Chapter 242: The Devilish Princess's Daily Slacking Chapter 242 Water Fight

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

Shangguan Xingyu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously reached out to wipe the water stains from her face. However, she was not the type to suffer a loss easily, and immediately raised her jade hand, splashing water back onto Qianqian's face. Now it was good; the two went back and forth, neither yielding, and a fierce water fight thus began.

"Mother, come help me! I can't beat Elder Sister Xingyu!" Qianqian dodged the water curtain splashed by Shangguan Xingyu while shouting toward An Wangfei on the shore for help. Hearing her daughter's cry, An Wangfei smiled slightly and replied, "Alright!"

Immediately, she quickly cupped her hands together, scooped up a large handful of clear water, and threw it hard. With a "swish," the clear water column, like a silver dragon, roared toward Qianqian.

Poor Qianqian was caught off guard by this sudden blow, her face covered in water droplets. She blinked her big eyes and looked at An Wangfei with confusion, asking, "Mother, did you splash the wrong direction?"

But An Wangfei remained calm and composed, answering righteously: "How could I? How could I stand by and watch you bully my precious daughter-in-law!"

Hearing this, Qianqian instantly felt extremely wronged, pouting her little mouth and muttering: "Hmph, fine, you two have actually teamed up to bully me!"

After speaking, she seemed to have her fighting spirit aroused, her hand movements becoming increasingly swift, splashing water this way one moment and attacking that way the next. For a while, the entire pool was filled with the joyful laughter of the three mother and daughter, very lively.

The Empress stood to the side, her eyes fixed on the people playing happily in the water, feeling as if a small claw was gently scratching her heart, itching unbearably.

She was usually the most honorable Empress, every move requiring extra care, always maintaining an image of dignified elegance; when had she ever played so unrestrainedly?

However, today was different from usual; there were no outsiders present here, and she no longer needed to be so cautious. After thinking it over in secret, the Empress finally could not suppress her inner impulse, reached out and lightly touched the cool pool water, feeling the coolness transmitted through her fingertips.

Then, she became excited like a child, suddenly scooped up a handful of water, and with a "splash," threw it toward Qianqian's pretty face.

Qianqian was caught off guard by this sudden blow, her face covered in water droplets as she stared blankly at the Empress, for a moment not knowing how to react.

After a while, she came back to her senses and muttered: "Fine, fine, fine, the three of you have teamed up to bully me alone, right! Since that's the case, then don't blame this young lady for being impolite!" After speaking, Qianqian waved her hands quickly, splashing large water droplets to counterattack the three.

Originally, when fighting the water battle with the two earlier, Qianqian had not used her full strength. Now facing a situation of one against three, she naturally dared not hold back in the slightest.

At first, Qianqian relied on her agile movements and quick reactions to barely cope in this melee. But as time passed, the Empress and the others gradually developed a tacit understanding and began to surround and attack Qianqian.

Gradually, Qianqian was hard-pressed and could not withstand the fierce attacks from three sides. Finally, she could only helplessly hug her head and let out a series of miserable cries.

Meanwhile, the men on the other side of the pool had originally been extremely nervous, not knowing what to do. Suddenly hearing Qianqian's cries from this side, they all turned around. Although there was a screen blocking them and everyone could not see, they could all imagine Qianqian's sorry state and the smug expressions of the Empress and the other two.

They were stunned at first, then burst into laughter in unison. This hearty laughter seemed infectious, quickly spreading throughout the separate courtyard, letting everyone immerse themselves in a joyful and relaxed atmosphere.

Before this, the atmosphere on Shangguan Peilin's side had been rather heavy. After all, this was the first time Yan Si and Shangguan Xingyan were soaking in hot springs together with Shangguan Peilin and An Wang! How could they not be nervous?

They were simply like two frightened little rabbits, not daring to breathe loudly, let alone speak. The two could only sit silently to the side, pricking up their ears to listen to Shangguan Peilin and An Wang chatting back and forth.

The playful sounds coming from across and Qianqian's screams made everyone not so nervous at the same time. Shangguan Peilin couldn't help but turn his head, a smile appearing on his face, and said to An Wang: "An Wang, look at your precious daughter; she is truly a lively treasure! I haven't heard the Empress laugh so freely for many years!"

Hearing this, An Wang also shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, you don't know; she is simply a mischievous little monkey!"

Yan Si, listening from the side, couldn't help but laugh out loud and interjected: "What's that! If I were to tell the things my little sister has done, even if I spoke for a whole day and night, I'm afraid I still couldn't finish!"

Hearing this, Shangguan Peilin immediately became interested and hurriedly asked: "Oh? Really? Tell us quickly!" Thus, Yan Si vividly recounted the amusing story of Qianqian setting fire to Xinghua Building when she was young.

As he described it, Shangguan Peilin laughed heartily, almost shedding tears. However, looking at An Wang, at this moment he put on an expression of "Don't call me, this person is not my daughter, I don't know her at all," looking extremely comical.

Just like that, the originally somewhat restrained atmosphere instantly became extremely lively, everyone chatting animatedly, talking with great enthusiasm!

Just like that, time passed like a white horse glimpsing through a gap, and an hour of time quietly passed in everyone's joyful laughter.

When everyone slowly rose from the warm and comfortable hot spring, the Empress lightly waved her hand and summoned a group of well-trained palace maids.

These palace maids walked skillfully to everyone's side, carefully using soft towels to wipe everyone's wet hair.

However, the most eye-catching was Qianqian. She looked as if she had just been fished out of the river, completely soaked, with water droplets continuously dripping from her hair.

Seeing this, the palace maid beside her hurriedly handed a clean large towel to Qianqian. After taking the towel, Qianqian quickly began to wipe her body, trying to absorb the moisture on her. Immediately after, she changed into the dry clothes that had been prepared long ago.

At the same time, the other few ladies, under the careful care of the palace maids, completed a series of actions such as drying their hair and changing clothes in an orderly manner.

After everything was tidied up properly, the Empress smiled and proposed: "Since we have already left the palace, why not find a place to taste some folk cuisine?" However, since the Empress had lived deep in the palace for many years, she knew very little about those mouth-watering delicacies outside the palace.