Xiao Chengchang was secretly unwilling to accept the fact as he watched the girl walk away.

Mrs. Wu gave Su Xiaoshi a wink.

Su Xiaoshi understood, stepped forward and bowed gently, praising,

"Your Highness Prince Gong cares deeply about the people. He is virtuous and virtuous. I admire him."

Xiao Chengchang was getting annoyed as he watched Su Yuejian's receding figure. He turned around and looked at the delicate and pretentious woman in front of him, becoming even more impatient.

Su Xiaoshi's appearance could be considered that of a pretty girl at best, and she looked even more unsightly when standing next to Su Yuejian, especially since she always liked to wear heavy makeup and dress very maturely, which wiped out her only bit of beauty.

Xiao Chengchang frowned slightly, but he still tried to maintain his appearance and said calmly, "Miss, please stand up. I still have to go burn incense. Farewell."

He immediately raised his foot and chased in the direction of Su Yuejian and Xiao Ningyao.

He guessed that she must have been scared during the last blood test at the Taifu Mansion, which is why she is now a little distant from him.

It seems that I need to show more.

Su Xiaoshi watched Xiao Chengchang hurriedly chasing Su Yuejian, and her eyes were filled with even deeper jealousy.

Why, why do all of them only have Su Yuejian in their eyes!

She stamped her feet unwillingly, turned around and complained to Wu, "Mother, that Su Yuejian is simply a vixen!"

Wu glared at her and warned, "Even if she's a man-eating demon, you still have to please her. Don't you see she's surrounded by nobles? Only by being with her can you have the opportunity to interact with those princes and princesses. Remember that?"

Su Xiaoshi nodded unwillingly and responded aggrievedly, “Shi’er understands.”

Wu looked at the figure in front of her that had disappeared, and pulled Su Xiaoshi to follow him.

"Come on, let's go quickly. After we pray for your brother, we'll go and ask for a good marriage for you."

Hearing about the good marriage, Su Xiaoshi thought of the handsome face of Prince Gong just now, smiled shyly, and quickened her pace.

Inside the Buddhist temple

Su Yuejian and Xiao Ningyao both knelt on the cushions, holding incense and candles in their hands, closing their eyes and praying.

"Believers Xiao Ningyao, please Buddha bless Brother Crown Prince and Brother Yan Zhou to have a safe journey and return home soon."

"Su Yuejian, a believer, thanks the Buddha for blessing me to be reunited with my family. I wish my family good health and happiness, and may my brother be safe and sound, and that the disaster end soon."

The two men opened their eyes, smiled at each other, and walked forward together to hand the incense to the little monk. They also donated a large sum of money before leaving the hall hand in hand.

Su Yuejian was standing at the palace gate, looking at Xiao Chengchang who was rushing towards her from a distance, and a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes.

She turned to Xiao Ningyao and said,

"Princess, I heard that the venerable monk Kong Hui from the temple has returned from his travels. I would like to ask him for a peace amulet."

Xiao Ningyao's eyes lit up and she said with a smile, "Okay, it just so happens that I can ask for two for my father and mother as well."

The two followed the young monk to the bamboo forest in the back mountain to meet Master Konghui.

When Xiao Chengchang arrived in front of the Buddhist temple, the beauty was gone. He frowned slightly.

After Ye Ying asked around, he found out that the person had gone to the back mountain.

His mind turned, and then he whispered something to Ye Ying.

Ye Ying took the order and immediately disappeared.

Xiao Chengchang curled the corners of his lips slightly. He just couldn't believe that he, a prince and a favored son of heaven, couldn't win the heart of a little girl.

At this moment, Su Yuejian and Xiao Ningyao were standing at the door of a quiet and elegant bamboo house in the bamboo forest in the back mountain.

The young novice monk came out and bowed to the two of them.

"Ladies, Master Kong Hui is meeting guests inside. Please wait for a moment."

Su Yuejian and Xiao Ningyao nodded in thanks.

Inside the room, Master Konghui was playing chess with a man in a black brocade robe.

The last move was made and Master Konghui lost.

He looked at the person opposite him and smiled gently.

"This is a good move. When did the prince hide a new trick?"

The man's eyebrows were like ink paintings, his eyes were like stars, his facial features were distinct and three-dimensional, and his natural handsomeness was mixed with an indescribable sharpness and majesty, as if he looked down upon all living beings. It was none other than Regent Xiao Heng.

As he listened to Master Konghui's words, he didn't know what he was thinking about, and a barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

"I learned it from an old friend I met again."

Master Konghui noticed his change in mood, raised his eyebrows, and was slightly surprised.

"Is it the old friend that the prince has always been thinking about?"

Xiao Heng nodded slightly.

Master Kong Hui smiled and said, "Then I would like to congratulate His Majesty. We are old friends and we are reunited, and we can continue our old friendship."

Xiao Heng's eyes were filled with a deep light, and he smiled softly, "Thank you for your kind words, Master. She is outside the door now. It's better not to make her wait too long."

Then he stood up and prepared to push the door and leave.

Master Konghui was stunned at first, then he reacted.

No wonder his chess moves became so aggressive after the little monk came to report. It turned out that he was afraid that the girl would get tired of waiting and wanted to end the battle quickly.

He shook his head and sighed, who would have thought that this regent, who was always cold and aloof, was also a lovesick man.

In front of the bamboo house

Xiao Ningyao was pulling Su Yuejian and acting coquettishly. Ever since the last birthday party, she had been thinking about Su Yuejian's cooking skills. Today, she finally got out, and she didn't want to eat at Zuixianlou. She just wanted to eat the food cooked by Su Yuejian.

Su Yuejian smiled lightly and said jokingly, "How dare I disobey the order of Her Royal Highness the Princess?"

Xiao Ningyao pretended to be angry and snorted coldly, "Yue'er, you have learned bad habits. Now you are even sarcastic."

Su Yuejian took her arm affectionately and gave her a mischievous smile, "Princess, you don't like it? Then Yue'er will be respectful to you in the future..." As she said that, she bowed and apologized.

Seeing her delicate expression, Xiao Ningyao pinched her smooth little face lovingly, "I like you! I like you!"

The two were chatting and laughing.

Suddenly, a familiar, cool and pleasant male voice was heard.

"what do you like?"

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