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　　The princess was, of course, also sitting in a seatreserved for those of importance. However, she was not together with Qing Li.She sat alone without any guards positioned behind her. There were only fourmaids present to serve her, including her most trusted confidante, s.h.i.+ Min, whohad just returned with good news.

　　The agreement between s.h.i.+ Min and Duke Ming, aswell as her encounter with a certain individual on the way back, had all beenclearly reported to Princess Zhang Liu. The one thing that concerned her was athird party’s discovery of the meeting between s.h.i.+ Min and the Duke. Thisperson was He Di.

　　Whether He Di planned on leaking the information ornot and if his alliance with Duke Ming was true would indirectly affect acrucial aspect that determines Zhang Liu’s life and safety.

　　Although s.h.i.+ Min had repeatedly a.s.sured her that HeDi did not lie, Zhang Liu still would find an opportunity to verify theauthenticity of the alliance.

　　Zhang Liu gently put forward her question while herbeautiful eyes tried to communicate with Feng Ming with a friendly glance in amanner that said she was on his side.

　　Alas, Feng Ming, this dense fool, had completely misunderstood the meaningful glance. He felthis scalp go numb as he whispered to Rong Hu, “I am finished. She must beexpecting the Wen Lan flower that I promised her. What should I do? My motherrefused to give me one. Where do I go to find one? Rong Hu, closely watch her.I have not come up with a solution yet, so do not let her come close to me. Ido not know how I will answer if she later brings it up. Ai… I really will nothave any face left to meet with Du Feng.”

　　[TLN : 胡涂虫 (hú tu chóng)– blunderer or 胡涂 – muddleheaded/stupid  虫- insect]