“Mingzhi”.
Ningzhu greeted him.
Mingzhi nodded, but didn't say anything more, and hurried past her.
He doesn't know what to say to her right now.
They used to be the closest of friends, but now they're barely better than strangers, and besides, the emotional distance between them hasn't been bridged yet.
This made his expression freeze for a moment.
Princess Ningzhu frowned. Seeing Mingzhi's expression, she puffed out her cheeks, her face showing some displeasure.
"Why does this guy run away so fast when he sees me, like he's seen a ghost?"
“I also feel that he has been acting a bit strange lately.”
The second prince also spoke up, saying, "He's been avoiding me lately."
"Did you do something to betray him?"
Ningzhu asked curiously.
"Why is it that I'm the one who wronged him, instead of him doing something to wrong me?" the Second Prince asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Well, it's just my intuition. I always felt that Mingzhi wasn't a two-faced person." Although his behavior today was indeed a bit strange, Ningzhu still felt that he was an upright person.
"..."
What kind of talk is this? Does he think he's a two-faced person? The Second Prince thought to himself, annoyed.
"Perhaps he has low self-esteem?" The second prince pondered, resting his chin on his hand.
"What's there to be ashamed of? This person is handsome and talented, skilled in both literature and martial arts. What's there to be ashamed of?"
Ningzhu directly refuted this.
"He's not the heir apparent."
"..."
"He is not the real heir of the Marquis of Dingyuan, and that may be why he is sad."
"But my imperial uncle has already issued a decree; he will be the heir apparent from now on—"
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