Chapter 15

"Ahem, this matter is a little strange. Let's find out the truth before we discuss it." Jingzhao Yin's fingers trembled slightly, and he returned to the government office in the back in shame.

Seeing that the matter was resolved, the Jinwu Guard stepped forward to help Lao Lin up. Jian Xinyi also hurried forward. Lao Lin was dazed and saw that the Jingzhao Yin had already left. He asked in confusion, "Why did he leave like that?"

"I guess this matter has something to do with that nephew of the rich man." Jian Xinyi's eyes darkened. This nephew of the rich man actually dared to provoke her again. It seems that she can't be blamed for being unfair.

"Let me take you back." The Jinwu Guard felt pity for Lao Lin and the others when he saw that they were framed for no reason, and said kindly.

"Thank you very much." Jian Xinyi didn't refuse. She wanted to see if this nephew could still act so arrogantly with the protection of the Jinwu Guards. Her face remained serious. "And last time, too. I had a quarrel with Master Qian, and you kindly helped me. I don't know how to thank you enough."

"Miss, you're joking. It's just a piece of cake." The Jinwu Guard didn't say much to her. They walked in silence until they reached the shop, where they saw the nephew of the wealthy man standing at the door, cursing arrogantly: "So what if you have a Jinwu Guard as your backer? You're still trapped by my scheme!"

"I knew it was you. How dare you come here?" Jian Xinyi was furious when she saw the nephew of the wealthy family acting arrogantly at the door of the bookstore. She was about to go and let him know the wickedness of people's hearts, but the Jinwu Guard stopped her. "I'll go and take a look."

The Jinwu Guard rushed forward, causing the nephew to turn around and say, "Hey, another Jinwu Guard has arrived. So, you're going to stand up for her too?"

"You don't need me to do it for her. Someone will naturally take care of you." The Jinwu Guard spoke in a calm tone. Looking at the arrogant look of the nephew, he sneered and kicked the man to the ground. "Get out of here!"

"You...just wait. Do you think I'm the only one who wants this shop? Haha." The nephew limped away, but made Jian Xinyi fall into deep thought.

Could it be that this nephew of the wealthy man is just a decoy, and the real mastermind behind this is the wealthy man himself?

"Miss, I didn't expect this man to be so stubborn. I'll tell Qian Yuan when I get back, and let him..." Jian Xinyi interrupted the Jinwu Guard before he could finish. Her alarm bells went off at the mention of Qian Yuan's name. "No need. I've been causing you too much trouble these days."

"It's not a big deal. Punishing evildoers is the mission of the Jinwu Guard. If you run into trouble again, go to Wuhou Mansion and look for Zhuo Yun."

Jian Xinyi understood Zhuo Yun's intention. Since this man wanted to attack the shop, there would probably be several more waves of attacks like today's. She did not refuse and nodded.

The two walked all the way to the entrance of the alley, but they saw Zhuo Yun suddenly turn around. Jian Xinyi had no time to retreat and bumped into him. A faint fragrance lingered around her silently. She looked up suddenly, and the clear eyes opposite her had a few traces of panic that were rare. She took a few steps back, her face flushed, and she coughed lightly. "By the way, young lady, have you seen Qian Yuan? I haven't seen him in the past few days, not even on patrol."

"Young Master Qian, I haven't seen him since the incident at Xianxian Tower. Maybe he went out to investigate the case." Seeing that he seemed unaware of Qian Yuan's true identity, Jian Xinyi thought about it and decided not to tell him. Although she didn't know why a prince would seek a job in such a thankless position as the Jinwu Guard.

"I guess that's the case. Miss Lin, there's no need to see me off. Goodbye."

Jian Xinyi nodded and turned back to the bookstore.

Inside the bookstore, Lao Lin put the book in his hand on the shelf. Seeing her expression of deep resentment and bitterness again, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised. "What's wrong again? Why are you so unhappy?"

"It's okay." Jian Xinyi came to the desk and saw her game was placed in the most conspicuous position. She felt a little socially frustrated for a moment, "Dad, you should put a serious book here instead."

She suddenly remembered that the scholar who printed the poetry collection had come by today, and handed the collection to Lao Lin, "Oh, right, a scholar came by today and said that the word 'boat' was printed wrong, and asked you to correct it and print a few more copies for him."

Old Lin took the poetry collection and nodded. He looked at Jian Xinyi, a little dazed, and finally shook his head. "I understand. You can go and do your own thing. Don't worry too much about the bookstore. Just do whatever you want to do in the future."

Seeing him so conflicted, Jian Xinyi thought that he must still be worried about the cooperation between the bookstore and Xianxianlou. But since he had already let it go, she didn't say much and turned back to the inner room to think about the rest of the plot.

But he didn't notice that Lao Lin's eyes had already turned slightly red.

I returned to the inner room and sat at the familiar table. The snow on the dead tree in front of me had not yet melted, and it really felt like pear blossoms were about to bloom.

The pen, ink, paper and inkstone were already prepared, but she still hadn't started writing.

The plot is rather difficult with the cold-hearted man and the scheming man.

The two of them had a grand background and complicated relationships, and they lived in ancient times. Some things could be written, but some things could only be touched upon briefly. She naturally understood this.

