Su Lixia's heart suddenly tightened: "Ah, that..." On a whim, she turned around and looked at him, saying, "You should know my temper to some extent. I really didn't do what happened to Miss Xue. As for why she did that, I'm also very confused."
"Stop talking," Yi Zexuan said coldly.
"Um...actually...I've already said everything." Su Lixia's mouth was slightly open. She didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
"I know what I'm doing, so you don't need to say anything more."
Su Lixia raised an eyebrow and nodded, saying, "Alright then, if you have nothing else to say, let me out."
"The switch is the chain under the second candle next to it; just pull it."
"Okay." After saying that, Su Lixia went to open the door.
The instant the door opened, there was a whooshing sound, and an arrow was embedded in the door.
Fortunately, Yi Zexuan reacted quickly and grabbed her. Su Lixia screamed in fright and tackled Yi Zexuan to the ground.
A soft, fluffy sensation touched my lips, along with... the aroma of meat?
Yi Zexuan frowned slightly and stared at the stunned Su Lixia.
The latter met his gaze, suddenly sat up, and covered her mouth in disbelief: "I really didn't expect this, this is the first time for me!"
Yi Zexuan lowered his eyes and smiled slightly, then heard her say, "This is just too awful."
"But speaking of which, weren't they saying there were no more mechanisms? How come another one suddenly appeared?"
"It's probably because it hasn't been used for a long time, so it's stuck inside."
Su Lixia pursed her lips and didn't say anything more. Then she got up and left, still very angry.
Yi Zexuan pointed to himself and curled his lip: "Is it that bad?"
I have no idea what's going on in this person's head...
Meanwhile, Xiao Lian had been searching frantically for her and had finally found the prince.
"Darkness value increased. Congratulations, the task bar has moved again."
As soon as Su Lixia stepped out of the secret room, she heard the system notification.
She rubbed her head angrily: "Is it really that big of a deal? But I was taken advantage of, what's there to be angry about!"
Just as I finished complaining, I heard Xiaolian's voice from outside the door: "Has my princess been here?"
Uncle Li nodded: "Don't worry, young lady. The princess and the prince are discussing matters. You should be out soon."
Xiao Lian took a deep breath, patted her chest, and said, "That's good, that's good. I only rested for a little while, and when I got up I found that the person was gone, and no guards followed me."
Uncle Li laughed heartily: "So that's why I didn't see you earlier. But since the princess is in the palace, we certainly won't let anything happen to her."
Su Lixia's lips twitched: "So you're taking me outside the manor to resolve this?"
After thinking it over, Su Lixia went out.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Lian walked directly to Su Lixia's side and complained, "You can't listen to the princess and go to rest anymore. She always has to trick someone into going out on her own. Even the nanny didn't know that the princess had gone out, and there wasn't a single guard with her."
Su Lixia chuckled twice and said as she walked, "I'm not trying to trick you. I was about to go to sleep, but I suddenly remembered something and came to find him. Otherwise, who among us usually has nothing better to do than bother him?"
Xiao Lian nodded: "Xiao Lian still believes in the princess, but it's wrong for the princess not to bring anyone with her."
Su Lixia patted her shoulder and said, "You're the best and most sensible one. I'll remember this time, and there won't be a next time."
Xiao Lian hummed in agreement.
However, just as she passed the central hall, she ran into Yuan Ruo, who was returning from outside. Yuan Ruo stepped forward and teased, "Princess, you didn't bully your little maid, did you? Your eyes are all red."
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