After transmigrating into the book, I helped my mother reconcile with her divorced husband.

The words "My Lu Yun" pleased Lu Yun greatly, and he couldn't help but glance at Xiao Yebai out of the corner of his eye. Xiao Yebai saw it, but pretended not to, and deliberately moved closer to Lu Zhiyuan.

Upon seeing this, Lu Yun frowned.

On the way here, I heard from Second Master about the situation in the palace. As soon as Miss entered the palace, she was bullied by Consort Jin. Not only was she assigned to the worst palace, Ronghua Palace, which had been uninhabited for many years and had not undergone any repairs, but it was also almost burned down. Fortunately, Miss was clever and not only protected herself and Liuying, but also brought down Consort Jin, cutting off the Fang family's path in the palace.

The Second Master also petitioned the Emperor about this matter, requesting permission to enter the palace as the young lady's bodyguard. The Emperor agreed for three reasons: First, the young lady entered the palace by imperial decree, and her accident so soon after arrival meant the Emperor had to provide an explanation to the Xie and Lu families, especially the Xie family. Second, the young lady was young and in poor health; having a young bodyguard wouldn't be a problem. Third, if the young lady had a Xie family bodyguard, any danger she encountered in the palace could be blamed on the bodyguard.

For the young lady's safety, he must practice martial arts diligently, and he cannot slack off even after entering the palace.

According to the Second Master, Consort Jin was Fang Zhi's aunt and the Fang family's only backer in the palace. Now that Consort Jin is dead, the Fang family will inevitably resent their young lady. Although the Fang family has declined, Miss Fang Zhi has married into the Jiang family. If she is cunning, she might use the Jiang family against the young lady.

The palace grounds are deep and secluded, teeming with demons and monsters; one must be wary.

Her gaze fell on Xiao Yebai, and her eyes immediately darkened. This hostage had ill intentions; who knew what he was thinking? She stepped forward, subtly bumping him aside, and said loudly, "Miss, let me help you serve the dishes."

"Take it to the meditation room, to mine. Liuying has already gone to tidy up the table."

She was small and short, and the temple's stove was too big, preventing her from fully utilizing her culinary skills. Right now, she was struggling with the lid of the steamer, trying to figure out how to hold it without getting steamed.

Xiao Yebai wasn't good at cooking, but he could still tell what she wanted to do.

"Please step aside, miss, I'll do it."

Hearing the sound, Lu Yun quickly came over: "Let me do it, let me do it. Prince Xiao is injured, so don't make things worse here. No matter how kind and gentle my young lady is, she can't always be treating your injuries, can she? I can handle such a small thing as lifting the pot lid."

Lu Yun said that on purpose.

In his mind, every young master should have a young master's temper. Although Xiao Yebai was a hostage, he was still the rightful prince of Southern Chu, so how could he be treated so rudely by a servant? Whenever Xiao Yebai lost his temper, he would remind his mistress to be wary of him.

The young lady is still very young and could easily be abducted by bad people.

Lu Yun's bump wasn't serious, but Xiao Yebai deliberately held his shoulder, took a step back like a wronged person, and stood in a corner where the candlelight couldn't reach, saying in a low voice, "Young Master Lu is right."

Lu Yun looked over and saw that Xiao Yebai, such a big person, actually shrank back a little.

"It's because Ye Bai is useless. He made the wound that had just healed reopen. He couldn't even help Miss with something as simple as this."

“Prince Xiao—” Lu Yun pointed a steaming pot lid at Xiao Yebai: “Playing the victim? Fine, you’re really good at it!”

“He’s not pretending to be pitiful, he really is. He was bullied terribly in the palace.” Lu Zhiyuan grabbed Lu Yun, gesturing for him to put down the pot lid in his hand. “His shoulder was first injured by Consort Jin, then tormented by the princess, and then ruined by that stupid Lu Jinyao at the temple. I’m telling you, don’t touch him again. If you touch him again, his shoulder will be ruined.”

