Chapter 48 The Unreasonable Princess

When Chi Zhao opened his eyes again, the world had changed. The system, now well-fed and watered, was rounder than in the previous world. The entire blue bee could barely fly, relying entirely on a pair of thin wings for support.

【Host, host, let's move on to a new world~】

Chi Zhao looked up and saw a very small, dark room without even windows. There was snoring coming from inside, so it turned out that she wasn't the only one sleeping there.

Chi Zhao's face darkened. "What kind of identity have you given me?"

She had a bad feeling.

A blue halo around 99 flashed, feigning cuteness, "[Let me check for you, host~]"

All I could hear was snoring and silence.

Chi Zhao had good vision at night, and following the sound, he found a woman sleeping sprawled out on the small bed next to him.

Their beds were pushed together, and they were very small, just enough for one person to sleep in each. The living conditions were also poor, and she felt that she would probably be very poor in this life, so poor that she wouldn't be able to find a husband.

Headache.

What should we do then? How about going back to our old ways and going hunting?

She has to earn some money to support her husband.

I don't know what the identity of the person I'm tasked with in this life is, or if I'll have a chance to see their feet first.

Chi Zhao lowered his eyes and thought. Over there, the system, having finished reading the plot, felt a little guilty and cautiously approached its host.

It created the identities for the first two worlds, but the identity for this world was random. I never expected... to get such a difficult identity.

99 coughed twice, blinked, and said, "Um, host..."

【Hmm? Have you finished watching?】

Look, I've finished watching.

[Tell me after you've finished reading!]

The system's hesitation gave Chi Zhao a very bad feeling.

Chi Zhao's face remained expressionless. [Is my identity in this life so difficult to reveal?]

No, it's not...

【Then tell me quickly!】

The system jolted awake and quickly whispered, "[Host, your identity in this world is a stable girl in the male supporting character's mansion...]"

Chi Zhao:?

[A horse driver?!]

Okay, okay, I got to live a good life all my life.

Chi Zhao closed his eyes tightly for a moment, then opened them again, somewhat speechless.

Send me the plot details.

Relieved that she hadn't been scolded, 99 quickly transmitted the plot.

The character in this world is named Shen Yan'an, the son of Prince Qing. His father is the emperor's younger brother, and his mother commands the army and is deeply trusted by the emperor. He is of noble birth and has been pampered since childhood, having everything he wants. However, he falls in love with the heroine, Lu Mingwei, who is also in love with Gu Zhixing, the son of a high-ranking official. Lu Mingwei has no respect for the selfish and unreasonable prince and always rejects him. If she gets angry, she will even humiliate him in public.

Shen Yan'an was not someone to be trifled with. He was spoiled by his family and couldn't stand being inferior to the male lead, Gu Zhixing. His beloved was also mocking him because of another man. So when Lu Mingwei humiliated him, he bullied Gu Zhixing.

He was a prince personally appointed by the Emperor, and came from a distinguished family. As long as he showed his dislike for the male lead, others would inevitably do things to ridicule and bully the male lead in order to please him.

Gu Zhixing was of good status and was favored at home. Over time, the Prince's Mansion and the Minister's Mansion became enemies.

The Emperor originally intended to bestow a marriage upon Shen Yan'an, but the female lead refused to agree no matter what, and even preferred death to marrying Shen Yan'an.

The newly appointed third-ranked scholar, who displayed exceptional talent for officialdom upon entering the court, was greatly favored by the Emperor, so she had no choice but to abandon her idea of ​​bestowing a marriage upon him.

However, Shen Yan'an was selfish and self-serving, completely disregarding his aunt's predicament. He still insisted on marrying the female lead, causing trouble multiple times. As a result, the emperor's favor towards him faded, and he was confined to his quarters several times. In the end, he was stripped of his title of county prince, which was a severe slap in the face to Shen Yan'an.

Even so, Shen Yan'an didn't give up. He went mad, even poisoning Gu Zhixing in public to be with Lu Mingwei. When the truth came out, the Emperor was furious. To protect him, the Shen family lost their title of prince, and he was confined to the house by his parents, forbidden to leave. Then… Shen Yan'an turned evil. His love-struck mind drove him insane. He neglected his parents and even drugged the food at his father's birthday banquet when everyone was unsuspecting. The scene was… chaotic, indescribable. Chi Zhao felt as if those few words had burned her eyes.

She took a deep breath. How crazy had the mission targets in this world gone? She had never seen anyone so obsessed with love before. It was terrifying.

Let's find a chance to look at his feet first...

Otherwise, she wouldn't know what to do.

But how could a stable girl see the prince's feet without being beheaded?

hiss.

Chi Zhao felt a headache coming on and rubbed his temples.

The system was also encouraging her, saying that she was born with the ability to attract male supporting characters, and that all the male supporting characters in this world would fall in love with her.

