Chapter 218 A Beauty's Schemes (21) - Accompanying Him
Ning Shu straightened the clothes that had been wrapped around Prince Rui's back and stuffed them into his other hand. After both sleeves were on, she began to straighten the front of his clothes.
Finally, the jade belt had to be wrapped around his back and fastened in front of him.
As Ning Shu bent down to adjust Prince Rui's belt, Prince Rui kept staring at her eyelashes.
Although it was dark inside the carriage, his eyesight was excellent, and he noticed that her eyelashes were very long and thick, and the downy hair on her face was quite cute.
The girl seemed pretty good-looking, he suddenly thought, and only came to his senses when the other person stepped back before speaking.
Ning Shu finally managed to dress him, sweating profusely. When she finished explaining the situation to him, he seemed to be distracted.
She felt incredibly pathetic; she had actually blushed just now.
Look at him, he's like a meditating monk, no wonder he's a prince who's seen the world.
Prince Rui suddenly asked, "Did you arrange those?"
He was referring, of course, to the act of scattering flower petals.
Ning Shu's face darkened again as she thought about the effect; it seemed this hurdle wouldn't be easy to overcome.
"Your Highness, I just wanted to create some romance and leave you with some beautiful memories, who knew..."
She paused for a moment, realizing that if she said it was the guards who scattered the flowers who had done a poor job, it might harm them.
He then changed the subject, saying, "Who knew it wouldn't work? It's my fault."
After speaking, she stole a glance at Prince Rui's face and found that he showed no signs of anger, so it seemed that she could pass the test?
She withdrew her gaze and lowered her head, awaiting her fate.
After a long silence in the carriage, Prince Rui spoke up: "What's next? Take me to see."
Wait, isn't this a bit inappropriate?
The rest of the text describes his romantic relationship with Gao Rong, and what she was doing taking him there.
Forced by Prince Rui's tyranny, she had no choice but to dismount from the carriage and lead him along the wooden bridge over the sea of clouds.
This time when I walked past the big tree, no petals fell down.
The guards had long since vanished, fearing that Prince Rui would settle scores on the spot.
When Ning Shu passed by there, she was also a little frightened, worried that the dim-witted guards might cause her trouble up there.
She breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that nothing had happened.
The wooden bridge over the sea of clouds was very long, and Ning Shu walked ahead to lead the way without saying a word.
Prince Rui kept staring at her back, and several guards were still following not far behind him.
At the end of the wooden bridge is a pavilion with a table and several chairs inside.
The table was covered with pastries and tea, and the chairs were covered with brocade.
Ning Shu had the maids arrange all of this in advance so that they could sit down and comfortably drink tea, chat, and enjoy the scenery.
Actually, there are other scenic spots to enjoy in Xishan, but the roads there are not easy to walk on.
Ning Shu didn't arrange any programs, so as not to hurt any of them.
Prince Rui looked at the arrangement in the pavilion and was very satisfied: "Since we're here, let's make the best of it. Come, let's enjoy the scenery together."
What?
Ning Shu looked at Prince Rui in disbelief.
This... makes it seem like they're on a date, isn't that a bit inappropriate?
She was about to speak when she saw the unfriendly gaze that Prince Rui gave her, as if to say that if she dared to disturb his interest, he would kill her.
So she chickened out and obediently waited for Prince Rui to sit down before sitting down next to him.
She served him tea and water with remarkable skill.
Prince Rui picked up his teacup and began to drink: "No need for formalities, you can eat and drink whatever you like."
Ning Shu looked at the pastries on the table; they did indeed look delicious.
Seeing that Prince Rui didn't seem to care much, he picked up the pastries on the plate and started eating.
Mmm~ It really tastes delicious. This dungeon is a perk; the food this time is pretty good.
Ning Shu's eyes lit up as she ate the pastries, a sight that caught the eye of Prince Rui, who smiled slightly as he sipped his tea.
As Ning Shu ate the pastries, she suddenly remembered Madam Gao, who was still in the bamboo forest.
She looked at Prince Rui: "Your Highness, Madam Gao may still be in the bamboo forest. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for Miss Gao to return to the manor first?"
Prince Rui glanced at her, put down his teacup, and said, "The guards will pick her up and take her back together."
Ning Shu was relieved to hear this. That was good, otherwise how could she explain it? But now her NPC mission was considered complete.
It's unclear whether Tuya accomplished his plan, since something went wrong with her, which could potentially affect him.
Because of this incident, Ning Shu inexplicably became the subject of a date, and when she returned to the mansion, the Dowager Consort immediately summoned her.
She knew she couldn't avoid it, after all, she had ruined the prince's date with his fiancée.
When the Dowager Princess saw her, her expression was indeed not good: "I heard that this matter was botched?"
Ning Shu was very perceptive and immediately knelt down: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, it's my fault, please forgive me."
Just as the Dowager Consort was about to say something, she heard the guards beside Prince Rui requesting an audience.
She didn't let Ning Shu leave; instead, she went to the side room herself.
The guard delivered Prince Rui's message to the Dowager Consort. The Dowager Consort was somewhat surprised and took a moment to process the news before returning to her main room.
The Dowager Consort stared at Ning Shu for a long while before speaking:
"I heard that although Miss Gao was sent back, my son still enjoyed the scenery there for quite a while."
I'll spare your life since you didn't do it on purpose.
However, you still need to be punished. You'll kneel in the courtyard for an hour; it'll serve as a small punishment to warn others.
Upon hearing this, Ning Shu quickly brought up the game panel to check the time.
One hour is two hours, that's going to kill you!
She had worked before and knew the rules of the workplace. She knew that she should just accept the leader's reprimand and there was no need to argue. So she thanked him profusely.
When the people actually knelt in the courtyard, they cursed the Dowager Consort's ancestors for eighteen generations in their hearts.
He's all smiles on the outside but cursing on the inside.
When Prince Rui heard that his mother was kneeling to punish Ruyi, he was not surprised and showed no expression. He simply recalled everything that had happened with her that day.
Because of the punishment she received today, Ning Shu felt like her legs were about to give out when she got up. She lost all interest in going out to graffiti and went back to her room to rest early.
Lying in bed, she began to think about what to do next; there were only 10 days left in this instance.
She was thinking about whether she should find a secluded house, or if all else failed, she would break into the prison and persuade Cui Zeyu and Yin Xinyue to get married.
Actually, she hadn't made up her mind about whether to match Cheng Chuan with NPC Yin Xinyue.
But the thought of failing the mission and losing all 2,000 points was hard to accept.
It was heartbreaking to see the person she loved fall in love with someone else, but her own poverty was even more painful for her.
I immediately decided that no matter how difficult the task was, I had to complete it and keep the points I had worked so hard to get!
However, she wanted to put this plan last, to ensure that they could get married smoothly, but not consummate their marriage.
Although she and Cheng Chuan were not even close, she simply couldn't bring herself to send the person she liked to someone else's bed.
As she rubbed her knees, she thought that everything was alright at the Prince's Mansion now, and that she would go out tomorrow to look for graffiti and check on the progress of the case.
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