Chapter 24: The princess is so teasing?
When Xiao Ning finished all her work and returned to Fuqiu Courtyard, Yuzhu had been waiting for her for a long time.
Seeing Xiao Ning coming back, he hurriedly stood up to greet him. Just as he was about to make a joke, he saw that Xiao Ning's hair was disheveled and there were bloodstains on his face, not to mention his clothes. His dark blue clothes were almost dyed brown, and there were several cuts on his waist and chest. It was obvious that the cuts were caused by a sharp weapon.
"Ah! What happened? Why are you covered in blood? Are you not injured?"
Yuzhu pulled Xiao Ning to look left and right, feeling anxious and worried.
Chunsheng, who was standing next to him, also had a look of nervous worry on his face. "If I had known earlier, I should have sent you back first before going to the Marquis' Mansion to look for Sister Yuzhu!"
The yard was not big, and the noise quickly attracted Xiao Ning's five male favorites.
A few people didn't dare to ask more questions and just watched from afar.
Xiao Ning patted Yuzhu's shoulder and comforted her, "I'm fine. This blood belongs to someone else. Don't worry."
Seeing that Xiao Ning was really not injured, he quickly called for someone to prepare hot water. Seeing the little maid hurriedly leave, he turned back and pulled Xiao Ning aside to ask carefully, "Master, what happened?"
Xiao Ning did not hide it and briefly told the two of them about the situation.
Yuzhu looked incredulous: "You mean you killed more than a dozen people by yourself and still got away with it?"
Xiao Ning: “…”
Xiao Ning scratched his cheek and mumbled "hmm", "Maybe those people are too weak..."
Yuzhu was about to say something else when she heard someone outside shouting, "Prince Consort, the princess invites you over!"
"Got it. I'll be right there."
Xiao Ning sighed. She knew she couldn't escape this, but the princess was too well-informed. She had just arrived home and hadn't even had a sip of water or taken a shower or changed her clothes.
Xiao Ning looked down at his blood-stained clothes and frowned. He thought that this look would probably scare the princess. He was even more delicate than Miss Shen.
"Yuzhu, please get me some clean clothes."
"Chunsheng, you go out first."
"yes."
Chunsheng walked out and closed the door behind him.
Xiao Ning untied his belt and took off his outer clothes. The clothes underneath were almost stained with blood.
Xiao Ning simply took off everything and changed into clean clothes.
Yuzhu brought a wet towel and helped Xiao Ning wipe the blood off her face after she tied her belt.
This was Xiao Ning's first time setting foot in Shang Xi's courtyard, which was much larger than her own.
"My Lord, please come this way. The princess is in the study."
Xiao Ning followed the maid to the study. Furong was standing at the door. Seeing Xiao Ning coming, she turned around and knocked on the door gently, "Your Highness, the Prince Consort is here."
"Let him in."
Furong pushed open the door and made a gesture of invitation to Xiao Ning.
Shang Xi sat at the desk, sketching with a brush, as if he was painting.
There was a handsome man standing by, serving the pen and ink. He wore a light green gauze dress loosely on his body, and his eyes were full of charm.
The handsome man glanced at Xiao Ning, then leaned over and whispered in Shang Xi's ear, "Your Highness, the Prince Consort is here. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for me to be here?"
Xiao Ning, who has excellent hearing, "..."
"No problem."
Shang Xi raised his head, placed the tip of the pen against the handsome man's chin, and pushed it back. The ink smudged onto the handsome man's chin to form an inky flower.
Xiao Ning: “…”
So Her Royal Highness the Princess called her over to watch a show?
It's a bit embarrassing.
Xiao Ning couldn't help but think of a joke: I should be under the car, not inside the car.
"Ahem, well, Princess, if you have nothing else to do, I will leave so as not to disturb you two!"
"Come back." Shang Xi called out to Xiao Ning who was about to slip away, and said calmly, "I heard that the prince consort came back covered in blood. I'm worried about him, so I specially summoned him to come and take a look."
Xiao Ning: “…”
Look at what you said?
Is this the attitude to worry about a person?
Her Royal Highness the Princess was being perfunctory with her and wasn't willing to put any effort into it.
"I'm fine. The weather was nice today, so I went out for a stroll and happened to see a girl being humiliated. I couldn't bear it, so I tried to help her. But on my way back, I was chased by someone..."
At this point, Xiao Ning's eyes met Shang Xi's, and her eyes instantly turned red.
"Princess, I almost couldn't see you anymore..."
Shang Xi propped up her chin, unmoved, and said casually, "But I see that the Prince Consort has a rosy complexion and is walking briskly. He doesn't look injured at all."
Xiao Ning: “…”
She coughed lightly and continued her performance with red eyes: "Princess, you don't know how dangerous it was!"
Shang Xi still propped up his cheek, looking like he was just listening to you brag.
Xiao Ning's face remained calm, his heart unbeating. He spoke with genuine emotion, "Those men rushed towards me with swords in hand. I was so frightened that my legs went weak. But then I thought, I'm your consort now. I can't lose face when I'm out in public, right? Suddenly, I felt a surge of courage!"
"I shouted loudly and rushed forward to meet the enemy. Who would have thought that they only looked impressive and were nothing but empty shells? I defeated them in no time..."
Shang Xi: “…”
They were beaten to death in no time.
Shang Xi chewed over this sentence in his mouth and looked at Xiao Ning in confusion. "You mean to say that you beat a group of strong men who looked very intimidating to death in a few seconds?"
Xiao Ning: "...Ahem, it just looks intimidating, but it's actually pretty weak..."
Shang Xi chuckled, "Xiao Yanqing, no matter how weak he is, he is still an adult man, right?"
Xiao Ning: “…” What she said was that she couldn’t bring herself to do it even if she was not an adult.
"You easily killed several men... Xiao Yanqing, this isn't something a pampered young man can easily accomplish. And you, being able to kill them so easily and without any burden, shows that you've killed many people before and are very powerful."
"No ordinary person has that ability. He killed several people without getting hurt, and he can stand in front of me and talk nonsense without blushing or beating his heart!"
Shang Xi stood up and walked over to Xiao Ning. He looked straight into his eyes with an unreadable expression: "Xiao Yanqing, how much more are you hiding?"
Xiao Ning's heart was pounding when Shang Xi looked at him.
She lowered her eyes, and her gaze happened to fall on his rosy lips. How could such a pretty little mouth cause her trouble all day long?
"Princess, as the saying goes, the closest relatives are the most distant. I never ask too many questions about your affairs, but why are you always so interested in me? Are you planning to become my real husband and wife?"
At the end of his words, Xiao Ning traced his gaze over Shang Xi's lips, which was extremely ambiguous.
"You...are so outrageous!"
Shang Xi's ears turned red, not knowing whether it was out of anger or shame.
Xiao Ning: “…”
Is this outrageous?
Is the princess so annoying?
Xiao Ning's tone softened, as if coaxing a little girl: "Princess, seriously, you and I are husband and wife, sharing weal and woe. You don't have to be so wary of me all the time. I'm a person who is very content with the status quo. Life is good now, and I like it very much. Let's just live in this muddled way."
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