Yanran was unaware that Xiao Pang had carried her back to her room.
All she knew was that she had a terrible headache when she woke up the next day.
Xiu'er brought her a bowl of hangover soup and said irritably, "Get up and drink! You're not even as tall as a bean sprout, and you've learned to drink alcohol? How come you can drink so much?"
Yanran: "Hehe, it's not the wine that makes people drunk, it's the mood."
On the importance of studying hard.
Isn't this sentence perfect for this situation?
Xiu'er snorted and said, "Oh, it's time to leave. I've already told the Prince, the Empress, and Xiao Pang, so I don't need to tell them either."
Yanran put down her empty bowl, tugged at her sleeve, and said, "Of course I have to tell you. You should be happy and relieved that I'm going to the capital with Father!"
"Hehe, I'm so happy and relieved." Xiu'er rolled her eyes.
"No, what if Father gets entangled with other women when he goes to the capital alone? I'll keep an eye on him and make him invincible."
Xiu'er: "Study hard, okay?"
Yanran: "Demons and monsters, begone!"
"Alright, alright, I understand what you mean anyway, that's how it should be," Xiu'er said. "But you also need to have your own opinions, you can't just listen to Cui Xiaoqiu about everything."
She felt that Yanran would eventually fall into Cui Xiaoqiu's trap.
Yanran said, "Of course I have my own opinions, and he listens to everything I say."
Xiu'er: Forget it, it's obvious there's no hope. She's been sold out and she's even helping the seller count the money.
Fearing that the Cui Family might seek refuge with someone else, leaving him caught in the middle, Cui Xiaoqiu simply cut off his own escape route.
This kid is amazing!
Who can afford to offend them?
Poor Xiao Yanran, she definitely can't escape.
Just as Tang Zhuyun said, Yanran had so many odds and ends that it filled more than a dozen trucks.
The carriage that Prince of Jin rode in was the Jiaojiao rode in.
They claimed they were worried the tiger would frighten the horses, so the carriage was very secure, which didn't seem out of place at all.
Tang Zhuyun saw the father and daughter off.
Perhaps because I've become somewhat accustomed to farewells, this time it didn't seem as sad.
However, Tang Zhuyun understood that compared to the open battles on the battlefield, the hidden attacks after returning home would be even more bloody and endless.
The prelude to the struggle for the throne has begun.
Two days after seeing off the Prince of Jin, Qu Nian was also about to depart.
Tang Zhuyun was worried about Ren Yingying and told her not to do many things.
Most importantly, don't be arrogant!
"Qu Nian has feelings for you, which is why he indulges you. But he's a prince, and he's been proud since childhood..."
Ren Yingying: "He's the head of the phoenix, and I'm just a chicken's tail feather. I'm not good enough for him."
He's proud of his pride, she's a couch potato.
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
"Don't worry," Ren Yingying added, "Why do you think I can be so arrogant in front of him now? It's because I have you. Without you, I'd be more timid than a quail."
She patted Dog Meat's head. "Silly son, you'd better behave from now on. Do you know that we're dealing with a tiger for its skin?"
Dog Meat: "Woof woof woof."
I feel calm.
Ren Yingying: "Look, it's all because there's a tiger kept in the manor; it's not afraid at all."
Tang Zhuyun laughed and said, "You really think it can understand idioms?"
"Why don't you understand?" Ren Yingying retorted, "Dog Meat is very sensible, you know how it was on my way to the border town..."
I know that back then, Dog Meat wasn't Dog Meat yet, and Qu Nian wasn't Qu Nian either.
Tang Zhuyun was really worried about her impulsive best friend, and said, "Yingying, why don't you not go?"
"No, I have to go," Ren Yingying said. "Don't worry about me. Haven't you heard the saying..."
"Um?"
Ren Yingying stretched out her two hands, wiggled her fingers, and looked just like Mei Chaofeng.
"If a woman is beautiful and ruthless, she won't have a bad life. I'm so beautiful, if I'm also ruthless, I won't be afraid of anything."
Tang Zhuyun: "... I'm just afraid you'll be soft-hearted."
Qu Nian's momentum clearly indicated that he wouldn't give up until he caught up with the person.
However, Tang Zhuyun now has a pretty good opinion of Qu Nian.
Putting everything else aside, Qu Nian's family traditions are excellent.
Aside from the slightly strange sibling relationship, the parents are loving and there are no promiscuous women around. Children raised in such an environment are unlikely to have distorted values.
Ren Yingying declared that her heart was as firm as iron and she would never find a stepfather for Dog Meat.
Soon, Qu Nian set off with his "personal bodyguard" Ren Ying.
Ren Yingying was very satisfied with her new name.
Overwhelmingly powerful, the most exhilarating thing in life can be summed up in one word: win!
Also traveling with them was Leertai.
There were four or five cartloads of things belonging to Leertai, which made Ren Yingying roll her eyes.
Qu Nian brought two carloads of things, one of which was mostly empty, mainly for her to rest in.
This son of the deposed crown prince has an even grander entourage than Qu Nian.
He's obviously a pleasure-seeker and won't amount to anything.
However, Ren Yingying is very well-behaved now, she doesn't talk nonsense, and she doesn't roll her eyes unnecessarily.
She couldn't forget her purpose; she couldn't offend Qu Nian. She needed to make Qu Nian treat her as one of her own before she could be completely open with her.
Ren Yingying felt a sense of excitement about being a secret agent.
Her role as an agent was a bit weak.
The march was actually very arduous; there was nowhere to stay overnight, so they slept directly in tents.
Ren Yingying is usually talkative, but when she really suffers, she never utters a sound.
However, she couldn't ride a horse and had to ride in a carriage the whole time, which was really tiring; her whole Zidu was going to be shaken apart.
When the carriage finally stopped in the evening, she ate dinner, hugged the hot water bottle, covered herself tightly with the quilt, and went to sleep.
The hot water bottle was a way for Qu Nian to take care of her.
Hot water was scarce, and Qu Nian had put a lot of thought into ensuring a continuous supply every day.
He ate and lived with his soldiers, which impressed Ren Yingying.
As expected, no one succeeds easily.
She should just be a lazy bum.
The salted fish rolled over and went back to sleep!
"Yingying, Yingying-- "
Ren Yingying was quite grumpy when she woke up, and she became unhappy at the sound of noise.
But since it was Qu Nian, and she was now a personal guard, she had to show her master some respect, so she grumbled, "What?"
Staying up so late at night, are you up to no good, stealing chickens and doing other petty theft?
Where's the Dog Meat? You didn't even call it, humph!
Qu Nian lifted the curtain and climbed into the carriage, where the dim oil lamps in the four corners cast a yellowish glow on him.
Qu Nian's face flushed slightly, and she rubbed her hands together.
Ren Yingying, still half-asleep, saw his expression and movements and immediately became alert, sitting up. "What are you doing?"
This person wouldn't want to be a beast, would they?
Qu Nian asked, "Do you have any medicine?"
Although he found it amazing, he knew that Ren Yingying seemed to be able to conjure medicine anytime, anywhere.
Ren Yingying: "I have medicine, are you sick?"
In the cramped space, her breath, hot from speaking, almost hit his face.
Qu Nian's face turned even redder, and she stammered, "No, it's not that I'm sick..."