The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 319 Knocking out or drugging

Cen Wan's current style of doing things and the path she has chosen are both inclined towards "stability," while Xu Zhen remains radical.

But Zheng Xun knew that their essence hadn't changed.

Cen Wan lay low, waiting for an opportunity.

Xu Zhen, on the other hand, created opportunities for himself.

When Zheng Xun arrived at the doctoral school, Xu Zhen was handling official business.

Zheng Xun first met Gao Dapeng, his most trusted subordinate.

This person was a talent discovered by Zheng Xun. He went to the Brown Kingdom with Zheng Xun last time and was promoted to the Doctoral School after returning.

When he saw Zheng Xun, it was as if he had seen a savior.

"Princess! Please do something about Dr. Xu!"

Zheng Xun saw that he looked like he was about to cry and couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

"Xu Zhen exploited you?"

Gao Dapeng could tell she was joking. He said, on the verge of tears, "What's worse than exploiting me is that he exploits himself!"

Zheng Xun: ?

"Then why are you in such a hurry?"

"I don't know, but I feel that even someone as talented as Lord Xu works so hard. When I'm resting, thinking about this makes me feel guilty and restless."

Zheng Xun understood.

He's been dragged into this by Xu Zhen.

She said sympathetically, "Don't worry, I'll go see him."

She stepped into the room under Gao Dapeng's expectant gaze.

Xu Zhen didn't notice that there was another person in the room and continued writing something with his head down.

His brows furrowed and relaxed at times, clearly indicating that he was engrossed in what he was doing.

He was thin and had fair skin, which made the dark circles under his eyes particularly noticeable.

However, this did not diminish his good looks; his slight frailty only highlighted his noble character.

Zheng Xun inexplicably felt that his fighting spirit was as if he was burning himself out.

She stood there for a while, and only coughed lightly a few times when she saw that he still didn't react.

Xu Zhen heard this time, but instead of looking up, he asked directly, "What is it?"

"Something happened."

After writing a few more words, Xu Zhen realized that this was not Gao Dapeng's voice.

He suddenly looked up.

Upon seeing Zheng Xun, he paused for a moment before rising to greet her: "Why has the princess arrived?"

He came out from behind the table, intending to lead Zheng Xun to sit down to the side.

Zheng Xun ignored him, walked to where he had just been, and looked at what he had just written: "Is this the new rule of the doctoral school?"

"Yes, the original rules of the doctoral school were not very well-established, so I plan to improve them."

Zheng Xun picked up the teacup on the table; the tea inside had gone cold.

"Official business is important, but you should also take care of your health. If someone as talented as you is overworked, it will be a loss to the court and the Great Yong Dynasty."

Xu Zhen had actually been up for three days and three nights. He looked quite energetic at this moment, but his soul had already wandered off for a while.

So he said something a bit strange: "Has anyone ever said that you, Princess, are quite good at coaxing people?"

Zheng Xun raised an eyebrow: "No."

Who would dare?

"Now the princess knows."

Zheng Xun crossed his arms: "Are you sure you're in the right mental state to do anything right?"

"Do things? What things? Just tell me what you need, Princess, and I'll make sure I do it perfectly."

Zheng Xun looked down at the words on the paper again.

Despite Xu Zhen's poor mental state, his handwriting was remarkably neat, his writing was error-free, and his logic remained impeccable.

what is this?

This is simply the chosen one for working!

Zheng Xun thought he had no conscience, but seeing such a hardworking subordinate, he actually felt a little guilty.

"Jingzhi, you should go and rest first..."

"No need, I'm perfectly fine. Princess, please tell me what important matter you have to discuss..."

Zheng Xun's face hardened, and he said firmly, "Go to sleep."

Xu Zhen blinked, his gaze blank.

He pondered for a moment, seemingly unable to understand Zheng Xun's meaning: "Sleep?"

Zheng Xun raised his voice: "Yes, go to sleep."

"Fierce," he muttered to himself.

Zheng Xun chuckled.

She knew that Xu Zhen had a rest room behind this house, so she stopped arguing with him, went up to him, grabbed his wrist, and dragged him into the inner room.

Xu Zhen struggled but couldn't break free. He then asked in a reasonable tone, "Brave warrior, where are we going?"

"I'll take you to see the King of Hell."

Xu Zhen stopped and refused to leave: "That won't do, I still have a lot of things to do."

Zheng Xun was afraid of hurting him, so he didn't dare to use too much force, and he was actually brought to a stop by him.

She turned around and asked good-naturedly, "Oh? What is it?"

"So much official business..."

Zheng Xun was about to retort, but when he looked up and saw his eyes, he saw a clear seriousness in them.

He was not quite lucid at the time, and his words and actions were based on instinct, which made him seem naively stubborn.

Her tone softened slightly: "You can deal with official business after you wake up. If you don't go to sleep, you'll die. If you die, you won't be able to do anything!"

Her tone carried a blatant threat.

Xu Zhen pondered for a moment before understanding the meaning behind her words.

When it came to official business, he was indeed persuaded.

He nodded solemnly: "Okay."

This time, Zheng Xun didn't need to drag her; she walked in front, and he followed closely behind.

Zheng Xun led him to the bedside and saw him standing there blankly. She lifted the blanket and said, "Lie down quickly."

"Oh," Xu Zhen responded, and lay straight down on the bed.

The bed was hard, and when he, such a big person, landed on it, it made a loud "thud".

Xu Zhen was unaware; he closed his eyes and remained motionless.

Zheng Xun: ...

Doesn't this really hurt?

She strongly suspected that he had either been knocked unconscious or killed, so she put her finger under his nose.

Breathing normally, alive.

Just stay alive.

Zheng Xun casually threw the blanket at him and turned to leave.

Gao Dapeng waited anxiously at the door. When he saw Zheng Xun come out, he quickly approached her and said, "Princess..."

"He's asleep."

Gao Dapeng breathed a sigh of relief. He had known Xu Zhen for a long time and understood his condition, but he couldn't do anything about it and could only worry anxiously.

When he finally heard that Xu Zhen was going to rest, he was even a little moved, and at this moment he almost cried tears of joy.

"Finally, time to rest..."

Zheng Xun detected the relief in his tone: "What happened to him?"

“I don’t know,” Gao Dapeng scratched his head. “But I heard from people around Dr. Xu that he seems to be like this often. As long as he’s not finished with what he’s doing, he’s like he’s possessed, and you can’t stop him. If you try to persuade him, he’ll get angry with you.”

Zheng Xun earnestly instructed, "Dapeng, I'll teach you a method."

Gao Dapeng listened intently, looking like he was about to learn: "Please speak, Princess."

"Knock out or drug."

Gao Dapeng picked at his ear: "Princess, please repeat it. I think I just had a hallucination."

Wei Yanxing and Lü Mengying, who heard everything with their own ears: ...

Zheng Xun patiently repeated it, and Gao Dapeng looked at her in disbelief.

Wei Yanxing coughed lightly.

Gao Dapeng realized his rudeness and lowered his head again, his expression somewhat broken: "Eunuch...Princess, this...this is not good."

Zheng Xun: "Then tell me, do you have any other methods?"

Gao Dapeng shook his head.

"Will my method work?"

Gao Dapeng nodded.

"That's okay."