Seeing her princess looking thoughtfully at his leaving figure, Suzuran, who was following him, had a headache.
How did this person offend the little princess?
After all, she grew up in the palace. As a palace member, she is very thoughtful and has a clear mind. Thinking of the rumors she heard recently, Suzuran couldn't help but speak.
"Princess, Miss Nanqing told you to spend less time with the princes."
Gardenia looked away and nodded matter-of-factly.
"That's why I haven't had any contact with them." After saying that, he looked up at the sky and pulled her away happily. "The patrol should be over by this time, let's go outside the village for a walk!"
Suzuran tried to keep up with her pace, with a complicated look on her face.
If there was no contact, where did His Highness get the fifty times of punishment? And with her princess's wandering temperament, she couldn't believe that she wasn't involved in last night's incident. Even Miss Nanqing was brought back by the princess.
But as a smart maid, the little girl didn't say anything, so she didn't ask.
Sighing inwardly, Suzuran decided to follow the little girl from now on to avoid causing any trouble before returning to Beijing.
As soon as the two of them left the palace, they saw Huo Lichi standing there holding a horse, followed by a carriage.
Hearing the movement, the young man glanced sideways, his eyebrows gentle.
Just as he was about to welcome the little girl to the carriage, he saw the other party running straight towards him, then looking left and right, with doubts in his eyes.
"Why is there only one horse?"
Huo Lichi was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly asked.
“Isn’t it said that it’s uncomfortable to ride a horse for a long time?”
He still remembered how the little girl complained to Shen Nanqing last time, and thinking of her white and delicate skin, he specially prepared a carriage this time.
Gardenia shook her head, "It doesn't take long to get to the outside of the village. I can do it, and it's more convenient to ride a horse."
As for convenience?
——Of course it’s causing trouble.
Seeing her staring at him eagerly, Huo Lichi frowned, but finally nodded in agreement. At worst, he would bring her back like last time when he came back.
After the palace servants brought the carriage down and the horse out, the little girl couldn't wait to hurry over.
Then he didn't pay attention to his little brother's movements, he quickly got on his horse and held the reins with one hand.
"Let's go!"
Huo Lichi, who was about to come over to help her, was silent for a moment, sighed inwardly, and then mounted his horse.
"Wait a minute -" Seeing that the two were about to leave, Suzuran quickly stepped forward to block the way, showing an awkward smile.
"Princess, have you forgotten something?"
Under her expectant gaze, Gardenia tilted her head, looking confused.
"What? I've asked Nan Qing's imperial doctor, and I've given the penalty copy to my aunt. Is there anything else I need to do? If it's not urgent, I'll talk about it when I get back."
Suzuran twitched the corner of her mouth, feeling that it was no surprise what was going on, so she had to remind her.
"Look at me."
Gardenia's eyes wandered around her body, as if she was remembering something.
"Ah! By the way, the seasoning bag! I almost forgot about it, just hand it to me."
"..."
She understood, the little princess had no intention of taking her out.
Ling Lan glanced at Huo Lichi angrily, thinking that every time she met this little general Huo, the princess would no longer have her in her heart, but she still stepped forward and handed over the bag and gave some careful instructions.
The little girl listened obediently throughout the whole process and didn't seem to be impatient at all.
Only from Huo Lichi's perspective could he see the other person's thoughts and the lack of concentration in his eyes, and the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously.
Finally, she interrupted Suzuran's words.
"I will protect the little princess, it's getting late, we should set off."
