"Your Highness, could this matter... just be a secret of mine?"

Naturally, she couldn't betray Pan Li now.

And I can't lie to Duan Rongshi.

So just say it like this.

Duan Rongshi was silent for a moment, then he actually agreed: "Okay."

Li Qingluo looked up at him with joy and disbelief.

The two of them only stared at each other for a few blinks when a cough suddenly came from inside the room: "It is already late at night. I, this old minister, will not leave the room to see Your Highness off today."

When Li Qingluo heard her grandmother's voice, she suddenly felt panicked.

She quickly suppressed her panic and looked at Duan Rongshi with some apology.

"Your Highness, I will send you..."

Before she finished speaking, her grandmother's voice came again: "Luo'er, come here for a moment. Grandma has something to tell you."

Li Qingluo suddenly didn't know where to look.

Duan Rongshi whispered softly, "Go. It's late, go to bed early."

After saying that, he turned around and left in a hurry.

Li Qingluo came to Madam Pei's window and asked, "Grandma?"

Mrs. Pei didn't actually have anything important to talk about when she came to see her.

She thought for a moment before saying, "Help grandma close the window."

Li Qingluo looked at Aunt Zhang, who was now like a decoration in the room, at a loss: ...

After closing the window, Li Qingluo waited a moment longer, but still didn't hear what Mrs. Pei was about to say, so she called out again, "Grandma?"

Madam Pei was still surprised: "Huh? Why are you still here? It's late at night, why don't you go back to bed!"

Li Qingluo:?

So, when grandma said "I have something to say to her", she just wanted to close the window?

Isn’t grandma’s intention too obvious?

No matter how slow Li Qingluo was, he now understood what his grandmother meant.

She didn't want to have too close contact with Prince Su.

"Grandmother, Luo'er has surrendered to His Highness. From now on, our Xiuli General's Mansion will belong to His Highness Prince Su."

Mrs. Pei remained silent.

Li Qingluo was afraid she might misunderstand, so she explained, "Grandma, I was forced to make this choice, but... a wise man chooses a wise leader. From now on, Luo'er will do her utmost to protect General Xiuli's mansion and Grandma. From now on, we, both grandparents and grandchildren, will live in peace."

Madam Pei: "Okay, Grandma, I understand. Go down!"

Is grandma tacitly agreeing with her own decision?

Li Qingluo finally had a hint of joy on his face, and then he retreated.

After she left, Mrs. Pei sighed deeply.

"Don't tell me, Grandmother, don't you know that you will never be able to escape from the clutches of Prince Su in this life?"

Aunt Zhang was both surprised and puzzled: "Old Madam, you... do you agree that the young lady and His Highness can have an affair? Then you just..."

Madam Pei said with a hint of anger: "Why, you won't chase him away, and you want me to watch them being affectionate in my yard?!"

Nanny Zhang laughed and said, "Madam, you are joking. I think the young lady has not yet come to her senses and perhaps does not understand the thoughts of His Highness Prince Su."

Madam Pei snorted, "That's how it should be. Perhaps Luo'er simply despises him?"

Thinking of this possibility, Mrs. Pei couldn't help but laugh out loud a few times.

"That would be so satisfying! Luo'er looks down on him, the great Prince Su, and makes him want it but can't get it, hahahaha... Then Luo'er can find a live-in grandson-in-law for me, and we can live an ordinary and happy life."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Madam Pei was getting happier the more she thought about it. Nanny Zhang couldn't help but criticize her, "Madam, I'm afraid that's impossible. You're well aware of the reputation of His Royal Highness Prince Su..."

Mrs. Pei's smile froze and disappeared in an instant.

"Lao Zhang, you're such a killjoy."

"I'm not blind, how can I not see what Prince Su feels for Luo'er?"

"Although the outside world has rumors about him being a bloodthirsty, furious, and cruel man, my few interactions with him have shown that many of these rumors are untrue. At least he's a good person to Luo'er now, and he's even willing to put aside his dignity and dignity to coax this little girl."

"That's the point. If he has such thoughts, why hasn't he come to my General Xiuli's mansion to propose marriage?"

"What do you think he meant? Could it be that his affection for Luo'er isn't enough to make him make up his mind about this matter?"

"Or perhaps, he now looks down on Luo'er's background after she left the General's Mansion?"

"After all, although my Xiuli General's Mansion is also called the General's Mansion, I am not an official now, and I am a useless old woman with no power or influence. Could it be that he also looks down on us in his heart?"

"What if he only wants me to be a concubine? How can Luo'er be a concubine with her personality?"

"If this is really as I thought, and he wants to treat Luo'er so unfairly, then even if I have to be a bad person, I will never agree to it!"

"If I'm really pushed to that point, I'll go to the palace myself and beg his father, using my military achievements to ask for a legitimate wife for Luo'er's hand in marriage!"

Anyway, if I enter his Prince Su's Mansion, I'm afraid I will never live a peaceful life in this life.

Luo'er is slow and unintelligent, so this matter is not difficult to handle.

