Questioning ever so lightly, Tang Xiaobai couldn’t hold back: "Our Mr. Zhang cos from the Zhang Family of Qizhou, didn’t you know that?"
Pingyang Princess seed montarily silenced by the famous na "Zhang Family of Qizhou."
However, monts later—
"Zhang Family of Qizhou? Is it that Zhang Xing?" Pingyang Princess exclaid.
Tang Xiaobai was speechless.
What on earth is she daydreaming about all day? Is she in love?
Startled, Pingyang Princess’s voice rose slightly, causing Mr. Zhang in front to glance over.
Tang Xiaobai straightened her posture and distanced herself from the dawdling Pingyang Princess beside her.
Pingyang Princess seed to dig out a sense of sha and fell silent again.
And then—
"Why’s your handwriting so ugly?"
Tang Xiaobai twitched at the temple and ignored her.
"But your sister’s not much better."
Tang Xiaobai couldn’t stand it: "How’s Prince Consort Zhao’s handwriting?"
Pingyang Princess choked.
After a while, she lowered her voice: "I asked Zhao Jing about it..."
Tang Xiaobai paused her pen, glancing at her.
Pingyang Princess looked down at her empty desk and said, "He said Zhen Su is indebted to him, so upon arriving in the Capital City, he had to care for her."
Tang Xiaobai let out a soft "tsk" and said, "Could it be that he was once injured and Zhen Su saved him?"
Pingyang Princess looked up in surprise: "How did you know?"
"A guess," Tang Xiaobai replied.
This plot screams lazy writing by the author.
"I told him I found Zhen Su, guess what happened?"
Tang Xiaobai thought for a mont and said, "His face changed dramatically, and he demanded what you did to Zhen Su, saying Su Su was just an innocent, kind girl who knew nothing, and he wouldn’t allow you to bully Su Su."
Pingyang Princess was dumbfounded: "How do you know all of this?"
"A guess," Tang Xiaobai sighed.
Predicting this lodramatic plot brings no sense of accomplishnt.
"Actually... what Zhen Su said to him was different; she said... they had a marriage agreent...
The rest unfolded just as Tang Xiaobai imagined.
A beautiful and kind girl happens upon an injured man whom she’s cared for. During his recovery at her ho, a mutual affection blossoms, and they privately pledge themselves to each other.
But the man is an Outer Mansion soldier and has to regularly enter the capital for rotation.
Once he enters the capital, he never returns.
The beautiful girl waits and waits until she can’t wait any longer and heads to the capital to find her fiancé.
"Actually, when Zhen Su just ca to the capital, it was during the Dragon Boat Festival that Zhao Jing and his n were searching for an assassin in Jinchang Village, where they t her... She claid she didn’t know Zhao Jing had beco a Prince Consort, and he hadn’t told her..."
"What do you plan to do?" Tang Xiaobai asked.
"How can I, a princess, suffer such grievances? So I told Your Majesty I didn’t want Zhao Jing anymore—"
Tang Xiaobai’s eyes lit up, echoing, "Yes, yes! You are a princess; who needs more handso n?"
"But Your Majesty wouldn’t agree..."
Tang Xiaobai was stunned.
"Not only did he refuse, but he also scolded , saying I was capricious and treated marriage as a child’s play... Clearly it’s Zhao Jing who wronged ; he’s my father, why is he siding with Zhao Jing?" Pingyang Princess was angry yesterday, but today she’s truly sorrowful, speaking with reddened eyes.
Tang Xiaobai felt a headache coming: "Why are you asking about this? Why not ask my sister?"
Pingyang Princess pouted: "I fear she’ll be so mad she’ll smash your Duke Yan Mansion."
That sounds about right...
Tang Xiaobai nodded and continued, "Then you can also ask soone else. I’m still a kid!"
"Nobody else knows about this. Why should I disgrace myself?" Pingyang Princess said.
Tang Xiaobai was about to respond when she suddenly noticed Little Ancestor Qin looking at her, sending a shiver through her. She left Pingyang Princess and focused on her writing practice again.
The children are watching! She should set a good example!
As soon as her determination settled, it was shattered again by Pingyang Princess’s words—
"Is that your person?"
Tang Xiaobai’s heart skipped a beat. She looked over where Pingyang Princess was pointing and indeed saw the gentle, delicate Qin Xiaoshao.
"Yes! He’s mine!" Tang Xiaobai said seriously.
"He looks good, give him to ?"
Tang Xiaobai couldn’t help but glare at her: "No way!"
Pingyang Princess was taken aback, pointing at her: "How dare you glare at ?"
This ti, she forgot to keep her voice down.
Mr. Zhang’s lecture paused, and the surroundings suddenly beca quiet.
The silence was such that Tang Xiaobai was reminded of the saying: The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
"Princess—" Mr. Zhang spoke, his gaze subtly falling on the back row.
Tang Xiaobai gripped her pen tightly, staring straight ahead at her paper and pen, pretending that none of this had anything to do with her.
"If Princess feels that Zhang’s lecture isn’t worth listening to, please step outside so as not to disturb others," Mr. Zhang said in a calm tone.
Pingyang Princess was again taken aback, pointing arrogantly at Mr. Zhang: "You dare to kick out?"
Mr. Zhang quietly watched her.
Pingyang Princess held her ground.
It can’t really blow up, can it? Tang Xiaobai helplessly put down her pen and stood up to salute: "Sir, the Princess might be tired; I will escort her out!"
How could Zhang Yin leave everything to a young girl?
So he set down his book and said, "Let us all farewell the Princess together."
What kind of farewell is this? It’s clearly expulsion.
Pingyang Princess’s face turned cold, pointing at him haughtily: "No one has ever kicked out! Very well! This Princess will rember you!"
What kind of lazy dialogue is this!
Tang Xiaobai rubbed her forehead and whispered a threat: "My house isn’t far; should I send soone to invite my sister over to have a chat with the Princess?"
Pingyang Princess’s expression changed, then she flicked her sleeve and left.
Just after stepping out, she suddenly saw a squad of Imperial Guards coming around the northern corner, led by Zhao Jing in his scarlet riding attire, with cold and stern features.
Upon eting her enemy, hatred blazes anew.
Seeing Zhao Jing, Tang Xiaobai recalled the murderous intent in his eyes that day, feeling both fearful and hateful.
Zhao Jing wouldn’t bother with a little girl and promptly dismounted to salute: "Princess!" His eyes uncharacteristically glued to Pingyang Princess with a complex expression.
Yet, Pingyang Princess refused to look at him, turning to Tang Xiaobai instead: "The lotus in my mansion has blood; in a couple of days, I’ll host a lotus appreciation banquet. You and Jiaojiao must co; I’ll invite a few talented young scholars too—" She suddenly turned, smiling sweetly at Mr. Zhang, "Mr. Zhang must co too!"
With those words, she mounted her horse with elegance, smiling down at Tang Xiaobai: "Jiaojiao was right; I’m a Princess, what are n? Even after having a Prince Consort soday, it won’t hinder my keeping a few charming boys for fun!" So saying, she rode off into the distance.
Leaving Tang Xiaobai awkwardly peeking at Mr. Zhang’s expression, she softly explained, "My sister never said those things..."
Those were words from Princess Ji of the Ji Country.
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