The little princess paused slightly upon hearing this, but did not react. Instead, she continued eating heartily to mask her sadness.
No wonder Xu Yuehuai was so kind to her today; it turned out he was waiting to talk to her about leaving the palace. Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably, but because she kept her head down, no one noticed anything unusual. The tears simply flowed down her cheeks and into her mouth.
The popcorn chicken has become a bit salty.
Xu Yuehuai thought the little princess hadn't heard, but she didn't plan to ask any more questions; it was late and she should rest.
This matter can only be asked again the next day.
She got up, glanced at the little princess, and then went back to her room to rest.
After she disappeared around the corner, the little princess looked up, her eyes already filled with tears.
A palace maid nearby quickly stepped forward and asked, "Princess, what's wrong?"
"Did she bite her tongue? The princess is always like this; when she encounters something delicious, she won't stop eating until it hurts." The maid complained as she checked on the little princess, but seeing that her tongue was fine, she breathed a sigh of relief.
The little princess wiped her tears with the back of her hand and said heartbrokenly, "Green Willow, it hurts, it hurts so much!"
"Where does it hurt?" Green Willow panicked again.
But the little princess couldn't give a clear answer, which made everyone sweat with anxiety.
After a long pause, the little princess finally spoke again: "Green Willow, do you think I was being too selfish?"
The palace maids looked at each other, not daring to say anything more.
She spoke, her voice trembling with sobs, clearly distressed: "I should have let her go."
"Sister Xu wasn't originally from the Mingyue Kingdom, so I shouldn't have been so selfish as to keep her by my side. If she could leave the palace, she would definitely be able to resolve her own affairs much faster."
“To her, I am definitely a burden.”
"Princess..." The palace maids could only offer her a handkerchief to comfort her.
But the little princess felt very sad and aggrieved. She stood up and ran towards the Imperial Garden.
She didn't want to stay here any longer; she didn't want to think about these difficult things anymore.
When the palace maids saw the little princess run out, they immediately chased after her.
But when they reached the intersection ahead, they were at a loss and could only split up to search. However, after searching for nearly half an hour, none of them could find any trace of Xu Yuehuai.
"Sister Green Willow, the little princess is nowhere to be found, what should we do?" Although the little palace maid knew that the little princess was difficult to serve, none of them had ever seen such a situation before, and she was so anxious that she was almost crying.
Green Willow sighed, realizing something was wrong, and turned back to find Xu Yuehuai to come up with a solution.
"You all go back to the palace first. If the little princess returns, let me know and I'll go find Manager Xu to think of a solution." With that, she ran off quickly.
Meanwhile, Xu Yuehuai had already been found in the study by the King of Mingyue Kingdom.
Looking at the gloomy expression on the king's face, she realized that what she had mentioned earlier was now showing signs of progress.
She spoke first: "Has the king already sent people to inquire? What was the result?"
"As you said, the Central Plains did not invade; it was all caused by someone interfering." The king's voice was low, tinged with sorrow.
He didn't need to interrogate them to know that the buying and selling was the culprit behind it all, since no one else could take orders from these soldiers except him.
Xu Yuehuai also breathed a sigh of relief, as this made their situation in the Dark Moon Kingdom more stable.
She began, "In that case, does the King still have any questions?"
“Miss Xu, I know you are intelligent, and the little princess likes you very much. However, since that person dared to deceive me, he must have already made preparations to harm you. You can no longer stay in the palace.” The king quickly expressed his thoughts.
Xu Yuehua nodded: "That's exactly what I was thinking, but about the little princess..."
Although she longed to leave the palace, she didn't want the little princess to blame her for it, and she certainly didn't want to leave without saying goodbye.
“She is a princess, so she should be stronger than others. If she can’t even handle these things on her own, then she shouldn’t be called a princess.” The king waved his hand, seemingly without any abnormality, but upon closer inspection, there was a hint of reluctance in his voice. “Miss Xu, you are a smart person, and you should understand these things better than others.”
Xu Yuehuai nodded without saying anything.
The king waved his hand, summoned the chief eunuch, and said, "Send Miss Xu out of the palace. If it gets any later, the palace gates will be locked."
"yes."
...
Meanwhile, the little princess had already run to the pond. She was heartbroken. She didn't want Xu Yuehuai to leave, but she couldn't be so selfish. The inner turmoil left her completely at a loss as to how to face the situation.
She sat on a large rock and threw stones haphazardly into the pond. Watching the splashing water, she felt a little excited, but after her sleep subsided, she felt very listless.
The little princess was extremely conflicted. She could only pluck a flower from the side and tear off the petals one by one, muttering to herself that she wanted to see what the heavens were planning.
"Little princess, it's late, why are you here all alone?" Maimaiti saw the little princess by the pond and quickly came over.
He made a point of inquiring about the little princess's return to the palace today, and he knew in his heart that Xu Yuehuai was able to act with impunity in the Mingyue Kingdom because of Zhao Yinfang and the little princess. As long as he could sow discord between the two, it would be much easier to take action in the future.
Thinking this, he took two steps forward.
The little princess was startled by the sound behind her and quickly turned around to look: "Huh?"
It was Maimaiti! He was wandering around the palace in the middle of the night; he must have some ill intentions.
She quickly got up and was about to walk back. She didn't want to stay with this big bad guy, fearing that he would use her to take credit again.
"Little princess, where are you going?" Seeing that the person was about to leave, Maimaiti quickly put on a smile and stepped forward to ask, "It's rare for me to see you, why don't you stay and talk with me for a while?"
He claimed he was going to strike up a conversation, but in reality, he completely blocked the little princess's path.
The little princess had no choice but to stop and say, "Maimaiti, I need to go back and rest. Besides, there's nothing more to say between us. Don't bother me anymore, or I'll have my father break your head!"
After saying that, she began to look around, trying to find a chance to escape.
"Princess, what's the rush? I have something important to tell you. Don't you want to hear it?" Maimaiti, unusually, kept coaxing her with sweet words.
"You are of noble birth, and I would never be disrespectful to you. I'm just afraid you've been deceived."
"Think about it, if anything happened to you in front of me, the king would definitely not let me off the hook."
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