"I've never seen you, why should I believe you!" Gao Zhenzhen was very cautious and did not trust this person who suddenly appeared.
Fake Yang Xiaogang said calmly, "Miss Ling knows that Miss Gao won't trust me easily, so she asked me to tell you that you should repay her life-saving grace with gratitude."
Gao Zhenzhen knew that this was a hint to her, suggesting that she took credit for Ling Xiang's life-saving grace to Nangong Yu.
"I understand. Please tell Miss Ling that I will definitely do what I promised her."
The fake Yang Xiaogang left the box, changed his face back to his own, and left Yuelai Building.
"Let's eat somewhere else next time." Gao Zhenzhen put away the Heart Protecting Pill, then left Yuelai Tower and returned to Prince Qin's Mansion.
After returning home, the first thing he did was to find Doctor Wang to confirm the ingredients of the Heart Protecting Pill. After learning that there was indeed no blood mixed in, he took the Heart Protecting Pill with confidence, secretly praising Ling Xiang for her thorough consideration.
The fake Yang Xiaogang went straight to a river, jumped in and disappeared without a trace. The people who followed him searched for a long time but couldn't find him, so they quickly informed the princess and Nangong Yu of the situation.
"He disappeared after meeting Gao Zhenzhen?" The eldest princess looked at her son.
"Yu'er, this time, I'm not the one who wronged Gao Zhenzhen. What do you say?"
"Zhenzhen is definitely not the one who ordered the fake Yang Xiaogang. I will find evidence!" Nangong Yu was very sure.
"Alright, I won't stop you from doing anything you want, but Yang Xiaohong must be returned to Gao Zhenzhen. Let's wait and see how Gao Zhenzhen treats her. After all, Yang Xiaohong betrayed me, but that helped prove Gao Zhenzhen's innocence. If she were any kinder, she wouldn't have handed Yang Xiaohong over to me."
Nangong Yu did not comment and got up and went to Gao Zhenzhen's yard.
"Your Highness!" Gao Zhenzhen hadn't seen Nangong Yu for many days. Seeing him come to see her, she happily walked up to him, pulled his arm and said coquettishly:
"Prince, what have you been busy with these days? Zhenzhen misses you so much..."
Nangong Yu comforted her out of habit. His hand just raised, but before it touched her hair, it stopped in mid-air.
Finally, he withdrew his hand and asked, "Zhenzhen, did you go to Yuelai Tower today?"
"Yeah." Gao Zhenzhen didn't know why Nangong Yu suddenly became cold towards her. She felt a sense of crisis in her heart, but she had to pretend that she didn't notice anything and leaned carefully in his arms.
"My Lord, since you don't accompany me, I can only go out and relax more often."
Nangong Yu let her lean on him, didn't push her away, but didn't hold her in his arms like he used to. He continued to ask, "Who did you meet?"
Gao Zhenzhen frowned, suspecting that she had been discovered meeting Ling Xiang. Worried that the matter would be exposed, she raised her little face and looked up at Nangong Yu, saying aggrievedly:
"Your Highness, you know I have no relatives or friends in the capital. When I go out, I just buy some food and drink some tea. I haven't met anyone."
Nangong Yu was very disappointed by Gao Zhenzhen's lie. He pushed her away and took out a portrait. On it was the face of the fake Yang Xiaogang in disguise: "Who is this person?"
After seeing the portrait, Gao Zhenzhen was sure that she was being followed by someone sent by the King of Qin.
She could only comfort herself that the prince must have sent people to protect her.
She couldn't admit that she had a deal with Ling Xiang, so she could only suppress all her thoughts, carefully identify it, and shook her head:
"Your Majesty, I don't know him."
"After he entered your box, the restriction was lifted. He stayed there for a cup of tea before coming out and disappeared." Nangong Yu used his spiritual power to destroy the portrait.
"Zhenzhen, this matter is very important. I hope you can tell me the truth about what you said and did to him."
Gao Zhenzhen still shook her head. "I did open the box's barrier today, but that was because I had something to ask the waiter. Your Highness, I really haven't noticed the man in the portrait. Could he be the waiter from Yuelai Tower? I really didn't notice what he looked like at the time."
Gao Zhenzhen's lies were full of loopholes. Nangong Yu was very disappointed. He agreed with the princess's previous proposal in his heart and blamed Ping'er:
"As a servant, the master didn't notice the waiter's appearance, and you didn't notice it either? What's the use of you! Come here, Ping'er failed to protect the master, and she will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane!"
Ping'er is Gao Zhenzhen's confidante and military advisor. Hitting Ping'er is like hitting her in the face!
The prince hasn't come to see her recently, which has made her look down upon. If people in the mansion see her maid being beaten, what status will she have in the mansion?
Gao Zhenzhen quickly protected Ping'er and pleaded, "Your Majesty, Ping'er is my most trusted maid, please don't punish her!"
Nangong Yu was probably persuaded by Gao Zhenzhen and changed his words: "From now on, Ping'er will be demoted to a third-class maid and will not be allowed to serve you closely."
"Your Highness, in the palace, Ping'er takes the best care of me..."
Gao Zhenzhen wanted to fight for it, but Nangong Yu interrupted her directly:
"That day in Shuntian Mansion, Yang Xiaohong went to the extent of offending Mother in order to clear the truth for you. Although she was unfaithful to Mother, she was very loyal to you. You are in need of a maid like her. From today on, Yang Xiaohong will continue to follow you and serve as your head maid. You should recuperate in the mansion and stay at home unless necessary."
Gao Zhenzhen was stunned for a moment, and only reacted after a while. She said in disbelief, "Your Highness, wasn't Yang Xiaohong handed over to the Princess? How can we keep a servant who betrayed her?"
"It's settled now." Nangong Yu didn't even look at Gao Zhenzhen again and strode away.
Gao Zhenzhen didn't understand why things turned out like this. She grabbed Ping'er's hand, feeling bewildered and saying, "Ping'er, why is this happening?"
Ping'er was just as flustered as Gao Zhenzhen when she was suddenly punished, but she was calmer than Gao Zhenzhen and quickly comforted her:
"Miss, don't worry. The prince must have discovered you were alone with another man and got jealous. That's why he punished me and put Xiaohong next to you. He wanted to warn you not to do such things again."
"Really? Is the prince really just jealous?" Hope suddenly rose in Gao Zhenzhen's heart.
It doesn't matter, as long as the prince doesn't dislike her.
"Really!" Ping'er said firmly, "Miss, the prince has not come for a long time, he must be very busy. You should pay more attention to him these days."
"Yes!" Gao Zhenzhen has always trusted Ping'er. She immediately went to the mirror to dress herself up, and at the same time asked the kitchen to prepare Nangong Yu's favorite meals.
Yang Xiaohong returned to Gao Zhenzhen's courtyard as a maid. She immediately expressed her loyalty to Gao Zhenzhen, lifting her sleeves to reveal her hands covered in scars.
"Thank you Miss Gao for saving me from this sea of suffering. Xiaohong will do her best to take care of Miss Gao from now on!"
Gao Zhenzhen glanced at Yang Xiaohong's scars and asked curiously, "The princess only punished you and didn't kill you?"
Yang Xiaohong looked miserable: "These days, my life is worse than death..."
"Alright, I'll protect you from now on." Gao Zhenzhen didn't mind letting Yang Xiaohong think she had saved her, and ordered, "Go down and recuperate. I'll call you when I need you."
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