The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Upon hearing this, Tang Bohu rolled his eyes at Zhou Chu.

"I don't know, I've never met Princess Deqing."

Zhou Chu glanced at the two eunuchs leading the way and then approached the old man.

"Tell me the truth, is there something you and the princess are doing that you're not telling anyone?"

Zhou Chu spoke in a very low voice, almost whispering in Tang Bohu's ear.

Upon hearing this, Tang Bohu didn't even bother to acknowledge Zhou Chu. He quickly took two steps forward to distance himself from Zhou Chu.

Zhou Chu found the old man's hurried pace, taking two steps at a time, quite comical.

Soon, the two entered the princess's residence.

As soon as Zhou Chu entered, he felt his eyes were opened.

From the outside, the princess's residence doesn't look much different from other houses.

It looks much bigger than other houses.

But once inside, they discovered what the homes of truly elite individuals were like.

The pavilions and towers are intricately arranged, yet they are placed in an orderly manner, without appearing chaotic at all.

It was clearly meticulously designed.

The princess's residence looked enormous from the outside, but Zhou Chu only realized how big it was once he entered.

The two followed the eunuch in front of them for a long time, entering one courtyard after another, before finally arriving at the princess's study.

Zhou Chu had always known that the princess's residence was very large. A typical princess's residence would occupy at least tens of thousands of square meters, and the Deqing Princess's residence would be even larger.

Only then did Zhou Chu truly grasp the sheer size of the princess's residence.

Originally, two eunuchs were leading the way, but one of them left after entering the princess's residence.

"Master, Tang Jieyuan and Young Master Zhou have arrived."

The eunuchs announced the news outside the study.

Even though he felt that the princess wasn't after him, the scene before him still made Zhou Chu a little uneasy.

Whether in his past life or this one, Zhou Chu had never experienced anything like this before.

"come in."

A slightly languid voice came from the study.

No sooner had he finished speaking than the maid inside opened the door to the study.

"Please come with me, both of you."

The maid looked at Tang Bohu and the other man and said.

The old eunuch bowed towards the study from afar and then withdrew.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chu stepped aside, gesturing for the old man to walk ahead.

Fortunately, Tang Bohu was a worldly man who had spent some time in the Prince Ning's mansion before, so he didn't show any fear. He looked at Zhou Chu with disdain, as if to say, "Little brat, just you wait and see."

Then he followed the maid inside.

Zhou Chu followed closely behind Tang Bohu, walking step by step.

This cannot be blamed on Zhou Chu; the identity of the person in the study was simply too frightening.

In both his past and present lives, Zhou Chu had never encountered a noble person of this caliber.

Let alone the princess, even a third-rank official like Han Jie would make Zhou Chu nervous if he hadn't met him for the first time at Zuixianlou but instead went to the Han family.

There's a big difference between playing at home and away, especially when facing high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

Often, what you think in your mind is one thing, but what you actually face is another.

Zhou Chu even walked with his head down the whole way, not daring to look up, for fear of being impolite and offending the important person.

At times like these, Zhou Chu became even more cautious, fearing things might go wrong.

Soon, the two arrived at the desk.

Zhou Chu slightly raised his head and glanced at it.

There was one person sitting behind the desk, and two others standing on either side.

However, Zhou Chu did not dare to look up at their faces.

"This humble subject, Tang Yin, greets the princess."

"This humble subject, Zhou Chu, greets the princess."

Zhou and Chu bowed.

"Tang Jieyuan, do you still remember me?"

That lazy voice rang out again.

Hearing this, Zhou Chu was secretly amused, thinking to himself, "You're still being stubborn."

Tang Bohu, who was in front, was completely bewildered by these words, but dared not say that he did not remember. If he were to say this and anger the princess, he would be in deep trouble. He could only stammer and not know what to say.

Princess Deqing smiled when she saw Tang Bohu's troubled expression.