Chapter 25 The Princess and the Pea in the Carriage
Although Shen Jin said he was going on an autumn hunt, Jiang Mianmian, as a lazy bum with ideals and ambitions, would never easily give up the opportunity to "lie flat".
Early morning on the day of departure.
At the entrance of the Regent's Palace, carriages and horses lined the streets, banners fluttered, and hundreds of imperial guards stood ready for battle, creating a magnificent spectacle.
However, the Regent's wife, one of the main characters, was clinging tightly to the door frame of the palace gate, her fingers turning white as she dug them out. She looked like a cat about to be neutered, her whole body filled with resistance.
"Your Highness..."
Jiang Mianmian's face was pale, and she clutched her chest, looking as if she was about to die. "Cough cough... I'm really not feeling well today... I'm dizzy, my limbs are weak, I'm afraid... I'm afraid I can't withstand the long journey. Why don't you go by yourself? I'll pray for you here in the manor..."
【What are you going to do there! That's the middle of nowhere! No soft beds, no underfloor heating, and you'll be fed mosquitoes! I heard you have to stay in a tent? I'd have to be crazy to go and suffer in a place like that!】
[Chen Jin, look at me! Look at my weak eyes! Look at my trembling legs! If you just nod, I can immediately roll back to bed for a nap!]
Shen Jin, mounted on a tall horse, looked dashing in his military uniform. He looked down at the woman who was putting on a crazy performance, listening to her loud and clear complaints, and a half-smile appeared on his lips.
Praying for blessings?
She probably wanted to stay at the mansion and have hot pot.
“The princess’s health is indeed a problem,” Shen Jin said calmly.
Jiang Mianmian's eyes lit up: [There's hope!]
“Therefore,” Shen Jin changed the subject, “it is even more necessary to go out into the wild to breathe fresh air and exercise. The imperial physician said that more movement will help… improve blood circulation and remove blood stasis.”
Having said that, he didn't give Jiang Mianmian a chance to refute, and waved his hand at Ying Yi beside him:
"Someone, help the princess get into the carriage."
"yes!"
Two strong old women immediately stepped forward, one on each side, and like a prisoner being dragged, they "pried" Jiang Mianmian off the door frame, and then respectfully stuffed her into the carriage that had been prepared beforehand.
"Chen Jin! This is forced buying and selling! This is kidnapping!"
Jiang Mianmian let out a desperate cry in her heart.
...
The road to the western hills of the imperial hunting grounds was not as smooth as the Zhuque Avenue in the capital. Ten miles outside the city gates, it was all a bumpy dirt road.
Although the Regent's carriage was considered a top-of-the-line luxury vehicle, with its shock absorption system relying entirely on springs and wood, it still bounced like a tractor on this washboard-like road.
Inside the train carriage.
Jiang Mianmian sat on the soft couch, her whole body rising and falling and swaying from side to side with the rhythm of the carriage.
"vomit……"
She covered her mouth, her face truly pale this time.
[Holy crap... Is this a road for humans to walk on? Is this some kind of coal-shaking exercise? My internal organs are about to be shaken to a pulp!]
[This isn't riding in a carriage, it's like dancing at a disco! Boom boom boom boom... Shen Jin, are you trying to shake me to death so you can inherit my little treasure?]
My butt... my butt is going to split open! Why is this cushion so hard? My tailbone is protesting! Am I the Princess and the Pea? Why does it feel like I'm sitting on a rock even though I'm using a cushion?
Shen Jin did not ride a horse, but sat on the other side of the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.
Upon hearing descriptions like "disco" and "butt splitting open," his previously calm brow twitched slightly.
The Princess and the Pea?
What is that? Some kind of pampered foreign princess?
However, judging from her restless and fidgety appearance on the soft couch, she really does resemble the legendary delicate girl who can feel peas even while sleeping on twenty mattresses.
"parking."
Shen Jin suddenly opened his eyes and shouted in a deep voice towards the outside of the car.
The convoy slowly came to a stop.
Jiang Mianmian felt as if she had been granted a pardon, thinking that she had arrived at a rest stop, and was about to rush down to vomit for a while.
However, Shen Jin did not get out of the car, but instead gave instructions to Ying Yi outside:
"Go and bring me my snow fox fur quilt. Also, bring two more cloud silk cushions from the carriage behind."
Jiang Mianmian was taken aback: "Your Highness? Are you cold?"
Shen Jin ignored her. After the things were brought in, he stood up and personally directed Jiang Mianmian:
"stand up."
Jiang Mianmian obediently stood up.
Shen Jin spread the thick layer of snow fox fur on the original soft couch, added two layers of cloud silk cushions on top, and finally thoughtfully placed a huge goose down cushion.
What were originally ordinary seats were instantly transformed into cloud-like "first class" seats.
"Sit down." Shen Jin's words were concise and to the point.
Jiang Mianmian tentatively sat down.
I'm trapped.
It felt like I was enveloped in clouds, soft and warm, and the hard, bumpy feeling from before disappeared almost entirely.
Holy crap...that feels so good!
[What kind of heavenly treatment is this? Three layers of soft cushions and a fox fur coat? Shen Jin, are you treating me like an egg to be incubated?]
