An hour later, Cen Xi and Jun Jianchou leisurely finished their lunch, climbed onto the carriage, and waited for a long time before Tian Ying finally climbed onto the carriage with a shy and timid face.
Seeing her rosy cheeks, like a flower bud just baptized, Cen Xi wanted to tease her, but Jun Jianchou was in the carriage, so he wisely kept quiet.
Jun Jianchou hadn't spoken a word since Tian Ying entered, remaining silent the entire way.
Upon arriving at the post station, he only said one sentence to Cen Xi:
"I will discuss what happened in the palace today with Shen Jinchen. You should go back and get some rest!"
"Okay! You go in first, we're leaving. If you need anything, come find me at the inn where I'm staying."
After giving a beaming smile, Cen Xi instructed the driver to head south.
As soon as they returned to the inn, Cen Xi pulled Tian Ying inside, pinned her against the wall, and asked with a gossipy air:
"What did you and Lu Duling do just now? When you came out, you both looked a little unnatural, and with that shy look on your face, did you do something naughty?"
"No, no, don't make wild guesses!"
Tian Ying tried to push away the woman in front of her with bright, teasing eyes, but unfortunately, the woman was a martial arts expert and she couldn't move her.
"I'm just guessing? Go out for a walk, any woman will know that your current behavior is that of a virgin. Why are you still being so stubborn?"
"I never would have guessed that someone as well-behaved as you could cause such a big incident. I, the princess, am truly impressed!"
Cen Xi lifted Tian Ying's chin and carefully examined the expression on her face. The redder Tian Ying's face became, the happier she laughed.
"You! Don't you have anything better to do? If you can't break the curse, you'll just die in the end. Aren't you worried at all?"
Tian Ying really didn't want to discuss with this female hooligan what she and Lu Duling had just done, so she awkwardly changed the subject.
"What am I afraid of? If the two men I brought can't even handle this, then they've wasted their time liking me. Besides, I'm not afraid of death. What I really want to know right now is what you said and did with Lu Duling. That's what I'm concerned about right now."
Cen Xi's smile was frivolous and bright, truly resembling that of a female hooligan.
"Let me go, I don't want to talk!"
Tian Ying didn't want to meet Cen Xi's mocking face, so she lowered her head and stepped on Cen Xi's instep to get away.
Despite the pain in her foot, Cen Xi reluctantly let go and clutched her foot, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at Tian Ying and accused her:
"Am I a maid or are you a maid? How dare you be so disrespectful? Come here and rub my feet. So what if you slept with a man? What can't you say? Why do you have to stomp on my feet?"
“When did I become your maid? I am the daughter of an elder of Miao territory, how could I be your maid? Yes! I slept with a man, but so what? Isn’t that what you taught me? I’m sleeping with him now, and I don’t regret it. I will have no fear of anything in Miao territory in the future.”
Tian Ying raised her face, not getting close to Cen Xi, but looking like she had finally gotten her revenge.
"Little girl, you're so ungrateful! Yesterday when I was negotiating with your second elder, you were willing to come with me. How come you've already abandoned your contract after just one day? Is this how Miao women conduct themselves?"
Cen Xi touched the back of her foot and laughed in exasperation. Yesterday she was a little white rabbit, but today she's turned into a snarling black panther. This is just too illogical.
“We Miao women are trustworthy and we abide by contracts. You! Forget it, I was wrong. Let me help you up.”
Tian Ying was surprised to see Cen Xi blushing and tearfully rebuking her. Her face turned bright red, and she finally realized she was in the wrong, so she apologized.
Cen Xi was amused by her adorable expression and burst into laughter. She laughed for the entire time it takes to drink a cup of tea, and eventually, tears streamed down her face, but she didn't stop.
"What are you laughing at? Am I that funny?"
Tian Ying found the woman in front of her to be utterly inexplicable.
Is she really that funny? Is her threshold for laughter really that low?
"Hahaha, it's just that funny. Okay, I know you're good enough, I know you're a real character. Help me up, or I won't be able to get up."
Cen Xi still smiled crescent-shaped smiles, and could barely straighten up.
"you…!"
Tian Ying was at a loss for words to express her feelings, but the Miao people were known for their trustworthiness, and she had indeed tacitly agreed to become this man's maid yesterday. Moreover, if it weren't for her words that morning, she might never have won Lu Duling's heart. Therefore, she felt a little breathless and didn't know what to say.
"Judging from the way you walk, you really did go out for a one-night stand. Well done, Tian Ying, you can do this in broad daylight. You have some courage."
After Cen Xi was helped up and sat on the bed by Tian Ying, she took a good look at Cen Xi's walking posture and found that she was indeed like a virgin. She couldn't help but smack her gossipy mouth.
Tian Ying was rendered speechless by her teasing, and simply slumped down in front of Cen Xi, rolling her eyes.
"Yes! Just now I lured Lu Duling to a small courtyard, had sex with him, kissed him, and slept with him. So what if I did something lewd in broad daylight? Did I bother anyone?"
"Hahaha! Interesting! Tian Ying, you're great! I really like you. May I ask, once you get what you want, do you not feel like you've lost out?"
"Hmm, oh... I do feel much better, but please stop teasing me, okay? You still need me to help you get rid of the curse later. If you offend me too much, even if I'm your maid, I won't take the treatment seriously."
Tian Ying glanced at him awkwardly, and Cen Xi squeezed out a bunch of words, then glared at Cen Xi and threatened him.
However, he felt genuinely happy inside. No matter what happened in the future, he and Lu Duling had no regrets.
"Haha, alright, I won't tease you anymore. You guys haven't taken a shower yet after you finished your work, have you? I'll take pity on you and let you go downstairs to get some water so your tired body can relax."
Cen Xi has always had this wicked sense of humor. If she could see the spots on Tian Ying's body after she's been "moistened," and perhaps offer some pointers, she'd be happy to run the errand.
In this respect, Jun Xiaoqiao and she were kindred spirits. The reason they became friends might not just be due to their childhood friendship, but also their similar temperaments.
The reason for their differences may be that their family environments from childhood shaped their completely different views on love.
Tian Ying watched as the other person nimbly ran downstairs, speechless, looking up with an expression full of admiration.
...
Back at the post station, Jun Jianchou was immediately grabbed by Shen Jinchen and questioned about the results from the palace as soon as he entered.
Jun Jianchou finished recounting everything that had happened in the palace that day, and it was already evening.
As Shen Jinchen listened to the twists and turns, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper. He still had some vague guesses in his mind. Unable to sleep at night, he went out again, intending to go to the elders' homes to find out what was going on.
As soon as he entered the Zhu family, he knew that his guess was absolutely right; all the elders were likely to be in trouble.
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