Chapter 134 It Makes Sense
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Zhong Min didn't allow Xier to follow her, and Xier had no choice but to follow her.
Xi'er knew Jin'er's current temper very well. She knew that persuading her would be useless, and there was no point in annoying her any further. Besides, the prince certainly wouldn't blame Zhong Min, so she let her be.
After a while, Zhong Min arrived at the house where Xiao Mingzheng lived. Although it was early, the house was empty. He grabbed a guard at the door and asked him, but he just said that he had gone out, but he didn't know where he went.
Zhong Min was not in a hurry. He first ran to the gate of the palace. After confirming that Xiao Mingzheng had not left the palace today, he had a rough guess about his whereabouts. He walked around Tingyu Pavilion and saw that there were not many people outside. Therefore, there was no need to go in and ask. Instead, he turned around and headed towards Mo Garden.
There were only a few places Xiao Mingzheng could have gone so early in the morning. Unless he had intentionally hidden himself and run outside the palace, Zhong Min would have no problem finding him as long as he was inside the palace.
When she got there, her guess was correct. She hadn't expected him to come so early in the morning. She had never seen him act like this before. Now that she was no longer Xiao Mingzheng's personal maid, nor did she work at Mo Garden, she naturally couldn't come and go as freely as before. However, those people were certainly familiar with her, and even Li Bo was very polite to her.
"Why are you here so early, Min'er? Are you here to see the prince or an old man like me?" Uncle Li's attitude towards Zhong Min is getting closer and closer. Although it is not common in the mansion, when they meet occasionally, he is always very friendly in his words, as if he were an elder.
Zhong Min replied with a smile. Whether it was out of the friendship they had when he worked at Mo Garden before, or because he needed help from others, respecting the elderly was of course essential.
"Uncle Li, I have something urgent to discuss with the prince. Could you please let him know?" She looked towards the study on the second floor. "It's so early, there shouldn't be any distinguished guests here, right?"
"I was wondering why you would come to see a boring old man like me so early in the morning. It turns out you're here to see the prince." Old Man Li smiled and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go and inform him. The prince is having breakfast right now, so there's nothing urgent."
After saying that, Uncle Li turned and went into the small building. Zhong Min couldn't help but touch her belly, then she remembered that she hadn't even had a drink of water since she got up.
After a while, Uncle Li came back and told Zhong Min to go up by herself, while he went to do his own thing.
Zhong Min naturally thanked Uncle Li, then went straight upstairs, knocked symbolically on the study door, and then pushed it open and walked in.
When I went in, I saw that Xiao Mingzheng was still eating there. I don’t know when this guy got used to it and even went to the study to have breakfast.
"Your Majesty..."
"Why are you here so early? Haven't you had breakfast yet?" Zhong Min had just spoken, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Xiao Mingzheng as if nothing had happened.
Looking at his calm expression, he didn't seem surprised that Zhong Min came here to find him at this time. And the meaning of his words made it sound like he was waiting for Zhong Min specially, except that the time was a little earlier than he expected.
Seeing this, Zhong Min could only patiently answer: "I just got up not long ago and haven't had time to eat yet. I..."
"If you haven't eaten yet, sit down and eat together. They are all your favorite foods." Xiao Mingzheng glanced at Zhong Min, then picked up the empty bowl and chopsticks placed aside and scooped up the porridge for Zhong Min.
"Your Highness, I have something to talk to you about..." Zhong Min only glanced at the things and found that they were indeed her favorite foods. She knew at a glance that her portion had been specially prepared in advance, but she was not in the mood to eat at this moment.
"No matter how busy you are, you still have to eat. Sit down and eat first. We'll talk later." Seeing that Zhong Min was still standing there without moving, Xiao Mingzheng added, "If you don't want to eat, then there's nothing to say."
Seeing this, Zhong Min froze for a few seconds before finally giving in and taking a seat as Xiao Mingzheng had instructed. By this point, she finally understood. Xiao Mingzheng had anticipated her visit and had even prepared breakfast. He truly understood her well. So, it seemed there was something fishy going on.
Thinking of this, she was no longer as anxious as before. She took the porridge Xiao Mingzheng had served her and started eating. The plate was constantly filled with the food Xiao Mingzheng picked up. At first, she didn't say anything, as it was all her favorite food. But as soon as there was a little space on the plate, Xiao Mingzheng would start adding more, as if it would never end.
"That's enough, stop adding more. I really can't eat that much." She frowned slightly, expressing her true thoughts directly. Her appetite was actually quite large compared to the average woman, but Xiao Mingzheng, who was obviously very smart, always did the same thing. He would keep adding more until she said something, and would not stop until she did.
