Black Tortoise, that bastard, sold me out?!
The Fifth Miss knew I stole lamp oil?
A tangled rush of humiliation, shame, and anger surged through him, and a flush slowly crept up his back to his ears.
[Black Tortoise... I'm going to kill you...]
Dantai Mo wanted nothing more than to stride out on his long legs, find a hole, and bury himself in it.
He was a dignified prince who had lived his whole life as upright and unblemished as clear moonlight, yet his beloved had caught him skulking about and stealing lamp oil...
This was the shame of his life!
The Black Tortoise System: [...]
It had nearly forgotten. Xiaosi carried a ton of idol baggage and cared desperately about saving face. If the Fifth Miss knew he had stolen lamp oil to treat his legs, he might bite off his tongue and kill himself.
[Your Highness, let me make excuses... no, let me explain!!]
The Black Tortoise System peeked inside the Fourth Prince's mind. His corruption value was shooting up.
The Black Tortoise System: It's over. I'm toast!
The relationship between prince and system suddenly teetered on the brink of collapse.
Jian Ruonan knew nothing of this. She had the Fourth Prince sit in a chair, then secretly took out a copy of the Complete Guide to Acupuncture Points in her mind and began flipping through it.
To maintain her persona as a medical expert, she was learning on the spot and putting it straight into practice. Was that really going to work?
The Dog System: [Nan Nan, that Black Tortoise brat hasn't replied.]
Jian Ruonan: [What's wrong with that lousy turtle? Is he staging a rebellion? How dare he leave me on read?!]
Dantai Mo demanded sharply, [Black Tortoise, what exactly is going on?!]
Every slip