Transmigrated as the Villainess, Troubled by the Cuteness!-Chapter 19 - 15: There Is a Princess, She Is Small Yet Strong
What are little kids?
There was a time when Shen Jingxian would laugh for a long time at the word "fart." If she heard someone actually fart, it was a huge deal, as if it was some kind of great humiliation.
But now, she’s an adult who can calmly say "I need to poop," a mere sore bottom is nothing to hide.
So she raised her hand firmly and expressed her feelings decisively.
Her bottom hurts.
To Shen Jingxian, this was the most normal thing in the world, but to other children, it was quite shocking.
The bottom, also known as the buttocks, is considered a shameful part of the human body. In everyday conversation, people avoid this topic, and if they must refer to it, it’s extremely awkward. Who would’ve thought that the dignified Princess would straightforwardly say the word "bottom," it’s simply...
Shameless.
Even if she’s a princess, even if she’s cute, she can’t just... Well, because she’s really cute, it’s actually somewhat tolerable.
And since the Princess is still young, it’s possible she doesn’t know better.
Many of Shen Jingxian’s fans were trying to find excuses for her.
Mr. Zhao on the stage was furious when he heard Shen Jingxian’s crude words. He didn’t care about Shen Jingxian’s status; he had spent his life teaching and educating, and what he despised most was shamelessness. He immediately put on a stern face and coldly said to Shen Jingxian, "Your Highness, as a princess, how can you utter such vulgar words?"
Hearing this, Shen Jingxian suddenly thought of a brilliant idea. If she could anger the teacher of the Imperial College, could she go back to the Enlightenment Hall?
Away from all the trouble, living a peaceful life.
Wonderful! This is truly a wonderful idea, like a Bulbasaur eating crispy chips in Mickey’s Fun House, capture the essence of "wonderful"!
Determined to upset the teacher, Shen Jingxian immediately put on a defiant face, hands on her small hips, and seriously retorted, "What vulgar words did I speak, Mr. Zhao? You’re making things up!"
Mr. Zhao, seeing Shen Jingxian showing no remorse, slammed the ruler on the table and sternly said, "Your Highness, you know well, as a princess, every action is a model for the people, your posture, demeanor, and speech must all be appropriate. Such filthy language as just now cannot be allowed in respectable gatherings!"
Shen Jingxian put on a look of sudden realization and asked again, "Mr. Zhao, are you angry because I said my bottom hurts? But my bottom really hurts, the bench is too hard."
Mr. Zhao was shaking with anger, pointing at Shen Jingxian and scolding with a very loud voice, "Your Highness! Are you trying to humiliate your teacher?! I know the Princess is precocious, and if you think I am unworthy of being your teacher, just say so!"
Shen Jingxian: ?
This, this, how can she not follow this person’s train of thought? Normally, wouldn’t they think she’s mischievous and needs to go back to the Enlightenment Hall to study again? How did this escalate to "insult"!
Honest to heavens, she really just had a sore bottom!
Seeing Mr. Zhao about to faint from anger, a few students went up to support him. Only then did Mr. Zhao steady himself, clearly very upset.
Shen Jingxian was also rather upset, she didn’t realize that her back talk would cause such a big reaction from the teacher.
To prevent the teacher from getting too upset, Shen Jingxian had to soften her voice to try and persuade, "Why does Mr. Zhao think what the student just said is filthy? Isn’t that a part of our body? If that’s filthy, doesn’t that mean human beings themselves are filthy? If that’s true, then why avoid filth? We are inherently filthy!"
Shen Jingxian’s words made the originally furious teacher pause, it seemed kind of reasonable?
However, Mr. Zhao’s dignity as a teacher did not allow him to concede so easily. He assumed Shen Jingxian did not understand the shameful nature of the term "bottom," so he said, "Yunyi Country has been a land of etiquette since ancient times. The sages tell us to know shame, and what the princess said was filthy, it needs to be hidden and avoided. When people make mistakes, they often receive beatings. The beating requires removing one’s pants, exposing the source of shame, this is to let the wrongdoer understand shame. Does the Princess understand now what the meaning of those two words is?"
Shen Jingxian nodded, "So as long as I don’t think it’s shameful, when I make a mistake, no one can punish me."
Commonly known as, if a person is shameless, they are invincible.
"Pfft..." A young boy couldn’t help but laugh out loud, then he was sternly glared at by Mr. Zhao.
"Your Highness, if a person does not know shame, they can no longer be considered a person."
His words were quite serious, almost pointing a finger at Shen Jingxian and saying she’s not human.
Wen Ranchen frowned, feeling Mr. Zhao’s words were excessive. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Shen Jingxian continue in a soft voice, "Mr. Zhao, Yi Fen is a person, but just an ordinary person. Ordinary people will make mistakes, but must they feel shame for making mistakes? Why can’t I accept it, reflect on it, and acknowledge it?
No one is perfect, everyone has shortcomings. What is described as shameful is also part of a person. Why reject it if deemed filthy? Yi Fen believes that those who think of themselves as filthy are the most pitiful. People should accept their ordinary, filthy, and shameful selves. Only by facing themselves can they avoid being blinded by hypocrisy.
What Mr. Zhao said, Yi Fen cannot agree with, but Yi Fen absolutely did not mean to insult Mr. Zhao. If Mr. Zhao insists on misinterpreting Yi Fen’s intentions, it only shows there’s no teacher-student fate between us."
Shen Jingxian considered this move her trump card, she needed to pack her things quickly while everyone was still stunned, and return to the Enlightenment Hall!
Just as Shen Jingxian was putting on her little backpack, Mr. Zhao suddenly sighed, and Shen Jingxian immediately had a bad premonition.
Don’t speak, don’t speak, let me leave the Imperial College first before you say anything!!!
"Your Highness, I was ignorant earlier, what the princess said is not without reason."
No no no, I was speaking nonsense, you should be angry, why do you agree with me! 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
You should say the princess is stubborn and unfit to attend the Imperial College!
I know you by name, Mr. Zhao! You represent defiance against authority, you would never fear the Empress Emperor’s dominance, right!!
Mr. Zhao!!
But Mr. Zhao couldn’t hear Shen Jingxian’s plea. He still disappointed her.
Formerly livid, the teacher was now utterly calm, even showing respect towards Shen Jingxian, "If one cannot accept their own shortcomings, their own shame, they cannot progress. Perhaps this is why my scholarly progress has stagnated for years. Today’s words from the princess have benefited me greatly."
This outcome was unforeseen by everyone, not only Shen Jingxian but also the other kids were bewildered. The enraged teacher had suddenly become... happy?
Though they didn’t understand it, from the recent events, they learned one thing.
The Princess! Is strong!
Mr. Zhao is the hardest teacher to deal with in the Imperial College, bar none!
Having received Mr. Zhao’s approval, Shen Jingxian was granted the privilege of using a cushion on her chair, but Shen Jingxian wasn’t happy at all.
When feeling blue, you need a stress-relief toy, so when she went to fetch the cushion from the carriage, she brought out the springy stress-relief ball.
No matter how you squeeze it, it always returns to its original shape!
