Chapter 20 Spin-off Program
The "princess" was waving her little fan wildly on the shore, while the princes stopped on the other side. It was really weird and absurd.
Gu Qi was the first to ask, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.
"Why are you out so late?"
The main color of his court dress is blue, gradually changing from light blue to dark blue, just like the deep ocean.
The neckline is embellished with gold silk embroidery and matched with a white shawl, like stars in the ocean. She also wears a silver-blue tassel earring on her right ear. She looks elegant yet a little unruly.
Xie Qingyu shrugged and said with a wry smile, "I was still searching for clues in the room. Who knew I'd come out into this kind of scene?"
He wasn't sure if everyone had the second note, so he kept the message to himself for now.
As he spoke, he handed the letter given to him by the staff to Gu Qi.
Several other people also gathered around and exchanged their letters.
The contents were similar, requiring them to go to the parliament hall as soon as possible, otherwise they would lose the qualification to "marry the princess."
"It seems our goals are the same,"
Wei Liangchen frowned and pointed at Ding Zai who was on the other side of the quagmire. "The 'Princess' is right there, but we have to cross the quagmire first, and..."
He looked down at his dress and sighed helplessly.
"This dress can't stand the quagmire."
I thought I would look beautiful today. It’s rare for him to wear such handsome clothes. It matches his perfect face perfectly!
Weiran nodded silently beside him.
Qian Songze stared at the baby walker in the mud, thinking.
“The production team doesn’t want us to use these walkers to get there, right?”
You Jinzhao raised an eyebrow, his tone teasing, "It seems so. But, can this walker support us?"
I guess by the time they get there everyone will be covered in dust and dirt, and no one will be able to tell that they are princes.
Judging from the bad character shown by the program crew so far, no one will be beaten like a beggar and no one will be able to see the princess on time.
Xie Qingyu looked at the quagmire, then at Ding Zai across from him, then at the stopwatch in his hand that had been counting down the seconds. He took a deep breath and said with a smile, "Since the production team has arranged it, we can only bite the bullet and do it."
What else can I do? I'm still recording a show. I can't just quit and leave, right?
Everyone nodded in agreement. Although they were extremely reluctant, they still had to accept this "challenge" as it was still a recording session.
Gu Yan walked to the edge of the mud puddle, reached out to hold the handle of a walker, and tried to push it.
The walker didn't move at all in the mud, and it obviously required more strength to push it.
He turned around and said to everyone, "I'm already stuck in there. I can't move unless I get out of the quagmire."
Xie Qingyu walked over to Gu Yan and squatted down to observe the enlarged "walker" specially made by the program team. The difference between it and a normal baby walker is that you don't have to step on the ground, but on its raised pedals.
"It's strange. I can't exert any force on the pedals, so how can the car move?"
Even if the other side is not far away, there is no way to get across.
"Maybe, you want us to use that..." Wei Ran's faint voice came into my ears.
Everyone turned to look at the long wooden board in the corner where he was pointing.
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Does the program crew want them to ride on their walkers, hold windbreakers, and rush towards the "princess"?
The princes were in great pain. They went to the corner of the wall, got two wooden boards, and turned to walk towards the quagmire. Each of their backs was full of tragedy.
Xie Qingyu walked towards the mud with a wooden board, held onto a walker, got on, and then struggled to use the wooden board to support it and move towards the depths of the mud.
The muddy ground made every step extremely difficult. The wheels of the walker would occasionally sink into the mud, and one had to use a wooden board to maintain balance on one side, and then use another board to push it back.
Ding Zai was sitting opposite, looking at the miserable appearance of the crowd, he couldn't help but burst into laughter, and waved the fan in his hand even more happily.
He deliberately shouted in an exaggerated tone: "Come on, my princes! If you don't come over, I will have to marry someone else!"
"Go quickly, please..." Wei Liangchen's face was ferocious. His car was stuck in the cracks of the gravel below. He used all his strength but couldn't move at all.
Qian Song looked up at him, shook his head helplessly, and whispered to You Jinzhao beside him: "This guy is really into the role..."
You Jinzhao smiled and said, "It can't be helped. After all, she is a 'princess'."
Everyone pushed the walker with wooden boards and encouraged each other. Every step in the quagmire was full of laughter and helplessness.
Xie Qingyu saw Wei Liangchen still stuck there, and poked his wheel hard with a wooden board.
Finally, Wei Liangchen broke free from the quagmire.
But because Xie Qingyu's car moved forward, his walker fell forward.
