bookcurios Chapter 201 When did I become a jinx?
Chapter 201 When did I become a jinx?
Looking at the storybook, Jiang Mianmian started discussing it with Qin Ru, "Qin Ru, do you think all the plots have to revolve around the male and female leads to develop, and ultimately, they have to build up their relationship?"
Qin Ru raised her head and shared her opinion on the script: "Sigh, isn't that exactly how it works? If it's not written this way, how can the male lead possibly win the female lead's true love?"
For the male lead to win the female lead's heart, he must possess extraordinary abilities. He must be the most outstanding man in the world. Only in this way can he be worthy of the female lead!
No matter how absurd the final plot developments may be, as long as it involves the male and female leads, it must become 'reasonable' and happen 'naturally'.
[Yes, Qin Ru is absolutely right. Take my second son, for example. Didn't he fall in love with the female lead, Su Qianqian, at first sight?]
[His best friend also fell in love with Su Qianqian at first sight.]
[And his good friend's brother-in-law, Ren Muchen, also fell in love with Su Qianqian at first sight after meeting her.]
[Also, the man who came to Ren Muchen's clinic to buy groceries also fell in love with Su Qianqian at first sight.]
[I now seriously suspect that, if it's for the sake of the plot, even a passing dog would fall in love with Su Qianqian at first sight?]
[Perhaps this dog is actually a powerful or influential person in disguise?]
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What you fear will come true.
"Wang Wang Wang..."
A dog was wagging its tail, frantically professing its love to Su Qianqian.
Surprisingly, Su Qianqian didn't feel strange or surprised at all. On the contrary, she thought the big black dog was incredibly handsome, a true "dog prince."
Therefore, she happily gave the dog a nice name – “Ai Ren”.
"Ai Ren?!"
Jiang Mianmian was shocked. She was just complaining to her guard Qin Ru about the plot involving falling in love with a dog!
How come, the next thing she knew, her son came home and told her that Su Qianqian really was in love with a dog?!
No, I was just saying!
This is just an example.
[This was just an example, how did it become a real thing?!]
[Also, when did I become a jinx?]
【Pah, pah, pah…】
[No, has he become a prophet?]
Jiang Mianmian said somewhat uncertainly, "She just has a dog. How did your people conclude that she's dating that dog?"
With a helpless expression, Gu Yunchen handed the information he had found to Jiang Mianmian.
When Jiang Mianmian saw the dog on the paper, she was immediately stunned!
It turns out that the people who were sent to keep an eye on Su Qianqian said that while they were watching her, somehow, they found that she had walked to the gate of the Prince Qi's mansion.
The Ninth Prince, who had just returned from Jiangnan, was unexpectedly bumped into by the clumsy Su Qianqian.
Su Qianqian quickly apologized, but when she looked up and saw Situ Wenqi's outstanding appearance, she was stunned.
Those who were keeping an eye on Su Qianqian were also stunned and couldn't help but mutter: Damn it, this is bad!
It's one thing for others, but Situ Wenqi is no ordinary person. If Su Qianqian were to run into him, wouldn't that be...?
At that time, Situ Wenqi seemed unaffected by Su Qianqian, remaining calm and distant when speaking to her.
He simply said "It's alright," turned around and gave a brief instruction to the person beside him before striding into the Prince's mansion.
Su Qianqian immediately tried to step forward, but was stopped by Situ Wenqi's men. They didn't give her a chance to speak and told her to leave the gate of the Qi Prince's Mansion immediately.
Although Su Qianqian was somewhat unhappy, there was nothing she could do. She glanced at Situ Wenqi's back and muttered something under her breath before reluctantly leaving the gate of the Prince's Mansion.
The people who were keeping watch didn't care at the time. All they knew was that Situ Wenqi wasn't "affected" by her, which was great. Finally, there was a man who wasn't influenced by Su Qianqian at first sight.
However, in the following days, those people who were tailing him continued to secretly observe Situ Wenqi.
After confirming that he was truly without any abnormalities, and just as they were about to breathe a sigh of relief and leave, Situ Wenqi suddenly collapsed from exhaustion after days of travel.
After he collapsed from exhaustion, the people in Prince Qi's mansion panicked and immediately summoned the imperial physician for him!
Of course, when a person is tired, there is no discomfort, and they will definitely wake up soon.
But the people keeping watch were worried that Su Qianqian might sneak into the Prince's mansion and fall in love with Situ Wenqi at first sight.
Therefore, Gu Yunchen later carried the Emperor's decree and made the arrangements for Prince Qi's residence very clear: anyone entering or leaving the residence was restricted to prevent unauthorized personnel from sneaking in, ostensibly to avoid disturbing Prince Qi's medical treatment.
In the following days, Situ Wenqi remained asleep and did not wake up. All the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital came and examined him one by one.
However, none of the imperial physicians could figure out what was wrong with Situ Wenqi. He was physically healthy and showed no symptoms, yet he remained unconscious.
