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Chapter 107: It's The Second Prince
Once the second prince left, Ning Shu packed up a little and prepared to move back into the palace. She didn't freaking believe that the second prince would dare to try anything in the imperial palace. Moreover, there was Li Wen overseeing the imperial palace. Even if the second prince was given ten times the guts, he still wouldn't dare to flaunt around in front of Li Wen.
So, after all that work, she still ended up having to return to the palace.
Ning Shu got on the carriage and started heading towards the imperial palace. She didn't know why, but she was a little uneasy. It couldn't be denied that the original host's bone-deep fear was influencing her a little. She felt the urge to rush over to Li Wen and shake the exact details of the peace marriage out of him.
Originally she thought that this task was pretty simple. However, Duan Xinghui and Er Ya's nonsense really didn't count as anything in comparison to this political deal that involved the entire nation. It turned out that the most important part of this task was to not be married off.
As Ning Shu was musing over these matters, the carriage abruptly stopped as the horse cried out. Inside the carriage, Ning Shu hastily grabbed onto the wooden frame and steadied herself before asking, "What happened?"
"P… Princess, someone seemed to have taken control of the horse," said the driver, trembling with fear.
Ning Shu had a bad premonition. Biting her lip, she pushed aside the door curtain and saw that a man was pulling on the horse reins, forcing the horse to stop.
When Ning Shu saw this man, she didn't feel anything. However, her body started involuntarily trembling from fear.
It's the second prince.
Fuck. Ning Shu gritted her teeth and forcefully suppressed those turbulent emotions as she pulled off her whip and swung it towards that man. However, the second prince actually managed to dodge Ning Shu's attack. With a leap and a whirl, he landed on the back of the carriage horse's back and looked towards Ning Shu with shock.
Ning Shu's heart sank. The second prince had actually been able to dodge her whip. Due to all the time she spent practicing, she had already gotten very familiar with using the whip and her movements were very quick, that was why she had managed to hit Duan Xinghui twice. The fact that this man had been able to dodge meant that he was a lot stronger than Duan Xinghui.
"You're Princess Jiahui. Why did you attack me the moment you saw me?" The second prince examined Ning Shu with a sharp and frank gaze, then satisfaction appeared in his eyes.
Ning Shu's body started trembling uncontrollably when the second prince looked over. This was the body's reflexive feeling of dread. This body feared this man.
"Do you know who I am?" The second prince asked Ning Shu. His voice was very low and was slightly sensual. However, it only served to make Ning Shu feel goosebumps as if a snake was slithering over her.
Ning Shu gave a cold humph without speaking, then swung her whip again. She was worried that her trembling voice would be revealed the moment she spoke.
The second prince dodged again, then narrowed his eyes at Ning Shu as he berated, "This prince is speaking to you, why aren't you answering? Are you Princess Jiahui or not?"
Fuck! How can this man be so strong? Ning Shu bit her lip. She had to win against the fear this body held towards this person in order to completely seize control over this body. At the same time, she wondered when she would be able to suppress the emotions of the original host within tasks.
Ning Shu took a deep breath, then gave a shout as she jumped off the carriage to attack the second prince. Gritting her teeth, she used all her strength to swing the whip. The whip emitted a shrill whistle as it cut through the air.
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Chapter 108: Are You A Psycho?
The second prince saw that Ning Shu was attacking him as if he had murdered her father and had no choice but to become serious. As he dodged the attacks, he tried to get closer in order to restrain her, but Ning Shu refused to let him approach.
If it weren't for the fact that there was a small amount of energy flowing through her body, she probably wouldn't have been able to keep up for this long. How the fudge was this pervert so strong?
The second prince seemed to have finally run out of patience as he abruptly grabbed Ning Shu's whip. The barbs on the whip immediately cut into his palm.
He let go of the whip in surprise and looked at his bloody palm. Knitting his brows, he asked, "What are you doing? I just wanted to talk to you a little. Are you a psycho?"
Ning Shu's body was covered with cold sweat but she no longer felt as much dread facing the second prince. This place still wasn't Great Yong's domain so Ning Shu didn't dare to do much except ignore him.
"Are you Jiahui?" asked the second prince, ignoring his bleeding hand.
Ning Shu lifted her chin in a conceited manner as she replied coldly, "This princess is of course Princess Jiahui. You're truly audacious, to dare to block this princess's carriage."
When the second prince heard Ning Shu admitting to be Princess Jiahui, his eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "You probably know who I am. I'm the person who will marry you, He Lianying, got it?"
Ning Shu was angered to laughter. What made him think that she wanted to marry him? She didn't feel like bothering with him and simply re-entered the carriage before saying to the driver, "To the palace."
This time, He Lianying didn't try to block Ning Shu again. He simply watched until the carriage took a turn and went out of sight before lowering his head to look at his palm. Fresh blood dripped onto the bluestone pavement of the street, making splash after splash of bloody blossoms.
"Princess Jiahui, Li Xueshan."
Ning Shu first returned to her palace, Orchid Garden Palace, and was enthusiastically welcomed by Miao Qing. Ning Shu felt that Miao Qing had withered a lot since the last time she saw her. Watching over an empty palace was no different from being thrown in the Cold Palace, but Ning Shu still felt that she deserved it.
Barely a few moments after she sat down in Orchid Garden Palace, the Empress arrived. The first thing she asked Ning Shu was if she would stay in the palace long.
The moment Ning Shu nodded, a smile bloomed on the Empress's face and she started rattling off polite remarks. After a while, her expression turned sad as she said, "It's just a shame that you're going to be married off for the sake of peace. Sister-in-law will try persuading your Imperial Older Brother and ask him not to send you off to that barbarous place. However, it will be difficult since Noble Consort Du's maternal family is expressing support for the peace marriage in court. Say, how can Noble Consort Du be so cruel as to have you, a girl, leave her home?"
The conflicts between the Empress and Noble Consort Du have always been intense. Even in this situation, the Empress wanted her to go fight against Noble Consort Du before being married off. It was clear that the Empress felt that she wouldn't be able to escape from this situation.
As for going to persuade Li Wen, it was best to just treat those words as wind. She would only end up disappointed if she put faith in those words.
Ning Shu was getting pretty tired of this and stated directly, "Imperial Sister-in-law, Imperial Older Brother is the one who will decide whether I'll get married, not you nor Noble Consort Du."
She hadn't bothered to be polite at all. She almost even said, keep your nose out of this princess's affairs!
The Empress took in Ning Shu's displeased expression and was annoyed. In her heart, she was cursing the princess, saying that it served her right to be married off. However, on the surface, she had on an understanding expression as she tried to placate Ning Shu. "You shouldn't be too worried. Your imperial older brother loves you so much, there's no way he'll make you leave all alone to be married."
Although these were words that were intended to be soothing, her tone contained acrid jealousy. Ning Shu simply said, "Imperial Sister-in-law, I'm tired."
The Empress's expression stiffened for a moment, then she left, having no other choice.
After the Empress left, the consorts and concubines of the Inner Palace came to swarm Orchid Garden Palace. Ning Shu really didn't want to waste her time meeting with these people.
#comment: "Are you a psycho?" She's Psycho's apprentice! XD