Empress Running Away With The Ball

ch. 143-144

Chapter 143: When being forceful does not work

The way he lied sounded very nice. He had thought that once Chen Ning heard that his highness would come to see her, she would definitely be filled with joy and get in the sedan chair without any hesitation.

Who would have thought that Chen Ning would give a cold chuckle and speak with a flat face, "He might want to see me, but this princess does not want to see him. What is there to see anyway? Go back and tell his highness that this princess is living here very well and doesn't want to leave."

After she finished speaking, she flicked her sleeve and turned back to go to the wooden hut.

Xiao Ru made a face at Housekeeper Xu and then followed behind Chen Ning.

Housekeeper Xu fell into daze as he was completely stunned.

Chen Ning was very firm on not changing residences at all.

But the eldest princess was about to arrive soon and had wanted to see her. They couldn't let the eldest princess see that the dignified King Ding Yuan princess was living in this kind of broken wooden hut, right?

If this was spread to the people of the capital, his highness' face would be completely gone.

If it was spread to the emperor's ears, perhaps even his highness would suffer quite a bit if he incured the emperor's wrath.

Housekeeper Xu couldn't help secretly complaining about his highness, giving this clearly difficult task to him.

If he couldn't accomplish this, his highness would not let him off!

When he thought of his highness' ruthless temper, he began to tremble.

No matter what, he had to get the princess out of this wooden hut before the eldest princess arrived!

Even if he had to force her, he was willing to take this risk.

Housekeeper Xu had made his decision and walked forward two steps. He stood in front of the wooden hut door and gave a gentle cough.

"Princess consort, this servant does not dare to go against his highness' orders. So I'd like to ask the princess to please follow along and not make this hard for this servant." He said in a voice with a threatening tone.

His subordinates knew what he meant and moved behind him. They were silently eyeing Chen Ning in the wooden hut in front of them.

"So, if this princess does not want to move, will Housekeeper Xu use force? Alright, those that have the courage, come forth and tie up this princess." She raised her hand and stopped Xiao Ru from moving forward.

"Xiao Ru, stand at the side without moving. This princess wants to see which one of you dares to make a move against this princess!"

Her eyes turned cold as she stared at the subordinates standing outside the door.

None of the subordinates had the courage. The other side was a princess and even though she did not have his highness' favour, she still had her status.

Housekeeper Xu saw that neither force or reasoning would work and Chen Ning would not move at all. He suddenly developed a large headache.


"Princess consort, please have mercy on this poor servant. If I don't complete this matter, his highness will be enraged and will want this old servant's life. Please give this servant a chance to live."

Housekeeper Xu saw that being forceful was not working, so his knees bent down and he kneeled in front of Chen Ning.

His heart was filled with anger and rage. If it wasn't for the fact that the eldest princess wanted to see her, he would not have kneeled down in front of this princess that was not favoured!

"Housekeeper Xu, explain it clearly for me. Why must I leave this wooden hut?"

Chen Ning sat down in the chair and did not move at all. A pair of clear autumn eyes stared at Housekeeper Xu's face, seeing that Housekeeper Xu filling with guilt.

"This......This......" He stuttered out. Under Chen Ning's deep gaze, he realized it was impossible for him to lie. He gritted his teeth and spoke the truth.

"It's because Eldest Princess An Le had heard that the princess consort was sick and paid a special visit to this palace, so.......so......" His face turned red as he was too embarrassed to say the rest.

Chapter 144: Two conditions

"He, he, so it's like this."

Chen Ning gave a cold laugh and a pair of cold and shocking eyes stared at Housekeeper Xu. She just saw Housekeeper Xu's red face, not daring to look up at all.

"Alright, since it's like this, this princess will not make it hard for you. It's not hard to make this princess change residences at all, this princess just has two conditions. Go and tell his highness and if you can accomplish them, this princess will move immediately."

Housekeeper Xu was overjoyed as he let out a sigh. He quickly asked, "Please tell me princess consort, what conditions do you have?"

"This princess' conditions are very simple, it is not difficult at all. This princess has heard that the best residence in the king's palace is the Peach Blossom Cove....." Chen Ning spoke in a slow voice.

Housekeeper Xu's heart skipped a beat as he quickly replied, "Reporting to the princess, the Peach Blossom Cove is the forbidden area of his highness. His highness allows no one in the king's palace to enter that place."

Chen Ning gave a cold laugh, "No need to be afraid, this princess does not want to go want to live anywhere Chu Shao Yang has lived before. I've heard that the Flowing Cloud Pavilion is very beautiful and spacious, so this princess wants to live in the Flowing Cloud Pavilion. That is this princess' first condition."

Housekeeper Xu was thinking that this princess was quite fierce, all of a sudden asking for the best location in the palace. But the situation was dire, so he could only bear with it and agree.

"Yes, yes, his highness will definitely agree with the princess' condition. You are the princess consort, so of course you will have the best residence. Also princess, what is your second condition?" He asked with held breath.

"This princess' second condition is even more simple compared to the first condition. Right now it is his highness asking this princess to move and not this princess choosing to move, so like this, his highness should show the proper courtesy. That is this princess' second condition."

Chen Ning spoke in a calm voice, stressing every word.

Housekeeper Xu knit his brows together. He thought for a bit and suddenly realized what she meant.

"The princess' meaning is, you want his highness to personally come and ask you to move?" He sucked in a cold breath and asked.

"Housekeeper Xu truly is an intelligent person." Chen Ning smiled and nodded, giving him a silent confirmation.

Housekeeper Xu just felt his headache get worse.

He could tell from Chen Ning's expression that she was not joking at all. If he did not fulfill these two conditions, she really would not leave this place.

Out of desperation, he could only agree for now.

"This servant does not dare make a decision for his highness on that second matter. Please wait a bit princess consort, this servant will report back to his highness right now."

"Go then. This princess is not very patient, so you should go as quickly as possible. Otherwise, this princess might just change her mind."

Chen Ning smiled as she looked at him.

Her bright smile could move people, but in Housekeeper Xu's eyes, he couldn't help shuddering.

When Housekeeper Xu arrived at the practice field, Chu Shao Yang and Eldest Princess An Le were currently evenly matched in their fight, completely focused on their fight.

In order to stall for time and to let the eldest princess enjoy the fight more, Chu Shao Yang had to reveal several mistakes and he had taken quite a few punches and kicks in his chest and butt.

Especially that kick on his butt. The eldest princess did not show any mercy and used her full strength. There was a black foot mark left on his pants and it was incredibly painful, but he could not call out in pain and could only endure it.

"Royal aunt, your nephew has not offended you, so why did you use so much force when you kicked your nephew's butt?"

Chu Shao Yang said with a dark face.