Lin Yuxin stopped and turned around. It was a palace maid. Lin Yuxin was puzzled. When did she get to know a palace maid in the palace?
"I wonder what business Aunt has with me?"
Lin Yuxin looked at the palace maid who hurriedly walked up to her and asked in confusion.
"This servant is an aunt in the Empress's palace. You may call me Magpie, Princess. I am here to deliver some rare items that the Empress has recently acquired to you so that you may have a taste."
"Her Majesty the Empress instructed me to tell the Princess that she and the Princess hit it off immediately and she likes the Princess very much. She hopes that the Princess will often visit the palace to chat with Her Majesty the Empress in the future."
Magpie looked at Lin Yuxin respectfully and gently, then handed the food box she was carrying to Lin Yuxin.
Although Lin Yuxin was puzzled, she accepted the food box and thanked him.
"Then I'll trouble Aunt Magpie to thank Her Majesty the Empress on my behalf. I will definitely visit the palace often to chat with Her Majesty the Empress."
"I will certainly convey your message. Now I will take my leave."
After the magpie finished speaking respectfully, it bowed and left.
Lin Yuxin suppressed her doubts, boarded the carriage, glanced at Li Xiaochen inside, paused, and cautiously said:
"I've kept Your Highness waiting!"
Let's go!
Li Xiaochen didn't answer, but instead spoke to the coachman outside.
Seeing that Li Xiaochen ignored her, Lin Yuxin awkwardly touched her nose and sat down in the place furthest away from Li Xiaochen.
Li Xiaochen watched her actions, frowned slightly, and ultimately said nothing.
Lin Yuxin, however, kept her head down looking at the food box in her hand and couldn't resist opening it.
There were two plates of pastries inside, which were very exquisite. It was clear that only a royal chef in the palace could make such exquisite desserts.
Lin Yuxin looked at the two plates of pastries, and something flashed through her mind.
She didn't touch the pastries on the plate, but picked up the lid and put the food box on top. She knew who these things were for.
"I didn't expect Princess Pingning to have such a bad memory!"
Li Xiaochen looked at Lin Yuxin and couldn't help but speak first.
When Lin Yuxin heard Li Xiaochen speak, her heart tightened. She wondered if it was because she had dreamed about him last night, but seeing him today was really awkward. She thought she could stay silent and act like a stranger, but as soon as he spoke, Lin Yuxin broke down.
Her heart began to pound, and Lin Yuxin's face turned red as she recalled her dream from the previous night.
"What is Your Highness referring to?"
Lin Yuxin forced herself to remain calm and asked.
"When we were suppressing the bandits, the princess kindly offered to give me 60% of the treasure we obtained. But since we've been back for so long, she hasn't sent it to me. So I have to come and ask for it myself."
Li Xiaochen looked at Lin Yuxin with a forced smile and said.
[Oh my god, I knew I'd forgotten something. The nonsense Li Xiaochen said really scared her, so she instinctively didn't want to mention him. She actually forgot about it, and true to her principle of not wanting to remember, she was hoping not to think about it at all, so the treasure would still be hers.]
[As a result, her daydream shattered today, and her treasures are about to leave her!!!]
Lin Yuxin's heart was bleeding, but she put on a look of sudden realization:
"Oh dear! It's all my fault. I've been too busy lately, and with my mother confining me to my quarters, I completely forgot about it. I'll send it to you tomorrow."
"No need. Let's send the princess to the Regent's Palace today, lest she forget about it again. By the way, we also need to discuss the details of this mission. Does the princess agree?"
Li Xiaochen looked at Lin Yuxin with amusement, seeing her acting as if she was distressed about the money but had to pretend not to care, and then spoke up.
"Oh? Shall we discuss this at the Regent's Palace?"
Lin Yuxin was stunned. Were we going to the Regent's Palace?
"Otherwise, Princess, where do you think would be a suitable place to discuss this? Your home? Or an inn outside? Are those places as safe as my royal residence?"
Li Xiaochen didn't give her any chance at all, completely blocking her path.
"...It's safer at the Prince's residence, so let's go there to discuss this."
Lin Yuxin opened her mouth for a long time before finally agreeing with Li Xiaochen's words.
"Turn around and go back home!"
Li Xiaochen smiled and called out to the coachman.
"Wait, Your Highness, I still need to go back to retrieve your treasure. Why don't you send me back first? I can go there myself in a bit."
Lin Yuxin heard this and panicked, quickly coming up with an excuse.
"Princess, you really have a bad memory. I feel that you should be able to produce those things without having to go back!"
Li Xiaochen directly exposed Lin Yuxin's lie.
"Hehehe! How could that be? What skills could I possibly have?"
Lin Yuxin gave an awkward smile. She had forgotten that although Li Xiaochen hadn't seen her collecting those things last time, he was, after all, the Regent, second only to the Emperor.
Li Xiaochen isn't stupid; how could he not have guessed her question?
"Alright, I'm not going to eat you, what are you afraid of?"
Looking at Lin Yuxin's unwilling expression, Li Xiaochen felt a tightness in his chest. Did this woman really not want to be alone with him?
"Your Highness is overthinking it, this princess is not afraid at all!"
Lin Yuxin said stubbornly.
【Aaaaaah! I'm not afraid you'll eat me, I'm afraid I'll eat you!!! It's all your fault! You even made her have that dream last night, how am I supposed to face you now?!】
Lin Yuxin roared inwardly, but she had to face reality. It seemed that Li Xiaochen had affected her thoughts. She would think of him involuntarily, and her thoughts were confused because of his words. She even dreamed about him.
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