Just as she was about to reject Chu Jiaoxing, her wrist was pulled up again, and her heart skipped a beat.
"Hmph." Beigong Tengxiao snorted coldly and said, "She was bought by me, why should she die in Zifu? I will take good care of her."
As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled Chu Jiaoli's hand and turned around to leave.
Chu Jiao Xing choked, she was now penniless and could not afford the one thousand taels, so she could only let Beigong Tengxiao take Chu Jiaoli away.
"Your Majesty said, don't come in if you don't come in again." Beigong Qianqiu's protector Jinyan's voice came from inside the door.
She turned around and saw the door that was about to close, and immediately crawled in.
Before Beigong Tengxiao got on the carriage, everyone remained frozen in place.
Chu Jiaoli raised her eyes and looked at Beigong Tengxiao's back, her thoughts in confusion.
The man in front of her, whom she once deeply loved and also deeply hated, is now holding her hand again.
After walking a short distance, she saw his familiar carriage.
At first glance, the royal carriage is more luxurious and majestic than ordinary carriages. Four white horses stand neatly in a row. The carved patterns on the pear wood are lifelike and ingenious. The curtains are made of fine silk that is tight yet smooth.
The first time she saw it on the street, she never thought that she would have the right to use such a gorgeous carriage alone in the future.
Beigong Tengxiao stepped up on the footstool, turned around and stretched out his hand to Chu Jiaoli below, trying to help her up.
Chu Jiaoli was stunned for a while and looked up at him.
Beigong Tengxiao smiled slightly, and his look was exactly the same as when he first spoke to him.
It seemed like I hadn't seen such an innocent smile on his face for a long time.
She hesitated for a moment and slowly stretched out her hand.
Beigong Tengxiao held her hand and helped her get into the carriage.
This large and warm hand made her thin and cold hands feel numb, and her heart skipped a beat.
She had always had cold hands in the past. Every time Bei Gong Tengxiao held her hand, he would wrap his hands around her warmly and raise it to his lips to let out a gentle breath.
Thinking of this, her eyes suddenly turned red, she quickly lowered her head and followed him into the carriage.
At the entrance of a bow and arrow shop not far from the carriage, two elegantly dressed girls looked at the carriage in the distance.
The girl in the pink chest-length skirt was sixteen years old, with a beautiful face that was gentle and dignified. Looking at the carriage going away, she still frowned slightly and sighed softly.
She is the eldest lady of Xianghou Mansion, Xiang Yini.
The other girl in a bean-yellow dress was her sister, Xiang Yini, the second lady of Xianghou Mansion. Seeing that Xiang Yini remained silent, she said anxiously: "Sister, why are you just watching His Highness lead another woman away like this?"
Already?!"
Xiang Yini sighed softly, looking a little frustrated. Her father heard that Beigong Tengxiao was going to come to this bow and arrow shop to pick up bows and arrows today. She also worked hard to understand his preferences all night long, and was waiting to pretend to meet him by chance today.
It left a good impression, but such a deviation occurred.
She smiled helplessly: "What can I do? I can't catch up and drive the woman off his carriage, right?"
"This..." Xiang Yinli's face was full of indignation. He stamped his feet angrily and said, "Where did this vixen come from? How dare you steal your limelight, sister!"
Xiang Yini shook her head and said: "His Royal Highness left the palace today, and I don't know when the next time will be... I'm afraid my father will be disappointed if other women get there first."
The carriage drove smoothly, and a heater with a light fragrance was lit inside the carriage, blocking out the cold and windy air outside.
Chu Jiaoli looked at the bustling street outside the curtains. It was almost the same as what she had just seen in the sedan chair. Different from her previous state of anxious escape, at this moment she felt calm.
Once upon a time, today was the biggest stain in her life, and all kinds of unbearable scenes would frequently appear in her dreams in the days to come.
She suffered too much injustice in her previous life, which created her sensitive, selfish and jealous heart.
Now, she just wants to live a peaceful life and never let anyone control her again.
If she could, she wouldn't even want to get acquainted with Beigong Tengxiao again.
"Your hands are cold."
When Chu Jiaoli came back to her senses, she realized that Beigong Tengxiao had not let go of her hand.
After getting used to getting along with him, he seemed to have become the other half of her body. If she didn't pay attention, she would forget their current relationship...
Chu Jiaoli wanted to withdraw her hand, but he held it tightly. She frowned slightly and said, "Your Highness, it would be a bit rude to hold the girl's hand all the time."
Beigong Tengxiao smiled lightly and said, "I just saw that your hands were cold, and I just wanted to help you warm them up. I had no other intention."
Chu Jiaoli was stunned for a moment, wondering...if he was so gentle to all the women he met for the first time.
Thinking of this, her voice was slightly lowered and she said coldly: "Thank you for your highness's kindness. It's just that men and women are not intimate. Now your highness can let go."
Bei Gong Tengxiao looked at the injury on her hand, and tried to avoid the contact area. He took out a box of ointment from the secret compartment with his other hand, opened the lid with one hand, and dipped some ointment on the pulp of his index finger.
Gently apply it to her wound.
Looking at this white and slender hand, the wound was so shocking, he was a little worried, and his eyes softened: "It hurts a lot, please bear with it."
The voice, as clear as running water, was soft and familiar, making Chu Jiaoli's eyes immediately turn red.
While Beigong Tengxiao lowered her head, she blinked hard, breathed calmly, and eased her mood.
She has hurt him too deeply. In this life, she must not let him fall in love with her again and make the same mistakes again.
Her thoughts returned, and she looked at him. The fingers that were applying medicine to her slowly moved to her wrist, and she was about to lift up her sleeve to apply medicine to her arm.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she immediately withdrew her arm with force. Her earlobes turned red, and she lowered her head and said, "Your Highness, please respect yourself!"
Bei Gong Tengxiao looked at Chu Jiaoli who had pulled down his sleeve, smiled helplessly, covered the medicine and put it in front of her, saying: "Okay then, you keep it and take it yourself."
Chu Jiaoli pursed her lips, put the medicine in her arms, and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Beigong Tengxiao glanced at the woman who was deliberately estranged from him, and remembered the surprised and disappointed look in her eyes just after she recognized him by mistake. He gently raised the corners of his lips and said, "Do you like Crown Prince Jin?"
Chu Jiaoli was stunned for a moment and said, "Why do you ask that?"
Beigong Tengxiao stretched out his hand to lift her chin, looked at her with a half-smile, and said, "If Prince Jin was giving you medicine just now, would you still avoid it?"
Chu Jiaoli glanced at his eyes indifferently, then slowly turned her face away, leaving his confinement, and said: "Yes." She glanced at his hand that was frozen in place, and continued, "The daughter of the people wants to find someone.
The Crown Prince of Jin can help the women of the people just because he cares about women, not because he has any feelings of admiration for the Crown Prince of Jin."
