Yanran sneered, "Stand up. There's no princess here today; we're talking business!"
"Princess, spare my life! I was blind and didn't recognize your Mount Tai. I have offended you, Princess. Please spare my life!" The man kowtowed repeatedly, instantly drawing blood from his forehead.
"When did the princess ever say she wanted your life?" Cui Xiaoqiu's voice was clear and cold. "If you try to label the princess as arrogant, tomorrow the censors will probably have one more princess to impeach."
Yanran glared at him angrily. "You, a grown man, not only have such a foul mouth and a dirty heart! Sigh, you need to be disciplined to grow up properly!"
Then Yanran put away the golden bow and gave him a good beating to teach him a lesson.
Everyone was dazzled and dumbfounded.
While hitting you, Yanran said, "You insulted my mother, so I'm beating you. I allow you to fight back, but don't bring up princess or anything like that. I don't believe you can stand it when someone insults your mother! If you don't talk back, your mother might as well have given birth to a blockhead!"
The man was too busy covering his head and dodging to hear what she was saying in a flurry.
Yanran gave the man a good beating, then pointed at the group of people who had been gossiping and said, "Next time you gossip behind someone's back, you'd better look around to see if anyone's watching. My father and mother are both forgiving and won't stoop to your level. But I'm different; my fists are too hard, and I can't control myself."
Cui Xiaoqiu handed her a handkerchief. "Wipe your hands."
Yanran took it, wiped it a couple of times, tilted her head and asked him, "Are you full?"
"I'm full."
"Let's go then, let's see if there's anyone gossiping."
Cui Xiaoqiu was both amused and exasperated, but still nodded and said, "Okay."
Everyone watched them leave, their expressions a complex mix of emotions.
"Isn't that infuriating!" Once in the carriage, Yanran lost all composure, puffing out her cheeks in anger. "Why did you secretly pull me? If you hadn't pulled me, I would have hit a few more!"
"Have someone else do it; don't tire yourself out."
Yanran: "I'm not you, I can't hit you!"
Cui Xiaoqiu: "..."
Yanran clutched her stomach. "I'm so angry my stomach hurts."
Cui Xiaoqiu: "How does it hurt?"
My stomach hurts.
Why does my stomach hurt?
Yanran was stunned. Why did her stomach hurt? It just hurt!
Why are there different types of this?
Cui Xiaoqiu asked, "Is it a dull, aching pain in your lower abdomen?"
What is lower abdominal pain? What kind of pain is it?
Cui Xiaoqiu: I don't know either, I've only heard about it.
Yanran said, "Oh dear, it hurts so much! Stop the car, stop the car..."
The carriage stopped, Yanran clutched her stomach, ready to jump down.
Cui Xiaoqiu quickly took off the purse and stuffed it into her hand, saying, "Take it, you might need it."
Yanran was in terrible stomach pain, but she didn't care anymore. She grabbed her purse and ran behind the bushes.
After a long while, Cui Xiaoqiu, her face flushed, tentatively asked, "Yanran?"
"Coming, coming."
Yanran came out rubbing her stomach; her face was somewhat pale.
"Are you feeling better?" Cui Xiaoqiu asked with concern.
Girls will have their period eventually.
He's been keeping this in mind ever since he found out about it.
Unexpectedly, it actually came in handy today.
He was very happy to be able to do something for the person he liked.
I still feel sorry for Yanran, having to go through all this.
He also knew that he needed to prepare brown sugar water, a hand warmer, and that he couldn't catch a cold...
Yes, he'll have someone prepare it when he gets back.
For a girl, the first time is definitely the most uncomfortable and helpless, and he stayed with her.
"Much better," Yanran said. "It must have been the donkey meat sandwich. When I ate it just now, I felt the taste was off, and I thought I had eaten something else that mixed in the flavor!"
In short, today is best spent staying indoors!
She used the pretext of wanting to visit the Prince's Mansion to stay there for two days.
The "vacation" her mother gave her was only two days.
I want to cry.
"However," Yanran then added with a grin, "Cui Xiaoqiu, I didn't know you were so particular!"
Cui Xiaoqiu: "No, I..."
This level of thoughtfulness is only shown to you.
However, before he could say anything, Yanran said, "It's a bit extravagant! You're using cotton as toilet paper! I feel bad using it! But it's so soft!"
Cui Xiaoqiu: "..."
"It's alright, let's go. Why am I hungry again? Ugh, I can't eat anymore, I can't overeat after having an upset stomach."
Yanran happily boarded the carriage, showing no signs of discomfort or difficulty moving around.
Cui Xiaoqiu was speechless, questioning the heavens.
Was he overthinking things, or was she just being too careless?
At Ying Yanran's request, the two went to a brothel to listen to music.
Yanran listened intently to the soft, melodious Wu dialect tunes, swaying her head as she listened.
Cui Xiaoqiu suddenly tugged at her.
"What's wrong?" Yanran asked, grabbing a handful of melon seeds.
"It's nothing," Cui Xiaoqiu said softly, "It's just that I know someone there."
"An acquaintance? Who is it?"
Yanran looked in the direction Cui Xiaoqiu was pointing and suddenly laughed.
Isn't he someone I know?
Qu Hua!
This woman hasn't made a move in a long time.
Wen Heng accidentally broke his leg, and Jiang Ruo went to take care of him. The two of them didn't know how things were going, but Jiang Ruo come out.
Cui Xiaoqiu implied that Wen Heng were a ruse.
Yanran analyzed that it was impossible; could such a scholar really be so cruel to himself? He might even end up crippled.
However, this couple has remained silent.
As for Qu Hua, it seems she was drained dry by the male fox spirit Mu Ziyu, and has recently disappeared without a trace.
Unexpectedly, the sisters met in this brothel today. Not bad at all.
However, Qu Hua came by herself, so she didn't know where the quack doctor had gone.
"Hey, how come you've been released from prison?" Yanran asked with a grin, carrying a plate of melon seeds, and sat down next to Qu Hua.
Qu Hua said, "What do you mean by 'released from prison'? Sisters, today we've finally stood tall and become the masters of our own destiny, haven't we?"
"Oh dear, what happened between you Mu Ziyu?"
I dumped him!
"I don't believe it," Yanran said. "Can you really shake him off?"
Mu Ziyu kept a very close eye on him.
Qu Hua: "Have you seen him?"
No, not at all.
So, tell me, did I dump him or not?
Yanran looked at Qu Hua: "Judging from your depressed appearance, it doesn't seem like you dumped him, but rather like he dumped you. To be honest, where did Mu Ziyu go?"
"I don't know." Qu Hua took a swig of her drink.
Yanran saw that she was only drinking Western Regions wine, so she didn't stop her, but she was even more convinced that something must have happened between the two of them.
Sure enough, after persistent questioning, she was surprised to learn—
Mu Ziyu has disappeared.
"He's missing? Could he have been kidnapped? I heard things are a bit chaotic at his home," Yanran said.
"Who would dare to kidnap someone in the capital, at Prince of Min's Residence?" Qu Hua sneered. "It's obvious he's had enough and just wants to leave!"
She's always the one who's had enough of everyone else; nobody's ever had enough of her!
This is something I simply can't swallow.