Chapter 12: Chapter 9: I’m a Basic Dog, I Love Drama

In Shen Jingxian’s consideration, the best outcome she could get was that both the male and female leads would treat her as transparent, and she’d be a Princess while they carried on their romance.

But now, she still encountered the male lead.

She wouldn’t naively think she’d changed the plot; no matter what unexpected events occurred, the main storyline wouldn’t change.

Just like Song Yan is destined to dislike him, Wen Ranchen will definitely hate him too.

Wait a minute! Doesn’t this mean she’ll also fall in love with Wen Ranchen just like in the original text??

This can’t happen!

After a brainstorm, Shen Jingxian finally understood the reason Wen Ranchen appeared!!!

The plot wants her to fall in love with Wen Ranchen!

In the original text, the reason why the Princess falls in love with Wen Ranchen, apart from his outstanding appearance and demeanor, is mainly because Wen Ranchen saved her.

That day, the Princess was playing alone by the lakeside, annoyed by the noisy servants and shooed them all away, not expecting to accidentally fall into the water.

The Princess couldn’t swim, and there was no one around. If Wen Ranchen hadn’t happened to sense someone in the water nearby, the Princess would have died there.

Moreover, after rescuing the Princess, Wen Ranchen didn’t sport the lovestruck smile like others, which finally stirred the Princess’s heart and prompted her to offer her first love.

Little did she know, Wen Ranchen was blind and couldn’t see her face at all.

Shen Jingxian still remembers when watching the male lead abuse the antagonist, feeling particularly satisfied, but now that the antagonist has become herself, she only wants the male lead to get lost!

“Mother! I don’t want to see him! Make him leave!”

Since the Empress found out that her daughter’s eyes weren’t badly hurt, she reverted to her old ways, pampering her daughter daily and teasing her occasionally.

Listening to Shen Jingxian’s disdainful words, the Empress shook her head inwardly, silly child, the National Guardian General throughout history were Royalist Party, the most loyal family to the King. As a Princess, if she can maintain a good relationship with the heirs of the National Guardian General Mansion, she can gain support in the future.

How can she aspire to be an Empress without putting in the effort?

The Empress glanced helplessly at Shen Jingxian who was pouting in anger and couldn’t help but poke her puffed-up cheek.

Upon hearing the “poof” sound after her face was poked, the Empress couldn’t help but chuckle, “Alright, Er Ya, don’t want to see him, just don’t see him, anyway you can’t see now.”

Shen Jingxian was incredulous, accusingly said, “Mother, you’ve changed!!!”

The Empress was in high spirits, “How have I changed?”

“You’re no longer spoiling me!!”

“Of course, I’m spoiling you, my dear.”

“Then I don’t want to see Wen Ranchen, yet you bring him over!”

“Good Er Ya, you can’t see now anyway.”

“Boo hoo…”

Shen Jingxian burst into tears from being provoked.

The Empress finally stopped speaking and hugged her to comfort her, “Er Ya, don’t cry, mother will send him away.”

But now, Shen Jingxian wouldn’t have it, “held a grudge” against her mother for teasing her earlier, she wanted to act contrary to her mother!

“No! Let Wen Ranchen stay, and mother go away! Hmph!”

“Er Ya…”

“Don’t call me Er Ya!”

The Empress tried to coax Shen Jingxian for a while, couldn’t get her back to calm, helplessly left, promising to return shortly.

Shen Jingxian wasn’t genuinely angry, she knows some things can’t be avoided. Just like why her indulgent mother suddenly sent Wen Ranchen over without heeding her wishes, she attributes all this to the power of the plot!

Speaking of it, even though she can’t see, it doesn’t affect her crying.

Others cry because they’re sad and upset, only she cries because after fake crying a lot, it accidentally turns into real crying.

“Your Highness, please don’t cry.” Shen Jingxian noticed a gentle strength wiping her tears.

The handkerchief used to wipe tears felt quite comfortable, not sure what material it’s made of, but it’s more comfortable than her quilt, and it carries a faint fragrance.

Using such a fragrant and comfortable handkerchief at a young age, is this even reasonable! You are the dignified male lead, how can you be so dainty?

Considering how the male lead will treat her poorly in the future, Shen Jingxian decides to strike first, to enjoy herself quickly.

“Give me your handkerchief!” Shen Jingxian put on an arrogant look and said defiantly.

She wants to snatch the male lead’s little handkerchief! She wants to be the bad person!

