Transmigrating into a female supporting role in a book

Before he could say anything threatening, my stomach growled loudly.

This body is really too delicate. It's just that it hasn't eaten for half a day. Why is it throwing a tantrum at such a critical moment?

Although I still stared at Fang Yian and showed no compromise in my attitude, my cheeks were quickly getting hot.

"Did they bring you any food when they locked you up?" He asked in a gentle tone, as if he had shed his cold outer shell.

Instead, I felt even more embarrassed. I could only lower my eyes and retract the sharp thorn I had just extended, and whispered, "No."

"No wonder you're so hungry." He loosened his arms and helped me sit down aside. Then he walked to the door, opened it, went out and gave some instructions to the person guarding outside before coming back.

After coming back, he sat down next to me and asked, "Were you familiar with the Ninth Prince before?"

"Not really, we've only met a few times."

"We've only met a few times, and he made a special trip to give you a gift?"

I curled my lips, "Since you already know everything, why are you still asking me?"

"All I know is what others saw. You shouldn't have kept it from me. What is your relationship?"

I thought his question was weird. "What's the connection? At that time, I was still the Princess of Zhenbei, and he was a prince. We were able to interact because of the relationship with Zhenbei Prince Situ Jue. What's so strange about giving me gifts? When I was a princess, many people gave me gifts. Now that I'm a princess, many people also give me gifts, and even more!"

"Just that? You have no other intentions towards him?"

I was shocked. Could this guy have the ability to read minds? If he really had superpowers, then I would be a little more cautious in my attitude towards him because I was thinking that the Ninth Prince would ascend the throne and become the new emperor. This way, when he heard my thoughts, his expression would change.

I silently observed every subtle expression on his face, trying to find evidence.

But he just looked at me calmly, his expression didn't change at all, as if he was still waiting for my answer.

Phew, probably an ordinary person without super powers.

I felt relieved and said perfunctorily, "I just thought he was cute, well-behaved and obedient, so I had a good impression of him."

Fang Yian stared at me for a long time, and then laughed out loud as if he couldn't hold it back any longer, "I want to take back what I said about you being smart."

How dare you laugh at me! Forget it, just laugh at me. Whether I am smart or stupid, it is not like I will change my nature just by a few comments from others. I was indeed careless about the matter of Qinglang Palace. I may encounter such things in the future. I can't always count on others to save me.

The eunuch knocked gently on the door. Fang Yian stopped smiling and said, "Come in."

When the other party came in, I could already smell a slight fragrance, which came from the food box in his hand.

All the contents in the lunch box were taken out and placed on the table, which was still steaming. I didn't have time to say thank you and started eating first.

Fang Yian then told me about the emperor's arrangement. Although the matter had been traced back to Prince Duan, the emperor didn't want to touch Prince Duan yet, so the Queen had to take the blame. The people who framed me were arrested and dealt with separately, so I didn't have to worry anymore.

But he hoped that I would stop caring about the affairs of the Ninth Prince Jiang Kang and return to Jinhua Palace to be an honest and dutiful princess.

Judging from what he said, this did not seem to be the emperor's will.

I swallowed the food in my mouth and took another sip of tea before asking, "Isn't this what the emperor arranged?"

He looked at me meaningfully, "Your Majesty wants you to stay in Qinglang Palace. In the afternoon, the Ninth Prince went to plead for you in person, with someone supporting him. He seemed to be very concerned about you. Do you think he recognized you as an old friend?"

"That shouldn't be the case. What old friend? I wasn't very familiar with him from the beginning to the end." I quickly lowered my head and continued to feed the food, but I felt a little guilty. It might be someone else who recognized me, and I must not let Fang Yian know.

He probably can't do anything to Situ Jue, but as for Doctor Sun, he might kill to silence him.

"It would be good if you could completely let go of the past." He sat up straight, picked up the cup and drank tea.

"That tea is mine..." I wanted to remind him that he had the wrong cup and that I had just drunk that tea, but my eyes glanced at the teacup on my left hand. It turned out that I was the one who drank the wrong tea just now, which was embarrassing.

But he seemed not to notice. He took a sip slowly, then another sip, before putting the teacup back to its original place.

We kissed indirectly, and I stared at his moist lips in a daze.

He turned his eyes to look at me, "What's wrong? The food is not to your taste?"

I was shocked to find myself thinking about all sorts of random things, so I quickly lowered my head, focused on filling myself up first, and stopped talking.

After the meal, all the palace people packed up and left. I sat there, holding the teacup, feeling inexplicably guilty.

"It's getting late. You should go back to Jinhua Palace first."

"What about Caiyin?"

"She's fine, she's gone home."

I was relieved to hear that Caiyin was fine, but Fang Yian continued, "I took a few beatings for you, so that you can remember it in the future and stop meddling in other people's business."

"Caiyin? Why didn't you tell me earlier!" I stood up suddenly and prepared to go back to Jinhua Palace.

Fang Yian's voice came from behind, "She is your slave, and it is her duty to suffer for you. Remember to go to the Imperial Study tomorrow morning to thank His Majesty for pardoning you and clearing your grievances."

"Got it." I walked out without looking back.

Because I was walking too fast, after I rushed out in one breath, I found that the road here was a little unfamiliar. In addition, it was dark and I didn’t have a lantern. I walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow, relying on the dim light of the palace lanterns in the distance, trying to identify the direction.

They were finally rescued when they met a group of patrolling guards.

As soon as I returned to Jinhua Palace, I went to visit Caiyin first.

"Your Highness, are you okay? Why didn't you let someone know so that they could pick you up? Did you come back by yourself?" Caiyin was lying on the bed, unable to move, but she was still concerned about me.

I felt a little guilty, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

"Your Highness, there is no need to do this. This is my duty. Besides, His Majesty has already investigated the matter thoroughly, and it is enough to clear Your Highness' name. This minor injury will heal in a few days..."

I asked someone to find the best external medicine and send it to Caiyin's house. I also gave her some silver as a reward and allowed her to rest until her injuries were completely healed. This was a small compensation.

The next morning, just after dawn, the emperor's oral order was delivered to Jinhua Palace.

He only said two things. One was that he completely cleared my bad reputation in Qinglang Palace and gave me a lot of rewards. The other was that he praised me for my good job in taking care of the Ninth Prince and asked me to go to Qinglang Palace to continue looking after him.

I remembered that Fang Yian didn't want me to have anything to do with the Ninth Prince anymore, but this time it was the Emperor's order, so he probably couldn't say anything.