Chapter Fifty-Three Who

  (On shelves seeking pink tickets)

  Will others not know about this?

  Of course not possible

  At night, the fourth prince called Chao Sheng over and asked straightforwardly without beating around the bush: "What's going on with the tenth princess today?"

  This thing is really... a long story to tell.

  Chao Sheng organized her words, starting from the Second Prince's gift of a jade pendant. Because this bangle incident was triggered by the pendant incident, it would be impossible to talk about the bangle without mentioning the pendant. She briefly told the story and handed over the important physical evidence, the jade pendant and gold bangle, to the Fourth Prince for inspection.

  Qiu Yan glanced at her and couldn't help but speak up to plead for her: "Your Highness, this matter can't be blamed on Chao Sheng... The Second Prince has always done things based on his own whims, and the matter of the pendant, she had told me about it, I was planning to report it to you today... As for the matter of the Tenth Princess, Chao Sheng not only didn't do anything wrong, but also deserves credit."

  Chao Sheng said, "Gong is not daring to stay, as long as she is not punished, she will be satisfied."

  The fourth prince picked up the jade pendant and looked at it before putting it down, then picked up the gold bangle and looked at it, saying leisurely: "Really can't tell..."

  This sentence doesn't reveal any joy or anger, Cai Sheng hung his head down, his eyes staring honestly at the tip of his own shoes.

  "We've actually overlooked your talent, but the Second Prince and Tenth Princess have both taken a liking to you," said the Fourth Prince with a smile, his words somehow sounding not quite like praise: "Is this what they mean by 'blossoms in the wall, fragrance outside'?"

  What wall, what flower, in short, it means eating inside and crawling outside, right? Is that right?

  With a surge of emotions, she fell to her knees with a thud.

  Is this... going to get rid of her?

  Qiu Yan hastily knelt down beside her: "Your Highness, please forgive me for being presumptuous. Chaosheng is not that kind of person. Neither of these two things are her fault, I beg Your Highness..."

  The fourth prince's eyebrows slightly raised: "Why are you all kneeling down? Did I say to deal with her?"

  Qiu Yan was taken aback for a moment, then overjoyed: "Yes, yes, it's all the slave's foolishness." She quickly got up and pulled Cang Sheng up with her.

  "Since it's for you, just take it." The fourth prince returned the pendant and bangle to her.

  The waves came over in a confused and disordered manner.

  Is this okay?

  She was worried for several days, taking this matter more seriously than anything else, and yet it turned out to be so simple?

  Since the fourth prince already knows about it, then she won't be considered as secretly communicating with an outsider anymore?

  There's no need to worry about being framed or betrayed either.

  The fourth prince suddenly asked: "Was it you who made that pancake last night?"

  The tide nodded in response, and the fourth prince asked again: "Li Auntie didn't do this before, where did you learn it from?"

  "A long time ago I saw others doing it."

  This dish is similar to the northern Chinese dish of "mianfei rou" (noodle soup with fish and vegetables), the key is that the soup must be fresh, the ingredients must be sufficient, and it's only delicious when you eat it. The water celery and mushrooms are finely chopped into small pieces, added with minced meat and scallions, white cabbage shreds, egg shreds and other toppings. As the weather gets cooler day by day, eating a big bowl of hot noodle soup is really comfortable.

  The fourth prince usually eats less for dinner, which is in line with the way of nourishing life. Tonight's noodles, however, made an exception and added another serving, it can be seen that they are quite to his taste.

  "Do it again tomorrow."

  Chao Sheng responded with another "yes".

  As soon as she stepped out of the house, she felt that her mood was like heaven and earth compared to before entering the house. Before entering the house, she was anxious and worried, but now she suddenly felt at ease.

  Suddenly someone behind her said: "Dead girl, you scared me to death."

  Chao Sheng turned her head and saw that Qiu Ran had also come out, standing behind her with a gloomy face.

