Transmigrated as the Villainess, Troubled by the Cuteness!-Chapter 26 - 22: So This Is the World of the Strong
"Er Ya!!!"
"Yi Fen!!!"
Shen Jingxian could hear the loud voices of a certain couple from afar.
Just listen to them, claiming to be the most noble in all the world; who would believe it?
Anyway, she believes it.
The Empress was dressed in regular attire, her hair was loose, clearly in a rush to get here.
The Emperor looked almost the same, with his hair down, but he had a bit more awareness of his imperial role, knowing to put on his Nine-clawed Golden Dragon Robe.
The two of them rushed to Shen Jingxian’s side and began inspecting her body from left to right.
"Er Ya, where are you hurt, where does it hurt? Tell mother."
"Yi Fen, who hurt you, tell me, and I will make sure these brazen thieves are properly punished!"
While inspecting, the two of them suddenly pinched Shen Jingxian’s cheek at the same time.
Shen Jingxian: ʘ‿ʘ
Are you being polite?
I said at least three hundred times I’m fine, can’t you hear?!
"Father! Mother! I’m fine!!! I’m fine!!! I’m fine!!!"
After using the rule of saying important things three times, the Emperor and Empress finally calmed down.
As long as the daughter is okay, everything can be negotiated.
"Why did you call the whole Imperial Hospital’s physicians?"
Hearing this, Shen Jingxian showed a distressed expression, her round eyes glazing with tears, looking like she was about to cry, "We encountered bad people on the way, Brother Chen fainted while saving me..."
Hearing the words "bad people," the expressions of the Emperor and Empress turned serious.
The Empress caressed Shen Jingxian’s cheek, comforting her gently, "Good Yi Fen, tell mother, did you see what the bad people looked like? What did they try to do to you? What about the guards, didn’t they protect you?"
Shen Jingxian suddenly realized, oh no.
Sorry, dear guards, you’ll have to take the blame for this.
But strictly speaking, carrying this blame isn’t unfair; if the guards had been useful when Shi Wang appeared, she wouldn’t be in such a dilemma right now.
"I don’t know, but there was no one to help us. If it weren’t for that brother..." Shen Jingxian trailed off, burying her face in the Empress’s arms and began to cry.
She felt so miserable, why did she have to transmigrate into such a role, why did she have to rack her brain daily just to survive; she just wanted a normal life.
Yet at the same time, she felt lucky for the transmigration, for she wouldn’t have felt such familial love and doting otherwise.
The conflicting emotions made Shen Jingxian cry genuinely.
Shi Wang knew whether Shen Jingxian was fake crying or really crying. Before, when Shen Jingxian pretended to cry while joking, he only found it endearing, but now that Shen Jingxian was truly crying, all he felt was heartache.
Indeed, that situation just now had scared the Princess, no matter how smart she is, she’s still just a child.
The fact that she managed to hold her ground with him for so long and brought him into the Imperial Palace, now she’s truly venting her emotions.
Shi Wang found the Princess even more adorable.
Calm in crisis, sobbing once relaxed, an innate kindness, and that super unbelievably cute face!!!!
He’s so lucky to have met the Princess!!
He definitely wants to stay by the Princess’s side and watch her grow up!!!
At this moment, Shi Wang successfully transformed from a lolita-complex person into a Xian Chef.
Seeing Shen Jingxian cry so sadly, the Empress and Emperor felt even more heartache.
They understood that this time, the hurt Shen Jingxian experienced might be greater than the last.
Last time it was a physical wound, this time a wound to the heart.
"I’m sorry, Er Ya, mother should have come to pick you up..." the Empress’s voice was trembling, the eyes of this nation’s mother turning red.
No matter the Empress’s status, at this moment she was only a mother.
Shen Jingxian sniffled out of the Empress’s embrace, extending her small hand to wipe the yet-to-fall tears from the Empress’s eyes, "Mother, don’t cry, Yi Fen won’t cry either, none of us will cry."
The Empress hugged Shen Jingxian with a heart full of pity, choking up, "Okay."
The Emperor took in this scene entirely, his eyes usually merry but now filled with a cold gleam.
"Issue the decree, the guards of Princess Yi Fen, for failing to perform their duties and neglecting their responsibilities, putting the princess in danger, shall all be dismissed effective immediately and never be employed again."
"Yes!"
"Order the Ministry of Justice to thoroughly investigate this matter, and if no results emerge within a month, all responsible officials will be dismissed."
"Yes!"
Although the Emperor had transmitted commands, his face did not soften as he looked at the red eyes of the Empress and Shen Jingxian with concern.
He had pledged to protect them both.
The Emperor then turned his scrutinizing gaze onto Shi Wang.
Even though the Emperor usually appeared approachable around Shen Jingxian, his years on the throne meant that once he became serious, his imposing aura was enough to handle easily for most.
Yet Shi Wang’s expression remained unchanged facing this Emperor.
"How might we address this chivalrous hero?"
"Shi Wang."
"Shi Wang, as a father, I thank you for saving my daughter."
Recalling Shen Jingxian’s earlier guidance, Shi Wang seamlessly replied, "The Princess is precious and ought to be protected, but the princess’s guards did fall short."
Shen Jingxian’s ears twitched, sensing Shi Wang spelled trouble.
Those guards were handpicked by the Emperor himself; wasn’t Shi Wang slapping her Emperor father’s face by saying that?
Unexpectedly, the Emperor didn’t get angry but rather agreed, "Indeed."
"Would this hero be willing to serve in the Imperial Palace?"
Shi Wang, "I would."
The Emperor, "If I were to offer you a post, what would you want?"
Shi Wang, "I want to be the Princess’s guard!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Jingxian inwardly screamed, though she did indeed suggest Shi Wang as her guard as a stalling tactic, she hadn’t intended for it to come true!!
Father Emperor, this is ruining me!!!
Then the Emperor let out a sigh, "Shi Wang, you also know I only have this one daughter, truly holding her so delicately as if fearing she’ll fall, her guards must be chosen with utmost care."
Shi Wang nodded in agreement,
The Emperor continued, "If you pass the investigation of your identity by the Ministry of Justice, confirming there’s no issue, I would grant you the position of the Princess’s personal guard, how about that?"
When he heard "personal guard," Shi Wang’s eyes lit up, and he happily agreed.
Thus, Shi Wang was taken away.
Persuaded into the Imperial Palace with mere words, and now sent to the Ministry of Justice with just a few more.
However, Shen Jingxian had a sense that something was off.
It was only after Shi Wang had been away for a while that the Emperor hugged Shen Jingxian with care, "Don’t worry, Father has already caught the villain."
"Villain?"
"Shi Wang, is he not the one who hurt you and Ranchen, just like last time?"
Shen Jingxian was genuinely surprised now, how did the Emperor know.
In the earlier scene, she hadn’t revealed anything, and the Emperor seemed so thankful towards Shi Wang, how did it suddenly turn...
Shen Jingxian understood.
Is this the world of the strong!
"Yi Fen, you must always trust Father."
"Father will protect you."
