Seeing this, Bai Wanrou glanced in the direction of Chen Ruzhi, and as expected she saw his face as black as ink. She was in a good mood and stepped directly up the steps to get off the carriage.
The place where the driver stopped was a little out of the way compared to the market. She walked for a while before returning to the small shop.
“Boss, let’s have some roasted chestnuts with sugar.”
Bai Wanrou's voice was mixed in the noise, seeming to wash away some of the hustle and bustle in the air.
She gave the remaining copper coins to the shop owner and happily waited for her roasted chestnuts.
When she returned to the carriage for the second time, she was able to sit firmly in her seat, and then she heard the dissatisfied complaints from the people next to her: "I don't like desserts, please remember that next time and don't always buy them."
Bai Wanrou froze on the spot because of his words, she chuckled as if she was amused, and then pointed out, "The prince doesn't think this roasted chestnuts are bought for you, right?"
Seeing the surprise in Chen Ruzhi's eyes, she even noticed a bit of novelty. It turned out that serving him had already become a habit in his heart.
This knowledge was like a sharp silver needle, poking out small holes one after another in her already riddled heart.
Bai Wanrou ate two pieces of chestnuts silently, and she felt slightly better. "If the prince doesn't like it, just don't eat it. I can handle it by myself."
So she really didn't give any piece to Chen Ruzhi, and ate a whole box of sugar-roasted chestnuts with satisfaction.
Chen Ruzhi naturally couldn't say that he was craving for a piece of food. Looking at her flowery smile, he felt bored in his heart, as if he was locked in a square box and couldn't breathe.
"My lord and princess, the palace is in front of you. Please come down, please."
The coachman said something and the carriage stopped. Chen Ruzhi was still trying to give her some advice, so he naturally ignored her footsteps and stepped forward after getting off alone.
Qingtang was waiting for the princess to return at the gate of the mansion. When she saw Chen Ruzhi's figure in the distance, she was startled. Her first reaction was that he had left the princess outside.
Thinking of the task assigned to her by the master and the previous attitude of the princess towards her, Qingtang's eyes turned red and she directly used Qinggong to land in front of Chen Ruzhi.
"The prince came back with the princess?"
She knew about Bai Wanrou's return today, so there was no need to make any insinuations.
Chen Ruzhi's eyes were filled with coldness, and they froze for a moment. After a while, they fell to the ground like hailstones on bricks, which made people panic, "Your princess is in the back, she's very good."
He almost said the last three words through gritted teeth. Thinking of Bai Wanrou's actions today, which seemed to be in sharp contrast with Yue Yi, Chen Ruzhi felt more and more that she was not worthy of sitting in the position of princess.
"La la la~ Hey, Qingtang, what are you doing standing here?"
Although Bai Wanrou was left far behind by him, she was not in a hurry. She had nothing to do after returning home, so she might as well enjoy the beautiful scenery on the street at night, so she hummed a little tune while walking.
"Miss, you don't know that I just saw the prince but couldn't find you. I was so worried."
The more Qingtang talked, the more scared she felt. You must know that Bai Hou has great expectations for her. Her young lady usually treats her well. If something goes wrong today, she may not be able to bear it.
"Qingtang, you don't need to think so much. The matters between the prince and I can be settled by the two of us. Even if outsiders can take care of it, they won't be able to do much."
Bai Wanrou comforted her with a few words, and the two of them walked slowly for a short distance back to the palace.
At the same time, in another courtyard of the palace, a more serious chaos was taking place.
"Miss, something bad has happened! The prince seems to have returned home with the princess today!"
Xiao Tao said this simple sentence as if the sky was falling.
Yueyi, who was sitting in front of her, was looking at the dishes of cold food brought by her servants. How could she have been so wronged when she was so favored in the past? Now her status is not as good as before, and her life is simply miserable.
Upon hearing this, her reaction was even stronger. She stood up from her chair, her eyes filled with disbelief, and her voice was as sharp as breaking her eardrums, "What did you say?!"
"I...I just saw the prince and the princess returning to the mansion together. Although they were a few steps apart, they did get off the same carriage!"
Yueyi's eyes widened, how could it be possible... With Chen Ruzhi's character, he would definitely not accompany that little bitch Bai Wanrou to do such a thing!
A sense of crisis suddenly arose in her heart. Now that Bai Wanrou has the strength to ask Chen Ruzhi to accompany her back to her home, what happens next? Wouldn't she quickly secure the position of princess!
She waved her hand and smashed a plate to the ground. The sound of the exploding glass restored some of her rationality. A plan emerged in her mind. Yueyi sneered. Bai Wanrou asked for this. She couldn't blame her.
The next day, Yueyi didn't eat all day yesterday, and even drank a few sips of water. Her face looked extremely pale, and her body was so weak that it seemed like she would fall down in the next second.
She asked Xiao Tao to take her to find the prince, and when asked, she only said that she wanted to see the prince, but she did not explain why.
When she arrived in front of the book pavilion, she asked her servants to report it and entered the book pavilion unimpeded.
