Hu Xiaotian said, "She promised me she would let you leave."
Baobao said, "I've decided to stay at Lingyu Hall for now."
"Why?" Hu Xiaotian asked in astonishment. He had already worked out how to arrange things for Baobao. He only needed to mention it to Princess Anping, and he should be able to have Baobao transferred to Purple Orchid Palace. With the princess's gentle, kind nature, she would certainly treat Baobao well. He had never expected Baobao to suddenly change her mind.
Baobao smiled. "I've grown used to living at Lingyu Hall, and we sisters have already talked everything through. Without her devoted care during this time, my injuries wouldn't have healed so quickly."
Hu Xiaotian frowned. He kept feeling that Baobao's decision was not so simple. Had she received another order from Hong Beimo? At the thought of the Myriad Insects Bone-Eroding Pill inside her, his heart immediately grew heavy. Baobao still had fears holding her back, after all. Her every move in the palace remained subject to someone else's control. Understanding her difficulties, Hu Xiaotian nodded. "It's just that we won't be able to spend every day together anymore."
Baobao smiled gently. "I'll still visit the Palace Gardens Bureau. We'll have plenty of chances to see each other." Her beautiful eyes shifted, and she lowered her voice. "With me gone from your side, won't it be easier for you to flirt with other little palace maids?"
Hu Xiaotian laughed. "I'm not that sort of man." Only then did he tell her that the emperor had just assigned him to Purple Orchid Palace to serve Princess Anping.
They had a thousand things they wanted to tell each other, but in broad daylight, with so many eyes around them, they could not afford to appear too intimate.
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