Crying While Filling the Pit I Dug - Chapter 48

As the saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success.”

On the third day, Song Miaomiao reflected on the experiences and lessons of the previous two days and decided to head out two hours earlier this time. Before leaving, she purposely sent away all the maids and servants, firmly instructing them not to follow. She couldn’t be bothered to come up with excuses at the moment, as finding reasons would only waste time.

As for the feather shuttlecock, Song Miaomiao couldn’t think of a suitable replacement for the time being. The main issue was that the item should have a chance to be thrown into a tree and not be too obvious, so it would seem unintentional. 

She couldn’t just throw a watermelon up there; otherwise, what if the system deemed the plot unreasonable and decided to start over?

Song Miaomiao considered whether to tie each feather with a rope, securing them tightly to prevent loss, but bundling them one by one was not very practical.

Forget it, since it was all scripted anyway. Dignity was a fleeting concept; whether obtained or lost, it held little real significance.

Song Miaomiao dashed toward the familiar location.

After she confirmed that no one was passing by, she quickly threw the shuttlecock onto a branch. With the experience from the previous day, she only threw it eight times before it caught on a tree branch.

It could be regarded as an improvement. With a few more tries, she might even be able to knock down some fruits from the tree with her shuttlecock throwing skills…

Finding the right angle, Song Miaomiao stepped on a stone and began climbing the tree. The first stone wasn’t high enough, and she couldn’t climb onto the trunk. She had to slowly slide down and gather more stones to stack up. With both hands and feet, gripping the trunk tightly, and expending considerable effort, she finally managed to hang herself on the lowest branch, still about four or five meters from the ground. 

Forget it, she really couldn’t climb any higher.

Clinging tightly to the branch, Song Miaomiao didn’t dare to move, afraid that she might fall off before Yi Qing arrived. Not only would the mission remain uncompleted, but she would also suffer the consequences herself. Although the branch wasn’t very high, falling to the ground would still be painful.

Why didn’t he show up for so long? Song Miaomiao grew increasingly bored as she waited, eventually drifting off to sleep on the tree for some reason.

The ground was covered with yellow leaves. When Song Miaomiao opened her eyes, she found herself facing a pair of clear and bright eyes gazing up at her from under the tree. That person called out to her with a deep, magnetic voice, “Princess.”

Yi Qing finally arrived, much to Song Miaomiao’s delight.

Finally, she could fall down from there.

As Song Miaomiao was about to move, Yi Qing under the tree shouted loudly, “Princess, be careful, don’t move.”

“Princess, don’t move, just wait.” Yi Qing said as he ran out, “I’ll go find…”

“Hold on!” Song Miaomiao shouted loudly. She didn’t care whether he was going to find a ladder, someone else, or both. Since he had arrived, she wanted to complete the task first. She didn’t want to climb the tree again; the Princess’s physique was too weak, and climbing the tree was too tiring.

Yi Qing immediately stopped in his tracks, asking, “What are your orders, Princess?”

“Come over this way a bit,” Song Miaomiao said.

Song Miaomiao gave up. If the unexpected couldn’t bring her into the arms of the male lead, then she would deliberately fall into his arms. After all, there were no rules stipulating otherwise, and she couldn’t remember how she had written it back then. As long as there weren’t too many deviations from the original plot, the so-called Lujiang Literature system could automatically record the plot, right?

Yi Qing obediently moved a few steps in Song Miaomiao’s direction, looking up at her.

“A bit more this way,” Song Miaomiao commanded.

“Yes.”

“To the left.”

“Yes.”

“A little more to the left.”

“Yes.”

Song Miaomiao nodded, “Okay, now open your arms.”

Yi Qing hesitantly extended his hands to the ground, unsure of what Song Miaomiao had in mind.

Song Miaomiao reminded him, “Open your palms. Now, I’m going to jump down, and you catch me.”

Yi Qing said, “Princess, you can’t. I’d better find a ladder and find some people. It’s more secure for the Princess to step down the ladder.”

Song Miaomiao blinked, “No need! I believe you can definitely catch me.”

Yi Qing blushed, “Princess, this is improper.”

What? Song Miaomiao also figured out that Yi Qing had lived in this hierarchical world for too long. He didn’t dare to look directly at her, and he didn’t dare to have skin contact with her. He attributed all this to etiquette, but apart from it there was one thing he obeyed, and that was orders. In other words, if Song Miaomiao directly stated her request, he would obey it.

She had gradually become accustomed to communicating with Yi Qing by directly stating her requirements clearly.

Therefore, she should order him to catch her.

“I’m going to jump!” Song Miaomiao moved on the branch.

Song Miaomiao aimed for Yi Qing’s embrace and jumped.

Yi Qing quickly spread his arms and said anxiously, “Princess, be careful.”

“Thud.”

Song Miaomiao fell down.

However, the scene where the male lead caught her as she imagined didn’t happen.

The truth was that both of them fell to the ground together.

“I told you to catch me, didn’t I? I didn’t say to be a cushion for me.” Song Miaomiao looked at Yi Qing, who was acting as a human cushion under her weight.

Yi Qing’s earlobes turned slightly red. He said, “Princess, please forgive me.”

Forgive what? She really wanted to pry open this wooden head and take a look inside.

“Does it hurt?” Song Miaomiao asked with concern.

Yi Qing’s face grew redder, stuttering, “Princess, I-I’m not hurt.”

Seeing Yi Qing’s face turning red, Song Miaomiao also felt a bit uncomfortable. She realized she was still in Yi Qing’s arms, and they were so close that she could even feel his rapid breath against her neck.

Although she had used the male lead as a cushion, but… would this still count as falling from the tree into the male lead’s arms?

Song Miaomiao quickly got up.

Yi Qing also stood up, cupped his hands, and said, “Princess, are you injured?”

“I’m fine. What about you?”

“Princess, I’m unharmed.”

“That’s good.” Song Miaomiao added, “Thank you for today’s help.”

“It’s my duty.”

System Oppa: [Congratulations, First Task completed. Reward: 200 points. Current points: 200 points.]

Song Miaomiao felt a twinge of joy. It seemed that her tactic of forcibly falling from the tree into the male lead’s arms was effective. Finally, she didn’t have to constantly come up with excuses to dismiss the palace maids and wait there to “accidentally” hit the shuttlecock.

However, what awaited her seemed to be more than just waiting for the male lead and “accidentally” hitting the shuttlecock.

System Oppa: [Second Task: Because Princess Changrou fell into the male lead’s arms, she developed feelings of admiration for him, and thus began to show her affection to the male lead frequently, including but not limited to making sachets and soup for him. Wait, and say the line, “Yi Qing, I love you.” Nature of Second Task: Published original plot. Bonus Points: 1000 points. Note: Every time you do one more thing for the male lead, you can get an additional bonus point of 100 points.The total additional points cannot exceed 1000 points.]

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