Someone slapped me against the wall.

It's so annoying. He's completely useless and just makes sarcastic remarks.

99 flew to the wall and made a little noise, disturbing its snoring roommate. The roommate clicked its tongue impatiently, turned over, and the annoying snoring temporarily stopped.

Chi Zhao sat on the edge of the bed with disgust, her eyes open until dawn, unable to figure out how she could take a look at Shen Yan'an's feet without leaving a bad impression on others and while keeping herself alive.

His name has the character "砚" in it...

It's most likely her husband, but I can't be sure.

What if it isn't?

Chi Zhaoxiang didn't sleep a wink all night, and the next day she was even taken to the stable to feed the horses.

The system cautiously approached its host, who was looking unwell, and reassured her, "Don't worry, host. The random character is definitely the most suitable to approach the target. Just wait, he'll appear before you soon!"

Then the task recipient and the host were so sweet~

Then it will have food to eat.

Having followed its host for so many years, it had become accustomed to the feeling of sometimes being hungry and sometimes full.

It can endure it!

Chi Zhao was too lazy to pay attention to the unreliable system and only focused on feeding the horses.

A moment later, a brightly dressed servant wearing hair ornaments ran over and called out, "Chi Zhao, why are you still feeding the horses? The princess said she needs a carriage today. Hurry up and come out to drive for her. If you keep her waiting, you'll be in big trouble!"

Chi Zhao:? !

We'll really be meeting soon?

It seems the system isn't so unreliable after all.

Following the others, Chi Zhao responded, "Coming."

But he didn't look like he used to, timid and fearful.

The servant found it a little strange, but didn't pay much attention to it, as the princess was waiting for him to return and serve her.

Chi Zhao had just arrived in this world and wasn't even familiar with the roads yet. She hurried along, and when she arrived at the mansion gate, Shen Yan'an's slender figure was already waiting there.

The spoiled young master of the royal family hated waiting for people, especially when it was a servant.

Hearing the voice, he turned around and saw a servant in coarse linen clothes. He angrily kicked the servant and shouted, "Don't you all respect me? What time is it? Why don't you wait until I'm dead before you drive the carriage!"

Shen Yan'an had snow-white skin and a handsome face. Even when he was angry, he was not annoying. His dark peach blossom eyes were bright and cute.

And importantly, the kick didn't hurt at all.

The young master is handsome, but not very strong.

[Host, host, the male supporting character is glaring at you.]

Chi Zhao suppressed his thoughts, lowered his eyes and looked somewhat respectful, "I was feeding the horses in the stable and was a little late. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

She stood ramrod straight, and only then did Shen Yan'an get a clear look at her face. Even though she was the one who drove the horse for him every day, this time she seemed different from usual.

It seems, it seems to look much better.

The prince of Qing's mansion was fond of beautiful women. Not only were the people serving him good-looking, but he also chose the most beautiful woman to drive his horse. However, although she was good-looking, she was always timid and cowardly, which made her beauty seem less attractive.

Aside from the day she was chosen, Shen Yan'an hadn't paid much attention to her since, until today.

Suddenly, I noticed that the horse woman looked inexplicably much better.

The anger in his heart had subsided at some point, and Shen Yan'an frowned. "If you dare to keep this young lady waiting again, watch your head! Humph."

He snorted and turned to get into the carriage.

The attendant beside the princess was on the same side as her. Seeing that the princess was angry with Chi Zhao, he also glared at Chi Zhao before they both got into the carriage.

Chi Zhao:......

Oh well, being angry is kind of cute.

Perhaps guessing that the other party was very likely her husband, Chi Zhao developed a bit of a bias towards him.

But this filter breaks very quickly.

Following Shen Yan'an's orders and the system map's instructions, she parked the carriage outside a restaurant, assuming the male supporting character was going to have a meal.

He went straight upstairs, his destination being the room closest to the road. With the window open, she clearly heard Shen Yan'an's joyful cry, "Lu Mingwei!"

Chi Zhao:......

The system frantically searched for plot details for Chi Zhao, its bee-like legs working tirelessly. Finally finding the scene, it quickly said, "Host, host, today's plot involves the male supporting character using underhanded means to find out the female lead's whereabouts, further incurring her dislike. She'll also publicly humiliate him later. Should we go help him?"

According to past plots, its host always ends up falling in love with the male supporting character, and it now considers the male supporting character as one of its own!

make a fist.

This time, however, Chi Zhao refused. She sat lazily in the carriage, showing no intention of interfering. [Let him get a scolding to wake him up.]

While watching the plot, she felt that the male supporting character was love-struck. Now that she is facing the other party's various undignified pursuits, it makes her feel even more annoyed and angry, and she feels extremely frustrated.

And by what capacity did she go to help? A stable girl?