What kind of walker is this?! The production team made the chassis too high, and the walker's original balance was lost.
At this moment, a wooden board was extended from behind to support him. It was Gu Qiong.
Xie Qingyu hurriedly used the wooden boards on both sides to support the ground to maintain his balance, which frightened him so much that he broke out in a cold sweat.
"My benefactor, are you okay?" Wei Liangchen wanted to turn around but was afraid that the car would hit him, so he could only keep his posture still and raise his voice.
"It's okay, just keep going, time is almost up."
Although the process was difficult, after some effort, the princes still managed to push the walker to the "meeting hall".
At this time, there are two minutes left until the countdown ends.
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When they reached the shore, the princes all looked disheveled. Although they had tried their best to avoid it, mud still got on their gorgeous court dresses, their hair was messy, and there were many spots of mud on their faces.
Fortunately, the production team did not arrange anyone to stop them from seeing the "princess".
At this moment, he no longer cared about his male god style. Wei Liangchen took off the hat on his head and fanned himself hard, trying to dispel the heat from his body.
He caught a glimpse of Ding sitting smugly on a chair, legs crossed, fanning himself with a small fan, looking relaxed and contented, and he immediately became furious.
"Why are you a princess?" Wei Liangchen couldn't help but ask, with obvious dissatisfaction in his tone.
Princess Ding smiled wickedly upon hearing this, feigning shyness as she covered her lips. She replied in an exaggerated tone, "Of course the production team saw that I was naturally beautiful and couldn't help themselves!"
After saying this, he deliberately blinked, putting on an attitude that said, "I am just this beautiful."
Seeing this, Wei Liangchen pretended to retch and rolled his eyes.
"Come on, your 'natural beauty' is really 'hard to swallow'."
Seeing that the two were about to start chatting, Xie Qingyu quickly interrupted and tried to get the topic back on track.
"Okay, okay, 'Princess', now that the princes are here, isn't it time to find your dancing shoes?"
Princess Ding closed her eyes, raised her index finger, and shook it, feigning a coquettish tone. "No, no, we can't mess up the process. The princes must comfort my heart, which has been hurt by the loss of my dancing shoes, before I can reveal the clue to their disappearance."
After he said that, he deliberately put on an aggrieved expression, as if he was really heartbroken because of losing his dancing shoes.
Upon hearing this, Wei Liangchen couldn't help but complain: "Why are you pretending? We were all together before, so how could you have the time to lose your dancing shoes? Besides, where did you even have dancing shoes to lose?"
As he spoke, he waved his hand impatiently and urged, "Hurry up and tell us the clues, don't waste time!"
Princess Ding didn't care and directly started the "perform anywhere" mode.
He leaned back in his chair, caressing his chest with his hand. He said in a plaintive tone, "If any prince is willing to come forward and comfort me for my loss of dancing shoes, I will agree to marry him right now."
When he said the words "marry him", he deliberately covered his face with his hands, blinking his eyes and looking at the princes opposite him, looking very shy.
Seeing this, Xie Qingyu couldn't help but take a step back and groaned inwardly.
But when he turned around, he found that the other princes had actually taken a full step back. He suddenly felt a chill in his heart: Oh no, this is a mistake!
Everyone's eyes fell on Xie Qingyu, their eyes full of expectation, as if saying: "Go ahead, we support you!"
Princess Ding also looked at him, unable to conceal the shyness in her eyes. She even raised her index finger and hooked it at him, motioning him to come forward.
Xie Qingyu suddenly felt like a thorn in his back and a fishbone stuck in his throat, but looking at the expectant eyes of the crowd, he knew that he had no way to retreat.
I could only bite the bullet, take a deep breath, and walk towards Ding Zai.
"Ding...Princess," Xie Qingyu tried to make her tone sound gentler.
"What kind of comfort do you need?"
When Princess Ding saw him approaching, she immediately stretched out her hand in a "weak" manner, gently placed it on Xie Qingyu's shoulder, and said in a sad tone: "Oh, my dancing shoes are lost, I feel so sad... Can you help me find them?"
Xie Qingyu felt like half of her body had lost consciousness, and she forced a smile: "Of course, but you have to tell us where you lost your dancing shoes first, so we can help you find them."
Princess Ding pretended to think when she heard this, then patted Xie Qingyu's shoulder gently, stopped teasing him, and said with a smile: "Okay, since you are so sincere, I will tell you.
The dancing shoes seem to have been lost in the back garden, but that place is hard to find. I can ask my maid to take you there."
