Chapter 76

The Crown Prince sat in the carriage with an incredibly complex mood.

Chang Gonggong looked at Xiao Liangdi with an equally complex gaze, waved his hand, and the carriage started moving towards the Hall of Deliberation.

After they had gone far away, Baoqin finally broke down and said,

"Milady, how could you say such things just now?!"

Xiao Xixi looked innocent, "Didn't you tell me to say something nice?"

"But you can't be so straightforward! You should have been more subtle and tactful."

"Like what?"

"For example, you could have asked, 'What would the Prince like for dinner tonight? How about roast duck?'"

Xiao Xixi nodded vigorously, "Sure, sure! Let's have roast duck tonight!"

Baoqin was choked, "I was giving you an example, not asking what you want for dinner. Can't you take this seriously? Do you know that last night, Lady Zhao almost seduced the Crown Prince? Fortunately, the Crown Prince was firm enough and came to find you. Otherwise, you would have had to spend the night alone."

Xiao Xixi was quite regretful, "What a pity, I could have slept alone last night."

Although sleeping with someone else wasn't bad, she still preferred sleeping alone, so she could roll around on the bed without any restraint.

Baoqin was about to go crazy, "Is that the point?!"

To prevent her maid from dying of anger, Xiao Xixi quickly soothed her, "I understand, you're doing this for my own good. I'll definitely change next time and won't make the same mistake again."

"That's what you say, but don't mess up at the crucial moment."

Xiao Xixi made a solemn promise, "As long as you let me have roast duck tonight, I'll do whatever you ask!"

Baoqin sighed wearily.

To make her mistress more ambitious, she had truly exhausted herself.

Thinking about the delicious food, Xiao Xixi wasn't sleepy anymore. She stomped to the backyard, stood in front of the duck coop with her hands on her hips, and scanned the cute white ducks.

The white ducks were gathered around the feeding trough, eating heartily.

They didn't know that this meal might be their last breakfast.

Baoqin walked over and asked, "What are you looking at, Milady?"

Xiao Xixi sighed, "These ducks all look very lively, none of them are lazy."

Baoqin thought of the hen that was stewed because it was lazy and fell silent.

Xiao Xixi finally made up her mind and pointed at one of the white ducks.

"This duck eats the most, let's have it for dinner tonight!"

Baoqin opened the duck coop, walked over, and picked up the white duck that was still eating voraciously.

The poor white duck still had breakfast residue on its beak.

It stretched its neck and let out a heart-wrenching quack.

Xiao Xixi said contentedly, "Such a fat duck, it will definitely be very fragrant when roasted."

Baoqin carried the white duck, which was sentenced to death for eating too much, into the small kitchen.

Having chosen the duck for dinner, Xiao Xixi's task was complete. She returned to the house, satisfied, and climbed back into bed to continue sleeping.

Luo Qinghan sent the Crown Prince's tutor to represent him in the south, responsible for the task of excavating the tributary of the Yi River.

Then he announced something that caught everyone off guard.

"After the tributary of the Yi River is excavated, I will hold a rain-summoning ceremony beside it."

Everyone was shocked and cried out in unison,

"Your Highness, you must not do this!"

"The journey to the south is long, and Your Highness is of great value. If anything happens on the way, we won't be able to help in time!"

"The rain-summoning ceremony is not a game. If the ceremony fails to bring rain, the people might blame Your Highness. Please think carefully before you act!"