The Ninth Princess Reigns Supreme [Transmigration] - Chapter 31

Liu Li instinctively felt that this was a life-threatening question, more stimulating than the last big question on the college entrance exam.

As expected of Ning Zisheng, Liu Li was the one asking the question, but the question was thrown back, and now Liu Li was the one in trouble.

Liu Li frantically called out to the system, trying to seek help. Soon, a line of small characters appeared in front of her, and Liu Li instantly relaxed. Sure enough, the system would still provide her with convenience!

[System Prompt: Today’s temperature is 18 degrees Celsius, please keep warm, dear.]

Liu Li: “…….”

Time passed by every minute and every second. Liu Li, who was not good at coaxing girls, felt that she was not far from death. Seeing that Ning Zisheng’s eyes were becoming more and more gloomy, she bit the bullet and said: “Could it be because the Fifth Princess came to me today? Actually, there is a reason, we…”

“We?”

Ning Zisheng repeated this address softly, her voice rising at the end, asking her back.

“…” Liu Li hurriedly changed her words, “Yesterday the Fifth Princess told me that she wanted to learn two moves from me and have a martial arts competition, that’s all.”

“That’s all?”

Liu Li was afraid of being asked back, and said with a bitter face: “Your Highness, just say what you want to say, I don’t have your exquisite mind, I really don’t understand.”

“Oh.” Ning Zisheng put away her malice and replied with a gentle expression, but the words she said did not change at all, “I have a happy conversation with the Fifth Princess, and I don’t understand what you say.”

“No, no.” Liu Li really hoped that she had mind-reading skills, so that she could understand what the little girl in front of her was thinking. “Just tell me, what did I do to make you angry?”

“I said, I’m not angry.” Ning Zisheng pursed a harmless smile, making Liu Li feel exhausted. “Don’t worry.”

Liu Li took a deep breath and completely gave up the idea of communicating with the awkward Ning Zisheng. She closed her eyes and said the facts in one breath: “Yesterday the Fifth Princess said she would come to my palace to compete in martial arts and nothing else. Please don’t think too much.”

The world seemed to be quiet.

Liu Li opened her eyes a crack and saw that Ning Zisheng’s eyes had returned to clarity, and she smiled slightly: “Since it’s just a martial arts competition, why bother to tell me.”

Liu Li: …Forget it, as long as you’re happy.

“It’s just, I don’t know what kind of martial arts it is, you have to hug each other, it’s indecent?”

Liu Li was dumbfounded: “When did I hug the Fifth Princess? Don’t slander my reputation.”

“Oh?”

“Really.” Liu Li was about to swear to the sky. “Was it Xiao Rui who said that? Did this girl do too much work and her eyes don’t work well? I really didn’t…”

A piece of pastry was stuffed into her open mouth, and Ning Zisheng’s fingertips touched Liu Li’s lips, blocking all the words behind her.

Liu Li subconsciously chewed twice, ah, it’s so fragrant.

“If you didn’t, then you didn’t.” Ning Zisheng said, “Eat well.”

••••

In the afternoon, Ning Ziling came to visit on time. Liu Li changed into light clothes to fight with her, and took off her hair bun, tied it all up, looking like a little heroine who had traveled the world.

Ning Ziling walked around her, suspicious: “County Princess, you are so thin, how…”

Liu Li raised her chin, signaling Ning Ziling to follow her.

Last night, Jiao Yan Yu Di cleaned up an empty room. The size of the venue was moderate and there was nothing in it, which was suitable for fighting.

“You help me comb my hair too.”

Ning Ziling glanced at Liu Li, disliked her hair bun, and called Yu’er over to comb her hair.

Yu’er took the order. She was shorter than Ning Ziling and had to tiptoe slightly to reach her hair.

Her fingers flew nimbly, quickly removing all the hairpins and hair accessories on Ning Ziling’s head, and tied them into a ball with cloth strips.

Ning Ziling looked at the bronze mirror in Yu’er’s hand and was very satisfied. She couldn’t help but look at her a few more times: “Your hands are quite skillful. Not only can you peel shrimp, but you can also comb hair well.”

“Thank you for your praise, Your Highness.”

Perhaps Ning Ziling’s glance was too presumptuous, making Yu’er inexplicably shy, and she couldn’t help but lower her head with blushing cheeks: “This servant will take her leave first.”

Liu Li: …I seem to smell the taste of puppy love.

There were only Liu Li and Ning Ziling left in the room.

Ning Ziling signaled Liu Li to teach her. Liu Li smiled and said: “I remember that Your Highness is interested in this punching technique. If you don’t mind, I can explain it to you.”

“Okay!” Ning Ziling’s eyes lit up.

The original owner of Liu Li’s body had muscle memory of martial arts, and she got started very quickly. In addition, the system opened a certain back door for her, and Liu Li taught Ning Ziling in a decent way.

An afternoon passed in a flash, and they were both so tired that they sweated and fell to the ground.

Although Ning Ziling was beaten by Liu Li a lot, her eyes were full of satisfaction: “Thank you, County Princess, I have never had such a hearty competition with anyone.”

“Why say thank you.” Liu Li was also in a good mood.

The side mission was completed, and the system also prompted the expected rewards, but it could not be directly collected through the system.

Just as Liu Li was thinking, she heard Ning Ziling say: “It’s not enough to just say thank you for sparring with me. To tell you the truth, I have a lot of good weapons in my private storeroom. If you like any of them, feel free to choose.”

“The things in Your Highness’s storeroom are all imperial gifts, how can I take away someone’s love.” Liu Li saw the system prompt in front of her and her eyes lit up.

