Jun Ning remembered everything.
She squatted in front of the dog and murmured, "How can it look so similar?" Chapters fırst released on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⚑𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖⚑𝕟𝕖𝕥
"Yi Yi, come over quickly, be careful of the dog biting," Madam Qi warned as she quickly approached Jun Ning.
Jun Ning didn’t hear Madam Qi’s words; her attention was entirely on the little dog in front of her.
Seeing the puppy seemed to be sleeping and looking very obedient, Jun Ning tentatively reached out her hand, carefully touched the dog’s fur, and poked the dog’s body.
But just at that moment, the puppy suddenly turned its head and started barking fiercely at Jun Ning.
"Woof! Woof! Woof!..."
"Woof! Woof! Woof!..."
The bark was sudden and so fierce, as if it wanted to eat someone.
Jun Ning was so frightened that she instinctively stepped back, but lost her balance and fell to the ground on her bottom.
She landed on a small stone, just big enough to jab her bottom, causing her great pain.
Jun Ning stood up holding her bottom, repeatedly exclaiming in pain.
Madam Qi, who came up, was very worried. She grabbed Jun Ning’s hand and asked, "Yi Yi, tell mother, where exactly did you fall? Where does it hurt?"
Before Jun Ning could reply, the little dog in front of her burst into laughter.
Jun Ning: ".............."
The laugh sounded human, and it was clearly Jing Shu’s voice...
Jun Ning instantly figured out what was going on.
But poor Madam Qi didn’t know anything. Seeing the dog suddenly laughing, she pulled Jun Ning tightly into her arms and shouted, "Someone, come quickly, there’s a spirit-possessed dog here."
"Quick, fetch something to kill the dog," Madam Qi’s voice was full of panic.
"Mother, the dog isn’t possessed, it’s a person pretending to be one," Jun Ning said, breaking free from Madam Qi’s grip, and rushed in front of Jing Shu pretending to be a dog, "Jing Shu, you pretended to be a dog to scare me? I’m going to fight you."
Heaven knows how much she thought when the puppy suddenly turned and barked at her.
She really thought she had provoked a mad dog and was either going to be bitten to pieces today or lose her life here.
Because the dog looked so fierce, Jun Ning instinctively believed she couldn’t fight it nor escape.
Jun Ning had even planned her own aftermath.
And what was the outcome?
The dog wasn’t even a dog; it was a person in disguise.
Jun Ning sat on the puppy, furiously pinching its neck, "How dare you scare me, how dare you..."
The Crown Prince suddenly appeared from nowhere; seeing the two little girls fighting , he quickly pulled Jun Ning off Jing Shu and comforted her, "Yi Yi, calm down, it’s Jing Shu, do you really want to strangle her?"
Jing Shu was also frightened by Jun Ning’s aggression. She quickly got up and hid behind the Crown Prince, using her paws to grab his coat and said, "Father, save me, Aunt is going to kill someone."
Jun Ning exhaled helplessly and said to Jing Shu, "Do you dare swear that it’s actually me who wants to kill you?"
It looked like she was pinching the dog’s neck, trying to choke it. But in reality, she was grabbing the dog’s fur, and what she was actually holding onto was all fur. As for Jing Shu’s neck inside, she hadn’t touched it at all.
This Jing Shu tattled and even lied?
Jing Shu, embarrassed, didn’t answer Jun Ning’s question. She stuck her tongue out at Jun Ning from behind the Crown Prince.
A standing dog, paws grabbing a person’s clothes, and then the dog’s mouth sticking out its tongue, looking so agile...
Well, doesn’t it all look strange!
Jun Ning took a deep breath, looked up at the sky, and decided not to look at Jing Shu anymore.
"Madam, what happened?"
Because of Madam Qi’s earlier shout, the nearby house servants and household soldiers had all been alerted. They looked around vigilantly while worriedly watching Madam Qi.
Madam Qi said, "Nothing, you can all withdraw."
A large group of servants and soldiers dispersed.
After greeting the Crown Prince, Madam Qi looked at Jing Shu hiding behind the Empress Dowager.
She was startled by Jing Shu and said perplexedly, "Little Commandery Princess Jing Shu, why are you pretending to be a dog out of nowhere? Scared me to death."
Even though she was startled, Madam Qi was curious, "By the way, Little Commandery Princess, this dog skin of yours looks quite nice, where did you buy it from? When Xiao Er grows up, I want to get him one too."
"It’s my aunt’s," Jing Shu said.
Madam Qi looked at Jun Ning in disbelief.
Jun Ning often came to the General Mansion, and most of her clothes were green. Occasionally, during festivals, she’d wear festive red. She often saw Jun Ning and had seen all of Jun Ning’s clothes.
This dog skin, Madam Qi really hadn’t seen before.
"Crown Prince bought it for me at the Black Market," Jun Ning said truthfully. "Later, I brought it back to the palace and gave it to Jing Shu and Song Er to play with."
"I see," Madam Qi had already decided that one day she’d get one for Qi Xiao as well.
The Crown Prince glanced at Jing Shu behind him and said to Madam Qi, "Apologies for suddenly bringing Jing Shu over without notifying Madam."
"No disturbance at all, I’m more than happy," Madam Qi said with a smile. "From now on, whether it’s Yi Yi or Jing Shu, they can come to the General Mansion anytime. We always have enough food."
"Lunch is just ready, Crown Prince hasn’t had a meal yet, right? Why not stay and join us for lunch?" Madam Qi suggested.
The Crown Prince indeed hadn’t eaten before bringing Jing Shu over, so he nodded, "Alright."
The Crown Prince picked up both Jun Ning and Jing Shu, and they followed Madam Qi to the flower hall for lunch. After lunch, the Crown Prince went to attend to official duties, leaving Jun Ning and Jing Shu to take a nap together.
The two girls lay on the same bed, initially chatting away. Gradually, there was no more talking as they both fell asleep.
When they woke up, it was already early Shen time.
Upon waking, Jing Shu rubbed her eyes and said to Jun Ning, "Aunt, now that we’re out of the palace, I want to go to the market to buy some Crunchy Delights for mother. Can you come with me?"
Before becoming the Crown Princess Consort, the Crown Princess used to frequently go shopping on East Street with her friends to buy Lin’s Crunchy Delights. But since marrying into the Eastern Palace, she hadn’t gone there again.
Jing Shu knew about this and kept it in her heart.
She wanted to buy them for her mother whenever she got the chance to leave the palace.
Today, she finally had the opportunity.
"Sure, I can go," Jun Ning said.
"Then let’s go quickly."
After getting ready, the two little girls went out together.
But just as they stepped outside, they bumped into a little beggar.