Chapter 90: The Demon Lord Junzhu's Slacking Daily Life Chapter 90: Watching the Excitement

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

Time flew by like a white colt passing through a crevice; in the blink of an eye, the Emperor's birthday celebration was just two days away. These past few days, the capital city was festooned with lanterns and brimming with festive cheer, incredibly lively! Envoys from various countries arrived in the capital one after another, specially rushing over to wish the Emperor a happy birthday.

The Emperor attached great importance to this and specially appointed the Crown Prince with full authority over all matters of the birthday celebration. As for the capital's security guarantee, that heavy responsibility was jointly undertaken by An Wang and the City Defense Department.

Precisely because of this, An Wang had been busy to the point of being unable to spare even the time to return home for an evening meal these days; he left early and returned late all day long, his feet never touching the ground.

Fortunately, today he could finally rest a little. Thus, Qianqian and Yan Jie decided not to go to the academy for lessons. Qianqian slept until she woke naturally, stretched lazily, enjoying this rare leisure time. Even Yan Shuang'er, who usually rose early, exceptionally slept in big-time today.

Speaking of it, they hadn't gone to the teahouse to listen to storytelling for quite a few days. Just the day before yesterday, Qianqian had already agreed with her good friends Qi Xi and Ai Jiao to go together to the teahouse to listen to stories and relieve boredom.

Qi Yu was even more thoughtful and thorough; he had booked a quiet and elegant private room early on and agreed on a specific hour. He would simply wait for Qianqian and Yan Shuang'er to finish dressing up, then lead them and Yan Jie, the three of them, to set off together for the teahouse.

Before long, an exquisitely decorated carriage slowly drove out of the mansion gate, carrying the three onto the road to the teahouse. However, unexpectedly, before the carriage reached the teahouse, the road ahead was already jammed solid.

Looking out, the street was filled with all kinds of carriages, dazzling in variety and great in number. Right now, two carriages happened to be refusing to yield to each other, deadlocked in place, causing the entire road to become impassable in an instant. Yan Shuang'er gazed at that teahouse from afar; although there was still a distance, it did not look particularly distant.

She turned her head to look at Qianqian and Yan Jie beside her and asked, "The road is badly jammed; who knows how long it will stay stuck. Why don't we get down and walk over? That way we can reach the teahouse faster; what do you think?"

Qianqian readily nodded: "Sure! We can also see what exactly happened up ahead to cause such a jam." Yan Jie, who had been listening silently at the side, had always obeyed his sisters' words without question, so naturally he had no objection either.

Just like that, the three got down from the carriage together and began walking forward along the jammed road. All along the way, there were all kinds of carriages, one pressed against another, squeezing the road impassable. They threaded through these carriages with difficulty and only after much effort reached the very front of the line.

Ahead, two extraordinarily luxurious carriages were parked prominently, their footprint quite considerable. The two carriages refused to yield to each other, deadlocked right in the middle of the road, preventing the vehicles behind from passing.

Two coachmen sat each on their own carriage, looking at each other expressionlessly. And atop each carriage stood a yatou, cursing each other rudely.

The green-clad yatou set her hands on her hips and shouted aggressively: "Hmph! My young miss is the dignified Princess of Xishang Kingdom, and the Crown Prince of Xishang Kingdom's own younger sister! Her status is so noble, why should she yield to you? If you're sensible, hurry up and back your carriage!"

Just then, the yellow-clad yatou retorted without showing weakness: "Hmph! What's so great about Xishang Kingdom? My young miss is Dongying Kingdom's doted-upon, favored-with-all-love precious little princess! Why should she yield to you?"

These two yatou refused to yield to each other, confronting one another; neither would concede first and tell their coachman to give way. Just like that, the situation fell into a deadlock.

Adhering to the principle of watching the excitement without minding the trouble, those three passersby actually just stood quietly by the roadside, watching this farce unfold with their own eyes.

Not only that, Yan Shuang'er, Qianqian, and Yan Jie leisurely walked to a roadside stall, bought a full bag of fragrant melon seeds, and returned. Then the three stood together by the road, cracking melon seeds with relish while watching this splendid quarrel drama with great interest.

At first, the two yatou still accused and cursed each other aggressively, but after a while, perhaps because they were tired from shouting, their voices gradually lowered. However, although their mouths quieted some, both sides still stared at each other with eyes full of hostility, not the slightest intention of backing down.

At this moment, the vehicles behind, seeing the road blocked ahead, began to stir restlessly. Some owners sent their yatou forward to inquire about the situation.

When these yatou learned that the ones blocking the road ahead were respectively the Princess of Xishang Kingdom and the Princess of Dongying Kingdom, each turned pale with fright, hurriedly withdrew their heads and went back to report to their masters. Those who had originally wanted to complain a few words, upon hearing this news, instantly shut their mouths, not daring to breathe a sound.

Thus, some people whose destinations were relatively close simply chose to get down and walk forward, while those with distant routes who truly could not walk had no choice but to sit anxiously waiting in their carriages. Even so, the two high-status princesses never once showed their faces, still hiding inside their respective gorgeous carriages secretly vying, neither willing to be the first to lower their head and admit defeat.

Gradually, the carriages on both sides accumulated more and more, forming a long, long queue; looking out, one could not see the end.

Simultaneously, in another quarter, Official Lu was secretly discussing important matters with An Wang in the hall. Both wore grave expressions, conversing in low voices; the atmosphere appeared quite heavy.

However, this tense atmosphere was broken by a sudden burst of hurried footsteps. A servant rushed in with a panicked expression, crying out: "My lord! An Wang Your Highness! Something terrible has happened!"

An Wang frowned and hurriedly asked: "What exactly happened to make you so panic-stricken? Speak quickly!"

The man panted heavily, and only after catching his breath did he say: "Reporting to An Wang Your Highness and Official Lu, news has just come that the Princess of Xishang Kingdom and the Princess of Dongying Kingdom have actually met on Tian Shui Avenue. Their respective carriages refuse to yield to each other, deadlocked right in the middle of the avenue, causing the carriage queue behind to grow longer and longer; now it has nearly extended to the City Defense Department's gate!"