The moonlight was cold, but it seemed warm when it shone on them. Tonight, they had initially expressed their feelings for each other, and the distance between them had shortened a lot.

The two of them quietly entered the city, and Bai Chuxiao then asked, "There are a lot of rumors about me in Kyoto now, right?"

Chu Tianze said seriously, "Don't worry, I have sent people to clear up those rumors today. You can stay at the eldest sister's place tonight. I have already informed her. She will send someone to take you back to the mansion tomorrow, and naturally there will be no more rumors."

"Come to think of it, the eldest princess has spoken up for me a few times. It's probably because of you. Can I ask why?"

Chu Tianze shook his head. "I don't know, actually. But the eldest sister has been very close to me since I was a child. My mother's status is not prominent. When I was young, I was bullied by my brothers a lot. It was the eldest sister who helped me and always told me that I could go to her if I had any difficulties."

After Chu Tianze sent her to the Grand Princess's residence, he said hello to the Grand Princess and left.

The eldest princess looked at her and smiled, "Xiaoxiao, now you are here, just stay here. I also want to talk to you more."

Bai Chuxiao chuckled when she heard this, "Chuxiao is sorry to trouble you, but Princess, don't you want to ask what happened today?"

"I don't care, and I won't ask too many questions. After all, it's a rare opportunity for you to bother me. Since you treat me sincerely, I will naturally treat you as a family member. If you have any troubles, you can come to me. I will do my best to help you."

"Thank you, Princess, it's just..."

Seeing Bai Chuxiao's puzzled look, the eldest princess smiled and said, "You want to ask me why I help my seventh brother and you so much?"

Bai Chuxiao nodded embarrassedly after her thoughts were discovered.

The eldest princess sighed and said, "It's okay to tell you. I know that my seventh brother has always had doubts. You should know that I grew up with the late queen, and my mother treated me very well. People say that my seventh brother looks like my father, but I think his eyes are more like my mother's. That's why I treated him more kindly since he was a child."

Mentioning the late queen made the eldest princess feel a little sad again. Bai Chuxiao didn't know what to ask, but she became curious about the late queen. It seemed that she would have to ask her second uncle some other day.

On the morning of the second day, the eldest princess sent the housekeeper to escort her to the left prime minister's mansion.

As soon as she stepped into the mansion, Xie came over with Bai Chuwan and said mockingly, "Oh, isn't this the eldest lady? We heard that the eldest lady was captured by a flower thief. We were all worried. She didn't come back all night. What did the eldest lady do with the flower thief last night?"

Bai Chuwan was upset yesterday because she had not become the Crown Princess. As soon as she returned home, she heard that Bai Chuxiao had been kidnapped. The capital was in an uproar. So she and Xie Shi hurriedly sent people to add fuel to the fire. Regardless of whether it was true or not, they confirmed Bai Chuxiao's reputation of being unfaithful. How could she marry the King of Yan? She herself could not become the Crown Princess, so how could she, Bai Chuxiao, be a good wife of the King of Yan?

At this moment, he could not help but sneer, "Sister, how could you do such an indecent thing? Isn't this a disgrace to the Zuo Xiangfu and my father? How will outsiders view the girls of our Zuo Xiangfu family?"

Bai Chuxiao smiled faintly but said nothing. The housekeeper of the Grand Princess's Mansion behind her immediately shouted, "Madam Bai, Second Miss Bai, be careful with your words. Yesterday, the Grand Miss was invited by our princess to chat. We had a good chat so she stayed overnight. Those rumors outside are just groundless. Our Grand Princess's Mansion will also investigate who is gossiping about us. We will not let anyone who catches our mother gossiping easily..."

Xie and Bai Chuwan's faces changed. They had never expected that this girl would quietly get close to the eldest princess. They also contributed to yesterday's incident. They would not be found out, would they? What should they do?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Xie hurriedly said, "Madam, please don't blame me. If this is the case, it is really unfair to the young lady. She has been subjected to so much discussion for no reason. Please tell the eldest princess that we in the Left Prime Minister's Mansion will investigate this matter and give the young lady an explanation. We dare not trouble the eldest princess again."

The nanny didn't say anything when she saw this, she just bowed to Bai Chuxiao and said, "Miss, I will go back first."

Bai Chuxiao chuckled and said, "Thank you for seeing me off, Madam."

Seeing her leave, Xie changed her expression again, "Humph, you really think you have a backer, people are just being polite."

Bai Chuxiao sighed and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, Sister Liu is so lucky. This is the Crown Princess appointed by His Majesty himself. Before, I saw that my second sister and the Crown Prince were in love with each other, and I thought that this Crown Princess was my second sister's. Who knew..."

Bai Chuwan's face suddenly turned ugly and she tightened her handkerchief. These words hit her hard and she couldn't refute them for a moment.

Xie gritted her teeth and said, "Bai Chuxiao, don't be complacent. No matter what, you were kidnapped and didn't come back for a night. The news spread all over Kyoto yesterday. Do you think the King of Yan will still marry you?"

"Of course I will marry you. Madam Bai, please don't worry about my affairs with Xiaoxiao," Chu Tianze strode in.

As soon as she finished speaking, she was slapped in the face. Xie cursed in her heart, wondering when Chu Tianze had been seduced by this girl. However, she still quickly bowed.

"Yesterday, the Imperial Sister had already told me that she had invited Xiao Xiao to her residence. Madam Bai, you don't believe it. Does that mean the Imperial Sister should come and tell you in person?"

Xie said quickly, "I dare not, Your Majesty has misunderstood."

Chu Tianze snorted coldly, and then pulled Bai Chuxiao towards her Liuli Courtyard. He looked so familiar that he seemed like the owner of the Zuo Xiang Mansion.

Looking at their backs, Bai Chuwan's expression was gloomy, and she was jealous and crazy. Why... She, Bai Chuwan, was the proud daughter of heaven praised by everyone in Kyoto, but the emperor only praised Liu Shuyao and snatched the position of Crown Princess that should have belonged to her. Even Bai Chuxiao was now protected by Prince Yan. How could she just sit there and watch Bai Chuxiao's status surpass hers... Now that all the princes had their principal wives, she could only be the Crown Prince's concubine. One day in the future... wouldn't that be more noble than an ordinary princess...

After returning to Liuli Courtyard, Lan Xin immediately knelt down and cried, "Miss, you are finally back. I have been worried all night. This time it is all my fault for being incompetent. Not only did I fail to protect you, but I also caused you to go and take risks alone because of me. Please punish me."

Lan Xin knew that when they were still in the capital, with the young lady's skills, she could have escaped even if the enemy had more people. But it was because of her being a burden and her mediocre martial arts that the young lady managed to let her go first for her safety, and she went to the bandit's lair alone.

Bai Chuxiao chuckled, "Get up, this is not your fault. Chu Tianling has a vicious mind. Even if you weren't there, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to get away with it. Besides, nothing happened to me."

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