That evening, Ren Yingying took a bath in the tub.
She closed her eyes, leaned her head against the side of the bathtub, and began to dream.
At this moment, wouldn't it be possible for Qu Nian to barge in without knocking, and then the two of them... hehe, hehe.
But Qu Nian wouldn't.
He always knocks on the door when he comes in the evening; he's so old-fashioned!
He's not serious when he should be, and he's overly serious when he shouldn't be.
As they were talking, the door was suddenly opened.
Ren Yingying opened her eyes and, as expected, saw no one.
"Dog Meat!" she called out lazily.
However, the Dog Meat did not respond.
Ren Yingying found it strange and peeked out, then saw that Dog Meat had a mouse in its mouth.
"Dog Meat, you're a dog!" Ren Yingying rolled her eyes and said, "Don't always go catching mice!"
Then she saw the Dog Meat put the rat down.
"Good boy." Ren Yingying had just praised him when she saw the mouse actually move.
The mouse is alive!
The next moment, she saw the mouse dart away.
The Dog Meat slapped at the dog with its paw, but missed.
Ren Yingying screamed in despair, "Ah--"
Dog Meat, oh Dog Meat, you've caught a mouse and released it into my room!
What if that mouse crawls onto her bed?
"Yingying!" Qu Nian really barged in this time.
Ren Yingying was still sitting in the bathtub.
She wasn't shy at all. After all, it was just a shoulder showing, what was there to be shy about? She was mainly afraid of mice!
"Qu Nian, you, you go quickly and catch the mouse!" Ren Yingying's voice trembled.
In a sense, she inherited her Dog Meat – she's obsessed with looks.
When she was in school, she conducted experiments with Xiaobai and found Xiaobai not only not scary, but also somewhat Lovely.
She had also kept hamsters, but she just couldn't stand those grayish-black mice; she always felt they carried connotations of darkness, filth, decay, and disease...
Qu Nian: "Okay. Dog Meat will help!"
The man and the dog, after struggling for so long that the water in Ren Yingying's bathtub had gone cold, finally found the mouse.
Qu Nian had Dog Meat carry the dead rat out, then glanced at Ren Yingying: "Should I go out first?"
After saying that, he wanted to slap himself!
What utter nonsense!
He should have said, "You, come out?"
Sooner or later, I'll be driven to my death by my own anger.
Fortunately, Ren Yingying performed admirably this time.
She said, "I think my leg is cramping..."
She was going all out.
Qu Nian was overjoyed. "Great draw! Wonderful draw!"
A little while later, Ren Yingying was already in bed—she was very wise; she hadn't washed her hair today, otherwise the bed would be covered in wet hair, which would have ruined her mood!
Qu Nian was also on the bed. His Adam's apple bobbed slightly as he swallowed, and like a simpleton from a wealthy family, he struggled to speak, "Yingying, I think... can you... do it?"
Ren Yingying slapped him on the head. "What do you mean I'm not good enough!"
Don't you have any self-awareness about who's incapable?
Are we going to wait until she goes through menopause? You idiot!
Qu Nian's eyes lit up instantly; he felt that even possessing the whole world wouldn't have made him more excited than he was now.
Yingying said, "Okay!"
Qu Nian couldn't wait to take off his clothes.
Ren Yingying covered her face with her hands.
Seeing her expression, Qu Nian gradually regained his composure. "Yingying, if you want to look, just look openly. Why are you sneaking around?"
Don't judge a book by its cover.
Ren Yingying: "What's so interesting about you?"
She loves to peek, so what?
Qu Nian: "Even if it's not good-looking, I still have to look at it."
He pressed himself against her, pulled her hands away from her body, and gently kissed her forehead.
Ren Yingying felt as embarrassed as a boiled shrimp...
After a long pause, both of them were tempted. Qu Nian nibbled on her earlobe and whispered, "Ready?"
Ren Yingying's eyes held both shyness and anticipation, yet she feigned a fearless demeanor. "Come on!"
Qu Nian was amused by her appearance and buried his head in her collarbone, chuckling softly.
Ren Yingying: What are you laughing at!
"The Crown Princess, the Crown Princess..."
An anxious shout came from outside.
Qu Nian roared hoarsely, "Get out!"
He hasn't even had a taste of the meat yet, and today he'll kill gods and Buddhas alike if they stand in his way!
The maid was startled.
The Crown Prince is staying in the Crown Princess's room today?
This is really...
But that won't do either; it's a matter of life and death, we have to call for help.
"Princess Consort," the maid continued, "Someone from the Prince of Jin's Residence has arrived, saying that Commandery Princess Rouyi is seriously injured and requesting your presence."
Upon hearing that Yanran was injured, and seriously so, Ren Yingying immediately pushed Qu Nian aside and scrambled to her feet.
Qu Nian also became anxious upon hearing this.
Although he was eager to consummate the marriage, he also liked Yanran very much.
How did this child get so seriously injured in the middle of the night?
The two hurriedly dressed and rushed to the Prince's mansion.
When they arrived, the Prince's mansion was brightly lit, Yanran was sitting in a chair, covering her mouth with a handkerchief and crying.
The Zidu was stained red with blood.
It does look quite serious... but looking at the expressions of the other people around her, they don't seem to think Yanran is seriously injured.
Tang Zhuyun gently comforted Yanran, "It's alright, it's really alright."
Yanran cried even harder.
She lost a front tooth, how come she's okay?
She's already lost all her baby teeth, and they're not growing any more!
How will she ever go out in public again? What will people think of her?
"Look, your Aunt Yingying is here." Tang Zhuyun looked at Ren Yingying as if she had seen a savior.
Ren Yingying said in a panic, "Tangbao, what happened to Yanran? Don't scare me!"
"Her horse suddenly fell ill and threw her off, resulting in a broken front tooth. I remember you've had experience with orthodontics before, is that okay?"
Ren Yingying let out a long sigh of relief and plopped down in a chair, "You guys really scared me to death! Just one tooth? I'm fine, why can't I!"
Qu Nian: Aren't I the most frustrated one?
Our Min Family ancestors followed our great-grandfather, the Emperor, in conquering the world!
We did not desecrate your Yuwen Family's ancestral graves!
I've been waiting and waiting, my Zidu broken, and finally we can consummate our marriage, and this is what you do to me?
Qu Nian wanted to kill someone.
Yanran tears welling in her eyes, Yanran asked, "Is it really going to work?"
"When have I ever lied to you? Stop crying, you look awful crying," Ren Yingying said.
Yanran stopped crying.
If it can get better, then why cry?
She belatedly realized that Cui Xiaoqiu was also there, and hurriedly said, "Why are you here too? Go back quickly, don't miss tomorrow's exam! Hurry up and go!"
To be honest, today's events were purely accidental; even drinking cold water brought bad luck.
Linlin took her along and led a group to investigate the wheat seeds. Although there were many twists and turns, the result was satisfactory.
Then, on the way back, her horse suddenly went mad without any warning.
Yanran, Yanran equestrian, had successfully leaped from her horse, but unexpectedly landed in the only small mud pit within a ten-foot radius, falling flat on her face. Her tooth struck a rock and broke...
This can only be described as bad luck.
Qu Nian: Is that bad luck for you? You're just bringing me bad luck!
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