Seeing Zong Zheng Xiaoting's puzzled expression, Situ Xunxiao just said, "You will know later."

The sky was gradually getting dark. There were not many words between the two. Since Situ Xunxiao left Yunxiao Courtyard, his expression returned to his usual indifference.

Watching Situ Xunxiao leave, Ningshuang also hurried over to apologize. Her eyes were already red and swollen from crying, and her face was full of self-blame, making it hard to blame her.

"Princess, I...I..." Her words were intermittent, and Ningshuang choked with sobs and burst into tears.

Qingqing and Xiaohong, who were accompanying Zong Zheng Xiaoting, remembered Zong Zheng Xiaoting's words clearly no matter how much they hated him in their hearts, and seemed indifferent when facing Ningshuang.

"Ningshuang, what's wrong with you?" Qingqing and Xiaohong looked at each other and then, as usual, they started to criticize Ningshuang without thinking, "The princess and the prince had a deep misunderstanding to begin with, and now, isn't it impossible to clear it up even if you jump into the Yellow River?"

"Princess, maybe Ningshuang's mistake was unintentional." Xiaohong frowned and spoke well of Ningshuang.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting, on the other hand, kept pursing his lips and remained silent, his unhappy expression was very obvious. Not understanding Zong Zheng Xiaoting's thoughts, Ning Shuang could only suppress her inner desire to spy on him and prayed secretly in her heart. She thought that she should have covered it up well. After sniffing, Ning Shuang finally finished her words in a coherent manner, "I...I followed the instructions of the princess...but...I may have an upset stomach, so I was delayed for a while, because...because I was worried about the princess, so I didn't pay attention and ran into the prince."

As she spoke, Ningshuang burst into tears again, her eyes were red and swollen, showing the regret in her heart at the moment. It also made people know how worried and scared she was during the time when Situ Xunxiao and Zongzheng Xiaoting were alone with each other.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting looked at the person in front of him and laughed secretly in his heart. This self-torture trick was indeed well acted. Her eyes were swollen like walnuts, all thanks to her. She could think of so many sad things and cried her eyes out like this while he and Situ Xunxiao were chatting for half an hour.

With his tightly pursed lips slightly opened, Zong Zheng Xiaoting rubbed his temples and asked Ning Shuang with a frown, "During this time, has Ning Shuang been worried about something?"

There was no blame, nor was there no blame. Zong Zheng Xiaoting's question expressed his doubts about Ning Shuang's ability. Seeing Ning Shuang standing there in a daze, Zong Zheng Xiaoting smiled softly, "Haha, I was actually thinking, does a person's ability have limits? Just like Qingqing, she is only suitable to be by my side, not to be entrusted with too many things, so she can figure out my thoughts. And Ning Shuang, what about you? I believe in your ability, so there are too many things for you to take care of, or maybe it's because I haven't considered your limits well. Things will turn into the opposite when they reach their extremes, don't you think?"

"Princess, it's Ningshuang who is incompetent." Ningshuang knelt on the ground, feeling a little panic in her heart, fearing that she would completely lose Zongzheng Xiaoting's trust because of this matter. She kowtowed and apologized quickly, "I know that the princess trusts me, so I endured the discomfort for several days, which led to such mistakes. Please punish me, princess."

Because of loyalty and hard work, she made a small mistake after holding on? Zong Zheng Xiaoting smiled secretly. He had to say that Ning Shuang's excuse was very thoughtful. At the beginning, she said that she was delayed because she was not feeling well, and because of this, she accidentally bumped into Situ Xunxiao. As a result, this mistake occurred, and this mistake was ultimately caused by her loyalty. After a long journey, she could not be blamed and could be forgiven.

"Get up." Zong Zheng Xiaoting sighed and pretended to be helpless. "I can forgive you this time, but I don't want you to do it again. After all, you are the only ones I can count on now. You are worthy of praise for working hard for me, but if you make a mistake that may put me in danger because of such desperate support, it will cost you and my life. So, if it happens again, I will not tolerate it."

The stern words were said decisively, but Ningshuang was very grateful and wiped her tears. To her, Zongzheng Xiaoting was very tolerant of people he trusted, and what she was betting on was his trust in her. However, she didn't know that her complacency would arouse suspicion early because of Zongzheng Xiaoting's understanding of micro-expressions and meticulous thoughts, and she didn't know that Qingqing would accidentally see her go to the study.

"Yes, Ningshuang will definitely remember the princess's teachings." Ningshuang nodded desperately with tears in her eyes.

"Take good care of yourself. If you still can't get well, ask Doctor Chen to take a look." Zong Zheng Xiaoting sighed, "I will send my grandfather back in a few days. If all goes well, maybe you and Wei Zixin will go back to Luozha Country to discuss countermeasures for me and my mother. I don't want you to mess up again."

"Yes!" Zong Zheng Xiaoting saw the excitement in Ning Shuang's eyes, and he also saw Ning Shuang's nostrils protruding and lips pursed, which showed uncontrollable anger. As expected, his initial suspicion of Ning Shuang was not a blind intuition. For a person who carefully conceals her feelings, the longer she suppresses them, the more likely she will explode because of the suppression when she has a hope of achieving her goal.

"Retreat and have a good rest." Zong Zheng Xiaoting raised his hand and lowered his eyes. In his heart, he couldn't help but guess where Ning Shuang's hatred for Luozha Kingdom came from?

Seeing Ningshuang leave, Zongzheng Xiaoting lowered his voice and said, "Qingqing, maybe I was wrong before."

Hearing the master's inexplicable words, Qingqing asked in confusion, "Is it wrong?"

"Ningshuang may have ambitions, but these ambitions are related to revenge." Zongzheng Xiaoting stood up and looked at the direction where Ningshuang left. "But this makes me worried."

"Princess, do you mean that the target of her revenge from the beginning to the end is in the palace of Luozha Kingdom?" Qingqing also frowned, a little worried, "If that's the case, does she want to destroy the princess now because of hatred?"

Xiaohong, who was standing by, didn't say anything, but she looked worried.

"Or maybe, it's not about destroying this palace, but about going back to Luozha Country." Zong Zheng Xiaoting smiled and shook her head. Ningshuang's motives were now clear to her, but what she was most worried about was the purpose behind her.

"In that case, why does the princess still want to..." Qingqing stopped talking and looked at Xiaohong. They all had guesses in their hearts.