nycdaug Chapter 238 I'm a princess, I'm meant to enjoy life! (1)
Chapter 238 I'm a princess, I'm meant to enjoy life! (1)
After an unknown amount of time spent in the space, Xiong Bufan was finally thrown out by Kong Kong to do a mission.
Ahead was the incessantly chattering matron, "Princess, you must pay attention to your demeanor; only in this way can you display the grandeur of our great nation..."
Xiong Bufan impatiently picked at his ear. "What's with all this talk about being a great power or having a great-power demeanor? As long as we eat well and live well, that's all that matters."
The old nanny in front saw Xiong Bufan picking his ears and lashed out with her small bamboo whip, saying, "Princess, this is indecent. You should be mindful of your manners."
Xiong Bufan grabbed the small bamboo whip, shouting, "You dare hit me?!" His movement was so exaggerated that the vase on his head fell to the ground.
The shards landed near the old nanny's legs. The old nanny looked displeased. "Princesses from the Cold Palace are so ill-mannered," she thought. She started to pull back the small bamboo whip with all her might. Xiong Bufan also challenged her, and with one forceful pull, he directly pulled the old nanny to her knees on the shards.
"Aaaaaah! All of you, hold her down!"
The old nanny let out a pig-like scream, yet she didn't forget to direct the palace maids and eunuchs to catch Xiong Bufan.
The palace maids all made a living under the old nanny's command and dared not disobey her orders. Two rough palace maids took the lead, and the remaining young palace maids rushed towards Xiong Bufan.
Xiong Bufan didn't move an inch, slapping them one by one and sending them aside. Then he slowly walked towards the old nanny.
The old nanny was quite old, and after kneeling for so long, she couldn't stand up for a moment. She could only slowly move backward, and she didn't forget to warn Xiong Bufan: "I was sent by the Empress, you can't hit me!"
The original owner of this body did not have a high status in the palace. Even the old nanny no longer needed to address her respectfully, and the palace maids ignored her feelings.
Xiong Bufan reached out and grabbed the old woman, demanding, "Tell me, who am I?"
The palace maids looked at Xiong Bufan and thought she had gone mad. They were people sent by the Empress. Although she was going to be married off, the Empress had plenty of ways to deal with her!
Looking at Wang Xiaolian's face, the old nanny was unsure what to do. This person seemed to be possessed, making it difficult to know what to do with her.
Seeing that the old woman didn't speak, Xiong Bufan slapped her across the face. "Speak! I'm talking to you!"
Old nanny: "You are a princess, you are Princess Jieyou."
"Wrong! I am the Princess of Anning, the Protector of the Nation!"
Someone had given Xiong Bufan this title before, and Xiong Bufan remembered it. She was not some kind of Princess Jieyou. Jieyou, Jieyou, just hearing that name makes her sound like someone without good fortune.
Wang Xiaolian has truly gone mad. She actually dared to give herself a title. Does she even know that the titles "Anning" and "Princess" are not to be used casually? Once she gets out, she will definitely report this to the Empress.
The old woman remained silent, so Xiong Bufan slapped her again. "You have a problem with that?"
A moment of patience will calm everything down. Once she leaves, the old nanny is so angry that she's practically grinding her yellow teeth to powder, but in order to leave as soon as possible, she still manages to squeeze out a few words, "This old servant wouldn't dare, Your Highness, please calm down!"
"Who am I?"
"You are a princess!"
Hearing the satisfactory reply, Xiong Bufan threw the old nanny to the ground again, "Go down, and remember to get me some food!"
The old woman fell onto the shards and cried out, "Ouch!"
The palace maids nearby were quite perceptive; they quickly helped the old nanny up and rushed her towards the door, as if some jackals or tigers were behind her.
The old nanny just wanted to leave quickly to go to Wutong Palace to complain, urging the palace maid, "Hurry, hurry up!"
The old nanny routinely exploited the lower-ranking palace maids, pocketing all the profits. She was quite plump and healthy, and it took two young maids to barely manage to take her out.
After everyone left, Xiong Bufan slowly walked around the room.
Valuable paintings adorn the walls, porcelain pieces are displayed on shelves, and books such as "Rules for Women," "Admonitions for Women," and "The Analects" are scattered on the bookshelves. Incense burns in the incense burner, and the table displays ordinary porcelain commonly used in the palace, with no trace of gold, silver, or jade.
The dressing case is the best indicator of a woman's wealth. Xiong Bufan slowly turned around and opened the case. Inside, there were only a few gold hairpins, a set of silver hair ornaments, a few pearl earrings, a poorly carved wooden hairpin, and two small wooden figures whose genders were indistinguishable. Xiong Bufan picked up the hairpin and weighed it in his hand. It was hollow. Some parts of the silver hair ornaments were blackened, and the pearls were not round or large enough.
Xiong Bufan put the jewelry and gold hairpin in his spatial storage. Even a little bit is still something, but the original owner was really not favored. Her jewelry wasn't even as good as that of the old nanny in the palace.
The paintings on the wall and the porcelain on display are the easiest to damage. Once damaged, they won't fetch much money and are just worthless decorative items.
Xiong Bufan sat on the bed, contemplating the possibility that she had been fooled by Kong Kong. This was definitely the most shabby princess she had ever met.
Back when she was the Princess Protector of the Nation, all the gold in the entire palace belonged to her, and Qiao Yujie's private treasury was also hers.
Kongkong: Who told you to rush in so fast? You chose before you even finished speaking, so you can't blame anyone else.
Xiong Bufan wasn't angry with Kongkong, but she sat on the bed looking a little sullen. This broken wooden bed looked like it had been rushed out of order and wasn't as comfortable as her big golden bed.
Before Xiong Bufan could get angry for long, a large group of people arrived outside the hall.
The young palace maid who had just left led the way, while the old nanny, supported by two maids, mingled in the procession.
A eunuch's shrill voice rang out, "Her Majesty the Empress has arrived—"
No one was allowed to get out of bed to greet her. Xiong Bufan sat on the bed with an air of authority, wanting to see who dared to provoke her!
As soon as the Empress entered the room, she noticed Xiong Bufan sitting there. Before she could speak, Caiyun, a first-class palace maid, said arrogantly, "Princess Jieyou, Her Majesty the Empress has condescended to come and greet you. Why don't you hurry up and come to greet her?"
Xiong Bufan didn't even look up. "It's not like I asked you to come. I haven't even asked you for a visit fee yet!"
The Empress, though not angry, spoke with an air of authority: "Jieyou, when did you become so rude!"
Xiong Bufan looked in the direction of the sound and saw the Empress shining brightly. She wore a colorful phoenix crown with a large pearl inlaid on it, a ruby on her forehead band, a red gold glass necklace around her neck, and gold and pearl bracelets on each wrist...
The Empress was like a walking gold mine, sparkling and dazzling, which was incredibly attractive to Xiong Bufan.
Xiong Bufan rushed directly to the Empress, took her hand, secretly removed her two bracelets and placed them in his spatial storage, then said with a smile, "You don't need to bring gifts to see me!"
Caiyun noticed Xiong Bufan's lewd actions and shouted, "Princess Jieyou, what are you doing?"
Xiong Bufan's smile vanished, and he shouted at Caiyun, "Who gave you permission to yell at me like that? You ungrateful wretch, get out!" His voice was so loud that he spat on Caiyun's face.
This was the first time Caiyun, the head maid in the Empress's palace, had been scolded by someone.