Ding asked worriedly, "Mianmian, you said... Yinjin is at the Marquis's residence, so is it... alright for the few of us to go to the Princess's residence?"
Shen Mianmian reminded her, "Madam, have you forgotten that we are about to establish the image of the young mistress being out of favor? If we take the young mistress to the princess's residence now, that would be terrible."
Reminded, Ding suddenly realized, "That's right! Mianmian, you're so smart."
Granny Li also remembered something and asked, "Xiang Ning, you said before that you wanted to catch the spies in Mingyue Courtyard, did you catch them?"
Liu Xiangning smiled sinisterly, "We haven't arrested them yet, but I've already made arrangements. They'll walk into the trap one by one. I'll tell you about it later, Granny."
Granny Li smiled and said, "It seems she's a useful talent."
Afterwards, the group took a carriage to the princess's residence.
We arrived at the princess's residence.
When the princess heard that the prince hadn't come, she indeed started to throw a tantrum.
A princess in her forties, when she gets angry, is more difficult to deal with than a four-year-old child.
Fearing that the princess's antics would affect the pregnant lady's mood, Shen Mianmian hurriedly whispered to Ying Gu that she should send the lady to a guest room to find some peace and quiet, while she herself would keep the princess company.
Ying Gu felt very apologetic, but there was nothing she could do—the princess was too extreme. When she was wise, she was truly wise. Her literary and military talents could be compared with any princess in history. In fact, there were many wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice that others dared not uphold, but Princess Ruian dared to.
But when he was being domineering, he was truly domineering. He would argue with the empress in the palace, openly bully officials and their families at banquets, and commit all sorts of evil deeds. He was almost ready to bully women and harass men in the street.
This contradictory princess evoked both love and hate, which is why everyone from the emperor and empress to officials showed her a great deal of tolerance.
Yinggu cautiously informed the princess that the Lady of Anning Marquis was pregnant and unwell, and needed to rest.
Princess Ryan was displeased. Even though she muttered, "Pregnancy is so fragile and not fun," she still allowed Ding to rest and instead focused her attention on Chen Mianmian.
Chenmianmian—well, she's become the lady's substitute, and has experienced being a substitute for Wanwan.
Princess Ryan said unhappily, "I'm in a very bad mood right now, Mianmian, think of a way for me!"
Helpless, Chen Mianmian could only start thinking, "Shall I play mahjong with Your Highness?"
Princess Ryan waved her hand impatiently, "It's always mahjong, what's so fun about that? I'll think of something else."
"Did you like the bicycle that I sent you last time, Princess?"
"I'll think about it again when I'm tired of it."
"Does the princess want to see a fight? I and Xiangning will fight for you. We've both been learning martial arts recently, so it'll definitely be a spectacular fight!" He said, looking at Liu Xiangning apologetically.
Liu Xiangning smiled and said, "Master is fine. Anyway, we'll spar at the Marquis's residence. It doesn't matter where we spar."
Princess Ryan said disdainfully, "How can young ladies always be fighting? Last time I said I wanted to watch, it was to help you get revenge. Did you really think I liked watching young ladies fight?"
"..." Shen Mianmian had a headache. "How about I tell Your Highness a story? This time I'll tell you 'The Secret History of Xiaozhuang'."
Princess Ryan was intrigued, but after thinking it over, she shook her head. "Not exciting enough. I'll think about it some more. I'm feeling really down right now!"
Sleepless nights are a helpless state of mind—the ancients said that serving a ruler is like serving a tiger, and they were right! I really want to know how those sycophantic ministers who fooled the emperors in ancient times did it; it's quite an art in itself!
Exciting? How exciting? Do you want us to play rock-paper-scissors and take off our clothes?
She dared not speak, for she was afraid that the perverted princess would actually agree!
Suddenly, Princess Ryan looked at the woman behind Shen Mianmian and narrowed her eyes dangerously.
Chen Mianmian was taken aback and turned to look at Liu Xiangning.
Liu Xiangning, “???”
Princess Ryan smiled meaningfully, "Mianmian, how about letting me play with your apprentice?"
Shen Mianmian was startled and hurriedly said, "Your Highness, let me think of a way..."
Before Chen Mianmian could finish speaking, Liu Xiangning said, "Alright, if Your Highness wants to play with me, I can." Then she earnestly explained to her master, "Master, don't worry. I used to be in Jiangnan and learned how to serve women."
"???" Chen Mianmian.
"???" Ying Gu.
Princess Ryan's face turned green. "...No, that's not what I meant..."
"Huh? No?" Liu Xiangning asked, bewildered.
Sleepyhead—no, are you still disappointed?
Princess Ryan paused for a moment, then smiled with interest, "Interesting. Such an interesting person must do interesting things."
Shen Mianmian secretly tugged at Ying Gu, asking for her help.
Ying Gu could only bite the bullet and say, "...Your Highness..."
Princess Ryan sighed and rolled her eyes at Ying Gu. "She's Mianmian's apprentice. Do you think I'd eat her? I'm just letting her play a test game. As long as she passes the test, I'll reward her with a hundred taels of gold."
Chenmian was taken aback—a test?
In an instant, it was as if I understood something.
Princess Ryan, like a playful child, curled her bright red lips and said, "Mianmian, you and Xiangning wait here for a while. Come to Xuanyue Residence in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."
After that, he left with Ying Gu.
After a short while, watching the princess and the others walk away, Liu Xiangning asked softly, "Master, what does Her Highness want me to do?"
Chen Mianmian sighed helplessly, "The princess has a perverse sense of humor. She always likes to use handsome male concubines to seduce people. She once tried to give the madam a lot of male concubines, and made her favorite young master Ruyue go and seduce me. He even seduce the young madam before."
"Young Master Ruyue? Is he the princess's favorite male concubine?"
“Yes,” Shen Mianmian said worriedly, “that man is extremely handsome. You… must be careful and absolutely do not fall for him.”
Liu Xiangning chuckled, "Master, have you really forgotten everything about Jiangnan? Our 'Slender Horse Pavilion' has not only women, but also men. I'm already numb to faces. If someone is particularly ugly, I might turn my head to take a second look, but if someone is particularly beautiful, I can't be bothered to look at them a second time."
She paused, then realized there was a flaw in her statement and quickly added a compliment, "Besides Master, Master's beauty is something I never tire of!"
Shen Mianmian's lips twitched. "Thanks, that flattery is really sweet."
After calculating the time, I thought, "Never mind, let's walk slowly towards Xuanyue Residence, lest we be late and the princess gets angry."
"Yes, Master."
Afterwards, the two of them headed towards Xuanyue Residence with ease—the two of them had often accompanied the lady to the residence in the previous two months, so they were quite familiar with it.
The two walked on.
Suddenly, Liu Xiangning, with her sharp eyes, exclaimed, "Master, look! It's the young master!"
Shen Mianmian looked up and saw a familiar figure. "It should be him. The young master said he would come over after he finished his business."
Thinking it over, she quickly ran over, patted the man on the shoulder, and whispered, "What are you doing here?"
The man was clearly not expected to be tapped on the shoulder. He turned around, and then his eyes lit up with amazement.
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