Chapter 53: Saint Girl Doesn’t Fall in Love 22

The maid swallowed hard.

Mingnan didn't have the patience to waste time with her, and shouted, "Speak!"

The maid shuddered and said quickly, "Yes, I spilled the tea on him on purpose when I served him tea, and he stole it while wiping the tea."

Mingnan sneered, "You really have some skills."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince has too many accessories around his waist. It wouldn't be so noticeable without a jade pendant, so..." The maid knelt on the ground regretting her decision. If she had known earlier, she would not have taken this job. Now how would it end?

"My Lord, I am forced into this situation and I don't want to hurt you. Please be magnanimous and forgive me this time!"

She reached out to hug Mingnan's legs, but Mingnan lowered his eyes and looked at her coldly, then took a step back and squatted down.

She played with the porcelain bottle in her hand and smiled, "I spared you?"

"OK."

The maid was delighted, but before she could say anything, Mingnan suddenly pulled out the sieve of the porcelain bottle, pinched her mouth open and poured the pills into her mouth.

The maid was horrified and began to struggle wildly.

Mingnan simply pulled off her belt, tied her hands behind her back, dragged her and threw her onto the bed in the room.

The effect of the medicine took effect quickly. The maid rolled over and over on the bed with a red face, scolding Mingnan in a desperate manner.

"You beast! You are so vicious!"

"I was forced to do this, why won't you let me go!"

Ming Nan sneered when he heard this. "If they came to you, you could have refused and reported it to the housekeeper or the princess, but you chose not to. You chose to collude with them to harm me, and now you are pretending to be an innocent victim?"

"Now that you've made your choice, don't blame anyone. I'm just giving them a taste of their own medicine."

After saying that, she didn't even look at the maid and pushed the door open and walked out.

[205, is Xiao Yu here? ]

205: [Soon. Soon.]

「Okay, then I um──」

Before Mingnan could finish her words, a big hand suddenly stretched out from behind her, covered her mouth, and dragged her behind the bushes.

Mingnan was shocked and was about to fight back when the man whispered in her ear, "It's me, don't scream."

Prince?!

Why is he here?

Mingnan blinked, a little surprised, but did not resist anymore and obediently let him pull him behind the tree.

As soon as the two of them stepped forward, their back feet suddenly came out.

The timing was just right; if they had been a step slower, they would have been caught by Xiao Zhe.

Mingnan held the prince's hand and let it go, then let out a long breath.

[Exciting, too exciting. ]

Prince: “…”

Do you think it’s exciting that something almost happened?

He pinched the back of her neck in a somewhat annoyed manner.

This time the pinch was a bit heavy. Mingnan turned his head suddenly and stared at him, "What are you doing?"

Seeing her reaction so strong, the prince was stunned, "Does it hurt?"

"Whether it hurts or not, you can't just pinch someone's neck!"

Mingnan was a little angry.

[Especially the back of the neck, it's such a sensitive place, pinching it makes me feel like my soul is being pinched.]

The prince looked at her fair neck thoughtfully; it turned out to be sensitive.

"I understand." He lowered his eyelids, and when Mingnan was about to say something, he covered her lips again: "Hmph——"

He signaled Mingnan with his eyes to look towards the compartment.

Mingnan reacted and turned around quickly, and saw Xiao Yu lingering at the door for two steps before stopping, as if he had finally made up his mind. He called out in a low voice, "Princess, are you in there?"

"Mingnan?"

A faint humming sound came from inside, Xiao Jue's eyes lit up, and his Adam's apple rolled in excitement.

"I'm coming in."

He had no intention of asking, and he pushed the door open before he finished speaking.

Mingnan rolled his eyes at him.

What are you pretending to be?

Before she left, she blocked the maid's mouth so that she could not speak. By the time Xiao Jue came in and realized something was wrong, it was too late.

Perhaps because they were afraid that she would run away halfway, the windows of the compartment were sealed and only the door could be used for entry and exit.

The result was convenient for Mingnan.

Seeing the door of the private room close, Mingnan immediately pulled away the prince's hand and said to 205: [Seal the door and install soundproofing.]

[Okay! ]

It can still help with this little favor.

A flash of light invisible to the naked eye passed by, and the door of the compartment was locked invisibly.

Immediately afterwards, all the sounds in the house were blocked out, and nothing could be heard from outside.

Mingnan curled his lips and smiled. Now all they had to do was wait for the show to begin.

The prince took in all her little reactions and curled his lips as well.

His worries were indeed unnecessary. How could she be so smart and be fooled so easily?

"Oh, this is for you. Keep it safe, so that no one can take it away and do anything shameful next time."

Mingnan handed the jade pendant to the prince.

The prince thought about it, then took her hand and clasped it together for her, holding the jade pendant.

"I'll give it to you."

"I don't want it. I won't receive any reward without any merit."

Mingnan refused, so the prince simply held her hand tightly and said in a deep voice: "How can it be useless? You reminded me of the flood in the south. If it is true, you have done a great deed."

That's true.

Mingnan thought about it, and seeing that he insisted, he accepted it.

At the same time, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside.

A chaotic stream of human voices followed closely behind.

Mingnan and the prince shut their mouths at the same time, looked at each other, and quietly leaned over to look.

"You haven't searched here yet?"

"Really? Then go in and take a look."

A group of young ladies and gentlemen came in a hurry.

The one walking in front was Yuan Ping, Xiao Yu's follower.

As soon as he came in, he shouted, "Your Highness, Your Highness, are you in there? Are you okay?"

Mingnan seized the opportunity and said to Room 205: [You can remove the sound insulation and locks.]

205: [Received! ]

The next moment, everyone in the courtyard could clearly hear Xiao Yu shouting angrily, "Don't come over here! Get out of here!"

"Your Highness!" Yuan Ping was shocked and hurried forward and kicked the door open.

The others followed immediately.

While their attention was drawn to the people in the room, Mingnan immediately turned to look at the prince. The two of them understood each other's meaning with just a glance without saying a word.

The prince pulled Mingnan up and ran out from the other side.

The two of them quickly ran out of the yard, calmed their breathing, and made sure there was no grass or leaves on their bodies. Mingnan then walked in leisurely and asked loudly, "What happened? Why are you all gathered here?"

When they heard the sound, they turned around and saw Mingnan come in first. Before he could speak, another person came in from behind.

"What's going on?" the prince asked in a deep voice.

Mingnan turned around and bowed to him immediately when he saw him, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Yeah." The prince nodded and walked past her. The two of them had a distant attitude, as if they were not familiar with each other at all.

No one thought that they came together, they just thought they happened to run into each other.

A young man stood up and said, "Your Highness, we were listening to an opera when His Highness's servants came running over and said His Highness was missing and asked us to help look for him. So we came out and happened to find this place."

The prince nodded, "In there——"

"Get out!"

"ah!"

Suddenly, there was a loud and angry noise in the room, and the brave little ones were startled and screamed.

The prince immediately walked in quickly and saw Xiao Jue standing on the ground with red eyes and disheveled clothes. A girl was lying at his feet with disheveled hair, not moving at all. It was unclear whether she was alive or dead.

The crowd suddenly burst into a shrill cry of surprise.

Mingnan walked in leisurely, glanced at the wolf-like Xiao Xi, and curled her lips under the veil. Then she walked to the maid, squatted down, took her hand and felt her pulse, and stood up after a moment and said, "It's nothing serious. He must have taken some medicine and was knocked unconscious. He will wake up in a while."