She picked up her pen and started to paint, but she found that the indifferent man's eyes had changed, and his cold temperament became evil and wild, just like a villain.

The heroine returned all the money to the indifferent man. The indifferent man did not express anything and returned to the mansion, but secretly asked someone to investigate the life experience of the black-bellied man. One day, there was a banquet in the palace. The heroine, as a lady from an official family, was invited to attend, but she never thought that this banquet was set up for the prince to choose a concubine. She wanted to be obedient and avoid the limelight. She said that she was drunk and went to stroll around the gardens, but she did not expect that when the three of them met, there was another tense situation. The black-bellied man implied that she grew up in the frontier since she was a child. The indifferent man did not care much. He knew since he was a child that the capital wanted to kill him a long time ago, but he did not want the heroine to get involved in trouble, so he pulled her to his side. This action made the black-bellied man resentful, and he turned around and said at the banquet that he wanted to marry the heroine. The subsequent single-player side quest was made here.

Jian Xinyi looked at the lively figures on the sketch, but she couldn't help feeling a little tired. She casually drank a glass of water on the table, but the fatigue on her body had not subsided at all. She even had difficulty seeing. She looked towards the kitchen and asked, "Is there anything to eat?"

"No more. What do you want to eat? I'll make you something." Old Lin saw that Jian Xinyi looked a little dazed, thinking that she must be tired from painting. He was about to turn around and go into the kitchen, but Jian Xinyi waved her hand and said, "No, give me some change and I'll go out to eat something quickly."

"Okay, be careful." Lao Lin handed her some change, touched her hands and found they were all sweaty, and was very worried. "How about I go with you?"

"No need. You watch the bookstore in case someone comes." Jian Xinyi still refused. She must have suffered from hypoglycemia because she didn't eat the meal. It was an old problem. Just eating something would be fine. She stepped into the street. The dazzling array of things made her even more dazzled. Her body became weaker and weaker. The lively hawking sounds around her were getting farther and farther away. Jian Xinyi couldn't help but frown and quickened her pace.

But that feeling came over her like a tsunami, and Jian Xinyi gradually lost consciousness of her body. She clenched her fists tightly, trying to keep herself awake. Seeing that there was finally a candied haws stall in front of her, she didn't care about anything else and walked towards the stall.

When she was only one step away from the stall, she saw a man blocking her way. Jian Xinyi slowly raised her head, but found that she could no longer see the man's face. Just as she was about to say something, her eyes went dark and she fainted on the ground.

She didn't know how long it was, but when she opened her eyes again, the scene in front of her shocked her. There was a bed hanging made of jasper outside the sky-blue gauze curtain, and a few wisps of smoke slowly drifted out from the pure golden crane-shaped incense burner. To the left was a large double-door mahogany carved cabinet with intricate and dense carvings. To the right was a porcelain vase with only a green plum blossom inserted diagonally.

Jian Xinyi was a little surprised. Traveled through time again?

Just as she was about to get up, she saw a maid come in with a food box. "Miss, you're awake. The imperial physician said you haven't had any food or water for a long time. You're already weak. You should eat something first."

Jian Xinyi glanced at her hand inadvertently and found that it was unchanged. She felt relieved and walked to the table to eat something. The symptoms on her body had indeed subsided a lot. Just when she was about to thank the maid, she found that she had already left. She became confused again and looked outside, only to find a familiar figure.

Qian Yuan.

She immediately understood and turned back into the house.

"They said you woke up, so I came to see you." Although Qian Yuan's face did not change, his demeanor had changed a lot. He was wearing the same moon-white, wide-sleeved, narrow robe he usually wore, but now he decorated it with emerald forbidden steps, which jingled and made every move so that he could not make any mistakes. Jian Xinyi looked at him carefully, thinking that she could use it when drawing the shapes in the future, but she did not listen carefully to Qian Yuan's words.

"The imperial physician said that you are weak. Remember to eat on time in the future." Qian Yuan saw that she was in such a trance, and thought that her body must still be weak, but he didn't know how to make her accept him. He picked up the chopsticks on the table and picked up a piece of meat.

"Your Highness, even these chopsticks are made of jasper." Jian Xinyi picked up the chopsticks in her hand and smiled coldly at him, "Some things cannot be changed just because you want them to. I am very grateful to Your Highness for what happened today, but that's all."

She stood up and walked out, but he held her arm and she couldn't move.

Qian Yuan took a step forward, blocking Jian Xinyi's sight. His face was impatient, and the anxiety and helplessness in his eyes were obvious. "I don't understand why you have never treated me like this before. Is the identity of a prince so difficult for you to avoid?"

"Yes, if you were still the Jinwu Guard Qian Yuan, perhaps we would still have a chance."

Jian Xinyi shook off his hand and turned her head away.

"I have always been like this. Becoming a Jinwu Guard is the price my father asked me to pay for what happened before. I have always been myself." Qian Yuan took a step closer to Jian Xinyi, so close that Jian Xinyi could see her own reflection in his eyes, a skinny girl,

Her gaze fell on the emerald forbidden step again. Many things were so clear, why did she still deceive herself?

Qian Yuan still refused to give up, "The Jinwu Guards and the prince are just different in status. Why can't we just do it like before?"