I was flattered after crossing

"Oh, Your Majesty, what kind of incense are you using? It's so strong! Is it of Western style? Don't you usually use agarwood in the palace?" I covered my nose, tried to look inside, and asked him.

However, Xiao Zhengxuan replied gloomily: "No. There is something wrong with this incense. Don't smell it too much."

After saying that, he strode towards the window without hesitation and pushed it open. Fresh air rushed into the room like a tide, quickly diluting the originally strong and pungent fragrance.

When Xiao Zhengxuan returned to his original position, he picked up a sword from the shelf next to him. With a clear "clang" sound, the sword was already unsheathed. Seeing this set of moves, I sobered up instantly. I stared at him with wide eyes, astonished, but didn't dare to ask questions easily.

"Princess, just follow me. I want to see who is the person who would come here to cause trouble." Xiao Zhengxuan said in a firm tone.

Then, he resolutely walked towards the bed. I followed closely behind him, carefully sticking my head out to peek inside.

The bed curtains were hanging low, which was obviously unusual. According to common sense, even if Xiao Zhengxuan had taken a nap here in the afternoon, the bed curtains should have been tidied up after he left. This scene was really confusing and unsettling.

Xiao Zhengxuan said to the person on the bed in a fierce tone: "If you come out obediently, I will spare your life; if you insist on not changing your ways, don't blame me for being ruthless with the sword in my hand."

"Master!" Seventeen came hurriedly, holding a sharp sword, "I just heard the sound of swords being drawn. I am late in coming to your rescue. Please forgive me, Master."

Xiao Cui also quickly walked to my side, protected me behind her, and said softly: "Master, stand behind me. Don't worry, I will never let anything happen to you as long as I am here." After that, she looked at the bed with murderous intent on her face.

Xiao Zhengxuan glanced back at Seventeen and Xiao Cui, and saw Seventeen using his energy to strike the bed curtain with all his might, causing half of the curtain to be blown up by the wind. Then, a shrill female scream suddenly came from inside, frightening me to the point of trembling all over.

Seventeen stepped forward, opened the bed curtain, and fiercely pulled the person off the bed, saying sternly: "Get down quickly, don't dirty the prince's bed." At this moment, I could see the scene clearly. A woman was kneeling on the ground, trembling all over, and there was a leaf-shaped dart embedded in her right shoulder.

The woman's clothes were disheveled, her hair was a little messy, the blush on her face had not yet completely faded, and she looked very embarrassed.

She knelt on the ground, her body weak and powerless as if she had lost support. She raised her head slightly, her eyes revealing a trace of fear and pleading, and said to Xiao Zhengxuan in front of her: "My Lord, I know I am wrong, please spare my life."

At this moment, the guards and servants in the palace rushed to the scene. The housekeeper hurried into the house and shouted with his eyes wide open: "Lan'er, who gave you the courage to seduce the master!"

Lan'er...I suddenly realized that this was the maid who had laughed at our Cui'er in the afternoon.

"Take her to the main hall!" Xiao Zhengxuan said coldly, then he grabbed me and walked out of the house.

Oh, it seems that my wish to go to bed early tonight will not be fulfilled again. I am afraid I still have to deal with this case next...

Huh? I accidentally glanced at the Begonias on the flower table and found that two of their leaves had been broken off, and the broken ends were still very fresh.

I was startled and immediately turned around to look at the girl who was held up by the guards. Sure enough, I found the same begonia leaf on her shoulder.

I couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly began to look around for Cui'er. When my eyes met Cui'er's, her expression became extremely awkward, and then she slowly opened her palm - as expected, another leaf was quietly lying in her palm.

Without hesitation, I pulled Cui over and put her by my side. I stared at her and asked, "Let me see the leaf in your hand."

Cui looked helplessly to my left, her eyes fell on Xiao Zhengxuan. At this moment, Xiao Zhengxuan was holding my hand on my left, and I was holding Xiao Cui on my right.

Seeing this, I hurriedly said, "Don't look at him, answer me quickly." Xiao Cui had no choice but to spread out her palms helplessly and show the leaves in front of me.

