Chen Jingxi frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
Zhang mustered up her courage and said, "I want the princess to plead for me, asking the prince to return my dog to me."
Chen Jingxi was bewildered and asked in confusion, "Did the prince steal your dog?"
Zhang explained, "The prince ordered the steward Wu to take my dog away, saying that from today on, dogs are not allowed in the palace."
Chen Jingxi was even more puzzled and asked, "Why? Why did Chu Jinghuai suddenly give such an order?"
Zhang shook her head, "I don't know either."
"Did your dog bite him?"
Zhang said hurriedly, "Yuanyuan is very well behaved and never bites anyone."
Chen Jingxi thought for a moment and then asked, "Did your Yuanyuan offend him? Did she upset him in some way?"
Zhang shook her head again, her voice filled with helplessness: "The prince never comes to my room, and he has never even met Yuanyuan. How could I possibly offend him?"
After hearing what Zhang said, Chen Jingxi nodded and had already made up his mind.
She said, "That means Chu Jinghuai is having a brain attack again. I'll go get the dog back for you."
Upon hearing this, Zhang quickly said, "Thank you, Princess."
At this moment, another person spoke up: "Princess, can you also help me get my amulet back? My mother bought it for me, and it's very important to me."
"And my peach wood sword, which my brother carved for me when I was a child."
"And mine..."
Watching them chattering at once, Chen Jingxi felt a headache. She rubbed her temples and said, "Stop. I'll go get all your things back for you."
Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly said, "Thank you, Princess."
Chen Jingxi rushed straight to the study, however, when she pushed open the door of the study, she did not see Chu Jinghuai.
Her eyes swept around the study and finally landed on a book on the desk called "The Twelve Divine Mantras of the Supreme God".
Chen Jingxi flipped through it and almost laughed out loud. Only this man could come up with such a trick.
While she found it funny, she shook her head and sighed. She also understood that the reason why Chu Jinghuai did this was because she was a resurrected soul. Was he afraid that this soul would run away at any time?
Chen Jingxi summoned Wu Kuan and said calmly, "Butler Wu, go and return Zhang and the others' dog, peach wood sword, and other belongings to them."
Wu Kuan looked embarrassed. He whispered, "The prince ordered those things to be put away. I dare not return them to you ladies."
"Where's the prince?"
Wu Kuan shook his head and said, "I don't know either."
Chen Jingxi waved his hand and said, "You go down first."
Wu Kuan felt as if he had been pardoned. He nodded and bowed quickly and went downstairs in a hurry.
That day, until before going to bed, Chen Jingxi did not see Chu Jinghuai.
Although she was a little anxious, she did not dare to loudly announce that Chu Jinghuai was not in the palace. After all, he was still in confinement, and such news might cause unnecessary trouble if it were spread.
Chen Jingxi was standing behind a folding screen, changing her clothes, when she suddenly felt something was wrong. She looked around carefully and realized that the large bronze mirror that had been standing there was gone.
She couldn't help but frown and asked, "Where did this bronze mirror go?"
Upon hearing this, Chunmei quickly replied with a smile, "This was ordered by the prince. He said it's not good to have this bronze mirror facing the bed, so the nanny put it away."
Chen Jingxi: “…”
It's clearly through the screen, so how can it shine on the bed?
Chen Jingxi sat in front of the dressing table, loosened her hair bun, and reached for the wooden comb in the dressing box, but found nothing.
She couldn't help but feel a little surprised and asked, "Hey, where is the wooden comb I usually use?"
Chunmei quickly explained, "That one looks a bit old, so I replaced it with a rosewood one for you." As she spoke, she handed a brand new rosewood comb to Chen Jingxi.
Chen Jingxi took the wooden comb, smiled and said, "The one before, was it made of peach wood?"
Chunmei: "Uh..."
Chen Jingxi smiled, stopped asking questions, and went straight to bed.
Her eyelids soon became heavy, and she was sleeping soundly when she vaguely felt someone get on the bed and gently hug her.
She also consciously moved her body and went into his arms.
Seeing that she was half asleep, Chu Jinghuai was afraid of waking her up, so he raised his hand and gently patted her back, as if he was comforting a baby.
After the person in his arms fell asleep again, he took out something from his arms and prepared to put it around Chen Jingxi's neck.
However, when two big hands groped Chen Jingxi's neck, she woke up all of a sudden, wondering what this man was going to do next?
Chu Jinghuai was about to tie the knot when Chen Jingxi suddenly opened his eyes and asked, "Prince, are you trying to strangle me to death in the middle of the night?"
Chu Jinghuai paused, then sighed helplessly, "I just want to put this bead on you."
Chen Jingxi looked closely and found that what Chu Jinghuai was holding in his hand was a crystal clear bead, which felt cool and smooth to the touch.
"This is..." Chen Jingxi asked doubtfully.
"I got this from Abbot Cihui of Taihua Temple. It is said to ensure safety." Chu Jinghuai tied the beads around Chen Jingxi's neck.
"So you went to Taihua Temple today?"
Chu Jinghuai nodded.
Upon hearing this, Chen Jingxi said angrily, "Do you know that if someone finds out about this, you'll be charged with disobeying the emperor's orders?"
Chu Jinghuai said: "If I don't want to be discovered, no one can find me."
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