Transmigrated Female Official

"Oh... I see."

Upon hearing the Sixth Princess's explanation, Fusang blinked and asked curiously, "Is this what you call childhood sweethearts?"

The Sixth Princess covered her nose and chuckled, saying, "Not really. Childhood sweethearts are those who have played together since they were little, while Qi Ran and Qing Luo have only known each other for a few years."

"A few years...that's quite a long time. No wonder we're so close." Fusang pouted and said, "Sigh, let's stop playing and go upstairs."

The sixth princess nodded slightly in agreement.

Inside the carriage, although Ji Qiran had wrung out his robes, a small puddle of water still clung to the seat beneath him. He was looking at Chu Qingluo with a helpless expression.

Chu Qingluo glanced at him sideways, a sly smile playing on her lips. Serves him right!

The Sixth Princess, Fusang, and Zhijun returned to the carriage and found that Ji Qiran and Chu Qingluo were already sitting together.

The sixth princess got into the carriage first. She keenly noticed that Fusang's eyes were fixed on Ji Qiran without moving, showing no intention of getting into the carriage. Ji Qiran, on the other hand, seemed completely unaware and sat firmly in his seat.

The sixth princess sighed softly, cleared her throat, and said, "Seventh brother, go change your clothes first. Aren't you uncomfortable being all wet?"

Ji Qiran didn't think too much about it, raising an eyebrow: "Alright then, I'll go change." After saying that, he got out of the car and went to change his clothes.

Fusang finally boarded the carriage. Zhi Jun had been following behind her, intending to sit next to her. However, after a disapproving look from Fusang, Zhi Jun was reassigned to sit next to Chu Qingluo.

Zhi Jun scratched the back of his head sheepishly and grinned at Chu Qingluo, "My sister thinks I take up too much space, so I guess Qingluo will have to make do."

Fusang's feelings for Ji Qiran were becoming increasingly obvious, and Chu Qingluo was well aware of it. She knowingly forced a smile and said, "It's alright..."

When Ji Qiran returned after changing his clothes, he found that the seat next to Chu Qingluo had been taken again...

He sat down next to Fusang with a displeased expression, his gaze sweeping across Chu Qingluo diagonally opposite him, wanting to see what her expression was. However, she kept her head down, playing with her fingers, without looking up or reacting at all.

……

It wasn't until the hour of Xu (7-9 PM) that the group arrived at Yucheng, which borders Yancheng. The guards on horseback at the front had already booked the best inn in the city so that the princesses could have a good rest that night.

No one lingered; they quickly finished their dinner and went back to their rooms to rest, planning to continue their journey as soon as the hour of Yin arrived.

Chu Qingluo lay on her side on the bed, the candlelight on the bedside table flickering and illuminating the room.

Logically, she should be exhausted after a day's journey, but the unfamiliar environment and candlelight made it hard for her to fall asleep, and she didn't want to face the darkness after the candles were extinguished.

Just as I was considering whether to find a handkerchief to cover my eyes, I suddenly heard a 'whoosh' sound, as if something had quickly passed under the table.

What the hell!!

Chu Qingluo sat up abruptly and retreated to the innermost part of the bed with lightning speed!

Although she couldn't see it clearly, judging from the dark fur of that thing, it must be a huge fat rat!

"Ahhhh——!"

While Chu Qinglu was still in shock, a piercing scream came from the room next door in Fusang!

Chu Qingluo's heart clenched, and she quickly jumped out of bed, grabbed a coat, threw it on, and rushed out of the room.

At this moment, Ji Qiran, Zhi Jun, the Sixth Princess, and the guards also gathered over upon hearing the commotion. Zhi Jun kicked open Fusang's door, and the four of them rushed inside first, leaving the guards to wait outside.

Inside the room, Fusang, dressed in a thin gauze dress, clutched the blankets, her face pale, huddled in the corner of the bed. She was unharmed, but seemed to have been greatly frightened.

"What's wrong with my sister?" The Sixth Princess and Zhi Jun first went to the bedside and asked with concern.

"There are...there are rats! As big as cats!!" Fusang's face had turned pale, and she said with a sob in her voice.

"Oh—! Just a rat!" Zhi Jun laughed twice and said, "Look how scared you are! You scared us too!"

“But it’s still in the room!” Fusang’s little face scrunched up as she said this, shuffling off the bed from the corner.

Without the blankets to cover her, the close-fitting thin dress accentuated Fusang's excellent figure.

Ji Qiran immediately looked away... When he noticed that Chu Qingluo, who was standing by the table, had also run out wearing only an overcoat, he couldn't help but frown.

Her jet-black hair cascaded down her chest on one side and hung behind her ear on the other, framing her face with its smooth, porcelain-like skin and peach-colored lips. Without makeup, she possessed a natural, pure beauty.

Although he was quite pleased that she appeared before him dressed like this, allowing him to freely admire her unadorned beauty, there was a falcon inside and a large group of men outside. Thinking of this, his brow furrowed even deeper, and he said in a low voice, "There's nothing wrong here, you should go back inside."

Chu Qinglu glanced at him, puzzled, and said to the other three, "I saw it in the room just now too, it might be the same one."

"Strange, where did it hide?" Zhi Jun searched with his head down, tapping on the edge of the table and the corner of the bed, trying to drive the mouse out.

Because the falcon made a lot of noise, the mouse that was hiding under the bed couldn't hold back any longer and darted out.

"Ah—!" Fusang screamed and hugged Ji Qiran tightly, as if she wanted to cling to him.

The rat was indeed very large. It darted quickly toward Chu Qingluo's location, as the door to the room was right behind her.

Chu Qinglu didn't have time to think. Seeing the rat charging towards her feet, she instinctively jumped up! And jumped really high!

But with that jump, the coat she was wearing slid off her shoulders and fell to the ground, revealing her fair shoulders and pink dress.

The mouse walked across the path she had cleared without any politeness, but as soon as her feet touched the ground, the mouse, perhaps seeing that there were many people outside, suddenly turned back!

Chu Qingluo didn't care about anything else and was so frightened by it that she jumped up again! The rat scurried past, stepping on her coat that had fallen to the ground, leaving only a trail of dirty little footprints!

Damn it! This made Chu Qingluo, who was a bit of a germaphobe, completely lose her temper!

The important thing is that this rat is still running around the room like crazy!

Fusang's screams rose and fell, but she still held onto Ji Qiran tightly.

In his attempt to corner the rats, Zhi Jun knocked over all the stools in the room, creating a chaotic scene.

Seeing that there was nowhere else to hide, the mouse crawled back under the bed.

At this moment, Ji Qiran finally managed to pry Fusang's hand open and handed her to the Sixth Princess, saying, "Sixth Sister, you all go out first."