Chapter 435 (1/2)

Chapter 435 – Don't give away your heart (2)

Huh? Ji Man had no idea what this person was saying. Just as she was going to ask him to clarify, he continued, “The emperor has ordered me to leave the capital within the next ten days to go to the border between Yuzhen and Great Song and provide reinforcements to the border troops.”

Ji Man was stunned. In ten days? They hadn't even found Haohao yet. What would she do after those ten days pa.s.sed? If she went with him, she would be giving up Haohao. If she stayed in the capital, she would probably be added to the emperor's harem and been promoted by the time he returned.

Ning Yuxuan asked, “You… are you going to stay here or come with me?”

The hand that was holding hers loosened. Ji Man furrowed her brow as she looked at him. “You want me to choose? If I choose to stay then, what will you do?”

Ning Yuxuan stopped in a spot that wasn't far from her. He didn't turn his head. His empty hand slowly clenched into a fist. “You want to stay?”

“Why wouldn't I stay? If I leave with you, what will happen to Haohao?” Ji Man took a deep breath. “Why can't you negotiate with the emperor? He's afraid of the power that you possess, so why can't you trade that power for Haohao? At worst, the three of us as a family can escape to a faraway place. Wouldn't that be good?”

Marquis Moyu turned his head back and seemed to be quietly laughing. “You want me to give up and hand over something that I've spent half of my lifetime competing for? Just like that?”

“Don't forget. There's an entire household of people. It's not just the three of us. I'm responsible for a household that has over a hundred people.”

Shocked, Ji Man involuntarily laughed.

She really had gotten stupid recently. She had merely told him everything when they were in prison. Why did she stop seeing him as an outsider? There was nothing wrong with what he had said. How could it be easy to abandon something he had struggled to obtain for most of his life? There were so many people in his household, including his other son. How could he easily give up everything else?

Idiot. Her mind had repeatedly reminded warned her to not fall in love, to not feel anything for these storybook characters. Logically, she understood, but her heart wouldn't listen. Well, this was great. It was her heart that would suffer punishment as it was sliced into pieces by logic and being hawked off as each slice was cut.

Hey, look here, there's an idiot's heart that's available for sale. Only two dollars per 2.5 kilograms. Don't miss out on this sale when you walk by.

Ji Man burst out in laughter as she pictured that scene. She shook her head and said, “I was the one that forgot. I've changed.”

Ning Yuxuan furrowed his brow. He lowered his eyes and said, “Let's go back first, then talk.”

“En.” Ji Man caught up to him in two steps. They quietly boarded the carriage, but their hands never touched.

Words of love were harmful. It turned a clever woman into fool.

Ji Man finally asked him, “Marquis, do you not care about Haohao anymore?”

Ning Yuxuan's heart was a mess. Hearing her question, he only lightly pursed his lips and answered, “If the emperor has him, he… won't be harmed.”