"Young Master Lu didn't do it on purpose!"

Xiao Yebai spoke, his seemingly unintentional tone tinged with a hint of grievance, completely different from the Xiao Yebai she had met in the palace. She pursed her lips and stared at him for a long time. She thought to herself, "No wonder he grew up in the palace; he's the legendary 'green tea man'!"

The straightforward Lu Yun is no match for him.

As expected, Lu Yun exploded, clutching the pot lid and saying, "I did it on purpose! Don't think I can't see that you're deliberately getting close to our young lady."

“Young Master Lu is mistaken. It was not that Ye Bai deliberately approached Miss Lu, but that Miss Lu deliberately approached Ye Bai.” Xiao Ye Bai still had that cold and indifferent appearance on the surface, but his voice revealed a hint of grievance: “It is Ye Bai’s blessing to be approached by Miss Lu. If it were not for Miss Lu, Ye Bai would probably die in the palace.”

Lu Yun was furious. He slammed the pot lid on his hand and pointed at Xiao Yebai, saying, "You're saying my young lady deliberately got close to you?"

Xiao Yebai nodded, feigning innocence, and said, "Miss Lu said I'm good-looking."

“Long…” Lu Yun spun around in anger: “What’s so good-looking about him? He’s not even as good-looking as Han Ting.”

Xiao Yebai lowered his head and softly uttered an "oh".

Lu Zhiyuan wanted to laugh but held it in. She patted Lu Yun's arm and said, "You're all very good-looking, in different ways. Everyone loves beauty, and I'm one of those people who especially loves beautiful things. Hurry up, bring the food and let's eat. I'm starving."

Xiao Yebai extended his uninjured hand: "I can carry one."

Lu Zhiyuan pressed his hand down: "No need, you're a patient. The most important thing right now is to rest and recover. We'll have plenty of time in the future."

Xiao Yebai's eyes lit up. "Will Miss invite me to dinner again in the future?"

She and Liuying were only staying temporarily at Jinxiu Palace; they would move back to Ronghua Palace once it was renovated. Calculating the time, it should be about time before they returned. The Emperor of Beiliang was chronically ill and unlikely to take on a new concubine in the short term. However, Jinxiu Palace was, after all, the residence of the concubines, so it wasn't impossible that one of the lower-ranking concubines would be promoted to be the principal wife of Jinxiu Palace.

If he had a kind personality, he and A Luo would still have some good days. But if he were like Consort Jin, things would probably be even worse.

A chill ran through me. Looking down, I saw a face turned upwards, reddened by the charcoal fire.

Lu Zhiyuan asked him if he was willing to move to Ronghua Palace with A'luo. Xiao Yebai's eyes lit up, then dimmed. Moving palaces was no small matter, especially since he was a hostage from an enemy country; his willingness was not a matter of fact.

Before he could finish thinking, Lu Zhiyuan gently patted him: "Since I'm asking you, it means I'm confident and have a solution. You just need to answer whether I want to or not."

Ronghua Palace was a relatively large palace, consisting of one main hall and two side halls. The main hall had five rooms, symmetrically arranged on both sides. She lived in the east end room, and Liuying lived in the east side room. The west end room was a study, and the west side room was a reception room. When Ronghua Palace was being renovated, the plan was made to separate the living area from the activity area.

Unlike a nobleman's residence, one cannot move around or go out freely in the palace unless invited by a princess or summoned by the empress. What's the difference between confining a person to a square courtyard and being a caged bird? As that bird, of course, one should try to make oneself as comfortable and lively as possible.

Besides the main hall, Ronghua Palace also has two side halls, each with three rooms, arranged symmetrically on the left and right, just like the main hall. The three rooms on the east side are for Lu Yun, and the three rooms on the west side are for Xiao Yebai and A Luo.

She tiptoed, hooked her arm around Xiao Yebai's neck, and coaxed him like a big bad wolf to a little white rabbit: "Xiao Yebai, say yes."