Chapter 47

Jian Xinyi glared back at him fiercely and kicked him in the underside without hesitation.

That young man Shan seemed to know that she would do this, so he slightly moved to the left and easily avoided her attack.

"Quick, take her away."

A group of people quickly surrounded her, tied up Jian Xinyi's hands and feet, and threw her into the carriage waiting at the back door.

The carriage was in such a mess that there wasn't even a cushion to sit on.

Jian Xinyi had no choice but to shrink back desperately, trying to hide herself further away.

Seeing her cowardly look, Master Shan grabbed her right leg and held her ankle tightly. "I think it's best to break your leg completely."

After saying that, he ordered the group of people to take action.

Seeing the situation take a turn for the worse, Jian Xinyi didn't care about anything else and held on to the car door tightly with her hands. She felt that all the strength in her body was concentrated on these fingers.

"How did I offend you that you treat me like this?"

"I don't like you, is that okay?"

The group of thugs behind her had already started punching and kicking her, so she had no choice but to continue holding on to the car door, waiting for an opportunity to escape.

If I resist, I will probably be beaten even more severely.

The dull pain in her body came like a sudden rain, and she was about to collapse. She curled up her body, took a deep breath, and rolled straight down as the carriage went downhill.

I felt dizzy, but there was no pain from weightlessness.

Jian Xinyi opened her eyes with a little confusion, but what she saw before her was Mr. Shan's sarcastic smile.

Only then did he realize that he had moved to the other end of the carriage and did not roll down as he had expected.

broken.

"Hey, are you practicing acrobatics here?"

Mr. Shan's face was full of sarcasm and contempt. He gestured to the people around him, "Why don't you continue?"

Jian Xinyi decided to go all out and just fight them.

Just as he was about to resist, he heard a man's voice outside, like the sound of a silver bottle bursting, startling everyone in the car.

"parking."

Jian Xinyi cautiously approached the car door, and when the car stopped, she rushed out immediately.

I rushed in too hastily, without even looking at the road, and ran in a panic.

With a bang, he crashed into someone's arms.

Suddenly, the fresh and elegant aroma of tea overwhelmed her senses. The fresh and elegant fragrance seemed to completely cover the dusty smell of the carriage, bringing her back to her senses.

There was a green pattern in front of her. Jian Xinyi came back to her senses, took a few steps back, and looked up at the person in front of her.

He frowned, but did not show any disgust. His eyes were like a stream of spring water, rippling the deep green and light blue around him.

"This girl..."

Mr. Shan's voice came from behind again. Jian Xinyi looked back in panic and was about to run away, but she felt someone pulling her arm.

"Don't run."

The wide sleeves cascaded down, blocking Jian Xinyi's way.

Seeing that Mr. Shan was almost reaching the carriage, Jian Xinyi had no choice but to hide behind the man and pretend nothing had happened.

Mr. Shan had chased the two men angrily, but when he saw the man, his eyes were filled with shock.

"cousin."

The man spoke softly, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy, angry, or sad.

"So it's you."

Young Master Shan lost a bit of his momentum and took several steps back, saying awkwardly, "Cousin, shouldn't you be in the palace right now? Why is he here?"

cousin?

Jian Xinyi turned sideways to look at the man.

"Just because I'm in the palace, you can hurt people at will?"

The man spoke so righteously that Mr. Shan didn't dare to say a word and quickly apologized.

"I'm sorry, girl."

After saying that, Mr. Shan chuckled twice, which sounded creepy.

"That's nonsense! Do you think I don't know what you've done?" The man was furious, waving his sleeves in anger. "Come here, take him to the government office and let the Jingzhao Yin handle it personally."

A group of burly men quickly surrounded the carriage and captured all of Mr. Shan's group.

Seeing this, Mr. Shan quickly hugged the man's ankles and knelt down to beg for mercy, "Cousin, I was wrong, I was really wrong."

Jian Xinyi watched the scene coldly, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Young Master Shan really being dragged away by the man's guards.

Another burst of fragrance came over her, and when she looked up, she saw the man handing her a small sachet.

"If he dares to bully you again in the future, send someone to Prince Geng's mansion to inform me, and I will make him suffer the consequences."

King Geng.

Jian Xinyi suddenly recalled what Mu Zhubu had said casually at the gate of the Dali Temple.

"Now that the Sixth Prince is the newly crowned Prince Xing, and with the previous Prince Geng, the situation in the court is not optimistic."

It doesn't mean to be optimistic. Maybe they are competitors?

The scene of the two of them arguing and arguing with each other in the court had already appeared in her mind.

"What's wrong?"

King Geng saw that she didn't answer for a long time and was a little confused. "Are you scared?"

She shook her head and pushed the item back. "This is too valuable. I can't accept it."

Expensive is one thing.

The main reason is that she doesn't want to be involved in any weird things anymore.

Sometimes he is the newly crowned little prince, and sometimes he is the eldest prince who changed his career halfway through.