This was more than once or twice that she had eaten with Xiao Mingzheng, so she wasn't uncomfortable at all. She had long been accustomed to his habit of preparing meals for her. In fact, she had never told him what she liked to eat, but for smart people, many things didn't require listening; they could just watch.
Every time they ate together, if she ate more of a dish, that dish would always appear on the table the next time they ate together, so after a few times, her preferences became clear. However, the more Xiao Mingzheng did this, the more upset she felt. She simply put down her bowl and chopsticks after she had almost finished her meal and stopped eating.
"I'm full." She said softly.
As soon as she finished speaking, a handkerchief was handed to her. Seeing this, Zhong Min habitually reached out to take it and wiped the corner of her mouth. She never liked to carry things like handkerchiefs with her, but Xiao Mingzheng was just the opposite. He seemed to always have an endless supply of clean handkerchiefs.
Soon, someone came in and cleared away the remaining items. A fresh cup of fruit tea was placed on the small couch nearby. Xiao Mingzheng stood up first and walked over to sit down in another spot to drink tea. Seeing this, Zhong Min followed suit and sat down on the other side.
Only when they were alone in the room again did Zhong Min speak up, "Your Highness, can we talk now?"
"I know what you want to say. It's nothing more than what happened at Tingyu Pavilion last night." Xiao Mingzheng stopped trying to stop Zhong Min and spoke for her, "You want to tell me that the person who poisoned me wasn't Liu, and that things aren't exactly as Jiang Xiyan said, right?"
After hearing what Xiao Mingzheng said, Zhong Min became even more convinced that there was a reason for everything. This was a good thing, as it saved her a lot of nagging and she got straight to the point: "Since the prince knew everything, why did he let Liu suffer injustice?"
"Min'er, you don't have to worry about this matter. I have my own reasons. Anyway, it won't affect you." Xiao Mingzheng did not answer Zhong Min's question, and obviously had no intention of telling the truth.
But hearing this, Zhong Min's heart was inexplicably furious. Without thinking much, she blurted out, "What do you mean by 'don't bother with it'? What do you mean by 'it won't affect me'? Xiao Mingzheng, can you be a little more cold-blooded and ruthless? Liu has been with you for so many years, and you knew she was being wronged, yet you still acted as an accomplice. Do you think women are not even as good as a piece of clothing, and can be thrown away at will?"
Hearing Zhong Min's angry questioning, Xiao Mingzheng was stunned for a moment, but instead of getting angry, he actually laughed, and seemed very satisfied with Zhong Min's reaction.
"You, you can still laugh!" Zhong Min was so angry that he stood up suddenly. His face was very dark and he looked more emotional than ever before.
Seeing this, Xiao Shizheng stopped laughing and said softly to Zhong Min, "I'm not laughing. Don't get angry. If you have anything to say, sit down and talk slowly."
Zhong Min turned away from him angrily, but sat down after a moment. She was a little too extreme this time, but it was because she never thought that Xiao Mingzheng would be so cold-blooded and ruthless.
"You came here so early in the morning just to speak up for Liu?" Xiao Mingzheng said, "If that's the case, you don't have to be angry. Although I did have to divorce her, I never treated her unfairly. I've already arranged everything for her for the rest of her life, so you don't have to worry about her."
Such words were indeed not inappropriate in this era, and even for men, such an arrangement was a great favor. However, Zhong Min heard it as extremely ironic. Of course, she would not say anything more about Xiao Mingzheng's arrangement for Liu. After all, objectively speaking, the two of them were just casual acquaintances at most, and she would not risk everything to redress someone's innocence.
"I'm not doing this for anyone but myself!" She spoke the truth, not wanting any noble reputation. "Although this is your family affair and I have no right to interfere, the whole thing is related to me, so there are some things I have to say, so that people won't think I'm a fool who's being schemed and used without knowing it! This whole thing was planned by Jiang Xiyan from beginning to end. I have no grudge against her, but she has had evil intentions towards me more than once, which really makes me hate her."
At this point, Zhong Min looked at Xiao Mingzheng. Seeing that his expression was still the same as before, she continued, "I can't tolerate any grain of sand in my eyes, and I won't be easily bullied or beaten. Since the prince wants to marry her, please control your princess and don't have those inappropriate thoughts and calculations against others. Otherwise, if it happens again, even if she becomes the queen, I will still take revenge."
After saying that, Zhong Min didn't want to stay here any longer, so he stood up and was about to leave. Anyway, he had said everything he needed to say, so he was not afraid to stay here and listen to Xiao Mingzheng make any more excuses for that little girl.
"As long as you nod, the title of Princess Mu will be yours. Then you can decide who you want to discipline and how to discipline them." Xiao Mingzheng stood up very quickly and blocked Zhong Min with a very serious tone.
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