I Became the Eye Candy: Four Bigshots Claimed to be My Dad?

Chapter 380: You Can’t Carry Me

Any one of his many achievements was enough to inspire awe.

’Who would be willing to let go of such a brilliant general? Sixth Imperial Sister is hopelessly foolish. The rank of General isn’t something just anyone can hold.’

"They say bandits are causing trouble down south, and it’s quite urgent." Ye Qianning sighed. "And here the Sixth Princess was, speaking with such conviction. For a mere bandit problem, the great imperial court can’t even dispatch anyone. How ironic... Mmph..."

Sang Zhi clapped a hand over her little mouth, his eyes darting around their surroundings.

Mr. Li felt helpless. ’Every word out of Miss Xiang’s mouth dripped with sarcasm. If she weren’t so young, and the daughter of General Xiang at that, how could the Emperor indulge her like this?’

"What are you doing?" Ye Qianning pried his hand away.

"You got into trouble yesterday. Have you already forgotten the lesson? You have to be careful what you say in the palace. If anyone were to overhear, you could easily bring disaster upon yourself," Sang Zhi said warily.

"I’m only talking to you. How would anyone else know what I’m saying?"

"Walls have ears."

"Walls can actually grow ears?"

"..."

Ye Qianning tilted her head. Normally, with her big eyes, the gesture would have been adorable. Today, however, her face was so swollen her eyes had nearly vanished, and her pouting lips created a strangely comical effect.

"Your face... Come on, I’ll take you to the Imperial Physician." Sang Zhi’s small brows furrowed with worry.

"It’s fine."

"How can you say it’s fine? It’s a big deal for a girl to hurt her face." Sang Zhi took her hand, giving her no room to refuse, and started leading her toward the Imperial Physicians’ wing.

Ye Qianning let herself be pulled along reluctantly.

’It was precisely because her face was so horribly swollen that the old Emperor didn’t punish her.’

’Consort Yuan is probably going to have a meltdown after kneeling for three days. With her money and her precious niece both gone, she’ll likely keep her head down for a while.’

’When I get back, I need to take a good look at all the medicine I managed to get my hands on.’

As Ye Qianning was lost in thought, a sudden wave of dizziness washed over her. If Sang Zhi hadn’t been so quick to react, she would have certainly tumbled to the ground.

"Miss Xiang, are you all right?" Mr. Li, who had a clear view from behind, hurried forward a few steps.

"Pangtuan?" Sang Zhi’s voice was laced with tension.

Ye Qianning gripped Sang Zhi’s arm to steady herself as her vision went completely black. She closed her eyes, and only after a long moment did the darkness in her mind gradually recede.

She shook her head and opened her eyes. Her vision swam from blurry to clear, finally focusing on Sang Zhi’s worried face.

"I’m fine, I just felt a little dizzy all of a sudden," she said, shaking her head again.

’It’s happening again. It’s the exact same dizziness I felt right after I transmigrated.’

’Lately, with my fortune value skyrocketing, I’ve been using my powers too much. These powers rapidly drain a person’s physical energy.’

’With the delegations from the three kingdoms in the Capital City, my ears have to process so much information every day. Fortune value might be restorative, but it accumulates too slowly to keep up with the drain from my powers.’ ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

’The main problem is that my body is just too young.’

Sang Zhi squatted down. "Get on."

Ye Qianning steadied herself and couldn’t help but tease him, "With a small frame like yours, do you think you can carry me?"

"Get on," Sang Zhi repeated.

"I might as well have Mr. Li carry me." His frame was so slight; Ye Qianning couldn’t bear to tire him out.

Mr. Li’s mouth twitched, but since the little ancestor had already spoken, he obliged. "Eighth Prince, allow this servant to carry her."

Sang Zhi’s little face darkened with displeasure. He remained squatting and looked back over his shoulder. "Hurry up."

After a few seconds of silence, Ye Qianning leaned forward onto his back.

Sang Zhi clearly flinched at the contact. He secured her with his small hands and wobbled for a moment before managing to struggle to his feet.

Even though Mr. Li wasn’t the one carrying her, he saw the Eighth Prince’s cheeks flush red with exertion just from standing up. ’If that had been me,’ he thought privately, ’I probably wouldn’t have been able to get up at all.’