He bowed to Zhou Zhaonuan.
Faced with Biyu's arrogance, Jiang Yanfeng was not angry at all. Instead, he knelt on one knee in front of Zhou Zhaonuan with a good temper and bowed in a good mood.
"I pay my respects to Princess Chang'an. I wish Her Highness a long life, may all her wishes come true, and may she be healthy and peaceful every year."
Zhou Zhaonuan took a step back, an indescribable look in his eyes. This guy might have some problem.
Appearing in the palace in the middle of the night, could it be that he is a peeping Tom, or... fell in love with a woman in the palace.
Zhou Zhaonuan wrinkled her nose, not daring to accept his congratulations. The corners of her mouth twitched as she spoke.
"Alright, go tell others what you're saying. I'm only fourteen years old now, not even a marriageable age. Your words are inappropriate."
Zhou Zhaonuan didn't want to stay in this place any longer, so he took Biyu's hand and turned to leave.
At the end, she did not forget to say softly, "Jiang Yanfeng, get up quickly and go somewhere cool. No outsiders are allowed in the palace at night. If the emperor finds out, you will die without a burial place. Now that the war is about to start, I don't want to see bloodshed in the palace."
Jiang Yanfeng: “…”
His heart brightened. Could it be that the little princess said this because she cared about him? That would be great. Wouldn't that mean he was one step closer to her?
"Your Highness..."
He shouted hurriedly. Since the princess cared about his life, he had to explain why he was in the palace no matter what.
Afraid that Zhou Zhaonuan wouldn't listen, just as he stood up and was about to chase Zhou Zhaonuan, he clearly saw Zhou Zhaonuan pause, then stop, turn around and walk towards him.
Jiang Yanfeng's heart was ready to move.
Biyu followed Zhou Zhaonuan and kept whispering in her ear.
"Princess, no, we can't go back. It's cold and dewy at night, and it's so dark. You and Jiang Yanfeng, you're not married, and he's not married yet. What if someone with ulterior motives spreads this? Then the emperor will scold you again."
Zhou Zhaonuan patted Biyu's hand, which was tightly holding hers, to reassure her, and whispered.
"Jiang Yanfeng can appear in the palace, Daddy should have allowed it. Look at the big tree in the imperial garden."
jasper:"......"
Big tree? What are you looking at?
She shook her head, not quite understanding what Zhou Zhaonuan meant, but she still listened to her master. It would have been fine if she hadn't looked at it, but when she did, she was shocked.
Their eyes met, and the eyes were dark and cunning, looking at him expressionlessly. Biyu said that the shadow guards in the palace were really everywhere in the palace. They had no expression towards anyone and looked like dead people.
After touching her little heart that was beating fast due to fear, Biyu followed Zhou Zhaonuan calmly. Since the shadow guard was there, she didn't have to worry about the princess's reputation.
"Princess, the reason I didn't leave the palace today is because the Shangshufang will test the students tomorrow. I obey the emperor's orders and do not need to go out."
After a faint "hmm", Zhou Zhaonuan turned and left. It was just a chance encounter. No, between her and Jiang Yanfeng, it was not even a chance encounter. She was just a former tutor of hers. Over the years, she had given him respect, but otherwise, he and she had nothing to do with each other.
Seeing Zhou Zhaonuan turn around and leave, Jiang Yanfeng suddenly became anxious. He stood up hurriedly and ran after her.
He planned to tell the princess about the emperor's plan for him. Perhaps the princess would be a little more patient with him.
Today, Jiang Yanfeng hated his previous indifference to Zhou Zhaonuan.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, wait for me."
Jiang Yanfeng spoke softly, but his voice seemed particularly out of place in this empty imperial garden.
Biyu had already reached the limit of her patience and didn't need to endure it any longer. It was true that she was the princess's tutor, but he was not her tutor. He was yelling in the middle of the night. Wasn't he really afraid of ruining the princess's reputation?
Today, she didn't care about anything. Seeing that Jiang Yanfeng was only one step away from them, she protected Zhou Zhaonuan behind her like a jade hen protecting her chicks, and was as fierce as a tigress.
"Jiang Yanfeng, you, back off, back off, quickly back off. Our princess is so precious, how can she be with a stranger like you in the middle of the night?"
Jiang Yanfeng was eager to explain, but he also thought that Zhou Beichen had already hinted secretly. Although he might be bullied in the future, he was willing to do it and had no regrets.
"Your Highness, please listen to me. I have no intention of damaging your reputation. If you marry in the future, the Emperor will certainly be reluctant to let you go. Although the Emperor has not said it to me directly, I suspect that with your intelligence, you will surely be able to guess what he means. If you are truly afraid, why not send more palace maids from Yingyue Pavilion? That will be fine."
Zhou Zhaonuan's lips trembled. No way, what's wrong with her father? She is so young, not even of marriageable age, but he can't wait to find her the pretty boy her mother mentioned. But she doesn't like pretty boys. She likes a general who has experienced hundreds of battles, not a tacky and stingy tutor.
Now, Zhou Zhaonuan saw that Jiang Yanfeng was getting more and more angry. She didn't want to see him for a moment and just wanted to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible.
Before Zhou Zhaonuan could say anything to chase them away, Biyu was already exhausted. She put her hands on her hips, let out a cry of "hi", took a step forward, stood in front of Jiang Yanfeng, and pointed at him.
"Jiang Yanfeng, you are a tutor after all, and you have read the books of sages. How can you speak to our princess like this? I am telling you clearly today, as long as I, Biyu, am here, you will never touch my princess."
"Your Highness..."
Jiang Yanfeng passed Biyu directly and fixed his gaze on Zhou Zhaonuan, whose expression was calm, and cried out mournfully.
"I wonder if it is possible, Your Highness?"
This man said such outrageous words and actually had the nerve to ask her. It was really unreasonable. She shook her skirt, turned around, and replied to him coldly.
"Master Jiang, please respect yourself and take care of yourself."
Zhou Zhaonuan left, and she walked very fast, so fast that Jiang Yanfeng couldn't even touch her sleeve. Just when he encouraged himself, made up his mind, and prepared to explain things to Zhou Zhaonuan for the second time.
Suddenly, a small man rushed out from behind, walked forward, and hit Jiang Yanfeng in the abdomen, knocking his head and causing him to move.
"Um... who are you?"
Jiang Yanfeng covered his stomach in pain. On the other side, Zhou Zeyu saw the person in front of him with a distorted face and smiled while trying to bear the pain.
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