I was flattered after crossing

Shen Xiangning looked up at me with gratitude, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw in the rough sea. She then turned her gaze to the prince and kowtowed repeatedly to express her gratitude: "Thank you, prince, thank you, princess."

As soon as she finished speaking, she began to kowtow to the ground several times in a row.

"Okay, stop knocking your head, or you might hurt your head." I quickly spoke out to stop him, "When do the Prime Minister and you usually pass on messages?" Then I continued to ask.

Shen Xiangning rubbed her forehead and tried to recall, then shook her head and said, "The Prime Minister did not give any special instructions on this, nor did he agree with me on a specific time to send the message."

Hearing this, I thought to myself, so that's how it is. It seems that the Prime Minister only cares about two results. One is whether Lei Lei is willing to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the other is whether he can get the news that she has died in the palace.

"In this case, I'm afraid Miss Ning'er will have to inconvenience you to stay in the palace for the next few days. When there is a need in the future, I will naturally send you there. I hope Miss Ling'er can think carefully about her elder brother and younger brother during this period, and never act impulsively and do stupid things that will hurt others and implicate yourself..." At the end, I looked at her earnestly.

"I will never dare to disobey the princess's order. If you need me to do anything in the future, please just give me your orders!" Shen Xiangning responded firmly.

At this moment, Xiao Zhengxuan called the servants and asked them to take her out.

After the servants left, I felt as if all my strength had been drained away. I lay back limply like a deflated ball, and couldn't help complaining, "This is such a waste of brain cells!" Then I turned my head and looked at Xiao Zhengxuan with a slightly resentful look, and said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, pour me a cup of tea!"

Xiao Zhengxuan's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a gentle smile. He gently picked up the teapot on the table, elegantly poured the tea into a teacup, and then carefully handed it to me.

I hurriedly reached out to take the teacup, tilted my head back and took several big gulps of tea, which slightly relieved the feeling of dry mouth.

Xiao Zhengxuan stared at the bowl of poison on the ground and asked, "Did the princess expect that Shen Xiang Ning would definitely not want to drink the bowl of arsenic?"

After putting down the teacup, I looked at the bowl of arsenic on the ground with some lingering fear, and said to Xiao Zhengxuan: "Your Highness, I won't hide it from you! I was really panicked just now! If Shen Xiangning really reached out to take this bowl of poison, I would immediately rush over and knock over the bowl. Fortunately, at the last moment, I successfully deceived her ~ hehehe ~" After saying that, I raised my eyebrows at him with a smile.

Xiao Zhengxuan seemed a little curious about what I said. He lowered his head and stared at the bowl of arsenic on the ground, as if thinking about something.

After a moment, he raised his head, looked at me with questioning eyes, and asked, "What is 'huyou'?"

I was stunned when I heard this question. I wanted to explain that the word came from a skit I saw when I was a child, but I was worried that he would continue to ask questions like "What is a skit?", so I decided it was wiser to remain silent.

After hesitating for a long time, I finally answered hesitantly: "Uh... 'Huoyou' means... it means to deceive..."

Just at this moment, Seventeen was looking around outside the door suspiciously and I happened to run into him.

As soon as he saw me, he straightened up, cleared his throat, and walked in.

Xiao Zhengxuan noticed that Seventeen had been staring at Xiao Xiaoxu, as if he had something to say but was hesitant, so he took the initiative to ask, "Do you have anything to ask the princess?"

Seventeen nodded quickly and asked me, "What if she drank the poison just now and you failed to stop her in time?"

"I prepared a big bowl full of it! Look! Even if I was slower, she only drank two or three sips at most!" I said, pointing to the bowl of arsenic.

"If she really swallowed a little, we'd have to induce vomiting and wash her stomach! We have to make her vomit until she's dizzy... Then we can ask a doctor to treat her... Maybe there's still a glimmer of hope..." The more I spoke, the softer my voice became, and I felt more and more uncertain.

I thought to myself, I don't know much about the treatment procedures here, I just saw it on TV dramas, and it's likely that people who take arsenic will die.

