Yuan Ruo chuckled and said, "Back then, the princess wanted to cling to the prince all the time. Has the princess forgotten how she used to jump and hang on the prince whenever she saw him, like an octopus?"
Su Lixia, who was drinking porridge, was quite startled when she heard him say that. Goodness, the book didn't mention that part before. You big green tea, you're so fierce.
"I can't remember things that are so far in the past. They're all history. There's no need to worry about those little details."
"No wonder the prince was heartbroken; he never expected the princess to be so heartless."
Su Lixia spat out a mouthful of rice, looked at Yuan Ruo in shock, and questioned, "Why is he sad? How have I been heartless?"
Yuan Ruo sighed softly: "I didn't think much of the princess based on her reputation, but I heard that she was very sad and couldn't eat or sleep after the prince left. That's probably why she was sent to marry the prince. Otherwise, we could have just picked any princess from the palace to marry the emperor. I heard that the princess fell in love with the prince and the prince was even a little moved. What a pity, what a pity."
Xiaolian rolled her eyes at him: "You're talking too much. Why meddle in so many other people's business? Just eat your food."
Yuan Ruo glanced at her, made a face, and then lowered her head to eat.
Xiaolian was very disgusted by this.
Seeing the two of them like this, Su Lixia looked like she wanted to dig a hole and run away; it was clear that this was true.
He buried his head in his porridge, gulping it down to hide his embarrassment.
After such a wild experience, how am I going to face people in the future? Su Lixia had already started imagining those scenes.
They had just finished eating, and the table hadn't even been cleared yet, when Yuan Ruo, while wiping his hands, asked Su Lixia to play Connect Four with him.
Su Lixia agreed, and the two moved a small table and sat on the cushions. After Xiaolian helped tidy up the table, she sat aside and watched.
Yuan Ruo was very strong this time and lost in just a few moves. Half of the chessboard was already full, but he was still at a disadvantage.
The game ended with Yuan Ruo having no more pieces left.
"Wow, you're really good this time. Let me tell you, you're the first person I've ever played against like this in all this time."
Although he lost the match, he suddenly became happy upon hearing her say that and asked, "Really? Young Master doesn't have any?"
Su Lixia shook her index finger: "No, no, you've been the first person from beginning to end. Just follow Ziwen's lead, and you'll definitely win."
"You really didn't let the water out of your way?"
Su Lixia shook her head: "Really not? Don't you believe me?"
Yuan Ru clapped her hands: "Great! I'm going to challenge him when he gets back."
"Why don't you challenge me first before challenging him?" Xiaolian said.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Ruo looked at her with a mixture of belief and doubt: "You? Can you do it?"
Xiaolian pouted: "Who do you think you are?"
"Alright then, but I and the princess are evenly matched. If you lose, you're not allowed to cry."
Xiaolian raised an eyebrow: "Of course, you have to accept the consequences of your bet, it's the same principle."
Su Lixia smiled as she looked at their cigarette holders, and suddenly they seemed to have a strong sense of being a couple.
“Okay, then you two play a round.” With that, Su Lixia stood up and switched places with Xiaolian.
Seeing that the two were having a good time, Su Lixia stopped participating in the activities and went upstairs to lie down and read a novel.
"I guess nothing major happened at Madam Zhang's garden party, otherwise I would remember it."
As she spoke, Su Lixia flipped through the table of contents and continued reading from where she left off.
"Tsk tsk, it's true. The Empress's matter in the original book has just been resolved a bit. After the two of them finished talking, the female lead gave him an idea, but it hasn't been adopted yet."
After muttering to herself, Su Lixia added, "If I don't take your advice, what's the point of asking others for suggestions? It's like having nothing to say."
"Yes, and then we went to the Zhang residence." Su Lixia watched with great interest.
When Su Lixia saw the list of male guests, she laughed: "Wow, this is a matchmaking event!"
The garden party began, and the young ladies from various families admired the flowers together, as it was a rare treat to see flowers still blooming so profusely at this time of year.
Madam Zhang also led the elegantly dressed Zhang Meier to get to know the male guests one by one. The female lead watched this, shook her head and smiled helplessly, feeling a little sorry for her.
However, the latter did not see it that way; instead, she thought it was mocking her.
"What are you laughing at! You think you have everything just because you have the Regent? You should know that the Prince will never marry you. What are you so smug about?"
Upon seeing this sentence, Su Lixia's eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth almost squeezed together: "This is so embarrassing!"
Su Lixia went downstairs and looked at the sky: "It's still very early. The morning court session probably hasn't ended yet, so there's still a little distance before this happens."
I glanced at the two of them, who were having so much fun, and suddenly I didn't know what to say. It didn't seem like a good idea to interrupt them.
So he went out.
"If I could mediate a fight, would the female lead have a better impression of me? Maybe she'd be less likely to try anything with me when I get back to the palace!" Su Lixia thought to herself.
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