Raindrops pattered on the eaves, and Jiang Tang sat by the window on the second floor of the hut and looked outside.
This was already the third day after coming down from the palace. She originally thought that Nan Xing would take her away from here, but after he disappeared for a few hours one night, he came back and took her to rent a small house in the town at the foot of the palace.
Live there until now.
He seemed to be waiting for someone, she wasn't sure.
[Host, are you sleepy? Do you want to go to sleep? 】
Jiang Tang found that it seemed that ever since she accidentally said "guilty" that day, the system had become very quiet in the past few days, and he felt cautious when talking to her.
Jiang Tang saw it but didn't expose it.
"I'm not sleepy. The scenery is quite nice."
She said casually, looking through the rain curtain towards the gate of the gate not far away.
That's right, from the second floor of the house that the boy rented, it faced the city gate, and it was easy to see all the cars and horses passing by.
Because of this, Jiang Tang felt that she was waiting for someone.
"Officials are doing business, get out of the way quickly!"
A stern scolding sound came from downstairs in the distance under the hazy rain screen. Jiang Tang paused in his yawning movements and looked randomly with beautiful eyes——
A group of officers and soldiers galloped forward on horseback to clear the way. The street vendors hurriedly stepped back to make way, escorting a low-key and simple carriage forward.
"I don't know whose carriage was so aggressive that it almost hit someone."
Pedestrians discussed in low voices that summer rains come and go quickly, and many of the vendors that were not driven away by the heavy rain were scared away when they came out just now.
"The person in the car is Bai Muzhi, the daughter of Bachelor Bai, who came in a hurry from Xu County on the emperor's order."
A slightly hoarse young man's voice sounded from behind. Jiang Tang paused slightly and did not look back, but his eyes had already subconsciously caught up with the motorcade that was gradually moving away.
Bai Muzhi...
Has the heroine finally arrived?
In Nan Xing's eyes, when he mentioned the name "Bai Muzhi", the girl who usually had a gentle smile lost her smile and turned pale.
Just like what that person said, just hearing her name would give her a big shock.
"Do you know why she's here?"
The voice was suddenly close, as if he was worried that she couldn't hear clearly, and the words were clear:
"Because King Rong was devastated by the loss of his concubine, the emperor loved his son and specially ordered Bai Muzhi to come to comfort him. The group of officers and soldiers leading the way below are the imperial guards in the palace."
Jiang Tang suddenly understood, no wonder he acted so arrogantly, it would be normal if he was a member of the imperial army.
"Do you think the emperor's approach will be successful? Can Prince Rong really be appeased?"
Nan Xing's tone was light, but a pair of starry eyes were already locked on the girl's face.
He thought that maybe he could see her cry again today.
The way she looks when she cries is so beautiful.
"I think,"
After a brief period of surprise and confusion, Jiang Tang had adjusted his mentality: "It should be okay."
She raised her eyes and looked at the young man who was so close to her that he seemed to be clinging to her. His expression was calm as if nothing had happened just now:
"Miss Bai is the prince's childhood sweetheart. The two of them were childhood sweethearts. With her comfort, the prince will definitely cheer up soon."
The expression on Nan Xing's face that was watching the show became slightly darker, and he suddenly raised his eyes and stared into the girl's eyes: "You must not be angry or sad?"
He reminded her word by word: "You lost your life for him, but he was about to fall into the arms of someone else."
Jiang Tang blinked, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes: "If you say this, I will misunderstand..."
She paused and imitated the young man's tone and said, "You are fighting for me."
"In your dreams!"
Nan Xing suddenly stood up, and her beautiful face returned to its previous cold and untouchable tone: "I just want to see what a woman who is about to be abandoned feels like in pain."
Fight against injustice?
She thought beautifully.
"Yeah?"
Jiang Tang showed a gentle smile: "It's a pity that you said it too late. I have been abandoned long ago, and it is not now."
Nan Xing's heart seemed to be stung by something, and he subconsciously looked at Jiang Tang.
"Why, have you forgotten?" Jiang Tang smiled clearly and without any resentment: "We met in the cold palace."
Nan Xing didn't speak, but the smile on his face had completely disappeared.
He looked deeply at the girl in front of him, unable to believe that someone could tear open his scar and show it to others as if nothing had happened.
If she didn't say it, he would have almost forgotten it.
She was abandoned twice in succession by the "affectionate" prince in the palace.