"What! Gastric lavage! They actually want to take out the stomach and clean it! How can a person survive in this world?" Seventeen's face changed drastically when he heard that, and while he was speaking, his hand involuntarily held the amulet on his chest.

"Are you feeling uncomfortable in your heart? Why do you always touch your chest?" I looked at him with a worried look on my face and asked softly.

Seventeen's face suddenly changed, and he looked at me in horror. He quickly loosened his hand that was originally on his chest, stood up straight, and stammered, "I...I won't wash...I won't wash, heart!"

I looked at him helplessly, then turned my gaze to Xiao Zhengxuan beside me and asked doubtfully, "My Lord, is Seventeen really your capable general? The hero who followed you on the battlefield and fought bravely against the enemy?"

Xiao Zhengxuan raised his lips slightly and uttered a brisk laugh. Then he raised his head and said to Seventeen with a slightly joking look in his eyes: "The 'gastric lavage' you mentioned is probably not the same as what the princess said."

I turned to look at Xiao Zhengxuan and replied with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Then, I stared at Seventeen closely, with a sly smile on my face, and said softly, "Little Seventeen, if you feel uncomfortable in your heart, why not let me take a look at you~"

At this moment, I seem to be able to feel that if Seventeen turned into a cat, all the hair on his body would have stood up.

However, he pretended to be calm and responded stubbornly: "Now I am no longer afraid of the princess! Don't try to intimidate me!"

"Oh, really?" I suddenly stood up, and did the same thing as last time - placing my hands under my eyes and rolling my eyeballs quickly.

Seventeen retreated repeatedly with a look of fear on his face, and ran towards the door, shouting at the same time: "Master, if there is anything else you need, please call Seventeen at any time! I will go to the kitchen first!"

Xiao Zhengxuan first looked at me, then turned his head to look at the door, with a helpless smile on his face, he said: "You, you! In my opinion, Seventeen will have to go to the kitchen to ask for a bowl of calming soup before he can calm down!"

"Okay, now this matter has come to an end for the time being. I'd better go back to Haitang Garden to accompany Leilei. After all, she will definitely feel very uncomfortable when she finds out that these people are coming for her. I will not enjoy dinner with the prince tonight!" After saying that, I stood up and prepared to walk out of the house.

"In fact, I heard that today's events were quite complicated, so I hurried back to the palace after paying my respects and saying goodbye to my mother. My original intention was to share some of the worries with the princess. Besides... besides, I know that you haven't had lunch yet... even..." Xiao Zhengxuan's voice became lower and lower as he spoke, and finally he slowly lowered his head with a little grievance and disappointment.

(Okay! Next, let us welcome our Black Lotus actor, Xiao Zhengxuan, with warm applause! Please ask him to give a speech for winning the Best Actor of the Year award!)

I sat back down resignedly, staring straight at Xiao Zhengxuan, thinking that you forced me to do this. She said coquettishly, "Oh, I really want to thank you for being so thoughtful, Your Majesty, and for preparing lunch for me... It's a pity, it's all because of that... Oh, right! Zhao Wanqing! That's her name. If she hadn't sent someone to our silk shop to cause trouble, I would definitely have been able to come back for lunch~"

As I spoke, I deliberately blinked at him a few times, and then continued slowly, "If it is as the prince said to me before, you two have only met once, then why does she keep looking for trouble with me? In my opinion, the prince must have owed a lot of romantic debts outside~"

Hearing this, Xiao Zhengxuan straightened up suddenly. His pitiful look disappeared instantly, replaced by a serious face. He said to me solemnly: "Princess, you must believe me. She and I are not childhood sweethearts!"

"Oh, if we were not childhood sweethearts, why would Miss Zhao have no interest in other men but only cling to you, calling you 'Brother Zhengxuan'? It must be that when Your Highness was young, he was flirting with other girls and I don't know when he offended this poor girl! In this case, Your Highness, please think about it carefully. I'll go ahead for now. When you remember something, you can come to Haitang Garden to find me. Alas~ It's a pity that although the falling flower has feelings, the flowing water is ruthless..." After saying that, I slowly stood up and pretended to salute him.

