The Ninth Princess Reigns Supreme [Transmigration] - Chapter 17
Neither Liu Li nor Ning Zisheng expected Bao’an to react this way, and they exchanged surprised glances. Could there be some taboo about the back hall of Hanyuan Palace, and why couldn’t Liu Li come?
Bao’an had gotten up too abruptly and was out of breath, coughing violently. Liu Li quickly went over to pat her back: “Mother, I just came to see you…”
“Go away!” Bao’an, always gentle, had never spoken to Liu Li like this before, and she was so anxious that tears were about to fall. “Quick…”
Before she finished speaking, they heard a series of footsteps coming from outside, very clear in the empty corridor.
Bao’an, not knowing where she got the strength, pushed Liu Li and Ning Zisheng in the opposite direction: “Ninth Princess, Li’er, hide!”
There was a large redwood wardrobe in the room, matching the color of the door frame, very beautiful. Bao’an, in her anxiety, wanted to let them hide inside.
Liu Li was confused, but Bao’an would never harm her, so she had to do as she was told. Her system panel was still open, and she was about to close it when it suddenly flickered twice.
What was going on?
The next second, Liu Li was plunged into complete darkness, unable to see anything, and even the floating system numbers disappeared.
Ning Zisheng opened the wardrobe door but saw that Liu Li wasn’t moving. She raised her eyes: “What’s wrong?”
Liu Li, having lost her sight like a blind person, was terrified and stammered, “Your Highness, I… I can’t see.”
As soon as she spoke, she saw a line of text.
[System Prompt: Dear, the system is malfunctioning and is being maintained. Please wait a moment, mwah.]
Liu Li’s mood at this moment was indescribable, only a curse word could express it.
“What?” Ning Zisheng was startled. She had never heard Liu Li say she had any eye problems. What was going on?
Bao’an laboriously lay back down, desperately signaling for them to hurry.
The footsteps were already near the door. Not knowing who was coming and seeing Bao’an so alarmed, Ning Zisheng didn’t dare to take any risks and whispered, “Excuse me.”
Then, Liu Li was embraced by a pair of slender but strong arms.
Ning Zisheng squatted down slightly, lifted Liu Li’s thighs and picked her up, took a deep breath, and deftly stepped into the wardrobe.
Looking up, she saw the girl’s blank eyes, lost and helpless, instinctively grabbing Ning Zisheng’s shoulders, like a drowning person clutching the only piece of flotsam.
The wardrobe wasn’t big, just enough to accommodate two slender girls, so they were very close.
The moment Ning Zisheng closed the wardrobe door, she heard Xiao Rui and the others outside the door loudly salute, “Greetings, Your Majesty.”
It was Emperor Jiacheng?!
Liu Li still couldn’t see, but the wardrobe was probably dark anyway, so it didn’t make much difference whether she could see or not.
The wardrobe was stuffy, and she subconsciously took a breath, then a hand went over her shoulder and gently covered her mouth.
“Shh,” Ning Zisheng said.
Liu Li obediently held her breath, her nostrils filled with the faint medicinal scent on Ning Zisheng’s hand.
It was strange. How could a princess have a medicinal scent on her hands?
Liu Li thought for a moment and then remembered that it was the scent of her own sachet, which contained several herbs that were said to be good for the body if smelled often.
Yan’er, afraid that Liu Li would find it unpleasant, had specially added some spices to it, so it had a medicinal scent.
It must have been when Ning Zisheng hugged her that she touched the sachet and picked up the scent. However, this scent seemed to suit Ning Zisheng quite well.
Liu Li couldn’t see, so she didn’t know that they were so close, so close that Ning Zisheng had to control her breath to keep it from touching Liu Li’s ear.
She also didn’t know that the hand covering her lips wanted to try to trace the soft lips that were constantly rubbing against her fingertips.
Ning Zisheng felt her heart beating very fast, and her other hand gently wrote a few words on Liu Li’s right hand.
“Can you see now?”
Liu Li wrote back, “No.”
So she also didn’t know that Ning Zisheng, on this night, lowered her head and took a deep sniff of her hair, smelling the peach blossom fragrance that she couldn’t get enough of.
••••
Emperor Jiacheng entered the room. He brought Eunuch Yao but left him outside, coming in alone to see Bao’an.
Bao’an closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep, not moving.
Ning Zisheng saw through the crack in the wardrobe door that Emperor Jiacheng sat down by the bed and gently patted Bao’an’s shoulder, “Rou’er.”
