Chapter 37: Chapter 33: You’d Better Behave

Shen Jingxian did not let Song Yan answer.

This woman clearly wanted Song Yan to testify for her! Shen Jingxian would not let her succeed!

She intended to send these two little troublemakers directly to the palace, so they’d know the Princess’s bottom is not to be touched, and why flowers are so red!

But Shen Jingxian was a polite child. Although she could have just walked away, she decided to first tell Mr. Zhao.

“Brother Shi Wang, keep an eye on them for me, don’t let them escape, okay?”

“Yes, Your Highness!” Shi Wang gazed at Shen Jingxian with utmost tenderness. If he were an icy mountain toward Song Yun and her daughter, he was a steaming hot spring toward Shen Jingxian, eager to envelop her with his warmth.

But Shen Jingxian turned a blind eye to this.

As if this Princess knew how adorable she was.

Shi Wang found a rope from somewhere, intending to tie up Song Yun and her mother; after all, it wouldn’t be convenient to carry them otherwise, and he didn’t want to touch these two with his hands.

Yin Ling watched as Shi Wang approached with the rope, her eyes full of vigilance, “What are you trying to do?”

Shi Wang didn’t answer. In the place unseen by the Princess, his face was expressionless, and his eyes, as he looked at Yin Ling, gave the impression he was not looking at a living person.

Shi Wang said nothing, yet it was as if he had said everything.

Yin Ling wisely shut her mouth, and the Song Yun she held also became quiet. To call it quiet is an understatement; she’d become calm, showing none of her earlier pitiful attempts at seeking protection.

Shi Wang considerately bound the two of them tightly together, fitting snugly, as they appeared so inseparable.

After tying them up, Shi Wang thought, the Princess was so lovable that even the slightest scare would upset him. These two women were too dangerous and must have additional protective measures.

So Shi Wang quickly went to the storage room and found a rag, tearing it into two parts, one larger, one smaller.

The larger part was to gag the adult, and the smaller part to gag the child.

The rag bore some indistinguishable stains, but Shi Wang didn’t care about that.

Even though Yin Ling and Song Yun clamped their mouths shut, Shi Wang always had a way to make them open up.

With their mouths gagged, they couldn’t speak but made muffled “mmph” sounds, which annoyed Shi Wang, so he pressed their mute acupoints and finally felt comfortable.

The students who witnessed this were stunned: Why bother searching for a rag to gag someone if you can press the mute acupoint?

A curious student bravely raised his hand and posed this question to Shi Wang.

Shi Wang replied, “Good question! It was intentional!”

The curious student asked again, “Why intentionally?”

“Because I felt like it!”

“…”

The atmosphere became subtly awkward.

Yet Shi Wang seemed oblivious, noticing the rope was tied in a solid knot with a long tail, he added a bow for a cute touch.

Perfect, adorable, now the Princess wouldn’t be afraid.

Shi Wang happily started looking for the Little Princess, the delay from tying them up and finding cloth had already made Shen Jingxian vanish from sight, but Shi Wang could remember her footsteps and dashed in the direction Shen Jingxian had left.

As for whether Yin Ling and her daughter could keep up with his speed, that wasn’t his concern.

The Princess only tasked him with keeping an eye on them, so as long as they were there, it was fine.

…

Soon, Shen Jingxian enquired and found out Mr. Zhao was currently in Zhidu Hall, so she headed straight there.

Zhidu Hall was funded by a couple for construction, mainly used by the faculty at the National Academy to handle routine matters.

Things like students fighting or arguing were resolved here.

When Shen Jingxian arrived, there were two battered youths standing before Mr. Zhao, one fat, one thin; one tall, one short, but neither’s face could reveal their original appearance, suggesting the larger one didn’t fare much better in the altercation.

Shen Jingxian took one look and turned away; what was so interesting about children fighting?

However, the two kids had their eyes glued to Shen Jingxian.

So… so beautiful!

Mr. Zhao was used to kids in his school covertly ogling the Little Princess daily and could see what these two in front were thinking.

He snorted, awarding each a ruler smack, “Not fighting anymore? Huh? Your eyes are practically plastered on the Princess. So young, and instead of learning, you compete for attention like profligate youths? Still want to compete? Speak!”

The two kids quickly retracted their gaze, lowering their heads in silence, though stubborn.

Duan Shaoguang was present too and didn’t show any desire to plead for the two boys as he watched Mr. Zhao reprimand them, but his icy demeanor softened upon seeing Shen Jingxian.

He took the initiative to walk over, speaking softly to Shen Jingxian, “Your Highness, what brings you here?”

After speaking, Duan Shaoguang astutely noticed that the Princess was without that irksome Guard today, so he quickly pinched the Little Princess’s cheek when no one was looking.

Just as soft as before.

“Hu Zhi, stop it.” Shen Jingxian protested loudly, and Duan Shaoguang regretfully withdrew his hand.

“I want to request a leave from the teacher.”

Hearing this, Duan Shaoguang’s brow furrowed imperceptibly, “Is Your Highness feeling unwell?”

Shen Jingxian smiled innocently and said, “No, it’s just that two mysterious people not only bullied me but slandered the Imperial College, so I want to go back and report to my father.”

Duan Shaoguang nodded, so she was going to complain to the Emperor.

“Is Your Highness going back alone? That’s too dangerous; allow Mr. Zhao to escort you.” Duan Shaoguang was wholly absorbed in the joy of seeing the Little Princess until Mr. Zhao couldn’t stand it and called him by his full name, pulling him back into focus.

Mr. Zhao said, “Brother Duan, have you forgotten that the Princess is currently my student!”

Duan Shaoguang replied, “But Her Highness was once my student too.”

Mr. Zhao retorted, “Now she’s mine!”

Duan Shaoguang said, “Once a teacher, always a… teacher!”

Shen Jingxian found these two quite immature, squabbling like two schoolchildren.

Shen Jingxian tried to mediate, but the two were so immersed in their bickering that they ignored her, leaving her to wait.

During the wait, she casually engaged the two boys in a simple game to help them reconcile, and then Shi Wang found her.

Originally, Shi Wang was very light-footed, almost silent, but his appearance this time was notably noisy, causing the two bickerers to stop.

Shen Jingxian turned her gaze and was met with the sight of a brilliantly smiling Shi Wang, alongside a dirt-covered, disheveled Yin Ling… and Song Yun in her arms.

She was clutching Song Yun very tightly, it seemed the rope binding her was very tight too.

Shen Jingxian looked at Shi Wang, “Brother Shi Wang, what happened to them?”

Shi Wang looked innocent, “I don’t know, I just tied them up.”

Through these days of interaction, Shen Jingxian understood that Shi Wang was incapable of lying, so clearly, this must be a ploy by Yin Ling and her daughter to frame Shi Wang and elicit sympathy from the crowd!

Really despicable!

The Princess was angry!

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