Chapter 161: Xiang Lan! Princess! She Got Up!

"Damn, you stop right there!"

Early in the morning, Xiang Lan timed the usual wake‑up hour for the two, ready to serve her own Princess out of bed, when a sudden roar erupted from the room.

Bang!

The room's door was flung open, and a white figure streaked past her.

Hahaha, you dead bastard, now you see how powerful this Princess is, right?

Princess Gao Yang ran while letting out a wild laugh, looking just like a child whose prank succeeded.

"You dog woman, I really gave you too much face!" Chen Yan gritted his teeth and rushed out, muttering low, then mustered all his strength to chase after them.

Xiang Lan:?

She scratched her head in confusion, watching the all‑too‑familiar chase‑and‑flight figure, and for a moment she was frozen on the spot.

How to put it.

Xiang Lan wasn't surprised that the two fought bright and early, because she was already used to them fighting anytime, anywhere.

Even late at night was no exception.

What surprised her this time was that, no matter how they fought or made a ruckus, Princess Gao Yang always ended up the one taking the loss.

Plainly put, her own Princess was the one hurrying up to deliver.

But why does it look different this time?

Her family's Princess... seems to have the upper hand?

My heavens!

Xiang Lan almost thought she had misread the scene, but hearing her own Princess's smug, wild laugh and Chen Yan's unmistakably genuine angry shout, she finally realized.

Princess Gao Yang... really got up.

"That wasn't easy!" Xiang Lan couldn't help but sigh.

She never imagined that the Princess Gao Yang she thought Chen Yan would dominate for a lifetime could actually have a day of the upper hand.

This spectacle had to be watched.

Thinking that, Xiang Lan's eyes lit up, and she immediately chased after the direction the two fled.

At the same time, Qing'er, who shared her intention, also chased toward where the couple was heading.

Behind them followed a tiny figure with an excited face.

"Wait, I also want to watch!"

Xiao Sizi flitted his short legs rapidly, pattering along behind Qing'er.

And behind her were two maids crying frantically.

"Little Princess, slower, slower, okay?"

"No!" Xiao Sizi shook his head firmly, and his steps quickened a few more paces.

How could she hear such words?

Since Princess Gao Yang married in, she no longer even clung to Chen Yan to take her out to play.

Every day she stared longingly, hoping for the same thing.

So much fun~

"Yo yo yo, isn't that the big name in front of His Majesty and Her Majesty, Chen Zian? Gone for a bit, hanging around like this?"

On a willow tree, Princess Gao Yang clung tightly to the trunk, launching a merciless taunt at Chen Yan with words she had learned from him.

"Heh..." Chen Yan laughed in anger.

But he was too lazy to bother Princess Gao Yang now; days of toil had piled up, and after being ambushed bright and early and then a frantic sprint, he needed to catch his breath.

Princess Gao Yang, seeing this, grew even more smug, taunting wildly: "Look, look, the young Xu Cheng like this, running a few steps feels like it costs half a life, can you even catch your breath?"

"You still call yourself a descendant of a general, but honestly, you should just quit, don't tarnish the generals. You have no shame, General Cheng and the others still have theirs."

As she spoke, both her tone and expression radiated thick pride.

Turns out, Chen Yan wasn't that hard to deal with after all.

Seeing Chen Yan's increasingly darkened complexion below, Princess Gao Yang felt only one thing.

So satisfying!

Extremely satisfying.

This is even more satisfying than... hmm, beating Chen Yan.

Don't ask how it was done, or what was used.

If you ask, it's with the thigh.

Chen Yan took a deep breath, not daring to pause for a moment, telling himself, "Don't get angry, don't get angry. My own women, no matter what, are still my own women."

"Can't be angry with my own women... what nonsense!"

Holding back for a moment brings calm, but taking a step back only fuels the anger.

Today this dog woman dares to steal his peach, tomorrow she'll dare to steal a monk.

It's a password.

Endure the trade!

"You're really a damn old hen flying to heaven, not a good bird!"

"Oh, I almost forgot, you're not a bird at all," Chen Yan sneered. "At least a bird flutters its wings and flies up a tree; you're different, you just swoosh up instantly."

"What? Did you study under the Emei Mountain monkeys?"

Princess Gao Yang's smug expression stiffened for a moment, unmoved, "That's all your skill is, besides talking, what else can you do?"

"Climbing trees is my skill; if you have the guts, you can climb up too."

Speaking, she glanced at Chen Yan with disdain.

This kind of willow tree isn't something just anyone can climb; its lower part basically has no branches, so you need a bit of skill to climb it.

When she was little, Princess Gao Yang often caused trouble; to avoid punishment from Empress Changsun, she frequently climbed up the tree to hide.

Even if she was discovered, Empress Changsun would let her go out of worry that she might fall.

This trick never fails, so she had already mastered tree-climbing skills from a young age.

Princess Gao Yang simply didn't believe Chen Yan could climb trees as well.

Chen Yan stared fixedly at Princess Gao Yang, determined that this time he would not let her off easily.

Fine, you wait for me!

After saying that, he didn't continue speaking and walked straight away.

Waiting is fine; what, are you afraid of me, this princess?

Princess Gao Yang didn't take Chen Yan's threat to heart at all, and had no intention of coming down.

After all, the Bo Mansion is only so big; if she went down, wouldn't she be giving him an opportunity?

As for running out of the Bo Mansion?

Don't joke.

Even if Chen Yan delayed a bit, by the time he chased after her she would barely make it to the backyard to climb this tree.

Knowing full well that those maids, servant girls, and servants wouldn't help her, she had no confidence she could outrun Chen Yan.

It would be better to stay up in the tree and wait.

Chen Yan isn't heartless; although he's angry now and probably wants to skin her alive, as time passes Princess Gao Yang wouldn't believe he isn't worried.

Hmph, you've bullied this princess for so long; this time you must pay a price.

Princess Gao Yang's eyes rolled as she thought of something amusing, her mood greatly improved.

Not far away, two big and one small heads popped out of a house's window, twirling around to scrutinize Princess Gao Yang lying on the tree.

They were Qing'er, Xiang Lan, and little Sizi, who had come over to watch the fun.

They didn't dare to openly run over to watch the show, so they could only hide here.

Miss Qing'er, where did my older brother go?

Little Sizi wondered.

I don't know, but I feel the young master is really angry today; he probably won't let the princess off easily.

Be that as it may, as the person who has accompanied Chen Yan the longest, Qing'er knows him very well.

And Xiang Lan, looking at Princess Gao Yang in the tree, flashed a hint of helplessness in her eyes.

There's one thing Chen Yan didn't get wrong: Princess Gao Yang really is rather monkey-like.

Li Shimin, when he was young, said the same thing.

Huh, my older brother is back~

Suddenly, little Sizi's eyes lit up.

"........"