dognovel Chapter 495 Confronting Princess 8
Chapter 495 Confronting Princess 8
Qi Lin's eyes flickered, but he didn't step forward to acknowledge her.
Yun Yi lowered her eyes, concealing the surprise in them. She couldn't even see this person's aura or facial features. Such a person was either more capable than her, or more capable in some aspect, able to conceal their innate fortune and facial features, or their destiny was so unique that it had transcended the Five Elements.
However, people who transcend the Five Elements will appear more detached from worldly affairs, but they are still clearly worldly. Therefore, it can only be said that this person has some ability that surpasses their own, which overshadows their true nature.
Such a person... is fine if they are a friend, but if they are an enemy... it will be very troublesome.
However, Yunyi has been solving problems for so many millennia, so she is not afraid.
"Rui'er, Yunyi," Zhou Jingxuan greeted them warmly. "We're going to eat, want to come along?"
Yunyi was about to refuse when Chen Rui spoke up: "Are you treating?"
"Hehe, yes, it's my treat. How about Taibai Tower?"
"Boss, let's go." Chen Rui took Yun Yi's arm. "Someone's treating us, so we don't have to spend any of our money."
Yunyi's lips twitched. Did she look like someone who was short of money?
However, since the other party had already agreed, she couldn't very well contradict them, so she could only nod.
"Let me tell you, I want to eat well." Chen Rui came with the intention of getting a good deal. "You can't be stingy."
"Don't worry, order whatever you want." Zhou Jingxuan nodded with a smile, his manner gentle and refined, even his gaze towards Chen Rui was filled with doting affection.
However, Yunyi knew that this man was so affectionate towards dogs that he was also the most heartless. Looking at Chen Rui's heartless appearance, she suddenly became unsure whether it was right or wrong to let her marry Zhou Jingxuan.
"Don't worry, boss, I don't have any feelings for him." Chen Rui sensed Yun Yi's thoughts and quickly communicated with her telepathically. "I've been through so many years and so much with you, I'm not a naive girl."
[That would be best. If you ever become love-struck, I wouldn't mind pulling you out of this body.]
"Impossible, I plan to live to ninety-nine."
[Didn't they say he'd live to eighty? How come it's ninety-nine now?]
Eighty is the minimum, there's no upper limit.
Yunyi: ...
Taibai Tower was as busy as ever, but since Zhou Jingxuan had someone reserve a private room in advance, there was no waiting.
"Third Brother?" Just as I reached the door of the private room, someone called out from behind.
Zhou Jingxuan turned around and saw the Fifth Prince Zhou Jinghao coming up, followed by the Ninth Prince Zhou Jingxing, and then the Eighth Princess Zhou Xuening and the County Princess Zhou Jianing.
"Greetings, Third Brother." The four men walked over and bowed to Zhou Jingxuan.
Yunyi and Chen Rui also had to bow to everyone, since they were of lower status among them.
Yunyi pinched Chen Rui. If this girl hadn't insisted on taking advantage, things wouldn't have been so complicated.
Chen Rui shrank back guiltily. Who knew she would encounter so many members of the royal family? Is the palace really that convenient? In TV dramas, don't you always need the emperor's permission?
"How did you two end up together?" Eighth Princess Zhou Xuening looked at Yun Yi and Chen Rui, frowned slightly, and glanced back at Zhou Jingxuan.
Yun Yi kept her eyes drooping and didn't speak. This Eighth Princess didn't get along with the original owner, but she wasn't a bad person overall, and her values were quite upright. However, because she was spoiled, she was somewhat arrogant.
She had no intention of offending the other party, nor did she intend to try to please them.
The main idea is to let things take their natural course.
“Miss Fang saved my life. Don’t they say that you should repay a life-saving debt with your body? But we’re both girls, so I can’t marry her. Therefore, I’ll acknowledge her as my boss.” Chen Rui said proudly, “I will listen to her from now on.”
"Boss?" Zhou Xuening looked Yunyi up and down. "Fang Yunyi, what qualifications do you have to be the boss? Just because you were sold off to a peasant and became his stepmother?"
"Is there a problem?" Yunyi raised an eyebrow slightly. "Does the Eighth Princess look down on peasants or stepmothers?"
"I……"
“If Uncle Ba looks down on peasants, then he shouldn’t eat anymore. After all, all that rice, flour, meat, and vegetables are grown by peasants. If he looks down on his stepmother…” Yunyi paused, revealing a sarcastic smile.
After the death of Wanpin, the Eighth Princess's biological mother, she was placed in the care of Rongfei, the mother of the Tenth Princess, for upbringing. She had to call Rongfei "Mother," but she was still a stepmother.
"you……"
"What do you mean, 'you'? So what if you're a princess?" Chen Rui rolled her eyes. "What did my boss say wrong?"
"Chen Rui, who do you think you are? You..."
“I’m your third sister-in-law,” Chen Rui said, hands on her hips. “This title was bestowed by imperial decree. If you dare to call me that, you’re being extremely disrespectful.”
"Third brother?"
"And, if you can't win an argument, you'll just complain to me?" Chen Rui rolled her eyes cutely. "Let me tell you, although I'm the third sister-in-law, there are no eldest or second sister-in-laws in the palace now, so I'm the eldest sister-in-law in terms of status. An eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. If you dare not listen to me, you're disobedient and extremely unfilial. Your third brother can't side with you either, because he knows there's a saying that spoiling a child is like killing a child, and spoiling a sister-in-law is no different from killing a sister-in-law."
"Who's your sister-in-law? Don't flatter yourself."
“Aren’t you my husband’s sister? If you’ve severed ties, then you’re not. As long as you call my husband ‘Third Brother,’ you’ll be my sister-in-law for life. Let me tell you, don’t even think about doing anything bad. After all, my husband is incredibly smart and can see through your little tricks at a glance. If you want to live a good life, you’ll have to listen to me from now on.”
“My third brother is my third brother, and you are you. You are not good enough for my third brother.”
"Oh my, what are you saying? The Emperor's words are law, he's your father, he said it himself, how can you refute it? If you're so capable, why don't you ask your father to retract the imperial decree?" Chen Rui made a face at Zhou Xuening, "I just love seeing you try to argue with me but can't win, hee hee hee..."
The people around them were initially very serious, thinking a fight was about to break out, but now their lips twitched, and they inexplicably wanted to laugh.
Zhou Jingxuan couldn't help but facepalm. Looking at Chen Rui, who was arguing with her younger sister with her hands on her hips, he felt a strange sensation in his heart.
"Third brother, aren't you going to help me? Fifth brother, aren't you going to help me either?"
"Eighth Sister," Ninth Prince Zhou Jingxing said weakly, "but Third Sister-in-law is right."
“You…” The Eighth Princess raised her hand to strike.
"Eighth Aunt." Zhou Jianing hurriedly went over and pulled Zhou Xuening away. "Don't take it personally with her. We're here to eat, not to get angry. Let's go and order quickly, or we'll run out of lion's head meatballs."