Chapter 5: Touching the Princess

  "If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask. It's my pleasure to help Yanyan, it's been my wish for many years." Yunzheng got on the car, patted his chest and boasted, with a heroic look that seemed to say "who else but me".

  The thirteenth princess smiled and said: "Brother Zhēn is more interesting this time than before." While speaking, she covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes full of joy.

  Yun Cong's heart skipped a beat, wondering if he had overdone it and revealed his true self. He took another look at the 13th princess, who was smiling brightly, and didn't seem to have noticed anything out of the ordinary, so he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

  Pretending to be nonchalant, Yun Zheng smiled and said: "It's interesting, the more I'm interesting, the happier Yan'er will be, and the happier Yan'er is, the happier I'll be too."

  The thirteenth princess had been living in the deep palace, and she had originally seen very few men. Yun Ting was able to frequently enter and exit the palace because his aunt, the current imperial concubine, was his maternal grandmother. He also became familiar with her because he got along well with her older brother, Lin Xi. Yun Ting was originally handsome and had been practicing martial arts since childhood. Although Lin Xi was two years older than him, he often relied on Yun Ting's fists to stand up straight in front of the crown prince and fourth brother. Children all admire heroes, and the thirteenth princess was no exception. It was only natural that Yun Ting, who was known as "invincible in the palace," became her hero. Unfortunately, Yun Ting had inherited some of his father's traits and was often quiet and taciturn. Girls are naturally more emotionally intelligent than boys, especially as they grow older. The thirteenth princess knew she liked being with Yun Ting, and she subtly tested him twice, but never got a reaction from him.

  Who would have thought that this time Yun Cong would come back, not only has his literary talent suddenly increased greatly, but he can also say such words that delight himself! The 13th Princess felt that her mood had never been so good before, everything she saw seemed pleasing to the eye, and even the matter of the Crown Prince finding fault earlier was almost forgotten - almost.

  As soon as she thought of what had just happened, the 13th princess suddenly remembered that she hadn't asked her question yet, and was actually disrupted by his one sentence, how embarrassing. The 13th princess's face turned slightly red, holding back her embarrassment, she asked: "Just now when Hong Chengjie said 'Little martial artist, wearing winter clothes, holding a summer fan, I'm afraid you haven't read spring and autumn' what was your response?"

  Yun Cong's face was filled with confusion: "I'm talking about 'old, rotten, born in the south, came to the north, don't know if it can be used?' Ah, what's wrong? What's not clear...?" He had already vaguely sensed that something was off by the time he finished speaking.

  "I don't know if things can be used... Hmm, things for spring and autumn... It's possible, but why say it that way? What does this 'thing' refer to? Is it money?" The 13th princess looked puzzled, then rejected her own guess: "But I've never heard of money being replaced with things."

  Yun Cong's forehead suddenly sweated, and he stuttered: "Uh, about this question... actually it's like this, the thing here is a kind of malicious pointer, uh, that is to say... it's something specific to men."

  The thirteenth princess was stunned for a moment, then suddenly her face flushed with blood, and her complexion turned crimson in an instant. She pouted and scolded repeatedly: "I won't listen, I won't listen... hmm——" (long tone, with a change of pitch). She covered her ears with both hands and pouted: "Brother Zhen is so bad, saying such things to Yan'er."

  I'm wronged, I'm wronged! You think I wanted to say it? Such an obvious statement, but only you little girl don't understand. Look at that group of people - even the crown prince would immediately understand - if you hadn't insisted on breaking the pot and asking to the end, how could I possibly explain such a simple question to you? Am I stupid? Alas, today I just realized that Dou E wasn't that wronged after all.

  The thirteenth princess, although biased in her thinking, had been secretly paying attention to Yun Zheng's reaction with the corner of her eye. Seeing him looking wronged and not saying a word, she thought he was angry. Thinking about it, she realized that she was the one who had pulled him over to ask questions, so it wasn't his fault. Moreover, he had only vaguely pointed out that thing... Ah, how embarrassing - could it be that she herself had bad thoughts? As soon as she thought of this, she became a bit flustered and quickly shifted her thoughts away. Then she remembered that Zheng Ge was still sulking, so she couldn't help but make excuses for him in her heart again. Only then did she lower her head and say in a soft voice like a mosquito's hum: "Zheng Ge, I'm not blaming you, it's just... it's my fault, I shouldn't have asked." Her voice was so small that if Yun Zheng were an ordinary person, he wouldn't have been able to hear anything. Fortunately, he had trained in martial arts since childhood and had keen senses, so he heard the thirteenth princess's words clearly.

  But, I'm dizzy, is this the behavior that a spoiled princess should have? The noble and aristocratic, high above, with all the pampering in one body... Shouldn't she be willful and arrogant, shouldn't she be bossy and domineering, shouldn't she...? Is it because today's tiger-like vigor was too forceful, or the aura of the king was too exaggerated, or is it that "she" had laid a good foundation in her heart back then?

  "Brother Zhēng......" The 13th Princess looked at Yún Zhēng with a pitiful expression: "Don't be angry with Yan'er, okay?"

  "What, angry? What am I angry about?" Yun Zheng opened his eyes wide and then burst out laughing, casually stroking the top of Princess Thirteen's head: "Besides, with Yan'er being so well-behaved, how can I get angry?"

  The thirteenth princess's face, which had just returned to normal, turned red again as Yun Zheng touched her head with his hand. Her heart was racing: He touched my head, how can this be? The aunties all said that a girl's body cannot be touched by someone who is considered a husband. But, but the person touching me is Brother Zheng, isn't it not allowed either?

  Yun Cong had been a playboy since middle school, and by the time he graduated from college, he was already an old hand with a two-digit conquest record. Although he was somewhat out of his element in this era, his earlier action... good heavens, it really wasn't intentional! It was purely a subconscious reaction that led him to put his hand on the little princess's head——his heart skipped a beat as he thought, oh no, I don't know if this counts as offending the princess, will I be beheaded? He turned his gaze towards the 13th Princess and saw that the little elf was blushing bright red all the way to her ears, looking flustered and panicked, with her small mouth tightly pursed——so, she didn't shout "Guards! Take this rascal away and behead him!"

  Yun Cong took advantage of the opportunity, hastily pretending to be unaware and withdrawing his hand. He knew that in theory, he should find an excuse to change the subject, allowing the 13th princess to selectively forget the previous moment. However, facing a princess, he wasn't sure if this method was suitable, and his heart was uncertain. In the end, he decided it was better to do nothing than to risk making things worse, so he waited to see how things would develop. Meanwhile, the 13th princess was struggling with whether or not to blame Yun Cong, and as a result, the atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became chilly.

  Yun Cong saw that the thirteenth princess had been red-faced and silent all along, and he also guessed that she might have some thoughts in her mind. He couldn't help but put down his heart. Then, as a modern person who had just crossed over, he began to feel complacent: thinking that he had started flirting with the princess on the second day of crossing over, and even dared to touch her, haha... However, this cheap trick was still far from enough, and he would have to work harder in the future. Yun Cong thought to himself: The revolution has not yet succeeded, and the young master still needs to make an effort!

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