What To Do if You’re the Villain and the Heroine Likes You

—After He Yunxiao skipped class to go to Fan Ziruo for some private tuition, Meng Yan, who is also a playboy, also had the intention of skipping school.

Meng Yan is the son of King, who is also the brother of the previous emperor, so the current empress dowager is considered Meng Yan’s aunt. Although this is the case, he still has to call “Empress Dowager” instead of “Auntie” according to etiquette. However, this did not prevent Meng Yan from skipping class in the name of visiting the Empress Dowager.

As the Empress Dowager’s nephew, Li Jin was, by definition, a step-down from Meng Yan, but as they were of similar ages and were both fops, they didn’t care about this.

So, with Meng Yan’s fooling around, they skipped class and went to the palace together.

For Meng Yan, it didn’t matter who or where they went to see, as long as they could skip class.

The two of them went to the Empress Dowager’s place, and after that they left because they were too bored and planned to go back to Meng Qingqian’s place. Since it’s too early to go home.

Of course, it was Li Jin’s idea to go to Meng Qingqian’s place.

He was already here. Then I might as well go to my cousin’s place to show off my recent study results, If I don’t show off, then isn’t it a waste of time?

As soon as Meng Yan heard Li Jin of his cousin aunt, he hurriedly said, “Li Jin, I don’t want to go to the Princess’s place….”

There is one to say. Instead of going to Meng Qingqian’s place, might as well go back to class. That’s how horrible it is.

If Li Jin did not have the intention to show off, he himself was afraid of going there. Now, he couldn’t force Meng Yan, so he said, “I’ll go by myself.”

Meng Yan was pardoned, “I’ll go wait for Brother Li in the back garden!”

Li Jin: “Screw you.”

After separating from Meng Yan, Li Jin carried the book in which he had written down his poems, and went alone to the room of the Eldest Princess, Changhe Palace, alone.

On the other side of the palace, it was very different from Linxuan Palace.

In the distance, there were imperial guards in armor, and in the near distance, there were female servants with swords and knives. And there were many palace maids. But it was very quiet. Everyone walked quickly with their heads down. No one dared to make any noise. No one dared to laugh.

Li Jin walked all the way into Changhe Palace, then stopped at the entrance to his cousin’s bedchamber and said, “Please inform of me.”

The palace maid bowed her head in response, then quickly stepped inside, before quickly stepping out again.

“Young Master, please follow me.”

Li Jin then followed behind the palace maid and entered Changhe Palace, the bedchamber of his cousin Meng Changhe Palace.

After the palace maid introduced Li Jin, she took him two steps and then withdrew on her own.

Li Jin had often come and was indeed well acquainted.

In this palace, as always, there were only the two of them, the cousin, and the Jian Ling girl.

“Cousin! I have ……”

Meng Qingqian, dressed in a long red dress, leaned against the table, her right hand propped up on the tabletop with her cheeks, her left hand holding a folded paper written by the minister.

She heard Li Jin come in, her pretty eyes staring at the folders without lifting them.

“Quiet.”

Li Jin carefully moved his feet to Meng Qingqian’s side and said, “Cousin, I have two happy news!”

Meng Qingqian “Mm.”

When Li Jin saw that his cousin responded, he hurriedly continued, “The first is that my chess skills have improved again! The second is that I have a skill that far surpasses all others.”

Meng Qingqian was not surprised by Li Jin’s statement, as he had said so every time.

As Li Jin’s cousin, she naturally had the obligation to discipline him.

The first reason is to avoid criticism that others are “insensitive”, and the second is to send a message to the public that “I won’t give up even Li Jin, let alone you”.

Meng Qingqian looked at the fold and said softly, “Bring the chessboard and play a game.”

When Li Jin heard about playing chess, his mood instantly changed, and he nodded. He found the chessboard put away precisely in his cousin’s aunt’s bedchamber. Then he set it up on the table, and without further ado, he took the white pieces, and Meng Qingqian took the black pieces.

A moment later.

Li Jin said joyfully, “I’m going to win this time, Cousin!”

Meng Qingqian withdrew her gaze from the fold, swept the board, and moved a black piece.

Immediately, Li Jin performed a face turn, instantly changing from joyful to defeated. “Oooooo, cousin I’m going to lose.”

Meng Qingqian was not interested in playing along with Li Jin, so she said, “Stop crying, count your progress this time.”

Immediately, Li Jin was smiling again.

“What about the skills?” Meng Qingqian’s attention was still mostly on the folders in her hand.

This morning, she had gone to the Antler Academy and met with Fan Yu. As a result, the time that was already fully booked was even more somewhat insufficient.

Li Jin took out his book and said confidently, “Cousin Auntie, I found out that I can’t actually swoon over a poem! During the poetry competition at the Spring Breeze Mansion, everyone else looked dumbfounded, but only He Yunxiao and I were in a state of glory. Including this morning, when He Yunxiao and I were listening to a lesson at the academy, Miss Fan Ziruo was swooning over the poems, but I wasn’t at all!”