Every time a prince comes before her, it’s like he has some KPI.

After a while, a hint of surprise flashed across the man's eyes, and then he returned to his calm state. He chuckled and handed the thing over again. "It's just a sachet, nothing special. It's just a token of love. If he really wants to come looking for you, it will be difficult without this thing."

This is true. There is no guarantee that Mr. Dan will not come back to settle the score with her. Having a token can help control him.

Jian Xinyi had no choice but to accept it and thank him this time.

King Geng watched her take the sachet, his lips slightly raised, and told her to come to him if she had any problems.

After saying that, he left in the car.

Only Jian Xinyi was left staring blankly at the sachet in her hand, lost in thought.

A faint scent of jasmine white tea wafted from her nose. She brought the sachet closer and shook it left and right.

Inside, a round ball of incense was trapped in this fine golden net, swaying from side to side.

"Jade!"

A woman's delicate cry came from a distance. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw Bai Yuanyuan with a worried look on her face, holding her hand.

"Finally found you. Seeing that you didn't come home for a long time, I guessed that something happened to you."

Jian Xinyi's mind was also a mess. She didn't know what to say, so she just lied.

"No, I'm just lost."

Bai Yuanyuan looked her up and down, and when she saw her eyes evading, she immediately guessed, "You're covered in dirt and have so many wounds on your body, how could you possibly be lost?"

Jian Xinyi knew she couldn't hide it from her, so she lowered her head and pleaded, "Then don't tell my dad, if he finds out..."

"I know, I won't tell."

Only then did Jian Xinyi feel relieved. She took the arm that Bai Yuanyuan offered her and walked back home together.

Just as she came closer, she saw Bai Yuanyuan's expression change. She sniffed twice and asked in confusion.

"Why do I smell a fragrance that's a bit like... jasmine."

“It’s a sachet.”

Jian Xinyi took out the sachet and handed it to Bai Yuanyuan.

"Yeah, it smells really good."

Bai Yuanyuan took a closer look and suddenly frowned, her face serious. "Where did you get this? This spice is not from the West Market."

"Your nose is so sharp?"

Jian Xinyi looked at her in disbelief, then at the sachet in her hand. She sniffed it two or three times, but couldn't feel any difference from the Xin Xiangyin handkerchief.

"My family runs a perfume and powder shop, so I can naturally tell the quality of the material." Bai Yuanyuan smiled softly, shook the small ball twice, and quickly put it back in her hand, "But your injuries are the real issue."

Before Jian Xinyi could reply, Bai Yuanyuan dragged her into her shop and started looking for medicine for her.

When Yuanyuan's mother saw Jian Xinyi's appearance, she couldn't help but feel distressed and touched her gently.

"Hey, how did you get into this state? Come in quickly."

The fragrance of rose water rushed into her nose. Jian Xinyi had no choice but to nod and sit obediently aside to observe.

Bai Yuanyuan's shop is not very big. There are counters arranged in a circle around it according to the style of powder and rouge, and some high-end goods are placed in the middle to attract customers.

She sat at the counter and looked outside. There were many more people coming than at her own bookstall.

Several women came one after another, and occasionally a few young women could be seen. Jian Xinyi listened intentionally or unintentionally to Yuanyuan's mother talking to these people. They were not from wealthy families, and they came to look for some cheap things that could be used in daily life.

Before she knew it, Bai Yuanyuan was standing behind her, holding the medicine.

"What are you thinking about? Why are you so absorbed?"

Jian Xinyi thought for a long time and then slowly put forward her idea.

“I was wondering if I could sell my drawings here.”

"Seeing you look so serious, I thought it was something serious." Bai Yuanyuan giggled and covered her mouth, looking at her with a mixture of laughter and tears, "Okay, I'll ask my mother."

The two of them were silent for a moment, and the only sound that could be heard was the friction of medicine powder.

After applying the medicine, Bai Yuanyuan quietly leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Actually, I thought you were thinking about Qian Yuan."

Jian Xinyi didn't say anything and looked at her puzzledly.

"Ever since I found out about Qian Yuan's identity, you've been injured more and more often, and it's hard not to make the connection. Especially on the day he brought you back, my mother said you were unconscious."

Bai Yuanyuan said a lot in one breath, put the medicine bottle back, and looked at Jian Xinyi solemnly.

"He even gave you such expensive incense this time, just to soothe your injuries?"

Jian Xinyi knew she had misunderstood and was about to explain when she smelled a strong scent of rose water.

"You two are dilly-dallying. You haven't gotten better yet. What are you holding back on?"

The two looked at each other and didn't answer.

It was Bai Yuanyuan who turned around and explained to her.

"No, Zhuiyu and I discussed it and decided to sell her book at our house."

"Sure. The one with the cold and domineering prince?"

Before the two of them could react, Yuanyuan's mother took out a drawing from under the counter.

"That's it?"