Chapter 99: You Talk Too Much

Seeing Li Shi become increasingly outrageous, Xiang Xiang Junzheng felt a surge of anger in his heart and said coldly:

"What are you doing? Li Shi, have you made enough of a scene? The study is a place of tranquility. If you continue to make a fuss, do not blame me for being impolite."

Hearing this, Li Shi grew even more furious. She suddenly grabbed the inkstone from the table and, disregarding everything, smashed it toward Xiang Xiang Junzheng's head.

Fortunately, Xiang Xiang Junzheng had long since honed excellent dodging skills under Li Shi's attacks; otherwise, a bloody hole would surely have been smashed into his head.

The inkstone crashed onto the floor with a crisp bang, shattering into pieces everywhere.

Xiang Xiang Junzheng looked at the shattered inkstone on the floor, veins bulging on his forehead:

"Li Shi, have you gone mad enough!"

Seeing the situation turn unfavorable, before Xiang Junming could act, Li Shi retreated to the door, opened her throat, and shouted:

"Heavens, Xiang Xiang Junzheng is going to kill someone! Come quickly..."

"Oh my goodness, here comes the show again!" The maids and nannies rolled their eyes, muttering in their hearts, "These two ancestors are at it again; whoever gets involved will be unlucky."

The maids and nannies hid in the corner, cracking melon seeds while watching the spectacle, silently chanting in their hearts: "I won't go be a cannon fodder."

Xiang Xiang Junzheng held his forehead, looking full of regret for his past actions.

Li Shi hid to the side, shouting while secretly glancing at Xiang Xiang Junzheng's expression, calculating in her heart: "Can I snatch some more benefits this time?"

As soon as Li Shi let out that wail, the dust on the roof beams shook loose and fell down.

Tonight's show was not bad; Fei Ying did not intervene, merely lying on the roof beam watching the spectacle. Unexpectedly, dust falling from the beam covered his face, and his ears suffered greatly tonight. He was thinking about how to ask Seeing Jun Jun Zijin for more compensation when he returned.

Jun Jun Zhidie, who had originally been pretending to be dead under the covers, could no longer maintain the act. She threw off the quilt, revealing a face of utter despair.

Jun Jun Zhihao, who was embracing a little maid in a tender moment, was so startled by that shout that he nearly became a eunuch incapable of human relations, his face displaying a spectacular expression.

The two siblings simultaneously thought in their hearts: "Here it comes again, here it comes again; this life is unlivable!"

The two siblings, helpless, put on their outer robes and came to Xiang Xiang Junzheng's study one after another. Jun Jun Zhidie looked extremely impatient; before she even arrived, she shouted irritably:

"In the middle of the night, do you want anyone to sleep?"

Li Shi was actually somewhat afraid of Jun Jun Zhidie; seeing Jun Jun Zhidie display such an impatient expression meant she was about to be scolded again.

But at this moment, Li Shi cared about nothing else. Seeing that someone had finally arrived, she immediately threw herself forward, wailing to the heavens and crying to the earth:

"You have finally come! Your father is trying to kill me! You must stand up for me!"

Xiang Xiang Junzheng was so angry his whiskers quivered, but in front of his two only children, he still had to consider his image. He suppressed the anger in his heart, snorted coldly, and said:

"Your ability to turn black into white is indeed great. Enough." With that, he swept his sleeve and left, his back resolute and cold.

Then Jun Jun Zhihao and Jun Jun Zhidie also left, leaving only Li Shi standing in place, her eyes full of unwillingness.

The next morning, before the sky had fully brightened, Xiang Xiang Junzheng rose early and unconsciously walked again to the path where he had met Qingyu yesterday. Morning mist filled the air, the morning air was cold, yet his steps were unusually light.

Indeed, Qingyu seemed to have calculated the time precisely and appeared there again. Today she wore a red garment, like the warm sun in winter. She carried a flower basket in her hand, filled with freshly picked flowers, with crystal dewdrops still clinging to the petals. Seeing Xiang Xiang Junzheng, she bowed gracefully, her movements gentle, like a flower about to bloom.

Xiang Xiang Junzheng approached her, smelling the faint floral fragrance mixed with her subtle scent, and his heart could not help but flutter. He looked down at the flower basket and said:

"The flowers in your basket are truly beautiful."

Qingyu lowered her head shyly, her voice as faint as a mosquito's: "These were all picked by this servant with her own hands. If Second Master likes them, they can be taken to decorate the study." She handed the flower basket over, her fingers trembling slightly, seeming somewhat nervous.

