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When he focused his mind, he realized that this was the alley that he had escaped through when he was injured. It was here that the woman was treating him.

At first, he was not sure, but after hearing from the servants, he confirmed that it was Xi Mengyao.

The young miss of the Xi Family actually had such a big heart. She was not scared when she saw that he was injured, so she decided to save him in time.

There was a heaven and earth difference between him and Xi Mengge.

Unfortunately, with Xi Mengge marrying now, she would be abandoned in less than two days.

This Third Prince had set his sights on the Lin Kingdom. Could it be that he really did have intentions to get the throne?

After some thought, he became even more frustrated. He ignored her and turned to leave. However, when he turned around, he found a woman in white was squatting not far behind him.

She was only one person, and it was unknown what she was looking at as she half squatted.

At first glance, his intuition was serious. But at first glance, who else could it be other than Xi Mengyao?

Seeing her shift her body slightly, hugging her knees and squatting down, the corners of her mouth curled up into a smile. She looked like a naive child, and she even seemed to be playing with something.

Song Chongjing's heart relaxed a little, and he had the intention to lighten his steps, until she stretched his hand out and bent over to take a look, yet didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He only saw Xi Mengyao carry a small piece of meat, but what she was teasing was actually a turtle the size of a washbasin.

"You left the best canary in the mansion to not feed it, but here you are playing with the turtle." Song Chongjing chuckled.

Xi Mengyao had already realized that there was a giant turtle here. It seemed like it was a turtle, and someone had crawled out from an unknown house, its crawling speed was really slow, and it looked like it was hungry. That was why she brought fresh meat to feed it.

Just as he was rejoicing, he suddenly heard a voice, and was startled. He quickly turned his head, and with a dagger in his hand, he looked back, only to realize that it was Song Chongjing.

She retracted her killing intent and patted her hands in boredom. "It's you."

The moment she finished speaking, she remembered Song Chongjing's identity and knew that she was being a little presumptuous. She could only kneel down and pay her respects, "This subject greets Your Highness."

Song Chongjing slightly nodded his head. He actually liked her more when she was being rude, he was more free to do so.

Since the Great Qing was open to the public, he was definitely not such a pedantic person.

He thought for a moment and smiled, "Since you're not sincere, then don't play dumb."

"How do you know I'm not sincere? I'm just not used to it." Xi Mengyao retorted.

What she said was also the truth. It was normal for people to greet each other when they met, so she wasn't that stingy. It was just a greeting rule that she hadn't learned in over 20 years, so even if she had memories, they weren't hers.

"Hur hur." Song Chongjing laughed twice. Seeing her being so honest, he wanted to tease his, but then he thought about the princess who came to the imperial court for no reason, and his face darkened.

Xi Mengyao stood at the side and watched him change his expression. This was the first time she saw this kind of expression, and it was a little strange: "You have something on your mind?"

"Guess?" Song Chongjing didn't want to answer, but he also didn't want to let it go so easily.

Xi Mengyao was speechless, how old was she to play with this? But when she saw him like this, she couldn't help but be curious, and when she thought about how the Prime Minister had been bored at home for the past few days, she instantly understood.

Hearing her question, Song Chongjing glanced to the side. If it was an ordinary woman, he definitely wouldn't have asked this question.

She was the young miss of the Shangguan family, so she needed to avoid suspicion even more. However, this person did not avoid her at all, even asking such a question.

And it's not just about being honest or...

Song Chongjing wanted to analyze but he was even more annoyed. Seeing that her expression did not contain the slightest bit of scheming, he did not want to hide it anymore, so he sighed.

"If the Emperor wants to marry the Princess of a neighbouring country, everyone knows that this matter is a loss, but I can't do anything about it. Speaking of which, Third Prince wants to marry the Princess of a neighboring country, I'm afraid that your sister will be in trouble."

Hearing that, Xi Mengyao shook her head and laughed: "What does it have to do with me? That day when she married into the sect, she had made a lot of preparations.

"It's not that I'm unlucky, I've long seen that Song Qian's standards aren't high. With a single glance, I can tell that he isn't someone who's worth entrusting his entire life to. If she can't see through it, then he can only suffer."

Hearing that, Song Chongjing's interest was piqued, "Then in Miss Meng Yao's heart, who can entrust their entire life to you?"

Xi Mengyao shrugged her shoulders, she had just said that casually, but upon hearing what the others said, she turned her head to look, and suddenly laughed: "I feel that people like the Prince are not bad, they are big and tall, and can even work hard without money, I will definitely not starve to death."

Hearing the first half of the sentence, Song Chongjing's heart unexpectedly stirred, and after hearing the second half, he knew that she was joking, and sighed helplessly.

"Actually, in my opinion, if a woman wants to marry, she has to marry someone who treats her wholeheartedly. For the sake of her parents' rights, she might as well not marry. In any case, old age isn't a shameful matter."

Xi Mengyao had complete modern thoughts. She wasn't afraid of speaking out her thoughts, it wasn't her fault anyway.

"It is always the first time for a human to die, be it heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather. This is the first time for a human to be a human. Why must they feel wronged?"

Song Chongjing was initially annoyed, but upon hearing this, he turned to look at Xi Mengyao, feeling shocked in her heart.

She was so young, yet she was actually so thorough …

He thought for a moment and finally did not say anything. He squatted down and knocked on the shell of the cumbersome turtle. "This turtle is quite interesting."

"I think so too. I've been looking at it for a long time!"

The little princess of Lin Kingdom was already on her way, but she arrived in the capital in a month.

When he arrived, it was the beginning of a banquet at the palace.

The royal family, as well as some close officials, had to go.

Xi Mengyao's father was originally the prime minister, and since Xi Mengge was currently a Third Princess in name, she was even more precious. Naturally, she would be invited as well.

However, all of this did not concern Xi Mengyao.

She had never participated in a palace banquet like this before. She had already made up her mind. It would be extremely lively if the lanterns were placed outside during the next Festival. She was prepared to go out to see the prime minister after he left.

However, he didn't expect that the Prime Minister would bring someone to her courtyard while she was still waiting for him to leave. When he saw that she was wiping out the door, the dagger that was used to protect her body cried out in annoyance, "What are you doing? Why aren't you tidying up? Come with me and enter the palace!"

"Huh?" Xi Mengyao was curious, she did not know if he ate the wrong medicine, and actually wanted him to enter the palace with him.

"Hurry up and clean up!"

The Prime Minister urged again. Xi Mengyao had no other choice and nodded slightly, she stood up and was about to leave, but after taking a step back, he bowed towards the Prime Minister.

"If that's the case, then I'll follow you, father. Entering the palace is a big matter, I also need to change my clothes."

The Prime Minister looked at her and noticed that she was wearing a very ordinary dress. Because of her careless actions, her dress was stained with mud. She really did look too shabby.

Thus, he nodded his head and didn't say anything else. He turned around and left.

Xi Mengyao watched his back, then went back to her seat and sat down. After thinking for a while, she picked up the rouge, looked at the mirror, and started drawing on her face.