Saying so, she buried her head again.
Helian Duo found it both funny and absurd, feeling a bit at a loss.
Zuo Yan couldn't help laughing out loud. "Your Highness, why not just knock the young lady out? It's so cold outside. We should be careful not to let her catch a cold."
"You dare to knock me out..." Cheng Xiran overheard this and took it seriously. Suddenly, she stood up, pointed at the innocent - looking Zuo Yan with gritted teeth, and said, "Do you know who I am? How dare you bully me! Let me tell you, I'm the woman of the Regent. If you dare to lay a finger on me, I guarantee that His Highness will never let you off. He'll cut you into pieces!"
Helian Duo couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.
Hearing the sound, Cheng Xiran looked at him warily. "Let me tell you all, don't act recklessly. I have someone to back me up. If you're smart, get out of here quickly. Don't delay my business."
After saying that, she retracted her hands. It was really cold.
She was shivering uncontrollably from the cold.
"I'm Helian Duo. Come inside and talk if you have something to say."
Helian Duo stepped forward to hold her hand. Since he couldn't reach her hand, he could only grab a corner of her cloak. But Cheng Xiran was stubborn and refused to move. She even struggled with him. Finally, she howled, "Help! Someone's abducting a civilian girl in the street!"
Helian Duo had no choice but to let go of her.
Cheng Xiran curled back to the doorpost again and ignored anyone who tried to talk to her.
"Good for you, Helian Duo. You made me wait outside for so long! If I had really been abducted, you'd be left without a wife! Without a wife, no one would give you children. Without children, how can you enjoy the company of future generations?"
Helian Duo listened quietly on one side, finding it extremely interesting.
The group just waited outside like this until Cheng Xiran's consciousness gradually faded, and finally she fell asleep.
Helian Duo had been waiting for this moment for nearly half an hour.
He gently picked her up. She was so small in his arms, feeling soft and warm.
Helian Duo reached out and gently touched her forehead. After making sure she didn't have a fever, he ordered Zuo Yan, "Zuo Yan, have some ginger soup cooked and sent to Nanyuan early tomorrow morning."
Yawning, Zuo Yan nodded in agreement.
Helian Duo carried her all the way into Nanyuan. He asked Mu Li to change her clothes and then carefully tucked in the corner of the quilt for her.
Looking at Cheng Xiran on the couch with a peaceful face and a smile on her lips, Helian Duo couldn't help looking at her a few more times. The more he looked, the more he liked her, and the more his heart fluttered. Finally, he couldn't help reaching out and gently touching her little face.
He stroked it twice. Cheng Xiran felt it and moved slightly.
In fact, she was sound asleep.
Cheng Xiran slept very soundly this time. When she woke up the next day, she found herself in Nanyuan.
She was very puzzled. She remembered that she was just drinking in her own room last night. How did she end up in the Prince's Mansion? She wracked her brains to recall, but she couldn't remember anything. So she simply stopped thinking about it and got up to go outside.
The warm sun shone on her body, and she just felt warm.
Then she stretched.
Mu Li brought the prepared ginger soup to her. "Miss, have some. You wandered outside for a long time last night. Although your complexion is rosy and shiny today, we still can't be careless."
Cheng Xiran scratched her head. After taking a couple of sips, she asked about what happened last night.
Mu Li didn't think much. She seemed innocent and just told Cheng Xiran everything she had seen with her own eyes.
After hearing this, Cheng Xiran was extremely ashamed.
She... had locked herself in the room, but still did such a stupid thing. It seemed that next time she had to lock the windows as well to make sure everything was fool - proof!
"Is His Highness not in the mansion?"
Mu Li nodded slightly. "No, but His Highness prepared breakfast for the miss. Miss, go and have some?"
Cheng Xiran quickly shook her head. "No. Let's go back to the newspaper office quickly. I just remembered that I have a lot of things to do."
Saying so, she walked out of the Prince's Mansion openly, but bumped into a group of people at the door.
Seeing that they were all holding gifts in their hands, she guessed they were here to congratulate.
For a moment, she didn't know whether she should go back or move forward. So she just stood there awkwardly, while a continuous stream of comments reached her ears.
"Isn't this the eldest miss of the Cheng Mansion? The Emperor bestowed the marriage just yesterday, and today they're already so lovey - dovey?"
"I really didn't expect that Miss Cheng really has a unique charm. Otherwise, how could she have bewitched the Prince so much? I heard that it was the Prince himself who asked the Emperor for the marriage!"
"Although Miss Cheng is a bit unworthy, she's still the one the Prince loves. We'd better not say anything more. All we can do is offer our blessings."
Saying so, the group congratulated Cheng Xiran one after another. Surrounded by them, Cheng Xiran could only smile awkwardly.
After she finally managed to get away and thought she could have some peace when she returned to the newspaper office, she found that the entrance of the newspaper office was also blocked. Most of them were fans of *Anecdotes in the Capital*.
"Shopkeeper, we're all here to congratulate Miss Cheng. Please let us in!"
"Yes, yes. We're just curious about their story. We just want to have some fun. Please be kind!"
The shopkeeper naturally refused, but still said gently, "Miss and His Highness aren't in the newspaper office now. And everything is waiting for the miss's manuscript. I think she will explain the reason in detail to everyone. You can just buy a newspaper then and you'll know!"
Cheng Xiran went in through the back room.
She went straight to the second floor.
Looking at the crowd downstairs, she couldn't help wondering, "It's not a really big deal. Why are they more excited than I am?"
Suddenly, she heard a voice behind her.
"After all, my reputation and prestige are well - known. So this situation is not surprising."