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"Bamboo worms, my fried bamboo worms!!!" Zheng Zhian looked at Danqin with hazy and aggrieved eyes, just like a child who hadn't gotten his favorite candy.

She longed to taste the bamboo worms, but she couldn't even find a single bamboo worm scrap.

Danqin looked at her helplessly, she really didn't expect it to be for this reason. When did the princess become so greedy for food?

He had never even tasted that stuff himself, and he didn't know how the princess knew it was edible.

He sat down beside her and gently patted her back. "Shall I go ask her for you now?"

With such a commotion at night, who will remember this incident?

Zheng Zhian nodded repeatedly, his pure and clear eyes filled with anticipation.

Danqin got up helplessly. It was rare to see a princess with such a naive and innocent appearance.

The commotion alerted Ling Fei and Yuan Ming, who were staying on either side of the side room. Thinking something serious had happened, they rushed to her room in a hurry.

Yuan Ming's clothes were disheveled and not yet tidied, his hair was loose and his eyes showed obvious vigilance and confusion. "Another assassin?"

Ling Fei was somewhat better off, but he was merely dressed neatly, his hair was loose over his shoulders, and he was still tightly holding a dagger that faintly gleamed in the candlelight.

Compared to his appearance during the day, he seemed more ascetic and gentle.

Zheng Zhian turned to look at the two of them, her voice sweeter and softer than usual, asking, "Do you also want to eat bamboo worms?"

Both of them were stunned at the same time: ......

So they wake up in the middle of the night just to eat bamboo worms?

Danqin came over carrying two large porcelain bowls, saying, "Princess, please get up and eat." She was a little surprised to see the two of them, but then she understood.

Zheng Zhian stood up and casually draped his coat over his shoulders. The group made do and sat together. At first, Danqin and the other two refused. Although the insects had been fried to a golden brown and looked very appetizing, the thought that they were insects made them shake their heads in unison.

Helplessly, the three of them were stared at by the little guy sitting cross-legged on the chair with a pitiful look. They just had to grit their teeth, straighten their necks, and look like they were about to be sent to the guillotine.

Who could resist the sight of the little one staring at you with wide, expectant eyes, even the tears deliberately welling up in their eyes seeming ready to fall at any moment.

If they don't try it, it's as if they're the biggest villains in the world.

Seeing the group's determined expressions, even the way they put the food in their mouths was exactly the same. Zheng Zhian grinned, looking like a little devil, and said, "Chew."

Their attempt to swallow the insect was interrupted. Yuan Ming's face contorted in agony as he inwardly groaned; he never imagined that before he could even perform his chivalrous act, he would perish at the hands of a mere bamboo worm! Heavens above!

I took a big bite, then froze. It had no flavor? It was actually quite crunchy.

He chewed a few more times and found it not unpalatable, but rather crispy and fragrant. The more he chewed, the more he couldn't stop. After swallowing, he picked up another one and put it in his mouth.

Danqin and Lingfei looked at him strangely, and began to chew on the food with some skepticism.

"How is it? It smells good, right?" Zheng Zhian said with a charming and smug look on her face. After speaking, she took several more and put them into her mouth. "It tastes even better this way."

In the end, she was the first to stop. Yuan Ming ate the most, and even Dan Qin and Ling Fei enjoyed eating quite a bit.

Three days later...

"Master, Prefect Lai has arrived." Ling Fei's voice rang out from inside the room.

Zheng Zhian stopped drinking his porridge, but Lai Hongyun was eager to let him in.

"Yes."

Soon, Lai Hongyun followed Ling Fei into the room. He subconsciously glanced at the round table and was surprised. In his opinion, how could someone of such noble status eat with servants without any concern? Moreover, there was a separate set of unused bowls and chopsticks on the table, which obviously belonged to the guard in front of him.

Seeing the person in the main seat looking at him, he immediately lowered his eyes, suppressed his thoughts, and raised his hand, "Young Master."