But in reality, Shen Jingxian’s small face couldn’t make an arrogant expression, and her voice had no threatening power.

The villain’s demeanor was perfectly acted out by her as if she were acting cute, yet she herself was completely unaware.

When Wen Ranchen heard Shen Jingxian make this request in a soft voice, his action of wiping Shen Jingxian’s tears paused, and then his face bloomed into a smile, “Alright.”

The Princess was willing to accept his things, that was really nice.

Also, the Princess was really cute.

Shen Jingxian got the handkerchief as she wished, yet she was still not satisfied. She rubbed her face against it, feeling indeed comfortable. Using this fabric to make a quilt would definitely be comfortable.

So she said to Wen Ranchen again, “I want a quilt made from this fabric.”

Since Shen Jingxian couldn’t see, she could only stretch the handkerchief toward the front of her. But in reality, Wen Ranchen was at her left side. Seeing this scene, he couldn’t help but laugh, “Alright.”

Upon hearing the laughter, Shen Jingxian felt triggered, and started making a fuss, asking the servants to throw Wen Ranchen out.

But who dared to throw the successor of the National Guardian General, none of them dared to move.

No one expected that during their trembling, they would witness a divine moment of calming the anger.

“Don’t be angry, Your Highness. Ranchen shouldn’t have been rude just now. To compensate, the Princess can do whatever she wants to me.”

“Then leave right now. I don’t want to listen to you!”

“What if I tell the Princess a story?”

“I don’t like stories at all!” The stories of this era were not interesting at all, Shen Jingxian knew very well.

“Is the story of the Prince’s substitute Princess not interesting either?”

Shen Jingxian’s ears perked up.

What substitute Princess, it sounded so outdated. Now the trend was about the substitute getting slapped…

“When some prince and his princess first got married, he swore to his friend that the princess was merely a substitute for his beloved. One day, he would certainly give his beloved a rightful position, but now he’s crying and begging the princess to return…”

Before Wen Ranchen finished speaking, Shen Jingxian suddenly straightened her back.

Oh no.

Shen Jingxian realized.

She was hooked by it, she loved to listen!

In order to ensure such secrets wouldn’t leak out, all the servants were driven outside, while Wen Ranchen stayed inside the hall to carefully narrate the story of the substitute to Shen Jingxian.

Meanwhile.

“Madam, is it really alright to let Jingxian stay with that boy Wen Ranchen, what if our daughter, being so cute, gets harassed.”

The Empress glanced at the Emperor, her gaze seemed to say, are you an idiot, making the Emperor feel guilty.

“What do you take me for, I naturally left hidden guards there when Wen Ranchen and Er Ya were together.”

The Emperor immediately flattered, “Madam is wise!”

“Er Ya said she wants to be the Emperor, although she’s still young, since our daughter has such an idea, as her parents we should support her and properly pave the way for her.”

“Madam is right, but the National Guardian General never chooses sides…”

“There was never any intention for them to take sides, just hope Er Ya can learn survival skills from Wen Ranchen.” Saying this, the Empress sighed, “Originally, I just wanted Er Ya to grow up carefree, lacking none and just be a princess, as long as I’m here, I’ll protect her, who would have thought Er Ya would have the notion of becoming Empress.”

The Emperor couldn’t bear seeing the Empress sighing, and hurriedly went forward to embrace her, “Our daughter is like you, Madam’s governing abilities aren’t inferior to mine. As long as Madam is willing…”

“Shut up! Because you keep saying such things, that’s why our daughter thinks so today!”

After saying this, the Empress seemed to realize something, instantly enraged!

“You Xiong Yuanxing! Don’t you know how exhausting it is to be Emperor! You just want me to suffer while you go and have fun!”

“Oh, Madam, how could that be? My heart for you is as vast as the heavens…ah!”

“And you’re letting our daughter be the Emperor, you want to tire her out so your dear sons can take over, don’t you! You dog man!”

“Ah!!! Madam! Listen to my explanation!”

“And you dare to refer to yourself as ’I’ in front of me! Xiong Yuanxing, you’re too much!”

“Madam, I was wrong, I was wrong!”

“You better manage your sons so they don’t make Er Ya angry! Or else I’ll fight you!”

“Yes yes yes, Madam…”

Immersed in the earthy story, Shen Jingxian didn’t expect that a mere joke would be taken seriously, not only was the Empress seriously paving the road for her, the Emperor was also constantly suffering misfortune because of her.

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