When Chen Danzhu heard that Zhu Lin said that General Iron Mask wanted to see her, Chen Danzhu was very happy and immediately packed up her small baggage and went to the palace.
Because of the iron-faced general's seal that Feng Lin held, Chen Danzhu entered the imperial city unimpeded.
Chen Danzhu looked at the roads around him and asked Fenglin: "Does the general live in the outer hall?"
Fenglin smiled and responded: "Your Majesty shows sympathy to the general and allows him to stay in the palace for a few days. The general's palace has not been built yet, but the general will return to the military camp in a few days."
Chen Danzhu sighed: "Thank you for your hard work, general." He looked left and right again, his eyes fell on the direction leading to the inner palace, and he called Fenglin in a low voice.
Fenglin looked back.
Chen Danzhu looked at him with twinkling eyes: "Your name is Feng Lin, just like Zhu Lin. Are you brothers?"
Before Fenglin could answer, Zhulin called out to Miss Danzhu from behind: "What do you want to do again?" He looked alert.
Chen Danzhu did not ramble as Zhulin guessed. He looked at Fenglin honestly and said: "I want to ask Fenglin to help me bring a message to Princess Jinyao and see if she can come to see me.
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Fenglin smiled and said, "That's it. Let me ask."
A smile broke out on Chen Danzhu's face: "Thank you Fenglin."
Feng Lin smiled again, looked at Zhu Lin's charcoal face, and said to Chen Danzhu: "Miss Danzhu, Zhu Lin and I are not brothers. Many of us are orphans of soldiers. The general took me in to join the army, and I was selected by His Majesty.
For the sake of the Xiaowei, the names of our group of people were personally given by His Majesty."
So, Chen Danzhu understood and sighed softly: "You are both unfortunate and lucky."
Fenglin smiled even more happily and pointed to a few palaces in front: "That is the duty room, where officials rest. The general will be here soon. Miss Danzhu will wait first, and I will inform the general."
Chen Danzhu responded and walked over there. Zhu Lin wanted to follow but Feng Lin grabbed him: "Let's go, come with me to see the general. You haven't seen the general in a long time."
Yes, Zhu Lin felt sad, but he still remembered his duty: "No, I have to guard Miss Danzhu here."
Fenglin smiled and said: "Don't make such a fuss, there is no danger here."
Zhulin looked at him and sneered: "There is no danger here, but Miss Danzhu herself is the biggest danger. Why are you laughing? You were bewitched by Miss Danzhu with just a few words. You talk about everything. Why do you talk so much?"
Feng Lin put his shoulder on his shoulder and bent over with a smile: "Who talks too much? Zhu Lin, why do you talk so much?" Zhu Lin didn't wait for any further rebuttal and pushed him forward, "Okay, come with me quickly.
As long as the general is here, don't worry about it."
Chen Danzhu walked to the check-in room, looked back and watched the two young guards walking away, quarreling and pushing each other, and smiled happily: "Young people are so nice."
After saying that, I turned around and looked in front of me. There were several rooms in a row. There were no guards, eunuchs, or maids. It was quiet and solemn. Chen Danzhu was actually familiar with it. During the Wu Palace, this was also the place where officials from the previous dynasty rested, and ministers who took turns at night.
She would also rest here. Chen Liehu also rested here when she was still very young and was brought in by her brother to meet her father——
Now that her father is gone, she comes here again to meet the Iron Mask General, her adoptive father.
Thinking of this, Chen Danzhu couldn't help laughing at himself, and then he smiled, and there was a cough in the room in front of him.
This is a place where officials can come, and it does not belong to any one person. Chen Danzhu quickly calmed down his expression, and just as he was about to take a few steps back, he heard the woman's voice again.
"Your Highness, how are you? Come and have a sip of tea."
Your Highness! Chen Danzhu's hair almost stood on end. He ran towards this room without hesitation. The door of this room was open. There was a man sitting in the room, holding a scroll in one hand and receiving a cup of tea in the other.
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Beside him, a woman knelt down and gently stroked his back.
Chen Danzhu's footsteps startled him, he raised his head and looked over, his pale face instantly lit up: "Danzhu!"
Chen Danzhu's eyes were blurred with laughter. He was in disbelief and extremely surprised: "Your Highness! Why are you here?"
The third prince looked at the excited girl and said with a smile: "I should ask you, why are you here?"
Oh, that's right, the third prince is now presiding over the strategy of recruiting scholars and attending court in the outer hall, so he will naturally come here to rest. Chen Danzhu said with a smile: "General, the Iron-faced General asked me to come here for something, so I came here to find him."
The third prince said: "General, I am discussing something with His Majesty. I think we will have to wait for a while."
Chen Danzhu hummed, looked at him and smiled, then slowly stopped smiling, with an uneasy and sour look on his face: "Your Highness, are you okay?"
The third prince's eyebrows couldn't help but soften: "I'm fine. Look, I've returned to my normal routine."
A female voice sounded softly: "Your Highness, please invite Miss Danzhu to come in and talk."
The two of them had been talking through the door. The girl was still standing outside, and the third prince was sitting indoors, not even noticing. It was like as soon as they met, the doors and windows disappeared in front of them.
