Ningshuang's words made Zongzheng Xiaoting silent for a long time. What she showed now was sincerity, which meant that what she said was true. Zongzheng Xiaoting stared at her expression, not blinking, and guessed in his heart.

That's right! Trust the people you employ, and don't employ the people you doubt. She is now so sincere in confessing her own affairs, and her expression is genuine, without the slightest suspicion. Maybe she really has the ambition to stand out, but she is unable to do so because of her humble status!

In the silence, a soft female voice finally rang out again. "What I want is people like this who are ambitious, responsible, and thoughtful. From today on, you can retain the right to handle things independently. As long as you understand my intentions and do what I want, there will be no problem. Of course, I will not ask you to lose your own self. If the handling of some things does not touch my bottom line, I will just turn a blind eye to it. Do you understand?"

Zong Zheng Xiaoting's words were tantamount to tacitly approving their rights and giving them power. When they heard this, they were naturally delighted. However, the joy expressed by Qingqing was fake.

"Ningshuang, you are more thoughtful than Qingqing. Go and help me find out how all the soldiers who accompanied me here are arranged. Find out their current situation and tell me." Zongzheng Xiaoting wanted to get rid of Ningshuang, so he gave her this task. Ningshuang was naturally very happy to hear such a task. After all, in her opinion, such a thing is a manifestation of the princess's trust in her.

"Yes, I'll go right away." Ningshuang hurriedly walked out of the room at the signal of her master.

Qingqing watched Ningshuang walk away, and then she breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at Zongzheng Xiaoting with puzzled eyes, and before she could speak, she heard Zongzheng Xiaoting's low laughter. Zongzheng Xiaoting smiled and said, "Others don't know how happy they are to have the power granted by this palace, but you seem to be forcing yourself to smile. How can you be unhappy even though you have the power?"

"Power is not important to Qingqing at all. But Princess, Qingqing really doesn't understand why you do this? Didn't you say Ningshuang..." Qingqing carefully looked at the door a few times before lowering her voice and said, "Princess, didn't you say she was a little strange? Why do you still give him so much power and trust?"

"I have considered this point, but what she said just now was indeed what she really thought. As the saying goes, trust people when you employ them, and don't employ them if you don't trust them. Since you choose to trust her, why not give her a chance! Besides, now is the time to employ people. As long as she doesn't threaten us, there is nothing wrong with it. She is indeed a meticulous person. Even if she had any calculations before, they were only in Luozha Country. Now that she has left her hometown and is in Yunguang Country, she can't stir up any waves. Why should we make things difficult for ourselves?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting had a gentle smile on his face, and there was soothing in his eyes when he looked at Qingqing.

Qingqing thought about it for a while, then nodded hesitantly, "Anyway, Qingqing believes in whatever the princess says, and I will do it."

Zong Zheng Xiaoting smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, I will definitely take care of everyone who cares about me, not to mention that I still have a lot of things to do."

Seeing her master's confident expression, Qingqing also put down her worries. After hesitating for a moment, she murmured, "What about the prince and the princess?"

"He has always been pursuing his own goals. He no longer needs us to worry too much." Zong Zheng Xiaoting's smile was a little stiff. She didn't even notice the loneliness in her tone when she said these words.

Qingqing, who had been accompanying Zongzheng Xiaoting, naturally noticed it, but she didn't point it out and didn't know how to point it out. In fact, the princess still cares about it in her heart. But in the prince's mind, since there has never been a princess, and since jumping off a cliff can be used as a means, why bother asking questions and causing trouble for the princess. Qingqing sighed slightly in her heart, lowered her head and said, "So what are the princess's plans next?"

Intend?

Zong Zheng Xiaoting lazily leaned back on the couch, her eyes narrowed like a kitten, a faint light flashing across them. "This princess has set her sights on Yunguang Country from the beginning, but now that I have spoken frankly, it is much easier. It's just that the direction has changed slightly. Originally, I should have sneaked in and collected these jades, but now, I should be wary of the calculations of these royal family members, and can now collect jades openly."

Qingqing nodded in agreement, but the worry between her eyebrows did not diminish in the slightest. "In fact, the most difficult thing to guard against is the danger of human hearts. The princess finally escaped from the palace, but she never thought that she would still fall into these conspiracies and tricks here. Even the prince has other purposes. Qingqing feels scared whenever she thinks of this!"

"As the saying goes, only by giving up can you gain. Things will always have a good side accompanied by a bad side. We can only take one step at a time. However, there are many ways to find joy in adversity." Speaking of finding joy in adversity, Zong Zheng Xiaoting's eyes flashed with excitement.

She waved to Qingqing excitedly. "Qingqing, come here and I'll tell you something. From now on, you just need to tell everyone, intentionally or unintentionally, that I value money as my life, and also tell them that I love all kinds of jade. Then, naturally, many people will come to flatter me. This will also save us from spending a lot of effort to find jade."

In this way, the master and servant were already secretly calculating how to collect more money and jade. This was also the reason why Zong Zheng Xiaoting asked Situ Xunxiao to cooperate with her when necessary in the three articles of the agreement. Anyway, as long as it didn't cross his bottom line, there were plenty of ways to make money.

Time passed by bit by bit, and the night slowly enveloped the Zhan Palace. When Situ Xunxiao sent someone to invite her, Zong Zheng Xiaoting had just finished dressing up. The light blue dress looked even softer and more beautiful under the moonlight. Zong Zheng Xiaoting's unpainted face was clear and lively, and her big watery eyes were slightly sly. With a faint smile, she slowly walked towards the banquet hall accompanied by Qingqing and Ningshuang.

At this moment, Situ Xunxiao and Nangong Muchi in the banquet hall couldn't help but look over when they heard the tiny noises coming from the door.

This was the first time Nangong Muxi saw the real person, and he couldn't help but tremble slightly in his heart.

The bright white light of the Night Pearl shone softly on the person who was walking slowly and lightly. The water-like pattern on the light blue dress looked like a lake with ripples because of Zong Zheng Xiaoting's movement. She was walking slowly like a fairy under the moon, pure and beautiful, not affected by the worldly fireworks.