"Princess, you're really forgetful. Don't you recognize me?" The man's thin lips curled up slightly as he smiled devilishly.
Yin Chujin frowned at him but didn't say anything else. If they had known each other before, the more she said now, the more mistakes she would make.
"Sheng Yiming, Prince Rui of the Sheng Hao Kingdom. As for now, I'm a hostage here." The purple-robed man, Sheng Yiming, introduced himself briefly. As expected, he saw confusion and confusion on Yin Chujin's face.
A hostage? Was this the legendary hostage diplomacy? Which kingdom was Sheng Hao Kingdom? When she woke up, she had only heard Zhu'er mention that she was the princess of the Yin Xi Kingdom. She did not know which other countries the world was divided into. However, this had nothing to do with her. Yin Chujin was stunned for a moment before she ignored him and continued to eat the pastry. She only looked up again when she swallowed the last piece of cake on the plate.
"Your pastries are delicious!" After eating someone else's food, she still had to be polite.
Hearing her words, Sheng Yiming smiled lightly again. "These are pastries made in the imperial kitchen. Princess Yin, don't tell me that you haven't eaten them after living in the palace for more than ten years?"
"I… Can't I praise the pastries in our palace for being delicious?"
"Oh?" Sheng Yiming smiled devilishly. What a stubborn person. She knew that she had been exposed and was still struggling to hold on. Hence, he deliberately teased her and added, "I'm sorry, I remembered wrongly. This pastry was brought back from the most famous Fragrance Restaurant in the capital."
Yin Chujin's expression did not change, but she cursed him a million times in her heart. She realized that she was no match for him in terms of glibness!
"If I'm not wrong, you're not Princess Yin Chujin?"
Yin Chujin met his eyes and mimicked his smile. "What do you think, Prince Rui? If I'm not Yin Chujin, who am I? There are so many princesses in the palace, and you're just a hostage from Sheng Hao Kingdom. It's my honor that you remember my name so well!"
Sheng Yiming crossed his arms and looked at her without any change in his expression. "Not bad. Compared to the previous Yin Chujin who only knew how to throw tantrums, you're much smarter!"
Yin Chujin looked at him in shock. Was the previous princess very familiar with him? She looked up and saw him looking at her with a faint smile. He then took out a map from his sleeve.
"This is a map of the palace that I drew myself. You should be able to use it. Next time, don't get lost and end up in my Shengrui Pavilion. However, if the Princess is not afraid of bad rumors spreading in the palace, I also welcome you to visit often!"
Yin Chujin knew that he could tell that something was wrong. No matter what his motive was, she really needed the map in his hand right now. Hence, she did not hesitate and took the map to look at it. She glanced at him again and saw that he was drinking with his head lowered and was ignoring her. She thanked him softly and turned to leave the pavilion.
"Let me give the princess a piece of advice. It's really not appropriate for a person who has lived in the palace for more than ten years to look for the way while holding a map!"
Yin Chujin stopped in her tracks. As expected, he couldn't be so kind all of a sudden. Did he enjoy stepping on her every so often?
She was not angry. She kept the map and put it in her sleeve. At the same time, she turned to look at him with a mocking smile on her face. "Prince Rui, I'll give you a few words as well. You're already beautiful enough. Coupled with that enchanting purple color, it will only make you even more…" She deliberately stopped mid-sentence. That sly person would definitely understand what she wanted to express!
It was an honor for a woman to be praised for her beauty, but it was an insult to a man's self-esteem. Not only did Yin Chujin say he was beautiful, she even used the word enchanting, not to mention the hidden meaning behind her unfinished words.
As expected, after Yin Chujin finished speaking, she successfully saw the change in Sheng Yiming's expression. He stopped smiling and narrowed his eyes dangerously at her.
She shrugged and strode out of the pavilion!
Yin Chujin used the map that Sheng Yiming had given her to search for Liuying Hall. It had been an hour since she left Jinyu Pavilion. That violent man must have been waiting impatiently and wanted to twist her head off! As she walked, she racked her brains to think of an excuse to meet Xiao Yelei later. However, before she got close to Liuying Hall, she heard a commotion in the distance. Not only were there sounds of fighting, but she could also vaguely hear her father-in-law shouting in panic…