Before Danyang left the palace, she never saw Bai Mingzhu again.
It wasn't until I asked the little chamberlain guarding the palace when I left the palace that I found out that her cousin Ying had already left early. And he was escorted away by a prince.
The moment he heard the news, Zizhu snorted disdainfully, but Danyang suddenly smiled.
I see.
But no matter why Bai Mingzhu wanted to borrow her Dongfeng to enter the palace, and what results she had, she was not interested at all.
And from this point of view, I'm afraid Bai Mingzhu won't need to be with her in the future and will "suffer from humiliation".
"Go home."
After Danyang gave such instructions, the four of them were left with Zizhu alone, and they quickly set off back to the princess mansion.
However, in the days that followed, when Danyang was going back and forth to the palace to make various arrangements, Bai Mingzhu did not stay away from her as she thought. Even sometimes the initiative is somewhat inexplicable, and it often disappears.
After two or three times, Danyang felt fed up and realized that he could no longer let himself go like this.
So on this day, shortly after arriving at the East Palace, she realized that Bai Mingzhu deliberately went out for some fresh air. In fact, she seemed to have disappeared for an excuse. She directly made it clear:
"Cousin Ying, do you really want to take a breather when you go here? Or are you planning to use an excuse to escape and meet someone privately?"
After she noticed something strange, she sent Zizhu to find out who the prince was who sent Bai Mingzhu out of the palace that day. But I don’t know if it’s because the servants were given a silence order, or because the other party is really inconspicuous. Zizhu's pursuit came to nothing.
And because it is in the palace, especially in the harem. There are things Danyang is doing at the moment that he doesn't want to draw attention to, so naturally he can't do anything too eye-catching for the sake of petty consequences.
But since she can't secretly investigate past events, shouldn't she be able to take the initiative?
Bai Mingzhu didn't know whether she felt guilty because of the remark, or whether she became angry because of Danyang's unkind words.
In an instant, her cheeks, which were originally fair and getting more delicate day by day, suddenly turned red, and her half-lidded eyes, which had always been modest and restrained, also became wide and round.
"You, you! Vulgar!"
As Bai Mingzhu spoke, he glanced around at the crowded side compartments. The circles under his eyes immediately turned red, as if he had been greatly wronged. And after taking a deep breath, as if he still knew the general situation, he lowered his eyes and persuaded in a cold voice:
"How can the princess make such a joke? This place is no better than home. What you said...not only harms my reputation, does the princess not care about her own reputation?"
"My reputation? Are you mocking me?"
Danyang laughed nonchalantly and continued:
"Seeing that Cousin Ying is in a hurry to leave, I won't delay you much. Let's make a long story short. Oh, you just said something vulgar, so don't cry."
After that, without waiting for Bai Mingzhu to respond, he continued:
"Bringing my cousin into the palace is a promise I made to my eldest aunt. But for the sake of being responsible to you and the Duke's government, if you want to come to the palace with me in the future, your cousin must always be with you. Within my sight.”
"What?!"
Bai Mingzhu was so surprised that she almost jumped up.
After entering the palace, she stayed with Danyang all the time, so how could she meet the third prince? If she couldn't deliver it in person, how could she be allowed to be remembered firmly by the third prince?
"You, do you think of me as your servant? Even if you are the princess, you can't bully others too much!"
Because she has touched the fundamentals, Bai Mingzhu no longer pretends to be a little white rabbit. Not to mention the strong attitude in his words, let's just say that his eyes were as if he wanted to tear Danyang to pieces on the spot.
When Danyang heard this, he shrugged and said with a smile:
"How dare you? In the final analysis, you are just responsible for the Duke's palace and my uncle. So, no matter what you think, as long as you come to the palace with me, you must abide by this."
Just when Bai Mingzhu was really angry and crying, Danyang smiled coldly and continued "kindly":
"Of course, cousin Ruoying can be invited into the palace by other nobles in the harem, so naturally she doesn't have to abide by my rules and be under my control."
The provocative words and the teasing and taunting glances made Bai Mingzhu's whole body feel as if a fire had been lit from the inside out, and as if he had been stabbed by countless ice needles from the outside in. My whole body was in hot pain and trembling.
Bai Mingzhu didn't notice at all that her nails had completely sunk into the palm of her hand.
After struggling out of the whirlpool of extreme shame, anger, and dizziness, she glared at Danyang coldly and squeezed out a sentence through her teeth.
"The princess is so bully, please remember that there are still times when mountains and rivers meet! The vicissitudes of life also change, but nothing is eternal!"
Bai Mingzhu pulled Bai Ling beside her, who was about to come forward to persuade him, and continued to say in a hateful voice to Danyang, who was still smiling softly:
"Although I, Bai Mingzhu, am not talented, I am still a noble daughter of a noble family. Now I won't bother the princess to take care of her!"
"Brark, let's go!"
With that said, Bai Mingzhu, who was a head shorter than Bai Ling and much weaker, dragged her out of the door as Bai Ling said "Miss" and "Don't be impulsive".
When Danyang saw this, he raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise, but other than that, he did not make any move from beginning to end.
When she saw the figure of the master and servant completely disappearing behind the courtyard gate, she beckoned Zizhu to lean over her ears and quickly ordered in a low voice:
"Go to the concierge and find a reliable chamberlain, and ask him to keep an eye on whether Bai Mingzhu is among the people entering the palace, and whose post she is holding."
Although I had thought that the mysterious prince might meet Bai Mingzhu outside the palace instead, I thought of the strict family rules of the Duke's mansion and the gossip-loving people all over the capital. I'm afraid that even if the prince wanted to do it, Bai Mingzhu wouldn't agree.
Therefore, there is no need for Danyang to bother to check each other's identity. As long as they meet again, there is no need to hide the exposed tail.
After Zizhu bowed to accept the order, a laugh and sigh came from outside the door.
"Hey, girl, why are you bullying others?"
After hearing the prince's voice, Danyang immediately put away his cold and shrewd side, jumped up happily, went straight to the door, and greeted with a smile:
"Brother Prince, why are you so early today? Are there any lecturers in Taixue who are lazy?"
In recent days, except when the prince went to Imperial College every day, even when he went to pay his respects to Emperor Xuande, Danyang would always accompany him.
Of course, this is all a perfect excuse to prepare a hair extension ceremony for yourself.
When the prince heard what he said, he immediately smiled bitterly and sighed, shaking his head and saying:
"You girl are good at everything, but you are too willful. If someone you can't stand still has to be by your side, it will be a great misfortune."
When Danyang heard this, he immediately laughed and said:
"So, am I not letting someone who is not suitable for me get reincarnated?"
Because Bai Mingzhu was from the Duke's Mansion, the connection with the prince came from Danyang. Moreover, the girl was not very familiar with him, and he had no position. In contrast, he was more emotionally inclined to Danyang, so he would not be too deeply involved.
I just said this to persuade Danyang to restrain his flamboyant behavior to avoid suffering losses in the future.
But seeing that the person didn't understand it at all, the prince had no choice but to reach out and poke Danyang on the forehead, then let it go.
After all, he didn't want to cause any trouble for the cheerful little girl who was about to hold her haircut ceremony, so naturally he could only put down his preaching attitude.
