The greedy little dumpling eagerly opened its mouth wide, revealing a mouthful of crooked white teeth, and took a big bite of the soft and bouncy jelly.
Instantly, only a large portion of the whole piece of jelly remained. The little girl, who had finally gotten her hands on the cake, chewed it quickly, her cheeks puffing out as if she was afraid that if she was a little late, the cake in her mouth would be snatched away.
Actually, some people did come to snatch it.
Sure enough, just as the little glutton was enjoying her treat, the people who were trying to snatch the cakes arrived.
"Steward De? What's wrong? Where is our young princess?"
Dejiang has never been so humiliated.
Just when Dejiang felt he was about to lose all face for the rest of his life, a gentle voice came from behind him.
He turned around and saw a woman in an elegant lake-blue palace dress with flowing sleeves. Her eyebrows were like dark ink, her nose was delicate and her lips were cherry-red. Her bright eyes were as gentle as water, and her pretty face always had a faint smile on it. She was gentle and graceful to the bone, like a gentle breeze.
"Zhuangyou, you've finally arrived..." Dejiang smiled awkwardly, making no attempt to hide the gleam in his eyes when he saw Zhuangyou.
Seeing Dejiang's reaction, Zhuangyou's eyebrows arched slightly, and she smiled helplessly.
It seems her little devil is up to his old tricks again.
Zhuang You gave a slight curtsy, her smile gentle and warm. "I'm so grateful to have you take care of my young princess, sir. I wonder what my young princess is like..."
Mentioning this made Dejiang's face sting again after being slapped, and he said with a bitter face, "Oh, Miss Zhuangyou, I also want to know where the little princess went."
Dejiang complained to Zhuangyou, "The little princess insisted on eating cakes and brought us all the way here! I was only standing there for a second at the door when she slipped inside and disappeared!"
"Oh dear, how embarrassing! I've never been so ashamed! You know, the little princess is so tiny, I could only look at her legs, and whenever I saw her skirt move, I thought it was her..."
Dejiang was still rambling on when Zhuangyou's expression changed, and she couldn't help but interrupt him.
"Is Steward De saying that our young princess ran away after she came in?"
Zhuang You's gentle voice also carried a hint of seriousness.
Dejiang's rambling stopped abruptly. Meeting Zhuangyou's expression, she paused for a moment before saying, "Y-yes..."
Now, Zhuangyou and the wet nurse Jiang, who had come along, were quite anxious.
After exchanging a glance, the two women, including the wet nurse, even stamped their feet in alarm, exclaiming, "Oh dear, this is terrible!"
Dejiang was still a little confused, not understanding why the two were reacting this way, while Zhuangyou and Jiang Nanny had already split up and gone off to search for them.
These two were much better at searching than Dejiang, who just rummaged through the ground. They only looked for places with snacks.
Completely bewildered, Dejiang stood there, only able to remind the two of their retreating figures, "The Emperor has already issued an edict, bestowing upon Princess Chanian the title of Princess Fuying. Miss Zhuangyou and the wet nurse, please don't call her by the wrong name again."
By the time he finished speaking, Dejiang could no longer see the two of them, and he heard a series of gasps in his ears.
"It really is Steward De..."
"Please forgive me, Uncle De."
"I'm so sorry, I apologize for my offense."
"..."
The girls, once they softened, were like a flock of little lambs, showing no trace of the fierce look they had when they slapped Dejiang across the face.
Dejiang looked at the terrified noble ladies with a dark face, snorted coldly, picked up his whisk, and hurried away. Actually, he was also ashamed.
Who would have thought that he, the Grand Eunuch, would one day be staring at the lower bodies of a group of girls looking for a little boy?
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