The third prince and Chen Danzhu came to their senses and smiled again.
"Come on, come in and sit down." The third prince smiled, then turned around and called, "Ning Ning, get a mat for Miss Danzhu."
Ning Ning——Chen Danzhu walked in and his eyes fell on the woman. She had a beautiful face. She was not very beautiful, but she had a pleasant gentleness.——Hearing the instructions from the third prince,
She responded softly, and with a graceful body, she took the cushion and placed it opposite the third prince.
"Ning Ning." The third prince said again, "Pour tea for Miss Danzhu."
My name is Ning Ning. It’s a very nice name. It evokes a soft voice. Chen Danzhu looked at this girl Ning Ning and answered yes, and went to pour tea. The third prince’s eyes followed her——
"Ning Ning." He called again, "Do you still have the snacks that were sent from the imperial kitchen just now? Let Miss Danzhu have a taste."
Ning Ning responded: "There's more."
She poured tea, took a snack tray, and placed it on the table.
The third prince raised his head and seemed to see Chen Danzhu who was still standing: "What's wrong? Sit down quickly."
Chen Danzhu sat down in response. Without waiting for the third prince's invitation, he took a sip of tea, ate a snack, and nodded: "It's delicious."
The third prince smiled and said, "It was made by my father's royal chef. If you like it, take some back." He then turned to call Ningning, "See if there is any more here? If not, let Xiaoqu go get it."
Ning Ning said hello.
Chen Danzhu said hurriedly: "No, there is no need to be like this -"
Before she finished speaking, Ning Ning thought of something. She looked at the third prince and asked, "Your Highness also needs to prepare some more for taking medicine."
The third prince nodded to her: "That's just right, let the imperial kitchen send more."
Ning Ning nodded.
The third prince looked at Chen Danzhu: "You're welcome, it's just a snack. You always like sweets."
Chen Danzhu smiled and said hello and refused no longer.
The sound settled down, and there was a slight silence in the room.
This silence made Chen Danzhu a little nervous. She held her tea cup and said, "I was delayed by Zhou Xuan that day. I was going to find His Highness. If at that time -"
She originally said that if she had been present at that time, she would have saved His Highness, but her words made little sense.
She wasn't there at the time.
The third prince said: "I left in a hurry. I wanted to tell you, but I was afraid of disturbing your fun, so I asked Ah Xuan to say it for me. He didn't say it, right?"
Chen Danzhu said hurriedly: "I said it, but he -" As she spoke, her eyes were attracted to Ning Ning, the daughter of Qi. She watched as the daughter of Qi took a hand stove, put it into the hands of the third prince, and put the third prince into the hand.
Take the original one in your hand.
"It's okay." The third prince whispered to her, "It's still hot."
"It took a while." Ning Ning whispered, changed it for him, and then sat quietly behind the third prince.
The third prince looked at Chen Danzhu and saw that her words and expression were a little stagnant, so he asked: "What did A Xuan say? Is he talking nonsense again?"
Chen Danzhu forced out a smile: "No, I didn't say anything."
The third prince comforted him: "Don't pay attention to him, his temper is unreasonable."
Chen Danzhu hummed: "I know, and I'm not afraid of him either. Your Highness doesn't need to worry."
The third prince smiled at her.
Chen Danzhu thought of something and got up: "Your Highness, please rest for now. I'm going to see if the general is back. I can be exempted this time, thanks to the general's intervention."
The third prince nodded: "I really want to thank General for this matter."
Chen Danzhu said hurriedly: "Of course, Your Highness, you have been very helpful to me, otherwise, I might have been beheaded by now."
"Don't talk nonsense." The third prince smiled, "How could it be?"
Chen Danzhu nodded hurriedly: "Yes, your Majesty is not that kind of murderous and foolish king."
Today, her words are messy, clumsy and blunt, and she is embarrassing——
"I'm leaving first." She said no more, gave a hasty salute, turned around and left.
The third prince said: "These snacks——"
Chen Danzhu took a few steps out of the house, but did not run away immediately. Instead, he leaned against the wall, held his breath, and pretended to have disappeared, lest the people inside would chase him out again -
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No one chased him out.
"Ning Ning, pretend to be ready and send it to Miss Danzhu later."
"Okay, I've written it down."
"Ning Ning, I don't want to drink tea anymore, please put it away."
"Okay, Your Highness."
"Ning Ning, I haven't asked you yet—"
Hearing this, Chen Danzhu couldn't help but turn around cautiously and peeked towards the door. What did he want to ask her?
The third prince's gentle voice came: "——Why are you called Ning Ning?"
The female voice chuckled: "My surname is Ning. My parents want me to live a peaceful life, so they named me Ning."
So that’s it, Chen Danzhu thought, it’s such an interesting and nice name——
"what are you doing here?"
There was a low voice in my ears, and at the same time someone's breath was approaching.
Chen Danzhu turned around in fright and slammed into a wall. It was not a wall, but a person's chest. She raised her head and saw an iron mask.
Chen Danzhu did not scream or panic. He put his hand to his lips and said to the ferocious iron-masked face: "Shh."
