The Princess's Notebook

She worked till midnight and barely finished the second volume, about killing a husband and seizing another man's wife. At the end, she pretended to be nothing in front of the young lady, showing her deep affection. At this point, Shiqi Niang was still not sure whether such behavior was abnormal. She was an ordinary young lady and really didn't know the ways of the eunuchs.

Shiqi Niang wanted to confirm in person whether it was appropriate.

But it had been quite some time since he told me about the interesting things that happened in the palace. He hadn't appeared in my dreams again. I didn't know if he was showing off his power to others or was bullied by his master. He couldn't even rest at night.

After much thought, since I couldn't meet the eunuch, I might as well ask Manager Xu.

With this agreed upon, Shiqi Niang packed up and went to bed to rest. Suddenly she heard someone calling her, "Shiqi, you did a great job!"

The dazed Seventeenth Lady didn't understand the situation yet, when she saw the eunuch coming like a storm, with an angry face.

She asked stupidly, "What's the good news? Is there any money?"

The eunuch shouted at him, "How dare you ask me for money? Tell me, what did you do with the things I taught you last time with good intentions?"

After hearing this, Shiqi Niang finally cleared her mind and looked around. She saw that this place was a canyon, surrounded by towering mountains, with only a moon cave on the east side for entry and exit. The mountain wind whistled and blew in all directions. Shiqi Niang shivered with cold. Looking at herself, she was only wearing a scarlet chest-length skirt, without even a decent cloak or jacket.

She sighed immediately. She was looking forward to sharing a dream, but it was not like this. She felt cold in the dream, so she would not feel cold when she woke up tomorrow.

Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of the eunuch, who had changed his clothes. He was wearing a round-necked long gown with bamboo patterns, a fu hat on his head, and a jade belt around his waist. He had no eyebrows that got in the way, and his figure was tall, like the breeze under the moon, or like orchids in the mountain stream.

I was watching intently when I suddenly heard him ask again, "You idiot, did the wind close your ears?"

Shiqi Niang shook her head: It would be great if this guy was a mute.

"What did you ask me just now? The wind was strong and I couldn't hear clearly."

Seeing that she blatantly ignored his questions, Zhao Feiran's anger jumped up and his head was dizzy. He saw a stone bench not far away and sat down.

Shiqi Niang stood behind him, watching the fluttering hem of his clothes as he moved, and following his straight back to see the flying ribbon behind his head. As soon as he sat down, Shiqi Niang exclaimed, "Oh, where is this? I wonder if anyone has cleaned it. This stone bench must have been dirty for quite some time."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Feiran moved, as if he wanted to get up, but forced himself to sit down.

Calming himself down, he said, "Come here, I have something to ask you."

Unbelievable, this guy is so easy to talk to. Shiqi Niang had a hunch that something was wrong, so she stood still and said, "I won't go over, how can I ask like this?"

After hearing this, Zhao Feiran curled his lips in anger. He was still reading Princess Jing'an and the storybook, and said in a gentle voice, "Did you use the storybook I told you about the little eunuch last time?"

"Don't you know what's written in my notebook? Why are you asking me? Is the dream-sharing spell no longer effective?"

"How did your elders discipline you? When you meet...when someone asks you questions, you are so unreasonable." Zhao Feiran raised his voice, seeming a little impatient.

"You laughed at me for being deaf first."

He was so depressed that his heart ached. The man said helplessly, "Well, I was wrong."

Shiqi Niang got the upper hand, and walked forward with a smile, sitting opposite the man, "That's good. What's wrong with talking to each other in a nice way? You have to quarrel as soon as you meet. Don't people usually talk to you?"

"answer me."

"No, I didn't write a storybook. I'm just curious. I've never seen a eunuch in my life, let alone what kind of people they are. I met one out of the blue and was able to talk to him. I had to ask him questions and broaden my horizons. What's wrong with that?"

After saying that, Shiqi Niang's eyes widened and she looked at Zhao Feiran innocently. Her eyes were clear, and the man's reflection was clearly visible, nothing else.

Zhao Feiran looked at it and was a little dazed. It was not wrong for a girl in the boudoir to be short-sighted and curious. However, he still felt a little strange and stared at Shiqi Niang's eyes for a long time, so long that he didn't know whether he was looking for evidence that she was lying or searching for his own shadow in it.

He asked again, "Is that so?"

Small lies were no problem for Shiqi Niang. Seeing the man so gullible, she couldn't help but become interested. This guy was just a man with bad manners, and there was nothing else to be afraid of. So she moved closer, shook her head, and looked for his eyes with wide eyes.

He raised his smiling face, pulled down the corners of his mouth, and accused: "What do you think of me? Do you think I wrote a storybook based on the information I got from you?"

As if he couldn't stand the woman getting so close to him, Zhao Feiran silently stepped back and pretended to be calm, "So what if it is? So what if it isn't? I'm interrogating you now. Just tell the truth."

"I am very honest. If I didn't write it, I didn't write it. I won't lie."

There was no evidence at all. Zhao Feiran had made this question on impulse. In addition, he had rarely interacted with women and could not tell the difference. With this, his doubts were somewhat relieved, so he did not ask any more questions.

