The Ninth Princess Reigns Supreme [Transmigration] - Chapter 19
Bao’an quickly fell asleep. There was still more than half an hour left before they had to return to the Moon Banquet, as Emperor Jiacheng had instructed before he left.
Liu Li knew that it was unwise for the two of them and Bao’an to be away for so long. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, if someone paid attention, they would notice something was wrong.
But she couldn’t care about that now. How could she abandon Bao’an at this time?
“Your Highness…” Since Bao’an was asleep, they kept their voices very low when they spoke, and they were very close together. “Should Your Highness go back first?”
This was Liu Li’s family matter, and Ning Zisheng shouldn’t be involved.
“…It’s fine.”
She knew that Ning Zisheng had no reason to stay except to accompany her.
Liu Li’s low spirits were lifted, and she didn’t know where she got the courage, but she suddenly hugged Ning Zisheng.
“Thank you,” she said in Ning Zisheng’s ear.
She didn’t expect to have such a friendship in this strange era, which was rare.
Wait, Liu Li realized that she seemed to have forgotten something! Ning Zisheng still thought she liked her, so shouldn’t she be more reserved?
Thinking of this, Liu Li’s arms around Ning Zisheng’s neck stiffened, not knowing how to let go naturally. Just as she was about to make an excuse for her behavior, Ning Zisheng’s hands were already on her waist.
She hugged her back without hesitation.
Liu Li: Not daring to move.jpg.
Although Ning Zisheng looked very calm on the surface, she wasn’t really.
The moment she was hugged, she heard another heartbeat for the first time through their pressed chests, and a softness that didn’t need to be said. Liu Li’s scent almost engulfed her, and the soft touch in her arms was an unprecedented experience.
Ning Zisheng let the warm breath tickle her earlobes, following the inexplicable thought in her heart.
Hug her.
Hug, her.
She still whispered, “Don’t be afraid.”
Liu Li felt it was enough. Good friends didn’t hug for so long. Just as she was about to gently push Ning Zisheng away, she saw the favorability jumping back and forth, very violently.
Liu Li: I’m an emotionless wooden puppet.
[Ning Zisheng favorability towards you: +15. Current favorability: 80 (a gentleman’s friendship).]
With the favorability in hand, Liu Li decisively let go, breathing a sigh of relief at the same time. It was so ambiguous, but Ning Zisheng was still just a gentleman’s friendship, so this yuri route probably wouldn’t work.
Right, both of them were only twelve years old now, probably just starting junior high in modern times. They were just kids, and they should only have beautiful socialist sisterhood in their hearts.
When the time was right, Liu Li would make an excuse to explain to Ning Zisheng that the handkerchief incident was all a misunderstanding, and everything would be resolved.
Very reasonable.
At this moment, Ning Zisheng opened her lips to speak, but her movements froze in mid-air, as if an invisible hand had pressed the pause button, freezing the surrounding scene in a frame.
Liu Li: ?
Several lines of system text appeared before her eyes.
[System Prompt: Dear, the destined by heaven daughter of this world has successfully reached a favorability of 80 towards you. Congratulations on obtaining the [Novice] achievement. After this system maintenance, the [Mission] function has been added. The process is temporarily suspended to explain it to you. The system has detected that you have collected enough clues to trigger the side mission [Love Triangle]. Would you like to start the tutorial now?]
Liu Li was thoughtful. Needless to say, this side mission was about Bao’an, the emperor, and the mastermind. “Start the mission. Your system update is pretty good. The layout looks much better.”
“Thank you, dear, for the compliment on the art design. It has been recorded. Now, let me explain it to you—”
“In this world, you can trigger main missions or side missions. As the name suggests, the main mission refers to the plot line that is directly related to you, which is automatically triggered after you select a camp; while the side mission is the plot of other characters, which you can choose to trigger or not after you meet certain conditions. Note: Triggering side missions has a certain probability of causing a butterfly effect that affects the main mission.”
The main and side missions were easy to understand, but the system mentioned a new term—camp?
“What is a camp?”
“After you choose a camp, the main plot of that camp will be automatically triggered, and it cannot be changed once selected. Your current selectable camps are as follows: [Ninth Princess], [Fifth Princess], [Fifteenth Prince]…”
Followed by a series of names of princes and princesses that Liu Li knew. It was easy to imagine that the main mission was to choose one of these people and help them become emperor.
There was no need to think about it. Liu Li thought, she had finally become familiar with Ning Zisheng, and she couldn’t waste this effort. Besides, whose thighs could be better to hug than the destined by heaven daughter?
“I choose the Ninth Princess.”
The word [???] appeared at the end of the camp list, indicating that Liu Li had not met the conditions for this camp, so she couldn’t open it, but she didn’t care.
“Okay, the [Ninth Princess] camp has been selected for you. Now, let me introduce the [Love Triangle] side mission. After reading it, the suspension will be lifted, and the process will continue.”
Mission Name: Love Triangle
Mission Instruction: In many stories, there is such a triangular relationship, and the three people have their own difficulties. Please choose one of the protagonists in the story to fulfill their wish.
Current Progress: Collect evidence and find all three protagonists of the story (2/3)
As soon as Liu Li finished reading these words, Ning Zisheng spoke, “You…”
Strange, she had forgotten what she wanted to say. This had never happened before.
But why was this County Princess Chun Ning staring at the air for no reason? Ning Zisheng inexplicably felt that she could see something that others couldn’t.
Liu Li rolled her eyes. She had guessed who the third protagonist was, but the system said she needed evidence, which should mean she had to collect the favorability between the characters.
“Your Highness, look over there.” She pointed to the window.
From the side window of the back hall, she could barely see the scenery of the front hall. Liu Li leaned against the window, squinting and trying to look over there.
“What?”
Although Ning Zisheng still had some doubts, she also looked in the direction of her gaze.
Liu Li said, “Today, all the ladies are here.”
The person who could reach Bao’an must be powerful. And today, all the four consort, nine concubines, and twenty-seven wives of the harem were here. The lower-ranking concubines, not qualified to attend, were not present, which made it easier to rule out suspects.
Ning Zisheng understood immediately: “People in the harem, driven by jealousy.”
Liu Li didn’t speak, only worried about how to get Bao’an and the empress into her sight at the same time to collect favorability. If she went back later, her seat would have a limited view, and she might be blocked by others and see nothing.
[System Prompt: You can borrow the luck value of the destined by heaven daughter through close contact.]
Liu Li was troubled. What was close contact?
Her eyes turned back to Ning Zisheng, making the latter slightly uncomfortable: “Hmm?”
“Your Highness,” Liu Li tilted her head and said, “…Why don’t you kiss me?”
Ning Zisheng: ?