  Chao Sheng felt uneasy in her heart, just now Qiu Mo had been pleading for her, and the fright she received was no less than hers.

  Cháo Shēng said in a low voice: "Thank you, Autumn Ink sister."

  Qiu Yan still wanted to keep a straight face, but in the end, he couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing: "Alright, alright, I'm not angry. Actually, His Highness didn't mean to punish you in the first place. If he really wanted to punish you, it wouldn't matter even if ten or eight people came together to plead for you."

  Chao Sheng thought back to what had just happened and felt that Qiu Shan's words made sense.

  "If you really want to thank me, make an extra serving of that noodle dish the prince mentioned earlier for me to eat." Qiu Yan smacked his lips: "I snuck a taste yesterday, and it's indeed delicious. The soup is fresh, the ingredients are plentiful, and the noodles have a nice chew to them."

  "Go, I'll do it for you."

  Qiu Yan smiled and said, "Then I'll wait..." They turned around the corner of the house, Qiu Yan whispered, "I heard that the tenth princess has been having a tough time lately. Probably today was just an excuse to make a scene, but her heartache isn't because of this matter today."

  "Why is that?"

  "What else can be done? The virtuous imperial concubine is not her biological mother, fearing gossip, she has always been lenient. Everywhere wants to show a 'virtue' character. Now the empress has spoken, and moved several princesses to Huiyuan behind the Pepper Chamber Hall, the empress's rules are grand, I suppose many things are not used to it."

  That's for sure. Looking at the tenth princess coming up and crying so heartbreakingly, it's definitely not just that she's not used to it. There are too many ways in the imperial palace to make someone suffer a loss and be speechless. The tenth princess probably suffered some kind of secret loss, lost face but still had to pretend to be strong, and was stifled until she came here to cry...

  "However, the Second Prince rewarded you with something, how did the Tenth Princess know about it? She even went to your house."

  Chao Sheng only said: "The tenth princess had discussed this with the second prince before, but the second prince gave it to someone else as a reward. She must have felt bad about it."

  Qiu Yan smiled and didn't say anything else.

  Isn't it strange that Chao Sheng has been thinking about this in her heart? After the tenth princess left, she couldn't help but wonder how the tenth princess knew and how she found her way to her house without bringing any palace attendants or guides.

  It's not surprising to know, but it's unlikely that there's a wall without any leaks in this world. The second prince might have told his sister about it himself. However, based on the 10th princess's behavior yesterday, it shouldn't be the second prince who told her. If so, she should have gone to her own brother first. No matter what, people usually talk to their own siblings when they're wronged. It's possible that the 10th princess didn't see the second prince yesterday and found out from someone else, which is why she came all the way to Chao Sheng's place with a sullen face.

  This raises another question.

  Who told Princess Ten which room she lived in?

  This house is neither the first nor the last in a row of houses at the back, and there is no sign on the door with the name "Chao Sheng".

  And what about the one who poked his head out at the door yesterday? Was it accidental or intentional?

  Alas, such things happen everywhere.

  Chao Sheng also thinks that Dong Gong is much simpler than Gong Li.

  So stupid, too naive to think about it.

  Yesterday's performance of the tenth princess not only made Chao Sheng feel unexpected.

  I guess some people were also unexpectedly surprised.

  Unexpectedly, Chao Sheng not only didn't get beaten, but also gained a golden armlet.

  To be honest, if Princess Jie had raised her hand to hit him yesterday, Cao Sheng could only endure it.

  But the tenth princess was so indignant and angry that she burst into loud sobs.

  Chao Sheng thought of Aunt Li's warning...

  Was it Song Can who leaked the news to the tenth princess?

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  My legs and waist are sore, I fell on my butt tonight, and my elbows and hips are all scraped. Waaahhh...

  The first chapter is online, asking for pink tickets...

  The flight was delayed and I'll be home tomorrow night, then I can work hard with a clear mind.