Chu Miaoer lay there in a daze for a while before she sat up, held her head and called out "Baitao" softly, but received no response. She raised her eyes and looked around, but there was no sign of Baitao, and then she remembered that she was the one who locked her up.
Outside the door, she pursed her lips and chuckled: "What a silly girl."
She put on some clothes and walked to the window. She pushed open the two windows and saw only the last ray of sunlight left on the horizon. She was shocked to realize that she had slept all afternoon and hadn't even eaten lunch. No wonder she was so hungry.
At this time, Baitao happened to pass by the window. When he saw her, he immediately called out in surprise: "Princess, you're awake!" Without waiting for Chu Miaoer's response, she unconsciously quickened her pace and hurriedly came to her, "Princess, you're awake!"
This is the porridge just cooked in the kitchen, drink it while it's hot." Baitao placed the tray on the table, filled a bowl of porridge, and arranged a few side dishes in an orderly manner before asking with concern, "Princess
Does your head still hurt now? Is it better?"
"It's better," Chu Miao'er took the porcelain bowl and asked lazily, "Where is the prince? Are you still drinking with your uncle?" He must have just woken up, and he was so hungry just now that he drank water and looked at the food on the table.
I lost my appetite again.
Baitao, who was standing next to her, picked up vegetables for her and replied with a smile: "After dinner, the second master invited some opera singers to come to the house. The front yard is very lively now. After the princess finished eating, would you like to come too?"
Going to join in the fun?"
In the past, I only knew that my grandmother loved to listen to opera, but I didn't know that my uncle also liked this kind of opera. It seemed that he was really interested today. Chu Miaoer smiled and shook his head and said softly: "I won't go, so as not to get a headache from the noise.
"Has the prince been here again?" She never liked to join in the fun, but she didn't expect Fu Yunqi to be so patient and stay with her uncle for so long.
"Your Majesty came here before. Seeing that you are still sleeping, I asked my servant not to wake you up." Bai Tao saw her putting down her chopsticks as if she was not going to use them anymore, so she said hurriedly, "Princess, please eat some more. These are the prince's."
I specially ordered someone to prepare the food you like, so you just had something to eat in the morning. How can your body bear it... If the prince sees him, he will say that he is a slave..."
"Okay, okay..." Chu Miaoer was really afraid of her, and quickly picked up the porcelain bowl again, but secretly thought in her heart: This girl is really getting more and more verbose.
Seeing her finish the last mouthful of porridge, Baitao smiled with satisfaction, "I'll call the prince over after I've finished cleaning this."
"No, he stays with me every day. Today I rarely spend time with my uncle. I just walked around the courtyard without asking him to come over." Chu Miaoer said softly.
She got up and walked out of the room to the small courtyard. She watched the last moon slowly climb up the branches and felt extremely peaceful. Sitting on the recliner, closing her eyes and listening quietly, she could still faintly hear the laughter coming from the front yard.
It sounded really lively. My aunt also loves lively, so she must have been very happy.
"Is it almost the beginning of autumn?" Chu Miao'er looked at the bright moon hanging high on the branches in the sky, and said lightly as if talking to herself. She thought she would meet Chu Miao'er in her dream, but she didn't have any dreams. She felt
Somewhat unexpected.
Hearing this, Baitao raised her head and responded with a smile: "Yes, Princess, it's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival in the blink of an eye. I don't know if we can go back to the palace in time. I think the palace must be making preparations as well."
"What's so good about the palace," Chu Miao'er smiled at her, "it's better to be here where it's clean, no one disturbs you, no rules, and you can drink wine and admire the moon, wouldn't it be nice?"
Seeing a smile on her lips and mentioning that she liked it here, the smile on Baitao's face slowly faded and she said with some hesitation: "Princess, I feel that the eldest lady is still the same as before, with many evil thoughts, so we'd better get there as soon as possible
Good luck going back. This slave girl feels flustered when she thinks of you falling into the pond before. Plus what happened today..."
Even if Baitao didn't say anything, Chu Miaoer knew it in her heart. She put her hand gently on her lower abdomen and responded calmly: "I understand," and then raised her eyes as if remembering and asked, "Did the prince ask you anything?"
"No, Princess," Baitao couldn't help but tap her foot, "when the servant was about to say something, the prince was summoned away by the eldest lady, who said that someone had sent someone to bring a lot of wine. The uncle couldn't wait to drink with the prince.
Tell me, how could it be such a coincidence? I think the eldest lady must be causing trouble again!"
He Runjia deliberately asked her to go to Ling'an Temple, and then pretended to mention it casually in front of her aunt, without giving Baitao a chance to explain. The purpose was obvious. Chu Miaoer looked at her funny and said: "What kind of temper does the prince have?"
Isn’t it clear? When I came back, I told him personally, just go and put the things away first, why are you so anxious..."
Seeing Baitao leave angrily, Chu Miaoer relaxed and slumped on the lounge chair, enjoying the gusts of evening breeze blowing in her face.
Based on her understanding of Fu Yunqi, she was not deceived by He Runjia's few words, but in the final analysis, she still failed to control her emotions. It's strange to say, why is she so prejudiced that Fang Yanru can't help but shed tears?
"Is it you, Chu Miao'er?" She gently rubbed the beads on her wrist with her fingers and murmured to herself, "Why are you coming out at this time? Could it be that you really can't let go of that Fang Yanru? He is now at IKEA
Room, you should be happy, so why are you sad?" He sighed like comfort and sighing, and it sounded as if he was really talking to someone.
