NOVPUBShen Roujia’s smile froze, and her tone carried a hint of grievance.
“Your Highness is in a bad mood. This bowl of snow pear soup should help you cool down.”
Xu Zening, hearing her sarcastic tone, looked up at her.
“Is there something else?”
Shen Roujia blinked, “Can’t I come to see you even if I have nothing to do?”
Xu Zening glanced at the soup bowl, “If you want to talk, talk properly.”
Shen Roujia hesitated, pouting. n𝚘𝚟pub.𝚌o𝚖
“I…”
Xu Zening saw Shen Roujia’s hesitation but didn’t get angry. He understood what it was about.
Xu Zening had been investigating for three years without finding any clues. He had handed the matter over to this teenage girl.
She was somewhat clever, but these matters were certainly challenging for her.
Shen Roujia clearly wanted Xu Zening to make the separation easier.
But Xu Zening, understanding this, was even more reluctant to agree.
He wasn’t in a hurry. He lifted his eyes and handed a stack of books to Shen Roujia.
“Since you’re idle, there are some unhealthy trends in the palace. As the Crown Princess, you need to manage them.”
Shen Roujia’s words were stifled. She looked down at the names, familiar to the point of exhaustion, and awkwardly smiled.
“Aren’t these just storybooks? I often read them myself.”
Xu Zening coughed unnaturally, “If they were ordinary storybooks, it would be fine. But these books contain quite a bit of… explicit content, mainly about guards and maids.”
“The palace maids’ minds are being influenced, and there have been many complaints.”
Shen Roujia couldn’t help but chuckle, “Well, they’re just love stories with some detailed descriptions. I think the author wrote them beautifully.”
She noticed Xu Zening’s slightly red ears and had an idea.
“Your Highness, don’t tell me you haven’t…”
Xu Zening suddenly looked up, glaring at Shen Roujia with a hint of gritted teeth, “Say one more word and see what happens.”
Shen Roujia laughed and shrank her neck, grabbing two books and running off.
“I’ll handle it myself.”
Xu Zening watched Shen Roujia run away, lifted the soup bowl, and couldn’t help but smile wryly.
“Seriously…”
Shen Roujia returned to her small courtyard, spreading the two books on the table, holding her cheeks, and sighing.
“Isn’t it just a few little love stories? Xu Zening had to enforce manual review…”
Xiao Fu couldn’t help but laugh, “Your Highness, why do you read these too?”
Shen Roujia mumbled, “Xiao Fu, do you think the book about the guards is good?”
Xiao Fu blushed, “Yes.”
Shen Roujia pouted, “Well, it’s gone now. His Highness said these unhealthy trends need to be curbed.”
Xiao Fu regrettably said, “Oh no! I heard that Mr. Nameless even wrote a new book.”
Shen Roujia remembered that even more scandalous romance novel and coughed lightly.
“I’ll handle this. We can’t let you openly read these, but where there’s a will, there’s a way. You know what to do.”
Xiao Fu smiled knowingly, “Your Highness, is this how you manage the Eastern Palace?”
Shen Roujia raised an eyebrow, “I call it caring for the people’s happiness.”
Xiao Fu shook her head, laughing.
Shen Roujia continued to mutter, “If people don’t have happiness, aren’t they no different from salted fish?”
