The Regent Princess has run away again

After chatting for a while, Xue Zhiyu finally found out that the woman in blue was Yuan Yingying, the eldest daughter of the mayor.

But...this young lady is quite talkative, she does most of the talking.

"Ahem...Miss Yuan, are you thirsty?"

Yuan Yingying shrugged nonchalantly, as if she had thought of something, and moved to Xue Zhiyu's side and whispered, "I heard that we are going to the main hall to serve tea to all the ladies tonight, and Master Sun is also here."

Xue Zhiyu raised her eyebrows. "I didn't expect you to be so well-informed. How did you know this?"

Yuan Yingying smiled mysteriously, "I won't tell you this. By the way, you haven't told me your name yet."

"I...you can just call me Huang Xing," Xue Zhiyu made up a name on the spot.

Yuan Yingying didn't doubt it either. She lay on the chair, not looking like a lady at all. Her feet swayed back and forth. She looked up at the carved wooden pillar above her head, her eyes full of melancholy. "I'll call you Xing'er. Don't be so formal. Just call me Yingying."

Before Xue Zhiyu could speak, Yuan Yingying continued, "I was originally engaged, but this Master Sun took a fancy to me. My father wanted to please him, so he asked my second sister to marry him instead. I didn't want to come out at all, so tonight... hehe..."

Xue Zhiyu nodded in understanding, and was about to speak when she was interrupted. There was a strange atmosphere. Who is this guy?

"Please ask the two young ladies to come to the main hall to serve tea to the mistress and the master."

A maid outside the door said respectfully, with no expression on her face.

Xue Zhiyu frowned. From the moment she came in, she felt that there was something indescribably strange about the maids and servants here. Although they looked normal, their tone and movements were really no different from those of robots.

"Well, we'll come now."

After they finished talking, they stood up, straightened their clothes, and quickly followed the maid out.

........

Entering the main hall, there was a middle-aged couple sitting at the main seats. The woman looked nonchalant and indifferent to the world. Looking at the several charming women on the middle-aged man's side, Xue Zhiyu did not dare to look any further and stood aside with the other women.

The middle-aged man glanced at them and said nothing. Instead, Aunt Mei beside him spoke up, "These girls are so beautiful. Although I am not good at writing, I still want to give the sisters a name. What do you think, Master?"

"As long as Mei'er likes it," the middle-aged man said without any concern. He turned his head and pinched her cheek, but his eyes were still looking at them.

Aunt Mei's charming face was full of happiness. She glanced at them and started to name them. Xue Zhiyu glanced at the middle-aged man seemingly unintentionally, and her heart suddenly began to beat fast.

Outsiders all said that Mr. Sun was lustful, but in her opinion, that was not what a lustful person should be like. His cold eyes were full of calculation and viciousness, as scary as a poisonous snake hiding in the dark.

They offered tea to each of them and divided the courtyards before leaving the main hall.

Xue Zhiyu was assigned to Liyuan, the courtyard closest to Madam Sun.

Yuan Yingying thought it was nothing, and seeing that the other women had returned to their own courtyards, she stepped forward and asked, "Xing'er, how come your courtyard is so close to the mistress' courtyard?"

"Maybe it was just an accident?"

Yuan Yingying curled her lips and said with a hint of complaint when she saw that no one was around, "I guess that's definitely not the case. Although this place is very close to the mistress's courtyard, it is very far from Master Sun's courtyard. If you walk there, it will take at least a few quarters of an hour."

Xue Zhiyu frowned and said nothing more. After saying goodbye to Yuan Yingying, she returned to her room.

The maid had already prepared the bath water and knocked on her door, saying, "Auntie Le, the bath water is ready."

"Well, go and rest first, I can do it myself."

After Xue Zhiyu finished speaking, she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the figure outside the door disappear. She picked up the clothes prepared on the bed and slowly walked into the bathroom in the compartment.

There was a large bath tub in the bathroom, with smoke rising from it. Xue Zhiyu draped her clothes on a chair beside her, took off her clothes, slowly stepped into the tub and began to bathe.

Maybe it was too comfortable, so Xue Zhiyu almost fell asleep. She stretched lazily. The water was getting cold, and she would definitely catch a cold if she didn't get out.

He took the clothes on one side and slowly put them on.

