Prince, Do You Still Need a Prisoner

When the old woman heard her question, she fell back into her memories. It was as if he was back in his youth. In the blink of an eye, decades had passed. She said with an ancient tone,

"I've been in the palace for more than forty years."

Ruan Xiaonuan looked at her sympathetically. The best years of her life had all been spent in the palace, wasting a lot of good time. This was how these ancient women were like. She was full of sympathy for their plight. She asked her in surprise,

"Do you want to see the world outside the palace?" The old woman smiled and replied,

"When I first entered the palace, I wanted to leave the palace almost every day, and missed my family and relatives. However, with the palace rules laid out in front of me, no matter how much I wanted to leave the palace, I couldn't do anything about it. As for the outside world, I have almost forgotten what it looks like. " Her words were very desolate, causing Ruan Xiaonuan to feel even more sympathy towards his.

She suddenly made a decision in her heart and said to her,

"Let me tell you what the outside world is like." Although she had seen countless TV dramas the last time she went out, it shouldn't be too far off from here.

Although she didn't know who this old woman was and what her name was, the two of them chatted happily and she was willing to help. Surprise appeared in the old woman's eyes. To be able to befriend someone she had never met before was something that had never happened to her before.

"Why are you willing to help me?" she asked, puzzled. Right now, she was just an ordinary old nanny who could not bring her any benefits.

Ruan Xiaonuan did not reply to her, and instead opened her mouth to tell her about matters outside the palace. Perhaps it was because she had not heard them for a long time, but she was actually enchanted by them.

When she returned to royal kitchen, she naturally scolded him a lot. She disappeared without a reason, and Director Liu had long since been enraged. When he saw her, he said angrily,

"Where have you been dying all afternoon? Have you forgotten that you are just a small eunuch of the royal kitchen? How dare you leave without even saying goodbye? Do you not want the salary?" She could only laugh and say in a low voice,

"I'm not feeling well this afternoon. I rested for a while. Sorry!"

Seeing that she was sincere in his apology, Director Liu did not continue to criticise her. However, she no longer had a share of this month's salary.

Fortunately, it was soon the end of the month and she had been depressed for the past few days. She went to the Imperial Garden every few days. She met the old woman every time. He watched the time as he told her about what had happened outside the palace, but after a few days, he realized that there was nothing else he could tell her.

She hastily ended what she had said before today, thinking that she could think of other ways when she went back. Just as he was about to leave the imperial flower garden, he suddenly heard Chu Ying's voice.

"Your Highness, look at the beautiful flowers over there. Let's go take a look." When Ruan Xiaonuan saw that the person standing beside her was Gu Junxiu, he immediately wanted to walk past them with her head lowered. But with her sharp eyes, Chu Ying quickly found her and exclaimed.

"Little Eunuch Ruan, I haven't seen you in a long time." She couldn't pretend he didn't know them, so she could only look at the two of them and say,

"Long time no see." She did not dare look at Gu Junxiu, and he was wearing a mask, so she was unable to see through his expression.

Chu Ying pretended to be close to her and quickly said.

"Little Eunuch Ruan, I haven't seen you in Zhaoyang Palace for a long time. Have you been busy lately?"

Ruan Xiaonuan's eyes almost fell to the ground. Just as she was about to answer, she heard Gu Junxiu's cold voice.

"She is no longer someone from the Zhaoyang Palace. This king has already chased her out."

She looked up to see what his eyes were. But there was nothing in his eyes but indifference. She lowered her head and said,

"Miss Chu, if you need anything, you can come find me."

Chu Ying's words just now were a courtesy, and seeing that she took it seriously, she could only reply half-heartedly.

"Alright, I understand." But she glanced at Gu Junxiu with difficulty.

"Your Highness, can we allow Little Eunuch Ruan to return to the Zhaoyang Palace?" He looked at Ruan Xiaonuan, who had her head lowered, and spoke without showing any mercy.

"If she makes a mistake, she should bear the consequences." Chu Ying's face revealed a look of disappointment, and said helplessly:

"I really want you back, but if Your Highness doesn't agree, then I have no other choice."

Ruan Xiaonuan did not discover her hypocrisy, and instead said gratefully.

"I'm fine."

After she finished speaking, she immediately left the imperial flower garden. From the start, she had only glanced at Gu Junxiu, and it was as if the two of them didn't know each other.

After she left, Gu Junxiu immediately distanced himself from Chu Ying, as what happened just now was all an act. She had already guessed the reason why he had been treating her so well every time he saw Ruan Xiaonuan. She directly said to Gu Junxiu.

"Your Highness, although I know that I am not worthy of you, I have truly loved you for a long time."

He did not turn his head and did not take her affectionate words to heart at all. Tears appeared on Chu Ying's face, and he suddenly shouted:

"Can you stop and listen to me?" These words were said very humbly, as if asking him to listen to her confession. Gu Junxiu also went along with her wishes and stopped in his tracks. Waiting for her to continue.

"Your Highness, he's just a Young Eunuch, he's not some devastatingly beautiful beauty. If you don't feel anything for me because of such a person, I really wouldn't be willing to accept it."

No one had ever dared to speak about Ruan Xiaonuan before him. So he couldn't help but admire her courage. Gu Junxiu's phoenix eyes revealed a cold glint as he coldly said:

"Who told you this?" Chu Ying felt his cold aura and retreated a step. She said without any confidence …

"Many people in the palace know about this, and I've heard some of it from them."

No one dared to speak of this matter before him, so Gu Junxiu had never heard of it. Only now did he know what sort of person he was in the eyes of others. His long and narrow phoenix eyes narrowed. He did not deny it, nor did he admit it.

"Your Highness, this isn't true, is it?" Chu Ying saw that his expression was not right and asked hopefully. But Gu Junxiu merely raised his eyes and glanced at her indifferently.

"What do you think?" In her heart, of course, she hoped that it wasn't true, but there was no wind nor waves, so she also fell silent for a moment.

Although she hadn't really seen how Gu Junxiu treated her, but with a woman's intuition, she felt that every time he met Ruan Xiaonuan, something was very wrong.