And every time, it was a separation of life and death.
Inexplicably, even as hard-hearted as he is, he actually feels pity for the girl in front of him:
"you……"
But just as this thought flashed through his mind, he forcibly suppressed it: "Get ready, we are leaving here soon."
After saying that Jiang Tang couldn't say anything, he turned around and left.
"Wait a moment."
Jiang Tang stopped the young man who was about to run away. Where he didn't see it, a smile flashed in his almond eyes.
"What?"
Nan Xing turned around and regained his cold killer look, looking at her defensively.
"I'll lend you my handkerchief and wipe your face."
Looking at the white handkerchief in front of him, Nan Xing was stunned for a moment. After he realized what she was talking about, he immediately became serious again:
"You don't need to pretend to be kind! Even if you try to please me again, I won't let you go. Remember, I'm not a good person."
He said the last sentence while looking into her eyes. When he spoke, he could let out a murderous aura, as if he was about to draw a sword at the next moment.
But the girl in front of him seemed to love him without feeling anything, and said to him: "How do you know that I don't really care about you?"
Just as Nan Xing was about to laugh at her "concern", he heard what the girl said next:
"After all, you are the benefactor who saved my life, not him."
For a moment, everything he wanted to say seemed to be blocked by something.
But the girl suddenly turned around: "You go out, I will clean it up soon."
He pursed his lips, turned around and left without saying anything, but he couldn't control the memories in his mind:
Did she cry just now?
But Nan Xing couldn't figure out why Jiang Tang was crying.
I just know that he originally expected to see her crying, but when he actually saw her, he didn't seem as happy as he imagined.
[Host, are you okay? He has gone out...]
"fine."
Jiang Tang raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face casually: "So was it really the heroine who was in the carriage just now?"
System: [Yes. But you have to trust the male protagonist...]
"So you just wanted me to rest on purpose and didn't want me to see her?"
Jiang Tang's words instantly blocked the system's mouth.
The system suddenly got stuck.
Jiang Tang waited for a while but didn't get a reply from the system, so he knew that he had guessed correctly again.
A coldness flashed in her eyes, and then she went to pack her clothes.
After only staying for three days, Nanxing didn't prepare many clothes for her, only two or three pieces that could be changed.
Just pack it up and take a look at it, then pack it up.
Seeing her being so obedient, the system suddenly became anxious: [Host, you don't really want to follow this fake eunuch, do you? He is a killer who kills without blinking an eye. It is very dangerous for you to follow him1]
Jiang Tang kept moving his hands and said casually: "Then what do you think I should do?"
[Of course I want to find a way to leave him! There are a lot of poisons in the mall, you can just exchange them and he will leave. I guarantee he won’t be able to stop you! 】
It said, as if it was afraid that Jiang Tang would not agree, and said: [If you find it too expensive, the system can give you a discount! 20% off, no, how about 50% off? 】
“It’s really cheap.”
Jiang Tang said casually: "How many points does the poison cost?"
The system's heroic Qianyun said: [Not expensive! 2 points are enough!]
Jiang Tang said "ha", stopped taking care of the system, and put the small bag on his back: "I packed it."
Following her words, the door opened from the outside.
The young man stood there: "Then let's go."
Not surprisingly, there was surprise in his eyes.
Nan Xing thought she would find a way to delay it. After all, her "beloved" prince was in the palace all the time.
[Host!] The system is obviously in a hurry.
Jiang Tang said calmly: "Why are you anxious? Don't forget, my original plan was to leave Xiao Yinhan. Now, wouldn't it be better to have multiple 'bodyguards' taking the initiative to escort me?"
System: [You are right to say that, but this person is very dangerous at first glance. Who knows who sent him, if he is not good for you as the host...]
Jiang Tang suddenly said: "Even you don't know who is behind him?"
System: [I don’t know!]
Answering too quickly makes you look guilty.
[He is not in the original work, and the system really cannot find it.] The system explained in a low voice.
Jiang Tang: "Really? But I think I can know who is behind him."
System:【Who?】
Jiang Tang: "Guess."
Nan Xing didn't even check out and asked for a deposit, and just took Jiang Tang out of the city and left.
In the past few days, due to the recruitment of soldiers and horses in the palace, troops have been coming in and out. Many outsiders in the town have left, so the departure of the two did not attract much attention.
