I woke up as the Villainous Empress

171 Prince saving the Princess.

“Yang Ning…..What are you doing while standing here like this? Are you trying to sit in the air?” Zheng Liang asked in confusion as he was dumbfounded to see her standing in such a strange posture.

She was not standing or sitting, instead, she was sitting in the air. He could not understand the purpose of her standing like that.

He came to surprise her and have lunch with her. However, who would have thought that he would witness something like that?

Yang Ning did not say anything and simply laughed when she heard his question. Can she go back to her world now? She cried inwardly and prayed for a miracle to happen.

Because this situation was so humiliating! Why is everyone looking at her as if she was caught doing something inappropriate?

It was just an exercise for god’s sake.

Zheng Liang was so shocked that he forgot for a moment that he was standing outside the chamber.

He soon regained his senses and realized that the chamber door was still open and guards maids were standing outside

His expression turned dark as he ordered everyone, “What are you looking at? Turn around and lower your eyes!” He shouted and ordered them to look away from Yang Ning.

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He doesn’t know what she was doing earlier but he does not want others to look at her with questionable gazes.

The guards and maids were startled by Zheng Liang’s order and immediately turned their backs to Yang Ning and lowered their heads.

Xiaowei pursed her lips and joined the other maids to follow his orders as well. She knows that her lady does not care what others think about her reputation in the palace.

However, she was glad to see that His Highness cares for Yang Ning and does not want the servants to take her lightly and treat her differently because of this matter.

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Zheng Liang didn’t waste any time and walked inside the chamber and closed the door behind him so that no one could see what was happening inside the chamber.

“Your Highness, how come you’re here at this time? Are you going to your study room after this?”She asked in confusion, still standing in the squatting position and her hands were placed on her knees due to discomfort.

Zheng Liang pursed his lips and looked at Yang Ning in bewilderment, “Are you going to stay like this forever? What are you doing and not standing up?” He asked.

Such actions don’t suit her reputation as the Crown Princess of the Empire. What if the servants start spreading rumors about her?

It doesn’t take words to spread like wildfire in the palace anyway.

“Does your waist not hurt while you stand like this? What were you trying to do while standing like this anyway?” He asked while looking at her strangely.

Yang Ning pursed her lips and smiled awkwardly, while her forehead was covered in cold sweat beads. Her legs were trembling and she could feel her core burning.

“It hurts. I also would like to stand up and stretch my back. However…..I can’t stand up. I am stuck in this position.” She cried out as her voice quivered while speaking.

“Eh? What do you mean you are stuck in this position?” Zheng Liang was speechless and did not know what to do to help her out of this situation.

How can she get stuck in this situation? Now he understands why she wasn’t standing even though everyone saw her like this.

Yang Ning gritted her teeth to see him still standing there like a mannequin and couldn’t bear to see him standing still. She stretched her hands towards him and said, “Hold my hand and pull me up. Fast. Ah, I think I got a sprain in my back.” She cried out.

“My knees are locked as well.” She cried.

‘So humiliating. Who would have thought that Yang Ning’s body would be so fragile that she would get a sprain just by doing some exercises and squats.’

‘How did she manage to survive that wild bear attack? It’s a miracle that she is still alive and breathing.’ Yang Ning thought in her head while she desperately reached out to Zheng Liang for support.

“Oh!’ Zheng Liang was surprised when Yang Ning asked him to hold her hand and help her to get out of the situation.

He walked towards her in long strides, held her hand tightly, and tried to pull her up. However, Yang Ning didn’t move and was groaning in pain instead. “Ah, don’t pull me with force. Can’t you see that I am already in pain?” She snapped at him.

Zheng Liang was surprised when she scolded him. It was she who got herself into this situation, why was she getting angry at him?

“Hold my hand and support me from the waist gently to….Oh! What are you doing?” Yang Ning was giving him instructions when Zheng Liang ignored her words and suddenly walked to her side and picked her up in his arms in a princess style.

Zheng Liang looked at shocked Yang Ning and said, “Carrying you would be easier than helping you to stand up. Now hold onto my neck if you don’t want to hurt your back again.” He suggested it to her.

Yang Ning looked at him in daze and obediently followed his instructions when she understood his intentions. “Ah, Yes.”

She tightly wrapped her arms around his neck and secured her position in his arms. She cannot hurt her back again, otherwise, she will have to stay in bed for days to be healed from pain and discomfort.

She is so young yet so weak. If she knew that this would have happened, she wouldn’t have pushed herself to complete the set and stopped it when she was feeling the slight discomfort.

Looks like she cannot treat Yang Ning’s body carelessly like she used to treats hers.