I was flattered after crossing

【Night. Palace】

"Eh? Your Majesty, you came back so early today. Have you had your meal?" I asked Xiao Zhengxuan who had just walked in while eating fruit.

He walked briskly to my side and sat down, smiling and saying, "Yes, the princess came back early today."

I put down the fruit in my hand, clapped my hands, and responded with a smile: "Well, today a few of us went to Fenglelou to discuss booking the whole place. We checked the list of things that Fenglelou can't provide for the banquet, and we will start buying them tomorrow. By the way, has the guest list come out?"

Xiao Zhengxuan nodded slightly to show his affirmation, then took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to me, saying, "Well, here you go."

I took the paper, looked at the names carefully, and asked in confusion, "Huh? They are all princes and noble ladies? High-ranking officials won't attend?"

Xiao Zhengxuan nodded and explained, "Yes, Father wanted us youngsters to have more fun. It's boring to be so restrained in the palace."

My eyes lit up after hearing this, and I said excitedly, "Hey! That's great! Then I won't be so stressed out. We are afraid that we won't be able to do it well, and if something goes wrong, the adults will find fault with us, which will bring shame to our royal family."

"Thank you for your hard work these days, Princess~" Xiao Zhengxuan said gently.

"It's not hard. This is all my job. It's not like the Emperor won't pay me..." I answered cheerfully with a happy smile on my face.

Xiao Zhengxuan: "..."

"Oh, by the way, today the King of Northern Frontier and my father said that at the banquet in a few days, the princess can pick someone she likes to be her consort, and my father agreed." Xiao Zhengxuan looked at me and said seriously.

"Ah? So you're bringing the princess here to get married? After choosing a prince consort, will you go to the Northern Frontier with her? Or will you stay here?" I asked curiously, eyes wide open.

Xiao Zhengxuan shook his head slightly: "This was not mentioned, but judging from the love that the King of Northern Frontier has for the princess, she should go to Northern Frontier."

"Then the most dangerous one is Chen'er..." The corners of my mouth slightly raised, revealing a sly smile, and my eyes looked at Xiao Zhengxuan.

"Chen'er found out about this today and didn't come to dinner because he was sick..." Xiao Zhengxuan said, shaking his head helplessly.

I echoed, "The princess is pretty, but her home is too far away..."

"Then...what if the princess falls in love with me?" Xiao Zhengxuan asked with a smile on his face, his lips slightly raised.

"That won't do!" I quickly raised my hand to stop him, looking at him nervously.

Xiao Zhengxuan suddenly grabbed my hand, a hint of barely perceptible joy flashed in his eyes, and he said with a smile: "I knew that the princess cared about me."

"But..." I kept it a secret and looked at him with a sly smile.

"What but..." Xiao Zhengxuan looked confused, as if he didn't understand what I meant.

"But if she insists on marrying you, the conditions can be negotiated! She has to give me a large sum of money as compensation for mental damage, and also this palace. Well... let me think about it, yes, she has to give me..." I talked incessantly while thinking about how to blackmail her.

At this moment, Xiao Zhengxuan suddenly pinched my hand, which was still in his hand, causing me great pain. I quickly begged for mercy: "It hurts... I am contributing to the country, am I not? I reluctantly gave up a good prince, you must compensate me with some inexhaustible wealth or something..." I said aggrievedly.

"You're quite reasonable?" Xiao Zhengxuan was so angry that he laughed, with a helpless expression on his face.

"No...just listen to me!" I shook his arm anxiously.

Xiao Zhengxuan looked at me suspiciously, as if to say, "I want to see what else you can come up with."

I took a deep breath and continued, "You are a skilled martial artist. Once you arrive in Northern Xinjiang, you can suddenly disappear and create the illusion that you were attacked by people from Northern Xinjiang.

In this way, we can put the blame on Northern Frontier and let our father hold them accountable. They will definitely not dare to go to war with us out of guilt.

This will not only help us control the Northern Frontier, but also benefit the country and the people. Moreover, when you come back, you will still be our Prince Rui, and my father and mother will not be sad because their eldest son has become the consort of the Northern Frontier and cannot be around to show their filial piety. "

I smirked and winked at him, anticipating his response.

Xiao Zhengxuan smiled helplessly and asked, "What about the princess?"

I answered excitedly: "Hehe! Of course it's the gold and silver treasures that we blackmailed the Princess of Northern Frontier! This way we won't suffer any loss no matter what!"

Xiao Zhengxuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "Your plan really kills three birds with one stone..."

I laughed triumphantly. Then, I asked curiously, "Does the Princess of Northern Frontier like you?"

Xiao Zhengxuan glanced at me, drank a sip of tea helplessly, and said, "I'm afraid I'll disappoint the princess..."

“(ˉ▽￣～) Tsk~~ What a waste of time…” I muttered to myself as I took a bite of the half-eaten apple.

At this moment, Jinxiu suddenly ran over from the courtyard, shouting, "Prince~Princess~"

Xiao Zhengxuan immediately straightened his face and asked seriously, "What's the matter?"

Jinxiu replied breathlessly, "Miss Zhao's girl, Yuan'er is dead."

"Okay, I got it. You can just handle this matter normally. There are distinguished guests in the imperial city now. Keep a close eye on Miss Zhao and don't let anything happen to offend the distinguished guests." Xiao Zhengxuan ordered calmly.

"Yes." After receiving the order, Jinxiu left quickly.

Looking at Jinxiu's departing back, I couldn't help but sigh and said, "Oh, I've been busy these days and almost forgot about this matter. There's still one person who hasn't been dealt with..." As I said that, I glanced at Xiao Zhengxuan who was sitting next to me.

Xiao Zhengxuan seemed to understand what I meant. He put down his teacup guiltily and promised, "I'll go talk to him tomorrow and try to get her to return to Lingnan before the banquet."

I shook my head helplessly and sighed, "It's not that easy... Now I'm risking my life again... It's going to be difficult~" I secretly thought that things might not be so easy to solve.

"Does the princess have any ideas?" Xiao Zhengxuan asked curiously.

The corners of my mouth slightly raised, revealing a sly smile: "How about this, you go ask her in the next few days to see if she wants to go back. If she wants to go back, then change her identity and let her go back.

If she doesn't want to go back and just wants to stay in this mansion, then she can stay in that small courtyard, where she will have food and drink and be free from worries.

But...if she has other ideas, you should be more ambiguous and let her out. A mad man will surely be in trouble. With her personality, she will definitely not be able to control the situation. Do you understand?" I said, looking at Xiao Zhengxuan firmly.