Chapter 197: Chapter 197

Is she really so carefree?

She didn’t do anything? Just went to sleep?

I really can’t understand, how can she sleep like that?

You have to know, she and Prince Bei Xia only have one day to pick things to fill their room. By dawn tomorrow, even if the time isn’t up, someone will come to check the results and watch.

So, tonight, for both of them, should be a crucial night, they need to be attentive and face it head-on.

Look at Prince Bei Xia’s stance, it seems like he doesn’t intend to sleep tonight, ready to work all night.

But what about the Eighteenth Princess?

Today she just luckily won a round, and she’s already so arrogant? Is she starting to slack off already?

"Sigh, the Eighteenth Princess is definitely going to lose this time."

"She’s not worried now, still able to sleep, but when they check and compare the results tomorrow, she’ll definitely start to worry. Hopefully, she won’t end up crying."

Everyone shook their heads in discussion, full of disappointment.

But inside, Jun Ning knows nothing. She’s under the covers sleeping soundly, even having a sweet dream.

In her dream, her future husband didn’t listen to her, so in anger, she kicked his butt and made him cry.

The little guy cried quite pitifully.

"Hahaha... hahaha..."

Jun Ning was still asleep, laughing happily.

Those outside hearing the laughter started discussing again.

"What time is it already? How can the Eighteenth Princess still be laughing? I really don’t know what she’s laughing about?"

"Sigh, the princess is just childlike, not caring about things..."

It was close to midnight, Emperor Yongning was tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep, worrying about his beloved daughter.

Finally, he sat up, rubbed his aching temples, and asked, "Xiao Lizi, has the Hidden Guard sent to check returned? What’s the situation with the princess?"

The guard outside, Xiao Lizi, hurriedly came in to report: "Your Majesty, they haven’t returned yet."

Xiao Lizi glanced at the outside sky, "But it’s already this late, the Hidden Guard has been gone for so long, they should be returning soon."

Just as the words were spoken, there was movement outside, indeed the Hidden Guard sent to check on Jun Ning and Prince Bei Xia had returned.

Xiao Lizi quickly went out for questioning, then came back to report to Emperor Yongning.

Upon hearing that the little girl had done nothing and had gone to sleep early, even having good dreams and laughing loudly, Emperor Yongning was dumbfounded.

He thought that with such a big room, the little girl would still be busy filling it with things until now. Otherwise, the room wouldn’t be filled by tomorrow’s deadline.

But she didn’t care at all and went to sleep early?

Could this be a total abandonment after feeling powerless?

Hmm, there is that possibility.

After all, the little girl is young, and this competition tests not only the children’s intelligence but also their physical strength.

It’s understandable if she can’t carry the things needed to fill the room.

After pondering for a while, Emperor Yongning found a good excuse for the little girl to slack off and then happily accepted the fact that she did.

"Alright, let her sleep," Emperor Yongning said nonchalantly, "I won’t have to worry about her, I can sleep too." As for if the little girl loses tomorrow...

Eastern Chu and Bei Xia have long-standing grievances; a battle with Bei Xia is inevitable sooner or later.

If Bei Xia wins and takes away their three cities, Eastern Chu will surely use their initial malicious provocation as a reason to go to war and reclaim the lost cities.

So, even if the little girl loses, it doesn’t matter.

The Crown Prince couldn’t sleep after hearing about the little girl’s slacking off.

He stood by the window, looking at the moonlight outside, and sighed deeply.

Suddenly, someone put a cloak over him from behind and said with concern, "Your Highness, please don’t worry too much. Your sister is fortunate and might win this round by luck too."

The speaker’s voice was gentle and soft, with a hint of tenderness.

There was no need to think hard to know who it was.

The Crown Prince turned to look at the person behind him, his Crown Princess Consort.

The Crown Princess, dressed in pink, her long hair loose and slightly sleepy, had clearly woken up in the middle of the night and came looking for him after finding him absent.

He shook his head and said, "Things aren’t that simple."

The Crown Princess was puzzled, "What do you mean, Your Highness?"

"Qing Er, let me ask you, if you had to choose something to fill an entire room with the least expense and effort, limited to one day, what would you do?"

Upon hearing the question, the Crown Princess woke up a bit more, tilted her head, thought for a moment, and said, "If it were me, I’d first choose the materials needed to fill the room, prepare them, and then fill the room overnight."

"You’re right, but..." the Crown Prince said, "From choosing the materials to preparing them and then filling the room in one day, the time is really tight, maybe even not enough."

The Crown Prince complained, "How is there time to sleep? That girl will wake up with the sun high in the sky, too late to do anything. How could she possibly win by luck?"

The Crown Prince waved his hand, "No way at all."

If she could win by luck that way, pigs would fly.

"Seems like that’s indeed the case," the Crown Princess agreed with the Crown Prince. Latest content publıshed on 𝗻𝗼𝘷𝗲𝗹•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝕟𝕖𝕥

"Sigh!" The Crown Prince frowned deeply, genuinely worried.

The Crown Princess hurriedly advised, "Even if she loses this round, there’s still the next one. She might get lucky again and win. So, don’t worry too much, Your Highness."

This matter is deeply entangled; how could the Crown Prince not be worried?

"Qing Er, there’s no need to advise me. I want to calm down and think about how to fight this war should it come."

"Why don’t you go back to sleep first?"

"...Alright then, Your Highness should also rest early."

The Crown Princess, seeing she couldn’t persuade him, returned to bed.

The Crown Prince spent the entire night strategizing over potential war plans between Eastern Chu and Bei Xia.

As the light broke, he rubbed his brow.

He really couldn’t wait any longer, wanting to see for himself Jun Ning’s situation. So, he washed his face with cold water and headed to the rooms where Jun Ning and Prince Bei Xia were.

However, this competition had strict rules. To avoid Jun Ning and Prince Bei Xia cheating, affecting the competition results, no one was allowed near their rooms besides the guards.

Even when he arrived, the Crown Prince could only watch the rooms from afar.

One room was tightly closed; without thinking, it was Jun Ning’s. As for the other one...