The next day, Xie Zhi went to school with a bruised and swollen face.
Upon seeing Yuan Yao, he said irritably, "Yuan Xiaoyao, why are your people so fierce? If I am disfigured, I will cling to you for the rest of my life!"
Yuan Yao looked guilty.
She had no idea the guards would suddenly attack...
Yuan Yao secretly took out a small plate from the food box under the desk and waved to Xie Zhi: "Brother Zhi, come quickly, I brought you something delicious."
The word "Brother Zhi" made Xie Zhi's heart flutter with joy.
He limped over and asked, "What?"
Yuan Yao smiled sweetly and said, "Of course, it's something you haven't tried before!"
On the celadon plate are several round and cute white dumplings, with soft and smooth skin. Through the soft and smooth skin, you can see the pale yellow filling inside.
Xie Zhi carefully picked one up and asked curiously, "Is this a steamed bun?"
But how come steamed buns are cold and soft?
Yuan Yao winked mysteriously: "Why don't you try it first!"
Xie Zhi obediently took a bite.
His expression changed slightly after that bite.
This "steamed bun" had a filling that tasted similar to the mille-feuille cake he had at Chaoyun Palace yesterday, but the crust was soft and chewy, and the filling contained not only a sweet "saucer" but also fruit...
It's a strange dessert, but it tastes surprisingly good!
Yuan Yao blinked her big eyes and asked expectantly, "How was it?"
Xie Zhi licked the cream off his lips: "You little girl, are you trying to please me by bringing me delicious food because you're afraid I'll hold you accountable?"
"You saw through me!" Yuan Yao said with a smile.
Xie Zhi took the plate from her and said, "These are all mine!"
Yuan Yao nodded and said, "Eat up, eat up! It's all yours!"
She breathed a sigh of relief after Xie Zhi left.
Last night, the guards threw Xie Zhi down, which really terrified her!
No matter how you look at it, Xie Zhi is still just a child.
If she fell from such a high palace wall, and died or was crippled, wouldn't she be finished?
Yuan Yao didn't sleep well last night.
This morning, she got up early and had Yu'er make her some snow skin mooncakes, which she then froze with ice and brought to the Imperial Academy as an apology to Xie Zhi.
Yuan Yao barely listened to a word of the lesson...
After school.
Yuan Yao tidied up her desk and was about to leave when she heard someone calling her from the doorway: "Xie Zhi, Yuan Yao, come out quickly!"
Yuan Yao looked up and immediately smiled brightly: "Sister Huairou, Sister Huaiyao!"
The National Academy is very large, and its classrooms are scattered, so Yuan Yao rarely encounters Huai Rou and the others...
Xie Zhi walked to the door before her: "What? Looking for me?"
Huaiyao scoffed, "You're just being presumptuous!"
Huairou gave Huaiyao a reproachful look and said softly, "Chengyan is back from Fotai Mountain. Huaiyao and I want to go pick him up. Would you like to come with us?"
Cheng Yan?
The little prince born to the Empress, Huairou's younger brother?
Another big shot!
Yuan Yao happily exclaimed, "Great! I'll go with you!"
I'd be more than happy to have someone to rely on!
But……
Yuan Yao blinked: "Daddy doesn't let me run around."
"This..." Huairou was a little embarrassed: "It was my oversight."
Yuan Yao is far too young, and she has faced many dangers since returning to the palace.
Going out of the city to pick someone up is indeed inappropriate...
"I said..." Xie Zhi began, "Don't you... have that thing?"
Xie Zhi gave him a wink.
Yuan Yao: "?"
What does she have?
Huairou and Huaiyao also looked puzzled.
Xie Zhi reached out and flicked Yuan Yao's head: "The one who threw me out of the palace last night."
ah!
Secret Guard!
Yuan Yao immediately perked up: "I'll ask him."
The four found a secluded courtyard. Yuan Yao looked at the empty space and asked, "Could you come out for a moment?"
Silently, a bodyguard appeared behind them: "Princess?"
When Huairou and Huaiyao saw the guards, they both saw surprise in each other's eyes.
They had never seen a person with a face covered in black mist before!
How amazing!
Yuan Yao tilted her head back and asked, "I'd like to go out of the city, is that alright?"
Her voice was soft and sweet.
The guard muttered, "...No. The princess is too young. If she encounters danger, I might not be able to get there in time and protect her properly."
Yuan Yao: "?"
How heartless!
She puffed out her cheeks: "Then can you protect me closely?"
Intimate?
Beneath the black mist, a hint of doubt flashed in the eyes of the guard.
He had a bad feeling...
An hour later, Yuan Yao sat in the arms of the guard.
The bodyguard was dressed in a gorgeous dress, with blush and lipstick on, looking exactly like a noblewoman from a high-class family.
The noblewoman's human skin mask was expressionless, and he was stiff all over, not daring to move an inch.
"Hahaha……"
Xie Zhi's loud laughter rang out from inside the carriage.
The laughter never stopped from the moment the guard put on the human skin mask, donned the noblewoman's attire, and climbed into the carriage.
Huairou's face turned bright red, but she managed to keep from laughing.
Huaiyao, however, glared at Xie Zhi and said angrily, "Laugh again! Laugh again and I'll kick you off the carriage!"
Xie Zhi: "Hahaha..."
That's hilarious!
It was his idea to have the bodyguards dress in women's clothing.
The purpose is to avenge yesterday's humiliation.
Who would have thought that Xie Zhi could outwit the Nine Thousand Years Old's secret guard?
That was so satisfying!
As the carriage exited the city gate, the curtain was rolled up halfway: "Princess, it seems we can see the Second Prince's carriage."
"Chengyan?"
Huairou stopped the carriage, happily lifted her skirt, and jumped off.
Then, Huaiyao and Xie Zhi also jumped off the carriage one after the other.
Yuan Yao, looking quite professional, jumped down from the guard's arms, lifted the hem of her skirt, and tried to jump off the carriage as well.
However, before her short legs even touched the ground, she was scooped up around the waist and pulled back into the car.
Immediately, the carriage curtain was lowered.
Yuan Yao: "!!!"
They're taking advantage of her short legs!
She struggled and cried, "Put me down!"
On the way out of the city, for safety reasons, she didn't even lift the curtains of the car. She had been feeling stuffy the whole way and really wanted to get out and breathe some fresh air!
The guard said in a muffled voice, "Princess, this trip of yours was earned by me through two thousand push-ups. I cannot let you risk your life any further."
"Wh...what?" Yuan Yao stopped struggling, her big eyes filled with disbelief.
The guard added, "There are still fifty more strokes of the cane."
Yuan Yao: "???"
Her face paled slightly, and her breathing slowed: "I...I'm sorry..."
She didn't know that her one act of willfulness would bring such punishment upon others.
The guard replied, "It's alright."
Yuan Yao bit her lip, feeling guilty, and said, "I'm sorry, I'll explain the situation to Father when I get back and ask him not to punish you..."
She can't let anyone pay for her willfulness.
At this moment, the carriage curtain was lifted again.
A round little face peeked in, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. It looked at her with a puzzled expression at first, then frowned: "Yuan Yao? What are you doing here?"
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