I took the leaf, then let go of Xiao Cui's hand and threw it forward with all my strength.

I saw the leaf floating down to the ground not far ahead. At this moment, I heard a soft laugh from Seventeen behind me.

I could feel Xiao Zhengxuan holding my hand and gently tapping my palm, as if to comfort me...

I put my arm around Xiao Cui again and said to her, "You actually have such an amazing skill, and you didn't even tell me!"

"I'm so lucky. When I first arrived at the palace, I scared you to death while applying the facial mask! If you had thrown a leaf at me like you did just now, I would have lost my life long ago!" I said to Cui, recalling the scene at that time.

"Oh, Princess, please don't mention it again. I was really scared that time!" Xiao Cui answered seriously.

"Yeah, yeah!" Seventeen also nodded vigorously behind him, his face full of approval.

I looked up at Xiao Zhengxuan, with a slight smile on my face, and joked, "Your left and right arms are both highly skilled in martial arts, but I didn't expect that they are both afraid of the same things~"

Xiao Zhengxuan couldn't help but laugh after hearing this. The laughter echoed in the air, with a hint of relaxation and joy.

"Hahahaha~" We all burst into laughter at the same time, as if we had forgotten that there was a maid who was half dead behind us.

At this moment, I suddenly thought of Lei Lei and quickly asked Xiao Cui: "Hey? Is Miss Ling Er asleep?"

Cui Er, who was standing by, heard this and smiled, and replied, "Miss Ling Er, you really are a little drunk. As soon as your head touched the pillow, you immediately fell asleep~"

Hearing this, I breathed a sigh of relief, a relieved smile appeared on my face, and I said, "Hahaha, that's good, that's good. She didn't come out to watch the fun at this time, it seems that she was not affected. I hope she can have a good dream and have a good rest."

A group of people came to the main hall on the first floor. After Xiao Zhengxuan and I sat down, we saw Na Lan kneeling on the ground and trembling.

She was already wearing thin clothes, and she had lit aphrodisiac incense in the prince's room. Add to that the draft on this floor, and it was really unbearable. Lan'er raised her head tremblingly, her eyes full of apology, and said to Xiao Zhengxuan: "Please spare my life, my lord. I know I was wrong."

"I have already said it just now. If you can come out on your own initiative, I will spare your life." Xiao Zhengxuan replied with a serious face.

Seeing Lan'er's eyes wide open and tears rolling down, she did not give up. She turned to look at me, took two steps on her knees and moved towards me, crying, "Princess, please forgive me. I was really bewildered for a moment and came up with this...came up..."

"What did you come up with?" I asked her with an unhappy look on my face.

Lan'er's face turned red, but she still couldn't say it.

"Isn't it just bed climbing? How come you have the courage to do it but not the courage to say it?" I looked at her and said in a sarcastic tone.

"I dare not, I dare not!" She fell to the ground with a blushing face, not daring to raise her head.

"You don't dare? I'm right here in this farm, and you dare to climb onto the prince's bed. If I weren't here, wouldn't you take off all your clothes to seduce the prince?" As soon as I said this, I guess everyone present was shocked and speechless.

Xiao Zhengxuan then said, "Do you have an accomplice, or is there someone behind you directing you? If you tell the truth, I can spare your life."

After hearing this, Lan'er seemed to suddenly remember something and immediately replied to Xiao Zhengxuan: "Your Highness! It was all Xiang'er who instructed me to do this. Your Highness, please investigate!"

Before he finished speaking, a maid ran out from the corner, knelt beside Lan'er and said, "My Lord and Princess, I did not instruct Lan'er to do this. What good would it do me if I asked her to do this?"

Lan'er's eyes widened with anger, and she straightened up suddenly, saying to Xiang'er: "Then when I asked you, who is prettier between me and the princess, why did you say I am better?"

"You believed what I told you? Do you have the confidence to climb into the prince's bed? Then if I say you are a fairy from heaven, won't you go and steal the elixir to ascend to heaven?" Xiang'er looked at her impatiently and answered.

