During the southward migration, Yue drove his horse-drawn carriage for an entire street before daring to slow down.
Xiao Chen lifted the curtain from the inside and sat on the edge of the seat, looking at Nan Qianyue with a doting smile, "Nan Nan, why are you in such a hurry?"
Nan Qianyue turned her head and glanced at him briefly, then showed him one of her hands. "Look, this is from a needle prick. Granny Qiao taught me needlework, but I'm really not cut out for it. I always prick myself. Luckily, you rescued me."
Xiao Chen grasped her hand, his brows furrowing instantly. "Come in quickly, I'll help you apply the medicine."
"No need to apply medicine." Nan Qianyue withdrew her hand and returned the reins to Ye Jian.
However, halfway into the carriage, she turned back to Ye Jian and asked with some confusion, "Ye Jian, were you laughing just now?"
A very subtle hint of embarrassment appeared on Ye Jian's poker face. He nodded and said, "Yes."
Nan Qianyue's expression was slightly strange. She said, "Oh, I thought you were just trying to make me happy."
Ye Jian: "..." What does that mean?
"Nan Nan, please don't stand in the wind at the door."
Ye Jian: "..." Is there a wind?
Xiao Chen pulled Nan Qianyue inside, then took out the ointment and began applying medicine to her.
"This medicine must be very precious, right?" Nan Qianyue found the smell of the ointment somewhat familiar.
Thinking about it carefully, she remembered that the ointment Qin Yi had applied to her on Hengyang Mountain smelled exactly like this.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "Nothing is more precious than you."
Nanqianyue: "..." I don't know how to deal with her.
"This is wound medicine, right? Apply a small amount, just in case you get attacked someday." Nan Qianyue was genuinely thinking of him.
Xiao Chen raised an eyebrow, a bittersweet smile in his eyes, "Nan Nan, don't you ever wish me anything good?"
Nan Qianyue said solemnly, "Of course I hope you get better, but now that you are in Dongling, this is the best time to assassinate you. It is very convenient for people in Dongling to kill you, and people in Nanjing should hurry up if they want to kill you, because they can blame your death on Dongling, kill you and then leave."
Xiao Chen chuckled for a moment before saying, "Nan Nan has already deduced that I'm dead?"
“Oh dear,” Nan Qianyue patted his shoulder reassuringly, “It’s just a hypothetical scenario. How could you possibly die? I just hope you’ll take precautions, consider all the worst-case scenarios, and prepare everything that needs to be prepared in advance.”
Looking at her earnest concern for him, Xiao Chen felt a warm glow in his heart. Only her concern was pure and untainted; she had no ulterior motives and didn't want anything from him, she simply cared about him as a person.
"Don't worry, Nan Nan, I will protect myself." He said earnestly, his eyes burning with passion.
Nan Qianyue nodded and continued, "So when do you plan to leave? I suggest you don't stay in Dongling for too long."
Xiao Chen's smile slowly faded. "I just got here, doesn't Nan Nan want me to stay and keep you company?"
Nan Qianyue frowned. "Naturally, it's more lively in a group, but you can't risk your life like that. It's too dangerous for you here. You should go back to Nanjing as soon as possible."
“Everywhere is dangerous for me, but as long as you are here, I am happy no matter how dangerous it is.” Xiao Chen smiled gently, his voice soft and soothing. “Nan Nan, don’t worry about me anymore. Everyone knows I’m in Dongling now. If they kill me, it’s a declaration of war.”
Nan Qianyue pursed her lips and thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "I can give you a slow poisoning, so you can die when you return to Nanjing."
After she finished speaking, she had an expression that said, "See how smart I am?"
Ye Jian, who was driving the carriage outside: ...That actually makes some sense.
If Yan Bo were here, he would be terrified. Who would dare to say "die" to their lord's face? That's too audacious and presumptuous.
Xiao Chen chuckled again, squeezed Nan Qianyue's hand, and joked, "A slow-acting poison takes a long time to take effect. The people of Dongling usually don't have a chance to get close to me, but you, Nan Nan, are the one with the best chance of poisoning me, because I never put up a guard against you."
Nanqian Yue Mei glared at him with a slight reproach, "You can't be too careful, especially with beautiful women. The more beautiful they are, the more dangerous they are. You should be even more wary of a woman as beautiful as me."
Ye Jian: ...Although it sounds strange, it makes some sense.
Then Nanqianyue added, "This is just an example. There's a 99.9% chance I won't harm you."
Xiao Chen understood what she meant. He had heard her talk about probability problems in mathematics before. He raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile, "Then what is the remaining 0.1%?"
Nanqianyue tilted her head and smiled, saying, "Human nature always has a dark side, and the remaining 0.1% is just my modesty."
...
At the Prince Anzheng's residence, the secret guards reported to Qin Yi about Song Suihuan's private meeting with the First Prince of Xiqiu the previous day.
Including the conversation between the two.
Qin Yi's brows furrowed, his dark eyes slowly lifting as a cold voice flowed from his throat, "Keep a close watch. If there's any unusual movement, act immediately."
"yes."
The guards withdrew, and the voice in green rang out again at the door, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince of Nan Jing has taken Miss Nan to Muyang Manor."
Qin Yi's already unpleasant expression turned even colder. "Prepare the horses."
"yes!"
Outside the gate of Muyang Villa.
Nanqianyue, who jumped off the carriage, looked slightly surprised. "Why are we here?"
Xiao Chenli, who was right behind Nan Qianyue, stood beside her and said with a doting smile, "Naturally, I'm here to take care of the Nan family's business."
This reason for moving south is appealing; who doesn't like money?
The steward had known in advance that the Crown Prince of Nanjing would be coming, so he had been waiting here with a group of servants. When he saw the young lady, he was inevitably surprised, but he dared not show too much so as not to disturb the nobleman.
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