My Prince Has a Few Screws Loose
As the first heroine in history to have traveled through time by falling into a sewer, Rong Jiu managed to join the diplomatic marriage delegation as the Fifth Princess of Xining. In her mind, she had
“Riiiiing… riiiiing…”
A string of alarms dragged Rong Jiu out of her dreams. Irritated beyond measure, she slammed the endlessly vibrating clock off her bedside table, closed her eyes, and tried to return to sleep.
Five minutes later…
Rong Jiu’s eyes flew open. Instinctively, she leapt out of bed, snatched up the clock, and saw that it was already 9:10.
“Oh my god, I’m late!” she shrieked.
In a fluster, she rummaged through her wardrobe, grabbed whatever clothes came to hand, and changed in a flash. Three minutes more sufficed for a whirlwind of washing and makeup—a speed worthy of a Guinness World Record.
As the saying goes, when misfortune strikes, it never comes alone.
Rong Jiu finally managed to wheel her bicycle out the door, only to see a raging storm outside, rain and wind whipping wildly. Swallowing her frustration, she wheeled the bike back inside, snatched up an umbrella, and hurried out into the downpour.
Today, she had an important meeting—she had to be there by 9:30, or her year’s bonus would be lost. The thought of her bonus revived her spirit. She kicked off her high heels and dashed barefoot through the rain.
She was just about to catch up to the bus idling ahead. Yelling for the driver to wait, she quickened her pace.
But fate had other plans. Someone with no sense of public decency had tossed a banana peel onto the street. Rong Jiu’s luck held—she stepped on it. Worse yet, beside her, a manhole cover was missing.
With a look of utter despair, Rong Jiu made a spectacular tumble straight int