Cuitai didn't need her answer, she just needed someone to talk to, so she said to herself, "Your Highness has never been interested in women before, but this time he actually brought that girl into the mansion in public. It's obvious that His Highness likes her very much. Will the mansion soon have a mistress?"
"You guessed right."
"Is that so?" Cuitai was very proud that her guess was recognized, but her face changed the next second because she realized that the person who spoke just now was not Hongxiang, but a man.
Hongxiang had already knelt down beside her, "Your Highness."
It’s over! Cuitai knelt down hurriedly, feeling uneasy. She had been talking about His Highness behind his back, and now he had caught her in the act. Would His Highness kick her out?
The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, and the more regretful she became.
Pei Ji: "Get up." He was not angry because the maid's guess was exactly what he wanted.
The two maids stood up, lowered their heads, and did not dare to look at his face.
Xue Huan smiled and said, "Cui Tai, aren't you very curious about who I am? Why don't you look up and take a look?"
Cuitai subconsciously looked up and saw a particularly beautiful girl standing next to His Highness. She couldn't describe how beautiful she was, but she felt that all the princesses she had seen before could not compare to her.
Could she be the girl that His Highness brought back?
Seeing the little maid staring at her blankly, Xue Huan smiled and said, "My name is Xue Huan, you can call me Miss Xue."
Cui Tai was stunned and said, "Miss Xue, you are really beautiful, as beautiful as His Highness."
Who doesn't like being praised? Xue Huan was overjoyed by the maid's straightforward praise. "Thank you."
Pei Ji also felt that this maid was quite good at talking.
Hongxiang tugged at the green moss and retreated so as not to disturb the conversation between His Highness and Miss Xue.
However, Xue Huan did not intend to keep Pei Ji any longer. "Okay, I'm here now, you can go back."
"If you have any problems, ask someone to come to me." Pei Ji held Xue Huan's hand and said reluctantly.
"Okay, I understand. Your Highness, please go back."
"You have no conscience." Pei Ji pinched her face.
After Pei Ji left, Xue Huan turned around and saw two maids staring at her in shock.
She remembered what Cui Tai had said before about Pei Ji never being interested in women, and she knew why they had such expressions.
Everyone has a past. Even if Pei Ji had an affair with a woman in the past, she shouldn't hold on to it. After all, the past is in the past. What's the point of holding on to it?
In this environment where men can have three wives and four concubines, it is too harsh to ask a man to keep himself chaste and remain a virgin, not to mention that Pei Ji is the prince. Given his status and appearance, it is normal for him to have had women.
But now that she knew Pei Ji had never been interested in women, she couldn't help but feel particularly happy.
"Cui Tai, you said your Highness never approaches women. Is that true?"
"It's true! Miss Xue, His Highness's backyard is still empty, without a single woman. Once, when His Highness was leading his army back to the capital, countless women on the street were amazed by His Highness's beauty. The handkerchiefs, brocade bags, and flowers they threw at him could have opened several shops, but His Highness refused to accept any of them.
"Also, there was a time when a young lady from the Marquis of Changyang's mansion confessed her love to Your Highness, wanting to marry Him and become His Highness's Crown Princess. She even wanted to ask the Empress Dowager to grant her marriage, but Your Highness refused..."
When it comes to these things, Cuitai knows them all like the back of her hand, and Xue Huan hears a lot of gossip about Pei Ji.
An hour passed by unknowingly.
Xue Huan still felt a little unsatisfied, but she had things to do tonight and couldn't just listen to gossip.
"Okay, it's getting late. You don't have to keep watch for me. Go to bed."
Xue Huan also turned and walked upstairs.
"Miss Xue——" Cuitai suddenly called her.
"Hmm?" Xue Huan turned around on the stairs.
Cuitai hesitated to speak and didn't ask in the end.
Xue Huan: "You want to ask Mr. Zhao, right?"
"Yes, that's right! He still has his things here, why did he leave so suddenly..."
Xue Huan noticed the shy look in Cuitai's eyes when she talked about Mr. Zhao, and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Could it be that this girl was attracted to her disguised as a man?
If this is the case, it is better to explain it clearly as soon as possible. Otherwise, if you let her misunderstand, what if she falls deeply in love and cannot extricate herself?
That's her sin.
"Mr. Zhao, isn't he right here?" Xue Huan covered her face with her sleeves, then slowly moved them away, revealing the face of "Zhao Yu".
Cui Tai was stunned. "You...what's going on?"
Xue Huan said in a male voice, "This is just an illusion, a trick. Okay, I'm going upstairs. You guys should go to bed early."
Cuitai was still in a state of dismay. She never expected that the handsome and elegant Mr. Zhao was actually Miss Xue in disguise.
However, Miss Xue is indeed worthy of being the one His Highness likes. She looks so beautiful whether she is dressed as a man or a woman.
After learning the truth, Cuitai was melancholy and lost for a while, but she quickly cheered up and started gossiping with Hongxiang again.
"Hey, Hongxiang, are you asleep? I can't sleep. Miss Xue is really amazing. She disguised herself as a man without any flaws. If she hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known..."
"Yeah, that's amazing."
Xue Huan naturally had no idea about the night conversation between the two little maids. At this moment, she was in the space, looking at everything in front of her in amazement.
All the plants in the space grew wildly as if they had been injected with hormones, and even the grass on the ground grew to half a person's height.
The spiritual energy is two or three times denser than before.
What surprised her most was that a tree similar to the sycamore had grown by the Linghu Lake. It was very tall and lush, and the top could not be seen at a glance. The trunk of the tree was snow-white and felt smooth and delicate, just like jade.
The leaves are a gorgeous emerald-gold, dotted among them with egg-sized, green fruits.
Compared with the leaves that are as big as washbasins, the fruits appear very tiny and cannot be seen without careful observation.
When Xue Huan placed her palm against the tree trunk, a message was poured into her mind.
About this tree that appeared out of nowhere.
It is called the Phoenix Tree. The legendary mythical beast Phoenix likes to live on this tree very much. However, as the Phoenix disappeared, the Phoenix Tree also became a legend, and was even mistakenly thought to be a fantasy.
The phoenix tree is not only beautiful, it also has many functions.
The inside of the tree produces a red sap that is sweet and very filling.
After a series of complicated processes, the bark can be woven into beautiful clothes that are soft, clean, warm in winter and cool in summer.
The fruit it produces is called "Phoenix Fruit" and can be used to make elixirs and medicine. Of course, it tastes great when eaten raw, but that would be a waste of natural resources.
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