Chapter 34: Chapter 30: Hoping Someone Gets Into Trouble

That day, not long after Shen Jingxian returned to the palace, the Emperor and Empress heard about the incident at the school. Although they didn’t tell Shen Jingxian, Shi Wang secretly informed her that the Eldest Prince was punished because of her.

The Emperor felt that the Eldest Prince had failed in his duties as an older brother, preferring to trust others rather than his own sister.

The Empress said nothing, but it was heard that her gaze was particularly terrifying.

Afterwards, the Emperor, citing reflection, excused the Eldest Prince from attending the Imperial College for half a month, effectively grounding him.

Shen Jingxian instinctively felt that this was her mother’s idea. She always knew that between the Emperor and Empress, the Empress was the smarter one and also the more ruthless one, especially towards those who had hurt her; the Empress would show no mercy.

When Shi Wang mentioned these events, Ranchen was also beside him. After hearing the whole story, Ranchen frowned and reminded Shen Jingxian, “Your Highness must be wary of the Eldest Prince.”

Shen Jingxian agreed with a nod, leaning in closer to see what Ranchen had done today.

Ranchen noticed Shen Jingxian’s movement, held her head to stop her from bumping around, and gently said, “You should also refrain from pleading for the Eldest Prince. If you plead now, he’d only blame his punishment on Your Highness. It’s better to let the Eldest Prince suffer a bit more.”

Listening to Ranchen, Shen Jingxian found his insight astonishing. Could she have thought so much at the age of nine? She couldn’t; she was only ever concerned whether Hinamori Amu would end up with Ji Dou.

Ranchen, not hearing Shen Jingxian’s reply for some time, thought his words might have frightened the Little Princess, and asked, “Your Highness, are you afraid of me?”

Shen Jingxian: ? She couldn’t grasp the leap in smart people’s logic.

“Huh? Why would I be afraid of Brother Ranchen?”

“Don’t you think my words just now were too… cold-hearted?”

“Not at all, I just thought Brother Ranchen is amazing. I could never have thought of that. I only know that the Eldest Prince seems to hate me…”

Hearing Shen Jingxian, Ranchen thought she was upset about the Eldest Prince, ruffled her hair, and said, “No one could hate Your Highness. If you feel there’s someone who doesn’t like you, that person must be a bad person, remember that.”

Shen Jingxian: Wow, what flattery.

Shi Wang: Truth! This is the truth! This kid has potential. I regret having blinded him.

Shi Wang always felt lonely these days. The adorable Princess was right in front of him, yet he had no one to share the joy of seeing such a lovely figure every day!

Today, Ranchen’s words gave Shi Wang the sense of a kindred spirit. He thought Ranchen must also be an admirer of Xian, so he visited Ranchen late at night and got coaxed by him.

By the time he realized it, he had already become Ranchen’s master.

Shi Wang scratched his head, feeling something was off, but he couldn’t articulate it, especially since Ranchen could so precisely express all his sentiments towards the Princess.

Shi Wang: The Princess is so cute!!! Ahhhh, I’m dying. (Plainly)

Ranchen: The Empress must have eaten a lot of sugar while expecting Your Highness.

Shi Wang: ? Why?

Ranchen: Your Highness seems to be wrapped in sugar. Just being near her, you can sense the sweet smell, even the heart feels sweet.

Shi Wang: Yes, yes! That’s exactly how I feel!

Ranchen: Describing the warmth Your Highness brings with the word ’warm’ feels inadequate.

Shi Wang: Yes, yes!

Ranchen: In my heart, Your Highness surpasses everyone.

Shi Wang: Yes, yes!!

That night, Shi Wang felt a world of difference emanating from Ranchen. He was impressed by Ranchen’s profound literary skills and insisted on becoming his disciple, hoping that someday he could express his feelings for the Princess himself.

But Ranchen wouldn’t agree; instead, he wanted to become Shi Wang’s disciple to learn martial arts from him.