Xiang Xiang Junzheng took the flower basket. The moment his fingers touched Qingyu's hand, Qingyu's face instantly turned crimson, like clouds dyed by the sunset. She quickly withdrew her hand, lowered her head, and dared not look at Xiang Xiang Junzheng again.

Looking at the gentle and shy Qingyu before him, Xiang Xiang Junzheng could not help but feel a trace of pity. Her purity formed a sharp contrast with Li Shi's incomprehensible nature, finally providing an outlet for the emotions he had suppressed for so long. He even momentarily forgot that Li Shi was a complete shrew. His heart itched with desire, and he said:

"Qingyu, shall we go to the study together to arrange these flowers?"

Qingyu was overjoyed in her heart but tried hard to control her expression. She raised her head, a flash of surprise passing through her eyes, then immediately lowered her head again, responding gently and obediently:

"Second Master's orders, this servant will naturally obey."

Xiang Xiang Junzheng in front walked forward with unhurried steps, afraid that making too much noise would scare away the little white rabbit within reach.

Qingyu followed closely behind, afraid that one slight mistake would cause her to lose the hooked old fox.

Xiang Xiang Junzheng and Qingyu entered the study. Qingyu placed the flower basket on the table and began to carefully arrange the flowers. Although she appeared to be bowing her head, her eyes occasionally stole glances at Xiang Xiang Junzheng.

Fei Ying, hiding on the roof beam, twitched the corner of his mouth. There is a show; let me add fuel to the fire for you. Fei Ying flicked a bit of medicinal powder into the air and then flashed away. That girl is going to the Divine Arm Camp today; the time is about right, he must slip away.

Quan Quan Aoyu had told Seeing Jun Jun Zijin about the establishment of the Divine Arm Camp. The brothers in the camp each held a flying arrow. The brothers were all hand-picked experts; although they could not match Quan Quan Aoyu's ability to shoot over 600 meters, a range of over 400 meters with the flying arrows in their hands was no problem at all. Previously, the maximum range of the bows and arrows they used did not exceed 200 meters. Before they had even woken from their pride in being fortunate enough to become soldiers of the Divine Arm Camp, they heard about Lady Lady Qingping, who designed these flying arrows, shooting down three copper coins with a single arrow at the Royal Horse Field. They were almost going mad with the desire to see her Archery technique that could turn arrows. Seeing Jun Jun Zijin finally had some free time today; the down jacket workshop in the Princess Manor was being watched by Han Xiao and the skilled Miss Huasheng, everything was orderly, and there was no fear of anyone causing trouble, so she decided to go to the main camp.

Just as Xiang Xiang Junzheng was taking Qingyu to the study, Li Shi also met Seeing Jun Jun Zijin in the manor who was about to go out. Li Shi had been holding a belly full of anger with nowhere to vent it last night. Seeing Seeing Jun Jun Zijin, who had been frequently making a scene recently, today made her feel even more annoyed. She had long since thrown Jun Jun Zhihao's warning to the nine heavens. She put her hands on her hips, lifted her head, and shouted:

"Yo, who is this? Isn't this the Second Young Lady who slaughters chickens and ducks all over the streets, vainly hoping to make clothes from the feathers of these feathered beasts? What should I say to you? Delusional? Has our Second Young Lady become addicted to making a scene? It is simply ridiculous!"

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin saw that this shrew had not taken her medicine again today and went mad as soon as she appeared. A chill arose in her heart. The corners of her mouth turned up, but her eyes were cold. She said faintly:

"Second Aunt, you talk too much. I have matters today and no time to chat with you." Seeing Jun Jun Zijin turned and walked out of the manor gate.

Hearing this, Li Shi immediately became furious with shame: "Do not think that being sealed as a Princess makes you something special."

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin stopped her steps, a wicked smile curling her lips:

"By the way, Second Aunt, did you get separated from Second Uncle? Are you going out? I just saw Second Uncle take a maid back. From far away, I couldn't clearly see who that maid was."

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin's voice was faint, betraying no emotion. After speaking, she took her melon seeds and left.

Because Li Shi was a shrew, only male servants followed Xiang Xiang Junzheng; there had never been a maid. Hearing that Xiang Xiang Junzheng had brought a maid, Li Shi immediately felt the matter was not simple. She waved her hand in anger, stomped her feet a few times, and said through gritted teeth:

"Good, you Xiang Xiang Junzheng! You dare to sneak around under my very eyes!"