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Wen Mingqian was almost back at his residence when Xiao Shunzi suddenly appeared out of nowhere, acting like a dog.

"Madam Wen, please stand for a moment!" He didn't dare to raise his voice, but called out as he caught up with Wen Mingqian.

Wen Mingqian, however, refused to stop and continued walking quickly forward.

Xiao Shunzi ran a few more steps before blocking her path and allowing her to stand still.

"Lady Wen, you are a living bodhisattva! Please stop for a moment and let me say something!" Xiao Shunzi was out of breath from running so fast. "I've been wandering around here for quite some time now, and I've finally run into you."

"Young Master Shunzi, do I have any grudge against you?" Wen Mingqian asked coldly.

Xiao Shunzi was startled and quickly said, "What do you mean by this, Madam Wen? I respect you so much, how could there be any grudge between us?"

"If we have no grudges, why do you keep bothering me?" Wen Mingqian asked again.

"Oh my goodness! It's not that I'm clinging to you! It's just that... oh, that nobleman's heart is full of you!" Xiao Shunzi winked and grinned, looking sly. "My lady, you don't know. That man is currently lovesick for you, unable to eat or sleep. You are the most compassionate, can you please save him?"

"What are you saying?" Wen Mingqian said. "I can't afford to offend him."

"Oh dear, Madam Wen, please don't be angry. He only has good intentions towards you." Xiao Shunzi urged Wen Mingqian for the reward money, "Please, Madam, have mercy and take out any of your personal belongings so that I can pass them on to that nobleman and ease his longing."

“Young Master Shunzi, do you know where I came from?” Wen Mingqian suddenly asked with a cold smile.

"This...how would I know?" Xiao Shunzi said with a dry laugh. "Madam Wen, please speak frankly."

“It was Consort Hui who invited me over to speak,” Wen Mingqian said coldly. “The Consort told me that Consort Dong often refuses to stay in the mansion, and the Princess is resentful. She might as well investigate who is so blind.”

Listen to who that's being said to!

"Huh?!" Xiao Shunzi hadn't expected this either. "How could this be... how could this be..."

He wanted to explain, but at the same time, he wondered where he had gone wrong and how someone had noticed.

"Young Master Shunzi, although I am of lowly status, I am still a person and have my pride," Wen Mingqian said, his eyes reddening. "I cannot afford to offend him. Please, I beg you to plead with that important person to let me go!"

"This... Madam Wen... don't misunderstand, it's not like that." Xiao Shunzi was so anxious that his veins were bulging. "Which bastard is spouting such nonsense?! If I find out, I'll kill him!"

He truly hated the person who tipped him off; wasn't this blatantly cutting off his source of income? Dong Gang was now completely infatuated with Wen Mingqian, willing to spend mountains of gold and silver, his entire fortune in this life was tied to this.

Cutting off someone's money is like killing their parents; how could he not hate them?

“Eunuch Xiao Shunzi, I have a hard time in this palace. Please have mercy on me and stop harming me.” Wen Mingqian seemed to be crying. “Wait here for a moment, I will go back and get the things, please pass them on to me.”

"No, Madam Wen, listen to me, about this..." Xiao Shunzi still refused to give up.

He wanted to appease Wen Mingqian first, and then report the news to Dong Gang so that Dong Gang could come up with a solution.

"Eunuch Xiao Shunzi, please stop trying to persuade me. If you refuse to accept this, I will send it to Her Majesty the Empress. That way, people won't say I'm unchaste and violate palace rules." Wen Mingqian's attitude was very firm.

Xiao Shunzi was afraid that if she pushed her too far, she might really cause trouble in front of the Empress.

At most, Dong Gang will receive a few reprimands, but Dong Gang's life will be over.

Therefore, watching Wen Mingqian's departing figure, he had no choice but to follow closely behind.

Wen Mingqian went back to his room to get his things, took them out and shoved them directly into Xiao Shunzi's hand without saying a word, then turned and went back. Xiao Shunzi left dejectedly, feeling that there was no light at the end of the tunnel.

After he had walked away, a person stood up from the orchid bushes.

Gong Chang'an was being mischievous today. When he saw his mother walk in from outside, he wanted to hide and scare her. But before he could even show himself, Xiao Shunzi ran over.

He heard what Xiao Shunzi and Wen Mingqian said, and naturally he was furious.

Although neither of them mentioned Dong Gang's name, Gong Chang'an, being very shrewd, could roughly guess from their words that it must be Dong Gang.

"Chang'an, when did you get back? I've been looking for you everywhere." Zhuolahan ran over to find Gong Chang'an, accompanied by two maids.

“Master is busy right now, so of course I came back,” Gong Chang’an said.

"The princess said that we will also be going to Bowang Mountain in a few days. Can you come with us?" Zhuolahan asked timidly.

She is no longer so domineering. Princess Duanmin told her that men in the Central Plains do not like to marry wild girls, and that she should learn to be gentler.

"I'd like to go," Gong Chang'an sighed, "but unfortunately I can't!"

Zhuolahan was still very happy to hear this, because Gong Chang'an said he wanted to go, which meant that he didn't dislike him.

"Why not? You can just sweet-talk your master and that will be fine." Zhuolahan thought that the teacher was preventing him from going, afraid that he would be too playful and affect his studies.

"I want to stay in the palace to accompany the young master of the Chu family," Gong Chang'an said. "This is what the Emperor and the Empress ordered, how can I not do my best?"

Upon hearing this, Zhuolahan indeed fell silent. She couldn't find a reason to explain it either.

Xiaoyue came out and said to the two of them, "Why are you standing here talking? Please come inside! There are some snacks that Consort Hui gave us."

Zhuolahan then went inside with Gong Chang'an. While eating some snacks, Gong Chang'an pondered how to deal with Xiao Shunzi.

The next day, the weather remained sunny.

Consort Hui and the others left the palace early. Gong Chang'an had breakfast with his mother and then came to Ying Shan's place.

After reading a few pages of a book and writing a piece of calligraphy with him, my day's lessons were over.

"Young master, why don't we go play in the back?" Gong Chang'an asked Ying Bai.

"Okay, okay! Let's go!" Ying Shan loved playing with Gong Chang'an the most, and never refused him whenever he asked.

"Young master, how about we play something fun today?" Gong Chang'an said as soon as they arrived at the place. "I heard that there is an eunuch named Xiao Shunzi in the Imperial Stables who is very skilled. Why don't we ask someone to invite him over to play with us?"

"Great! Great! More people means more fun!" Ying Shan clapped her hands and said, "Go and call him over!"

Xiao Shunzi worked at the Imperial Horse Administration, which wasn't far from here. He was summoned shortly afterward.

Ying Shan looked at him and asked, "Can you climb a tree?"

Xiao Shunzi didn't know what was going on, but he knew that Ying Shan's current status was extraordinary, and it wouldn't hurt him to curry favor with him.

So he smiled and said, "The little one can crawl." (End of Chapter)