"Your Highness..." Ning Yunqing let go at the worst possible moment. Hua Xue'er was relying on him completely, but he just let go, and this charming young beauty was just thrown to the ground.
Moreover, she landed on her back. Hua Xue'er was a princess. When had she ever been treated like this? Her mouth twitched, and she burst into tears with a wail.
Seeing this scene, Su Qingwen's mouth twitched. She cursed Ning Yunqing in her heart ten thousand times. She had really never seen a more straight - laced man. He was really going to piss people off!
"Xue'er, don't cry. Xue'er, be strong!" She quickly stepped forward to save the situation, helped Hua Xue'er up from the ground, and comforted her carefully, "It's okay. You're still as beautiful as ever."
Hua Yueye, standing beside them, looked at Hua Xue'er with a dirty face, tear - streaked cheeks, and messy hair. Her mouth couldn't help twitching. Su Qingwen was really good at telling white lies with her eyes wide open.
"Really?" Hua Xue'er opened her big, watery eyes and asked pitifully.
"Of course. It's truer than pearls. There's no need to doubt my words." Su Qingwen grinned and took out a handkerchief to wipe her face.
"Xue'er, what's that on your clothes?" Hua Yueye looked down at the big yellow - brown stain on the back of Hua Xue'er's dress and unconsciously took a step back.
This was a toilet! What else could it be but excrement?
"Ah?" Hua Xue'er opened her eyes wide and immediately looked back in horror. She asked Su Qingwen, "What's on my body?"
"This..." Su Qingwen blinked and ran behind her.
Wow, what a huge pile of shit! It was so disgusting.
Su Qingwen covered her eyes. She really couldn't bear to look.
"Princess, it seems that you accidentally got some feces on you when you fell to the ground just now!" Ning Yunqing struggled for a long time and said with an ugly face.
"What?" Hua Xue'er could hardly believe her ears. She was a princess as beautiful as a flower! How could she be in such a mess!
Suddenly, all the color drained from Hua Xue'er's little face, and she almost fainted again.
"Princess, it's okay. You're a beautiful flower, and of course, you need manure to nourish you!" This brainless Ning Yunqing saw that Hua Xue'er's expression was wrong and immediately stepped forward to make up for it.
[System: Honey, is this guy crazy? I don't think he'll ever be able to win the beauty's heart.]
"Hehe!" Su Qingwen forced out a smile that was uglier than crying. She was afraid not only of straight - laced men but also of those with some knowledge.
"What did you say?" Obviously, Hua Xue'er was also stimulated by this sentence. Her eyes suddenly filled with anger. She stared at Ning Yunqing fiercely, and tears seemed to be welling up in her eyes.
"I... I was just complimenting the princess on her beauty..." Ning Yunqing was also confused. What had he done wrong?
"Shut up!" The young girl's tears fell, and she reached out to cover her ears. "It's all because of you that I'm like this. Now you're taking advantage and being sarcastic. It's too much."
As she said this, her emotions suddenly became very excited. She couldn't catch her breath and fainted.
Su Qingwen was extremely desperate. She sighed and covered her forehead. She was really unlucky to meet such a straight - laced man. Even ten of her couldn't save the situation.
"Someone, take good care of the princess. Let's return to the palace!" Hua Yueye glared at Su Qingwen fiercely and turned to leave.
[System: The cold rain is hitting my face mercilessly...]
"Shut up!" Su Qingwen now felt that it wasn't just cold rain; it was hailstones hitting not only her face but also her heart mercilessly.
"Concubine Xian, did I say something wrong?" That oblivious man stepped forward and asked again.
"No, you didn't say anything wrong. It was just my misjudgment." Su Qingwen covered her chest, and tears were almost falling from her eyes. "I really don't have a discerning eye to see people clearly. Ning Yunqing, do you know what you are?"
"What?" The man sighed, and his expression showed a bit of despair.
He didn't want things to be like this either.
"You're just a liability! A useless teammate. You wasted such a good opportunity. I'm really going to be pissed off by you. Now go back to the palace and reflect on your actions. Don't act stupid again! Do you hear me!" Su Qingwen was almost turning into an angry emoji. After roaring at this stinky man, she waved her hand and followed the mighty procession.
Ning Yunqing pouted and seriously reflected on what he had just done. He thought there wasn't much wrong. Didn't he save the beauty? Why did Hua Xue'er dislike him so much?
[System: Honey, I have some bad news for you.]
"Tell me. Anyway, nothing has been normal for me today, and the people I've met are even more abnormal..." Su Qingwen spread her hands. She had seen even more desperate things. What was she afraid of?
[System: Since this mission failed, you'll receive the corresponding punishment. But it doesn't matter. The punishment shouldn't be too severe. It won't be something like being struck by lightning, being torn apart by horses, or being punished by branding... ]
The more it said, the more outrageous it sounded. Su Qingwen was so scared that she stiffened on the spot. "Honey, I'm just here to play the game and complete the tasks. I'm not here to be a sacrifice. Do you have to treat me like this?"
[System: It's okay. I'm just using the process of elimination. You'll know what the punishment is later.]
"Oh, your taste is really unique. You've made the punishment sound like a pleasant surprise." Su Qingwen rolled her eyes at it. She was really going to be pissed off by this stupid system. It always made fun of her from time to time.
"Concubine Xian, an imperial edict has arrived." At this time, a shrill voice came into her ears.
Su Qingwen felt goosebumps all over her body. She resisted the urge to be disgusted, glanced at the effeminate little eunuch, and didn't even bother to bow. She just said, "Okay, hurry up and say it."
Seeing Hua Yueye's face as black as coal, this imperial edict must not be anything good.
"Cough, cough, cough. By the mandate of heaven, the emperor decrees that Concubine Xian, the Su family, has violated the morals of a woman, broken the palace rules, left the palace without permission, and entered a place of debauchery. She has truly shamed the royal family. From today on, she is ordered to reflect in her palace and is not allowed to go out without permission."
Reading such a long passage in one breath was really tiring. The little eunuch covered his chest and gasped for breath. He held the imperial edict forward, hoping that Su Qingwen would take it.
However, this Concubine Xian was really arrogant. She didn't even bother to lift her eyelids.
"Not allowed to go out without permission. What does that mean?"