Chapter 150 Her smile, was it ever for me?
Meng Yanzhi then came to her senses and smiled somewhat embarrassedly, before saying in a low voice, "That's not what I meant. The Crown Prince is accomplished in both literature and martial arts!"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Xiao Ce walked over, snorted at Meng Yanzhi, and then said, "Don't worry, things went very smoothly."
smoothly?
Upon hearing those two words, Meng Yanzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She looked at Xiao Ce: "Your Highness, is your hand really alright?"
"Don't worry, you won't die anytime soon." Xiao Ce smiled and looked at Meng Yanzhi: "Yanzhi, the capital is about to descend into chaos. Be careful, or I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you."
Can't protect them?
Meng Yanzhi did some calculations, then smiled gently and said, "Your Highness, don't worry, I can protect myself. You should go back quickly, find a good doctor, and take a good look at your arm. Please make sure nothing bad happens."
After saying that, Meng Yanzhi was still a little worried and hurriedly said, "Never mind, never mind, you should come with me!"
After taking Xiao Ce back to her room, Meng Yanzhi smiled gently, took out the wound medicine she had made, and untied Xiao Ce's arm.
Seeing the deep, bone-revealing wound, Meng Yanzhi's eyes welled up with tears, and she felt a pang of sympathy. She quickly applied her own wound medicine to him and then said, "Your Highness, this medicine is one I prepared myself, but don't worry, it's very effective!"
"Hmm." Xiao Ce nodded lightly, his eyebrows furrowed tightly as he looked at Meng Yanzhi: "It hurts a lot."
Is he really being coquettish?
Seeing Xiao Ce like this, Meng Yanzhi was both amused and exasperated. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "You'll get better soon."
As she spoke, Meng Yanzhi still felt a little reluctant, so she puffed out her cheeks and gently blew on the affected area, hoping to ease his pain in this way.
Seeing Meng Yanzhi's puffed-out cheeks, Xiao Ce found her incredibly cute. He smiled and said, "Alright, alright, it doesn't hurt that much anymore."
Xiao Ce's wounds were quickly treated.
"Your Highness, now that you've returned from the south, shouldn't you be thinking about your marriage?"
"I reckon Meng Anxian must be itching to get started, right?"
Meng Yanzhi couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.
Although they hadn't seen each other for only a few months, Xiao Ce could sense that Meng Yanzhi had undergone some small changes. Before, Meng Yanzhi always kept her head down and was timid, but now she seemed to be much more confident and spoke much louder than before.
He smiled gently: "Meng Yanzhi, you're quite the conversationalist now?"
"I was wrong."
"Your Highness, here's some osmanthus cake for you. Please forgive me, okay?"
Meng Yanzhi hurriedly raised her hand and began to admit her mistake.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Ce couldn't help but smile, and the room was filled with laughter.
Soon, the laughter spread, and Xiao Xingyuan, sitting in the imperial study, felt extremely uncomfortable listening to the cheerful sounds.
His eyebrows were furrowed tightly as he looked at Wang Huanhai with displeasure: "What are they laughing at?"
"Uh...would you like me to go over and listen?" Wang Huanhai tentatively asked.
Xiao Xingyuan snorted coldly, put down what he was holding, and stared at Wang Huanhai.
It's obvious that he's saying one thing and meaning another.
Helpless, Wang Huanhai could only silently retreat and then eavesdrop by the wall.
He was, after all, the Grand Eunuch; he would never have done such a thing if it weren't for Xiao Xingyuan.
They didn't say anything specific inside the room, just laughed and joked, and the laughter was incredibly pleasant to hear.
Wang Huanhai peeked through the doorway and found that Meng Yanzhi's smile was truly beautiful; at least in front of His Majesty, Meng Yanzhi had never smiled so beautifully.
Xiao Ce glanced at the sun outside: "There are still many things to deal with at the Crown Prince's residence, so I must go back first."
"This humble woman will see Your Highness off." Meng Yanzhi nodded and personally escorted Xiao Ce out.
Wang Huanhai acted quickly, immediately concealing his figure, and then watched as Meng Yanzhi saw Xiao Ce and Zhang Xuanyun off.
Xiao Ce had already gotten into the carriage, but Meng Yanzhi was still talking to Zhang Xuanyun, chattering away with a gentle expression, though it was unclear what she was saying.
In fact, Wang Huanhai knew from the beginning that Xiao Xingyuan cared a lot about the relationship between Meng Yanzhi and Xiao Ce, but now that he looked closely, Wang Huanhai felt that Meng Yanzhi seemed to be closer to Zhang Xuanyun.
After thinking for a moment, he returned to the Imperial Study and told the truth.
"You're this happy just from chatting?"
"Would she be happy doing anything as long as she's not with me?"
When Xiao Xingyuan got to this point, he felt extremely uncomfortable and just lowered his head, looking utterly dejected.
Looking at his pitiful appearance, Wang Huanhai could hardly believe his eyes. He had never seen Xiao Xingyuan so lost and insecure. For some reason, Wang Huanhai had a vague feeling of revenge, probably because he had been tormented by Xiao Xingyuan too much during this period.
"Your Majesty, this servant feels that Zhang Xuanyun... is a bit strange." Wang Huanhai's eyebrows furrowed, clearly showing his displeasure.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xingyuan snorted, "I saw it long ago; that brat harbored ill intentions!"
"Ahem, Your Majesty, this servant feels that Miss Meng is exceptionally kind to Mr. Zhang. I heard that before they left the capital, Miss Meng personally delivered medicine packets and dried meat to him." Wang Huanhai heard this from Tan Yun and the others later, and didn't take it seriously at the time, but now that he thinks about it, it really does seem a bit off.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xingyuan's expression changed instantly. He gritted his teeth and said irritably, "When did this happen? Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"Your Majesty, you didn't ask beforehand." Wang Huanhai hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Your Majesty, why are you so bothered?"
Xiao Xingyuan snorted: "Mind? When did I mind? I don't mind at all!"
After saying that, Xiao Xingyuan stood up and stormed out.
Watching Xiao Xingyuan's sullen back, Wang Huanhai helplessly followed behind and walked out together.
Meng Yanzhi had somehow gotten a swing set up in the courtyard and would play on it whenever she had free time. Today she was in a good mood, so she specially made herself some candied lotus seeds. While swinging on the swing, she ate the sweet candied lotus seeds. When she saw Xiao Xingyuan coming over, she immediately got off the swing, knelt on the ground, and bowed respectfully.
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