"Lord Lai, you're too kind." Zheng Zhian picked up a handkerchief from the side and wiped his lips, but his clear, dark eyes looked past him at the slender figure behind him.

She wore a plain, light long robe, her head bowed so her features were obscured, but judging from her graceful and ethereal demeanor, it was no wonder that Ge Gao harbored evil intentions.

Noticing her gaze, Lai Hongyun stepped to the side and said, "This is the person you wanted."

"Keep your head up."

Upon hearing this voice, Xiang Ke froze instantly. When he left the Ge residence today, he thought he would finally be free, but he never expected to be greeted by someone of even higher status than Ge Gao, someone whom even Prefect Lai had to treat with utmost respect.

Fear and chill slowly crept into his heart. Even though it was summer, he felt as if he had fallen into a thousand-year-old icy pool, the coldness biting to his bones.

Lost in his own thoughts, he suddenly heard a soft cough: "Xiang Ke."

He snapped back to his senses, slowly raised his head, and his expression was completely revealed.

Her slightly upturned eyes were red at the corners, her lips were tightly pursed, and her wrist was held by her right hand. Her palm had turned bluish-purple at some point, forming a stark contrast with her porcelain-white right hand.

Even though he raised his head, he didn't dare to look up at the owner of the voice.

Seeing his ungrateful attitude, Lai Hongyun frowned and said coldly, "Bow."

Although I don't know much about the little princess's character and she's not very old, people with noble status are bound to have some special hobbies.

Even if the person in front of me is a bit young, you never know.

"It's nothing." Zheng Zhian spoke first, without waiting for Xiang Ke to speak.

Seeing that Danqin and the others had already started tidying up the table, he got up and walked out of the courtyard. "Lord Lai is really different when he does things. He said three days and he did it in three days."

Lai Hongyun followed half a step behind, seemingly oblivious to the deeper meaning, saying, "It is my honor to serve you, young master."

"What about the land?" Zheng Zhian stretched his back relaxed, tilted his head back, closed his eyes slightly, and enjoyed the warm sunshine that fell on him in the summer morning.

"I have already reprimanded the officials below, and they will certainly handle matters for the people fairly and impartially from now on, so please rest assured, sir."

"Fair and impartial, ah," Zheng Zhian thought to himself with a cold sneer, but his face remained impassive. "Lord Lai, as an official who serves the people, I naturally believe that you are wholeheartedly devoted to the people."

"We've been quite troubled lately, so we won't bother you any longer at your residence."

Lai Hongyun watched her movements with a smile on his face. "It is our great honor that you, young master, are staying at the Lai residence. There is no question of us disturbing you." After saying that, he changed the subject. "There is something I forgot to tell you, young master. I returned to the residence late yesterday and was afraid of disturbing your rest, so I did not come."

Zheng Zhian's lips curled slightly. "What is it?"

"General Jian has been wanting to visit you, but he has been too busy with official duties to come. So he asked me to apologize to you, young master." Lai Hongyun bowed formally.

He actually added those words himself; the other side had no intention of doing so.

Chien Chi-cho has been spending the last two days frequenting brothels with a group of people, drinking and listening to music. Does she really think she doesn't know? She's supposedly tied up with official duties—what a load of rubbish!

Zheng Zhian did not respond.

Lai Hongyun forced himself to continue, “Next month is General Jian’s fifty-fifth birthday. He would like to invite you, young master, to come and enjoy yourselves. Firstly, so that we can have a good time and drink together. Secondly, so that you can have a good time in Changfeng. The general said that if you need him, he can send elite troops to protect you.”

Even he himself was apprehensive about what he was saying, but he had to put on an act as if the general was indeed very busy, but also very concerned about the matter.

Chien Chi-cho didn't take this person seriously, but he couldn't.

"Protect?" Zheng Zhian stopped stretching, turned around and looked at him with a smile. "You mean the people around the courtyard?"

Looking at that seemingly innocent and sunny smile, Lai Hongyun felt a chill run down his spine, his hands were drenched in cold sweat.