Princess Bao’an’s given name was Ning Rou.
No one expected the always serious Emperor Jiacheng to call Princess Bao’an by her childhood name so affectionately. It was said that they had a deep sibling bond, and now it seemed to be true.
Bao’an didn’t react, and Emperor Jiacheng patiently called again, “Rou’er, wake up.”
Ning Zisheng hadn’t seen Emperor Jiacheng many times, and the few times she had, she had only seen impatience and indifference in his eyes. She didn’t expect him to be so gentle, and a trace of sarcasm flashed through her heart.
He called several times, and Bao’an couldn’t pretend not to hear, so she had to open her eyes wearily and said, “Your Majesty is here, I’m sorry for not welcoming you…”
Emperor Jiacheng’s expression didn’t change, and he still had a smile on his face, “Rou’er, why are you so distant?”
Bao’an turned over, seemingly unwilling to speak, “Your Majesty, Ning Rou is tired.”
Emperor Jiacheng sighed, “You still have this stubborn temper.”
Liu Li, listening to this, was puzzled. Were they quarreling? Had Emperor Jiacheng angered Bao’an?
Just at this moment, a line of small words flashed: [System Prompt: System repair complete.]
Liu Li regained her sight. She calmed herself and, through the narrow crack in the door, saw Emperor Jiacheng and Bao’an clearly.
Then, she heard Emperor Jiacheng casually say, “But I just like your bad temper.”
The scene before her made Ning Zisheng frown subconsciously.
Emperor Jiacheng’s smile was as usual, but in his eyes, there was clearly a strong desire for Bao’an, like a vicious beast staring at its prey, planning how to eat it.
Liu Li was even more shocked by the words that flashed by.
[Ning Yucheng favorability towards Ning Rou: 999 (Obsessed).]
Emperor Jiacheng actually had such thoughts about his sworn sister! But Princess Bao’an had already married and had children. How dare he—!
“Your Majesty, have some self-respect!” Bao’an was already crying, ashamed and angry that her daughter had heard everything. “Ning Rou is Your Majesty’s sworn sister and has long been married to another man!”
Emperor Jiacheng seemed to enjoy seeing her in pain and said playfully, “So what? The world is mine, and I can have whoever I want.”
What was going on?!
If Liu Li had seen this kind of plot in a romance novel, she would have cursed the male lead a few times at most, but seeing it happen in person almost made her explode with anger.
Seeing Bao’an being humiliated by Emperor Jiacheng, Liu Li couldn’t wait to go out and beat him up.
This incident didn’t appear in the original story, probably a hidden plot line. She didn’t expect Emperor Jiacheng to be such a scumbag. What kind of skill was it to bully a weak woman who wasn’t feeling well in secret!
Ning Zisheng naturally understood her feelings and silently patted her hand to tell her not to act rashly.
Emperor Jiacheng leaned closer to Bao’an, satisfied to see her pupils shrink in terror, and whispered ambiguously, “I won’t touch you, I pity your weak body. If you don’t listen…”
Bao’an trembled like a sieve.
Emperor Jiacheng curled his lips, “Your daughter looks a bit like you when you were young. It wouldn’t be bad to use her to relieve boredom.”
Bao’an’s only weakness was her daughter, and she was both angry and anxious, “Even if I risk my life, I won’t let you touch Li’er!”
“Oh?” Emperor Jiacheng clearly didn’t take this threat seriously and smiled, “Then try it and see if you can stop me.”
When Emperor Jiacheng mentioned Liu Li, Ning Zisheng’s eyes gradually became dark and unclear. Thinking of Liu Li, she wrote a word on her shoulder—”Endure.”
He was the emperor, supreme and unmatched. His words about taking Liu Li were clearly not a joke.
Otherwise, why would Princess Bao’an be so afraid of Liu Li seeing Emperor Jiacheng?
Liu Li had gradually calmed down, squeezing Ning Zisheng’s hand reassuringly, indicating that she shouldn’t worry and that she wasn’t angry.
Then she checked Emperor Jiacheng’s luck value.
As the sovereign of a dynasty, although his luck was still decent, it was nothing compared to the destined by heaven, the real dragon and heavenly woman, Ning Zisheng.
‘Is that it?’ Liu Li sneered inwardly. ‘Dog emperor, daring to talk big will come at a price. Although I can’t do anything to you now, just watch me kill you.’