After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

I said, "Don't worry about adults' affairs. Why do you care so much as a child? The adults won't listen to you anyway. You should stay in Jinxiu Palace and find a good family to marry when you grow up."

Mingzhu rolled her eyes at me and said, "Look at what you said. Is it the right thing for a woman to marry a man? My mother is well-educated, virtuous, dignified and graceful in front of others, and a good chess player and a good teamaker behind others. Marrying my father may seem glorious, but she has to compete with so many women for her husband every day. Do you think she will be happy?"

I couldn't help but look up to Mingzhu. I didn't expect that she could see things so clearly at such a young age.

However, no one is allowed to discuss the emperor's affairs. Anyone who dares to speak ill of the emperor is guilty of a capital crime.

Not to mention that Mingzhu was only Zheng Xian's adopted daughter, even the prince did not dare to talk about Zheng Xian behind his back.

This girl is not brave, but stupid.

Looking at the silly girl in front of me, I had to say, "You are right, but don't let your father hear these words, otherwise you will have ten heads chopped off."

Mingzhu snorted and said, "My father has no time to care about me. He is now having a good time with Concubine Gui."

Mingzhu's words frightened me so much that I shuddered and gasped, "My little ancestor, please stop talking. You are not afraid of death, but I am."

Mingzhu stood up and said, "I didn't expect you to be such a boring person. I won't talk to you anymore. I'm leaving now."

I quickly asked, "Where are you going?"

Mingzhu said: "Of course I'm going back to Jinxiu Palace. My mother is ill, and I have to go back to serve her."

Yi Ping hasn't come back yet, and I don't know where she went. I hurriedly asked, "Did you come here today because Yi Ping came to look for you?"

"Yiping?" Mingzhu tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said, "You mean that pretty girl? So her name is Yiping? She didn't ask me to come here, but I wanted to come to your place today. I met her halfway, and she told me that you were waiting for me to come back, so I came. As for Yiping, after she finished talking to me, I saw the seventh prince coming to find her, and then the two of them left together."

Yi Ping and Zheng Bang left together?

Oh my goodness, they have been gone for most of the day, right?

I was so scared that I quickly sat up, lifted the quilt and wanted to get out of bed to look for someone. At this moment, Yiping walked in from the door.

Yiping saw me getting up and asked curiously, "Why are you up so late?"

Seeing Yi Ping, I finally felt relieved, but then a surge of anger suddenly surged up. I angrily said, "Where have you been? It's almost midnight and you just came back!"

I rarely get angry with Yi Ping, and I scolded her so hard that she started to cry. She sobbed, "I was looking for Ming Zhu everywhere, and I ran into her on the road. I was just telling her that I was looking for her when the Seventh Prince came to me and told me to go to his palace to cook for him. He also said that this was what the Chief Steward Wei had promised him. I thought that with Ming Zhu back to take care of you, it shouldn't be a big deal, so I followed the Seventh Prince to his palace to cook for him."

I held my forehead and sat down. This kid Zheng Bang actually kidnapped my sister and made me worry for most of the day. It's so hateful!

Mingzhu saw that there was no gossip to be found here, so she just left.

I sighed and said, "You are twelve years old now, and you are considered a grown-up girl. Don't go to other men's houses for no reason. Even if the Seventh Prince is not yet an adult, you can't do that. It will cause trouble for others.

Yiping completely treated Zheng Bang as her younger brother and had never thought about this. Now after what I said, she finally understood why I yelled at her.

Yi Ping wiped his eyes and said, "I understand, second sister. I will avoid it in the future."

Yiping is an extremely smart child. She understands the importance of many things without much explanation, which is why Mrs. Du likes her so much.

Seeing that it was getting late, I said, "Since you are back, you should rest early. The New Year is coming soon, and we can't stay in the palace. Let's go to discuss with my eldest brother tomorrow and decide whether to return to our house or to Yongcheng to celebrate the New Year."

Speaking of the house, I suddenly thought of my Xiao Huihui. Zheng Xian promised to send someone to my house to find out whether Xiao Huihui has returned. But after I woke up, no one has mentioned this to me. It seems that I have to go back to the house tomorrow.

But Zheng Xian won't let me leave the palace, so I have to think of a good solution.

Living in this palace is too depressing and not conducive to my recovery.

Yes, just say that I am leaving the palace to recuperate. I believe Zheng Xian will not refuse to let me go.

Thinking of this, I said to Yi Ping happily, "Hurry up and take a rest. We will leave the palace early tomorrow morning."

Yi Ping didn't believe that we could leave the palace smoothly. He frowned and said, "His Majesty said that you can't leave the palace and can only stay where he can see you. How can you be so sure that you can leave the palace?"

I lay back on the bed and said, "Don't worry about it. Go to sleep quickly. Get up early tomorrow and help me pack my things. We won't be back after we leave the palace this time. At least we won't come back until after the New Year."

Yi Ping lowered the curtain to me doubtfully and said, "Then I'll go and rest."

I closed my eyes and said, "Go ahead, good night."

When I thought about being able to leave the palace tomorrow, I felt relaxed and fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, Yiping came to wake me up as expected. She had already packed my things and I could leave anytime I wanted.

I had just finished washing up when Mingzhu came running in, skipping.

She was holding a basket in her hand. When she saw me, she quickly handed the basket to me and said, "This is the breakfast I made myself. Try it."

I quickly took it and said, "I didn't expect Princess Mingzhu to be able to make breakfast. It's really rare."

"Princess Mingzhu?" Yi Ping was shocked when he heard this. He knelt down and saluted, saying, "Yiping didn't know Mingzhu was the princess. This is a breach of etiquette. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Mingzhu waved her hands and said, "What I hate most in my life is these red tapes. Please stand up and talk properly. No need to be so polite."

Only then did Yiping stand up and stand obediently behind me.

Mingzhu rolled her eyes at me and said, "I can do a lot of things. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to see them in the future."

I opened the lid of the basket and saw a plate of golden millet cake, a plate of soft and delicious-looking buns, and a plate of white and sweet milk cake.

I took out all the cakes and placed them on the table, sniffed them vigorously, and exclaimed: "They are really well made. You didn't go to the imperial kitchen to bring them to fool me, did you?"

When Mingzhu heard this, she was so angry that she wanted to take the cake away. I held her back and said, "No, no, no, my dear, I was wrong. You are a beautiful and intelligent princess. I love you the most."

Mingzhu blushed with shame, pushed me aside and said, "Come on, you're the only one who keeps talking nonsense."