Seeing the old lady's overthinking, Nanny Zhang couldn't help but advise, "Don't worry. What if His Highness is just waiting for a better opportunity? Perhaps he's waiting for the girl to come to his senses, or perhaps he has other concerns?"

"Anyway, I never thought that Prince Su would be so gentle to a girl. He even came to see her injuries just now. It's obvious that he is very concerned about her and would do such a thing."

"Old Madam, you've forgotten that when His Highness occasionally came to Qingsong Temple, we were afraid of disturbing him."

"Even if he knew you lived here, he never came to visit you."

"He's a noble man, a descendant of the royal family. Who would have thought that one day he would condescend to do such a trivial thing?"

"This shows that he really cares about our girl..."

Madam Pei: "Ah...but his life experience also makes him helpless..."

"The future of these two children may not be easy."

Day two.

Li Qingluo went to the small courtyard behind the mountain of Cangsong early in the morning.

On the way up the mountain she met Ling Fengzi.

"Taoist Master."

Li Qingluo called out to him.

The last time he came to Qingsong Temple, Li Qingluo did not meet him face to face, but Ling Fengzi had seen her from afar, so he knew that she had changed a lot now.

Ling Fengzi was very happy to see Li Qingluo: "Miss Li, I haven't seen you for a few months. You are now like a phoenix rising from the ashes, getting better and better."

Li Qingluo: "Master, you are so kind. I wonder if Master Qingyangzi is feeling better now?"

Ling Fengzi: "Our abbot is very nice, isn't he? He went to see His Highness early in the morning."

Li Qingluo smiled: "So, he is indeed fine?"

Ling Fengzi's smile froze for a moment, then he burst into laughter: "Miss Li has also used these tricks to trick me now. It turns out that no one who has been to Jinling City is a simple person."

Li Qingluo bowed slightly. "Master, don't be upset. What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you today. How about that?"

Ling Fengzi's eyes lit up instantly. "I heard that the gourd chicken in Jinling City is quite good. I've been there a few times and it's just so-so. I wonder how yours is?"

Li Qingluo: "Why don't you go and kill the chicken?"

Ling Fengzi: "Alas, how can we Taoists kill animals? Although we raise dozens of them in the back mountain, they are used to cultivate our Daoist hearts on weekdays."

"How about you ask His Highness's men to help? We can't even see it!"

Li Qingluo burst out laughing: "To protect the Taoist priest's righteousness, I will go and ask His Highness for help."

Li Qingluo and Ling Fengzi came to the backyard together.

Ling Fengzi had certainly been to this courtyard before, but he never dared to go in.

This time, he also walked in with Li Qingluo, taking advantage of the situation.

As soon as he entered, he met Qing Yangzi coming out of the house. Qing Yangzi didn't feel embarrassed and nodded to Li Qingluo as usual.

However, this person's temperament has changed a lot since Pei Shier Niang's death.

Now the whole person is gloomy and silent...

Qingyangzi took Lingfengzi and left again.

When Li Qingluo went to find Duan Rong, he heard him say to Pofeng, "Do as she says. Go!"

Seeing Li Qingluo coming, Duan Rongshi asked her, "Have you had breakfast?"

"If you are useless, have dinner with me."

Li Qingluo wanted to say that she had already eaten with her grandmother.

But when she saw Duan Rongshi's breakfast had already gone cold, for some reason, she still sat down obediently.

How could Li Qingluo eat that?

But he just moved his chopsticks twice.

Seeing her like this, Duan Rongshi asked, "Not to your taste?"

Li Qingluo: "Of course not. By the way, Your Highness, would you like some gourd chicken? I'll make it for you at noon today."

Duan Rongshi looked at her palm and asked, "Is the injury healed?"

Li Qingluo: "It's just a minor injury, nothing serious. To be honest with Your Highness, I want to personally prepare a feast for Grandmother and the old Duke."

At this time, Li Qingluo had personally promised his grandmother what he had promised her when he asked her to come down the mountain.

She didn't want to be the one who broke her promise to her grandmother.

So it’s always on my mind.

Now that we finally have the opportunity, we must seize it and get it done.

Duan Rongshi flatly refused: "No. Your injury hasn't healed yet, you can't cook."

He had a stern face, as if he would never allow her to refute him again.

Li Qingluo: "Your Highness, the gourd chicken is delicious. I made it once at home, and even my master praised it highly, saying it's as good as the signature dish at Fu Man Lou."

Duan Rongshi narrowed his eyes slightly: "..."

So, he's the only one who hasn't eaten yet?

Li Qingluo quickly followed up and continued, "I promise that if I can, I'll only use one hand. If I can't, I'll ask Matron Zheng and Matron Zhang to do it. Your Highness, will you agree to this?"

Of course, the gourd chicken is the least important.

Li Qingluo's goal is to let the old Duke out to have dinner with his grandmother!

Duan Rongshi saw her looking at him pitifully and innocently and snorted, "No more tricks!"

"This king has agreed to Zaina's request and sent someone to bring her token and lure her sister out in two days."

"When the time comes, the sisters will have to settle their grudges, so you are not allowed to provoke them again in the next two days."

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