What Bad Intentions can the Yandere Crown Prince have?-Chapter 56: Soap Opera Plot

Questioning ever so lightly, Tang Xiaobai couldn’t hold back: "Our Mr. Zhang comes from the Zhang Family of Qizhou, didn’t you know that?"

Pingyang Princess seemed momentarily silenced by the famous name "Zhang Family of Qizhou."

However, moments later—

"Zhang Family of Qizhou? Is it that Zhang Ximeng?" Pingyang Princess exclaimed.

Tang Xiaobai was speechless.

What on earth is she daydreaming about all day? Is she in love?

Startled, Pingyang Princess’s voice rose slightly, causing Mr. Zhang in front to glance over.

Tang Xiaobai straightened her posture and distanced herself from the dawdling Pingyang Princess beside her.

Pingyang Princess seemed to dig out a sense of shame and fell silent again.

And then—

"Why’s your handwriting so ugly?"

Tang Xiaobai twitched at the temple and ignored her.

"But your sister’s not much better."

Tang Xiaobai couldn’t stand it: "How’s Prince Consort Zhao’s handwriting?"

Pingyang Princess choked.

After a while, she lowered her voice: "I asked Zhao Jing about it..."

Tang Xiaobai paused her pen, glancing at her.

Pingyang Princess looked down at her empty desk and said, "He said Zhen Su is indebted to him, so upon arriving in the Capital City, he had to care for her."

Tang Xiaobai let out a soft "tsk" and said, "Could it be that he was once injured and Zhen Su saved him?"

Pingyang Princess looked up in surprise: "How did you know?"

"A guess," Tang Xiaobai replied.

This plot screams lazy writing by the author.

"I told him I found Zhen Su, guess what happened?"

Tang Xiaobai thought for a moment and said, "His face changed dramatically, and he demanded what you did to Zhen Su, saying Su Su was just an innocent, kind girl who knew nothing, and he wouldn’t allow you to bully Su Su."

Pingyang Princess was dumbfounded: "How do you know all of this?"

"A guess," Tang Xiaobai sighed.

Predicting this melodramatic plot brings no sense of accomplishment.

"Actually... what Zhen Su said to him was different; she said... they had a marriage agreement...

The rest unfolded just as Tang Xiaobai imagined.

A beautiful and kind girl happens upon an injured man whom she’s cared for. During his recovery at her home, a mutual affection blossoms, and they privately pledge themselves to each other.

But the man is an Outer Mansion soldier and has to regularly enter the capital for rotation.

Once he enters the capital, he never returns.

The beautiful girl waits and waits until she can’t wait any longer and heads to the capital to find her fiancé.

"Actually, when Zhen Su just came to the capital, it was during the Dragon Boat Festival that Zhao Jing and his men were searching for an assassin in Jinchang Village, where they met her... She claimed she didn’t know Zhao Jing had become a Prince Consort, and he hadn’t told her..."

"What do you plan to do?" Tang Xiaobai asked.

"How can I, a princess, suffer such grievances? So I told Your Majesty I didn’t want Zhao Jing anymore—"

Tang Xiaobai’s eyes lit up, echoing, "Yes, yes! You are a princess; who needs more handsome men?"

"But Your Majesty wouldn’t agree..."

Tang Xiaobai was stunned.

"Not only did he refuse, but he also scolded me, saying I was capricious and treated marriage as a child’s play... Clearly it’s Zhao Jing who wronged me; he’s my father, why is he siding with Zhao Jing?" Pingyang Princess was angry yesterday, but today she’s truly sorrowful, speaking with reddened eyes.

Tang Xiaobai felt a headache coming: "Why are you asking me about this? Why not ask my sister?"

Pingyang Princess pouted: "I fear she’ll be so mad she’ll smash your Duke Yan Mansion."

That sounds about right...

Tang Xiaobai nodded and continued, "Then you can also ask someone else. I’m still a kid!"

"Nobody else knows about this. Why should I disgrace myself?" Pingyang Princess said.

Tang Xiaobai was about to respond when she suddenly noticed Little Ancestor Qin looking at her, sending a shiver through her. She left Pingyang Princess and focused on her writing practice again.

The children are watching! She should set a good example! 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

As soon as her determination settled, it was shattered again by Pingyang Princess’s words—

"Is that your person?"

Tang Xiaobai’s heart skipped a beat. She looked over where Pingyang Princess was pointing and indeed saw the gentle, delicate Qin Xiaoshao.

"Yes! He’s mine!" Tang Xiaobai said seriously.

"He looks good, give him to me?"

Tang Xiaobai couldn’t help but glare at her: "No way!"

Pingyang Princess was taken aback, pointing at her: "How dare you glare at me?"

This time, she forgot to keep her voice down.

Mr. Zhang’s lecture paused, and the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

The silence was such that Tang Xiaobai was reminded of the saying: The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Princess—" Mr. Zhang spoke, his gaze subtly falling on the back row.

Tang Xiaobai gripped her pen tightly, staring straight ahead at her paper and pen, pretending that none of this had anything to do with her.

"If Princess feels that Zhang’s lecture isn’t worth listening to, please step outside so as not to disturb others," Mr. Zhang said in a calm tone.

Pingyang Princess was again taken aback, pointing arrogantly at Mr. Zhang: "You dare to kick me out?"

Mr. Zhang quietly watched her.

Pingyang Princess held her ground.

It can’t really blow up, can it? Tang Xiaobai helplessly put down her pen and stood up to salute: "Sir, the Princess might be tired; I will escort her out!"

How could Zhang Yin leave everything to a young girl?

So he set down his book and said, "Let us all farewell the Princess together."

What kind of farewell is this? It’s clearly expulsion.

Pingyang Princess’s face turned cold, pointing at him haughtily: "No one has ever kicked me out! Very well! This Princess will remember you!"

What kind of lazy dialogue is this!

Tang Xiaobai rubbed her forehead and whispered a threat: "My house isn’t far; should I send someone to invite my sister over to have a chat with the Princess?"

Pingyang Princess’s expression changed, then she flicked her sleeve and left.

Just after stepping out, she suddenly saw a squad of Imperial Guards coming around the northern corner, led by Zhao Jing in his scarlet riding attire, with cold and stern features.

Upon meeting her enemy, hatred blazes anew.

Seeing Zhao Jing, Tang Xiaobai recalled the murderous intent in his eyes that day, feeling both fearful and hateful.

Zhao Jing wouldn’t bother with a little girl and promptly dismounted to salute: "Princess!" His eyes uncharacteristically glued to Pingyang Princess with a complex expression.

Yet, Pingyang Princess refused to look at him, turning to Tang Xiaobai instead: "The lotus in my mansion has bloomed; in a couple of days, I’ll host a lotus appreciation banquet. You and Jiaojiao must come; I’ll invite a few talented young scholars too—" She suddenly turned, smiling sweetly at Mr. Zhang, "Mr. Zhang must come too!"

With those words, she mounted her horse with elegance, smiling down at Tang Xiaobai: "Jiaojiao was right; I’m a Princess, what are men? Even after having a Prince Consort someday, it won’t hinder my keeping a few charming boys for fun!" So saying, she rode off into the distance.

Leaving Tang Xiaobai awkwardly peeking at Mr. Zhang’s expression, she softly explained, "My sister never said those things..."

Those were words from Princess Ji of the Ji Country.