Zhao Yinfang also knew that Maimaiti had never liked the peace talks between the Mingyue Kingdom and the Central Plains, and had been trying to sabotage the barter system between the two countries.
But both countries were his hometowns, and he naturally did not want to watch them go to war.
He sighed, "Logically speaking, I shouldn't get involved in such offensive matters, but you stayed in the Underworld Kingdom hoping that the two countries could live in harmony. Since that's the case, I can't just ignore it."
"Don't worry, Miss Xu, I will naturally protect your Tianxiang Pavilion from now on."
As he spoke, he didn't forget to pat his chest.
Xu Yuehua thanked him repeatedly and was about to hurry back to the palace to change into clean clothes when she unexpectedly heard Zhao Yinfang speak again: "Miss Xu, I have found a courtyard for you. I wonder if you have time to go and take a look?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai's pupils dilated instantly.
She never expected Zhao Yinfang to be so fast.
Seeing Xu Yuehuai's pupils dilate instantly, Zhao Yinfang guessed what Xu Yuehuai was thinking, chuckled, and said, "It's that fast."
Seeing that her thoughts had been guessed, Xu Yuehuai laughed. This was usually her specialty, but she never expected that someone would guess her thoughts today.
"Shall we go take a look now?" Zhao Yinfang asked, waving his hand in front of Xu Yuehuai's face when she remained silent.
"I'd better go to the palace to change my clothes, otherwise I'll look rather disheveled. After all, I'm going to a new courtyard, so I should change into new clothes first," Xu Yuehuai said with a smile, patting her clothes, which instantly raised a cloud of dust.
"Alright." Zhao Yinfang agreed. He was going to court soon anyway, so he could bring Xu Yuehuai along.
Unexpectedly, just as they reached the palace gate, they were stopped by Taosu, a palace maid serving the little princess.
"How dare you! Don't you even know whose carriage this is? Get out of my way!" the coachman shouted.
“I know it’s Lord Zhao,” Tao Su said after bowing, “I just wanted to ask if Miss Xu is in the carriage?”
Hearing the noise, Xu Yuehuai, who was inside the car, quickly replied, "Yes, yes!"
After agreeing, he said to Zhao Yinfang, "Lord Zhao, then I'll go first..."
Zhao Yinfang waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, we can meet at the palace gate after I finish court."
"Then thank you, Lord Zhao." Xu Yuehuai hurriedly cupped his hands in thanks and jumped off the carriage in a hurry.
As Zhao Yinfang's carriage gradually drove away, Tao Su hurriedly pulled Xu Yuehuai's arm and said, "Miss Xu, you've finally arrived! The little princess thought the imperial chef's food was not good and didn't eat anything all day yesterday, so I came to the palace gate to wait for you."
Xu Yuehuai understood, and shook the things she was carrying in the peach pastry, saying, "I expected this. I'm slow, so you take these things to the little princess first, or they won't taste good if they get cold."
This thing was a lifesaver for Tao Su. She hurriedly took it, said goodbye to Xu Yuehuai, and then ran back quickly.
Xu Yuehuai then walked towards Qi Guze and told him about her desire to move out of the palace.
"Moving out of the palace isn't out of the question, but it might make it harder to gather information," Qi Guze said, frowning after hearing the suggestion.
“There’s nothing worth asking about in the palace anymore,” Xu Yuehuai shook her head and replied, then added, “Now all the information points to Maimaiti, so we have to start with him.”
"Be careful in everything you do," Qi Guze said worriedly upon hearing this.
"Nothing ventured, nothing gained," Xu Yuehuai replied with a smile.
On another note, Zhang Ting heard that Xu Yuehuai had not returned last night, so she thought she would come early in the morning to curry favor with Tie Xiong and the others, but she did not expect to hear Xu Yuehuai's voice before she even entered the door.
She listened at the door for a while, and then she vaguely heard Qi Guze's voice.
She couldn't help but start to suspect—Qi Guze wasn't dead.
Before she could make a move, a shout came from behind her: "Zhang Ting, what are you doing there!"
The short sentence made Zhang Ting tremble with fright, and even Xu Yuehuai and Qi Guze inside the room heard it.
The two exchanged a glance.
Zhang Ting's voice came from outside immediately afterward: "Miss Zhou Wan, I thought you might not have had breakfast yet, so I quickly brought it over."
"Thank you for your trouble, but we're used to A-Yue's cooking and can't eat other people's food anymore. You shouldn't waste your time on this in the future." Zhou Wan said, but still took the food box.
She guessed that Xu Yuehuai should have already returned, and quickly told him to go back: "You should go back now."
"I..." Zhang Ting hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.
She is working so hard to gain their trust, but if they continue to keep her at arm's length, it will only make things more difficult.
She quickly laughed, preparing to say something else.
Unexpectedly, Xu Yuehuai's voice came from inside the house: "But Awan and Miss Zhang Ting are outside. Come in quickly, I have something to say to you."
Zhang Ting was delighted to hear this, but just as she was about to take a step, she remembered Zhou Wan standing beside her and immediately stole a glance at her.
Although Zhou Wan was somewhat unwilling, since it was Xu Yuehuai who had spoken, she could only frown and go inside with Zhang Ting.
"Zhang Ting, your cooking skills are quite good." Xu Yuehuai first praised Zhang Ting's skills.
"Not at all, not at all. I'm still far from being as good as you, Manager Xu," Zhang Ting replied with an embarrassed smile.
Zhou Wan scoffed and gave a cold snort.
Xu Yuehuai, however, acted as if she hadn't heard him, waving her hand and saying, "I'm planning to move out of the palace in the next few days and won't be living here anymore. What do you think?"
Zhou Wan naturally listened to Xu Yuehuai in everything, shaking her head to indicate that she had no objections.
Zhang Ting felt that moving out of the palace would make it easier for her to visit Maimaiti, so she nodded in agreement.
Xu Yuehuai's attention had been focused on Zhang Ting. Seeing her nod, he asked, "Zhang Ting, do you have any objections? Tell me about them."
"Ah," Xu Yuehuai's words startled Zhang Ting, who then realized her mistake and quickly explained, "No... I don't have any objections."
"Since no one has any objections," Xu Yuehuai said, "then let's all go back and pack our things. We'll move out today."
"Yes," Zhang Ting replied and turned to leave.
Zhou Wan waited until Zhang Ting had walked away before asking, "A-Yue, Zhang Ting is clearly harboring malicious intentions and plotting something sinister. Even I can see that, can't you?"
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