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Zhu Luo was taken aback. What kind of twisted logic was this?

“Then what does the princess think is the proper course of action for me? His Highness the Crown Prince is hosting a banquet. Should we simply sit there with cold faces and ignore him? Besides, it's not about currying favor. I have my own plans.”

Xiao Zhuoying frowned slightly: "What are your plans?"

"In short, I just want to make the Crown Prince feel awkward and think I'm a troublesome person," Zhu Luo said, going all out and looking up to meet the princess's gaze. "I've even said such rebellious things, does the princess still think I want to curry favor with His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Her pouting little mouth looked like a plump, juicy cherry.

Xiao Zhuoying suddenly remembered the fruit that had been sent by a foreign country.

She suddenly cupped Zhu Luo's face in her hands and laughed heartily: "I misunderstood you. It's great that you have this idea. I support you."

Zhu Luo breathed a sigh of relief, her heart pounding wildly.

What a mess! Now she has to figure out how to transition between different parts of the live stream.

Just then, Nana suddenly received an internal call: "Lolo, something bad has happened! People from the quality inspection bureau have come to the company, saying there's a problem with the lamb we sold last time. I'm switching the screen away, I'll go offline in a bit!"

Before Zhu Luo could reply, the live stream camera on the mirror switched away.

Zhu Luo was still in a daze, staring blankly at the princess's lips moving as she spoke, unable to hear a single word.

Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau?

mutton?

Wait a minute, wasn't that mutton that Lin Datou asked Bai Jiaojiao to sell? What does it have to do with her?

"Hey, pretending to be deaf and dumb won't work on me." Xiao Zhuoying seized the moment when the girl was in a daze and snatched the bundle from her arms.

The sudden emptiness in her arms sent alarm bells ringing in Zhu Luo's mind.

"Princess, Your Highness! Please wait!"

What are you hesitating for? Take it back!

Can you take the contents of the cloth bag out and look at them?

"I won't wait, I want to see! If you won't let me see, there must be something fun inside!"

Xiao Zhuoying played a game with her, and they walked around the big tree in circles.

Zhu Luo wasn't fully recovered yet, and she twirled her finger above her head.

"Mirror! Go!"

The mirror, obeying the command, also fluttered above the princess, but hesitated to make its move.

"Hurry up!" Zhu Luo urged.

Only then did the mirror slowly attract a bee.

"Go away! Get out of here!" The princess waved her hand, and the bee disappeared somewhere.

Zhu Luo clasped her hands together and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"Hehe, admit defeat, Shen Zhuluo!" Xiao Zhuoying triumphantly opened her prize.

Zhu Luo's heart sank instantly.

"Huh? What's this? Men's clothes? Wait, these shoes...they belong to my third brother, don't they?" Xiao Zhuoying carefully examined the embroidered patterns on the shoes. "That's right, these belong to my third brother!"

Zhu Luo slumped dejectedly onto the grass, entering a state of sagehood.

"Hehe, so that's why you treasure this bag so much. So you and your third brother have already reached this point?"

Zhu Luo shook his head helplessly: "This is a long story. His Highness Prince Li and I are completely innocent..."

"Haha, I get it, stop talking."

"Hmm?" This reaction surprised Zhu Luo. "What does a princess know?"

"You and your third brother are perfectly fine."

Zhu Luo was even more confused.

"Why are you glaring at me? My third brother's health is what it is. There are plenty of people who have designs on him, but none of them have succeeded."

Seeing the girl's furrowed brows, Xiao Zhuoying pressed on, "Could it be that you've really taken a liking to the Third Prince? You've been secretly hiding these things, thinking of exposing him in public later? Haha, that's interesting, Shen Zhuluo, but! I advise you to stop dreaming."

Zhu Luo tried to interject several times but failed, and her cheeks puffed up in anger.

If the right way doesn't work, then try the opposite.

"Your Highness is right. I have indeed fallen for the Prince. However, the Prince is not lacking in beauties. If I want the Prince to look at me more, I can only come up with a unique way."

