It turns out this is the courtyard where the young princess and the young prince live; no wonder the lights are so bright.
"Little sister, this isn't my idea for you to come; you insisted on coming with me. Just bear with it, we'll go back tomorrow."
"I'm going to find Zizhao."
When I heard that the young princess was going to find Yunzhou, I panicked. I had finally managed to get him and Shui Muyun together, what should I do? The door opened, and the young princess came out with several maids.
A large red lantern hung high at the entrance of the courtyard. I couldn't dodge it in time, so I quickly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Good evening, Princess."
She paused for a moment, then snorted, "It's you again. What are you doing sneaking around like that?"
“Princess, what happened this morning was wrong on my part and my senior brother’s part. Master asked me to come and apologize to you.”
"Not rare."
"My senior brother feels deeply guilty and dares not apologize to the princess. I, too, apologize to the princess on his behalf." I tried to stall for time by making conversation.
The young princess snorted again: "If it weren't for Zizhao's sake, hmph."
She said to the maid behind her, "Yinghong, why aren't you leaving? What are you standing there for?"
Two maids immediately carried lanterns and led the way, while two other maids followed behind to protect the emperor.
It seemed she was determined to meet Yunzhou at Zhuzhi Courtyard that night. I felt secretly anxious, and as I followed behind her, a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on my forehead.
Upon arriving at the entrance of Zhuzhi Courtyard, I stepped forward and said, "Young Princess, all the senior brothers live in this courtyard. It's hot, and I'm afraid their clothes might be disheveled. Let me go in first and call Senior Brother Yun out."
The young princess hesitated for a moment and then stopped walking.
I entered the courtyard and went straight to Jiang Chen's bedroom.
"Jiang Chen, come out quickly, hurry up."
The door opened quickly, and Jiang Chen stood in the doorway with the candlelight behind him. He seemed taken aback when he saw me: "You wanted to see me?"
His voice always carries a tender, affectionate quality at night, as if the darkness has tempered his daytime arrogance and carefree nature, leaving behind a gentle, refined, and humble demeanor.
I said hurriedly, "Jiang Chen, the young princess has arrived."
"What, you want to set us up?"
When I heard his displeased tone, I quickly said, "The young princess came looking for Yunzhou, but Yunzhou is not here right now."
He replied with four words, seemingly uninterested: "What does it have to do with me?"
I wiped my sweat and said, "I've arranged for Yunzhou and the Water Girl next door to meet. If you can hold off the young princess for half an hour, I'll definitely reward you handsomely later."
He gave a lazy "oh" and asked, "What are you thanking me for?"
"Any thanks are welcome."
He immediately perked up: "You said it, so don't go back on your word."
"No regrets, go quickly."
I watched Jiang Chen walk out of the courtyard and breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Chen is an exceptionally eloquent man. When he wants to talk, he can chatter on and on until you're completely lost in thought. However, if he doesn't want to talk, you'll find it incredibly difficult to get a single word out of him.
I have a feeling that if he talks to the young princess for even half an hour, Yunzhou and Shui Muyun might fall in love at first sight, become mutually attracted, and be engaged for life. Even I, as a woman, am drooling over Miss Shui, let alone Yunzhou, who is a man. Sigh, I sat enviously at Jiang Chen's door, gazing at the moon.
Suddenly, a scream came from outside the courtyard gate, sounding like a woman's voice.
My reverie was instantly shattered by fright, and I quickly got up and walked outside. When I reached the courtyard gate, I took one look and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
Jiang Chen actually managed to acupuncture the young princess.
The young princess leaned softly against a maid's arms, unable to move. A large red lantern hung high at the courtyard gate, and the young princess's face, whether from anger or the sunlight, was as red as a small lantern.
Jiang Chen said to the maid, "If you call again, I'll order you too."
The maids nodded repeatedly, not daring to utter a sound.
I rushed forward and said urgently, "Jiang Chen, what are you doing? Are you planning a rebellion?"
This is a princess! She and we are in a ruler-subject relationship. Does this kid want to plunge the Xiaoyao Sect into a living hell, ending their carefree existence? I wish I could drag him aside and explain the consequences.
He clapped his hands and laughed, "Xiao Mo, didn't you want me to hold her off? Now it's done, are you satisfied?"
He's really ruined me! Is that what I meant? I wanted him to use his silver tongue to charm the young princess and buy Yunzhou some time.
Well, that's it. The little princess glared at me fiercely the moment she heard his words, her eyes practically wanting to bite me to death. Jiang Chen, on the other hand, stood to the side with his arms crossed, looking carefree and nonchalant. I wanted to bite him to death.
I nudged his arm: "Quickly release the pressure points for the princess."
He said slowly, "It hasn't even been half an hour yet. Didn't you say you wanted to drag it out for half an hour?"
I kicked him and yelled, "Hurry up!"
Jiang Chen reached out and released the young princess's pressure points. The young princess raised her palm, and Five Finger Mountain flew through the air, heading straight for Jiang Chen.
I stared blankly at the little princess's five-finger mountain, and suddenly realized that Jiang Chen was born in the Year of the Monkey.
Unfortunately, Wuzhishan was intercepted mid-air. Jiang Chen easily clamped her wrist with just two fingers, using the first move of his sect's minor grappling technique, "Double Chopsticks to Catch a Fly."
"I'm not your maid or servant, you can't just hit me whenever you want." Jiang Chen put her wrist down and coldly snorted.
The young princess was so angry she looked like a frog, almost ready to leap over and pounce.
I quickly said, "Jiang Chen, you should apologize to the princess. You were really wrong just now. How could you lay a hand on the princess?"
"She was the one who spoke rudely to me first."
I guessed that was it. Jiang Chen must have come over to talk to the young princess, but she was putting on airs and still remembered the grudge from this morning. The two disagreed and it immediately turned into a physical conflict.
Jiang Chen showed no intention of apologizing, clapped his hands, and prepared to leave. Fine, don't expect me to place high hopes on you or entrust you with important tasks in the future. He's just a troublemaker; I've finally seen through him.
The young princess shouted angrily, "Go and call your master over here!"
Our master went to see Master Yuanzhao, but luckily he wasn't there. Otherwise, he would have heard the commotion and come out to deal with us.
I wiped the sweat from my brow and quickly said, "I will go and fetch Senior Brother Yun right away. Please wait a moment, Princess."
At this moment, I couldn't care less about ruining Yunzhou's rendezvous. The future of Xiaoyao Sect was more important, and it was my top priority to hurry to Penglai Pavilion to invite Yunzhou to appease the young princess.
When I arrived at the small bridge, I found it deserted, with only a bright moon hanging alone in the sky.
I stared sadly at the empty little bridge. Could it be that the two of them had made rapid progress and gone to a more secluded place to enjoy their happiness together?
I slunk back, completely losing the will to deal with the little princess's mess. Let her do whatever she wants; at worst, she'll complain to Master, and Master will punish me. I sighed softly, feeling like I was about to vomit a whole bag of sour water. I really admire myself; I grabbed the knife, steeled my resolve, and plunged it into my heart! *Pfft...* Was it blood or sour water that gushed out?