He touched his chin thoughtfully. Yu Xiao waited until Lan Yuning walked away and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, what did she say?"
Ming Wang's eyes were dim. "She said that if I need her, she will always stand by me."
"What?" Yu Xiao was shocked: "What does she mean?"
Prince Ming put down his hand and glanced in the direction of the rockery. "Then we'll have to ask our princess."
Yu Xiao sensed that there was something behind his words, and following his gaze, he saw a large rockery.
He understood instantly, "I will push the prince to find the princess."
"Um."
Lan Shuang saw Lan Yuning leaving and was about to leave too, but as soon as she turned around, she saw Yu Xiao pushing Ming Wang over. The three of them looked at each other, and the scene was a little awkward.
888: "Host, you've been caught eavesdropping~"
Lan Shuang: "What's there to be afraid of? As long as I'm not embarrassed, they're the ones who are embarrassed."
As she spoke, she leisurely walked out from behind the rockery and greeted the Ming Wang master and servant very naturally. "You've finished talking. It's just right. I was waiting here for you. Let's go together."
Yu Xiao: “…”
Prince Ming: "..."
He laughed for some reason, "You're the first person to make eavesdropping sound so refreshing and refined."
Lan Shuang smiled: "As a person, you should be more carefree."
Prince Ming: "..."
He extended his hand and made a "please" gesture: "Princess Xiaosha, please——"
"Yeah." Lan Shuang turned around and walked in front, leading the way calmly. After having been caught reading a pornographic book, she was no longer afraid. She had lost face anyway.
Seeing that they were going further and further away, Yu Xiao frowned: "Princess, haven't we arrived yet?"
"Oh, it's almost there. It's just around the corner."
Lan Shuang led them up the corridor, around the corner, down, and through a door. She said, "We're here. This is it."
In front of me is a very old courtyard, small and poor, which is out of tune with the previous one. It doesn't look like the residence of the Duke's daughter at all. People would believe that it is where a maid lives.
Yu Xiao’s eyelids twitched. Are you playing?
King Ming thought that Lan Shuang’s yard might not be very good, but he didn’t expect it to be so bad. Isn’t this clearly bullying?
"Let's go."
Seeing that they didn't move, Lan Shuang turned back and urged them.
Yu Xiao then pushed Prince Ming to follow with a complicated expression and asked in a low voice, "Is this how they treat the princess? Aren't they afraid of being embarrassed if it gets out?"
"What are you afraid of?" The smile on Lan Shuang's face was colder than the moonlight on the fifteenth day of the lunar month. "Since I found it, they locked me up in the yard not long after I got it back. I can't get out, so I can't spread the news."
Yu Xiao: “…”
He didn't know how to comfort people, so he shut up awkwardly.
No one in this family is nice to Lan Shuang. No wonder she fell out with everyone as soon as she came back today.
King Ming didn't say anything. After taking a look at Lan Shuang's profile, he sat there in silence.
Fortunately, although the courtyard was dilapidated, the rooms inside had been cleaned. Hearing the noise, Bi Qing came out and bowed to them: "Your Highness, Princess, the tea has been changed."
"Okay, go and rest. I'll call you if there's anything else."
"yes."
…
After entering the room, Lan Shuang sat in the main seat, holding the teacup and drinking sips of it. She had been thirsty for a long time.
King Ming waved his hand and asked Yu Xiao to guard outside the door. He sat at the table and poured himself a cup of tea.
"Your good sister just said something to me."
Ming Wang stroked the patterns on the cup and said casually.
Lan Shuang raised her eyes to look at him: "What did you say?"
"She said that if I am willing, she will always stand by my side." After saying this, King Ming kept observing Lan Shuang's expression.
Lan Shuang didn't show any surprise or inquiry, but instead said with a hint of joking: "She really couldn't help herself. Your Highness, just wait and see. She will try to get closer to you and show more kindness in the future."
Ming Wang paused: "Oh? Why?"
Why don't you seem surprised at all that I have been pretending to be a playboy? Why does Lan Yuning seem to know something?
He didn't ask the rest of the question, but Lan Shuang could read it from his eyes.
She lowered her eyes and said in a deep voice, "It's not hard to guess. She tried every way to persuade me to run away from marriage, but I didn't understand what she meant. But when I came back and found out she was going to marry the prince for me, I became suspicious. How could she, such a proud person, be willing to marry the prince?"
Prince Ming: "..."
Why does this sound so painful?
Lan Shuang continued, "And when we got to the bridal sedan, the prince's series of behaviors actually confirmed my suspicions. The prince is indeed extraordinary, which is why Lan Yuning is obsessed with him. She is a person who will not give up until she achieves her goal. So, if she has her eyes on the prince, she will find ways to get close to him sooner or later."
"You seem to hate her?" Ming Wang frowned. "Isn't it just because she took over your life?"
Lan Shuang raised her eyebrows and said, "Tsk, he is indeed a person who will do great things in the future. He is so sharp."
But she doesn't like being explored.
With a "click", she closed the teacup and placed it on the table, then looked up at King Ming: "What happened between her and me is just a woman's grudge. Your Highness, there's no need to ask, or you can go and investigate. Anyway, I just don't like her, and there's no way I'll let her get close to you."
"But don't worry, I won't involve the palace when I deal with her. If you don't stop me, I won't stop you."
Lan Shuang stood up and walked to Ming Wang. She lowered her eyes to look at him and patted his shoulder. "I'm tired. I'm going to take a rest. Please do as you please."
Ming Wang watched her enter the inner room and twirled his ring in confusion, "Why are you suddenly angry?"
Is it because of Lan Yuning?
She didn't want Lan Yuning to get close to her. Why? Because she was the princess? Or was it simply because she disliked her?
Forget it, since she doesn't want to say it, he will check it himself.
…
Lan Shuang lay in bed, completely sleepless. She asked 888, "How's it going? Do you have any resentment points?"
888's fingers quickly tapped on the screen: "Got it! Data is being sorted..."
"Data sorting complete. 20 points of resentment have been eliminated, leaving only 80. Host, please keep up the good work. These 20 points will be converted into points and transferred to your account to offset the points you redeemed for skills last time. There are still 10 points left."
A card flashed before Lan Shuang's eyes, with a blue "10" flashing on it.
"Ah, as a high-level tasker like me, my balance used to be in the eight digits, but now it starts from 10. This is too sad... wuwuwu..."
Lan Shuang cried silently in her heart, but when she looked at the faded curtain above her head, she couldn't help but feel sad and really shed two tears.
Prince Ming pushed his wheelchair in and wanted to say something: "Lan Shuang, if you really... uh, what's wrong with you?!"
Lan Shuang turned around when she heard the voice. Her eyes were red and there were traces of tears at the corners of her eyes. She looked at him blankly and aggrievedly.
Ming Wang's heart skipped a beat, and when he came to his senses, he had already pushed his wheelchair to the bedside.
"Why are you crying?" His tone was unusually gentle.
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