Chapter 390 Date
Xiao Xixi patiently asked, "Anything else?"
Lady Zhao pleaded, "I have something I would like you to help me with."
"What can I do for you?"
Lady Zhao did not answer directly, but said flatteringly: "I know there is a Chu Family Restaurant in the city. Their first-class tofu and braised lion's head are very famous. They are said to be very delicious. Do you want to try them? I'll treat you, and we can eat and talk at the same time."
Xiao Xixi was very excited when she heard that there was something delicious.
But soon she remembered the storybook she hadn't finished reading, and the plot inside made her unable to let go.
Anyway, the Chu Family Restaurant was right there and she couldn't run away. She could just finish reading the storybook first and then go to the Chu Family Restaurant with the prince for dinner.
After Xiao Xixi made up her mind, she righteously rejected Lady Zhao's invitation.
"Sorry, we don't make appointments!"
Lady Zhao: “…”
Lady Zhao had tears in her eyes and said affectionately, "Didn't you just say that you've forgiven me? Why don't you even want to have a meal with me?"
Xiao Xixi: "Because I'm not hungry now."
This reason was so simple, crude and powerful that it choked Lady Zhao for a long time before she spoke again with difficulty.
"Then let's meet again tonight and have dinner together then, how about that?"
Xiao Xixi thought about it and thought that if there was an extra Concubine Zhao, she could order a few more dishes, which would be fine.
So she nodded happily and agreed: "Okay! Let's go together."
Lady Zhao said hurriedly, "Then we have a deal. I'll come see you later."
"Um."
After finally getting rid of Concubine Zhao, Xiao Xixi immediately closed the door, threw herself on the couch, picked up the storybook and continued to read it happily.
As for Concubine Zhao, after she returned to her residence, a woman who was dressed very elegantly immediately came up to her and asked anxiously.
"My lady, how is the matter going? Did Concubine Xiao agree?"
The woman's name was Tian. She was Chu Ji's mother and also the owner of the Chu Family Restaurant.
Lady Zhao had wiped away her tears, and there was no longer a trace of sorrow and pity on her face.
She smiled and said confidently, "Concubine Xiao has already accepted my invitation. She will go to the Chu Family Restaurant with me to have dinner tonight. Please have someone prepare the food and wine in advance. I will ask her to help plead with the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince loves Concubine Xiao very much. As long as Concubine Xiao is willing to help plead, the Crown Prince will definitely show mercy and let Chu Ji go."
Tian was still a little worried: "What if Concubine Xiao is unwilling to help intercede?"
"That's why I asked you to prepare wine and food in advance. Put some knockout drugs in the wine and food. If Concubine Xiao is unwilling to help, then knock her out and lock her up with another man. When she wakes up and finds out that she has lost her virginity, she will definitely be in a state of panic. Then we can threaten her with this and she will definitely do as we ask. This is called using courtesy before force."
After hearing this, Tian felt that doing so was very risky and that one could end up making things worse if one was not careful, so he couldn't help but hesitate.
Seeing this, Lady Zhao did not force her, but just smiled and said.
"In fact, it doesn't necessarily have to come to that. I will try my best to have a good talk with Concubine Xiao. As long as the benefits we offer are generous enough, I believe Concubine Xiao will be moved by our sincerity. I asked you to put drugs in the wine and food in advance just in case. If she agrees to help us, even if she really faints, we won't do anything to her."
Tian: "What if Concubine Xiao refuses to obey and insists on making a big deal out of this?"
"Be careful, no one will find out. Besides, don't you have me here? I came up with this idea. If things get out of hand, you can put the blame on me. I did all this to save Chu Ji. She is my good friend, and I don't want to see her die at such a young age."
Tian was deeply moved: "It is a blessing for Chu Ji to have a good friend like you!"
She paused, then gritted her teeth and said, "Since you are willing to risk your life for your friend, how can I, as a mother, back down? Chu Ji is my only daughter. As long as I can save her life, I will do anything for her!"
The two began to discuss the specific details of the plan.
After everything was discussed, Tian said goodbye and left.
Lady Zhao raised her right hand and pulled up her sleeve, revealing the hideous scar on the back of her hand, and a sinister smile appeared on her face.
"You ruined my life, so I'm going to make you feel worse than death!"
…
The afternoon passed quickly.
As the sky grew darker, lanterns were hung in the palace.
At this time, there was a knock on the door and the prince's voice came in.
"Open the door."
Xiao Xixi was so frightened that she jumped up from the couch.
She hurriedly stuffed the book under her pillow, but felt that it would be easily discovered.
So she took out the script again, stuffed it into the box, closed the box with a clang, and randomly pulled out a few pieces of clothing to cover the lid.
After doing all this, Xiao Xixi dared to open the door.
Luo Qinghan stood outside the door, looking at her expressionlessly, his eyes as sharp as a knife.
"What took you so long to open the door? What did you do in the house?"
Xiao Xixi didn't dare to look him in the eye. She lowered her head and said, "I was sleeping and a little dazed, so I was a little slow. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
Luo Qinghan walked into the house, looked around, and finally his eyes fell on the box in the corner.
In the clean and tidy room, this box covered with a pile of clothes stands out.
Luo Qinghan remembered that there was no such box in the room originally.
He asked, "Where did this box come from?"
Xiao Xixi felt extremely guilty, but she still had to pretend to be calm.
"That's the luggage I brought from Chenbao County. It's full of clothes."
Luo Qinghan walked to the box and took off the clothes covering it one by one.
It looked like he was planning to see what was in the box.
Xiao Xixi was frightened half to death, and rushed over in a hurry, hugging the prince's waist from behind.
"Your Highness!"
Luo Qinghan paused and looked at her sideways: "What's wrong?"
"It's getting late, we should have dinner! I heard there's a Chu Family Restaurant in the city, the braised lion's head and first-class tofu there are especially delicious, let's go and try them together!"
Luo Qinghan: "I don't like eating out."
Xiao Xixi pressed her face against his back, rubbing against him and acting coquettishly.
"We don't eat out every day. We just eat out occasionally to spice up our lives. If we eat the food cooked by the royal chef every day, we will get tired of it even if it is delicious. Life should be more interesting with more novelty. Don't you agree?"
Luo Qinghan neither agreed nor refused.
Xiao Xixi continued: "I just want to go out on a date with Your Highness, please agree to my request."
When he heard the word "date", Luo Qinghan's heart moved slightly.
Since Concubine Xiao wanted to go on a date with him so much, he would reluctantly agree to her request.
(End of this chapter)
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