Let's Squander A Billion First!-Chapter 510 - Difficult to be a Hostage (5)
Chapter 510: Chapter 510 Difficult to be a Hostage (5)
“Miss, the Princess has arrived!”
Xiao Shanzi rushed in hastily and reported to the person lying on the rocking chair.
Chuzheng, with a book covering her face, lifted her hand slightly upon hearing the words, revealing her cool eyes, “What’s she here for?”
“” Xiao Shanzi wiped the cold sweat from his brow, “This servant doesn’t know.”
Lately, the Princess had been recuperating from an illness; she had gotten much better a few days ago, and His Majesty even held a banquet for Her Highness.
It was heard that there was no serious matter.
Now, suddenly coming here—who knows what Her Highness wants to do.
“The Princess has arrived—”
Princess Yun Lan, with her entourage, entered from the main hall.
Dressed in luxurious attire, the shabby palace seemed to brighten up.
“Greetings to Her Highness.” Xiao Shanzi quickly knelt down.
His heart was pounding fiercely.
Could Princess Yun Lan be here to inquire about some information she knew about?
He glanced at Chuzheng.
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The latter was still lying on the rocking chair, her leisurely and composed demeanor forcing Xiao Shanzi to admire her.
“Wei Shisan, you don’t even have the proper etiquette to greet this princess?” Princess Yun Lan looked at the person on the rocking chair, her delicate face filled with anger.
Ranked thirteenth.
Prince of Wei Country.
So Princess Yun Lan had always addressed the original owner as Wei Shisan.
Like a servant, unworthy of having a name.
Chuzheng pulled down the book and slowly sat up from the rocking chair, her dark purple robe sliding down,
A breeze blew through the courtyard, lifting Chuzheng’s hanging black hair.
The leisurely indifference in her brows made her appear ethereal, elegant, and aristocratic.
Princess Yun Lan suddenly froze.
A line of poetry flashed through her mind: “Stacked stones as jade, rows of pines as emerald, the lover’s beauty unrivaled, none else in the world can compare.”
For the first time, she noticed that this hostage from Wei Country was actually so good-looking.
Chuzheng’s cool gaze followed Princess Yun Lan’s, her translucent eyes showing no signs of disturbance.
“What brings Her Highness here?”
Her voice was as cold as her stare, jolting Princess Yun Lan back to reality.
Princess Yun Lan felt a covert irritation.
Her beautiful eyes hardened as she said, “How did you return last time?”
Chuzheng spoke indifferently, “I walked back.”
I wish I could fly back.
Alas, ‘Bastard’ didn’t arrange for me the wings to do so.
Princess Yun Lan: “Who allowed you to come back on your own?”
That’s not it.
My Little Beauty, you pushed me into the water yourself, and now you deny me the right to return?
Even the Emperor is not as domineering as you!
Being beautiful doesn’t mean you can be unreasonable!
Chuzheng responded expressionlessly, “Otherwise, should I wait for Her Highness to accuse me of desertion?”
“How dare you speak to this princess like that!” Princess Yun Lan suddenly flared up.
Chuzheng: “…”
Chuzheng surveyed her surroundings.
She simply sat back down and asked, “How about this?” Standing up to talk to you doesn’t satisfy you, so I’ll sit.
Princess Yun Lan: “…”
Xiao Shanzi wished he could bury his head in the ground.
He didn’t want to be beheaded.
Princess Yun Lan, her delicate jade hand shaking, raised her voice several notches, “Wei Shisan, you’ve got some nerve.”
“Well enough, I thank Her Highness for the compliment.”
Chuzheng boldly accepted the ‘compliment.’
“…”
“What are you, you stand up for this princess!” Princess Yun Lan demanded imperiously.
“Princess, I am the Prince of Wei Country,” Chuzheng spoke coolly, “I hold the same status as you.”
“Nothing but an unfavored prince,” Princess Yun Lan spoke spitefully, “Do you think you have a chance to return after being sent here? Wei Country has probably forgotten about this prince!”
“Even so, I remain a prince of Wei Country.”
