Dong Xing felt that her suggestion yesterday that Xun Niannian go to the Fourth Prince for help was a bit hasty.

Especially after the prince took them to visit the Dali Temple today, Dong Xing regretted it even more.

The Fourth Prince and their young lady are both married now, so they should try to avoid suspicion!

"What do you think? Should I go?" Xun Niannian asked instead of answering.

Dong Xing was silent.

I didn't know how to answer this question for a moment.

Xun Nian Nian was also conflicted.

Should I go to the appointment tomorrow?

[The villain didn't know about the Fourth Prince and me before, so it shouldn't be a big deal for me to go to see the Fourth Prince. If I was caught, I would just say it was a chance encounter. But now the villain knows that the Fourth Prince and I were "old acquaintances". If I rashly go to the appointment, the villain might be suspicious. Even if I say it was just a chance encounter, he probably won't believe it.]

[With suspicion comes defense. It will be even more difficult to unite with the Fourth Prince to expose his evil intentions! ]

[Forget it, forget it. I won’t think about it for now. After all, the appointment is tomorrow afternoon. I’ll think about it carefully in the evening! ]

Xun Nian Nian decided not to think about it too much for the time being.

…

Under a plum tree outside the wall of Fengxiyuan.

A dark look flashed across Chen Lianhe's eyes.

He originally planned to come and tell Xun Niannian that he had already submitted a petition to his father, the Emperor, requesting a reinvestigation of Xun Shangshu's case.

Although the emperor was in a difficult position, he finally approved it and agreed to give five more days.

Unexpectedly, I would hear the conversation between the master and servant, and Xun Nian Nian's inner thoughts.

How could the fourth brother be so arrogant? He actually sent a letter to his Prince He's mansion!

He also intended to make an appointment with his princess!

This is simply not taking him seriously at all!

Xun Nian Nian, if you really dare to keep the appointment without telling me tomorrow, you will be dead!

Chen Lianhe snorted in his heart, flicked his sleeves and left.

After resting in the room for a while, Xun Nian Nian suddenly heard a reminder from the system: [Host, don't forget your mission today~]

Xun Niannian frowned and felt annoyed.

She got up early this morning and went into the kitchen to cook, and later made a fish feast. Now she has no desire to go into the kitchen again, at least not today!

Xun Niannian: [Does he have to eat the food he hates every day for these seven days? Or is it enough to make him like the food he hates in the end? ]

System Xiao Wuzi: [Replying to the host, you must make him eat at least one food he hates every day. ]

Xun Niannian: [Not even one day less? ]

System Wuwu: [Yes, host. Not even a day less will do. ]

Xun Nian Nian felt the urge to go berserk again.

The rules of the tasks issued by this broken system are too strict!

[You seemed to have told me before that if the mission ultimately failed, the punishment would be not being able to speak for three days, right? ]

[What will happen if one day is missing and the task is not completed during these seven days? ]

As soon as Xun Niannian asked this question, System Wuwu didn't dare to say a word.

Xun Nian Nian suddenly had a very bad premonition in her heart.

[Don't tell me that I will be punished for missing one day! ]

System Wuwu has turned on quail mode...

Wow, there really is a punishment!

Xun Nian Nian jumped up from the recliner with a start, her face blank, [Open the task description interface for me to see, or just tell me directly! ]

Why did she feel like she was being tricked by the system again?

Seeing that the host was about to get angry, Xiao Wuzi didn't dare to pretend to be a quail anymore.

He spoke weakly: [Host, don't panic. Yes, there is a little punishment. But the punishment will be over in a few seconds, in the blink of an eye... In short, you don't have to worry too much...]

Xun Niannian said coldly: [Don't tell me so much nonsense, just tell me directly what the punishment is, or let me read the task description directly! ]

Xiao Wuzi: [That means if you fail, you will be punished with an electric shock once a day, which lasts for three seconds.]

Xun Nian Nian: [……]

Why is it electric shock again?

This damn system loves electric shocks so much?

However, it only lasted for three seconds, so it should, perhaps, possibly, not be as terrifying as she imagined, right?

Otherwise, why not take this opportunity to try out what the system's electric shock punishment feels like?

Anyway, it was only three seconds, and it passed in the blink of an eye...

[Host, there is still time today, why don't you try harder? ]

How can you be so unmotivated?

How can you just give up without trying hard to think about whether there is a way to complete the task?

The system's little mist felt that the host should not give up so easily, and she kept nagging in her ear.

Xun Niannian was already feeling irritable, and no matter how cute and pleasant the system's voice was, she became more and more annoyed the more she listened to it.

Finally, I couldn't stand it anymore, "Shut up! Don't talk to me again today! If you bother me again, I won't play with you!"

Little Mist: ...

The chattering system finally shut up, and Xun Nian Nian felt that everything was suddenly quiet.

After resting for a while with his eyes closed on the recliner, he opened his eyes again and called Dong Xing in.

"Miss, what can I do for you?"

Xun Niannian: "Well, I have something for you to do. Help me find out what the prince likes, especially what he hates to eat the most. It's best to ask more people. Oh, and try to avoid Steward Lin."

Dong Xing was confused.

The first is why Miss Mengbi suddenly wanted to know the prince’s preferences.

Second, why did Meng Bi try to avoid Butler Lin?

Miss, have you already thought about it and are ready to please the prince again?

Well, since the prince is willing to take the young lady to the Dali Temple, maybe he is really willing to investigate the master's case again?

However, shouldn’t Butler Lin be the one who knows the prince’s preferences best? Isn’t it the best choice to find him?

Why did the young lady have to remind her specifically to avoid Butler Lin?

Dong Xing asked with a puzzled look on her face.

Xun Niannian waved her hand and said, "Why ask so many questions? Just follow my instructions."

"oh."

A quarter of an hour later, Dong Xing came back with her head down and a sullen look on her face.

Xun Niannian frowned, "Why, you didn't ask?"

Dong Xing had a strange expression on her face. "Miss, I don't know what's going on. When I asked them about the prince's preferences, they either changed the subject or said they didn't know."

"Oh, by the way, later a maid named Linghui quietly told me that it is taboo to inquire about the prince's preferences in the palace..."

"Miss, if you want to know what the prince likes, why don't you just ask him directly?"