Ning Xinran felt happy after listening to Mo Zeshen's words. She glanced at Yu Bai proudly, but pretended to be magnanimous, "It's okay, cousin, no need. Brother Yu Bai is just doing his duty. , after all, it’s me who is ignorant, otherwise I should apologize to my little brother.”
As she spoke, she pretended to salute Yu Bai, waiting for Mo Zeshen to stop her.
However, Mo Zeshen pretended not to hear and watched as Ning Xinran bent her knees.
Ning Xinran gritted her teeth and said to Yu Bai, "Brother Yu Bai, it's my fault. I shouldn't blame you, let alone embarrass you."
Yu Bai rolled his eyes and turned his gaze to Mo Zeshen, but Mo Zeshen looked aside, as if it was none of his business.
He felt proud that the prince didn't really want to punish him.
So he waved his hand to Ning Xinran, "It's okay, cousin, I don't blame you anymore. I've always been rough and I won't let you go."
Ning Xinran: "..."
She held back the fire in her heart and squeezed out a few words through her teeth, "Brother Yu Bai is so generous. Thank you very much."
Then, a smile uglier than crying appeared on his face.
Yu Bai wanted to laugh when he saw it, but he had to hold it back, otherwise Mo Zeshen would have to punish him later if he didn't want to.
Ning Xinran couldn't stay still, she was so embarrassed that she died of embarrassment.
But she couldn't, she had to endure it.
Only by enduring hardship can one become a master. She wants to be Princess Chen, and she cannot be tripped up by this little thing.
"Cousin, if nothing happens, I'll leave first. I'm going to see if the food is ready. Then I can arrange meals for you and the princess." Ning Xinran smiled. Just when she was about to turn around and leave, she heard Mo Ze again. Shen spoke.
He said to Ning Xinran: "Cousin, Yu Bai hasn't been punished yet. I have to punish him to vent your anger on this matter."
Ning Xinran was a little confused, and Yu Bai looked confused and felt a little uneasy.
The prince doesn't really want to show off for an outsider and punish himself, right?
Although Yu Bai was a little reluctant, he still bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Yu Bai made a mistake, please punish me."
"No need." Ning Xinran said hypocritically, with a proud look in her eyes.
Mo Ze cleared his throat deeply, "No punishment is enough. In my opinion, it's better to punish Yu Bai and sweep my yard. My yard looks a little dirty."
Ning Xinran: "..."
She immediately understood that this was Mo Zeshen scolding her in a roundabout way.
But she pretended not to understand and nodded in agreement, but tears rolled out of her eyes unsatisfactorily.
She really wanted to go home now, lie in her mother's arms and cry bitterly.
But she couldn't just go home in despair. She had vowed in front of her parents that she would become Princess Chen, and now she was gone like this. How could she have any shame?
To avoid being discovered by Mo Zeshen, she left on the pretext that the meal was ready.
After she left, Yu Bai actually touched the broom and said to Mo Zeshen: "Your Majesty, now that my cousin is leaving, our palace can finally be clean."
Mo Zeshen sneered, "I hope so."
Then, he saw the broom in Yu Bai's hand and rolled his eyes at him again, "You are really sweeping the floor. Why don't you go to the Prince Consort's Mansion to find Dong Chengbin? Just say that the king is inviting him to dinner today and go quietly so that no one finds out. When you come back, take the back door."
Yu Bai looked at the broom in his hand, put it back in its place, then went to the backyard to lead a horse and left the palace.
After a while, he slipped in through the back door with Dong Chengbin.
At this time, food has been placed in the side hall, and they are just waiting for Dong Chengbin to arrive.
Dong Chengbin didn't plan to come in the first place. No one can bear it after so many days of being hot on the face and cold on the bottom. What's more, he has no patience in the first place.
The family was preparing to have dinner when Yu Bai suddenly called him, "I have to come even if I don't come."
It doesn't matter to him that he has to eat wherever he goes.
When he walked into the side hall, the first thing he saw was that Ning Xinran's eyes were red. Although she was still greeting Lu Qingtang and Mo Zeshen for dinner, it was obvious that she was unhappy.
But he didn't ask directly. Instead, he sat down to eat and chatted with Mo Zeshen.
After dinner, Lu Qingtang went to Tangli Garden, while Mo Zeshen stayed and chatted with Dong Chengbin. Ning Xinran made an excuse to go back to the room.
Dong Chengbin had been a little absent-minded, and while chatting with Mo Zeshen, he said that he was not feeling well and wanted to go to the latrine. Mo Zeshen knew what he wanted to do, so he let him go.
Dong Chengbin walked around to the wing, looked through the window and saw Ning Xinran wiping tears in the room, and knocked on the door.
Sang Que walked out of the room and asked with a cold face: "What are you doing here? This is the wing and the backyard, not a place where a foreigner should come."
"I saw my cousin crying. Did my cousin encounter something sad? You can tell me and I will help you." Dong Chengbin looked at Ning Xinran's tearful eyes and felt as if he had been fried in oil. .
Ning Xinran turned her face away from him, her side face was so charming that Dong Chengbin swallowed his saliva immediately.
"Please come in, Prince Consort Dong," Ning Xinran said.
The moment she saw Dong Chengbin, she suddenly had an idea.
Originally this idea was just a thought, but now I'm afraid it has to be put into practice, and she doesn't want to endure it anymore.
Sang Que glared at Dong Chengbin and moved over, leaving him a place to enter.
Dong Chengbin didn't care at all about Sang Que's eyes, and immediately got into the room, standing in front of the door and looking at Ning Xinran with a smile.
Ning Xinran refused to raise her eyelids and said to Sang Que: "Go and make a cup of good tea for Dong's consort."
Sang Que hesitated for a moment, but still retreated.
She knew that Ning Xinran was trying to distract her and wanted to talk to Dong Chengbin alone.
She must obey her master's words, and it's hard to say anything if she has something on her mind.
Seeing Sang Que leave, Ning Xinran patted the chair next to her and said to Dong Chengbin, "Come in and sit down, don't stand."
Dong Chengbin seemed to have found a treasure. He immediately sat down and said to Ning Xinran, "My cousin seems a little unhappy today. Who provoked you?"
Ning Xinran smiled bitterly, and shook her head, "How could it be possible? The palace has enough food and clothing, and the princess and my cousin treat me like a family. How could I be wronged? Consort, you are overthinking."
"Then why are the circles under my eyes red when I look at you? You must be sick." Dong Chengbin looked concerned, "Seeing my cousin like this makes me feel bad. We are all a family and should care about each other."
As Dong Chengbin spoke, his hand moved restlessly towards Ning Xinran.
When Ning Xinran saw this, she immediately retracted her hand on the table, her face obviously wary, "No need, Prince Consort, I'm fine, really."
Dong Chengbin's originally smiling face suddenly became cold due to her actions.
