"Your Highness...do you have a cold? Or is the water not hot enough...if it's not hot enough, I'll go and add more hot water."
When Xiao Rou saw De Mu Jia Xian sneeze, she hurriedly stood up from the pool. As she moved, the steaming water rippled in one direction.
A few seconds of silence.
Demu Jiaxian didn't reply, but stared in one direction, lost in thought.
"Hmm, it's okay, keep washing."
Behind the Japanese-style screen, this pool of spring water holds unimaginable beauty.
However, when Xiao Rou was rubbing His Highness's back, she was always on tiptoe and craning her neck.
It's not because His Highness is too tall for her to reach.
Instead, the small amount of ointment applied to the face and the freckles applied will dissolve and disappear when they come into contact with water.
When her true appearance is revealed, she will be stunningly beautiful. If His Highness sees her, who knows what might happen.
She was actually very content to have become a confidante and didn't want to lose such a good life.
For a not-so-bright girl, maintaining the status quo and having three meals a day is already a paradise-like life.
De Mu Jiaxian's fair fingers emerged from the water, holding two or three petals, and casually pushed the object to the other side of the pool.
With his other hand, he grabbed Xiaorou's smooth and tender arms.
She was caught off guard when he pulled her over.
She exclaimed "Oh dear!" and then came to Demu Jiaxian's side.
The two looked at each other.
Xiao Rou was startled by this action. She looked at His Highness's majestic eyes with surprise and doubt, pursed her rosy lips, and lowered her head slightly.
“Look at me.”
"Yes, Your Highness."
Demu Jiaxian dipped his hand into the water and casually kneaded something, seemingly grasping it.
This made Xiaorou blush deeply, and she bit her lip.
Do you think I have the potential to be an empress?
She asked the question seemingly casually.
Xiao Rou felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
She never imagined she would be asked such a question, especially one concerning the succession of the Drum family royal family. She dared not say a word about it; if she uttered even half a wrong word, her head would fall off.
Those heavenly days are about to be gone forever.
Xiao Rou hesitated, but couldn't withstand the pressure of his gaze.
She murmured softly, "In my heart, Your Highness can reach for the moon in the heavens and catch turtles in the deep sea; you can do anything..."
She was a bit simple-minded and didn't know how to lie, so what she said at that moment was the truth.
That's why Demuk Jiaxian made her his confidante.
Although she couldn't offer any substantial advice, Xiaorou was a very good listener.
Upon hearing this answer, Demu Jiaxian smiled, finally feeling a little happier.
"Do you think Ming Lingye can fulfill that suggestion he made last time he came over?"
Indeed, these days...
She was worried about these things.
The struggle for the throne was far too important to her. If she failed, she would become a puppet in a political marriage, which was something she absolutely could not accept. If that day ever came, she would rather be dead.
However, she had almost no soldiers, but she had a whole group of maids.
Getting things done is easier said than done.
I'm afraid no one else considers her a competitor.
The only hope is the Mingling Wilderness.
But this guy has always been a disappointment. The conversation I had with him that day was actually quite interesting.
Demu Jiaxian had a glimmer of hope.
"That kid is all talk and no action; he's obviously not a reliable person." Xiao Rou pouted, as if she really disliked Jiang Cheng.
The mere thought of his face fills me with utter hatred.
"Uh...yes, how could I possibly place my hopes on a suicide squad member who can barely save his own life? It's just a pipe dream." De Mu Jiaxian shook his head and sighed helplessly.
She wasn't without power back then.
The Mingling family and the Demu family have been on good terms for generations. One represents the wealthiest merchant guild in Japan, while the other is a political group with hundreds of years of history. They complement each other.
Originally betrothed since childhood, she knew from a young age that she would marry Ming Lingye.
One is a business tycoon, the other is his beloved daughter.
The two attended the same private aristocratic school and began their forbidden fruit early on.
Unexpectedly, after all these years, the world has changed dramatically. The strongest merchant guild in the entire Sakura Country has collapsed, and the giant's corpse has been divided and devoured by countless smaller forces.
Ming Lingye also became a prisoner.
She lost her support.
Rely on him?
Demu Jiaxian actually knows him very well. He has always been a pawn who is not good at speaking and does not know how to refuse.
I wonder who he learned those things from last time...
Honestly, that's wishful thinking.
Demu Jiaxian shook his head with a wry smile and sighed inwardly.
She never imagined that in just a few days, Jiang Cheng, using the identity of Ming Lingye, had already captured nearly a thousand assassins in Xiayi Village and become an unparalleled leader.
He created a club under the name Demu Jiaxian.
These things will only be revealed when Jiang Cheng is summoned to the palace.
...
In Xiayi Village.
In the dense forest.
Four or five figures darted through the branches, startling a flock of birds, and crisp leaves fell with a "rustling" sound.
They ran around in a frantic manner, as if death itself was chasing them.
Only the sound of panting was particularly jarring.
In less than two minutes, they were about to escape the place thanks to their familiarity with the terrain.
Abrupt.
A large net spanning dozens of meters slowly unfolded before us, completely sealing off the gaps between the trees. Sunlight filtering through the gaps shone on the net, giving it a faint golden hue, making it clear that it was not something that could be easily cut.
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