Chapter 34 Another woman conquered by a kiss
"Hmm...maybe it's because Sheng Sheng is cute!"
He stuck out his tongue and said with a grin.
Zijuan wholeheartedly agreed, looking at her with a smile: "That's true, this servant also thinks the princess is the most adorable person in the world!"
After this little incident, Sheng Sheng decided to continue with her original plan and go to Jingyue Pavilion to find Pei Ji.
Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that the fallen beehive was still lying quietly on the ground.
"Oh, brother forgot to take the beehive with him."
After thinking for a moment, Sheng Sheng asked Zi Juan to bring the beehive along.
"Let's take this with us first, and give it to my brother next time we have the chance."
"Yes, Princess."
The beehive was quite large, so Zijuan supported the bottom with one hand and held the top with the other, lifting the beehive up.
Fortunately, there were no bees left inside, otherwise Zijuan would never have dared to touch it.
Recalling the menacing swarm of bees just moments before, Zijuan couldn't help but shudder.
Sheng Sheng gestured to indicate the size of the beehive. Wild beehives wouldn't be very big, but they were still about an arm's length tall.
If you get close enough to smell it, you can faintly detect the sweet scent of honey, along with a hint of propolis and beeswax.
Bees bring the collected nectar back to the hive, where it undergoes a series of brewing processes before being stored in the honeycomb cells.
Honey has a sweet aroma that emanates from the honeycomb, especially when there is a large amount of honey stored in the honeycomb, the aroma of which will be more pronounced.
"Wow, it smells so good."
Zijuan smelled it too: "Princess, it really does smell like honey!"
"The honey smells so strong, there must be a lot of honey in here!"
"Princess, honey can be used to make many things, such as honey cakes, candied fruits, and honey syrup. The Fifth Prince promised to share half with you. When you return to Yuqing Palace, I will make it for you!"
"Okay, okay!" She clapped her hands repeatedly; just hearing those sweet names made her mouth water.
A sudden inspiration struck her. Since Yuqing Palace wasn't far from Jingyue Pavilion, she decided to show this to her brother Pei Ji.
This could be considered half of her spoils of war, and she wanted to show it off to her brother Pei Ji!
"Zijuan, Zijuan, shall we take this to Brother Pei Ji to see?"
In her excitement, Sheng Sheng forgot that she had originally planned to secretly go to find Pei Ji.
As soon as the words were spoken, Sheng Sheng immediately covered her mouth.
"I...I didn't say anything!"
She blinked and covered her mouth tightly, pretending she hadn't said anything.
Ever since Sheng Sheng went to the bamboo forest on the first day, Huang Ying had never taken her there again. The clever Sheng Sheng naturally realized that they seemed to not want her to go to the bamboo forest.
Or rather, they didn't want her to go to Pei Ji.
Because Pei Ji was a hostage, a prince of an enemy country.
Zijuan was extremely surprised; she had no idea that Shengsheng and Pei Ji had become friends.
Last time, when Shengsheng went to deliver the jade pendant to Pei Ji, Zijuan was so fooled by Huangying that she actually thought she had accidentally run in while playing around with Yanhu.
Zijuan asked, "Princess, the Pei Ji you mentioned wouldn't be the hostage prince from the Song Kingdom, would it? Young Master Pei Ji?"
Sheng Sheng covered her face and remained silent, but she felt it was unrealistic to keep going to Pei Ji secretly without telling anyone.
The oriole was fine, but now the oriole won't be following her all the time.
But Zijuan was her personal maid, and Zijuan was with her at all times.
She couldn't possibly find a way to get Zijuan away every time, could she?
Sheng Sheng frowned and thought for a moment, then stomped her foot, grabbed Zi Juan's arm, and shook her while pleading, "Mmm, Zi Juan, Zi Juan, Sister Zi Juan, good Zi Juan~ Brother Pei Ji is Sheng Sheng's good friend, Sheng Sheng is going to play with him, so please don't tell him!"
Zijuan looked at the spoiled little dumpling and hesitated for a moment: "But, but Young Master Pei is a prince of an enemy country, how can you ask him to be your friend, Princess?"
“So what if he’s a prince from an enemy country? To him, Sheng Sheng is also a princess from an enemy country.” Sheng Sheng pouted. “Besides, Brother Pei Ji is a hostage here and won’t be able to go home for ten years. He’s already pitiful enough. Sheng Sheng wants to play with him!”
"this……"
Zijuan's expression softened.
Sheng Sheng quickly pressed her advantage: "Besides, Sister Zijuan, Brother Pei Ji is just a child. Why is everyone hostile towards him? Is it just because he's from another country? But the conflict between our two countries isn't something he wanted. Brother Pei Ji is so pitiful!"
Zijuan didn't understand these things, but when she heard Shengsheng say this, she felt it made a lot of sense: "It seems so. Young Master Pei was only seven years old when he came to Yu Kingdom. He must have been very sad to be away from his hometown at such a young age. As for why no one wants to get close to Young Master Pei... it seems there is no specific reason. It's just something that everyone tacitly agrees on."
“Brother Pei Ji is so lonely. Sheng Sheng is his only friend. Sheng Sheng wants to go find Brother Pei Ji.”
Sheng Sheng buried her little head in Zi Juan's arms, wrapped her little arms around her waist, swayed her body and whined for a while before raising her face to look at her with teary eyes.
Zijuan: ! !
The princess is so cute!
Who could withstand this?!
Imagine a cute, adorable little dumpling snuggling in your arms, softly calling you "sister"—can you resist that?
Zijuan, who was already on the verge of giving in, immediately gave in and bent down to coax her: "Alright, alright, Princess, this servant will not tell His Highness, nor will I tell Huangying."
"Really?" Sheng Sheng gave Zi Juan a quick kiss on the cheek. "Sister Zi Juan, you're so sweet! I love you so much, Sister Zi Juan!"
Zijuan was stunned, touched her cheek, and blushed slightly.
This appearance is exactly the same as that of the nightingale who was conquered by Sheng Sheng's kiss.
Sigh, yet another woman conquered by a kiss.
Having successfully won over Zijuan, the little dumpling no longer needs to sneak off to Jingyue Pavilion.
The little dumpling was very happy, bouncing around.
Zijuan followed behind her, carrying the beehive. Seeing her young mistress so happy, she was also happy: "Princess, you are so amazing. You know so much. I don't know anything about you."
Like her and others, she knew that Pei Ji was a hostage sent by the Song state, and thus she ignored everything else.
But they didn't understand that in the dispute between the two countries, Pei Ji was just a child, and was utterly innocent.
Perhaps it's not that I don't understand, but rather that there's no need for me to understand.
Pei Ji was powerless and powerless, a discarded son of the Song state, and trapped in the palace of the Yu state. He had no use to them, so no one bothered to befriend him.
People's hearts are cold and indifferent; it has always been so.
The princess, a five-year-old child, understood these principles, yet she maintained her innocence and kindness, adhered to her true self, and became friends with Pei Ji.
In the princess's eyes, there is no such thing as prioritizing personal gain, nor does she analyze the pros and cons.
Sheng Sheng just wanted to be friends with him, so she did.
Sheng Sheng smiled and didn't take it to heart: "Of course, you should make friends with people you like. What's the point if you have to consider other people's opinions when making friends?"
Zijuan chuckled, "Yes, Princess."
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