Transmigrated as the Villainess, Troubled by the Cuteness!-Chapter 241 - 181: Beyond Imagination

The next day, when Shen Jingxian saw who her master was, she inexplicably felt no surprise at all.

She had long known that all impossibilities in this world would become possible when encountering the male and female protagonists.

"Your Highness." Wen Ranchen smiled gently, as if there were stars in his eyes.

Yet Shen Jingxian suddenly remembered the horrifying wound on his stomach, and thank you, it had already started to hurt.

Shen Jingxian timidly asked, "Is your stomach wound healed?"

Wen Ranchen was taken aback; he hadn’t expected the Princess to first express concern for his well-being, filling his heart with warmth.

"It still hurts a bit, but it won’t bleed anymore. Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."

In reality, Wen Ranchen had just ruthlessly interrogated a rebellious prince yesterday with his still "somewhat in pain" wound.

Shen Jingxian nodded, well that’s good.

She was very afraid that while teaching her, Wen Ranchen might suddenly start bleeding uncontrollably.

Wen Ranchen was a man, and although the Empress and Emperor intended to match him with Shen Jingxian, it was impossible for them to be alone together without a legitimate status.

So on this day, the Maid Team, for once, all gathered together, standing by and watching the Princess study intently, preventing her from being led astray by bad men.

Wen Ranchen completely ignored the Maid Team’s looks; if he cared about such hostility, how could he dare to marry the Princess? 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

His gaze quickly fell on the lustrous zither not far away. If he hadn’t mistaken it, this zither looked somewhat familiar.

It’s made somewhat skillfully but not much overall.

Certainly can’t compare to the one in his hand.

"Your Highness, I’m here today to teach you how to play ’Bell Chime.’"

"Yes, Mother has already told me." Shen Jingxian suddenly remembered that when she was young, Wen Ranchen often taught her like this. Back then, she would occasionally mischievously call Wen Ranchen "Mr. Wen," and he would blush.

Young Wen Ranchen already possessed handsome features, but he still had a youthful innocence, and his blushing was particularly endearing.

Now that Wen Ranchen had grown into an Immortal-like, unreachable person, she wondered how he would look blushing now.

Oh? You say that someone as unapproachable as Wen Ranchen couldn’t possibly blush?

That’s for others; in front of her, even an Immortal has to descend to the earthly realm. It’s not just her words; with her face, even she would get dizzy from looking at herself twice, not to mention others.

Of course, if Wen Ranchen insisted on not descending, she had no choice, since he was the male lead after all. (Timid)

Shen Jingxian suddenly performed a perfect courtly bow to Wen Ranchen, placing her hands over each other at her waist, keeping her back straight, knees slightly bent, and wearing an appropriate smile, softly saying, "Then I trouble Mr. Wen today."

Shen Jingxian finished and raised her head, locking eyes with Wen Ranchen.

Wen Ranchen appeared calm on the surface and returned the gesture with dignified elegance, but his ears gradually turned red.

Their eyes met, and eventually, it was Wen Ranchen who first looked away.

After Wen Ranchen looked away, Shen Jingxian inexplicably felt uneasy too.

What was she doing just now? Why did she act like that? Absurd.

How could she practice the zither with the atmosphere like this?

Just as Shen Jingxian was about to dig a three-bedroom apartment with her toes, Wen Ranchen spoke first, breaking the ambiguous yet awkward atmosphere between them.

"Your Highness, ’Bell Chime’ is not a piece that can be played on an ordinary zither. I have prepared a suitable zither for you."

Shen Jingxian’s eyelid twitched, feeling this line was incredibly familiar.

The last time this line appeared, she lost a zither worth ten thousand taels of silver.

Today...

Shen Jingxian suddenly remembered that just a few days ago, Jiaojiao sent a letter telling her the price of this zither was ten thousand taels of gold... she couldn’t afford to lose it!!

She decided to act first, "This zither was given to me by Sister Yan and Jiaojiao together, and it’s very suitable."

So please, don’t break it!

Hearing the names Song Yan and Pan Jiaojiao, Wen Ranchen’s expression didn’t change. He simply placed the zither in his arms onto the desk and uncovered the black cloth on top.

In an instant, Shen Jingxian was stunned by the understated opulence of this zither’s texture.

The body of the zither retained its wood grain, appearing light brown, yet on closer inspection, it glimmered with tiny metallic sheen.

"Ranchen didn’t mean to belittle other zithers, it’s just that the zither you’re using now is too heavy for you. A heavier body results in heavier sound, requiring more effort to align with the melody."

"There’s no good or bad zither, only whether it’s more suitable."

Wen Ranchen’s words inexplicably dispelled the awkwardness in Shen Jingxian’s heart. Initially unwilling to use another, feeling it was a waste of Song Yan and Pan Jiaojiao’s efforts, after hearing Wen Ranchen’s words, she suddenly felt the zither he brought wasn’t that difficult to accept.

"Your Highness, would you like to try?"

Under Wen Ranchen’s devilish persuasion, Shen Jingxian arrived in front of the Ancient Zither.

Looking closely at this zither, Shen Jingxian couldn’t help but reach out to feel it.

The sensation from her hand was completely different from its rough appearance—it was a skin-like delicate touch.

Shen Jingxian found it hard to imagine what kind of craftsmanship could give the zither such a tactile sensation.

More importantly, its body was covered with magnificent carvings, complex and exquisite to the extreme, without any repeating patterns—more like an art piece carved wildly at will.

It seemed like an elder who has weathered many storms, restraining all their edges, yet their eyes reflect every shape of time.

This zither felt entirely different from the previous two.

Shen Jingxian couldn’t help but wonder, is such a zither really good for someone like her who can only play a few pieces?

Is she worthy?

Watching Shen Jingxian’s expression, Wen Ranchen smiled softly, "Does Your Highness like it?"

Shen Jingxian instinctively replied, "Such a good zither, I’m not worthy."

Wen Ranchen couldn’t help but frown, looking quite aggrieved, "Does Your Highness still not like it?"

Seeing Wen Ranchen’s expression, Shen Jingxian paused, and a bold idea crossed her mind.

She looked back at the zither, observing closely, and finally, she glimpsed a ’Xian’ character under the third string.

The ’Xian’ character was surrounded by a circle, and on the circle’s outer edge, upon close inspection, it was evident that the characters ’Wen Ranchen’ were deconstructed into different parts attached to the circle as patterns, encircling the ’Xian’ character.

Everything Wen Ranchen crafted was marked this way.

In the original text, Wen Ranchen used this method to mark his sword, just missing the ’Xian’ character in the middle.

Now suddenly it had become a zither, catching her off guard for a moment.

Wen Ranchen personally made this zither?

Wen Ranchen could also make zithers?

That Wen Ranchen made a zither for her???

Before, she wouldn’t have even dared to think about it.