"Your Highness, the Fifth Prince! Princess Nine is coming!" Chief Eunuch Li rushed into the main hall in a flurry, his voice filled with panic.
"Let her come. Why are you so flustered?" Xin Zizhao felt annoyed at being interrupted.
"....Forgive me, Your Highness, the Fifth Prince. It's just that Princess Nine came in a great rage and angrily berated the servants, so I..."
"Alright, Zizhao. Why are you being so harsh? Chief Eunuch Li didn't do it on purpose," Wei Shuxuan then turned to Chief Eunuch Li. "Chief Eunuch Li, you may leave first. We'll handle Princess Nine."
"Yes, Young Master Wei."
Chief Eunuch Li seemed unaware of what had happened in the main hall that day and still addressed Wei Shuxuan as Young Master Wei.
Just as he finished speaking, Princess Xuan Ruoling burst in from outside, without a single maid by her side. "I'm looking for Brother Zian! I know he's here!"
Ge Zian looked at the out - of - breath Xuan Ruoling in surprise. "Princess Nine, why are you here?"
"I knew you came to the Wind Harmony Hall, so I came to look for you. You won't be angry, will you?" Xuan Ruoling looked at Ge Zian with a worried face.
"I wouldn't dare to be angry with Your Highness."
Ge Zian's tone when speaking to Xuan Ruoling was still as polite and distant as ever, as if there was only the relationship between a subject and a monarch between them.
"Do you really have to be this polite to me?" Xuan Ruoling was extremely angry at Ge Zian's politeness and shouted at him unhappily.
"I wouldn't dare to overstep with Your Highness. After all, you are the princess, the monarch, and I am your subject. Moreover," Ge Zian looked at Xuan Ruoling coldly, "didn't I make it clear to Your Highness long ago? I'm just a martial artist and not worthy of Your Highness's noble status."
Hearing this, Wei Shuxuan, who was sitting beside them, couldn't help but shake her head. This straight - laced guy was really too blunt! Such words would hurt a girl's feelings.
Just as Wei Shuxuan was about to speak, she heard Xuan Ruoling's exclamation. "Oh my god! You... are actually a woman!"
"Yes, can't I disguise myself as a man?" Wei Shuxuan raised an eyebrow and looked at her.
"And you're so close to my Brother Zian! Are you having designs on Brother Zian?" Wei Shuxuan was really speechless about this Princess Nine. What on earth was in that little head of hers!
"Brother Zian and I are childhood friends. Do you understand?" Wei Shuxuan explained.
Even Xin Zizhao didn't know this. She and Ge Zian were childhood friends. How many things was this woman still hiding from him!
Suddenly, Wei Shuxuan felt a chill behind her. She quietly turned around and saw Xin Zizhao's face had turned extremely gloomy. She was startled. Why was this guy angry again?
"If you two want to fight, go outside. This is my place. I won't allow you two to quarrel here!" Xin Zizhao finally lost his temper, looking at Xuan Ruoling and Ge Zian, who had been entangled with her.
Xin Zizhao was really terrifying when he was angry. So much so that neither of them dared to say another word. Even the willful and arrogant Xuan Ruoling obediently shut her mouth.
"And you, don't think I won't scold you just because you're not speaking. You two get out of the Wind Harmony Hall right now. As for you," Xin Zizhao looked at Wei Shuxuan. "Follow me into the study."
Wei Shuxuan rubbed her forehead. She hadn't even said a word. Why was she getting involved!
"Then I'll take my leave first."
Ge Zian didn't dare to challenge the authority of the Fifth Prince. Since Xuan Ruoling came here to find Ge Zian, if he was leaving, she would naturally follow.
But she still paid attention to the necessary courtesy. "Then, Fifth Brother, I'll leave first. Sorry to bother you."
After watching them leave, Xin Zizhao motioned for Wei Shuxuan to follow him into the study. Wei Shuxuan followed behind Xin Zizhao, feeling a bit nervous.
After entering the study, Xin Zizhao asked Wei Shuxuan to close the door. Then he asked her to sit down, but Wei Shuxuan waved her hand, indicating that she'd rather stand. After all, she didn't know what Xin Zizhao was angry about. It was better to stand obediently.
Since Wei Shuxuan didn't want to sit, Xin Zizhao didn't force her. "Tell me, what else have you been hiding from me so far?"
After hearing Xin Zizhao's words, Xin Zizhao clearly saw a flash of panic on Wei Shuxuan's face. "....There's nothing. I haven't hidden anything from you."
"You're very flustered right now. Do you know that?" Xin Zizhao hit the nail on the head about Wei Shuxuan's current mood.
Wei Shuxuan turned to look at him. She looked at him dejectedly. "You know I'm the daughter of Wei Tu, right?"
"Yes."
"And you now know that Ge Zian and I are childhood friends?"
"I really didn't know until you said it just now."
Wei Shuxuan clearly saw the cold smile on Xin Zizhao's face. "You also know that Wei Wei is my secret guard, right?"
Xin Zizhao nodded. "I think you still have something to hide from me."
Was this guy's intuition too sharp! Wei Shuxuan thought helplessly.
Seeing the change in Wei Shuxuan's expression, Xin Zizhao added, "I suggest you'd better tell me all the things you've hidden. I don't like it when people hide things from me. If something happens, at least I'll know how to help you."
Wei Shuxuan thought Xin Zizhao's words made sense, but should she really tell him this? Wouldn't he think she was an outcast?
Just as Wei Shuxuan was still thinking about whether to tell Xin Zizhao or not, Chief Eunuch Li's voice came from outside. "Miss Dan, you can't enter His Highness the Fifth Prince's study without his order! Miss Dan! Miss Dan!"
"I don't care! I have something to ask Brother Wei Luo! I want him to explain to me about his female identity!" Dan Xueyao's voice was filled with full - blown anger, like a glass of water on the verge of overflowing.
At this moment, Xin Zizhao stood up, his face stern as he opened the study door. He happened to run into the angry Dan Xueyao. As soon as Chief Eunuch Li saw Xin Zizhao, he quickly shut his mouth and lowered his head, not daring to say a word.
Dan Xueyao looked up and saw Xin Zizhao's gloomy face. She was really angry at this moment, even forgetting the etiquette her father had taught her.