The maid next to me leaned over to clean up the mess at my feet, but she found some dark oil stains on my skirt, so she reminded me in a low voice, "Princess, your skirt is a little dirty, why don't you let me deal with it."

I glanced down, somewhat absent-mindedly, and hesitated whether to leave the table immediately.

Jiang Kang spoke first, "Sister, go quickly. I can be fine on my own."

This silly kid thought that I was hesitating because I was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable staying alone at the palace banquet. Hearing him say that, I felt a little guilty. If he could see it, he would know that I was distracted just because of that person.

"Then I'll be back soon." I stood up and asked the eunuch behind Jiang Kang to be more careful.

In order not to attract the attention of other people in the hall, I deliberately walked around and almost walked out of the hall along the wall.

It was autumn, and it was still a little chilly after I took off my outer skirt, so I sat in an empty side hall and asked the maid to take the skirt out to deal with it. She said she could just ask for some hot water, and the oil stain would be washed away quickly.

I sat by the window, put my arms on the window frame, thought about nothing, and my mood gradually eased a lot.

I have only been in this world for two years, but it seems like a long time has passed. Sometimes I even think I am a native NPC. Will the original world change because of my disappearance? Can I really never go back?

Suddenly someone tapped me hard on the forehead. I looked up angrily and glared at the person. Just as I was about to lose my temper, I saw that it was Prince Yu.

"Fifth brother, what are you doing?" I frowned and raised my hand to rub the place that was hurt by his flick.

Prince Yu looked at me with a smile, "I know you usually pretend to be good, but it's quite interesting when you stop pretending. Here, someone asked me to give this to you."

As he said this, he handed me a letter through the window.

There was nothing written on the envelope, but I felt that the only person who could have Prince Yu deliver a message to the palace was Prince Zhenbei Situ Jue.

I didn't want to take it at first, but he just threw the letter in and it fell into my arms, so I was forced to accept it.

"Why don't you open it and take a look?" Prince Yu looked curious, as if he was waiting for me to open the letter and then take a look at the contents with me.

"If you want to read it, just open it yourself." I pretended to hand the letter over again.

He took two steps back quickly and said, "How can I do this? Snooping through other people's letters is so tasteless." He shook his head as he spoke, as if he had not revealed that he was eager to hear gossip at all.

"I don't want to chat with you, little girl. I'm going to find someone to drink with."

After watching his back walk away, I was about to go back to sit in my original chair, but when I sat down, I felt a warm touch, which scared me so much that I almost jumped up.

"You have no conscience. You haven't thought about me at all in the past few months. You even talked and laughed with other men." The man behind me held me tightly in his arms, and his lips were almost touching my skin when he spoke. Only when I heard his voice clearly did my tense voice relax instantly.

But I had no idea when this person sneaked into the side hall, and when he sat on the chair I had sat on before.

"It was obviously you who didn't give me any news, so why should I miss you?" I couldn't see his face, but I felt his arms getting tighter and tighter, holding me so tightly that I could hardly breathe.

So he tapped his arm with the thing in his hand and said, "Let me go! What will happen if someone sees us?"

He snatched the letter from my hand, tore it up without even looking at it, and threw it on the ground.

"What? I still..." I was blocked by him before I could finish the sentence. He was the best at igniting me in an instant and then melting with me.

After a deep kiss, I was still panting, looking at his slightly moist lips. Thinking of the marriage just announced in the hall, I felt sad again. "What are your plans for your marriage?"

"There will be no marriage, don't worry. If I were to get married, it would be with you." As he spoke, he lifted my chin and bit my lips slightly hard.

I snorted softly, and after he let go, I said angrily, "Are you a dog? Why do you bite people?"

"I want to make you remember the pain." He rubbed the place he bit with his thumb twice.

I took the opportunity to lower my head and bite his thumb hard to teach him a lesson.

This action actually aroused his interest, and he curled his lips and smiled, "If you continue to do this, I won't let you go home tonight."

Looking at the burning look in his eyes, I think he can do what he says, so I'd better not mess with him.

I quickly let go, still holding his hand, and perfunctorily wiped his saliva with the sleeve of my clothes, "Did you sneak out from the palace banquet?"

"Your Majesty has allowed me to remove my armor and change my clothes, and then I have to go back and continue drinking."

"It's said outside that He Zhao doesn't drink well. Is that true?"

"In the past, we had to lead troops to fight, and alcohol was prohibited in the barracks, so He Zhao was really not good at drinking at that time. His alcohol tolerance was very low. If you want to ask me, we can try it next time, and then we will know, right?"

I jumped up from his lap and said, "Let's talk about it next time. You should hurry back to the banquet. If someone comes and sees us like this, it will be hard to explain."

"What's the hurry?" He pulled me back and let me fall into his arms again.

He put one arm around my waist and the other hand on the back of my neck, squeezing it gently, as if he was afraid that I would run away again.

"You really didn't miss me?" There was a hint of grievance in the questioning tone.

I lowered my head to his forehead, pressed against the mask, "There's not a day that I don't think about it."

It was probably because of this sentence that he made up his mind. When we both returned to the banquet, I saw him drinking with the ministers, first with cups, and then with bowls. The banquet originally held for Jiang Kang's title of king seemed to have turned into a celebration banquet for He Zhao. Although he received praise, it also attracted some people's dissatisfaction, but he didn't care about these. It was just a job. That was He Zhao's reputation, not his.

After I returned to Jinhua Palace that night, I prepared to go to bed early.

Not long after the lights were turned off, he appeared beside my bed, as silent as a ghost, with a lingering smell of alcohol on his robe.

"I'm drunk." He drew aside the bed curtain and crawled in, talking to himself.

I gave him a seat and told him to speak in a low voice so as not to wake up the palace maids who were still awake in the outer room.

Although I couldn't see his expression clearly, I could hear his faint laughter, "They have already fallen asleep, and they won't wake up until dawn."

"Ah? What did you do?" Before she could finish her words, he turned over and pressed her down.

The words you say about missing me don't count. The body's missing me is the most real. The deepest memory is awakened. We lingered until dawn, and then he left. Before he left, I was still worried that he would be discovered by the patrolling guards in the palace, but he smiled and left a mark on my forehead, telling me not to worry.

That's right, with his skills, it would be difficult for him to be discovered unless he was willing to show up.

It was noon when I was woken up by a palace maid. I was too sleepy to move, but I heard that something big had happened. Instructions had been received in all palaces and halls that there was no need to move around. The Royal Guards were sent directly to the harem, and there were guards with swords everywhere outside.

Now the Jinhua Palace is almost like a sealed palace in disguise, and I woke up completely all of a sudden.

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