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On the morning of the second day, Ning Xiang carried her toiletries and walked into the inner room. According to the usual schedule, the princess shouldn't have woken up yet and would only wake up after a quarter of an hour.

However, when she stepped into the room, she was shocked to see Xiao Lan, dressed in a neat and sober manner, sitting on the bed.

"Princess …"

'Her consort, how come she got up so early today … '

Ning Xiang walked closer to Xiao Lan in surprise.

"Esteemed wangfei, why did you …"

When Xiao Lan's fragrance swept over the flat mattress behind her, the questions she asked about the bed that had remained the same as yesterday came to a halt.

Her consort hadn't slept at all!

Immediately, Ning Xiang's restless heart began to panic. She said, "Yesterday, did I eat an ambitious leopard's gall bladder or was it possessed by demons and devils? How dare I say such things to the prince and princess!"

In the next second, Ning Xiang didn't even think about putting down the things in her hands as she walked over to Xiao Lan and knelt on the ground.

"Esteemed wangfei, it's all this servant's fault. Last night, this servant spoke some random nonsense. Please don't take it to heart, don't let your body be ruined by anger. I, Ning Xiang, will apologize to you."

As she spoke, she began kowtowing again and again.

"Esteemed wangfei, your servant was wrong."

"Esteemed wangfei, this servant was truly wrong."

"Esteemed wangfei …"

With every hit of the incense, the sound of the forehead hitting the ground could be heard.

This voice gradually crashed into Xiao Lan's heart.

People said it was clear to the spectator that she had wondered why this Ning Xiang would do her best to serve her so loyally. It turned out that she had already seen through the difference between her and Xuanyuan. She was afraid that she would not serve her well, so Xuanyuan ended her with a wave of her hand.

This Ning Xiang was not stupid at all, she understood something that no one else could understand.

Xiao Lan slightly shifted her gaze towards Ning Xiang. She was still furiously kowtowing and kowtowing. Soon, blood was about to seep out from her red forehead. Xiao Lan frowned.

"Alright, stop knocking. You are the only female servant in my Orchid Garden. If you knock me out, then who will take care of me?"

Hearing Xiao Lan finally have words to say, and although her tone was stern, it didn't contain any rage, and for a moment, Ning Xiang's eyes went red.

"Princess, are you willing to forgive this servant?"

Xiao Lan's brows furrowed even more. Did she blame her? She just told the truth.

Xiao Lan calmly looked at Ning Xiang. "I've never blamed you. Stand up."

Ning Xiang raised her head, her eyes turning even redder. "Since the wangfei didn't blame this servant, why didn't she sleep last night?"

This...

Xiao Lan supported her forehead. Did her not sleeping last night have anything to do with blaming her?

Just a moment ago, she had thought that the girl in front of her was a fool, and now, in the blink of an eye, 'stupidity' had returned.

"Ning Xiang, I'm hungry. Bring the breakfast over."

The best way not to answer Ning Xiang's question was to divert her attention to something like breakfast.

As Xiao Lan finished speaking, Ning Xiang quickly stood up and ran towards the kitchen in the blink of an eye.

"Princess, please wait for a moment. This servant will go and fetch them right away."

Xiao Lan took a deep breath as she gazed at her figure that was quickly disappearing, then she raised her arm to rub her eyes that hadn't closed for an entire night.

If only everyone was as easy to deal with as Ning Xiang …

After having breakfast, Xiao Lan was earnestly advised by Xiao Ning Xiang to rest. Xiao Lan did as she was told and lay on the bed for a while. After a while, she said that she wasn't staying on the bed anymore because she wasn't sleepy at all.

If a person continued to do one thing, it would become a habit over time.

During these ten days when she woke up, she would go to the Jade Rain Pavilion every morning to chat with Yu-An. Today was the eleventh day, so even though she knew that Yu-An wouldn't be here, she still went to the Jade Rain Pavilion.

The sun today was just nice, and the breeze was just right and cozy.

Xiao Lan Xi was wearing a purple robe as he sat in the middle of the pavilion. In front of him was still a board with black and white chess pieces that he had played with her yesterday.

Looking at the chessboard for a moment, Xiao Lan stretched out his hand and picked up the pieces one by one before placing them by his side. Afterwards, he began to play chess with himself.

The black and white chess pieces were like two long dragons, spiraling up from the chessboard without distinction.

In the end, there were only four sons left. Xiao Lan helplessly smiled as she held the chess piece in her palm.

As expected, playing chess with him was the most boring.

Xiao Lan casually tossed the four children onto the chess board in the middle.

The chess piece had just landed when a pair of slender, boneless, and delicate fingers appeared on top of the chess board, gently picking up the chess piece Xiao Lan had just tossed down.

"Princess, how about Liu Yan play a round with you?"

Xiao Lan raised his eyes, it was the Fifth Miss, Liu Yan.

Just like yesterday, the girl in front of him stood there with a smile on her face and a bow around her body.

At this moment, the smile at the corner of her mouth still resembled the smile of An Ya. However, Xiao Lan was no longer lost in her thoughts. She was very clear that the woman before her was not her best friend.

Anya would not be so polite, much less so a lady.

Thinking of Anya, Xiao Lan couldn't help but smile warmly in the end.

Her best friend, if she did not think about her ending, their once passing storm, their sincere friendship would never be forgotten for several lifetimes.

At this moment, the surrounding people were all startled when they saw the smile that they thought they did not have. Their eyes were filled with disbelief. They did not expect that their wangfei would also have such a warm smile.

Liu Yan was also stunned, and Ke Er, who was behind her, was even more so.

Just what in the world was going on with this wangfei? Yesterday, she had completely ignored her mistress, yet today, her smile was as' like the spring breeze '.

"Royal Concubine …" Liu Yan softly said.

Xiao Lan naturally retracted his smile and glanced at the wooden chair opposite him. "Sit."

"Thank you, wangfei."

Liu Yan sat down in a very proper and courteous manner, but she looked calm on the surface, but in reality, she was extremely nervous.

She was keenly aware of the woman sitting opposite her. The incident at the Orchid Garden that day was still fresh in her mind. Even now, they had not fully recovered from Xiao Qi's twelve limbs.

Xiao Lan noticed Liu Yan's nervousness and looked over.

Liu Yan became even more nervous and directly made a wrong move.

She took the initiative to approach her. Although she did not know what her goal was, she had a goal after all. Why was she so nervous when she had just succeeded in the first step? Or was he afraid?

Xiao Lan carelessly threw down a son before speaking with a gentle tone.

"You don't need to be like this, it's not like I can eat you."

After she finished speaking, Xiao Lan herself was stupefied.

It seems like last night … The man said the same thing.

Xiao Lan uncontrollably tightened her grip on the chess piece in her hands.

When Liu Yan raised her head, she discovered that Xiao Lan was staring at the chess board in a trance. She seemed to be pondering something and also seemed to be resisting something. Her expression was so focused that she forgot everything around her.

Liu Yan silently looked at Ke Er, who was by her side, with a demure look in her eyes. This wangfei seemed to have many sides to her, and it wasn't as simple as it seemed. What did the prince want her to get close to?