Chapter 85: Difficulties Emerge Simultaneously

  In the pavilion, Mei was helping Yuan Longqiao change his clothes after getting up, Xin was holding a basin of mouthwash, and Miao was arranging breakfast on the table.

  He rubbed his forehead and still felt a bit of a headache. He had drunk several cups on an empty stomach the night before, so he got up late this morning.

  The door was gently pushed open and Zhou Song walked in with a smile that he couldn't hide.

  Yuan Longqiao turned his head and glanced at him, already having a plan in mind. He rinsed his mouth before slowly asking, "What are the princesses doing?"

  "Your Highness, haha~~" Zhou Song lowered his head and his shoulders shook non-stop, "The princess made the ladies each hug a big tree! And she also made them run while shouting 'Develop sports, strengthen people's physique,... exercise the body, defend the motherland!'"

  "Hmph!"

  "Hmph! Hehe!"

  Bang! "Ah yo!"

  Ruier and Meng'er covered their sleeves and giggled, Xiner laughed so hard that the mouthwash box in her hand fell to the ground.

  Yuan Long blinked, sports? Defend the motherland...... He finally understood this sentence. He chuckled quietly, this little girl! With her appearance, she still wants to defend the motherland?! Yun Wuqi was right, who else could come up with such an idea except for her?

  "Development... sports development... exercise... huffing and puffing~~" These ladies, who are used to living a life of luxury, have never suffered such "torture" in the cold winter. They dare not speak out, but run with bated breath.

  Although her eyes were on the five people running around the pavilion, Xia Tian's heart was not with them at all. She knew that what she was doing was a bit evil, and tormenting them was just to get back at Yuan Longqiao. She thought about it for a night, no matter whether her relationship with San was true love or not, she would not give up easily. But if he wanted her to bow down and accept his "lustful" ways, that was absolutely impossible.

  Military training, but it's just an excuse, an excuse for him to come see her. Only... now she has some regret in her heart besides being angry.

  If he comes, it means he cares about these women, so what should I do?

  If he doesn't come, then I still won't be able to see him, what should I do?

  Alas!

  "Ah yo!" A soft cry, Chunji fell to the ground in the team. Immediately after, someone was tripped and some people took the opportunity to sit on the ground intentionally, the cries of pain were several times louder than the slogans just now, and a few people fell into a heap.

  In the summer, the threads were disordered, and the gaze towards them had a focal length. Xiū Niáng and others saw from afar and hurriedly ran over to support her.

  Jung-ji fell quite heavily and needed two people to support her just to barely stand up, while the others mostly just pretended.

  "Your Highness!" Seeing the opportunity, Luojie jumped out first. "I respect you as the princess, and I dare not disobey your orders. However, Your Highness should not be too excessive! In such cold weather, at such an early hour, what is the purpose of making us run back and forth here?"

  Wan immediately stood beside Luo and together they confronted Xia Tian: "Jun sister was injured, we were also chilled to the bone and hurt. If His Highness knew you treated us this way, he would not sit idly by. Sisters, let's go see His Highness, have him take charge of this!"

  "Luò Jiě Fūren, Wǎn Jiě Fūren, how can you speak to the princess like that!" Xiù Niáng stood beside Xià Tiān, speaking out in her defense.

  Wanji had always been afraid of Xiuniang, and when she spoke up, she involuntarily took a step back. Luoji, on the other hand, was different, relying on Yuan Longqiao's favor, she had never put others in her eyes, fearlessly staring at her with a glance, and proudly said: "Xiuniang auntie, pay attention to your identity! We're going to see the prince now, do you think you can get away from this today?"

  Sun-ji was supported by someone as she limped forward, gritting her teeth in pain to curtsy to Xia Tian and said anxiously: "Princess, please forgive me, this is all my fault. If I hadn't fallen down, the other sisters wouldn't have gotten hurt." With great difficulty, she turned around and bowed to Luo-ji, Wan-ji and others, "Good sisters, please don't go find Dian-xia, if he finds out about today's incident, he will definitely blame the princess. We sisters get along well, why make a fuss?"

  Wanji rolled her eyes and flung out a hand in anger: "Junji sister, you're too weak! If you want to be sisters with others, they have to look up to you first! We've probably already become thorns in their sides. You want to yield and compromise, but I'm not willing to swallow my pride. Yanzhi, Yunzhi, are you going or not?"

  Yanji and Yunji exchanged a glance, then looked at Xia Tian with a fearful expression. The two of them hesitated and lowered their heads, neither daring to say go nor not go.

  Luojie raised an eyebrow and pulled on Wanjie's sleeve, "Never mind them, let's go."

  "Luò Jiě little sister, Wǎn Jiě little sister, you...you can't go!" Chun Jiě was anxious and didn't know what to do. "Wáng Fēi," she turned around with tears in her eyes, looking at Xià Tiān, "what's going to happen now?"

  Originally, Chun saw that Ji was injured and felt a little uneasy in her heart, but the aggressive behavior of Lian and Wan made her even more determined. She wanted to see how Yuan would "deal with" her after he arrived, anyway, she had already been beaten by a board, what else could be feared!

  "Please come in and sit down." Xiatian nodded to Chunji, "You two also come and sit down." And then beckoned to Yanji and Yunji. While she herself remained standing upright on the steps, not without anxiety, she was completely unsure of Yuan Longqiao's attitude. How much weight did they have in his heart? And how much did she have? Would he come? What would he say to her when they met?...

  The wind blows up the scattered snow on the treetops, and it disperses in an instant without leaving any trace. The sun slowly reveals half its face, making a strenuous effort to climb upwards. Summer's eyelashes are covered with a thin layer of frost, the tip of her nose is red from the cold, and when she exhales slightly, the air condenses into a white mist. The cold seems insignificant now; it's the waiting that's particularly unbearable.

  In the pavilion, Chunji sat on a stone bench, with maidservants kneeling on the ground to massage her bruised knee. She would frown from time to time, and bite her lip in endurance, but never uttered a cry of pain. In response to the sympathetic glances passed on by Yanzhi and Yunzhi, she always smiled and shook her head at them. As for Xiuniang and Fengliu's concern, she thanked them repeatedly with gratitude.

  There were footsteps hurrying over. Yuki and Kumo immediately went to Natsu's back and stood, even Junko was helped up by someone.

  Everyone held their breath and looked in the same direction: three people, Zhou Song in front, Luo Ji and Wan Ji followed behind with their heads down.

  Zhou Song took a few steps forward and bowed respectfully to Xia Tian, "Your humble servant Zhou Song pays his respects to the princess."

  "Get up, what are you doing here?" Yuan Longqiao didn't come, and Xia Tian's heart was also unsure whether it was excitement or disappointment.

  "I have come at Your Highness's behest to convey an imperial edict."

  In the summer, everyone was on high alert, except for Luo Qi and Wan Qi, who were also standing with their ears perked up, listening intently.

  Standing up, Zhou Song swept a glance at the inner pavilion's Yan Ji, Yun Ji and Chun Ji, and said in a loud voice: "The prince has an edict, Luo Ji, Xian Ji and below have committed crimes against their superiors, showing disrespect to the princess, each will be fined three months' worth of silver."

  Let's take a look at something else first.