While he was still not able to come to his senses, I rushed out of the main hall like an arrow.

"One is a fairy flower in Langyuan, the other is a flawless jade, one is carrying a load on his shoulder, the other is leading a horse." Accompanied by the cheerful and joyful singing, I stepped into the Begonia Garden with joy in my heart.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Lei Lei coming out of the house with a playful smile on her face and teased: "Hey! Princess is back. Judging from your mood, I guess you have already dealt with everything, right?"

Xiao Cui, who was standing by, heard the noise and hurried over. She opened her big round eyes and looked at me with curiosity and anticipation.

I smiled slightly, reached out and held Leilei's hand, and said as we walked into the house, "Yes, the matter has finally come to an end. Cui'er, go and prepare some snacks like fruits and vegetables, and let's talk slowly inside."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Cui responded happily, "Oh, okay!" Then she turned around and ran happily to get us snacks.

After entering the house, the three of us sat around the table, and I told them everything that had happened.

When I talked about the mastermind who actually wanted to poison Miss Ling'er, Xiao Cui was so surprised that she even forgot to eat the apple in her hand. She opened her mouth wide and looked up at me and then at Lei Lei with astonishment on her face.

Lei Lei also nodded solemnly, expressing her agreement: "The Prime Minister is really cruel and ruthless. He didn't even plan to let Miss Ling'er go back alive. Alas, the feudal society is really too dangerous..."

After listening to our conversation, Xiao Cui couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

I looked at Lei Lei thoughtfully and said slowly, "In fact, no matter where or when you are, a person who is worthless and useless to others is often extremely dangerous. Of course, the danger I am talking about is being abandoned."

"Ah~ Stop now, just listening to this gives me goose bumps~ I've told you to read less history books~ Give me back my lively, cute, sunny and cheerful little sun!" Leilei said as she quickly picked a grape and stuffed it into my mouth.

"Okay, okay, I just have some feelings. Don't worry, I'm still the happy and carefree me~" I raised my hand towards her mischievously and made a big heart above my head.

Xiao Cui, who was standing by, looked at our interaction with a puzzled look on her face. When she saw me making this move, she asked curiously, "Princess, what do you mean by this?"

So, I gestured to Xiao Cui again: "This means 'I love you'~"

“Oh oh oh oh oh…” Xiao Cui seemed to understand the meaning, nodded, and immediately returned the same gesture to me and said, “I love you~”

“Hahahahahaha…so teachable~” Suddenly, the room was filled with the cheerful and joyful laughter of the three of us.

Prime Minister's Mansion

The Prime Minister turned around in astonishment: "What! Is there such a thing?"

The guard of the prime minister's residence nodded in a positive tone and said, "It is absolutely true. I was hiding in a secluded place at the time and watched those people from the palace bury the coffin and burn incense before they left."

"I didn't expect the princess to be so cruel!" The old prime minister said with emotion as he slowly stroked his beard.

"I don't know whether Miss Shen can successfully complete the task you assigned to her." The guard continued speaking right after the prime minister's words.

"Hmph, in my opinion, the situation is not good!" The prime minister sighed helplessly.

"As far as I know, the princess only gave Miss Shen some silver at first, and did not agree to take her back to the palace." The guard reported truthfully.

"Oh? Is that so? Then what happened afterwards?" The Prime Minister expressed great confusion.

"It must be because Miss Shen was so eager to save her brother that she kept crying and begging Princess Rui to take her back home with her. This aroused the princess' suspicion." The guard speculated.

"So that's how it is... Princess Rui actually saw through the fact that Erlang of the Shen family was pretending on the street. Oh, what a pair of idiots! They ruined all the arrangements that I had carefully planned for no reason!" The Prime Minister was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

Upon hearing this, the guard immediately asked, "Prime Minister, what about their younger brother? Do you need me to bring him here?"

The Prime Minister shook his head slightly, a hint of deep meaning flashed in his eyes, and he slowly said: "Keep this child for now, we need to make a long-term plan."

After saying this, the Prime Minister waved his hand, signaling the guards to retreat.