Eventually, they reached a compromise: Shi Wang would teach Ranchen martial arts and poison-making, while Ranchen would instruct Shi Wang in cheesy romantic talk.

That night, lying in bed, Ranchen pondered the details around him.

He had already figured out Shi Wang’s interests, and the next step was to learn his poison-making skills to develop an antidote.

At the time, both Shen Jingxian and Shi Wang thought Ranchen had passed out, but he still retained a sliver of consciousness and clearly heard their conversation.

Since Shen Jingxian kept such a time bomb by her side for his sake, he couldn’t allow himself to fall into despair any longer.

He had to save himself and the Princess.

Thinking about the overly cheesy words he used today to please Shi Wang, Ranchen couldn’t help but get goosebumps, hoping for some future mishap that would make him forget this, or perhaps making Shi Wang amnesiac would be more feasible.

Ranchen fell into deep thought.

Hoping for something to happen to Shi Wang.

…

When Shen Jingxian returned to the Imperial College, as expected, Song Yan distanced herself daily from Shen Jingxian, leaving the children at Yinghua Hall feeling conflicted.

On one side was the Sister Yan they admired, and on the other was the adorable Princess; how were they supposed to choose!

Just as they hesitated, the Princess’s personal Guard had already made the decision for them.

Shi Wang: Everyone, stay away from my Little Princess!

He had realized that his life’s purpose was to fend off all unruly folks for the Princess.

As a result, Shen Jingxian was forced into isolation from everyone.

People didn’t avoid talking to the Princess or playing with her because they didn’t want to, but because her personal Guard was utterly terrifying, they sobbed.

Shen Jingxian tried to break out of her isolation, but every time she brought up the issue with Shi Wang, he would start crying, truly crying, and very loudly so.

As he cried, he’d list off imagined situations, like how someone looked at the Princess three times and was clearly enamored, eager to lick her ear given the chance…

Shen Jingxian would cover Shi Wang’s mouth on the spot, dying of embarrassment internally. Fearing another such incident, she never dared to mention it to Shi Wang again in public.

Shen Jingxian achieved the feat of isolating the entire Yinghua Hall… no, she isolated the entire Yinghua Hall.

And she gained a new way to achieve the storyline’s new progress.

But upon reaching this point in the storyline, Shen Jingxian could finally breathe a sigh of relief and take a break.

In the original work, Shen Jingxian kept to herself for quite some time after being isolated. During this period, with the Eldest Prince’s help, Song Yan had time to deal with her half-sister.

As for now, she wouldn’t bother the heroine even without the Eldest Prince’s intervention.

She could just care for the adorable Ranchen daily, watch the silly Shi Wang act foolish, then briefly interact with the Emperor and Empress; life went on peacefully like that.

Until one day, a delicate little girl, by sheer force, broke through Shi Wang’s 368-degree solid protection, accurately bumping into Shen Jingxian.

Shen Jingxian realized she was about to be in trouble.

As well known, different roles treat passer-by characters differently.

If a protagonist runs into a passer-by, that passer-by is likely a hidden master, rescuing them will net you an SSR.

Whereas, if a side character or villain encounters a passer-by, if nothing unexpected happens, it’s certain something unexpected will happen when rescuing them, costing a life.

So Shen Jingxian immediately hid behind Shi Wang to avoid contact with the suspicious person.

But Shi Wang was displeased. This person! Dared to bump into his Princess right in front of him!!

Really intolerable!

“You’ve bumped into the Princess, and you’re not confessing?” Shi Wang’s voice was cold, unlike his usual jovial self, an aura of near-tangible anger surrounded him.

The child on the ground already had tears in her eyes, now crying even more sadly, sobbing, “I, I came to find my sister.”

Hearing the word “sister,” Shen Jingxian internally thought, “This is bad.”

Who is the person endlessly tangled with her? It’s the heroine, and what does the heroine have? A half-sister, and what’s her half-sister? A green tea personality.

Undoubtedly, this is the very green tea personality!

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