When Shi Jinchen was descending the stairs, the boss and the waiters who had already disappeared downstairs had quietened down, and there were less guests staying at the inn as well.
The inn was located outside of the village last night and was specially opened for passing by. The people who came to this inn all had to hurry on their way, so none of them paid much attention to why the inn owner and the others had disappeared.
When Shi Jinchen came down from the stairs, he did not show any abnormality and just continued to talk non-stop about Ke Yuehua like before.
Ke Yuehua let out a sigh of relief when they saw that Shi Jinchen didn't seem to take what happened last night to heart at all.
With regards to Shi Jinchen, it was still the same as before. Everything that should be taken care of, the ones that didn't want to pay attention to it, just pretend not to hear it. The two of them returned to normal, as if nothing had happened last night.
However, the Jing Yi sitting beside them could not relax. She did not understand why Ke Yuehua was still so reserved and conservative when they had all entered the room.
Yes, in the eyes of Jing Yi, they were merely thin-skinned and shy, but Shi Jinchen was boldly and openly pursued Ke Yuehua in front of everyone.
From time to time, she would give Ke Yuehua and Shi Jinchen some chances. It was because she could tell that these two people both believed that doing this would only be a good thing and it would not be a bad thing for them.
Furthermore, the reason why Jing Yi was so important was actually to repay the debt of gratitude, to repay the kindness of having Ke Yuehua and Shi Jinchen save her from the fire and water.
After everyone had breakfast, Shi Jinchen gave the order to return to the capital.
After many stops along the way, by the fourth day, Shi Jinchen and the Ke Yuehua had already reached the city gate.
Seeing the city's gate, Jing Yi, this little girl who was entering the capital for the first time, sat on the horse carriage and looked around in confusion as she felt a sense of novelty. After all, this was the first time Jing Yi was entering the capital, so they were naturally filled with curiosity.
When the carriage for the Shi Jinchen revealed the identity tokens for the Shi Jinchen, the soldiers at the city gate guards immediately let them through. After the carriage entered the city, after a short while, they arrived at the palace.
The steward had long known that it was time for Shi Jinchen to return to the manor, so early in the morning, the steward had already ordered the kitchen maid to prepare the food his prince and Xiao Sui loved to eat. He himself had long been waiting for Shi Jinchen's carriage in front of the manor's entrance.
Before the carriage had even stopped, Ke Yuehua had already seen the old housekeeper grandfather who was standing at the entrance with his back on his shoulders, waiting for them to stop.
After the carriage stopped, the butler and the guards at the door bent down and shouted in unison, "Long live the prince."
The moment the carriage stopped, Ke Yuehua called out to "Grandpa Butler" before he even got off the carriage.
When the curtain was raised and the carriage was about to come out, he jumped down from the carriage and landed steadily on the ground without any assistance.
Shi Jinchen saw that he had suddenly jumped down from the carriage in a hurry, and was truly prepared to subconsciously become nervous, but then he immediately thought that his Ke Yuehua had a three-legged cat on him, so a small jump like this shouldn't be too big of a problem.
The butler grandfather slowly looked at the person who suddenly jumped down from the carriage, and when he reacted, he immediately jumped in as if he had been shocked, and said to the Ke Yuehua while clutching his chest, "Xiao Sui … Miss Xiao Sui, please slow down. If you land, what if you break it? "
His grandfather, who was the butler, almost called out the name Xiao Sui from his concern for a short while in front of the Shi Jinchen. Previously, he had already announced that the Xiao Sui could also be considered as the master of the Duke Palace, so the butler respectfully addressed the Xiao Sui as "Miss."
"Grandpa Butler, you don't have to call me Miss. Just call me Xiao Sui." In his heart, since he was still a servant of Shi Jinchen, this butler had taken care of him and doted on him, so Ke Yuehua had truly treated butler grandfather with the utmost respect, as if he were an elder.
"Absolutely not, Your Highness has already instructed me, Miss Xiao Sui is Your Highness' savior, it is only right for me to call you Miss."
The steward thought to himself, now that I'm calling her Miss, I'll have to call her Princess in the future, so it's better to change my title in time. After all, this is the palace, so I can't go against the rules for the sake of a good relationship.
"But …" When Ke Yuehua still wanted to persuade her again, Shi Jinchen had already arrived behind Ke Yuehua, and told Ke Yuehua in a voice only she and the butler could hear.
"The Prince's Mansion is not an ordinary mansion. In terms of rules, you still have to abide by them."
Listening to Shi Jinchen's words, Ke Yuehua thought for a moment. That's right, this was the Fourth Prince Palace, which was in the capital.
"…" Ke Yuehua nodded his head to show that he understood.
Seeing that Ke Yuehua was so peacefully pondering, and then obediently nodding, the butler grandfather was very gratified.
The Xiao Sui from before was lively and mischievous, and even more so, had a large and carefree personality as he passed every day without restraint. When he clearly felt that his Xiao Sui was a different person, it was when his Xiao Sui suddenly appeared in front of the Duke Palaces two to three months after he had left.
The Xiao Sui that appeared in front of the butler grandpa at that time had left a deep impression on the butler grandpa.
That day, the aura around his body was completely different from before. Even though he still called him grandfather the butler at that time, the pace of his Xiao Sui and the state he was in when he spoke made people feel like he couldn't be ignored.
"Hello, butler." The steward, who had been immersed in his own thoughts, was interrupted by an unfamiliar but extremely obedient voice.
"You are?" The butler asked doubtfully. He could confirm that he did not know this kind of girl.
"Grandpa Butler, we were able to rescue her when we were out on a trip. In the future, she will be working in the Prince's Mansion, so we would like to ask grandpa housekeeper to find a suitable job for her." The Ke Yuehua acted on its own and spoke to the butler grandfather, deliberately ignoring the Shi Jinchen that carried the doubt behind it.
Ke Yuehua had already given Jing Yi to him to be his servant, but he believed that he did not need anyone to take care of him, and he would not stay in the Duke Palaces for long, so he asked the butler grandpa to find him a suitable job when he arrived at the Duke Palaces. This way, Jing Yi would be able to find a suitable job in the Duke Palaces without needing to follow him.
"Then — —" When the butler heard what Ke Yuehua had to say and was about to ask about other aspects of Jing Yi to arrange suitable jobs for them, he saw his prince standing next to Xiao Sui with a bitter face looking at Xiao Sui. His tone changed to one of dissatisfaction and resentment as he said to his servant, "Do you not like the maid that I have arranged for you?"
Ke Yuehua firmly said, "No."