“…”
Chuzheng’s excessive calmness made Princess Yun Lan seem somewhat ungracious.
Chuzheng: “Is this the etiquette of the Princess of Jin Country, to run into the palace of an unfamiliar man and shout at the top of her lungs?” What a spectacle! The honor of Jin Country has been totally lost by you!
[…]Miss, you’ve performed an entire opera in your mind, really… I don’t even know where to start with the complaints.
Chuzheng’s face was tense, as though her mind was blank.
In reality, she was stealthily pondering.
What exactly had the original owner of this body done to this princess to make her so disagreeable?
As soon as her illness had cleared up, here she was, making her presence known…
“Princess, every time you show up before me, it couldn’t be because you like me, could it?”
Although the original owner couldn’t exude hormones like a normal man would, inviting females to mate…
But the original owner was good-looking.
So it would be perfectly normal if women liked her.
To each their own, whether cabbages or radishes.
What if Princess Yun Lan liked this type exactly?
Princess Yun Lan’s beautiful eyes widened with rage, “What nonsense are you spouting! Who would like you?”
Having shouted, the humiliated Princess Yun Lan turned and ran out of the palace.
“Your Highness, Princess.”
“Your Highness, Princess, please slow down.”
“Please don’t let your anger harm your health, Princess.”
Princess Yun Lan slowed down, but her cheeks were still flushed with embarrassment, “A hostage dares to humiliate me like this!”
Someone nearby echoed, “I had no idea the Prince of Wei Country was such a frivolous and shameless person, to make such indecent remarks towards the Princess…”
Princess Yun Lan glared at the speaker.
How dare they still talk!
This was a disgrace!
The person immediately slapped their own mouth.
“If anyone dares to speak of today’s events, beware of your dog lives,” warned Princess Yun Lan, sweeping a gaze over the people behind her.
If word got out that she was teased by Wei Country’s Hostage, how would she face anyone?
“Yes.”
Princess Yun Lan looked towards the palace behind her, flames of anger burning fiercely in her eyes, “This isn’t over yet!”
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Xiao Shanzi stood up from the ground, his knees stiff and numb.
But compared to the shock Chuzheng had caused him, this stiffness and numbness were nothing.
“Master, by offending Her Highness the Princess like that, if the Princess and His Majesty complain about you, you’re certainly not going to get off easily.”
“Then I won’t have any,” Chuzheng seriously replied, “I don’t like fruits.”
Xiao Shanzi: “…”
Is this really about the fruits?
Xiao Shanzi felt certain that trouble was brewing.
And sure enough, the next day, a confidant of the Princess summoned him.
Filled with apprehension, Xiao Shanzi returned to the palace.
He glanced over the courtyard. It was raining today and that person was not in the courtyard.
In the whole palace, there were just the two of them, and the continuous rain made it feel even more deserted.
Xiao Shanzi paced back and forth on the veranda.
His expression was tormented.
His left fingers pinched into his right wrist, leaving one red mark after another.
“Xiao Shanzi.”
“Ma… Master.” Xiao Shanzi broke out in a cold sweat, turning to see Chuzheng: “Do you need something, Master?”
As if oblivious to Xiao Shanzi’s agitation, Chuzheng said, “Help me buy something and bring it back.”
Xiao Shanzi: “… What do you want to buy, Master?”
“Calligraphy and paintings,” replied Chuzheng.
“…” Why buy calligraphy and paintings? In the past… Xiao Shanzi realized this person had become entirely different. “What kind of calligraphy and paintings would you like, Master?”
“The expensive kind,” Chuzheng said, “The more expensive, the better.”
Not asking for the best.
Just the most expensive.
Xiao Shanzi: “…”
Xiao Shanzi, holding the silver note Chuzheng had given him,
left the palace somewhat bewildered.
In the past, life as a hostage was so impoverishing.
How had it become so wealthy now?
Carelessly pulling out a silver note was worth more than a year of his wages.
Xiao Shanzi touched the sleeve of his clothing.
His feelings grew even more complicated.
He took a deep breath and decided to get this task done first.
