Xie Rangchen stopped Helian Yu's action, turned around and nodded slightly to Helian Su.

Neither humble nor arrogant: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Yu'er has a bad temper and speaks without restraint."

Helian Su waved his sleeves with a half-smile, "I haven't blamed you too much, but the national teacher is overthinking and taking the initiative. It's not good to be so suspicious. It's hard to teach your disciples. In my opinion, adding two or three more great scholars to educate the national teacher together is a good idea."

Helian Su's momentum crushed down like a bamboo breaking, leaving no room for any chance.

Helian Yu timidly tugged at Xie Rangchen's sleeve.

Xie Rangchen pushed Helian Yu behind him and helped her dispel Helian Su's cold and murderous aura.

"Your Majesty, please don't worry. Yu'er has been treated coldly for many years and doesn't like outsiders to get close to her. She is destined to be with my country's Master's Mansion. I hope Your Majesty will help her."

Xie Rangchen's attitude was lower than Helian Su's, but his tone was unquestionable.

Helian Su could no longer be aggressive and had to accept the loss.

"The Imperial Master is very eloquent."

Helian Su glanced at Xie Rangchen and said something sarcastic. He didn't know if it was his illusion, but Xie Rangchen's eyes seemed to brighten a little.

Seeing that the conflict between the two had eased temporarily, Helian Yu came out from behind Xie Rangchen.

"Your Majesty, my master and I have something else to do—"

"The 28th of the month is a good day, Jingzhe. I have asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare a grand banquet to welcome you back to the palace." Helian Su interrupted Helian Yu's unfinished words and told her about the arrangements. Then he turned to Xie Rangchen and said, "We will host a banquet for all the ministers. I hope the Imperial Master will be able to attend."

"nature."

"By the way, I sent Chang'an to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to learn the rules. When you return to the palace in the future, you can tell Chang'an about any matters, big or small."

As soon as Helian Yu opened her mouth, Xie Rangchen knew she was going to yell. He reached out and pressed her mute point, and answered for her, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Helian Su sneered and left.

Xie Rangchen also unblocked Helian Yu's acupoints.

"Master! I don't want to go back to the palace!" Helian Yu's face turned red with anger, like a small pepper. "There are too many rules in the palace, and we have to fight with each other. I won't go!"

Xie Rangchen took Helian Yu to the street, found a teahouse, and asked for a private room.

"You don't have to go back to the palace."

"Then Master, were you just...lying to the Dog Emperor?"

Helian Yu had a look of satisfaction on his face, with a feeling that 'my master has grown up'.

Xie Rangchen didn't understand Helian Yu's expression, but he knew she was thinking the wrong thing.

"You don't have to go back to the palace, but you are a princess. You have to bear all the responsibilities that belong to you."

"Master, you make it sound like I deserve retribution."

"nonsense!"

Xie Rangchen gave a low scolding, and Helian Yu stopped smiling and sat down obediently.

"Everything has its own cause and effect. Can you possibly avoid dealing with the palace for your entire life?"

Helian Yu grumbled unconvinced, "Of course I can, as long as I never enter the palace, right?"

Xie Rangchen was almost so angry that he laughed, and his sudden realization amazed Helian Yu's eyes.

"Master, you should smile more often. If you smile at the dog emperor, he might even make you his queen!"

Xie Rangchen's smile instantly disappeared, "Yu'er."

As if urging my life.

Helian Yu thought so.

Afterwards, Helian Yu grinned at Xie Rangchen, trying to appeal to his compassion and not to bother with such an outspoken child.

"That's all for today. I'm going back home first. If you need anything else, just ask Chang Zuo to accompany you."

"division……"

Xie Rangchen left in a very cool and heartless manner.

"I should have known not to tease Master. You're angry again! You're angry again! Can't you just scold me or beat me up?"

The door of the box opened again. Helian Yu looked up in surprise, but when she saw Chang Zuo's icy face, her surprise disappeared.

Chang Zuo placed his sword on the table and asked, "Are you unhappy to see me? Why did you stop smiling?"

Helian Yu's eyes twitched. She stretched out her little hand and patted Chang Zuo's wrist which was wrapped in black rags. "Brother Chang Zuo, if you want me to smile at you, don't you have to smile at me first?"

Chang Zuo said with a stern face, "Don't smile at me from now on."

“…”

Helian Yu gritted his teeth, climbed onto the table, and under Chang Zuo's puzzled gaze, held his face and gave him a standard smile.

Eight small white teeth are sparkling, and the dimples like plum blossoms seem to be spinning, like peach blossom sake brewed in spring, which is intoxicating but makes people reluctant to let go.

Chang Zuo's pupils trembled and he stood up suddenly. The chair fell to the ground with his movement. Helian Yu couldn't hold his face, so he sat down on the table.

The teacup on the table shook, making a crisp sound.

Chang Zuo looked out the window without looking sideways, but his eyes were a little empty. He said in a harsh tone, "Don't smile at me. I won't smile for you!"

"You just saw it! You have to smile for me!"

Helian Yu was teasing him intentionally. She had suffered a loss at the hands of Xie Rangchen, and she was sure to make up for it with Chang Zuo.

So she started using her most common trick.

Time slipped away in the teacup and the cold wind. Chang Zuo stood there for a while, and when he heard no movement on the table, he lowered his eyes curiously and looked over.

It’s better not to look, but once you look…

Helian Yu's eyes were red and she was shedding tears silently. She was crying heartbreakingly and distressed. Her big watery eyes were like black glass, making people feel sad.

Chang Zuo's eyes paused and his lips were pursed into a straight line, which was enough to show his inner dilemma.

Helian Yu continued, blinking his misty eyes, stuffing his hand between his teeth, and his little body twitching.

Chang Zuo quickly pulled her hand out and stuffed his scabbard into Helianyu's mouth, "Don't bite your hand."

Helian Yu twitched even harder. Her teeth hurt! It hurt so much!

Chang Zuo saw that Helian Yu was crying uncontrollably, so he quickly bent down and tried to raise his smiling muscles.

Helian Yu paused, pushed the scabbard out of his mouth, and cried even harder.

How scary! Murderer! Human trafficker! I'm going to have a nightmare! Chang Zuo just smiled, and when he saw Helian Yu crying even harder, he simply slammed his sword on the table and said, "Shut up!"

Helian Yu sniffed and looked at Chang Zuo with tearful eyes.

Chang Zuo took out a rag and rubbed it on Helian Yu's face, scaring her so much that she quickly dodged.

Helian Yu suffered a loss, so she naturally wanted to make up for it from other places. However, she had not yet discovered Chang Zuo's weakness. She first wrote down the "grudge" in a small notebook and would take revenge later.

Helian Yu asked the waiter at the teahouse to boil a basin of water and washed his face.

Afterwards, she directed Commander Zuo to go to the rouge shop to buy ointments, rouge powder and other things.

The two of them had a good time in the teahouse.

Chang Zuo commented with difficulty: "Wash your face again, I'll ask the guy to pour some water."

Everything was ready and it was already noon.

The two of them entered Bazhenlou, the largest restaurant in the capital.

Before the waiter came forward, a servant in plain clothes came up to greet him.

"Young Master, my fourth son has prepared food upstairs. Please come and enjoy it."

Helian Yu was full of vigor and waved his little arm: "Lead the way."

(End of this chapter)