C11 (1/2)
Which garden? This really made Jiang Wan feel troubled.
The west side of the garden was artificially dug into a lake to draw water from the moat. If it were in summer, the dark green lotus leaves would meet the sky and the pink lotus flowers would be scattered all over the place. However, the lotus flowers would have withered during this season, and the Wang Lake would have been frozen into an ice field long ago.
The garden on the east was made of plum trees with a variety of plum blossoms. It was a good time to admire the plum blossoms in winter, but the garden on the east was close to the Crown Prince's study. Her goal today was to avoid the Crown Prince and leave.
Seeing the awkward look on Jiang Wan's face, Xia He could only say that she asked recklessly. She was just a new customer, how would she know which garden was better? Thus, she smiled and said, ”I was careless. This young lady has just arrived today, so why don't you follow me to the Plum Garden? I am also going to break a few plums for my mistress and insert them into the Plum Bottle.”
Jiang Wan was a very kind person. If one were to say who in the crown prince's mansion didn't want her to enter the mansion the most, it would definitely be Cui Liandi. The person following her right now should be the safest person.
Because of this, she almost didn't have any psychological burdens as she followed Xia He all the way to Plum Garden.
In her previous life, Jiang Wan came to visit this Plum Garden quite a bit, but today, when the snow stopped and the sky cleared, in the entire Plum Garden, there were plums amidst the snow and plums within the snow, so the scenery was naturally different from before. Smelling the faint plum blossom fragrance, she walked between the blossoming plum blossoms. They had left, and had unknowingly left with Clove and Jasmine. Even Xia He had also disappeared.
Jiang Wan secretly cursed in her heart. Just as she was about to turn back and look for Clove and Jasmine, she suddenly caught sight of a bright yellow light in the Plum Garden. A colourful figure.
This scared Jiang Wan so much that she quickly hid herself into the forest.
Could it be such a coincidence? They really met each other in this Plum Garden?
In the Great Liang Dynasty, it could pierce through the heavens. There had only ever been two perverts. One was the current emperor, while the other was the Crown Prince.
Jiang Wan felt a burst of bitterness in her heart. She discovered that she was truly courting death. If she honestly stayed in elder sister's courtyard, perhaps she wouldn't even be able to meet him!
Thinking of this, Jiang Wan retreated a bit, but she didn't expect to bump into something. When she wanted to turn around and look, she discovered that her hair seemed to be hanging on top of something, and any slight movement of her head would cause her scalp to ache.
”Don't move, I'll do it!” Suddenly, a gentle voice came from behind her, making Jiang Wan's entire body tremble and turn stiff.
Is that him … Could it be him? This voice sounded so familiar. She stood there stunned, guessing in her heart.
”Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you.” The voice behind her was so soft that it seemed it could turn a person into water. Jiang Wan closed her eyes and could feel him very gently stroking her hair.
A gust of wind blew by. The snow that had fallen on the Plum Blossom's branches was blown away. Tiny snowflakes drifted about, falling onto the two of them.
Time... Can we just stay like this...
Jiang Wan gripped the handkerchief in her hand tightly as she thought to herself.
”Alright.” While Jiang Wan was still in a daze, the voice behind her spoke again.
Jiang Wan quickly took two steps forward, turned around, and blessed the people behind her. ”Thank you, Your Highness, for helping us out.”
Lifting her head slightly, she saw Xiao Rui dressed in a clean white robe. However, he looked the same as the time she had met him at the city gate, ill and sickly.
”You know me?” Xiao Rui asked with a smile as she looked at Jiang Wan.
Yes, I know you!