Chapter 32 This child is easy to get along with; she truly believes in and does what she's asked.
The boy turned around in silence and saw the woman in pink half-submerged in books, still muttering something.
"Who are you! Why are you barging into His Highness's study!" Little Shadow angrily pointed at Mu Jianjian and shouted.
"Ah." Mu Jianjian pulled the book off her face and squinted to finally see the two people in front of her.
A handsome young man in white with a cold expression, and a short, thin man in black wearing a mask.
Mu Jianjian instantly snapped out of her daze. She awkwardly crawled out from the pile of books. "I'm sorry, I didn't know this was your place. I'm so sorry."
"I asked you who you are!" Little Shadow stomped her foot angrily.
"My... name is Yaoling?"
The tentative tone carried a deep question, and Mu Jianjian's hesitant expression left Xiao Yingzi completely bewildered.
The boy closed the book, and dust gradually spread from it. "Take those books with you."
He completely ignored Mu Jianjian standing to the side.
The little shadow obediently took the book the boy handed her, glared at Mu Jianjian, and said, "You're the maid who was kicked out by His Highness? How come you're still alive?"
The words were harsh but not offensive; they just conveyed a strong sense of disdain and incomprehension.
Mu Jianjian: Are you being polite?
"Excuse me, may I read these books?" She ignored the little shadow and asked, looking at the back of the boy in white.
She remembered that Nuanya hadn't told her about the dark cell at the bottom of the lake where there were people... Besides, the way the two addressed each other was also very strange.
Your Highness... Normally, if someone is the second son, they should be called the Second Prince. Why would you add "Little" before it?
The boy in white seemed not to hear her, and left with a flick of his sleeve. The little shadow followed behind her, holding a book in one hand and making a face at her with the other.
The two figures walked further and further away after leaving the study.
Mu Jianjian sighed. It seemed she would have to go up and ask Nuanya again.
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Nuanya was almost scared to death when she saw Yaoling appear in front of her again, but she became tough again after hearing the other party's purpose.
"Why should I tell you? Are you trying to threaten me with the same method as last time?" Nuanya crossed her arms and sneered, "I destroyed the sachet from last time a long time ago. Even if you tell His Highness, you have no evidence."
"Aww—" Mu Jianjian nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly said, "Don't you want to know why His Highness didn't execute me immediately, and why I'm still alive?"
Warm Sprout: ...
Looking at the woman in front of her who seemed to want to say something but hesitated, Mu Jianjian continued, "Speaking of which, he touched my chin that day, I still remember the feel of it, soft, delicate, and gentle..."
The affected, high-pitched voice almost made Nuanya vomit blood. She quickly stopped herself, "I'll tell you, in exchange, you have to tell me why His Highness treats you so specially!"
"Mmm." Mu Jianjian nodded obediently. That's more like it!
“I heard… the young prince was brought into the palace when he was five or six years old. He is the emperor and empress’s child, but his biological father is unknown,” Nuanya frowned and lowered her voice, “Moreover, the imperial advisor predicted that he is a cursed star, so everyone in the palace avoids him…”
"The Emperor and Empress followed the Imperial Advisor's advice and built him an underground palace in the Immortal Lake... which is actually what everyone calls the 'Black Prison.' It is said that... those man-eating plants were specially placed inside to drive away the young prince's evil spirits..."
“In the past, Fairy Lake was a favorite place for everyone in the palace, but ever since the young prince came, no one wants to go there anymore... It's so unlucky... But actually, who would want to offend the Emperor and Empress?”
"The more Your Highness is favored, the more disliked the Little Prince is. Every year, the Emperor and Empress invite countless immortals from the upper realm to Your Highness's birthday banquet, making it a lively and extraordinary event... It seems that the Little Prince has never had a birthday banquet."
Mu Jianjian listened to these words almost in silence. She recalled the dark and damp palace at the bottom of the lake and the cold and lonely young man, and an unknown emotion welled up in her heart.
"Then... what is your name, Your Highness?"
"What's his name? His Highness is Bai Ji, and him..." Nuan Ya paused, seemingly stumped by the question, "...I don't think he has a name...maybe we'll get one when we do the spirit verification in a month?"
"Exorcism?"
"Are you really stupid? You've forgotten all this?" Nuan Ya said in disbelief. "Everyone has a spirit tester to measure their true energy talent on their sixteenth birthday. We were placed next to His Highness by the Empress because we were found to be born without any spirit."
So that's how it is. It seems that using the pine and cypress seeds in the space to cleanse the marrow for cultivation won't work.
However, does that mean the two brothers' sixteenth birthday is in a month?
Mu Jianjian's mood sank even lower, but Nuanya became anxious, "I've said everything I needed to say. You haven't forgotten everything and are going back on your word, have you?"
“No, that won’t happen,” Mu Jianjian glanced at him, looking displeased for some reason. “Let me tell you, His Highness is actually quite a repressed romantic. You can just put two flowers in your hair, go to his door, sing a song, and express your endless love for him.”
"Huh?" Nuanya was stunned.
"You need to express your feelings for him, otherwise how will he know?" Mu Jianjian lied without batting an eye, her matter-of-fact expression leaving the woman opposite her stunned.
"Oh, what song is that?"
"Listen to me sing." Mu Jianjian recalled Nuan Ya's disgusted expression towards the little prince just now, as well as the situation when the original owner was tricked at the beginning, and felt that she had to trick him back no matter what.
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The weather was sunny, and a woman in pink squatted by the lake picking flowers. The surroundings were like a fairyland, yet no one had ever set foot there. Because of this, Mu Jianjian, free from supervision, relaxed without any worries.
After being constantly on the go since transmigrating into the book, she finally has some free time to bask in the sunshine.
Until a black boot stepped on the flower she had just picked and placed next to her.
Mu Jianjian suppressed her anger and looked up, only to see a man dressed in dark guard uniform who didn't even lower his head and said, "Yaoling, His Highness summons you."
Damn it! What are you doing, acting all high and mighty, you guard?!
Even though she thought that way, Mu Jianjian still "obediently" followed behind him, walking step by step into the deep palace.
She pondered why Bai Ji would think of her and why he would call her over.
As the golden eagle palace drew ever closer, Mu Jianjian couldn't help but think of the little prince living at the bottom of a lake where the sun never shines.
Dampness, lifelessness, man-eating plants, and dusty books were all that remained of his possessions.
This is so unfair...
"His Highness is waiting for you inside." The guard stopped beside a large, gold-lacquered door and said coldly.
At the same time, two palace maids emerged from a small door beside them, covering their mouths and laughing as they walked.
"Warm Bud is really desperate to win favor! She's even capable of doing things like that..."
"Who knows? Maybe he's lost his mind lately, daring to act so presumptuously in front of His Highness. He's really not afraid of death."
"..." The two voices faded into the distance. As Mu Jianjian stepped into the palace gate, a bad feeling crept into her heart.
She walked along the path with her head down, and saw that the paving stones were all made of white jade, and even inlaid with gold beads, which was extremely luxurious.
After walking for about ten minutes, Yingying's whispers became clearer. After Mu Jianjian passed through the stone gate, she caught a glimpse of Nuanya kneeling to one side with a red and a green flower in her hair.
Mu Jianjian: ...
Nuanya is a good girl to get along with; she truly believes in and does what she's asked of people!
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