[While I really want to complain about your sudden 'fatherly love,' my butt... has definitely been saved. Is this what it feels like to be pampered by a domineering CEO? If this is kidnapping, please kidnap me a few more times!]
Seeing her expression of enjoyment, even squinting her eyes like a cat in comfort, Shen Jin's helplessness dissipated.
So be it if you're delicate.
Anyway, his Regent's Palace is large and wealthy, and he can afford to support this "Princess and the Pea".
“Now,” Shen Jin sat back down opposite him, picking up a book, “does it still feel like…going clubbing?”
Jiang Mianmian suddenly opened her eyes.
How did he know what I was thinking? Oh wait, he was probably asking me if I was still going to get carried away.
"It's not bumpy anymore! Not bumpy at all!" Jiang Mianmian immediately showered him with compliments, "Your Highness is wise and mighty! Your Highness is so meticulous! This carriage, after Your Highness's modifications, is even more comfortable than the imperial carriage!"
"Shut up."
Shen Jin turned a page of his book, but the corners of his mouth turned up almost imperceptibly. "Now that you're comfortable, peel some grapes for me."
"Understood!"
Jiang Mianmian was in a great mood. What was peeling a grape compared to this expensive "seat cushion"?
...
After a three-hour journey, the convoy finally arrived at Xishan Weichang.
Surrounded by mountains, the area is ablaze with autumn colors, with red leaves covering the hillsides, creating a breathtakingly beautiful scene.
The campsite was already set up, with rows of white tents scattered across the grass like mushrooms.
As soon as Jiang Mianmian got out of the car, she was stunned by the natural scenery.
[Wow! The air! The negative ions! Although the journey was bumpy, the scenery was definitely worth the trip.]
[And... so much wild game! I think I just saw a rabbit run past? That's spicy rabbit head beckoning to me!]
She was lost in her fantasies about wild game when a commotion suddenly broke out nearby.
"That's the Regent's wife?" "I heard she's very delicate. The carriage moved slower than a snail the whole way, just to avoid jolting her." "Tch, isn't she just a sickly woman who relies on her looks to please men? For this kind of occasion, it would be better to let Lin Wan'er come. At least she can ride and shoot."
Several noble ladies dressed in riding attire were gathered together, pointing and whispering in this direction. Leading them were Su Qingqing, who had been implicated in the "green tea" incident, and Zhao Hongying, who hadn't given up on her feelings.
Jiang Mianmian picked at her ears.
[These same flies again. Looks like the lesson from last time wasn't learned enough.]
[You say I'm delicate? You say I can't ride or shoot? Hah, while I was driving an off-road vehicle into zombies in the apocalypse, you were still embroidering!]
Just as she was about to retort, a heavy cloak, still warm from her body, suddenly fell over her head, wrapping her up completely.
Shen Jin stood behind her, fastening the sash of his cloak, his gaze coldly sweeping over the group of noble ladies.
The chattering crowd instantly fell silent, heads bowed, not daring to even breathe.
"The princess is frail and cannot withstand the wind."
Shen Jin's voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly throughout the room: "Anyone who makes the Princess Consort unhappy will have their entire family unhappy."
Domineering.
Side leakage.
Jiang Mianmian huddled inside the cloak, only her bright, darting eyes showing.
[Shen Jin, although you're just stirring up trouble, I have to say... well done!]
Is this the legendary "server-wide shout-out" to protect one's wife? I'm totally satisfied.
Just then, the young emperor Shen Xingchen, dressed in a miniature version of military uniform, came running over excitedly.
"Royal Aunt! Royal Aunt!"
He rushed towards Jiang Mianmian like a cannonball, holding up a small bow. "Look! This is a small bow that my royal uncle specially made for me! This time I'm going to hunt a big tiger to make you a scarf!"
Jiang Mianmian looked at the toy bow, which was only the size of her palm, and suppressed a laugh:
"What ambition! Then Your Majesty will have to do with the royal aunt's scarf. But forget about tigers, they're protected animals... cough cough, they're wild beasts. Your Majesty should start with rabbits first."
Shen Jin watched the two of them, one big and one small, huddled together whispering to each other, and shook his head helplessly.
"Let's go, let's get into the tent first."
He took Jiang Mianmian's hand and said, "There's a bonfire dinner tonight, you can... eat whatever you want."
Eat whatever you like.
For Jiang Mianmian, these three words were more beautiful than any sweet words.
She immediately grasped Chen Jin's hand in return, her steps so light they almost flew:
"Your Highness, let's hurry! I need to see if they're roasting a whole lamb or a whole cow tonight!"
Watching her impatient back, Chen Jin's smile deepened.
However, his gaze paused slightly as it swept over the dense forest in the distance.
His mind-reading ability allowed him to keenly detect an unusual aura. Beneath the surface of laughter and cheerful conversation, several voices seemed to be filled with murderous intent.
Is it aimed at him? Or...at her?
Chen Jin's fingers tightened slightly, holding Jiang Mianmian's hand even more firmly.
No matter who it is, if they dare to have any ulterior motives during this autumn hunt...
He will definitely make this forest of red leaves even redder.
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