When Bai Tuantuan woke up, it was already three days later in the evening.
I had barely moved my finger when I felt someone approaching.
"Ning Nanxiao?"
Bai Tuantuan frowned as she looked at Ning Nanxiao's dejected appearance: "Really ugly."
Ning Nanxiao: ...
"Why are you looking at me? I want some water..."
Ning Nanxiao twitched his lips, poured a glass of water, and fed it to Bai Tuantuan.
"Great, it's all resolved." Bai Tuantuan yawned, stretched her body, and frowned at the pain in her chest. "The master was really ruthless."
Ning Nanxiao stared at Bai Tuantuan for a long time before saying, "You don't blame me?"
Bai Tuantuan looked at Ning Nanxiao with a puzzled expression: "Why blame you? Even though it's your shadow, it has its own thoughts, so it has nothing to do with you. Don't overthink it."
Bai Tuantuan reached out and patted Ning Nanxiao's shoulder, saying with a smile, "Don't worry, with me here, no one will dare to bully you in the future. I will definitely protect you!"
Ning Nanxiao raised his eyebrows: "Then thank you very much. I'll have Ruotang take care of you. I'll go tell Grandmother and the others that you've woken up. They've been worried about you."
Bai Tuantuan responded, and soon Ruotang came over. Looking at Bai Tuantuan, she couldn't help but shed tears: "Miss, you've finally woken up. These past three days, everyone has been worried, especially the young master, who stayed by your bedside without leaving for a moment."
At this point, Ruotang couldn't help but laugh: "The young master is truly devoted to you, young lady, what do you think?"
"Ruotang!"
Bai Tuantuan stared wide-eyed at Ruotang in shock: "Some things can't be said carelessly. He's my friend, that's why he's worried about me. It's not about whether he's sincere or not. Don't talk nonsense. Shh, I can't possibly be worthy of his kindness!"
Bai Tuantuan quickly shook her head. What a joke! How could the King of Hell be so sincere to her? What are you thinking?
The two people in the space, one with the iron pot and the other with the ladle, listened to the conversation between the two and fell silent.
"As expected, the seeds of love still need to grow," Tang Shao couldn't help but say. "After going through so many trials, how come you're still so dense?"
The iron pot quickly returned to normal, replying while eating, "If I weren't stupid, I wouldn't be Meng Po."
Ruotang looked at Bai Tuantuan with a puzzled expression: "Miss, you and the Prince are a perfect match! You are the Princess who protects the country, how can you not be worthy of the Prince?"
Bai Tuantuan coughed twice: "But I'm Meng Po!"
They are not worthy of being compared to the King of Hell.
Ruotang smiled: "Miss, I know you have other identities, but here, you are just an ordinary person. Meng Po and all that have nothing to do with you now. You have the right to pursue your own happiness!"
Bai Tuantuan was stunned.
It felt like something exploded in my head.
Ruotang chuckled softly, "However, our little miss is still young, there's no rush."
"But looking at the whole of Sheng Ning Kingdom, the only one who is worthy of our young lady is the Crown Prince."
"No, stop talking," Bai Tuantuan quickly interrupted Ruotang. "I'm hungry, I want to eat!"
Ruotang laughed out loud: "Okay, Ruotang will go to the kitchen to get some food."
As soon as Ruotang stood up, Bai Han and the others walked in. They were overjoyed to see Bai Tuantuan awake.
Bai Tuantuan felt warm inside as she listened to her family's caring words.
In the days that followed, Bai Tuantuan began her "fattening up" mode, eating and sleeping all the time.
On this day, at Bai Tuantuan's insistence, everyone finally allowed her to stroll in the back garden.
"It's a bit chilly today, why did you come out?" Zheng Yinrong walked over with some food. "Here, the beggar's chicken you wanted."
"Wow, Yinrong is so nice!" Bai Tuantuan smiled and took it, looking at Zheng Yinrong who seemed more mature and composed than usual. While eating, she said, "Has Yinguo already gone to school?"
"Um."
"That's good. How is your grandfather?"
Mentioning Lord Zheng, Zheng Yinrong was clearly still angry: "I haven't seen him yet. I'll go when Yinguo takes a break in a few days."
"He didn't come to see you either?" Bai Tuantuan looked at Zheng Yinrong in confusion, only to see Zheng Yinrong shake her head.
Bai Tuantuan sat up straight, frowned, and said, "What Mu Chengjin and Mu Chenglan have done is known throughout the country. Although they are still in prison, they are certain to die."
"As for Prince Ping, he is the emperor's own brother after all. Perhaps he can be spared, but the power he holds will naturally not be as great as before."
"Your grandfather wouldn't still want to cooperate with Prince Ping, would he?"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Yinrong laughed sarcastically: "Isn't that exactly what he meant? He's almost obsessed with achieving merit in supporting the emperor."
Bai Tuantuan's lips twitched, and she couldn't say a word.
Zheng Yinrong shook her head and slowly said, "Let's not talk about him anymore. I think Mu Xiangyang has been making quick moves these days. I'm afraid he's going to take control of the Prince Ping's mansion."
"That's good, I like seeing them come up empty-handed!"
Bai Tuantuan sighed softly and comforted her, "Don't worry, Heaven is watching what people do. It's not that they won't be punished, it's just that their time hasn't come yet."
Zheng Yinrong nodded.
Soon, the two tacitly changed the subject and talked about their incognito visit.
“Xiao Ruyan is not an honest person. Xin’er sent word that Xiao Ruyan was disliked because of Old Madam Xiao’s matter, but two days later, the Third Prince favored Xiao Ruyan again. Then the Third Prince received praise from the Emperor. Do you think the Crown Prince might be in danger?”
"No," Bai Tuantuan said decisively. "His Majesty knows that the Third Prince is not capable of great things. More importantly, His Majesty is in good health and can live for another thirty years without any problem. The Third Prince's frequent actions will only anger His Majesty."
Zheng Yinrong seemed to be deep in thought.
"Oh, right, there's one more thing."
A faint smile appeared on Zheng Yinrong's face as she leaned closer to Bai Tuantuan and said, "We need to hold a wedding for Xin'er."
"What? Who?" Bai Tuantuan was overjoyed. "Is it someone I know?"
"Hmm, just wait and see." Zheng Yinrong kept everyone in suspense, refusing to tell Bai Tuantuan no matter how much she pestered her.
It wasn't until the afternoon, when Bai Tuantuan saw Cheng Er's face, that she understood everything.
Just as Cheng Er was about to kneel down to pay his respects, Bai Tuantuan stopped him, gesturing for him to sit down and saying, "You've already told my uncles, haven't you?"
Cheng Er was slightly taken aback, then nodded vigorously: "Please grant my request, young lady."
"Cheng Er, I told you to protect Xin'er, but you ended up protecting yourself instead!"
"You're my aunt's person, so of course I trust you. But let me make this clear: if you betray Xin'er, I won't hold back!"
A smile appeared on Cheng Er's face: "Yes!"
Bai Tuantuan chuckled: "I don't know much about this either. I'll ask my second aunt. But Xin'er is my second aunt's adopted daughter after all. Will my second uncle agree?"
Cheng Er looked troubled: "Please help me, young lady!"
Bai Tuantuan chuckled, and just as she was about to say something, Xiao Bao's crying voice came from outside: "I don't want to get married! Sister Xin'er doesn't want to get married! Waaah! I don't want to be separated from Sister Xin'er!"
Bai Tuantuan looked at Cheng Er, whose face had instantly darkened, and burst into laughter: "Oh no! Cheng Er, now there's another person preventing you from getting married!"
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