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Turning around to take a look, his gaze actually landed on the side of the lotus pond.

The two maidservants who squatted down didn't look like they were on top of a laundry. However, when they looked more carefully, their gazes were all fixed on that spot …

She frowned, turned her eyes, and quietly walked over. "I say, what are you two doing here?"

"Greetings, consort!" The maidservants seemed to have expected that she would come over, as they pretended to be shocked and quickly got up.

She just waved her hand and let them stand here.

"I wonder what's up, wangfei …" When the maidservants saw her, they didn't dare to stand any longer. It was as if they wanted to leave.

Xi Mengyao looked at them, but hurriedly reached out her hand to stop them: "Don't be afraid, I'm only here to ask you something."

The few of them were startled, but did not dare to go, and followed to look at Xi Mengyao.

Xi Mengyao looked at it for a while, then laughed: "Speaking of which, do you have any lotus roots in this pond?"

"Lotus?" The two maidservants were at a loss. Looking at the withered lotus flower scene, some of them said weakly, "Since there is a lotus flower, there must be a lotus root."

Hearing that, Xi Mengyao's eyes lit up, and before the two little girls could react, she grabbed them all and said, "Since that's the case, come over and help me pick some lotus roots."

The two little girls were completely stunned, the two of them had never heard of such a strange request, and looked at Xi Mengyao in disbelief.

However, Xi Mengyao stretched out his arm, and didn't find it strange at all.

As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves and jumped down.

The two of them didn't know what was going on, but when they regained their senses, they were already underwater.

They stood there blankly.

However, Xi Mengyao patted them on their shoulders and said, "What are you waiting for, don't tell me you are still hoping for someone to help you?"

When they heard this, they also looked at each other blankly. They looked at each other without saying anything and could only nod. It was as if they were resigned to their fate as they began digging up lotus roots.

At this time, Xi Mengyao stood up without batting an eyelid, and stood at the side, indifferently watching the two people's actions.

They were not at all skilled, and it seemed as if they had never done such a thing before.

However, the two of them didn't seem tired at all.

He just let her order him around.

Such an attitude really made people suspicious …

If it was a normal person, that would have been fine, but they clearly heard Song Chongjing's order a moment ago. He said that she was just a passerby here.

He was so obedient to a passerby.

Song Chongjing's voice was not soft earlier, it was impossible for them to not hear him, so the only explanation was that they were afraid of Xi Mengyao.

However, Xi Mengyao would never believe that she was someone simply because he was afraid of her.

The maids in the mansion had their own opinions. Although they would not easily humiliate others, they were not that weak.

While she was thinking, she unwittingly went over to cause trouble.

Although the other party was upset, he did not say anything. He just clenched his teeth and endured it silently. This made her even more suspicious.

Unexpectedly, she was carefully observing this place.

On the other side, the steward looked at the scene in shock. He was completely stupefied, and did not know how to react. After thinking for a while, he carefully retreated, and then quickly ran to Song Chongjing's study.

"Dig for lotus roots in the pond?" Just as Song Chongjing returned to his study, he heard this sentence and for a moment, didn't know how to react.

After some thought, he asked, "Really?"

The butler nodded with a wry smile. He didn't believe it for long, but it was true.

The steward knew that he had never seen such a thing before. Although they had never had a princess consort before, there was more than one person who liked the prince. They were all more or less aware of the habits of these young ladies.

Song Chongjing was not surprised, he was helpless. However, there was a trace of strange emotion in his helplessness. He didn't know what it was.

The steward felt that this was precisely the intention of the wangfei to go all out against the prince.

He had never seen anyone throw a tantrum like this at his husband.

'This wangfei is really a godly person … '

Although he thought this in his heart, he didn't dare to say a single word on the surface. Who knew what kind of trouble he would end up in?

Sighing, he was just about to ask what Song Chongjing should do.

On the other side, Song Chongjing was already walking out with big strides.

Xi Mengyao was still observing, and did not expect Song Chongjing to already be here, she was curious why the man looked so angry, but when she looked up, she saw that he was already standing in front of her.

Xi Mengyao frowned, she did not go up, and directly stood in the lake and asked: "Prince, what is this for? Could it be that I can't dig up the lotus roots here? "Could it be that you are so stingy even with a lotus root?"

"You … What kind of manners do you have? Song Chongjing was so angry that he could not take action, but he had no choice because the servants were still around, so he could not go on a rampage.

However, Xi Mengyao acted as if she did not hear it, frowned, and shook her head: "What's wrong with me, whether or not I can dig it up, you can tell me this, if I'm not sure, I can't stay here, I might as well leave."

"What are you trying to do!?" Song Chongjing frowned, his face was so green that water was almost coming out.

Seeing that, Xi Mengyao laughed and yawned: "What can I do? It was just a joke with the prince. "Look at you cutting off my food and not allowing me to eat anything else, am I not allowed to do it myself? Do I have enough clothes to eat?"

She said, and then yawned, "However, the girls in your Duke's Mansion are really powerful, and much friendlier than those from Prime Minister's Mansion."

After saying that, she turned her head. Out of the corner of her eyes, she saw the two girls standing aside with their heads lowered and trembling.

However, Song Chongjing did not understand what she meant, and only thought that she was teasing him. Frowning, just as he was about to speak, he saw Xi Mengyao giving him a meaningful glance.

Song Chongjing frowned and looked again, only to realize that the two girls' faces were extremely unfamiliar.

His heart was moved as he looked at Xi Mengyao.

Xi Mengyao raised her eyebrows and looked at him provocatively.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but feel infuriated.

At this moment, he no longer had any thoughts. He only sneered and said, "Forget it, whatever you want to do is fine. But come up quickly. This water is cold. If you get sick, I can't explain it to the prime minister."

However, Xi Mengyao laughed loudly: "There's no need to explain. That father of mine, he really wants me to die. If I were to die in the Duke Palaces, it would save him a lot of trouble."

"What are you saying?" As Song Chongjing said that, he ignored the others and leaped into the pool, trying to pull her up.

Seeing that, Xi Mengyao was indeed shocked, and immediately waved her hands: "Don't be like that!"

As she spoke, she stretched out her arm. "I'll just get up."

However, when she finished speaking, she saw that the other party had already jumped down. She had no other choice but to let out a dry laugh, and could only be pulled up by someone else.

While pulling, she did not stay idle and quickly whispered into his ear, "This maid of yours has a problem. Go and check for yourself."