"Your Majesty, what are you busy with?"
Yue Yi pretended to simply want to ask, but before the latter could speak, she raised her hand and pressed her temples, feigning discomfort.
Sure enough, after seeing such a scene, even though she didn't say any words of grievance, Chen Ruzhi still held her in his arms with a look of distress on his face.
"What have you done in recent days? Why do you look so pale?"
When Yueyi heard his question, the corners of her lips curled up slightly. She knew that her goal had been achieved, and then it was time to see what price she wanted Bai Wanrou to pay!
"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. It's just that the imperial dining room has been sending some rotten food to my room under Sister Wanrou's order recently... Wait, Your Majesty, please don't get angry, and don't go looking for Sister, either.
I'm afraid she just doesn't have time to take care of it."
When Chen Ruzhi heard this, he felt that the raging anger in his chest could no longer be suppressed, and he desperately wanted to vent it. At the same time, Bai Wanrou's image in his heart also plummeted.
Previously, I only thought that she was a snake-hearted person, but I never thought that out of jealousy, she, the daughter of a noble Bai Hou, could do such a thing.
"This Bai Wanrou... is getting more and more excessive every day!"
Chen Ruzhi's rage made Yue Yi feel a little less worried.
It doesn't matter, as long as his heart is still in her hands, no matter what Bai Wanrou does, she can't shake her position.
"You sit here peacefully, and I'll tell the imperial kitchen to cook some food for you."
Yueyi originally wanted him to stay with her, but he walked quickly and hurriedly. Before she could say anything, there was only a gust of wind left in the library.
"Princess, I wonder why you came to see me today?"
Lin Feng received a note from Qingtang, asking him to come to the back mountain on time to find Bai Wanrou in an hour.
He was confused and couldn't figure out the reason for the moment.
"Lin Feng, a few years ago, my innocence was taken away by the prince one night, but the prince refused to admit it. I vaguely remember that there was a person who saw my face at that time. Could you please find that person for me?"
"Princess, of course I will do my best for such small things. I'm afraid that if the result is not satisfactory, please don't be angry."
After hearing her description, Lin Feng's admiration for the prince suddenly dropped a bit, and he agreed to Bai Wanrou's request.
But they didn't know that after hearing what Yue Yi said just now, Chen Ruzhi wanted to breathe and came to the back mountain.
At this time, there was a rockery between the three of them. Although he did not hear clearly what Lin Feng was saying to her, he had already seen the two of them.
"Lin Feng, how come you still have time to wander around in the back mountains? Go to the bookstore and write a secret letter for me. The contents are spread out on the table."
Chen Ruzhi knew that if Lin Feng went back now, he would most likely run into Yue Yi, but he just wanted to distract Lin Feng and didn't want to think about it so much.
After he was ordered to leave, Chen Ruzhi took a look in front of him and saw Bai Wanrou, who was always happy, but today she had a sad expression.
The moment their eyes met, he felt an inexplicable throbbing in his heart, but the feeling was fleeting and he had no time to capture it.
After a pause, Chen Ruzhi remembered the purpose of coming here. He cleared his throat and said to Bai Wanju: "As a princess, you are in charge of the inner palace rights in the palace, but you are so harsh on Yue Yi, but you deliberately go against me?
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Bai Wanrou was still worried about whether he had heard something just now, and she felt a little guilty, but then she thought about it, she was the one whose innocence was stolen by him at that time, what was there to hide?
Before she could sort out her thoughts in her mind, she heard Chen Ruzhi say this and was stunned, "What did you say?"
"Is it possible that you still want to quibble? Yueyi has already told me that the people in the imperial kitchen have obeyed your order and only sent her some rotten food all day long. Bai Wanrou, how can you rest your conscience?"
Hearing this, Bai Wanrou couldn't even put on a forced smile. How miserable was she in his heart that she even had to do something with the food?
But she was not afraid of the slanting shadow. She would not accept this mistake that was not hers just because she was afraid of Chen Ruzhi.
After thinking about it, she replied: "I don't know where the prince heard the rumor that the imperial kitchen was ordered by me. I am an upright person. If the prince doesn't believe it, you can go and check it out."
"Okay, then you accompany me to find Yueyi. If this is your problem, you will have to accept the punishment of thirty big boards."
Chen Ruzhi had probably thought about this sentence several times in his mind, so when Bai Wanrou said it, he immediately responded, so fast that he couldn't believe it.
"I agree, but what if this matter has nothing to do with me?"
He just said how to punish himself, but he didn't say who should be punished if this matter was not what she wanted.
Seeing Chen Ruzhi's face full of impatience and unable to think of a solution, Bai Wanrou added calmly: "If this matter has nothing to do with me, let Yueyi shut up and think about it for three days. Will the prince dare to agree?"
Her last sentence was obviously a provocative one, and Chen Ruzhi, who was still thinking about it, immediately agreed. No matter what the facts were, Bai Wanrou could not let Bai Wanrou look down on her. This chapter has been completed!