Good pregnancy, quick to wear: the soft heroine is pampered by the group in the plane

Chapter 488 Little Crybaby, Beautiful and Delicate, Rough Man Pampers His Wife and Seduces Her 38

"Where is the person?" Su Zhiruan looked up and did not see any trace of Cuihua.

"She waited for a while, and when she learned that you and the prince were there, she left."

"Let her come to the imperial study to see me." Su Zhiruan could roughly guess what she wanted to say, but since she came and left, it meant that Cuihua hadn't figured it out yet.

Su Zhiruan was not in a hurry and told her to wait until she thought it through before coming back.

Ji Xiaoyuan was busy coming to Wanchao as an envoy, so the Ministry of Rites prepared a banquet to entertain envoys from various countries.

The two said goodbye reluctantly and finally went about their own business.

Towards evening, Su Zhiruan finally finished meeting with the ministers, and there were only a few memorials left.

"What time is it?" She looked at the lady-in-waiting lighting the lamp, stood up and walked over to ask her.

"Your Highness, it's already the 11:00 p.m., shall we serve you a meal?" The female official thought for a moment, then looked at Su Zhiruan hesitantly, "Your Highness, just now...Princess Jialan came...and when she learned that you were meeting with the minister, she insisted on waiting outside the door."

"Tell the meal to be served and prepare an extra set of bowls and chopsticks." Su Zhiruan didn't expect her to come so soon, so she walked out with the female official.

"Yes." The female official followed behind Su Zhiruan. She was a little surprised. After all, everyone now knew that their eldest princess was the real Princess Jialan. If it were someone else, her true identity would have been exposed and dealt with long ago. But their princess was really different from ordinary people. Even her ideas were different.

After Su Zhiruan went out, she saw Cuihua standing under the corridor. She narrowed her eyes and didn't rush over.

After such a long time, the little girl who grew up in the countryside now has some temperament.

When Cuihua saw Su Zhiruan, she was stunned at first, then she slowly walked forward and saluted, "I, a commoner, pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Long time no see." Su Zhiruan walked over, with no emotion on his face, he just nodded and said, "Get up and follow me."

Cuihua was already worried, and after she stole a glance at Su Zhiruan's face, she became even more uneasy, thinking that she would be thrown directly into death row, or given a severe punishment, or at worst beheaded and hung on the city wall... The more she thought about it, the paler her face became, and her body began to shake.

"Your Highness... I know that I have committed serious sins and death is not a pity. I beg you to give me a cup of poisoned wine or a piece of white silk. I..." Cuihua became incoherent. She knelt on the ground, her face as pale as paper, her eyes full of despair.

"Who said I want to kill you?" Su Zhiruan had already walked up the steps to the side hall. The servants carrying dishes stood beside Cuihua waiting for Su Zhiruan's orders.

Cuihua was stunned, "Ah."

"Come in, or the food will get cold." Su Zhiruan pushed the door open and turned back to add, "Let's talk about it at the dinner table."

Cuihua walked hesitantly. After she walked in and sat down, the palace servants came in one after another. The smell of steaming dishes wafted into their noses. Su Zhiruan was already dizzy after being busy all afternoon, and only after drinking a cup of hot tea did she feel better.

She was not an emperor, so her meals were not so grand. She just sat opposite Cuihua at a sandalwood eight-immortals table. The palace servants wanted to serve the dishes, but Su Zhiruan refused and asked everyone to leave.

Cuihua did not move her chopsticks. She was still trembling with fear as she waited for Su Zhiruan's decision. "Your Highness, this is all my fault. I asked to be imprisoned. I was bewildered at the time. Now that things have come to this, I wish to repay Your Highness with my death."

"You don't have to pay it back." Su Zhiruan picked up a piece of dried shredded chicken with chopsticks and put it in the bowl. "Tell me about your experience in the palace of the dynasty? And your experience, etc., has anyone discovered your identity except the regent?"

She said this for two reasons. On the one hand, even if Wan Chao had planted an insider in the dynasty, the insider only knew limited things. Although she didn't know whether what Cuihua said was true or false, she might be able to gain new insights by combining the two. On the other hand, Cuihua now wanted to die after seeing her, the real Princess Jialan, so it would be better to let her talk.

Cuihua opened her mouth and found that there were too many things to say and she didn't know where to start.

"That day - I was welcomed back to the palace..."

"I was afraid of being discovered, so I tried to get close to His Royal Highness the Regent...but the Regent only has you in his heart, and other men and women are not in his eyes." Cuihua smiled bitterly.

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Su Zhiruan chewed slowly and asked Cuihua to narrate it again when he heard the key points.

After Cuihua finished speaking, she felt much more relaxed inside, and even felt that it didn't matter if she died right then and there. She took the initiative to pour tea for Su Zhiruan, and the meanness and unbearableness in her heart were revealed to her. However, Cuihua no longer had the sadness she had before, but was instead at ease.

A few words could not explain the regrets she felt during this period. She used to think that being a princess was what all women in the world desired the most, and she could get status, power, money, fine clothes, etc.

But after she actually went in, she realized how outrageous her thoughts were. How could a princess who married into a foreign country have any power? She was in a foreign country, with poor etiquette and unable to speak official language well in various situations. The servants flattered the powerful and bullied the weak, and there were countless cold arrows from her, both overt and covert.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

Countless times, she regretted why she had to replace Su Zhiruan and come to the strange palace. Her dreams were all about the roasted sweet potatoes handed to her by her parents late at night, and the life of going up the mountain to get eggs and going down the river to catch fish with other childhood sweethearts. She could laugh without worries and didn't have to wear luxurious dresses to be scrutinized. Even if she had to eat simple meals in the countryside, it would be a greater happiness if she could stay with her lover, slowly shed her childishness, give her children a good childhood, and watch them grow up.

She also tried to seduce Ji Xiaoyuan, especially after he returned to the palace as the regent. Her thoughts became more obvious. After all, he was the only person she was familiar with in a strange place. If she could become the regent's wife, or even a concubine, she would be willing to do so.

But Ji Xiaoyuan is Ji Xiaoyuan. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get within two steps of him. Ji Xiaoyuan, a hunter who used to be tall and strong and worked efficiently in the countryside, became an unattainable and cold noble regent. Even the emperor had to consider his face, but he came back just to let people find his wife.

No one knew who his wife was, and everyone was constantly guessing. The noble ladies in the royal capital waved their handkerchiefs all day long, hoping to be seen by him, and would be happy to become his concubines, but that man remained unmoved.

She was the only one who knew who Ji Xiaoyuan wanted to find. She smiled bitterly. Sometimes she really admired the red thread of the matchmaker. If she hadn't impersonated him, then they would have been destined to be together.

Cuihua talked a lot, and Su Zhiruan put down his chopsticks and drank a sip of tea.

"Eat something." Seeing that she fell into a long period of contemplation after she finished speaking, Su Zhiruan invited her to eat.

It really is true that man proposes, God disposes.

At first, Su Zhiruan just wanted to find the target of the mission and complete the mission as soon as possible. She didn't like procrastination. Since there was always a mission hanging over her head, she didn't think about anything else. She just hoped to complete the mission as soon as possible before thinking about other things.

But who could have imagined that once she was kidnapped back, she and Ji Xiaoyuan wouldn't see each other for nearly ten months.