"Your Highness, that's not what I meant..." Gao Zhenzhen felt very aggrieved and explained with red eyes.
Nangong Yu frowned unhappily: "Prince Huai, if you are not here to study at the Prince Qin's Mansion, there is no need to stay here."
He chased people away as soon as they disagreed with him. Nangong Yu was really too protective of his own people. It was a waste of time for Xuanyuan Qi to call him cousin.
Ling Xiang couldn't help but sigh, if Xuanyuan Qi hadn't taken over the conversation here, she would probably be the one being targeted right now, right?
Sure enough, as long as Gao Zhenzhen is involved, the plot will develop into a sad story.
Ling Xiang thought Xuanyuan Qi would get angry and point at Nangong Yu's nose and scold him for putting women before friends.
As a result, Xuanyuan Qi changed his sitting posture indifferently and said sarcastically:
"Everyone in the world knows that Master Pei is a man of great learning and talent. I finally managed to get my father's permission to study with him. But some people talk too much and it's affecting my thirst for learning."
Ling Xiang almost laughed out loud, and quickly opened the book and pretended to be familiar with the textbook.
Anyway, it wasn't her who spoke up and disturbed the teacher's class, and it wasn't her who was scolded.
Gao Zhenzhen, who had been talking too much, burst into tears, feeling extremely aggrieved: "I just care about Miss Ling, I don't mean anything else..."
Ling Xiang really didn't want to waste time watching Bai Lianhua's performance here, so she stood up and bowed to Pei Xuewen: "Teacher, what are you going to learn today? I want to prepare first."
The teacher kept a stern face throughout the whole process, ignoring the students' quarrels. He slowly opened the book and said, "Today we will study..."
Pei Xuewen was indeed a famous scholar in the Dajing Empire. Ling Xiang was willing to attend classes because she really wanted to learn some useful knowledge from him, so she studied very seriously.
Xiaoyu was waiting outside the classroom, holding a notebook in her hand, listening to the lecture inside with her ears perked up and taking notes meticulously.
This was the task assigned to her by the young lady. If she missed anything in her notes, her food rations would be deducted when she returned.
Mu Heng, who was acting as a servant at the side, was very confused: "Little girl, what are you writing in such a hurry?"
"Shh!" Xiaoyu was very unhappy with Mu Heng's noise, which disturbed her listening to the class. "Don't make any noise!"
This was the first time Mu Heng was despised by a little girl. He was a teenager at heart and was very unconvinced. He snatched her notebook and said, "Let me see what you're writing."
Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment when her tools were snatched away, then she angrily went to grab them: "Give them back to me!"
Mu Heng relied on the fact that he was taller than Xiaoyu and raised the notebook above his head: "I won't give it to you unless you tell me what you wrote first."
Xiaoyu couldn't reach it even when she stood on tiptoe, and she was so angry that she stepped on Mu Heng.
Mu Heng felt pain and held his feet but didn't dare to cry out. He looked so funny.
Xiaoyu took the notebook back, stepped on him again, found a place away from him, and continued taking notes.
After a while, Mu Heng approached quietly. Xiaoyu noticed him and immediately shouted in a low voice: "Stay away from me!"
It’s not that Mu Heng had to compete with a little girl, but the boss had reminded him before he came that he should be vigilant and not let anyone hurt the young lady.
Although this girl was brought by the young lady herself, who knows if she is a spy? What if she records some of the young lady's affairs and uses them to do something detrimental to her?
Today he has set his eyes on the notebook in Xiaoyu's hand, and he must not let her have the chance to show the notebook to others!
He also wanted to tell the young lady that this little girl was sneaky and had ulterior motives!
It was already noon when the class ended. Ling Xiang originally planned to take Xiaoyu and Mu Heng home for dinner, but Nanny Gui was very enthusiastic and said that in the future, they could just stay in the palace for dinner after class to save her the trouble of running back and forth.