"The laws of Daye are strict. As long as your words are within the law, it is fine. However, if it disrupts social order and ruins the moral standards, it is not allowed."

Seeing his serious expression, Shiqi Niang found it extremely funny and assured her, "I, Wang Shiqi Niang, abide by the law and am a good citizen."

"From the wife of a sixth-rank official." Zhao Feiran corrected.

"You, an official, go out and pretend to be an ordinary citizen. What law have you violated? Tell me about it," said Shiqi Niang, who didn't want to hear her father's name.

Zhao Feiran was about to speak when Shiqi Niang said bluntly, "Don't mention the Criminal Code. I, Hulun Tun, have read it thoroughly in the past few months and have never seen this article." Before anyone could refute Zhao Feiran's words one after another, Shiqi Niang was really impulsive and reckless today and committed a big taboo.

Zhao Feiran's expression suddenly changed. The cool breeze from the mountain stream just now disappeared in an instant, replaced by a lofty attitude that looked down on the world and looked down on everything from the clouds.

He said coldly: "If you work in my palace, you will be beaten with fifty sticks."

Before she could understand his words, Shiqi Niang shuddered at his aura. How could he be a eunuch? He must be a master in the palace. She was so frightened that she was stunned for a long time. Not seeing him make any more movements or speak, she plucked up the courage to whisper in a low voice to please him.

"My dear young man, I was wrong just now and I was impolite. I hope you can forgive me."

Zhao Feiran remained motionless.

Shiqi Niang felt that there was a chance, so she became bolder. "Young man, you are so impressive and powerful wherever you go. You are beyond the reach of ordinary people. Please forgive my short-sightedness. I have never seen such a person before. Today, I feel that my eyes have been opened. The Bodhisattva is looking after me and the Buddha is blessing me. Please forgive me. We should meet often in the future. Please don't ruin our friendship."

The young lady's gentle words were right beside my ears. The breeze from the canyon was cool and refreshing. The combination of the two was like heavenly music.

Zhao Feiran said sternly, "Shut up."

The lady was very happy, because she knew that this person was just trying to be stubborn.

"Did you dislike me after just a few words during this meeting? You even promised to be my master before, so why didn't you think I was noisy then? Besides, there's nothing wrong with a young lady talking too much. I just want to share my inner feelings with you and enjoy the fresh air with you. Don't you understand my kindness?"

Shiqi Niang casually flipped through the plots she had written in her storybook. To make a young man angry, all she had to do was coax him or tease him, and there was no need to use any other tricks.

Zhao Feiran stiffened his neck and continued: "What do you want to tell me?"

My God, what should I say? What should I say? Seventeenth Niang racked her brains.

Seeing that he was getting impatient, she asked casually, "Come to think of it, we have been meeting in dreams for quite some time now. Is this due to some kind of opportunity or magic?"

"I'll know where to go."

"How could you not know? It was you who received the Bodhisattva's will to enlighten me. How could you not know?" Shiqi Niang was surprised.

"I stay awake all day and night to enlighten you?! Do you think you are a fairy and I am a kind person?"

Without the time to care about his foul mouth, Shiqi Niang said in surprise: "If it's not you, who else could it be? It can't be that someone else cast a spell and it came true on you and me."

"Don't think too much. If it were that simple, I would have solved it long ago. There would be no need for me to come and see you every day."

Shiqi Niang: "You don't want to see me?"

Zhao Feiran kept silent.

Shiqi Niang was about to cry, and she pretended to feel pain in her heart, "But I still want to see you. You know, I can't go into the inner part of the imperial city. I don't know when you will not be on duty or when you will leave the palace. It's not good to dream about you every night. Sharing dreams is ridiculous, and it's beyond one's control. If I want to see you in the future, where should I look for you?"

Now it was Zhao Feiran's turn to be surprised, "You are looking forward to seeing me? Why?"

"I..." As if it was inconvenient to say it, Shiqi Niang avoided the question and asked, "What should I do if I want to see you in the future?"

"The Marriage Life of the Eunuch" has only reached the second volume. We have to keep a close eye on our own cash cow and not lose it.

How would Zhao Feiran know?

For some reason, he knew what was written in the previous storybooks, but he didn't know a single word from "Little Eunuch", as if something had gone wrong. Since he didn't know, his eyes were filled with the young lady's shaky tears and the light of her tearful eyes cast upon him.

For a moment, Zhao Feiran didn't know how to start. After a long while, he said in a unclear way, "It's annoying."

But when these words came out, Shiqi Niang exclaimed, "You don't want to see me? Doesn't that mean I won't be able to see you anymore in the future?"

The money really flew away.

Seeing her pale face and extreme panic, Zhao Feiran resolutely denied it, "Nonsense, we'll see each other later."

"Let's discuss how we should meet." Shiqi Niang said anxiously.

"I don't understand the reason, how can I find a solution."

The young lady smiled brightly, "It doesn't matter. Since we are dreaming together, then it's just a dream. Just tell me what time you usually go to bed when you are on duty."

For some unknown reason, Zhao Feiran was silent in his heart, "Haizheng."

"It's so late, which palace are you working for? Your master really doesn't treat me as a human being!"

(End of this chapter)