Meng Qingqian did not care what other specialty Li Jin had discovered. but when she heard He Yunxiao’s name, she put the folders aside and asked carefully, “You and He Yunxiao were listening to a lecture at the academy?”

Li Jin nodded and vividly portrayed how Fan Ziruo was frozen at the time and how unaffected he was.

Meng Qingqian knew about Du Yinyun’s presence at the Spring Breeze Mansion, but she was different from Yang Zhe and the others in that she didn’t think Du Yinyun was important because being able to “connect” and being able to “lead” were two different things after all. This is why she thinks so highly of Fan Yu.

She knew that He Yunxiao and Li Jin had messed around with the Spring Breeze Mansion, but she didn’t expect them to meet again at the Antler Academy.

Most importantly, the word “He Yunxiao” brought back a lot of shameful memories for her.

She was now in the Changhe Palace, and she was the famous Princess Meng Qingqian, above all others. Together with a deep red dress and Danfeng eyes full of majesty, she was even more dignified and graceful.

But at that time, the memories and feelings of being Li Qingmeng flowed back to her indisputably.

Embarrassed, ashamed, yet relaxed and at ease.

Meng Qingqian, as the one in authority, was required to be majestic. If the superior loses their majesty and the subordinate loses their respect, everything will go haywire.

She tried her best to exclude the influence of “Li Qingmeng” and said, “You seem to have a good relationship with He Yunxiao?”

Li Jin patted his chest and said, “I have a very good relationship with Brother He.”

Meng Qingqian nodded. This cousin-nephew’s level of understanding she had. When he said that he had done something bad, he made his story twice as big as it really was. When he said that he had done something good, he would turn the good thing upside down to make it true. Right now, Li Jin said that he had a “good relationship”, so he must have an “average relationship”.

Then, remembering He Yunxiao’s explanation, Li Jin asked, “Cousin, is there someone in our Li family called ‘Li Qingmeng’? Brother He asked me to ask. He also asked where this Li Qingmeng lived.”

Meng Qingqian’s breath stopped for two seconds when she heard Li Jin mention this name. It suddenly occurred to her that if she were to let Li Jin also know about that, look she looked like at that time, it would simply ……

Absolutely cannot be exposed!

Not even in death!

“There is one called ‘Li Qingmeng’, my cousin and also your cousin aunt. She lives in the West of the city near the Xian courtyard. If He Yunxiao wants to find her, just go there.”

Li Jin nodded his head, indicating that he would take note of it.

Meng Qingqian was a bit flustered. She was afraid that Li Jin might be exposed by checking the genealogy at home, so she added, “‘Li Qingmeng’ is a member of the Li family clan, but grew up with me in the imperial palace. It’s normal that your father doesn’t know about it, or even that it’s not in the genealogy.”

Li Jin nodded again. He had always obeyed his cousin’s words and never doubted them.

Meng Qingqian thought about He Yunxiao and his sister Nanzhu.

Although he didn’t need to rely on Nanzhu to curry favor with the Marquis’ family just yet, but for the sake of He Yunxiao’s deep love and affection, Meng Qingqian decided to help him out. At least let these two have an emotional footing before they can successfully get married.

“Seeing that you and He Yunxiao have a good relationship, I’ll give you a task to do.”

Li Jin was already in a good mood and hurriedly said, “Please speak, cousin.”

“There is a Nanzhu Eldest Princess in Linxuan Palace, do you know?”

Li Jin looked bewildered, “I think I’ve heard of it. But I’ve never been there.”

Meng Qingqian said, “Mother is planning to betroth her to He Yunxiao.”

Li Jin, who liked the hilarity the most, said, “That’s a good thing!”

“He Yunxiao’s personality is too …… hopeless. Nanzhu does not like strangers. You are familiar with the palace and you are also good friends with He Yunxiao, why don’t you help me facilitate their marriage?”

“Okay!”

“Let’s go then.”

“I’m off, cousin!”

Today, he had made progress in playing chess and showed off his special skills, and his cousin, who usually scolded him, was also pleased with him.

He thought that he had won another big event, and he had to do a good job of making his cousin compliment him.

However, He Yunxiao’s appearance and reputation really put him in a difficult position.

As he walked, he thought, “Will anyone like He Yunxiao, even if he looks like that? No? How could he get married if no one liked him?

Then he thought, “I am liked by my cousin, and Nanzhu, who is also the Princess, must also like me. Then I would be He Yunxiao. Wouldn’t that be the end of it?

So when they arrived at Linxuan Palace, Li Jin stood tall and proud in front of Meng Qingqian.

Li Jin: “I am He Yunxiao!”

Meng Qingqian’s eyes were wide and she didn’t react for a moment to what was going on.

Li Jin said again, “He Yunxiao is me.”

Several palace maids looked at each other, thinking that this person was wrong in the head.

“Remember it, He Yunxiao looks like me.”

After saying this, Li Jin waved his sleeves, and left, not even looking back to see the crowd’s reaction, so to speak.