"This is inevitable." Fu Cheng said, "But I'm sure you can see what the prince is thinking. To the princess, the people here are like wild beasts in the mountains. They need the princess to tame them."
"That's true." Bai Lu said with confusion, "I just can't understand why the prince is by the young lady's side, but he only needs to say a word, and no one dares to disrespect the young lady."
"That's just the surface." Fu Cheng and Bai Lu said as they left the door. "Ask yourself, when the prince asked you to stay with the princess and told you that the princess was your master, what were you thinking?"
Bai Lu thought for a moment, a wry smile flickering across her lips. "You're right. Although I didn't think there was anything wrong with that, at the time, I didn't treat the young lady with the same care I had shown towards the prince. It wasn't until later, as I got to know the young lady better and understood her intelligence and strength, that I began to admire her from the bottom of my heart."
"Yes," Fu Cheng said. "These people have all been with the prince for many years, especially Yaoguang. Her influence among this group is no less than that of the master, and even more than that of Xu Zichu. If it weren't for Yaoguang, the princess's situation in front of this group would be different."
"Ultimately, it's because those people treated Yaoguang as half their master." Bai Lu's tone was filled with anger. "To put it bluntly, it's because the prince gave Yaoguang this hope. Otherwise, she wouldn't dare, just like Fu Xue'er."
Fu Cheng looked at Bai Lu, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
"What do you want to say?"
Fu Cheng glanced around and whispered, "You don't know Yaoguang's identity, so you must be careful with your words and actions here."
Upon hearing this, Bai Lu immediately became concerned. "How would I know if you don't tell me? Is her identity special?"
Seeing that Fu Cheng had no intention of speaking, she subconsciously frowned, her face full of dissatisfaction, "If you don't want to say it, forget it. Anyway, when the time comes, if the young lady is wronged, it will be the prince who is upset."
"She is the empress dowager's granddaughter-in-law and Xu Zichu's sister." Fu Cheng lowered his voice.
"Xu Mengyun?" Bai Lu was surprised. "How could it be... wasn't she ill and left the capital to seek medical treatment elsewhere?"
"That's what we say to the outside world," Fu Cheng explained. "So the fact that Xu Mengyun is Yaoguang is only known to the master and Xu Zichu."
"Then, do the people here know that Yaoguang is Xu Mengyun?"
"have no idea."
Fu Cheng added, "I don't know if they know. If Xu Mengyun doesn't say it herself, no one will know."
Bai Lu stopped talking, worried about Chang'an.
"So, here, you have to remind the princess to be more careful in everything." Fu Cheng said, "The master intends to help the princess win the hearts of the people, so it is impossible for him to protect her all the time."
"I still can't understand." Bai Lu frowned.
Fu Cheng’s reminder only goes so far. He won’t reveal any more. Even if Bai Lu can’t figure it out, maybe Chang An can.
The prince also took great pains for the princess.
It's late at night and everyone is asleep.
Chang'an lay on the couch alone but could not find anyone.
He casually put on a cotton robe and walked out of the room.
"Miss, why did you come out?" Bai Lu looked at Chang'an in surprise, "It's too cold."
"Why are you here?" Chang'an looked at her, "Didn't I tell you to go back and rest? There's no need for anyone to guard this place."
"I'm worried." Bai Lu lowered her head.
Changan looked at the moon in the distant sky. "The sky here seems much lower than that in the capital. The stars are so numerous and bright that it seems as if you can pick them with just your hands."
Bai Lu followed Chang'an's gaze and only then realized that it was indeed the case. "It seems to be like this."
"Bai Lu." Chang'an asked, "Have you been here before?"
"My lady, I have never been here."
"That's right, otherwise you wouldn't have failed to recognize him."
"What?"
Chang'an listened to Bai Lu's words and glanced at her with a smile, "Liu Ying. Don't you think he looks a lot like the person in the portrait?"
"Portrait?" Bai Lu suddenly realized, "Miss, are you talking about Dongxue's younger brother?"
Bai Lu had just finished speaking.
A sharp look flashed across her eyes for a moment, which was her ability as a secret guard.
She was aware of the person's presence before he even came close.
Chang'an also noticed it. She glanced at Bailu and signaled her to move away.
The egret was unwilling, but had no choice but to obey the order.
When the egret left, that person appeared.
Chang'an raised the corner of his lips, pretending not to see the man, and used his lightness skills to leave Jiu Ye's Mansion, with the man following closely behind.
Outside the military camp.
Chang An turned around and looked at the person who had been following behind him, "Xuan Feng, do you have something to ask this princess?"
"You still remember me."
"!!!" Chang An was stunned, then laughed, "Haven't we seen it before in the big tent? Could it be that you don't remember it?"
"..." Xuanfeng looked at Chang'an with disgust, but was unable to refute.
Chang'an looked at this person, and a smile appeared on the corner of her lips for a moment. In the moment when Xuanfeng didn't see it, Chang'an glanced at the grass in the dark not far away.
Her voice was seven parts serious and three parts teasing, "Didn't you hear what your Ninth Master said today? Or, in your eyes, there's no Ninth Master at all."
"You, you are trying to sow discord." Xuan Feng glared, "My mother is right, all beautiful women are bad women!"
"..." Changan smiled bitterly. What kind of mother is this? "Thank you for the compliment. I am indeed good-looking. Your Master Jiu is very fascinated by me."
"!!!" Xuan Feng was so upset by Chang'an's words, "Witch, come and kill my Ninth Master immediately. If you dare to harm my Ninth Master, I will kill you immediately."
Chang'an was not annoyed at all. Instead, he found Xuanfeng particularly interesting. He deliberately said, "Your Ninth Master likes a witch like me to harm him. What should we do? Otherwise, you can go to your Ninth Master to discuss it..."
After he finished speaking, someone behind the bushes in the dark twitched his mouth and looked helpless.
The little follower behind someone wished he were deaf at this moment.
It was obvious that Jiu Ye was being teased...
"Shameless." Xuanfeng glared at Chang'an fiercely.
"If you ask for more, you'll be considered a double-faced person." Chang'an's smile was a bit rogue. "How about giving it to you?"
"No!" Xuanfeng seemed to be angry with Chang'an.
"If you don't even want face, what else do you want?" Chang'an asked curiously, "Did the beautiful woman offend your mother?"
"How do you know?"
"!!!" Chang An seemed to have seen a monster. She sent a message to the person hidden in the darkness, "Bei Mingxuan, how could you have such an idiot under your command?"
[This idiot isn't your husband's, he was taught by that idiot Xu Zichu...]
Bei Mingxuan's voice immediately came to Chang'an's ears.
She heard the helplessness in that voice, and Chang'an couldn't help but laugh out loud.
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