I don't know if it was due to dazzling eyes or something, but it flashed slightly twice. Just as he raised his hand to take a closer look, Chu Miaoer heard a muffled sound from behind, followed by the sound of slightly chaotic footsteps walking towards him.
Come.
"Who?!" Chu Miaoer stood up suddenly. She must have gotten up in a hurry. Before she could see the person clearly, her vision went dark. Her center of gravity was unsteady and she fell straight towards the tea table. Her wide sleeves
The tea cup was spilled on the floor, making a crisp sound.
"Sister Miao'er..." The joy in her tone was beyond words.
How could this voice be so familiar? Chu Miaoer quickly opened her eyes and saw Fang Yanru not far away, staring at her with a flying eyebrow and a smile, and her heart froze.
"Yan... Brother Yanru..." She swore that this was not what she said. Chu Miaoer coughed lightly to cover up her embarrassment and asked in confusion, "Why is Master Fang here?"
Seeing that he was only smiling and not responding, Chu Miaoer's eyes suddenly became dazed. She hurriedly calmed down her mind and reminded her loudly: "Climbing over the wall into the deep courtyard in the middle of the night is not something that Young Master Fang can do. If he is caught,
If others see it, do you know where you will put the Fang family? What will happen to you?!"
Fang Yanru did not step back after hearing this. Instead, she took a step forward and got closer to her. "I heard everything you said just now. If I hadn't heard it with my own ears, I would have misunderstood you deeply."
What did you say just now? The images of the two of them kept rolling in Chu Miao'er's mind. The faces of Yanru in front of her eyes actually overlapped. She put her hand on her forehead and took two empty steps back.
Just as she was about to fall, Fang Yanru quickly stepped forward and picked her up. Feeling the warmth of his palm on her waist, Chu Miaoer stood firm and quickly pushed him away and said coldly: "Master Fang, please respect yourself! You
I have a family now. If outsiders see us, both of us will be punished by death. You'd better go back quickly before anyone finds out!"
There was a voice in her heart calling for Fang Yanru to stay. Chu Miaoer reached out and patted her forehead, looking very uncomfortable.
"It turns out what your cousin said is true. It was not your wish to marry into the royal family." Fang Yanru felt even more distressed when he saw her feeling so uncomfortable. She said with a sigh of relief, "Sister Miao'er, it's all my fault.
Maybe when I begged my grandmother again, she would have softened her heart, and you would not have married away from Kyoto. Maybe you and I would still be the same as before... maybe... maybe you would be my wife..."
Chu Miao'er didn't hear what he said next. She only heard him talking about He Runjia. She stared at him in disbelief and asked, "My cousin asked you to come here?"
"Yes," Fang Yanru nodded with a smile, and said softly, "your cousin came to see me at the house in the afternoon and said... that you were not living a satisfactory life in the palace, and that you burst into tears after meeting me.
Not only...why haven't I been the same all these years?..." The distress in his eyes was already overflowing.
Chu Miao'er maintained her remaining sanity, held back her splitting headache, turned sideways to avoid his outstretched hand, and hurriedly took a few steps back to distance herself from him.
"King, Princess! -" Baitao, who walked to the entrance of the courtyard, happened to see this scene. She didn't know that she had only left for a moment, but someone else would come over the wall and hurriedly blocked Chu Miao'er, "Princess
, when I came, I saw the prince and the others coming this way! What should I do if the prince sees him?!" She looked as if she was about to cry, and turned to look at Fang Yanru, "Mr. Fang, otherwise
...Or else go into the house and hide!"
Listening to the footsteps outside the courtyard getting closer and closer, Chu Miaoer knew that today's disaster was destined to be inevitable. Going into the house to hide? If the outsider entered, wouldn't it make people even more fanciful!
Seeing this, Fang Yanru stepped forward anxiously and said: "Now that I'm here, I haven't thought about leaving a way out for myself. Sister Miao'er, can I take you away? Let's go to a place where I don't know anyone. I don't want anything."
Now, let’s not worry about this anymore... As long as you are there, it’s enough... Sister Miao’er..."
"That's enough, stop talking!" Chu Miao'er looked at him and said loudly, "Don't you have any suspicion when you come to the house?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, before Fang Yanru had time to react, he heard a woman's chuckle from the door.
"Young Master Fang is so cheerful! He didn't even sleep at midnight to come and see my cousin!" He Runjia sneered and walked out of the crowd, "It seems that the relationship that has lasted for more than ten years is light and indifferent."
Chu Miao'er looked back and saw that there were dozens of people standing at the entrance of the courtyard, led by He Runjia. They really seemed to be here to catch the couple.
Fu Yunqi, who was silent, had a flash of light in his eyes. His eyes swept across Chu Miao'er's face, and finally stopped on Fang Yanru, with a vague look in his slightly squinting eyes.
A look of contempt.
"Mrs. Zhang...you..."
"Cai'er, go and call me the people on duty tonight. No one even knew someone had entered the inner courtyard." After Cai'er left, He Runjia looked at Chu Miao'er and said deliberately, "Cousin Miao'er, you
Now that she is a princess, how can she be involved with a young old friend?"
Fang Yanru was stunned for a moment, and his face suddenly changed, showing a strange expression. Fu Yunqi's face gradually darkened, as if covered with a light layer of frost, revealing a harsh and ruthless feeling.
"I didn't do anything." Chu Miaoer walked straight to Fu Yunqi and said calmly, "You have to believe me."
But Fu Yunqi's expression remained unchanged, his face was full of indifference, and even the smile on his lips disappeared. In an instant, Chu Miao'er's heart sank to the bottom.