A little girl in plain clothes came out with her head down and said, "Princes, please follow me."
Xie Qingyu felt relieved and nodded quickly: "Thank you, Princess. We will go find it right away."
Upon hearing this, everyone felt as if they had been granted amnesty and followed the maid towards the parliament hall, leaving Ding sitting on a chair, waving a small fan, looking at their backs with a smile, and humming a little tune, as if he was very satisfied with his "performance".
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Following Princess Ding's maid through many twists and turns, they arrived at the so-called "back garden". The princes stood at the entrance, silently looking at the vast vegetable field in front of them, with mixed feelings in their hearts.
The vegetable garden is full of various vegetables, including green vegetables, red tomatoes, purple eggplants, and even several neat rows of corn stalks.
You Jinzhao couldn't help but grumble, "What kind of country is this? They call a vegetable patch a garden?"
Seeing the confused faces of the princes, the maid explained a little embarrassedly: "Because the princess likes to eat vegetables she grows herself, the king specially converted the entire back garden into a vegetable garden.
I implore the princes to help the princess find her dancing shoes, otherwise she will not be able to attend the ball tonight." After saying this, she wanted to leave.
Xie Qingyu quickly stopped the maid and asked, "The 'garden' is so big, where should we start looking?"
The maid replied quietly, "I don't know either. But the old lady who manages the back garden will be here soon to fertilize it."
She grew up watching the princess, and the princess must have given her some clues about the dancing shoes."
She paused, then lowered her voice and added, "But Grandma has a strange temper. She doesn't like to be disturbed when she's working and won't answer any questions."
After the maid left, Wei Liangchen looked at her back and couldn't help complaining: "Does she mean for us to help with fertilizing?"
Qian Song nodded solemnly: "Obviously."
Wei Liangchen collapsed instantly, wailing with his handsome face, "God is blind! That kid Ding must be living a life of luxury right now, while we're trying to fertilize the vegetable fields and can't even get a sip of water! This isn't 'Dream Dance GOGOGO' at all, this is clearly 'Metamorphosis NONONO'!"
People usually see Wei Liangchen pretending to be a male god, but now they see him completely broken down and can't help laughing out loud.
Xie Qingyu patted his shoulder and said helplessly: "Stop howling, hurry up and work, find your dancing shoes sooner and get out of here sooner."
Less than two minutes later, the old lady arrived.
She was wearing a simple coarse cloth dress and an old headscarf on her head. As expected, she ignored them and walked straight to the next house. She came out slowly with a bucket and a big spoon in her hands.
Xie Qingyu was sharp-eyed and saw that the door of the room was not closed. There were exactly six buckets and six large spoons inside.
He sighed and said helplessly: "It seems that no one can escape the fate of fertilizing."
After saying that, he walked in first, picked up a bucket and a big spoon, and followed the old grandma.
Seeing this, Gu Qi also stepped forward, picked up the "fertilization two-piece set", and followed Xie Qingyu silently.
Seeing this, the others, although reluctant, had no choice but to line up to get the tools and follow.
When they got to the back of the house, the old lady lifted a large oilcloth and used a large spoon to transfer the liquid under the oilcloth into a bucket.
A foul odor hit him in the face. Wei Ran's face turned pale and he asked in a trembling voice, "What kind of fertilizer is this?"
He was just talking to himself, but he didn't expect the old lady to reply, "Organic fertilizer."
"That doesn't mean..."
Before Wei Ran could finish his words, the expressions of the others changed drastically.
You Jinzhao almost felt like vomiting, covering his nose and backing away repeatedly.
Xie Qingyu held his breath, walked forward and used a large spoon to pour the unknown liquid under the oilcloth into the bucket.
He knew that there was no room for retreat at this time, otherwise the mission would not be completed at all.
Seeing this, the others had no choice but to step forward and start packing the "organic fertilizer" together.
By the time they finished loading and came out, grandma had already started fertilizing the vegetable garden.
The princes looked at each other, walked forward helplessly, and began to help fertilize the plants.
For the next two hours, the princes kept repeating the same actions:
When the "organic fertilizer" in the bucket is used up, go to the back of the house to fill it up; when it is full, come back to fertilize it.
This cycle repeats until the entire vegetable patch is well “taken care of”, to the point where you can’t smell any odor at all without having to hold your breath.
Finally, the fertilization was finished. The princes stood by the vegetable patch, looking at the lush green vegetables before them.
The light in my eyes has disappeared...
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