The two lingered in the space for a while, and then Song Zhili took He Chengjing out of the space to attend to his own business. Song Zhili didn't have much of an appetite in the morning, so she just ate a little something and sat in the courtyard. After Xia Momo and He Miaomiao got up, she waved to them.

Xia Momo and He Miaomiao exchanged a glance, then walked over to Song Zhili with a puzzled look. After the two of them sat down opposite Song Zhili, Song Zhili told them everything that He Chengjing had told her the day before.

Xia Momo got angry as soon as she heard the first one. She stood up, put her hands on her hips, and cursed loudly, "How can this woman be so shameless? She comes up here and tries to steal someone else's husband. Ali, don't you have a gun? Why don't we sneak to the post station and shoot her? Let's see how she can act now."

"No way, if she really dies here, it will be troublesome if the Northern Qi Kingdom blames us. Sigh, this is really annoying. Whatever the Emperor says goes."

He Miaomiao thought about it more than Xia Momo did, and felt that Xia Momo's method was not feasible.

Song Zhili was also very annoyed, but she didn't have any good ideas for the time being. The three of them sat in the courtyard in silence for a while. Then Song Zhili remembered that she had an appointment with the princess today, so she got up and told the two of them. After that, she went back to her room, got some food, and left the mansion.

Xia Momo and He Miaomiao watched Song Zhili's retreating figure with some helplessness. They both sighed at the same time, then exchanged a helpless glance before going about their own business.

When Song Zhili arrived at the princess's residence, the gatekeeper let her in without any problem. Carrying a food box, Song Zhili went straight to the princess's room. Seeing that the princess was already up, she walked over to the table, took out the strawberry cake she had brought, and placed it in front of the princess.

Before the princess could speak, she sat down next to her. The princess immediately noticed that Song Zhili was acting strangely today, but she didn't think much of it and took the strawberry cake to eat. However, even when she had almost finished eating, Song Zhili did not say another word.

The princess then realized something was wrong. She called Song Zhili several times, but Song Zhili didn't respond. Finally, she gently nudged Song Zhili's arm, and Song Zhili finally came to her senses.

"Princess, what's wrong?"

"I noticed you came in without saying a word, looking preoccupied. What's wrong?"

Upon hearing the princess's question, Song Zhili felt a pang of sadness and sighed helplessly. She then explained the matter to the princess, who understood what had happened to Song Zhili.

However, she also understood very well that, for example, as a princess, she couldn't actually decide her own marriage. She could choose a husband according to her own wishes, entirely because she was infertile. Therefore, she didn't need to go through marriage alliances or anything like that. It was also because of this that she was able to find the husband she wanted according to her own heart.

In the end, she ended up with a scumbag. Thinking about this, the princess felt somewhat pathetic and became sad with Song Zhili.

Seeing that the princess was silent and looked unhappy, Song Zhili suddenly remembered what He Miaomiao had said yesterday. She suggested, "Princess, I know that there is a new storybook at Mingxuan Tea House. Why don't we go to the tea house to listen to the storytelling?"

Actually, the princess wasn't interested in the storytelling, but since Song Zhili had said so, she had no choice but to nod. Then, she had Qiu Tao help her change her clothes, and the two of them went out of the mansion to Mingxuan Teahouse.

The princess brought two maids with her. One was Qiu Tao, and the other was someone Song Zhili had met a few times, but did not know her name.

Inside the carriage, Song Zhili and the princess barely spoke. Soon, they arrived at Mingxuan Teahouse. The two got off the carriage and went inside together. The waiter recognized Song Zhili, after all, they knew He Miaomiao, who was a distinguished guest of their boss.

So they treated Song Zhili as a distinguished guest. When they learned that Song Zhili wanted a private room, they found out that all the private rooms in their teahouse were already booked. However, since He Miaomiao's friend had come, they had to give He Miaomiao face. With that in mind, the waiter led Song Zhili to the private room where they had stayed last time.

Later, Song Zhili learned that this private room was almost exclusively for VIP guests.

The two followed the waiter upstairs, and Song Zhili ordered the same tea she had last time. She then handed the tea menu to the princess, saying, "Princess, what would you like to drink?"

The princess took the tea menu, glanced at it briefly, and then ordered a pot of Longjing tea. She then handed the tea menu to Song Zhili, saying, "I'll just have a pot of Longjing. You can order whatever else you like. I don't know what else is good. This is my first time here."

Song Zhili nodded, took the tea menu, ordered a few snacks, and then handed the tea menu to the waiter.

The waiter took the tea menu and immediately went to prepare what they needed.

"Princess, I heard you say this is your first time here. What do you think of the environment?"

Song Zhili felt that it was a bit boring for the two of them to sit there without talking, so she took the initiative to start a conversation.

The princess nodded. "I think it's alright. I didn't expect this teahouse to be so unique."

The two chatted briefly in the private room, and then the waiter brought up their order and left. Just as he left, the sound of a gong rang out from the stage downstairs again. Song Zhili knew that the storyteller was about to begin.

So she stopped chatting with the princess and listened attentively to the storyteller. At first, the princess wasn't very interested, but she became more and more engrossed in the story, holding her teacup up for a long time and forgetting to put it down.

Seeing the princess's expression, Song Zhili found it somewhat amusing. She patted the princess's arm and reminded her, "Princess, don't your arms get tired from holding your hands up like that?"

Princess Song Zhili's reminder brought her to her senses. She smiled at Song Zhili and then lowered her arm. "I was quite engrossed in listening. This story is really well told."

"If the princess likes it, you can have Qiu Tao go down and line up later. There are books of this storybook for sale downstairs. The princess can read them in the manor to pass the time."

Upon hearing Song Zhili's words, the princess's eyes lit up, and she immediately told Qiu Tao to go down and queue up to buy some for her. Qiu Tao immediately left.

Not long after Qiu Tao left, there was a knock on their door. The princess and Song Zhili exchanged puzzled glances, wondering who would be knocking at this hour.

The princess gave the maid a wink, and the maid immediately went to open the door.

"Excuse me, I'm sorry to bother you. I just thought this young lady looked familiar, so I came over to say hello."

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