C16 (1/2)

The shivering Jiang Wan raised her eyes to take a look, only to discover that the window in her inner room had been opened by someone unknowingly. A cold wind blew in, dispersing the warmth in the room.

Jiang Wan, who had already removed her hairpin and her long hair, had no choice but to put down the octagonal palace lamp in her hand. She prepared to close that window, but before she even got close to it, she could smell the pungent smell of blood.

Before she could think about it further, a big, bloody hand suddenly covered her nose and mouth. The sticky smell of blood rushed into her nose, causing her stomach to churn.

What was going on!?

Had he met a criminal?

Jiang Wan, who wholeheartedly wanted to save herself, exerted 120 thousand points of strength, lifted her foot and ruthlessly stomped down. Almost at the same time, she pushed back her elbow with force, and the person holding onto her groaned and fell backwards.

Feeling that she had a chance to catch her breath, Jiang Wan quickly picked up the Eight Horn Palace lamp on the side and prepared to smash it onto that person.

”Wait, it's me!” That person was wearing a black robe and sitting on the ground. His upper body was leaning against the bed while one hand was covering his stomach. His voice was weak and he seemed to be quite injured.

When did he become so powerful? He could actually knock someone down and not get them up?

”You … Just who are you! ” Jiang Wan raised the octagonal lamp in her hand, staring at that person with her eyes. As long as he dared to act recklessly, she would smash the oil lamp in her hand and burn him to death!

That person sat paralyzed on the ground, but his shoulders began to shake. Following that, a burst of low and joyful laughter could be heard. Only, there would occasionally be a little cough mixed in with the laughter.

He used his blood-stained hand to slowly remove the black cloth covering his face. With the help of the dim yellow light from the octagonal palace lamp in his hand, Jiang Wan was able to clearly see that person's delicate and handsome face.

”Xiao …” Xiao Rui … ”Chat …” She blinked her eyes, and then rubbed them with her sleeve. When she clearly saw that the person in front of her was still sitting there and hadn't disappeared, she raised the palace lamp and squatted down, ”You … Why are you here? ”

”Hehe, I really missed the last time we left the garden, so I came chasing after you.” Xiao Rui, who was sitting on the ground, breathed heavily, but did not forget to give a smile as he said that.

Jiang Wan, on the other hand, had a sullen face, and a face full of disbelief.

”Alright, I won't tease you anymore. I got hurt from being chased down, so I randomly found a house to hide. I just didn't expect to barge into your room.” Xiao Rui struggled to get up, but his blood-stained hands had already left a terrifying bloody handprint on the ground.

But after trying a few times, he gave up. He still sat there and said to Jiang Wan with a smile, ”Tell me …” Aren't we fated to be together? ”

He looked up, a devilish smile on his face.

”Chased down?” Jiang Wan looked at him in horror, and asked in puzzlement, ”Aren't you the noble heir to the Duke's Mansion? Who dares to chase after you? ”

”Hehe, when I was the prince's son, no one dared to touch me, but what if I'm just a little rascal?” Xiao Rui looked at Jiang Wan with a complicated expression.

A snack? Jiang Wan admitted that she wouldn't be able to digest his words in a short period of time.

However, thinking about their past life, the close relationship between the three princes and the imperial court, as well as their eventual revolt, they suddenly came to a realization.

Actually, the three great princes of Liaodong, Northwest, and Southwest had been secretly plotting all this while. Each of them was a king, but everyone kept quiet on the surface, unwilling to take the lead.