Prince, Do You Still Need a Prisoner

Gu Junxiu felt that she seemed to be afraid of him, but there was no fear in her eyes. He looked down on her and said,

"Aren't you afraid This King will kill you?" Ruan Xiaonuan flinched when she heard this voice that seemed to come from hell. However, she immediately looked at him and said,

"I am the ruler of a fallen nation. If others were to find out, you would actually bring me along. I wonder what the Xiyue Kingdom's Emperor would think?" She had seen so many TV dramas and novels that she might not be able to handle an ancient person.

"Are you threatening me?" Gu Junxiu said coldly. He had always been the only one threatening others. This was the first time he felt threatened. Other than being angry, he actually felt a new sensation.

Hearing his tone, Ruan Xiaonuan knew that she had been right about him just now, and hit her sore spot. Some of them were sitting inside fearlessly as they smiled and said,

"I only said one thing, but if you insist on killing me, I can't guarantee that my identity won't be exposed."

Gu Junxiu wasn't actually that worried about what she'd said, because he'd already known that sooner or later there would be a day when she'd be exposed. He just wanted to see what else she could say, so she pretended to be threatened.

She was sure that he was shocked by her words and wanted to crawl out. This time Gu Junxiu did not stop her, but just as she was about to turn around and leave, he said indifferently:

"Didn't you want to get out of This King's control?" Ruan Xiaonuan immediately froze, she turned her head and looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

"Since you want to leave the Zhaoyang Palace that much, you should go to the royal kitchen in the future. From today onwards, you should move out."

Ruan Xiaonuan looked at him in shock, not understanding why he suddenly asked her to leave. She wasn't under his watch, so wouldn't this give her a chance to leave the palace? But before she could finish thinking, Gu Junxiu continued.

"If This King catches you attempting to leave the palace, you will, like the other prisoners, become a military courtesan in the military camp." She looked at him in disbelief. She knew that he definitely did not say it out loud to scare her, so she became even more terrified.

"You can go." Seeing that his words just now had shocked her, Gu Junxiu did not say anymore and waved her away.

Ruan Xiaonuan's lips moved a few times, as if she was saying something, but because his voice was too soft, he didn't hear it. When she returned to her own residence, she immediately started packing up. Zi Juan still did not know what happened and asked in shock.

"What's wrong? Why are you packing up? " After putting the last item into her bag, she smiled and said,

"Zi Juan, it's all thanks to you for this period of time." When she was poisoned, she would stand guard there, taking care of her day and night, she could be considered a close friend in Zhaoyang Palace. Seeing that she was even more confused, she couldn't help but explain.

"I'm going to the royal kitchen soon, so you have less chances to meet me in the future. Take care." Zi Juan saw that she did not look like he was joking, and asked softly.

"Does Your Highness know about this?" She could tell that Gu Junxiu treated Ruan Xiaonuan differently, she just didn't know how to express it. She was only a palace maid, so she could only be anxious.

Ruan Xiaonuan didn't know what she was thinking, but after telling her that it was Gu Junxiu's decision, she slung her backpack over her shoulder and walked out confidently and unrestrainedly. Zi Juan quickly stopped her and said anxiously.

"Wait a moment."

Not long after, she came in with a package. Ruan Xiaonuan said.

"These are all things that you need. Before, I was the one in charge. Now, I'll hand them over to you. You must be careful, don't expose yourself."

Ruan Xiaonuan placed them into her own backpack, and after smiling gratefully, she turned around and left the Zhaoyang Palace.

Gu Junxiu watched her happy back, holding his hand tightly, he suddenly regretted his decision.

Basically, everyone in royal kitchen recognized her, so when they saw her appear, they were not too surprised. Because Gu Junxiu had already greeted them. However, when Ruan Xiaonuan saw the place they were staying, she was in a dilemma.

If not for the fact that she was with Gu Junxiu when she was in Zhaoyang Palace, and had her own independent room. But now she had to live with someone else, and it would be easy to expose her womanhood.

However, from what the Head Supervisor said, this was already a pretty good treatment, and it was for Prince Yu's sake, which was why they let the two of them stay together. Otherwise, a Young Eunuch like her would have to squeeze together with six or seven other people.

She could only resign herself to her fate and put her things away. Fortunately, there were two beds in the room. She quickly arranged them to rest for a while when someone called out from outside.

"Little Warm, Director Liu wants you to hurry over."

She had been used to the life of a bug and was not yet used to the sudden hustle and bustle. She arrived at the royal kitchen very slowly and listened to what the Director Liu had to say with her dull eyes. However, she did not remember anything and only knew that her job was to wash the vegetables.

"Go and wash the cabbage over there. You need to use it at noon."

She looked in the direction he was pointing, where the mountain of cabbage was piled. she asked hesitantly.

"All of these have to be washed?" When she usually dined with Gu Junxiu, she had not seen any of the cabbage here. Director Liu seemed to have seen through her thoughts, and explained.

"Those noblemen in the palace only eat cabbage, the rest are for the servants in the palace."

Ruan Xiaonuan immersed her hands in the cold water and started to wash the vegetables. However, she had never done such a thing before, and her speed was much slower. Director Liu didn't get to wait for Bai Cai even after a long time, and loudly shouted out:

"Little Wai Zi, hurry up. If you miss your benefactor's meal, even if you had ten heads, it still wouldn't be enough to chop them off."

Although it was no longer winter, the weather was still chilly. Not long after, her fair hands were dyed red from the cold. However, half of the pile of cabbages still remained unwashed. Although she was extremely unwilling to put her hand in the cold water, she even more so didn't want to return to Zhaoyang Palace to be Gu Junxiu's pet. After an unknown amount of time, she finally finished washing up and happily said to Director Liu.

"I'm done washing!" However, she did not receive any praise, but had instead provoked a wave of scolding from the Director Liu. Tears welled up in her eyes. If she didn't try her best to hold it in, she would have cried already.