Yi Zexuan turned his head and asked in a cold voice, "Then the princess should give a reason."
“Emmm…” Su Lixia didn’t know what to say.
Yi Zexuan left, and Su Lixia slapped her forehead in annoyance, saying, "Hey! Why did I have to meddle? She's not going to die. Now look what's happened, we've even aroused suspicion."
Just as he finished speaking, Xiaolian rushed in in a hurry, with Lin Ziwen following behind.
Xiao Lian ran towards Su Lixia with a look of impending tears and asked, "Princess, how are you feeling? Is anything bothering you?"
Su Lixia shook her head and said, "It's nothing. I don't know why I fainted. Maybe it's because I haven't eaten yet."
Upon hearing this, Lin Ziwen frowned and said, "If that's the case, it's so cool there, and the princess fainted, so it seems quite serious. However, that quack doctor didn't even notice it."
Su Lixia forced a smile and said, "It's alright, it has nothing to do with him. It's just that I'm too pampered, and I can't even stand it for a moment."
Lin Ziwen hummed in agreement and said, "It's good that the princess is alright. Why don't we have our meal here and then return to the manor?"
"Let's go back to the palace to eat. I don't want to eat in the palace. It's so small here, and it feels even more oppressive than in the Central Plains."
Lin Ziwen hesitated for a moment, then gave in when he saw Su Lixia's aggrieved expression.
"Then let me take you to a restaurant for a meal. It will take a long time to get back to the manor."
Su Lixia raised an eyebrow and said, "That's fine too. Although it's not mealtime yet, I'm getting hungry."
After saying that, Su Lixia quickly put on her shoes, got up, and left with Lin Ziwen.
Lin Ziwen led Su Lixia onto the carriage first, then spoke to Yi Zexuan, and then went to tell the Empress again.
After they left, the Empress spoke again to take charge of the situation, saying, "There was a little mishap just now, but it's all over now. In order not to waste everyone's time, the singing and dancing will be cancelled. Ladies, please enjoy yourselves."
"Yes, Your Majesty the Empress," everyone said as they stood up.
"Oh, by the way, the plum blossom wine is fine. The princess fainted because she was too weak from not eating. She has already returned to the palace to rest. If you still want to drink, please continue."
"yes."
After saying this, the Empress left, and the young ladies from each family dispersed.
"Your Highness, Rou'er has also gone."
Yi Zexuan nodded and said, "Go ahead. I'll wait for you here later. I have some matters to attend to in the palace, so I must go now."
"Yes, Your Highness, please hurry."
After they finished speaking, the two parted ways.
Seeing the two separate, Miss Zhang walked towards Xue Yurou.
"Although I know Miss Xue, I have never met her before. Now that I have met her so closely, I am truly delighted by her appearance."
Xue Yurou smiled slightly. Everyone said that Miss Zhang had many friends and was very popular. Getting to know her might be a good thing, but didn't she like Lin Ziwen?
"Miss Zhang is graceful and poised, which is why she is so likable."
Miss Zhang laughed heartily and said, "Alright, alright, let's not stand on ceremony. Miss Xue rarely goes out, so she probably doesn't know many people. Why don't we go over there and I'll introduce you to a few people?"
Xue Yurou nodded: "Okay, thank you very much, Miss Zhang."
"Look at you, why are you being so polite with me? Now that we know each other, we're friends. It's too formal between friends to be so polite."
"Yes, Miss Zhang is right."
The two naturally arrived at the other young ladies' camp. The people who were chatting and laughing stopped when they saw the two of them arrive.
"This is Miss Xue's first time in the palace, and she doesn't know many of the other ladies yet, so I brought her here to help everyone get to know her."
"Miss Xue." Everyone gave Xue Yurou a simple bow, which she returned.
"Oh?" Miss Zhang helped her up and explained, "Logically speaking, you come from the Regent's Palace and are a young lady of the Regent's family. Even if you are not related to the Prince by blood, you are still noble compared to others, so you don't need to perform this ceremony."
Upon hearing this, Xue Yurou frowned slightly, her thoughts unclear. Then she smiled and said, "What 'Miss' or 'Lady'? We're all sisters. Once we get to know each other, there's no need for such formalities. Don't you agree, sisters?"
Everyone nodded, and one of them looked at Xue Yurou and smiled, "I've always heard that Miss Xue is gentle, considerate, easy to talk to, and has a graceful and beautiful appearance. Now that I've met her and chatted with her for a while, I can see that the rumors are true."
Xue Yurou covered her mouth and smiled, saying, "Sisters, don't tease me. The rumors they spread are too exaggerated. On the contrary, I think all of you sisters are more beautiful than the last. I guess they only said those things because I am from the Regent's Palace."
"Haha." Everyone covered their mouths and laughed.
Seeing that they were chatting so well in just a few words, which was completely different from what she had expected, Miss Zhang coughed twice and said, "Her Majesty has reserved some plum blossom wine for us. Please wait here for a while, and I will go get it."
“I’ll go with you,” Xue Yurou said.
Miss Zhang waved her hand and said, "No need for that. You can chat with everyone. It's just getting some wine, it's not a difficult thing."
"Okay, then I'll have to trouble you."
And at this moment...
"Princess, are you really alright? You still don't look well," Xiaolian asked as she sat down in the carriage.
Su Lixia raised an eyebrow and hummed in agreement, saying, "Of course, nothing's wrong, don't worry."
Xiaolian pouted and said aggrievedly, "I was so scared just now."
Su Lixia reached out and patted her shoulder, comforting her, "Oh dear, I'm so sorry to have worried Xiaolian, but it's really nothing, don't worry."
Xiao Lian hummed in agreement and then asked, "But the princess said it was because we hadn't eaten, but I remember we ate before we came out."
Upon hearing this, Su Lixia's lips twitched, and she hurriedly made a shushing gesture, saying, "You can't say things like that. I just haven't eaten, really."
Xiaolian nodded: "Yes, Xiaolian will remember."
Su Lixia took a deep breath and said, "You have no idea how terrifying it was to be alone with the prince just now."
"I know, I know, it's even more nerve-wracking and terrifying than being alone with His Majesty!"
Su Lixia clicked her tongue, then shook her head, muttering to herself, "Thinking about it now, my behavior just now was really strange. Yi Zexuan must be wondering what!"
The carriage stopped shortly after leaving the palace. Lin Ziwen dismounted and said in front of the carriage curtain, "Princess, we've arrived. You may dismount now."
"Okay." Xiao Lian went down first, and then helped Su Lixia down.
"They're so close." Su Lixia looked up at the restaurant, then looked back at the direction of the palace.
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