Qin Manman was really desperate to meet Si Hongxi. She deliberately pretended to pass by and bumped into the carriage. Fortunately, the coachman managed to rein in the horse in time, so she wasn't hurt. However, she took the opportunity to fall to the ground and pretended to be hit.
The horse was startled, causing the carriage to jolt. Princess Anyao in the carriage was also frightened. Angrily, she scolded, "What's going on? Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
Anyao stormed out of the carriage in a fit of rage, and Si Hongxi followed closely behind.
The first thing Anyao did after getting off the carriage was to kick the coachman to the ground. "What's going on? Do you want to kill me?"
The frightened coachman quickly got up and knelt on the ground, begging for mercy. "Please spare my life, Princess. It was this woman who suddenly rushed out, which startled the horse. Please spare my life!"
Only then did Anyao notice the woman lying in front of the horse. She stepped forward and shouted, "Where did this reckless thing come from? How dare you block my carriage?"
Hearing that it was the princess, Qin Manman never expected that there was a princess in the carriage besides the Prince of Pingnan!
Qin Manman slowly got up, pretending to have a pain in her leg. She tried to extort money by saying, "It was clearly your carriage that hit me. I'm the one who got hurt. Not only do you not apologize, but even if you're a princess, you can't be so callous about human life, can you?"
"What did you say?" Anyao was even angrier when she heard this. She was about to hit Qin Manman when Si Hongxi stopped her.
"Miss Manman? Why is it you?" Si Hongxi quickly stepped forward to defuse the situation.
Seeing Si Hongxi come out to help her, Qin Manman was happy to see him. "Prince brother, why are you here too? What a coincidence! Ah... It hurts so much!"
Seeing that Si Hongxi was present, she immediately pretended to be weak. She covered her leg and looked pained, as if she was seriously injured!
Anyao was shocked to see Si Hongxi greeting this woman. How could Brother Hongxi know such a commoner? And she even called him Prince brother. How shameless!
"Are you okay? Do you want me to take you to a doctor?" Si Hongxi asked with concern.
Seeing Si Hongxi so concerned about this woman, Anyao's face was distorted with anger.
"Oh, it's okay! It's just a minor injury!" Qin Manman said gently while pretending to check her injury.
"Oh, I forgot to introduce. This is Miss Qin Manman. Miss Manman, this is my cousin, Princess Anyao!"
The two looked at each other with disgust. Anyao thought, who wants to know her? A pretentious slut!
"Since this girl says she's okay, Brother Hongxi, let's go first!" Anyao pulled Si Hongxi and was about to get in the carriage.
Seeing Anyao pulling Si Hongxi's arm proudly, Qin Manman was extremely jealous. "Ah... Ah..." Qin Manman pretended to take a few steps, showing that it seemed to affect her walking and trying her best to show the pain.
Seeing Qin Manman like this, Si Hongxi couldn't bear to let her walk home alone. He suggested, "How about Miss Manman come with us in the carriage? We'll take you home first."
Hearing that Si Hongxi wanted to take this woman home, Anyao reluctantly pulled the corner of Si Hongxi's clothes, shook her head, and said coquettishly, "Brother Hongxi."
She signaled him not to do this. She, a noble princess, didn't want to share a carriage with this woman!
"This... isn't it a bit inappropriate?" Qin Manman pretended to decline, but in fact, she was overjoyed.
"It's okay. Let's go!" Si Hongxi turned around and was about to get in the carriage. Seeing Qin Manman moving slowly, he had to go forward to help her and supported her into the carriage.
Seeing Qin Manman's smug look, Anyao wished she could tear this woman apart.
After getting in the carriage, Si Hongxi asked, "Miss Manman, where do you live? We'll take you home."
"Near Zhang's Butcher Shop in Yong'an Alley. Thank you!" Qin Manman replied.
