Playing bad and eating melons: The whole court is laughing? No, no

"Master Xiao Jiang, Master Xiao Jiang..."

Pei Yan called Jiang Yueyang several times, but she showed no intention of waking up. He had no choice but to reach out and push her.

Jiang Yueyang slowly woke up, met Pei Yan's gaze for a moment, and asked guiltily: "Little melon, what's wrong with me?"

System: [The host lay on the table and fell asleep. Uh... I'll wipe my saliva later.]

Hearing this, Jiang Yueyang quickly sat up straight and wiped his mouth.

Adhering to the idea that it is others who are embarrassed if I am not embarrassed, Jiang Yueyang asked calmly: "Master Pei, what is the matter?"

Pei Yan's mouth twitched, and then he pointed at the food box on the table, "I want to remind Master Xiao Jiang that it's time to eat."

"Oh, thank you, Master Pei."

"Then I will not disturb you from having your meal." Pei Yan bowed to her and returned to his seat to have his meal.

Jiang Yueyang opened the lunch box and took a look. There was a plate of vegetables, a bowl of steamed meat, a fish, a bowl of rice and a bowl of chicken soup.

She frowned slightly as she looked at the dishes in front of her. Why were they all dishes she didn't like?

The system saw this and said, "Host, please eat a little. It will take several hours before you can go home."

Jiang Yueyang touched her stomach, picked up the chopsticks reluctantly, ate a little and stopped eating.

Pei Yan looked back and saw that the dishes on her table were hardly touched. He thought of going over to ask if she needed anything.

Just as he was about to get up, a figure ran past him.

Xu Zheng asked without hesitation: "Master Xiao Jiang, are these meals not to your liking?"

"Yeah. I'm allergic to fish, and I don't like fatty meat."

"Allergy?" Xu Zheng looked confused.

"It just causes a rash after eating it."

Xu Zheng responded twice, "What should we do? Won't you starve?"

"No, I still have this." Jiang Yueyang took out the unfinished beef jerky.

"Is this... enough?"

At this time, a young eunuch walked in from outside. He was carrying a food box and walked in front of Jiang Yueyang with his body bent.

"Master Jiang, this is what Minister Jiang sent me."

"Thank you."

After the young eunuch left, Jiang Yueyang opened the food box, which was filled with her favorite meals.

She looked up at Xu Zheng, her eyebrows curved as she said, "That's enough."

After Jiang Yueyang finished lunch, she declined Pei Yan's offer to accompany her and strolled to the library alone.

As soon as she entered, she attracted a lot of attention.

Although it is lunchtime, there are still many officials here looking up information.

Jiang Yueyang ignored those gazes and slowly walked towards the bookshelf.

She looked at the books on the shelf and muttered to herself, "I wonder if there are any story books here."

[Yes, host, please walk inside. There is a book of strange folk stories on the shelf in the corner.]

Jiang Yueyang followed the system's instructions to find the book of folk tales and oddities, and then sat on the ground and began to read it.

It records many strange stories, but none of them has an explanation and each one has a beginning but no end.

Jiang Yueyang was so annoyed that she simply stopped watching.

She put the book back, searched again, and finally found a love story book.

Half an hour later, Jiang Yueyang closed the book. It was then that she realized that the Crown Prince had sat down next to her.

Jiang Yueyang: [...Little melon, why didn't you tell me that the Crown Prince was coming?]

[I reminded you, it was you, the host, who told me not to bother you.]

Jiang Yueyang thought about it and it seemed to be true.

[How long has the Crown Prince been here?]

[When the host saw the male and female protagonists strolling at night. ]

[Hasn't that been a while?] Jiang Yueyang glanced at the Crown Prince beside him, [It's okay that His Majesty is acting strangely, but now even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is acting strangely too.]

Hearing this, the prince cleared his throat unnaturally and stood up as if nothing had happened.

Jiang Yueyang saw this and quickly stood up, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded slightly and excused her from the formality. "Miss Jiang, will you accompany me for a walk?"

"promise!"

Jiang Yueyang followed the prince up floor by floor until they reached the top floor of the library.

"Wow~" Jiang Yueyang couldn't help but exclaim.

You can overlook most of the imperial palace from here, it's spectacular!

The prince smiled and said, "It's even more beautiful here at night. You can see a sky full of stars when you look up."

"Really? It's a pity I can't stay in the palace at night."

The prince then asked, "Do you want to stay in the palace?"

Jiang Yueyang inexplicably felt that this question was profound, so he carefully answered, "No. The palace is too big, and I'm afraid of getting lost and being trapped here forever."

"Miss Jiang is so smart, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Jiang Yueyang shook his head, "I have no confidence in myself, nor in others."

"What if there is something you want in this palace in the future?"

"I can't predict what will happen in the future, but at least right now there's nothing in the palace that I must obtain."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince breathed a sigh of relief that she had not said anything absolute.

"I heard that Miss Jiang will be coming of age soon. Would I be lucky enough to attend the ceremony?"

"It is an honor for me that Your Highness can come."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled sincerely, and then fell silent.

Seeing that the prince stopped talking, Jiang Yueyang secretly let out a sigh of relief.

"Little melon, what does His Royal Highness mean? He's not interested in me, is he? He wants me to be his princess?"

【Based on the current situation, it is very likely.】

[But... I don't think he likes me. The person I want to marry must be someone I like and who also likes me.]

[Then you are destined to be alone in this life. There are not many people who love each other throughout history.]

Jiang Yueyang said it didn't matter, "One can live well alone."

System: [As long as the host feels okay. By the way, I just discovered that there is a secret letter hidden in the beam above your heads.]

[Where is it?] Jiang Yueyang quietly looked up, [How did you know it was a secret letter?]

[Because the text above is not Daxia's, I can't understand it.]

This is the only disadvantage of the melon-eating system, it can do nothing but eat melons.

【Then you should know who wrote it, right? 】

The system chuckled and said, "I know this. It was written by Li Zihao, a student at Chongwenguan."

The students of Chongwenguan were all the prince's companions. In a more profound sense, they were the talents and confidants recruited by the prince in advance to prepare for his future ascension to the throne.

They can live in the palace and borrow books from the library, but they are not allowed to set foot in the harem and some confidential places.

Jiang Yueyang secretly glanced at the Crown Prince and asked uncertainly: [Did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince instruct on this secret letter?]

The prince clenched his hands into fists under his wide sleeves. He didn't expect that after all his careful selection, he still allowed someone with ulterior motives to sneak in.

Li Zihao, Marquis Jing'an, who do they belong to?