Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 195: You Want Me To Find Someone For You

Chapter 195: Chapter 195: You Want Me To Find Someone For You

Zhou Lanting, having uttered this most rebellious sentence, remained silent for what seemed an eternity.

The crowd looked at him expectantly, but Zhou Lanting merely offered a shallow smile and did not respond.

Shi Zhou couldn’t help but find it strange, "Why does this person always speak in half sentences?"

Qi Yu continued to hold her tea with detachment, sipping indifferently.

Her expression was too calm, making it impossible for anyone to associate her with the legendary Princess of Qi.

Besides, no one would believe that the Princess of Qi would sit in such an inconspicuous little teahouse.

"Mr. Zhou, why did you stop talking? Isn’t the Princess blessed with good fortune? Why would her luck run out?" someone protested impatiently, determined to get an answer.

Zhou Lanting raised his hand to quiet the crowd and coolly dropped a bombshell, "Based on the birth chart of the Princess of Qi, she is a person of thin fate."

Qi Yu raised her eyebrows slightly, finding his reading surprisingly accurate.

Whether it was the long-deceased original owner of the body or herself, both were indeed short-lived.

Shi Zhou frowned, glaring at the man on the stage, "Why do you say her fate is thin?"

Zhou Lanting clasped his hands in a salute, replying courteously, "Young master need not be angry. I am merely sharing what I have observed. How could we presume to dictate the fate of a noble?"

Shi Zhou wanted to argue further but was pulled back down by Qi Yu, sitting down grumpily.

"Let him say what he wants. If we don’t listen, that’s it," Qi Yu whispered in consolation.

Shi Zhou downed a gulp of tea, which soothed some of her anger.

Seeing the carefree Qi Yu, she felt she had overreacted.

Usually not believing in fortune-telling, she was somehow riled up by a mere sentence.

The interlude quickly passed, and Zhou Lanting continued his analysis, starting with the Princess’s birth chart, speaking with authority that even the skeptics began nodding in agreement.

Some even sighed, "Alas, a beauty is fated for a short life!"

This comment reignited the anger Shi Zhou had just quelled. She blocked her ears and gazed out the window, refusing to listen to such groundless talk!

Qi Yu remained unfazed; it wasn’t her own birth chart, after all.

Moreover, she had already died once. Revealing that fact would terrify everyone here.

How could she be shaken by a few words?

After sitting for a quarter of an hour, the people in the teahouse, feeling satisfied, began to leave.

Zhou Lanting bid farewell to the crowd with a smile, seated comfortably, leisurely fanning himself, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Seeing most had departed, Shi Zhou couldn’t resist any longer; she approached to confront this charlatan.

Qi Yu couldn’t stop her and simply followed.

After all, an argument wouldn’t lead to any trouble.

Zhou Lanting was leisurely having tea when suddenly, he saw an angry figure standing before him; it was the same handsome young master who had argued with him earlier.

He chuckled lightly and saluted, "May I help you, young master?"

Shi Zhou looked down at him and said coldly, "Do you realize that speaking ill of the Princess warrants decapitation?"

She wasn’t familiar with the laws and regulations; she had learned these words from Qi Yu, and they came out quite forcefully.

A common person would have been scared into begging for mercy by now, but Zhou Lanting was clearly not ordinary. Having dared to proclaim to a large crowd that the Princess of Qi was a short-lived ghost, how could he be intimidated by her words?

He stood up, his back to Shi Zhou, and said in an indifferent tone, "Would the Princess of Qi be one to slaughter innocents without reason?"

Shi Zhou was almost laughing in anger, pointing at him and saying, "You? Innocent?"

This kind of talk could only be ignored by Qi Yu with his generous heart. If it were Qi Zi in charge, that ignoramus of a storyteller would have been dragged out and beheaded within minutes.

Ordinary people couldn’t swallow being called a short-lived Ghost, yet Zhou Lanting dared to say such things about the present Princess.

But as it turned out, Zhou Lanting had an exceptionally thick skin. Withstanding Shi Zhou’s murderous gaze, he could still nod nonchalantly, his face expressing ’I have no clue what you’re talking about.’

Shi Zhou: "..."

I’ve seen people with thick faces, but never this thick.

Qi Yu clapped her hands softly, stepped forward slowly, and said to Zhou Lanting, "Sir, you do have quite the courage."

Upon seeing her, Zhou Lanting’s expression faltered for a moment, then amiably responded, "You flatter me, you flatter me."

Qi Yu smiled, then suddenly shouted towards the window, "Nanxing."

Before Zhou Lanting could react, a sword was already pressed against his neck.

Zhou Lanting showed no fear, instead, he stretched out a finger, flicked the blade, and contemptuously asked, "What is the Princess doing?"

Qi Yu’s expression remained unchanged as she chuckled, "You indeed recognized my identity."

From the beginning, she had guessed that this man must have recognized her identity, which was why he dared to speak such treasonous words in her presence.

Shi Zhou and Shen Nanxing watched Zhou Lanting with guarded expressions.

Qi Yu raised her hand, signaling Shen Nanxing to lower the sword, her eyes slightly twinkling as she asked softly, "What is your purpose?"

Zhou Lanting remained silent.

Qi Yu, with her hands clasped behind her back, walked to the window, her gaze falling on the signboard of Suxiuji not far away, and whispered, "You won’t speak, but I know. You want me to help you find someone."

Zhou Lanting abruptly looked up, his eyes filled with hope as he asked tremulously, "Then... would the Princess be willing to help?"

Qi Yu turned to look at him. The man who had appeared so calm and collected just moments ago suddenly looked panicked and tinged with sorrow.

She laughed softly, her expression seemingly gentle, but from her mouth came a few extremely cruel words, "I am not willing."

Hope dimmed in Zhou Lanting’s eyes as he lowered his head and his shoulders slumped, making him look pitiful.

Even Shi Zhou, who had been glaring at him moments before, felt a twinge of pity.

She tugged gently at Qi Yu’s sleeve and asked quietly, "Are you really not going to help him?"

Although she had already refused, Shi Zhou didn’t believe that this was Qi Yu’s true intention.

Qi Yu gave her a look, signaling her to be at ease.

She took a few steps forward, stopping in front of Zhou Lanting, and said coldly, "Why should I help someone who schemes against me?"

Zhou Lanting moved his lips, his expression filled with guilt.

He let out a wry smile, "If I didn’t do so, how could I have attracted the Princess’s attention?"

Qi Yu silently pulled a face, continuing to probe, "How did you recognize my identity?"

At this point, there was nothing to hide anymore.

With a dejected look, Zhou Lanting confessed, "I had been waiting outside your residence in the eastern part of the city for several days, and by chance, I caught a glimpse of the Princess."

As he finished speaking, something seemed to occur to him, and the light in his eyes flickered as he cautiously asked, "Does this mean the Princess agrees?"

Qi Yu didn’t pick up his thread, instead inquiring, "With the person missing, why don’t you report to the officials? Why come to me? I, the Princess, neither know martial arts nor command any soldiers. How could I help you find this person?"

Her words implied rejection, but Zhou Lanting looked at her unwaveringly, his tone firm, "Only the Princess can help me with this matter!"