"Tell the carriage behind to go back to the palace first. We'll go to Zhang's Butcher Shop in Yong'an Alley first!" Si Hongxi ordered.
"Yes, Your Highness."
The atmosphere among the three was very awkward during the journey. Especially Si Hongxi. To break the awkward silence, Si Hongxi asked with concern again, "Miss Manman, are you sure you don't need to see a doctor?"
Qin Manman smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Prince brother. It's okay. I have medicine at home. I'll be fine after applying some medicine."
"Prince brother? Humph! When did my Brother Hongxi recognize you as his sister? How come I don't know? I'm afraid some people are just being wishful thinking!" Anyao felt uncomfortable as soon as she heard the words "Prince brother" and sneered.
Now the atmosphere became even more awkward. Qin Manman's face turned bright red when she was ridiculed by Anyao and she didn't say a word.
After all, she was just a commoner and couldn't compete with a princess. She had to endure it for the time being.
For a moment, the atmosphere was even more awkward than before.
Fortunately, the carriage stopped soon.
"Your Highness, we've arrived at Zhang's Butcher Shop in Yong'an Alley!" the coachman reported from outside.
Qin Manman looked at Si Hongxi reluctantly and said gently, "Then I'll leave first, Your Highness."
Si Hongxi nodded and said politely, "See you next time!"
Hearing this, Qin Manman was overjoyed. She got off the carriage and watched the carriage leave. She was secretly happy. He said see you next time! He must have feelings for me and wants to see me again! Great!
Qin Manman walked home happily. She walked very briskly and there was no sign that she had been hit by a carriage at all.
When night fell.
Bai Chen received instructions from Granny Hu San. Suddenly, the words "Zhang's Butcher Shop in Yong'an Alley" appeared in front of him. Bai Chen immediately understood that he was supposed to go to Zhang's Butcher Shop in Yong'an Alley to deal with the evil spirit!
When he arrived at Zhang's Butcher Shop, the place was filled with a strong smell of blood!
A fat butcher was standing with his back to him, holding a meat cleaver and chopping something with the back of the knife. Blood was flowing all over the place!
From time to time, he would make terrible sounds, "Cut off your arms, chop off your legs! Cut off your head, dig out your heart, haha!"
At this moment, a ball rolled to Bai Chen's feet! No, it wasn't a ball. It was a woman's head, with long hair and big eyes full of fear. Blood was flowing from her seven orifices!
This head belonged to the butcher's wife!
Bai Chen glanced at it and coldly shouted at the fat man, "Hey!"
The butcher stopped his action upon hearing the sound. His head slowly turned 180 degrees, and his eyes stared at Bai Chen. A strange smile appeared on his lips!
It was obvious that the butcher was possessed by a ghost!
"Show yourself, you evil ghost!" Bai Chen frowned slightly and scolded.
The strange laughter of the evil spirit echoed in the room. Suddenly, the butcher spread out his arms and bent his arms forcefully. Then he rushed towards Bai Chen!
This scene was extremely strange. Unexpectedly, Bai Chen took out a small fan and suddenly poked it on the butcher's forehead! The moment the tip of the fan touched his forehead, the butcher immediately fell to the ground, and the evil spirit was forced out of his body!
The evil spirit let out a shrill scream and shouted dissatisfiedly, "Why do you meddle in other people's business?!"
While Bai Chen was still entangled with the evil spirit, on the other hand, Wan Ruo was preparing a hot bath, planning to take a fragrant bath.
When Wan Ruo was sprinkling flower petals into the water, she accidentally noticed a mark on her forehead. It looked like it was painted on. She touched it with her hand but couldn't wipe it off. What was going on?
Helplessly, she tried the water temperature. When she started to undress, she found that the birthmark on her chest was also gone. Her fair skin was flawless. She thought she was seeing things. It was a birthmark. How could it disappear all of a sudden? It was really a strange year with even more strange things today!
What she didn't know was that even stranger things were about to happen!