Xuanyuan Qi was used to eating for free every day. Without even waiting for the host to invite him, he sat down at the table and looked at the plate in front of him with a smile.
The four students sat at one table, and the teacher did not sit with them. The King of Qin prepared a separate kitchen for the teacher.
Ever since being confronted by Ling Xiang and Xuanyuan Qi in class, Gao Zhenzhen has been silent. Now she came to the kitchen with red eyes and looked very aggrieved.
Nangong Yu comforted her softly, "It's all over, Zhenzhen, don't worry about it."
Ling Xiang finally walked into the kitchen. Seeing this, she was speechless and looked up at the table.
There were four seats on both sides of the dining table. Opposite Gao Zhenzhen was Nangong Yu, and the only empty seat was opposite Xuanyuan Qi, next to Gao Zhenzhen.
She really didn't want to eat this meal.
But Nanny Gui was very enthusiastic. She pulled Ling Xiang to sit down and even arranged for a maid to serve her food.
"Thank you." Ling Xiang smiled politely.
The maid opened the plates one by one, revealing the exquisite meals inside.
Ling Xiang just wanted to focus on eating and leave quickly, but someone always wanted to make their presence felt.
Gao Zhenzhen looked at Ling Xiang with red eyes: "Miss Ling, I'm really just worried about the injury on your face. I don't mean anything else. Please don't be angry."
"Angry? What's the point? Should I be angry?" Ling Xiang calmly lifted her veil, picked up her jade chopsticks, pointed at the dish in front of her, and asked the maid who was serving the dishes, "This is the first time I've seen this dish. What is it?"
This is obviously giving Gao Zhenzhen a cold shoulder.
The maid didn't dare to respond, but looked at Gao Zhenzhen.
Gao Zhenzhen felt even more aggrieved, but she didn't show it. Instead, she acted magnanimously:
"It turns out Miss Ling has already let it go, but I'm the one who's still holding on to it."
She picked up the serving chopsticks, personally picked up the dish Ling Xiang asked about and put it on Ling Xiang's plate, introducing it:
"This is Wanfu meat. It's bright in color and fragrant, not greasy at all. Miss Ling, try it."
"How dare I trouble Miss Gao." Ling Xiang reciprocated and also served a dish to Gao Zhenzhen.
Gao Zhenzhen looked at Ling Xiang's face full of scars, which was very ugly, and was very happy. She turned around and picked up some food for Nangong Yu.
Ling Xiang was free now, so he didn't bother the maid to serve the dishes, and started eating by himself.
Ling Xiang ate very quickly, so her eating manners were naturally not as good as Gao Zhenzhen's.
Gao Zhenzhen felt that she had won another round, and the frustration she had felt in the morning finally dissipated.
After quickly finishing his meal, Ling Xiang put down his bowl and chopsticks, and hurried away with the excuse of going to review his lessons.
As soon as Ling Xiang left, Xuanyuan Qi put down his bowl and chopsticks, said a casual hello and left.
"Why does it seem to me that His Royal Highness Prince Huai is very interested in Miss Ling?" Gao Zhenzhen asked doubtfully.
Nangong Yu didn't care much about it: "Prince Huai has always been unreliable. He will be fine after these few days of excitement."
"If Miss Ling's face hadn't been ruined, she and His Royal Highness Prince Huai would have been a perfect match. What a pity." Gao Zhenzhen watched Nangong Yu's reaction carefully.
Nangong Yu still didn't care much and patiently picked up some food for Gao Zhenzhen: "Doctor Wang said that you should take good care of yourself and don't worry too much. Ling Xiang won't stay here for long, so you don't have to worry about her."
"Oh." Gao Zhenzhen nodded obediently, her heart already filled with joy.
So what if things develop differently from the previous life!
In this life, the prince still doesn't like Ling Xiang. Ling Xiang will never have the chance to enter the Prince Qin's Mansion again, and no one will ever compete with her for the position of princess!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