Ning Ziling thought for a moment, and it was indeed not good to give away imperial gifts: “In Xijing City, there is a famous weapon shop that only receives regular customers. The owner is familiar with me. You can send someone to pick it out, and I’ll pay for it all.”

Yes, the reward that Liu Li liked was a weapon.

The bow is made of mulberry wood, cow horn as the surface, combined with nine to form a circle, belonging to the Son of Heaven’s bow.

It’s just that this kind of bow is expensive to make, and I don’t know if there is one in the shop.

Ning Ziling said again: “This shop can also customize weapons according to customers’ needs. If you are interested, County Princess…”

This reward is said to be a bow, but it is actually Ning Ziling’s connection. Through this channel, Liu Li can contact the weapon shop and customize the bow.

The reason why she took this mission was because Ning Zisheng’s birthday was in a few months, and it would be very good to give her this bow.

After sweating, they naturally had to take a bath. Hearing that there was a small hot spring in the palace, Ning Ziling was eager to try it and asked Liu Li if she could take a bath here.

Liu Li hesitated when she heard this, because she was also sticky and wanted to take a bath. But Ning Ziling was a guest, so it didn’t matter if she took a bath first.

“Why don’t you take a bath with me, County Princess?” Ning Ziling was very surprised. Why was this County Princess Chun Ning so shy? “We are all women, what’s the matter?”

Liu Li: …Ah, this.

Yu’er offered a timely plan: “This servant will get a curtain for Your Highness and County Princess to separate each other.”

The hot spring was very big and would never be crowded. Liu Li thought it was a good idea.

Especially when Yu’er and others made the curtain very tight, she and Ning Ziling were at both ends of the hot spring, and they couldn’t even see each other’s figures. There would be no embarrassing situation of being naked, which was no different from bathing in a hot spring in modern times.

In the bathtub, Yu’er gently massaged Ning Ziling’s shoulders and arms, relieving her sore muscles.

“That’s it?” Ning Ziling frowned. “Use more strength.”

Yu’er hurriedly said “Your Highness, please forgive me,” and then used more force on her hands, but unfortunately, she still couldn’t reach the level that would make Ning Ziling feel comfortable.

“Alas… forget it.” Ning Ziling still felt uncomfortable. “Didn’t your county princess feed you? Why is your strength so weak?”

When she heard her say something bad about Liu Li, Yu’er subconsciously defended her master: “No, the county princess treats this servant very well.”

“Then you usually slack off at work and lack exercise?”

“…” Being accused like this, Yu’er felt very wronged and pursed her lips sadly. “No, Your Highness, Yu’er has always served wholeheartedly.”

Ning Ziling looked at the reflection of the little servant’s aggrieved face in the water and couldn’t help but have some teasing thoughts: “So your name is Yu’er. Which Yu?”

“The Yu of ‘jiao yan yu di’ (luscious and dripping).”

“Oh.” Ning Ziling tilted her head slightly and looked back at her.

She was already past her coming-of-age ceremony and was a more mature girl compared to Liu Li and the others. Under the water, her graceful figure was faintly visible, and below her collarbone was…

Yu’er caught a glimpse and blushed. She couldn’t help but quickly look away.

Ning Ziling didn’t feel uncomfortable at all: “I remember your name. Practice your strength well during this time. Next time I come, I want to feel that you have improved, understand?”

Liu Li had always spoken to Yu’er kindly and had never used this tone. In addition, Ning Ziling’s previous dissatisfaction made Yu’er think that she had made a mistake, and her eyes suddenly turned red. She softly said, “Yes, ma’am.”

“Alas.” Ning Ziling didn’t expect her to be so easily teased and became a little anxious. “Don’t cry, I didn’t bully you.”

The echo in the hot spring was very loud, and Liu Li heard the general movement behind the curtain.

She and Di’er exchanged glances with different expressions, completely confused.

Is the Fifth Princess flirting with my little servant???

In short, they took a pleasant bath. Unknowingly, it was getting late, almost You time.

Ning Ziling couldn’t disturb her anymore and cupped her hands to say goodbye to Liu Li: “Thank you for your hospitality, County Princess. The hot spring is very good.”

Yu’er came out of the room with a look as if she was about to cry, and Liu Li immediately noticed that there was some unpleasantness between her and Ning Ziling: “Your Highness, you…”

Seeing that Yu’er’s eyes were still slightly red, Ning Ziling didn’t know why, but she felt a little annoyed and pursed her lips: “…Don’t be unhappy.”

Yu’er didn’t say a word, saluted, and went back to her room.

Liu Li was very protective of her people and frowned unhappily: “I treat my servants like sisters. If there is any lack of hospitality, please don’t blame them.”

“Alas.” Ning Ziling scratched her head. Was she, a princess, supposed to apologize to a servant?

“I’ll give her something as a reward next time, okay?”

Outside the house, the twilight fell heavily on the green tiles of Biyu Palace, with the crimson and black colors reflecting each other, very beautiful.

If you look closely, you can find that the black color is actually a corner of someone’s clothes, almost blending into the green tiles, making it difficult to identify.

Ning Zisheng leaned against the glazed tile ridge, and with a flick of her finger, she gently pried open the heavy tile, revealing a small, inconspicuous gap on the airtight roof.

Although she couldn’t see anything, it was enough for her to hear a lot.

For example, the Fifth Princess stayed here for an afternoon, took a bath with the county princess, and said goodbye reluctantly.

Ning Zisheng’s indifferent eyes drooped slightly, watching Ning Ziling’s figure walking out of Biyu Palace. Her face no longer had a trace of a smile.