"Heir Apparent, I know."
Zhang Xinnian lowered his voice. "Xiao Zijing is our dynasty's Little Princess!"
The Little Princess?
Surprise flashed across Jiang Xiaobai's face at that. Then he looked at Liu Guanlan and the woman. "So you're the Little Princess's people?"
"Ahem!"
The smile on Liu Guanlan's face visibly stiffened before he gave a slight nod.
"Then..."
Jiang Xiaobai thought for a moment before asking, "Is this Little Princess of ours interested in the throne too?"
Liu Guanlan's expression changed at once.
Wait... could he really just say that out loud?
Liu Guanlan opened his mouth, but ultimately did not dare answer. He turned to glance at the woman in the bamboo hat.
Indeed, Liu Guanlan did not understand why the Elder Princess had written down the Little Princess's name either.
After all, if word of this got out, things would not look good!
The woman in the bamboo hat remained seated in silence, its brim lowered slightly, concealing her expression.
"Could it be..."
Jiang Xiaobai studied them both, then looked at the woman in the bamboo hat. "You... are the Little Princess herself?"
Liu Guanlan still did not dare speak. Just then, he suddenly sucked in a sharp breath and glanced down at his thigh. Remembering something, he began gesturing to the woman.
Yet he felt embarrassed even as he gestured.
Indeed, he did not know sign language either. But on their way upstairs, the Elder Princess had instructed him to make gestures whenever Jiang Xiaobai spoke.
He had almost forgotten that.
Once he finished gesturing, the woman in the bamboo hat finally raised her hand, dipped her finger in tea, and began writing on the tabletop again.
Jiang Xiaobai looked down and saw the word "maid" written on the table.
"Oh?"
After reading it, Jiang Xiaobai looked