Chapter 28

Baoqin brought a blanket and carefully covered her master, so she wouldn't catch a cold.

Chen Liangyuan smiled gently and said, "You are called Baoqin, right? How old are you this year?"

She wanted to start with Xiao Liangdi's attendants to gather details about how Xiao Liangdi got along with the Crown Prince.

Baoqin, however, lowered her voice to remind her, "Our young mistress is sleeping. Please try not to make any noise, so as not to disturb her rest."

Chen Liangyuan's words were all blocked back.

She almost suffocated from the frustration.

This lowly servant was as hateful as her mistress!

Time ticked by.

Xiao Xixi slept soundly.

But Chen Liangyuan suffered. Without her master's permission, she couldn't get up and move around, so she had to maintain a kneeling position. After a while, her calves ached and hurt terribly.

She couldn't help but adjust her sitting posture.

But it didn't help much.

The pain in her legs grew worse, and eventually, she almost lost feeling in them.

If someone could have seen her at that moment, they would have noticed her terrible expression.

Unfortunately,

There was no one else in the room except for Xiao Xixi and Baoqin.

Xiao Xixi was sleeping soundly, oblivious to the time.

Baoqin noticed Chen Liangyuan's poor expression, but since Chen Liangyuan didn't speak, she pretended not to see.

Chen Liangyuan, ignored by everyone, could only endure the pain silently.

She endured and waited.

She waited and waited, until the sky outside the window turned completely dark, but the Crown Prince still didn't appear.

Chen Liangyuan was tired, hungry, and in pain.

She couldn't hold back any longer and shakily asked,

"What time is it now?"

Baoqin glanced at the copper clepsydra in the outer hall and softly replied, "It's already the first watch of the night."

Chen Liangyuan looked at Xiao Xixi, who was still sleeping soundly, and wanted to rush over and strangle her, demanding to know why she could still sleep? It was so late, and the Crown Prince hadn't appeared; wasn't this woman at all worried?

Chen Liangyuan forced a smile, "Has the chicken soup been stewing for so long? Is it still drinkable?"

Baoqin replied, "You don't need to worry. Someone in the kitchen is watching it, and they know what to do."

Chen Liangyuan could only shut up.

She waited another hour.

It was already midnight, and the Crown Prince still hadn't appeared.

Chen Liangyuan finally couldn't take it anymore.

She shouted,

"Xiao Liangdi!"

She was so angry that she felt Xiao Liangdi had deceived her. She no longer called her "sister" but directly called her "Xiao Liangdi."

Xiao Xixi was woken up. She sat up and rubbed her sleepy eyes, "What's wrong?"

Chen Liangyuan gritted her teeth in hatred, "Didn't you say that His Highness the Crown Prince would come to the Qingge Palace today? Why hasn't he shown up yet? Are you deliberately deceiving me?"

Xiao Xixi was still half-asleep and dazed.

"Hmm, the Crown Prince hasn't come yet?"

Baoqin said, "Should we send someone to ask why the Crown Prince hasn't come?"

Xiao Xixi yawned, "No need. He might be busy. Let's wait a bit longer."

"But it's already midnight, and we're still waiting?"

"Let's wait, let's wait." Xiao Xixi said, lying down again, intending to continue sleeping.

Baoqin carefully covered her with the blanket.

Chen Liangyuan was almost driven mad with anger.

She had almost knelt until her legs were broken, but she hadn't even seen a glimpse of the Crown Prince.

This Xiao Liangdi was deliberately playing with her!

How hateful!

Chen Liangyuan angrily shouted,

"Xiao Liangdi!"