Chapter 41: Chapter 37: How Could the Little Princess Have Any Evil Intentions?

After Shen Jingxian left Wen Ranchen’s place, she remembered that her original intention seemed to be just to discuss with Wen Ranchen how to give away the noble title.

Result! Only talked about business for a few sentences, but talked a lot of nonsense! I hate it!

However, Shen Jingxian felt embarrassed to ask again; this matter should be kept low-key, and asking too much wouldn’t be good.

In the evening, Wen Ranchen, in the role of both a mentor and a teacher, easily extracted information from Shi Wang with ten cheesy love phrases, learning about the items Shen Jingxian had that were not precious to her but extremely valuable to others.

The Duke title.

Wen Ranchen was stunned for a long time upon hearing this answer.

The Princess was actually plotting to give him such a valuable thing.

Wen Ranchen knew from the start that if he stayed in the Imperial Palace, due to his father’s temperament, the position of Princely Heir of the General Mansion would definitely go to someone else.

Could it be that the Princess had heard the news and was planning to give him the Duke title because she was afraid he would be upset?

Wen Ranchen initially didn’t dare to believe his own speculation, but more and more information told him that his guess was correct.

Complex emotions surged in Wen Ranchen’s heart, mixing together so much that he couldn’t discern what he truly wanted.

He squatted down and curled himself into a ball.

Your Highness, how can you be so good.

If you are so good, Ranchen will have to take your words seriously.

Shen Jingxian, while washing her feet, suddenly sneezed inexplicably, thinking the water was too cold, asked her Sister Xiao Ming to quickly add some hot water, finally dispelling that cold feeling.

Shen Jingxian breathed out comfortably, soaking her feet was great, she always loved soaking her feet!

In the future, when she had good sisters, she would still invite them to soak their feet together!

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Song Yun initially thought the Empress’s punishment was merely for show.

Taking care of flowers, how could any flower need daily watering with tears, it was surely just a way to humor the Princess.

She was a lady of the Duke Mansion, and was very much pampered by her father, surely he would come to pick her up soon.

Yet Song Yun didn’t expect that when the Empress said to water with tears, it really meant watering with tears.

The Empress’s personal Nanny always followed her, watching to ensure she cried a sufficient amount each day before permitting her to rest.

If she didn’t cry enough on one day, she had to make up the difference the next day, otherwise it would accumulate, and she wouldn’t be able to sleep.

Song Yun’s eyes were swollen from crying, and since she began caring for the flower, the swelling never diminished.

One day, when Shen Jingxian passed by her, she was even startled.

Song Yun looked at this extremely noble Princess and exclaimed, causing countless people around to attend to her, even the Nanny blamed her for not properly caring for the flower and running out randomly, scaring the Princess and forcing her to apologize.

Song Yun felt unjust, but this time she didn’t cry, knowing that crying here was useless and no one would help her.

But she was very unwilling, believing herself no worse than the Princess, wondering why she couldn’t have what the Princess had, why she didn’t have people surrounding her.

She always thought she was the best, and would get whatever she wanted, but after meeting Shen Jingxian, she became uncertain.

But it’s okay, she would definitely find a way to take away everything Shen Jingxian had.

Father, when will you come to pick me up, I’m so tired of crying.

The expectations of Song Yun ultimately fell through, as Song Runzhi had already used his title to exchange for his beloved concubine, without a second title to exchange for his daughter.

Thus, Song Yun endured a month of crying before she was able to leave the palace.

Duan Shaoguang and Mr. Zhao received the Empress’s news, learning about Yin Ling and her daughter’s true identities.

Due to their extremely vile behavior, Duan Shaoguang unilaterally declared that he would no longer accept Song Yun to study at the Enlightenment Hall.

Meanwhile, Mr. Zhao reported this matter to the dean, requesting the Emperor to no longer accept children from the Duke Mansion… no, the Song Mansion, to study at the Imperial College, though Song Yan, with excellent grades and good conduct, was an exception to be left for study and careful cultivation!

Shen Jingxian was shocked to hear the news.

The Duke Mansion, the main sub-plot of the heroine’s early stage, seemed to be ruined by her?

Without the Duke title, how could they still flaunt? Without the favored concubine, how could they dare cause trouble for the heroine? Being chastised, the little green tea turning resentment to her from the heroine, what to do?

Shen Jingxian: Regarding the matter of punishing the minor villains who danced on my head until I could no longer tolerate it, and accidentally slapping them to the brink of demise.

Really, help!!

Shen Jingxian seriously doubted because she accidentally lowered the grandeur of the early-stage villains, the plot would bring forth new ones.

She always had accurate predictions about such matters, the Duke hadn’t been a Duke for long when the little green tea, namely Song Yun, was protected after saving a big figure.

I mean to say, little green tea, aren’t you the main character?

Since that matter, Song Yan’s attitude toward Shen Jingxian changed a bit.

Even if Shen Jingxian didn’t do much before, Song Yan would occasionally cast probing glances at her, but now it’s much better, mostly calm looks or a glance.

Shen Jingxian sighed in relief.

Although due to the inevitable forces of the plot, she’d still be occasionally forced to bother Song Yan, but as long as Shen Jingxian expressed apologies in time, Song Yan wouldn’t say much, and might even cooperate by obediently “retaliating.”

Shen Jingxian attributed it all to the ambiguity of the plot.

In the novel, it wouldn’t record every single day of the protagonist’s life, important things would be thoroughly described, while less important ones would just be glossed over.

Shen Jingxian found herself in a glossed-over phase, where the author hadn’t explicitly defined events occurring, just summarizing the causes and effects.

For instance, Song Yan worked hard to improve herself, dealing with the evil concubine, green tea sister, and biased father at the Song Mansion (how tragic).

Continued being bullied by Shen Jingxian at school, sometimes successfully dodged, otherwise retaliated.

Moreover, Song Yan learned martial arts.

Time passed like this for 3 years.

It really passed 3 years!

Shen Jingxian idled her days at school, spending evenings with Wen Ranchen, past 3 years in a simple life!!!

In this year, Shen Jingxian was 7 years old, Wen Ranchen 13 years old, Song Yan 9 years old.

It was still 2 years before Wen Ranchen’s sight would recover.

At 7 years old, Shen Jingxian was already incredibly striking, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say now anyone who saw her would instinctively gasp in admiration.

Because she was too beautiful!! Both beauty and cuteness! Based on her current looks, it could be predicted she’d surely be an extraordinary beauty in the future.

The trouble of being too beautiful was that not only men sought her out, but women did too.

On this day, another heartbroken girl stopped Shen Jingxian, painfully lamenting how a boy she loved for many years suddenly said he didn’t like her, but liked the Princess instead.

The girl, frustrated, came to see the Princess, and after realizing she couldn’t surpass the Princess, cried out on the spot, no matter how Shen Jingxian promised she wouldn’t date early, it was no use.

Shen Jingxian sighed.

Modern society is really better, modern society doesn’t endorse early romance, or child’s play romances.

She was only 7 years old, she needed to study well, okay?

Shen Jingxian, with the commendable virtue of enlightening herself and others, took the girl’s hand, solemnly advising, “Sister, you must know, women without men are like fish without carriages—there’s completely no impact!”

The girl widened her eyes, thought for a moment, felt it sensible, and had an epiphany!

Shen Jingxian laughed, another poor soul freed from the torment of love.

Yet Shen Jingxian didn’t notice that Song Yan happened to walk by behind her, hearing what she said.

Song Yan too paused, pondered, nodded, found it reasonable, and had an epiphany.

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