Dress up as a sickly person to capture the villain princess!

Xia Zhiyuan was originally drowsy, but was awakened by the system's loud noise. He opened his eyes and blinked his eyelashes slightly.

I saw the slender and white fingers picking up the petals that fell on my black hair.

The person lying in his arms moved slightly. Zhao Changlin withdrew his fingers, feeling a slight pain in his body.

Maybe it was because he leaned against the tree trunk for too long.

"Awake, did you sleep well?"

"You kept frowning in your dream. Are you worried about something?"

The cold fingertips, still carrying the scent of flowers, fell on Xia Zhiyuan's eyebrows. The delicate touch was transmitted to the fingertips, and Zhao Changlin always felt like there was a cat lying in his arms.

Just like the calico cat raised by the queen mother, he is very clingy and refuses to sleep unless he lies in her arms.

In his spare time, he would stroll around the garden, snapping at butterflies and courting birds.

"To reply to your Highness, Zhiyuan slept well."

"Did I... frown?"

With his hands on his soft thighs, Xia Zhiyuan raised his head and looked into Zhao Changlin's eyes. The two were so close that their noses almost touched.

"Hmm...you also said a lot of words I didn't understand?"

"Like what does the word 'strategy' mean?"

Even though she was well-read, she had never seen it mentioned in any book... or was it just Zhiyuan's dream talk?

Am I taking it too seriously?

Ahhhhhhh! How could I accidentally say what was in my heart? This is simply damnable!

Xia Zhiyuan was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. He quickly moved away from Zhao Changlin, propped his hands on the grass, and said with great guilt: "Your Highness... I lost my composure...!"

He was about to retreat in a hurry, but his arms had no strength as he had just woken up. When Xia Zhiyuan loosened his hands, he didn't know where he had touched.

Her cheeks turned red.

His chin hit Zhao Changlin's lower abdomen, his cheek buried in it, and his cheeks and nose bridge touched the prince's somewhat hard soft armor.

"Why are you in such a hurry? I'm not some man-eating devil."

"It's windy outside, it's time to go home."

Seeing Xia Zhiyuan looking so anxious, Zhao Changlin stretched out his hand and straightened her up.

Only then did Xia Zhiyuan heave a sigh of relief in his heart. It seemed that Her Royal Highness the Princess did not take the words he had said inadvertently seriously.

Fortunately, fortunately, otherwise I would really be treated as a weirdo.

"Dear host, this system has detected that the second female lead is approaching you, please be careful~"

The system broadcast again, but it was not good news. Xia Zhiyuan's heart skipped a beat, and he thought of the bottle that he had broken during the argument with Nuo Hanyan a few days ago.

"Love at first sight" potion.

"No way, what kind of medicine are you selling? It's still effective now, is it so effective? Even DDT is not this strong!"

"It was agreed to be only three days!"

The system was somewhat helpless. If it had hands at this moment, it would have spread them out.

"Host, I don't know what the second female lead wants from you. Please be alert and don't let your capture target get suspicious~"

"Bye bye~"

After saying that, the system went offline mercilessly.

……

"Miss, Miss, the master said that we don't know what His Majesty is thinking yet, so it's best not to run around in the hunting grounds."

The maid hurriedly followed Nuo Hanyan, speaking in a very low voice, but unfortunately, her young lady's steps were getting faster and faster.

There was absolutely no intention of listening.

Nuo Hanyan's gaze paused, and she saw Xia Zhiyuan lying on top of Her Royal Highness the Princess in an ambiguous posture, which was absolutely against public morals in broad daylight.

Even between women this is not allowed!

She gritted her teeth, grabbed the hem of her skirt, and walked over.

The beautifully embroidered shoes stepped on the green grass, which was soft yet angular.

"I have met His Highness."

"Your Highness, I would like to borrow Zhiyuan to talk, I wonder if Your Highness would allow it."

No matter how much indignation she felt, Nuo Hanyan, as a young lady from a wealthy family, still knew etiquette. It was a big taboo to be disrespectful in front of His Highness.

"Why are you looking for Zhiyuan?"

The scene that night was still vivid in his mind. Nuo Hanyan was puzzled and stood between the two of them. The atmosphere between the three of them was a little weird.

Xia Zhiyuan didn't dare to say a word, not even to show his head. If the effect of the "love at first sight" potion had not worn off yet, who knows what this girl might do to him.

Too dangerous.

It’s better to hide behind His Highness.

At least His Highness did not fall for it and drank his "love at first sight" potion, otherwise Xia Zhiyuan would really have to consider his own health.

"Your Highness, please forgive me for not telling this matter. This is a secret between Zhiyuan and me. I hope Your Highness will avoid it."

Zhao Changlin listened thoughtfully and stepped aside, revealing Xia Zhiyuan behind him. Xia Zhiyuan didn't know where to put her hands and was a little panicked.

I was caught off guard and looked into Nuo Hanyan's eyes. The horrible memories of that night flooded into my mind again. It would be like a tonic if it happened again!

"No, no, no... Your Highness, there are no secrets between us. There is nothing we can't tell you."

"Miss Nuo, let's talk about it right here."

"I have an appointment with His Highness."

After saying this, Xia Zhiyuan raised his head and blinked in the direction of Zhao Changlin, signaling Her Royal Highness the Princess to come to the rescue.

Nuo Hanyan closed her eyes.

These two people are flirting with each other in front of me. Can they not be so obvious? Do they really treat her as a transparent person?

His fingers clenched into fists beneath his sleeves.

"If you have anything to say, just tell me."

"I'll pretend I didn't hear you."

I didn't expect that Her Royal Highness the Princess would answer like this. Xia Zhiyuan almost couldn't help laughing, but fortunately, she was professionally trained and would never laugh out loud when she shouldn't.

"Well then, Your Highness."

"I want to ask... Will Miss Xia still accept Brother Boshan's betrothal gift?"

Oh my god, this question is really deadly.

Xia Zhiyuan was beating his chest in his heart. He had finally managed to gain some favor in front of Her Royal Highness the Princess, but he didn't think the second female lead would ruin it all with just a few words.

What a spendthrift woman!

Why not bring up something else? Why did he have to bring up his engagement with that "dark-skinned athlete"?

Isn't this pushing yourself into a pit of fire?

If my emotional intelligence is not enough and my answer is not good enough, I will probably have to report to the King of Hell right now!

"Zhiyuan didn't know about the betrothal gift. Maybe it was arranged by Daddy."

Xia Zhiyuan used the method of passing the buck, but it was not really passing the buck, she was just telling the truth.

In the original novel, the heroine only knew about this incident after the hero carried the wild goose betrothal gift into the Xia mansion.