Situ Xunxiao's change made Zongzheng Xiaoting resist subconsciously. He wanted to escape more and more. He struggled to break free, but was held tightly by Situ Xunxiao, and he couldn't help but frown.

"Situ Xunxiao, what are you doing?" After getting rid of his original sadness, Zong Zheng Xiaoting regained his original pride and glared at Situ Xunxiao.

"Nothing, just to make it clear." Situ Xunxiao looked at Zongzheng Xiaoting's alert face and couldn't help but feel angry. She always avoided him like a snake or a scorpion and really kept covering it up with acting. I'm afraid that even if she acts for a lifetime, this little woman will never be willing to face up to her own feelings!

The more he thought about how she had been on guard against him before, how she had always targeted him in order to prevent him from discovering her feelings, the more Situ Xunxiao's heart churned.

However, just when Situ Xunxiao wanted to explain further, an anxious voice, inappropriately and fearfully, broke in. "Prince...Prince, the Queen Mother urged you and the princess to go back, saying...there is something important to discuss."

The timid little eunuch, now with a panicked look on his face, saw the intimacy and good deeds between Prince Zhan and the princess, and broke in to report. It was no wonder that the prince was so unhappy. However, if he did not invite the prince over, the anger of the emperor and the queen mother would not be something he could bear.

"Get lost!" Situ Xunxiao, whose peace was interrupted, narrowed his eyes and uttered one word at the young eunuch. Just one simple word frightened the young eunuch so much that his legs went weak and he stumbled back.

"It seems that the Queen Mother's show is about to begin. Don't you think that it is more important to resolve the trouble at this moment?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting pried open Situ Xunxiao's fingers one by one and went straight towards the direction of Feiluan Palace.

Situ Xunxiao understood that Zongzheng Xiaoting was trying to avoid him at this moment, but... thinking of the figure in the dark just now, his face darkened. The most urgent thing was not the time to be sentimental. His face became much more gloomy and he took a step to catch up with Zongzheng Xiaoting.

As soon as he entered the Feiluan Palace, Zong Zheng Xiaoting had resumed his usual distant and faint smile in front of others. He nodded slightly towards the emperor and sat down in his original seat.

Sure enough, not long after he sat down, Zong Zheng Xiaoting heard the Queen Mother's kind words, "Now that the Concubine Hua has entered the palace, the princess and the prince's marriage should be carried out as soon as possible. It just so happens that Prime Minister Bai is here at this moment, which is not a bad thing. I think that the princess should be married by her family, but Luozha is too far away. I want to keep the princess in the palace and choose an auspicious day for her to get married in a grand manner. What do you think, Prime Minister Bai?"

Zong Zheng Xiaoting's smile deepened when she heard this. The Queen Mother was obviously afraid that he would go against her and make excuses again, so she pretended to be kind in front of the envoys. She wanted to make a princess like her know her limits. She could not be rude at a palace banquet. Moreover, no matter how stubborn she was, she could not refuse such a caring and reasonable arrangement. She had really calculated it well.

Although Situ Xunxiao's expression was still as cold as usual, Zongzheng Xiaoting could clearly feel that the man beside him seemed to have a lot of hidden anger. Thinking of the scene just now, Zongzheng Xiaoting felt that the Queen Mother's suggestion was very good.

"The Queen Mother's idea is indeed good. This way, I can also witness the princess's marriage." Bai Yungang looked at the Queen Mother with gratitude.

"Haha, I'm old, I think too much, and I'm long-winded." The empress dowager chattered on and on, and began to discuss the matters of marrying with Bai Yungang enthusiastically. Her hands were unconsciously stroking her skin.

Seeing the politeness and hypocrisy of each other, Zongzheng Xiaoting suddenly felt bored, "Your Majesty, I feel a little tired today. If you agree with the Queen Mother's kindness, then I will stay in the palace tonight?"

Interrupting the polite conversation, Zong Zheng Xiaoting already had a plan in mind.

"Of course. I think this ritual cannot be abolished. According to old customs, the princess and the prince should not meet each other before the wedding." The empress dowager naturally would not give Zong Zheng Xiaoting time to go back and prepare. Her words were reasonable and difficult to refuse.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting also expected this, and just shrugged slightly, "In this case, I would like to trouble you, Your Highness, to send some things to me from time to time according to my previous request."

"What do you have that needs to be sent all the way by Prince Zhan?" The Queen Mother frowned. "Princess, don't worry. Whatever Prince Zhan's mansion has, there will naturally be something in the Imperial Palace."

Seeing the Queen Mother taking the bait, Zong Zheng Xiaoting was not impatient. He smiled at the Queen Mother and shook his head, "That won't do. The secret recipe given by my mother cannot be passed on to others. The prince is more reliable."

Zong Zheng Xiaoting looked at the Queen Mother, smiling without saying anything, lowering her head like a little girl, which made the Queen Mother slightly stunned. The unique secret recipe of the women in the harem? The Queen Mother, who had been in the harem for a long time, naturally guessed a little bit. There was a little expectation in her eyes, but she quickly suppressed it. "Haha, as the saying goes, women dress themselves to please themselves. I guess the princess is so cautious, it must be for this reason?"

"Haha, the Queen Mother knows everything. Why bother making fun of Xiao Ting?"

"I heard that the Royal Concubine is the most favored in the harem and has an extremely beautiful appearance. It seems that she has put a lot of effort into maintaining her beauty. I think the princess's beauty will naturally surpass her, right?" The empress dowager looked at Zong Zheng Xiaoting. There was a hint of expectation in her eyes, but she carefully suppressed that expectation.

Zongzheng Xiaoting smiled and did not answer. He just bowed slightly to the Queen Mother and pretended to be drunk. "Xiaoting will talk to the prince for a few words, and then go back to rest."

Situ Xunxiao just had a cold face, without any more expression, and said to Zongzheng Xiaoting in a low voice, "Zongzheng Xiaoting, what do you want to do?"

"Haha, of course I'm inviting you into the jar." Zong Zheng Xiaoting smiled lightly. The alcohol had taken a toll on her, and her face was already slightly flushed. "My Lord, please remember to send me some cockroaches and bee pupae in three days. The more the better."

Hearing this, Situ Xunxiao's eyebrows twitched slightly, but he did not act like a person who had never seen the world and was surprised by Zong Zheng Xiaoting's words. He just whispered, "Be careful in everything. Don't lose your life if you fail to grasp the right degree."

"Haha, I'm saving my life for the most important person to me. If you want to take my life, it depends on whether the other party is worthy of it or not." Zong Zheng Xiaoting smiled coldly and waved his hand at Situ Xunxiao, "The royal family is ruthless. I won't be so stupid as to not pay for the loss."

After he finished speaking, Zong Zheng Xiaoting, accompanied by Qingqing and Ningshuang, slowly stood up and left. Looking at Zong Zheng Xiaoting's departing back, Situ Xunxiao couldn't help but tighten his hand around the wine glass.