Xiao Zhuoying's face instantly darkened: "So that's what you really think. What's so great about the Third Prince that you have your eye on him!"

Zhu Luo was slightly surprised.

Why does that tone sound a bit jealous?

"Yes, Your Highness risked your life to save me, and I intend to dedicate the rest of my life to him. It's about repaying kindness, so there's nothing wrong with that. The method was a bit unusual, but as long as the result is as I wish, that's all that matters."

She looked around for mirrors, but couldn't find her reflection.

Please make sure this "confession" doesn't get recorded.

"Hahaha, Third Brother saved you?" Xiao Zhuoying burst into laughter. "He hates trouble the most. He went to great lengths for you? Shen Zhuluo, don't lie to me. I will never tell Third Brother about you stealing the clothes. You'd better not go to the Li Prince's mansion. You'll be bored to death."

"Bored to death?" This was the first time Zhu Luo had ever heard such a statement.

Xiao Zhuoying covered her mouth, as if she had let something slip: "Anyway, don't think about repaying my kindness. You're so beautiful and you have a lot of business to your name. Why do you have to rely on a man to live? Why don't you come with me?"

"Huh? What did you say, Princess?"

She seemed to hear yet another horrifying remark.

"Follow me, become one of my people, Xiao Zhuoying, and live in my princess's residence. However, since the government can't register you, you'll have to temporarily be called a retainer."

"Huh?" Zhu Luo was glad she was sitting on the lawn. "A retainer?"

She recalled reading in many books that the retainers who entered the princess's mansion had a nickname: male concubine.

"You don't like it? I don't like it either. Then how should I address you, Prince Consort, no, Madam Xiao?"

"Wait, wait, wait..." Zhu Luo made a big X with her arms in front of her chest. "Princess, have you misunderstood something? I am a woman."

"So what if she's a woman?" Xiao Zhuoying said dismissively.

Zhu Luo scrambled to her feet: "Princess, you've misunderstood. That's not what I meant. I meant that this seems to be against the rules."

Crown Prince Xiao Jingchi's relationship with her was ambiguous; the title of Crown Princess was purely a figment of the imagination of those around him; and her relationship with Prince Li was purely a transaction. As for their relationship, as long as they didn't provoke each other, it was neither too close nor too distant.

This fourth princess, Xiao Zhuoying, is quite extraordinary; she proposed marriage directly, right?

"As long as I don't know the rules, the rules can't bind me."

Zhu Luo rubbed his forehead, genuinely feeling that his brain wasn't working properly.

"Don't worry, although I am a woman, in terms of talent and strategy, I am by no means inferior to my brother and those spoiled brats. I am capable of establishing a firm foundation, and you will not suffer if you follow me."

Zhu Luo sighed and said sincerely, "Your Highness, I only want to do business well and have not considered marriage."

"I won't interfere with your business, and I'll even help you if necessary. If you have any other requests, just let me know."

Zhu Luo shook his head helplessly: "Your Highness, to be honest, I quite like my current lifestyle and don't want to change it, nor do I want to change it for anyone."

Xiao Zhuoying fell silent, her brows furrowed. She stared at the falling leaves of the tree for a moment, then sighed softly, "Alright, I'll wait for you. After all, this is our first meeting. I was too hasty."

Zhu Luo is most afraid of this kind of serious confession.

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness. If I had agreed without being prepared, I would have disappointed you."

Xiao Zhuoying nodded: "I know that Third Brother saved you, and he was just lying to you earlier. He was just afraid that you might have really developed feelings for him."

Zhu Luo's lips twitched.

Good grief, they've set a trap for her.

"So what you said earlier about liking your third brother was also a lie, right?"

Just as Zhu Luo was about to admit it, a carriage slowly approached from not far away.

Xiao Zhuoying patted her shoulder: "See, I didn't lie to you."

As soon as the carriage came to a stop, Banxia came running over, shouting.