Lan'er obviously figured something out. She looked at Xiang'er with wide eyes and said, "Xiang'er, you are so good. I usually treat you well. I didn't expect that you would harm me like this!"

"You treated me well? Are you talking about the faded earrings you gave me? Or the shabby clothes you gave me, and then you always showed off your beauty and new clothes in front of me?

Why don't you look in the mirror to see what you look like! We usually flatter you in every way, just because you are the eldest maid, so as not to be bullied by you! Who would have thought that you are so ignorant of yourself! "Xiang'er angrily said all these things in one breath.

"What a brilliant move of flattery! This move makes many people willing to be fooled." Before Lan'er could respond, I applauded and praised Xiang'er's wit.

"I dare not. I am just used to treating her perfunctorily. Who would have thought that she would really climb into the prince's bed! Please ask the prince and princess to understand clearly. This is definitely not as Lan'er said. She was instructed by me!" After Xiang'er finished speaking, she kowtowed continuously and did not get up.

"Do you have anything to say now?" Xiao Zhengxuan looked at Lan'er and asked sternly.

Lan'er cried so hard that she couldn't make a sound, and her body was as limp as a puddle of mud. She sobbed and said, "My Lord, please forgive me! I was really bewildered for a moment, and I don't know why I did such a shameless and shameless thing..."

Xiao Zhengxuan turned his gaze to the housekeeper not far away and ordered coldly: "Housekeeper He, deal with him according to the family rules!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will have someone prepare the family rules right away." Uncle He turned around and winked at the servant behind him. After receiving the order, the servant immediately turned around and left.

"That's all for today. I hope you can all learn from this and not make the same mistake again!" Xiao Zhengxuan said to the room full of servants.

Hearing this, all the servants knelt down and said in unison: "We will follow the instructions of the prince and princess!"

For a moment, the whole room was silent, and the atmosphere was extremely heavy and depressing. It was not until the two guards lifted Lan'er up and walked out of the room that she shouted loudly: "Prince~Prince, I really know my mistake~Please~Please~Wuwuwu."

Perhaps she realized that she was about to face a disaster, so her cries became more hysterical, miserable and sharp.

Xiao Zhengxuan stood up and told the housekeeper, "It's late at night, don't disturb others to rest."

Butler He quickly responded: "Understood, Your Majesty, please rest assured!"

Before she could finish her words, a piece of worn rag was stuffed into Lan'er's mouth and her crying stopped abruptly.

When we returned to the room, the irritating aroma had completely dissipated, and was replaced by a fresh and elegant scent of agarwood, which made me feel calm, secure and peaceful.

"All the items on the bed have been replaced, and the bed curtains have also been changed. Princess can rest assured. The servants are boiling water, and the princess will be able to wash up in a moment." Xiao Zhengxuan closed the window and walked to my side and said.

"Well, this day is really colorful~" I walked to the stool nearby and sat down, pouring a cup of tea for each of us.

"By the way, if a servant in your palace climbs onto the bed, how do you usually deal with it?" I asked curiously.

Xiao Zhengxuan looked at me, hesitant, and said, "I'm afraid it would scare the princess if I told her. It's better for her not to know."

He looked at me and whispered, "Our family..."

"Pfft, you are so cute." I couldn't help laughing out loud. "Since it's our family, then tell me about it. Let me understand how our family rules stipulate this." I said with a smile.

Xiao Zhengxuan took a deep breath and finally said, "Well, any servant who seduces his master will be beaten to death." After saying that, he looked at me with a worried look on his face.

I understood his worries, but I still comforted him, "It's okay, I understand. After all, this is a serious matter. If a servant dares to do such a thing, it will not only damage the dignity of the royal family, but may also involve the royal bloodline. If someone really climbs into bed and gets pregnant, wouldn't that be even more troublesome? I understand."

"And this matter also needs to be reported to the palace." Xiao Zhengxuan said thoughtfully.

I nodded, indicating my agreement with his idea. Then, I smiled and joked, "Well, killing a chicken to scare the monkeys is not a bad idea! This way, other people with bad intentions will know the consequences of doing so. It will save me from working hard to make money in the front and you start a fire in the backyard! That will delay my speed of making money!"