The male supporting character might even take his anger out on her if he sees her.

The system panicked when it heard that she wasn't going to help. "If you don't help me, what am I going to eat?!"

[Host, host, the male supporting character got scolded! He might turn evil!]

[In the story, he only started turning evil after being imprisoned, so why are you in such a hurry?]

99: ...

They were speechless and unable to refute it.

Chi Zhao didn't wait long downstairs before he heard the chaotic sounds of things being smashed coming from the private room. Someone even took advantage of the chaos to curse someone who had no sense of propriety or shame. Then, the little princess ran downstairs crying, and her servants couldn't keep up with her.

Chi Zhao maintained an honest expression, pretending she hadn't heard anything. She kept her eyes down, not even glancing at Shen Yan'an, a man of unparalleled beauty and handsome enough to have been praised as the most handsome man in the capital since childhood, who stood in front of her.

Shen Yan'an was feeling incredibly wronged, and he was taking his anger out on everyone he saw. Even though Chi Zhao hadn't done anything, he still glared at him and brought up old grievances, saying, "It's all your fault! Why did you come out to ride the horse so late!"

As for what terrible things happened due to driving the horse late at night, Shen Yan'an didn't say; he just wanted to vent his anger.

After saying that, she sniffed and got into the carriage, angrily saying, "Go to the outskirts! This princess wants to go to the outskirts to relax!"

His attendants urged him to go back for lunch, otherwise the emperor would get angry if he found out that he hadn't eaten and had gone to the outskirts.

But Shen Yan'an didn't care. He cried until his nose was red and his eyes were swollen, like a pitiful little animal. His voice was hoarse, but he was still arrogant. "If you don't tell me, Father won't know. Or are you going to betray me?"

They dared not agree to that; betraying the princess would mean being sent to the estate to do hard labor.

Nobody wants this to happen.

In the end, he could only grimace and let the princess do as she pleased.

Chi Zhao's status beside Shen Yan'an was even lower than that of his two attendants, so he didn't say anything more and drove the carriage out of the city gate.

Summer has just ended, and it's early autumn, the weather is cool and perfect for an autumn outing.

Feeling utterly frustrated, walking outside and being caressed by the gentle breeze seemed to make me feel much better.

but!

Shen Yan'an was still very angry. What exactly was it about him that Gu Zhixing didn't do as well?

Lu Mingwei actually only liked him and didn't even glance at him.

I'm so angry! What's so great about being able to recite a couple of poems? He's the most handsome man in the capital!

Shen Yan'an was extremely confident in his appearance; Gu Zhixing was definitely not as good-looking as him!

But, but being good-looking is useless, even if you are good-looking, people won't like you.

Shen Yan'an puffed out his cheeks, getting angrier the more he thought about it.

I don't know how many flowers and plants it destroyed along the way.

The system urged Chi Zhao to go and coax the person, but Chi Zhao acted as if he hadn't heard it.

What's there to coax? He likes someone else now. Why should I comfort him when he cries for another woman?

Besides, what if there's even a one percent chance that he's not my boyfriend?

She doesn't flatter other men; Xiao Huai would be angry if he found out.

The image of Lin Huai sulking and throwing a tantrum at her flashed through Chi Zhao's mind, and she couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of her lips.

Shen Yan'an was angry when he turned around and saw that his horse-riding wife was laughing!

What do you mean? Are you mocking me?

Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!

The county prince broke through the defenses.

Shen Yan'an jumped in front of Chi Zhao and questioned her with a surprised look, "I'm not happy, what are you laughing at? Are you mocking me?"

Chi Zhao immediately stopped smiling and became expressionless. "Your Highness has misunderstood. I did not."

Shen Yan'an was startled by her composed expression. For some reason, he disliked her cold face more than her mocking him.

But thinking about it, it makes sense; he is a princess!

Who is this woman who rides horses? Why is she laughing at him and giving him the cold shoulder?

That's absolutely outrageous!

Shen Yan'an was extremely displeased and blurted out a threat, "You wouldn't dare to give me the cold shoulder. The last person who laughed at me has already lost his head. Humph! And don't you dare to give me the cold shoulder, or I will kill you too."

Chi Zhao:......

The male supporting characters in this world are really difficult to deal with; they're quick to kill. I hope she won't be killed before she's even seen his feet.

Chi Zhao frowned deeply, but Shen Yan'an thought he was afraid.

Therefore, she put her hands on her hips smugly and said, "Hmph, it's good that you know fear. I am your master, and you can only listen to me. Go and get me some drinks."

Normally, this kind of thing wouldn't be her turn as a stable girl. Stable girls do rough work, feeding the horses and cleaning the stables. High-ranking officials and nobles think stable girls' hands are dirty, and they won't let them touch anything that goes into their mouths. They would definitely send their servants to do it.

