C912 Did the little one scare the princess

"Alright, I'll be troubling you, Butler."

"This is an old servant's business, Princess is too serious."

Housekeeper Xu smiled apologetically, "Princess, if there are no other orders, this old servant will go out first."

"Alright."

Xia Tao Hua stood up and watched Housekeeper Xu leave. Towards her identity as a princess, he actually didn't need to do this, but she knew the principle of living under someone else's roof.

The princess was already dead. The steward was in charge of all the important matters in the estate. It was never wrong to build a good relationship with the steward.

Housekeeper Xu also didn't expect Xia Tao Hua to personally get up and send him out of the courtyard. Surprised for a moment, he turned around and said in fear, "Princess, please wait."

"Alright."

Xia Tao Hua did not persist, the butler turned around and walked out. Just as he lifted his leg, he thought of something and said to Xia Tao Hua: "Princess, you can go anywhere within the Palace, but there is one place that a princess absolutely cannot go."

"Please advise me, Butler."

The Housekeeper Xu pointed at the nearby Pear Garden and said, "Apart from Your Highness, no one is allowed to go there. Otherwise, Your Highness will be angry."

Xia Tao Hua followed Housekeeper Xu's gaze and looked over. On it was written "Pear Garden".

Although she was curious about what kind of place that was, Xia Tao Hua was a sensible person. She would not randomly meddle in matters that had nothing to do with her.

Since the butler told her not to go, she didn't want to go.

She did not ask any further and only nodded at the butler, "I understand, thank you for your advice."

After Housekeeper Xu left, Xia Tao Hua returned to the courtyard and sat down. He raised his eyes to size up this seemingly simple but not simple courtyard, and sighed.

She did not ask for much, she only wanted the support of King Jing.

When she entered the King Jing Palace, Prime Minister Wen would set out on his journey back to the Long Island after the Grand Examination. As long as the Prime Minister revealed the fact that she was chosen by the King Jing to her royal father, the life of the crown prince and his mother would be easier.

Thinking about it this way, Xia Tao Hua's mood became much better. After sitting in the courtyard for a while, he decided to take a walk around the garden.

On the other side, because Liu Ruo Qing was feeling a bit depressed, she sat in the courtyard for a while. Then, she decided to go and play with young son for a while.

Most likely, at this time, the young son should be accompanied by a wet nurse who was playing with the ball in the garden.

Previously, when he thought that she had just recovered from her injuries, young son didn't dare to come and bother her. Now that she had taken the initiative to look for him, Xiao Budian should be very happy.

With that in mind, Liu Ruo Qing left the courtyard and headed towards the flower garden, coincidentally meeting Xia Tao Hua who had also come to the flower garden.

The two of them were stunned for a moment.

Xia Tao Hua was no stranger to the person in front of him. As a guard, being able to be personally brought by King Jing to attend the palace feast, and even be able to openly sit next to the prince and enjoy the feast, naturally showed that the position this person held in the prince's heart was not ordinary.

Furthermore, after hearing that he had saved Crown Prince Jing's life, his position in the Duke's heart would naturally not be as simple as just a little guard.

Xia Tao Hua thought back to last night when he had secretly observed Yan Yuan and the way the two of them interacted, and felt that something was off.

However, Xia Tao Hua knew that she should not offend the person in front of her.

Having lived in such an environment since she was young, she had always been very observant.

After nodding to Liu Ruo Qing in good faith, Liu Ruo Qing recovered from her daze and remembered that she was only a guard now. She quickly bowed to Xia Tao Hua, "This little one greets the princess."

"Bull Guard, no need for formalities."

Xia Tao Hua remembered that when the Eighth Prince called him "Xiao Niu", it should have been with the surname "Niu".

When he was facing Xia Tao Hua, the emotions in Liu Ruo Qing's heart were a little complicated, and he didn't know how to face her properly.

Speaking of which, the man in front of her could be considered to be stealing her now. She should have rejected him, but she didn't hate Xia Tao Hua at all.

Compared to those rotten peach blossoms that were previously by Yan Yuan's side, Liu Ruo Qing could not explain why she did not hate Xia Tao Hua at all. In fact, she could even see some vicissitudes of life that seemed to have been through many hardships in Xia Tao Hua's eyes.

It was a little different from the girl who had shamelessly "said that he had his eyes on Yan Yuan in front of the group of officials yesterday.

Xia Tao Hua only wanted to quietly stay in King Jing Palace, so no matter how high or low the status the other party had, she would not easily offend him.

"Princess, please do as you please. This humble one will not disturb you."

"Alright, Bull Guard, please."

Xia Tao Hua and Liu Ruo Qing could be considered as a "lone man and a single woman", so it was naturally not convenient for them to chat alone in the garden. Therefore, when Liu Ruo Qing took the initiative to leave, she naturally would not chat anymore, even if she knew that the Bull Guard did not have a low position in the heart of the Prince Jing.

Liu Ruo Qing took a few steps forward and suddenly felt another wave of dizziness hit her, causing her vision to go dark and she couldn't recover from it for a long time.

Xia Tao Hua saw that she stopped in her tracks, and her body suddenly swayed a bit. She was suspicious, and thinking about how her subordinate had mentioned that he almost failed to save young son in order to save her, she frowned, thought for a bit, then walked over to her.

"Bull Guard, are you alright?"

Just as she finished speaking, she saw a hint of bright red flowing out of Liu Ruo Qing's nose. She was shocked, and her eyebrows knitted together.

Liu Ruo Qing did not answer her, and it was as if he did not hear her words. Xia Tao Hua looked at her expression, as if he had thought of something, and a complicated look flashed past his eyes.

"Bull Guard, are you alright?"

Liu Ruo Qing still did not react. She went forward and grabbed her wrist, shaking her nervously a few times, but her fingers still quietly rested on her wrist.

After a while, the complex emotions in her eyes became even more obvious. As she raised her head to look at Liu Ruo Qing's expression, she became suspicious.

"Strange …"

At this time, Liu Ruo Qing had already made some movement, the darkness in front of her eyes disappeared. She turned her head to the side and saw Xia Tao Hua frowning slightly as he looked at her worriedly.

She wasn't sure what had happened. All she knew was that her vision had turned black, and she couldn't hear a single thing.

Seeing Xia Tao Hua looking at her worriedly, she pursed her lips and laughed, "I will take my leave."

After that, he turned to leave, but was stopped by Xia Tao Hua, "Bull Guard."

"What orders does the princess have?"

Liu Ruo Qing blankly turned her head, and saw Xia Tao Hua pointing at her lips, and said: "You're bleeding from your nose."

Only after being reminded like this by her did Liu Ruo Qing realize that her nose was sticky, and there was even a smell of blood on her lips.

She laughed at Xia Tao Hua, "The weather has been so dry recently, did I scare the princess?"

When she saw Xia Tao Hua's strange expression just now, she asked.