As Black Owl walked around the artificial hill in the courtyard and was about to head to his room, he suddenly saw a person sitting cross-legged on a stone chair next to the artificial hill.
By the dim moonlight, he could only vaguely make out that the figure was a girl.
"Who's there?" he asked suspiciously.
The girl's shoulders visibly twitched, as if she had been startled.
"Brother Xiao, you, you're back..." The man stood up in surprise and joy and turned around; it was Lin Shuang.
Black Owl's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly:
Judging from the girl's tone, she seemed to still have feelings for him. In that case, he should avoid having too much contact with her to prevent further misunderstandings.
Thinking this, Black Owl gave a soft "hmm" and turned to walk into his room.
"Brother Xiao! Wait!" Lin Shuang called out to him as he was about to leave.
Hei Xiao wanted to ignore her, but was afraid of hurting her pride, so he stopped where he was, pretended not to know, turned around, and smiled at Lin Shuang who was walking briskly over: "What's wrong? Is something the matter?"
Looking at Hei Xiao, who appeared even more handsome and alluring under the hazy moonlight, Lin Shuang's heart pounded like a drum. Unable to contain her excitement, she blushed and stammered, "Brother Xiao, did the Princess... did the Princess say anything to you..."
Hearing that she wasn't talking about herself, but rather involving the little female bandit, Black Owl was somewhat confused: "The princess has said a lot to me, which aspect are you referring to?"
"Tell...tell me..." Lin Shuang was shy and embarrassed, but she still bravely and adoringly looked at Hei Xiao's exceptionally handsome face.
"Yes, I did say that. Your princess has praised you a lot." Black Owl vaguely guessed that she must have asked the little bandit for help, but the little bandit probably knew that this matter could not be accomplished and did not want to make things difficult for everyone, so she did not mention it to him: "She said that you are smart and capable, meticulous in your work, and a very capable girl. She values you very much."
Upon hearing this, Lin Shuang's eyes revealed disappointment: "That's all?"
"Isn't that enough? If your princess praises you any higher, she'll be calling you a celestial fairy instead of you. Don't be too greedy." Black Owl chuckled and pointed at Lin Shuang before turning and striding towards his room.
After pushing open the door and entering the room, Hei Xiao saw Lin Shuang still standing there in a daze, and laughed again: "It's late, go back to sleep; a perfectly good young lady standing at my door in the middle of the night, if others see her, my reputation will be ruined."
After saying that, he clicked his tongue playfully and then closed the door tightly.
Only then did Black Owl pat his chest with lingering fear and silently shake his head:
It seems that he should stay away from the Prince's mansion until this girl finds her true love, lest she keep thinking about this and can't get over it!
Lin Shuang stood frozen in place, staring at the door that Hei Xiao had slammed shut, large tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.
That day, she pleaded with the princess so earnestly, but the princess still refused to stand up for her.
She wasn't unaware that the princess would never mention it to Xiao Chen.
But the princess had always treated her and Bai Lu very well, so she always had a sliver of hope that the princess might not have mentioned her feelings to Xiao Chen in front of her because she was afraid that the princess would feel embarrassed.
Today, that hope has been completely shattered.
The princess said that she and Bailu were "not talented enough", so she would not give them the same training resources and treatment as Xique.
The princess said she couldn't make decisions for Xiao Chen, so she wouldn't say a single word on his behalf.
The princess is truly clear-headed and decisive in her dealings with others!
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