Chi Zhao thought about it and realized that she was being targeted by Shen Yan'an, who wanted to make things difficult for her.

Forget it, it's better to avoid trouble. The main thing is that she's really afraid the male supporting character will go crazy and kill her, causing her mission to fall apart halfway.

"What are you standing there for? Get up now! Do you want to disobey my orders?!"

Seeing that Chi Zhao didn't go immediately but remained where she was, Shen Yan'an sensed that she was unwilling and became even more displeased.

"Yes, Your Highness, please wait here for me. I will be right back."

Shen Yan'an waved his hand impatiently, signaling her to hurry up.

However, as soon as Chi Zhao left, he took his servants elsewhere to catch dragonflies.

The system, following its host, glanced at the monitor, swallowed hard, and read: "Host... Shen Yan'an is no longer where he was."

[Yes, I guessed it.]

She knew that Shen Yan'an couldn't just stay put forever.

Never mind, then she doesn't need to leave.

Chi Zhao casually found a place to sit and rest. When the system said that the male supporting character seemed to be preparing to go back, she simply scooped up some water from the nearby stream and went back.

She happened to have brought a water bottle, but given Shen Yan'an's temperament, she probably wouldn't drink it.

When she returned, Shen Yan'an had just returned to the carriage. He got angry as soon as he saw her, rushed up and scolded her. His peach blossom eyes were wide open, like an angry kitten, baring its teeth and claws, "You made this princess wait for you again. Who do you think you are, daring to disrespect this princess like this!"

Chi Zhao calmly shook the water jug ​​in his hand. "Your Highness, you're innocent. I filled your water jug ​​but couldn't find you. I searched for a while and that's why I was late."

Shen Yan'an was born with an unreasonable personality, and even if he deliberately caused trouble for others, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

So she put her hands on her hips, raised her chin, and questioned, "What, are you blaming me?"

Chi Zhao: Damn, I'm going to talk to Yan Zhou like that from now on. It's so satisfying to see him act so unreasonable.

She forced a smile, lowering her head to hide her helplessness. "I didn't mean that, and I wouldn't dare blame you, Your Highness."

"You wouldn't dare leave me hanging."

After Shen Yan'an finished speaking, he picked up his clothes and, with the help of his attendants, got into the carriage.

Chi Zhao didn't forget to ask him, "Does the princess still want some water? I searched for a long time before I finally found a stream."

A disdainful voice came from inside, "Who wants to drink anything you've touched? It's filthy."

The object of her mission spoke so harshly that she was so angry she almost wanted to beg on her knees that the male supporting character in this life wouldn't be Yan Zhou, but then she remembered that Yan Zhou was the same way in her previous life.

They spoke harshly to her and rarely gave her a kind look, but she was still very well-behaved later on.

Well, this life would be quite boring without Yanzhou.

It must be Yanzhou, if only it were Yanzhou.

She will only protect her boyfriend.

Chi Zhao leaned against the outside of the carriage, idly cracking his whip. Inside, his master's disgruntled voice rang out again, "You're so slow! Are you deliberately trying to make me get scolded by my father?!"

So much to do.

With that thought, she exerted force in her hand, and the horse quickly started running.

"ah--"

A scream rang out from inside the carriage. When they arrived at the gate of the Prince's mansion, Shen Yan'an came out angrily, "Do you even know how to drive a carriage? You almost made me fall!"

Chi Zhao feigned surprise and fear, opening his mouth as if to say, "This—I only sped up because the princess said to go faster. I absolutely did not intend to hurt the princess. I deserve to die."

She was speaking humble words, but upon closer inspection, Shen Yan'an noticed that her back was still very straight!

Hmph, it was definitely done on purpose!

Normally, if Shen Yan'an encountered someone like this, he would have had her dragged away and beaten up long ago. But today, he was determined to keep her alive and give her a good beating!

Shen Yan'an was in a bad mood after being rejected by his sweetheart, and he couldn't stand anyone. It was just unlucky that the horse woman ran into him.

Having followed its host through two lifetimes and over a hundred years, the system had long since developed rich human emotions. It was currently muttering in Chi Zhao's ear, "[The male supporting character in this life has an even worse temper than before.]"

Not only do they refuse to reason with people, but they also love to bully others.

Yes, you're right.

Chi Zhao also rarely agreed with the system.

Life as a stable girl in the Prince's mansion was obviously not easy. She had just seen the Prince off when she had to go back to clean the stables and groom the horses. And that wasn't all. After finally finishing cleaning the stables, a maid from the backyard came running over, saying that the Prince wanted her to go to the street to buy some pastries, and specifically asked for a shop that always had a long queue.

Chi Zhao sighed deeply, feeling very worried about his future.

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Author's Note: Yanzhou is really going too far; he needs to be taught a lesson. [droopy-eared rabbit head]