“Cousin, why are you being so formal with me? I…”
"Stop and bow."
Lin Rou tried to get closer to him again, but Gu Lingchen interrupted her spellcasting.
"Hmph, greetings, Second Prince," Lin Rou snorted lightly and reluctantly bowed.
When the shopkeeper next to him heard Gu Lingchen say that he was the Second Prince, he also hurriedly bowed.
After bowing, Lin Rou looked at Liu Sisi with an arrogant air.
"You ill-mannered thing, you don't even bow to me, the county magistrate?" Lin Rou saw Liu Sisi's face clearly.
"So that's why she's so alluring; no wonder she bewitched my cousin," Lin Rou thought to herself as she sized up Liu Sisi.
"The county princess?"
"Greetings, County Princess." It's just a greeting, what's the big deal?
Liu Sisi could clearly sense her hostility. "They're still just little kids, how come they're already in palace intrigue mode?"
Liu Sisi had read quite a few palace intrigue novels, and she could tell at a glance that this princess regarded her as a rival.
Liu Sisi hates people whose minds are full of female rivalry the most.
After bowing, she didn't want to stay any longer, lest Lin Rou come looking for trouble again later.
"Your Highness, I don't have any jewelry that I like. Let's go!"
"Okay, let's go check out other places." Gu Lingchen didn't give Lin Rou a single glance from beginning to end, which made her stomp her feet in anger.
She gave a wink to her other maid, Caijuan.
She deliberately placed that maid there, hoping to find an opportunity to teach Liu Sisi a lesson. It just so happened that Caijuan was very close to Liu Sisi at the moment.
Before Liu Sisi had gone far, the maid deliberately lunged at her, intending to accidentally fall and knock Liu Sisi down as well, thus embarrassing her.
Wang Dani and Wang Erni followed behind Liu Sisi.
The unexpected event caught both of them off guard.
The maid rushed straight at him.
Gu Lingchen was in time, but why would a prince help a maid?
Seeing that the maid was about to bump into Liu Sisi, he wanted to help Liu Sisi up, but then felt it was inappropriate.
Behind her, Lin Rou's lips curled into a triumphant smile.
At this moment, Liu Sisi reached out and supported the maid's buttocks and lower back, a gesture that resembled a princess carry and was somewhat ambiguous.
Liu Sisi was even shorter than the maid, making the scene look quite comical...
Time seemed to stand still for a moment, then returned to normal.
Wang Dani, Wang Erni, and Gu Lingchen all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Young lady, you must be careful when you walk. Your skin is delicate, what if you fall and hurt yourself!"
After straightening the maid's body, Liu Sisi deliberately imitated the voice of a spoiled young master.
"I'm sorry, it was an accident." Caijuan lowered her head and returned to Lin Rou's side.
The smile on Lin Rou's lips froze instantly.
Liu Sisi and Gu Lingchen had already gone downstairs.
"Useless! You can't even handle such a small matter. Go back and slap yourself twenty times." Lin Rou, having failed to get back at Liu Sisi, vented her anger on the maid.
"Yes," Caijuan replied to her mistress, forcing back her tears.
After leaving, Liu Sisi didn't want to shop anymore, she told Gu Lingchen.
"Your Highness, let's go back! I'm getting a little tired too."
"All right!"
Gu Lingchen couldn't force her, so he could only silently remember Lin Rou's name.
After sending Liu Sisi back to her residence, Gu Lingchen returned to the palace.
Liu Sisi's residence, late afternoon (5-7 PM).
"Miss, that princess's maid is obviously trying to mess with you on purpose. If you weren't so skilled, you might have really fallen for her trick."
Wang Dani said indignantly as she massaged Liu Sisi's legs.
“I think so too. That princess doesn’t look like a good person at all. She’s probably just deliberately causing trouble for you because the Second Prince likes you,” Wang Erni added.
Liu Sisi quickly covered Wang Erni's mouth.
"What nonsense are you talking about! He is a prince. I came to the capital to discuss matters with the Second Prince. Don't talk about liking or disliking him."
"Besides, I'm only 9 years old. What do you mean I like that? The Second Prince might have taken better care of me because I'm young. Can you guys stop thinking such nonsense?"
Liu Sisi patted each of the two sisters on the head.
"Alright, you guys go to sleep! We're going to the palace to see the Emperor tomorrow!"
"Yes," the two sisters replied and left.
The next morning, Gu Lingchen took Liu Sisi to the palace.
Emperor Yong'an summoned Liu Sisi only after the morning court session had ended.
Liu Sisi immediately bowed to Emperor Yong'an, but inwardly she was groaning. This imperial city was no place to stay! A commoner like her had to bow so often.
After the ceremony, Emperor Yong'an looked at Liu Sisi, who was so small.
"Get up and speak!" He nodded unconsciously when he saw Liu Sisi's face.
He thought to himself, "Now I understand why that kid trusted this girl so much. It's hard not to believe her face!"
"Do you have a way to deal with the Jin-Liao Kingdom?" Emperor Yong'an asked directly without wasting any words.
“Your Majesty, I can help the Tianlong Kingdom expand its military strength,” Liu Sisi replied.
"Oh? What's your plan?" Emperor Yong'an was skeptical that a young girl could possibly have any way to expand the army's strength.
"Please take a look, Your Majesty."
Liu Sisi took a book out of her sleeve.
This is what she got from making a wish in her space last night. She had thought about it for a long time and originally wanted a missile.
But the system told her not to daydream and to make more realistic wishes.
She then made a wish for several cannons, but the system told her to have some shame and said it was impossible to make any physical cannons for her.
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