The prince had an extremely subtle expression. He stared at her face for a while, then turned his head and laughed.

"I'm ashamed to say that I can't think of it. But if the Saint gets the second line one day, remember to tell me. I also want to know the answer."

This is the couplet they posted together. They use it almost every year. There is no way Mu Yanshan didn't know about it.

It really doesn't seem to be him.

Mingnan felt a little disappointed and forced a smile. "Okay, if I get the answer, I will tell Your Highness as soon as possible."

After saying this, she bowed and said, "I'll take my leave."

She stood up without even looking at the prince, then turned and walked away.

The smile on the prince's lips gradually disappeared as he looked at her back.

Is he testing again to see if he is Mu Yanshan?

Do you like it so much?

He frowned, and the guard stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, it's windy today, so let's put down the curtain and we'll go back now."

The prince nodded and put down his hand. As the curtain fell, he suddenly opened it again and said in a deep voice, "Go check on the Saint."

The guard was startled. "What do you mean, Your Highness?"

The prince lowered his eyes, "All of them."

*

Mingnan was walking aimlessly, passing by a small garden, when suddenly someone pulled him from behind.

She was startled and subconsciously elbowed him. The person behind her immediately groaned, but did not loosen his grip on her hand.

Hearing the voice, she relaxed, "Your Highness the Twelfth?"

Xiao Zhe pulled her into the pavilion before letting go. He rubbed the place where he was hit and said with a bitter face, "It hurts."

Mingnan turned around and looked at him, smiling slightly, "Sorry, I thought it was some bad guy, does it hurt?"

What kind of bad guys could be in the palace?

Xiao Zhe was dissatisfied and complained in his heart, but after hearing the last sentence, his mind became active again. He nodded and said, "Yeah!"

Mingnan looked at him worriedly, "How about I go find the imperial physician to check you out?"

Xiao Zhe: “…”

It's embarrassing enough to ask the imperial physician to see it when the skin is not even broken.

Why are you so unromantic?

He showed a somewhat aggrieved look on his face, and asked cautiously: "Saint, do you hate me?"

Yo, you still have such a thing as self-awareness?

Mingnan looked at him in surprise.

Xiao Zhe: “???”

He didn't understand what that look meant, but his instinct told him it wasn't a good thing, so he pulled his lips together and smiled bitterly, "You really are annoying, right? Am I too clingy and annoying you?"

Without waiting for Mingnan to speak, he grabbed Mingnan's hand and pressed it against his chest, saying earnestly: "Just tell me, I will change anything you don't like, please don't leave me."

How could Xiao Zhe be able to deceive the original owner in his previous life? He is very handsome, probably like his mother. It is hard for anyone not to be moved by his pitiful appearance.

But Mingnan had the script in his hand and already knew what a dirty guy he was, so he couldn't accept this at all.

She moved her hand, and Xiao Zhe immediately panicked and held it tighter, "Saint Lady——"

Mingnan held his wrist with his other hand and pressed hard. Xiaozhe's arm felt numb and he immediately lost his strength. Mingnan easily withdrew his hand and looked at him with a fake smile, "Your Highness, you don't have to do this. You don't live for me, and you don't have to change because of me. It's good as it is now."

Otherwise, how can I take revenge on you?

Xiao Zhe frowned, feeling something was odd, but Mingnan didn't look like she was going to turn against him, so he felt relieved. He shook his numb hands, took a package from the table beside him and handed it to her.

Mingnan didn't answer, "This is..."

Xiao Zhe smiled shyly, looked at her expectantly, and whispered, "Don't you like the peach blossom cake from East Street? I personally queued up early in the morning to buy it for you. It's still warm. Would you like to try it?"

Yes.

Mingnan raised his eyebrows slightly. In his previous life, he had asked around about the original owner's preferences. He would buy whatever she liked to eat as soon as possible. If he couldn't buy it, he would make it himself.

He would spend a lot of money to get what she liked.

If she liked to see something, he would rush all night to pick it for her.

If he had used this kind of energy to study other things, he would have become a master in that field long ago. However, he was most attentive only when he was deceiving the original owner.

Seeing Xiao Zhe about to open the oil-paper bag, Mingnan glanced and saw a sneaky shadow behind a tree not far away.

Mingnan thought, "No need to open it."

Xiao Zhe was startled, "Why?"

"I don't want to eat." Mingnan smiled, "Your Highness, I appreciate your kindness, but I can't accept gifts without merit. You and I are of different statuses, and it will be easy for others to talk about us if we give gifts privately. Your Highness, please don't give me gifts again in the future."

After saying that, she took a step back, bowed politely, and left without looking back.

Xiao Zhe stood there blankly, "Ming——"

Mingnan's clothes fluttered, as light as the wind. In the blink of an eye, he walked a long distance away and disappeared among the flowers and trees.

The person in the dark waited for a while before coming out, looking at Xiao Zhe hesitantly, "Your Highness, the Saint left just like that? Then our plan——"

Xiao Zhe instantly suppressed all his expressions, frowned and looked at the bag of peach blossom cake that no one was interested in. After a while, he reached out and picked up the oil paper bag, as if thinking about something.

"She was fine before, why did she suddenly become cold? Could it be...she knew something?" His eyes suddenly darkened, and he lost control of the strength in his hand and crushed the peach blossom cake into pieces.

The palace servant knelt down in fear, "Your Highness, calm down!"

Xiao Zhe took a deep breath, threw down the peach blossom cake, and said, "It's dealt with. The plan will proceed as usual."

He pulled his lip, raised his hand to brush away the branches blocking his way as he walked down the stairs, and plucked a peach blossom to play with on his fingertips. "If the private exchange didn't work out, we can always talk about a tryst between a single man and a single woman."

The palace maid was startled, then suddenly realized and said, "Yes, I understand!"

*

Soon, rumors spread in the palace that the Saint was suspected of having a secret meeting with the Twelfth Prince in the Imperial Garden, and that the two were probably about to get married.

The rumor seemed to have legs and spread throughout the imperial court and the harem in just a few days.

Xiao Zhe and Ming Nan suddenly became the focus of public attention.

When the rumor reached the ears of the Imperial Master, he was so angry that he smashed five teacups.

When Mingnan went in, he saw debris all over the floor and he almost had no place to stand.

She looked at the Imperial Master who was standing in front of the screen with his back to her and laughed, "Why is my brother so angry? Isn't it summer yet?"

The Imperial Master turned his head abruptly and said through gritted teeth, "You still have the mind to joke! Do you know what those fools outside who only follow others' advice are saying about you?"

He slammed the table, and with a "bang" the table broke into two pieces and fell to the ground with a loud bang.

Mingnan's eyelids also twitched.

[Did Xiao Zhe cheat in his previous life? How did the Imperial Master, who is so powerful, get caught? ]

205: [Alas, two fists cannot defeat four hands. At that time, Xiao Zhe had already gathered a group of martial arts masters. In addition, he had the aura of the male protagonist, so of course the national teacher could not defeat him~]

"If I find out who is spreading rumors behind this, I will pull out their tongues!"

The Imperial Master was so furious that his eyes turned red.

Mingnan stepped forward and patted him on the back, "Don't be angry, you're just doing what he wants when you're angry."

"Him?" The Imperial Master grasped the key point sharply and squinted at her. "Do you know who did it?"

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