But at that moment, Su Qianqian unexpectedly found a particularly intelligent big black dog.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Mianmian immediately had a bad feeling.
Gu Yunchen nodded with a heavy expression.
Sure enough, when Jiang Mianmian looked down, the next thing she saw was Su Qianqian picking up a dog.
Then...then the dog would read books and eat by itself, and every time Su Qianqian went out, it would stand at the door to see her off.
Sometimes, it would accompany Su Qianqian shopping, and when Su Qianqian spoke to it, it would respond. Sometimes, the dog would even use its paws to open and close doors for Su Qianqian...
In short, that big black dog was practically cooking for Su Qianqian.
Didn't your people try to communicate with this dog?
"They tried to communicate, but the big black dog ignored them."
"So you're not even sure if the soul in the dog's body is Situ Wenqi's. If it is, why isn't he awake? And why do you want to know if he's being controlled..."
【Oh no! No way!】
I...I was really just saying it casually!
Am I really... a jinx?
Jiang Mianmian wanted to slap her own face. If she had known this would happen, she definitely wouldn't have talked about it with Qin Ru.
Well, now she's managed to nag a prince into Su Qianqian's bowl.
"Qin Ru, do you think I might be a jinx?"
Qin Ru immediately adopted a dramatic tone, retorting in surprise, "How could that be? Madam, if you had that ability, you could just curse the emperor of the enemy country and force him to step down, wouldn't that solve the problem?"
"Then why do we need them to fight? If others send troops to attack our Great Yuan Kingdom, His Majesty can simply send you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Mianmian's perspective broadened instantly.
[That's right, if I really had that ability to jinx things, I could curse the emperors and generals of every other country!]
Without saying a word, Jiang Mianmian took out a calligraphy brush and began to write a long list of names.
She wrote down the names of all the emperors and generals of neighboring countries, anyone she disliked, and all the warmongers who were good at fighting, and began to "curse" them one by one.
When Qin Ru saw her actions, the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily. After hearing her curse once, she was about to start a second round of cursing.
So Qin Ru quickly stopped Jiang Mianmian from doing the following: "Uh... Madam, how about this, let's start with the smaller characters!"
"If you really do have that ability, we should be prepared, shouldn't we?"
Jiang Mianmian paused, then nodded in agreement: "Yes, you're right! Indeed, if the emperor of another country suddenly died, it would be a very serious matter. I'll think about it carefully and decide who to test it on."
"But I can't just pick anyone to try, can I?"
[Just trying it out. What if it's true? I'd be cursing someone to death, and that would be so embarrassing!]
"Oh, Madam, why don't you use those wanted criminals for experiments?" Qin Ru suddenly suggested sincerely, her eyes lighting up.
"Okay, that's a good idea. I'll use those wanted criminals as test subjects!"
Jiang Mianmian immediately asked Qin Ru to inquire with Gu Yunchen about the names of the criminals currently wanted by the imperial court. She planned to "curse" each of them one by one and test the effect of her "jinx" to see how effective it was.
Is it really as I imagined?
Haha, she's kind of looking forward to it, why is that?
Qin Ru suppressed her laughter, turned around and went out to find Gu Yunchen to inquire about the wanted criminal's name.
A short while later, Qin Ru returned, carrying a piece of paper with a long list of wanted criminals written on it.
Jiang Mianmian became excited as she held the paper covered with the names of wanted criminals. She immediately began to curse them.
She would either curse the wanted criminals to choke half to death while drinking water, or curse them to trip and break their arms and legs while walking, preferably to fall in front of the government offices and be arrested by the constables.
Jiang Mianmian even marked the people she specifically "cursed" and solemnly told Gu Yunchen to keep an eye on them to see if her "curses" would actually succeed.
Gu Yunchen: "..."
Oh my goodness, are you trying to discover a whole new function for your cheat code?
Jiang Mianmian rolled her eyes and muttered irritably, "Of course, we have to give it a try. Who knows, maybe I really do have the power of words to make them come true?"
Hearing this, Gu Yunchen looked helpless and could only agree with a wry smile: "Alright, then I'll keep an eye on things for you here and let you know if anything happens."
In reality, he didn't need to worry about this at all; someone else would take care of it.
Furthermore, Qin Ru always stayed by his mother's side. Whenever there was any disturbance on his mother's side, Qin Ru would report the whole situation to him in detail. He didn't even have to ask; Qin Ru would do it all.
As for Gu Yunchen himself, it remains to be seen whether Jiang Mianmian's so-called novel "ability" will actually come true.
Actually, he was also very uneasy and couldn't make up his mind.
After all... things like the power of words...
That's really something extraordinary!
As for the stakes involved, he really couldn't say. His mother's "curse" could really cause a huge mess if he wasn't careful.
So he really couldn't make a definitive conclusion about this matter, and instructed Qin Ru to keep a close eye on Jiang Mianmian and report to him immediately if anything happened.