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Chapter 602 He was poisoned after eating
Jiang Nuanzhi lowered her head and quietly looked behind the artificial hill.

At this moment, a little girl was curled up in the cracks of the artificial rockery, holding a tattered cloth tiger in her arms, burying her face in her knees, so that her appearance could not be seen.

Just then, as Lin Chun and the eunuch beside her stepped forward, they suddenly heard the voices of several palace servants coming from behind the artificial hill.

The group was clearly trying to keep their voices down, but their conversation still carried clearly.

"How can Princess Chang Le be so arrogant? It was one thing before, but now that her identity is in doubt, does she still think she is the real princess?"

"She's just a bastard child who's taken over someone else's nest. It's really a mess. It's only because His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't know the truth that he still favors her. Now that she's causing trouble again and we can't find her, His Highness the Crown Prince is probably going to be angry."

"There's nothing we can do about it. Following a master like that, oh dear, what future is there? I wonder how long His Highness the Crown Prince's interest will last."

"Alright, alright, let's all keep quiet."

As they all sighed, one of them said, "Stop complaining and hurry up and look. If we can't find it, the only ones who will be punished are us."

As he said this, the people behind him seemed to scatter.

The crowd dispersed as soon as they turned around. However, some people still spotted Jiang Nuanzhi and her entourage from afar, and they turned pale with fright. They quickly bowed and left in a hurry.

Throughout the entire ordeal, none of these people ever glanced down at the base of the artificial hill.

Jiang Nuanzhi squatted down, her gaze once again involuntarily drawn to the little girl nestled in the crevice of the artificial rockery.

The little girl curled up even tighter, her little hands clutching her legs, tears streaming down her face like broken beads.

The crevice in the rock is too small; most adults probably wouldn't look into it.

I wonder how long she's been hiding here.

"These lowly maids are truly audacious! How dare they say such things to Princess Chang Le!" The little eunuch seemed to only just come to his senses, his face full of disbelief.

His voice was a bit louder, and the little girl inside the rockery heard it and hid even further inside.

"Alright, go back now and tell the Sixth Prince that Linchun and I will keep an eye on things here and come back later."

The little eunuch nodded, then disappeared in a flash.

The little girl clearly heard the noise, looked up and glanced at it, then timidly looked away, burying herself in her arms again, curling up into a ball, as if afraid of being seen.

Jiang Nuanzhi sighed softly, then found a place to sit down and faced her through the cave entrance, forcing a smile.

The little girl opposite was a little scared and curled up into a ball again. Her doe-like eyes stared at Jiang Nuanzhi warily for a while. When she realized that Jiang Nuanzhi was not making any moves, she continued to hug her knees and stared blankly into space.

Jiang Nuanzhi carefully examined her, and when her gaze fell on her wrist, Jiang Nuanzhi's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Linchun, you wait for me outside, I'm going in to take a look."

Lin Chun was surprised. Just now, Madam Ming seemed reluctant to interact with the princess. Why was she now trying to sneak in to see her?
However, she didn't say anything, but nodded to herself.

Without saying a word, Jiang Nuanzhi immediately went into the cave in the artificial hill.

Hearing the sound, the little girl looked towards Jiang Nuanzhi, her eyes red and tears still streaming down her face, staring at Jiang Nuanzhi with almost terrified eyes.

Before Jiang Nuanzhi could even touch her, she had already shrank back. Jiang Nuanzhi only glanced at her hand, and then the next second she leaned against the stone wall just like her: "How did you find such a comfortable place? It's great, no one can see us here."

The little girl stared timidly at Jiang Nuanzhi with her big, watery eyes, momentarily stunned.

After thinking for a while, he said, "I...I don't know."

Then she turned her head away, unwilling to look at Jiang Nuanzhi. Clearly, her manners and upbringing did not allow her to ignore people.

Jiang Nuanzhi found it amusing, then took out the spiced beef jerky she had prepared for him earlier from her bosom and began to chew it with relish.

Jiang Nuanzhi had braised this beef jerky at home for a long time. After just a couple of bites, it was so fragrant that it became more and more delicious with each chew. Jiang Nuanzhi ate one in no time, then took another one out of her pocket and continued chewing.

The little girl beside her glanced at it furtively, then glanced again, and couldn't help but swallow hard. Her big, watery eyes were fixed on the beef jerky in Jiang Nuanzhi's hand.

Jiang Nuanzhi found it amusing, and reached out to take one out, extending it towards her: "Do you want to eat it?"

The little girl immediately shook her head, frantically shaking her little head, and then shrank back.

Jiang Nuanzhi didn't care much, stuffed a mouthful into her mouth, and continued chewing.

The little girl continued to swallow.

Jiang Nuanzhi pretended not to see it and just smiled and said, "My name is Jiang Nuanzhi. What's your name?"

The little girl clenched her small hands and refused to look at Jiang Nuanzhi. Just when Jiang Nuanzhi thought she wouldn't answer her, she heard her soft, delicate voice.

"I should still be called Xuan Yue."

Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't help but sigh inwardly. This female lead in the lousy novel was the person Jiang Nuanzhi knew best.

She loves to eat, loves to play, is delicate, kind, and also naive and foolish. She believes everything others say and will fall into any trap set by others, then waits for Xie Liangchen to descend like a god to save her. Despite being raised like a princess, she knows nothing and only waits for various men to rescue her.

In a daze, Jiang Nuanzhi felt that even as the female lead, she seemed to be a tool created by the author intentionally, a person who feeds on love.

The more engrossed I was in watching those erotic films and TV shows before, the more guilty I feel now. Especially when I see Xuan Yue looking at me with those wet, teary eyes.

Before she knew it, Jiang Nuanzhi had finished another beef jerky. She then took out another one and handed it to Xuan Yue.

"Eat up, we're good friends now. Don't cry, it hurts me to see you cry so much."

Xuan Yue hesitated for a long time, but finally reached out and took it. Looking at Jiang Nuanzhi's flushed face, she said after a while:

"You are my first friend."

As she spoke, she carefully took a bite of the beef jerky Jiang Nuanzhi had given her. Her little face was full of a satisfied smile, and she said with her eyes crinkling, "Good friend, this is so delicious."

Jiang Nuanzhi watched her finish eating with a smile, and then slowly said, "Eat up, or you'll be poisoned."

Xuan Yue's face suddenly froze, and she looked at Jiang Nuanzhi in disbelief.

Jiang Nuanzhi said with a smile, "I poisoned it inside."

(End of this chapter)