map in his hand onto the long table and said, "From today on, you must keep a close eye on her movements and make sure she delivers this thing to Li Country."
Since Luo'er wants to cheat the Princess of Li Kingdom, how can she not give the things away?
This will allow the secret agents of Li Country to stay for a few more days.
Lin Qi replied yes and turned to leave the study.
"Brother Crown Prince, do you want a sensible and virtuous Crown Princess?"
Yu Yiluo blinked and looked at the prince.
The prince brought a small chair for her to sit on and asked knowingly, "Could it be that Luo'er has taken a fancy to Miss Shi at the palace banquet?"
Yu Yiluo nodded vigorously, "What do you think of her, Crown Prince?"
[A princess consort is going to be appointed anyway. Shi Ran is really good, such a good wife.]
"If Luo'er thinks it's good, then it must be good."
Yu Yiluo: “…”
[What do you mean by "what I think is good is good"? I'm not the one marrying you.]
[This makes me look like a matchmaker, forcing a marriage.]
Listening to her thoughts, the prince rubbed her head.
"Miss Shi looks graceful, dignified and steady, and is worthy of the position of Crown Princess."
"So the Crown Prince doesn't dislike her anymore?"
The prince shook his head.
As Luo'er said, the Crown Princess must be excellent in all aspects. Shi Ran doesn't look like the kind of person who would cause chaos in the backyard.
He had only one request for his Crown Princess, that she could take care of the backyard and not cause trouble.
"Don't you have a favorite girl, Crown Prince?"
Yu Yilu held up her chin and said, "If there is, I will ask my father to grant the Crown Prince a marriage."
"No."
When he was very young, his father warned him that as a prince, romantic relationships were the last thing he should have.
"The crown prince can also have someone he likes."
[Father must have been worried that the Crown Prince would be entangled in his own affairs, so he taught him this way.]
[So what if I have someone I like? It's good to have both love and career.]
[I don't even want to marry too many women myself, so am I going to let the Crown Prince have a harem of three thousand beauties in the future?]
"Luo'er is still young and doesn't understand. If you're worried about someone, you'll become more cautious and have more weaknesses."
[Don't understand? I've never eaten pork, but I've seen a lot.]
[That makes sense, but doesn't life need some pursuits to be complete?]
…
The Shi Ran that the two of them were talking about was now sitting in the carriage leaving the palace.
She didn't say a word and just sat upright.
There was silence in the carriage, and Shi Yue'er opposite dared not breathe.
She stammered, wanting to say something but not daring to open her mouth, feeling so suffocated that she wanted to jump out of the carriage immediately.
Neither of them spoke along the way until the carriage stopped at the Stone Mansion.
Shi Yue'er couldn't wait to jump off the carriage, walked to the side and whispered to Lord Shi who had gotten off the carriage.
"Grandpa, please help me if my sister hits me later."
Master Shi pulled her hand away and turned to Shi Ran and said, "Ran'er, Grandpa is tired. Let's go back to the house and rest. You and your sister can talk slowly."
Looking at her grandfather walking away quickly, Shi Yue'er had a look of despair on her face.
In this family, the person she fears most is her elder sister, because acting coquettishly has no effect on her.
Entering the main hall, Shi Yue'er poured a cup of tea for Shi Ran and handed it to him eagerly.
"Sister, have some tea."
Shi Ran took the tea, put it down, and sat on the chair.
"Why did the little princess mention you today? What did you do when I was away from the capital?"
Shi Yue'er knelt on the ground with a bang and carefully observed Shi Ran's expression.
"Since I've confessed, can you give me a lighter punishment?"
Shi Ran glanced at her and said, "Even if you don't tell me, I can ask someone to check it out."
After the bargaining failed, Shi Yue'er grabbed her sleeve and told the story of what happened in the Duke Rong's Mansion that day.
The further he spoke, the quieter his voice became.
Shi Ran snorted and laughed, "Shi Yue'er, you've become quite capable. You started acting foolishly when I wasn't in the capital. What did I teach you normally? Bullying the Crown Prince's concubine, you're slapping the Crown Prince in the face, don't you know?"
"I didn't bully."
Shi Yue'er retorted softly, "I just want to see what kind of person she is."
"Have I ever told you to be discerning when making friends? Even if the Crown Prince's concubine is the princess of Li Country, she's not someone you can just mess with. Think about the consequences before you act."
Shi Yue'er nodded obediently, "I no longer have any contact with those two people. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind and didn't blame me. Sister, please don't punish me, okay?"
Mrs. Shi, who was eavesdropping at the door, asked worriedly, "Should we go and stop them?"
"Don't stop us. Yue'er likes to act like a spoiled brat and we can't do anything to her. She only listens to Ran'er."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is friendly?
Shi Ran disagreed. At the palace banquet, she glanced at the prince from afar and found that he was indeed gentle as jade and seemed easy to get along with.
But she understood that the more such a person was, the harder it was to approach him. Gentleness mixed with a sense of distance made you think you knew him well enough, but you didn't know it was just a superficial illusion.
"Why did you go with the two of them to see the Crown Prince's concubine?"
Shi Yue'er, who was still feeling lucky that she had eaten enough at the palace banquet and was not afraid even of being locked up in the ancestral hall, shuddered when she heard this.
How come my sister hit the nail on the head right away when she asked the question?
"curious."
Shi Ran walked up to her, squatted down and stared into her eyes.
"lie."
Meeting Shi Ran's oppressive eyes, Shi Yue'er looked sad.
"I think my sister is worthy of the prince, so I went to see what a concubine is like."
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