She took the changed clothes and walked out while yawning. Who would have thought that when she was yawning for the umpteenth time, she saw a masked man sitting on the chair where she was originally sitting. Xue Zhiyu thought she was dazzled and rubbed her eyes and looked several times.

"Have you seen enough?"

The man looked at Xue Zhiyu who had been staring at him with a bit of amusement and said helplessly.

"You... who are you? Do I know you?" Xue Zhiyu reacted and pointed at herself with a puzzled look on her face.

"As for who I am, you will know later," the man said casually, shaking the folding fan in his hand.

"You have come to the wrong place. This is not a good place. And it is not appropriate to enter a woman's bedroom in the middle of the night. I don't mind, but if someone sees it, it will affect your reputation."

Xue Zhiyu slowly recovered from her initial shock, put the clothes she had just changed on a chair beside her, and then sat down opposite the silver-faced man.

The man didn't say anything, but his eyes behind the mask were full of amusement. Of course he could tell that the little girl was trying to drive him away, but he still had things to do.

Seeing that he remained indifferent after what she said, Xue Zhiyu became a little annoyed. Just as she was about to say something else, she saw an unidentified object thrown at her. She subconsciously reached out to catch it.

"what is this?"

"Tomorrow night we will choose someone to sleep with, so take this."

Xue Zhiyu frowned, "How did you know?"

"You don't need to know this, just take this with you."

"Okay, thanks then," and she saved the medicine powder in her space. Although she didn't know who this person was, she had a sense of déjà vu.

After putting away the sachet thrown to her, Xue Zhiyu looked at the man opposite her.

Under the candlelight, I couldn't see his face clearly because he was wearing a mask. I could only see a pair of eyes under the mask that were as deep as an ancient well, without any fluctuation.

"Why do you want to help me?"

"why?"

The silver-faced man was stunned. He didn't expect her to ask this. He paused for a moment pretending to think, and then said seriously, "Maybe because I'm bored."

.........This reason is really...too casual.

Xue Zhiyu held her forehead and was about to say something when the silver-faced man opposite her made a gesture to silence her. Before she could react, he whispered in her ear in a low voice, "I'm looking forward to our next meeting, Miss Xue."

As soon as he finished speaking, the figure disappeared in a flash. If it weren't for the residual warmth left in her ears, she would have thought she was dreaming.

Thinking of him calling her Miss Xue, Xue Zhiyu couldn't help but frowned. How did he know who she was? This time, besides Lu Tingxuan and Xiaoqiu, the only one who knew was that man.

Thinking of this, he shook his head again, thinking that he might be overthinking it. He yawned and prepared to get up and walk to the bed.

Suddenly, there were several knocks on the door.

"Dong dong..."

"come in."

"Auntie Le, Auntie Mei invites all the aunties to go to the backyard to enjoy the flowers at 11:00 tomorrow. These are the clothes Auntie Mei has prepared for you."

The older nun placed the entire tray on the table, bowed, and walked out.

After Xue Zhiyu waited for the old lady to leave, she slowly walked over, picked it up and took a look. She felt relieved when she found nothing wrong.

The color and style of the clothes are quite nice, and the material feels comfortable to the touch. It is a combination of lake green and lotus pink, and the style is exactly what is popular now.

He looked at it for a few seconds and threw it back on the table. He yawned several times, walked over to blow out the candle, lay down on the bed and quickly fell asleep.

........

"Master, you are ready."

A man in black stood aside and spoke respectfully, not daring to breathe, his glasses fixed on the floor.

"Okay, you go down."

"Yes."

The man standing by the window with his hands behind his back narrowed his eyes and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. It seems that the emperor's people can't wait any longer. This game will only be interesting if it continues.

"Hmm, why are you standing here again, sir?"

An enchanting voice was heard, and the woman walked over slowly and hugged the man tightly from behind.

The man chuckled and changed the subject, "How is the preparation I asked you to do?"

The woman pouted and raised her head in dissatisfaction. Who else could that face be but Aunt Mei.

"Everything is ready, it all depends on tomorrow."

"Humph, the emperor has never been at peace in recent years."

The woman smiled and didn't respond. She continued to hug his waist and lean against him. Her originally charming face was full of calculation and indescribable excitement.