Okay, all of the above is acceptable, and Qu Nian agrees.
Anyway, he's a dog now, but he definitely won't be a dog anymore.
He would never admit to this experience.
But why does he still have to endure Ren Yingying's storm of anger?
He wanted to kill them to silence them; he desperately wanted to.
Ren Yingying: "I'm telling you, Dog Meat, if you dare to go near the latrine again, I'll throw you into a pot and make hot pot!"
System: She really has a heavy palate! Doesn't she think that's a pot of pungent Dog Meat?
Qu Nian: System, shut up!
That's right, so many people witnessed his social death, yet he could still pretend he was just a stupid dog.
But there was one person—no, to be precise, a system within him—who witnessed all of this clearly.
The past period has been a complete upheaval in Qu Nian's life, which has spanned more than 20 years.
He was originally unconscious in Nanyue, but he could hear all the sounds around him.
He was fully aware of his parents' grief and companionship, the servants' whispers behind his back, and their good intentions and malice.
But his body just wouldn't move.
His soul and body seemed to be repeatedly separated, making it impossible for his body to make any movement.
That's fine then.
But one day, to be precise, on the day someone in the capital arranged a marriage for him to bring good luck, he suddenly turned into a dog.
The reason was revealed by the system that inexplicably appeared and bound to his body—the system was originally supposed to be bound to Poisonous Woman Ren, but she refused and treated the system cruelly.
The system panicked and acted recklessly, ending up on a dog.
In order to complete the mission, the system applied to someone or something called "Center" to let him possess the dog's body.
As for that task, it's currently displayed with asterisks because the system says it doesn't comply with local regulations and therefore won't be shown.
But the system also said that if the mission progressed well, he could become a human sooner.
Qu Nian had lost all will to live—how could he possibly complete a task he knew nothing about!
It's all that Poisonous Woman Ren's fault!
This woman must be a witch from Nanyue, bringing strange things with her to harm him.
Ren Yingying raised her voice. "Dog Meat, did you hear me!"
Qu Nian lay on the ground pretending to be dead.
Ren Yingying: "Are you deaf?"
Then Qu Nian saw her take out two strange-looking things from somewhere and start checking its ears.
Ren Yingying muttered to herself, "Although I'm not a veterinarian, I'm alright at examining ears, aren't I?"
Qu Nian made a run for his life and fled.
Is this woman trying to make it deaf?
Ren Yingying stomped her foot. "Dog Meat, you come back here! If you fall into the latrine again, I'll throw you away! I swear!"
Without Qu Nian, he ran out.
It needs to be Jingjing.
Ren Yingying put the items back into her spatial storage, muttering to herself, "You've clearly seen the flashlight and tweezers before, yet you're acting so convincingly."
She shook her bracelet again.
Sigh, what's she doing here, a plastic surgeon, bringing such a huge pharmacy and equipment?
Could she possibly perform plastic surgery on people in ancient times?
It's full of bugs.
People really shouldn't boast.
She went to visit Tang Zhuyun, licked a lollipop in front of her tombstone, and mumbled a lot of things.
She can't piece together exactly what was said now.
But there was one sentence she remembered clearly.
She said, "At least I can squeeze out a couple of tears for you, but if I die, no one will cry!"
Then when she rode her electric scooter home--
"I ride my beloved little motorcycle; it'll never get stuck in traffic."
"Bang--"
The End.
--No, because she time-traveled.
She traveled into the bridal chamber, and then chaos ensued.
No, it's a chaotic mess.
To verify whether anyone cried after her death, did God really let her die?
Ren Yingying wanted to hug herself and cry, while also giving Tang Zhuyun a good scolding.
--They say that if there are spirits in heaven, they will bless your relatives and friends. What's wrong with you?!
What have you been doing?! Sleeping all the time?!
Ren Yingying complained about Tang Zhuyun for a while, but she still didn't trust the Dog Meat.
Although the dog has changed and become a male dog with a penis, it is still her Dog Meat.
She's from another time, and she's the only familiar companion I know.
Although we agreed to have our periods together, you secretly changed your gender!
As the wife of the heir apparent, Ren Yingying is now the most powerful woman in the Prince's mansion.
If you don't use your rights, they will expire.
Ren Yingying wasn't afraid of causing chaos; having transmigrated to this wretched place, she didn't want to live anymore.
If you don't want to live, then go ahead and do whatever you want.
So in the dead of night, everyone in the Prince's mansion was woken up to go look for the dog.
Qu Nian: This wicked woman is truly no good!
He knew he would still be found, so he sheepishly showed up on his own, only to be grabbed by the ear and scolded by Ren Yingying again.
Qu Nian felt that he was partially immune.
He can become completely immune through further cultivation.
"This is so unlucky," Ren Yingying muttered to herself as she lay in bed, "I need to find a temple to pray!"
She is not yet a widow, and she is still free to come and go as she pleases.
If she really becomes a widow, she'll only be able to act like a tyrant in the Prince's mansion. Sigh.
Tang Zhuyun was also planning the same thing, though their paths led to the same goal.
As the year draws to a close, gifts for festivals can be given haphazardly everywhere, but gifts for teachers are unacceptable!
Great Confucian Scholar Kong ultimately refused to come to the Prince's Mansion for the New Year, so Tang Zhuyun prepared a lot of food Xiyou drinks for him.
For example, Xiyou is very popular with jerky, rabbit heads, duck necks...
Buddhist monks forbid killing, so it's alright; the killings are all the fault of the royal family.
We've killed so many people, why would we care about chickens, ducks, and rabbits?
In addition, Tang Zhuyun always felt that Master Hong'en was somewhat magical and awe-inspiring, so she planned to visit him as well.
Incidentally, if I could also get a good luck charm to provide some psychological comfort during my pregnancy, that would be even better.
Tang Zhuyun was going, Xiu'er Nanxing naturally followed.
However, Yanran didn't come, saying she had made plans to go out with Cui Xiaoqiu.
"Mother, I have to protect him. Sigh, I had originally planned for him to learn martial arts as well, but now that he can't use his right hand, I'll have to protect him from now on."
Yanran is very responsible.
Tang Zhuyun smiled and asked, "Where are you two going?"
"Cui Xiaoqiu said she'd take me treasure hunting," Yanran said excitedly.
Tang Zhuyun was completely bewildered. "What treasure are you looking for?"
Xiu'er immediately saw through the secret. "It was Young Master Cui who had someone bury something in the woods beforehand, and then took Yanran to search for it."
It's just a game to amuse children.
Yanran retorted, unconvinced, "We didn't cheat."
"Go have fun," Tang Zhuyun said with a smile, thinking to herself, "Cui Xiaoqiu really knows how to have fun."
She was eager to try these treasure-hunting games, so how much more so would Yanran?
So, she set off with only Xiu'er Nanxing on a trip to Great Xiangguo Temple to "recognize her relatives".
Of course, the reunion was unexpected.
Master Hong'en met with Tang Zhuyun alone and spoke with her for a quarter of an hour.
"Your Highness, what did the master say to you privately?" Seeing Tang Zhuyun come out, Xiu'er was bursting with curiosity and hurriedly went up to ask.
Nanxing stared intently at Tang Zhuyun.