"The imperial concubine liked Miss Bai very much when she was alive. She and Prince Rong grew up together, and the two had a very good relationship. Prince Rong also treated her differently from other women."
Just as he was leaving the city gate, the young man who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke again, and his words were still full of provocation.
"There have been rumors in Beijing that if the imperial concubine hadn't died early, Bai Muzhi would have been Princess Rong."
"puff,"
Jiang Tang couldn't help but smile: "You keep mentioning Miss Bai like this, which makes me think that you like her very much and are afraid that the prince will be snatched away by her."
"I've never seen her at all!"
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but there was a bit of annoyance in the young man’s words: “I’m telling you, if you leave like this, your position will be replaced by another woman. Are you not sad at all, don’t you want to stay?
"
Jiang Tang: "Then if I say I want to stay, will you let me go?"
Nan Xing said without hesitation: "No."
"In that case," Jiang Tang retracted his gaze: "What's the point if I don't care. But since you pay so much attention to Miss Bai and the prince, I have no choice but to..."
"What can I do?" Nan Xing looked at Jiang Tang warily.
"I have no choice but to bless them."
Jiang Tang suddenly smiled: "Since they are so in tune with each other and have a good relationship, if Miss Bai can heal the pain in the prince's heart and make him happy, I will bless them."
"you……"
Nan Xing couldn't tell what was wrong, but his chest felt so tight that he wanted to kill someone: "Are you sick?"
Jiang Tang's eyes widened: "What's wrong with me? Isn't it right for me to bless them? I..."
"What about yourself? Where have you put yourself!"
As if some painful memory had been touched, the boy's eyes turned scarlet, and he glared at her fiercely, as if he was glaring at another person through her:
"You have paid so much for him, and now he abandons you without hesitation to be with another woman. Are you not sad at all? You help Sheng Meiren come out of the cold palace and help Lin Zhaoyi regain favor.
Have you never thought about helping yourself? Who do you think you are, the Holy Virgin who sacrifices yourself to save others?"
The young man said, and pulled out the dagger from nowhere, as if he was going to kill her.
Jiang Tang was slightly stunned, looking at the young man who seemed to be mad, and said to the system: "For the first time, I know that kindness can also make people mad."
The system secretly encouraged: [This person is sick, host, run away!]
"But," Jiang Tang smiled and said in a gentle and sincere tone, "I just want the prince to be happy. As long as he can live a good life, I don't care if the person accompanying him is me."
"Do you believe that I will kill you?"
The anger in Nan Xing's eyes was a little deeper, and the thin blade in his hand almost touched Jiang Tang's neck.
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"Here, Your Majesty, we're here!"
The old eunuch stumbled into the palace, with a smile on his old face: "Miss Bai family has arrived, and the imperial army has sent her to the prince's villa."
Lin Zhaoyi, who was feeding the emperor some medicine, paused slightly when he heard this, and his eyes fell on the bracelet.
It was obviously just an exchange of benefits, but at this moment she felt inexplicably sad for the girl who died tragically.
"Okay, let her go."
Emperor Huaiwen also showed a smile on his face: "Yu'er also liked that girl from the Bai family when she was alive. If she can really persuade King Rong to look good, I will reward you greatly!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, it will definitely work." The old eunuch agreed.
"What do you think, concubine?"
Lin Zhaoyi was lost in thought when she was suddenly called upon by the emperor.
Facing those somewhat cloudy eyes, she opened her mouth, and her pleasant words naturally flowed out: "That's natural. Miss Bai and the prince's childhood sweethearts have a much deeper relationship than the concubine. She comforts her
, Your Majesty will definitely be able to get over the pain soon and recover at an early date."
"I think so too."
The emperor nodded, his voice a little low: "A good man has ambitions in all directions. He is just a woman. It is her blessing to die for him. At worst, I will allow her to be buried in the imperial mausoleum."
The old eunuch hurriedly praised the emperor for his kindness, but Lin Zhaoyi was the only one standing there with a heavy heart:
It is such a great favor to allow her to be buried in the imperial mausoleum.
And Haitang, you advised me not to indulge in love, but you yourself lost your life for a man...
I don’t know if you have a soul in heaven. Will you regret hearing these words?
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"Miss Bai, this is it. The servants don't dare to open the door, otherwise the prince..."
"Open the door." The girl's clear and calm voice sounded. The guard who spoke froze, hesitated, and stretched out his hand.
