Chapter 30: The Evil Temperament That Has Nowhere to Go
Jun Tianyi and Shangguan Yun had already lost their affinity at first sight, and with a few more bad impressions afterwards, she would never believe that Shangguan Yun would still like him.
Thinking of the endings of the female supporting characters in the original novel, some died and some went crazy, and even the heroine Jiang Rumin was covered in scars.
The root cause is that they take the word love too seriously. They are all full of love, going crazy for love and harming others and themselves, which made her sweat all over her forehead when she read the original work.
They could have had a better ending.
"Of course I believe in Lord Song."
Shangguan Yun's words rang in his ears, and the next moment, Song Yunchu saw her take out a silver note from the inside of her sleeve.
"The reward for capturing this bandit is five thousand taels. Yesterday my guards escorted him to the government office and received the reward. It was you, Lord Song, who subdued the bandit. My men didn't do anything, so we can't take advantage of them for nothing. Please keep the five thousand taels, Lord Song."
Shangguan Yun said this and placed the banknote on the coffee table to Song Yunchu's left.
Her words were reasonable, and Song Yunchu did not bother to be polite with her. He responded very straightforwardly, "Princess, you are sensible. I will not refuse."
"Of course I can't refuse." Shangguan Yun smiled, "My brother and I have just arrived in your country. Seeing that the streets of your imperial city are very prosperous, we really want to stroll around. But after all, we are not familiar with the roads here, and we don't know where to eat and play. If Lord Song is free, can you take us..."
Before Shangguan Yun finished speaking, Shangguan Qi coughed and interrupted her. "Ah Yun, don't make such unreasonable requests. Lord Song is the right-hand man of His Majesty. He must have a lot of things to deal with. How can he have the time to hang out with us?"
Shangguan Yun turned her head with some dissatisfaction, and received a slightly warning look from Shangguan Qi.
Song Yunchu naturally guessed Shangguan Qi's thoughts. Although he was the benefactor who saved his sister, this male second was a shrewd man who would not easily trust outsiders. He was also a man of measure. If he got too close to the powerful officials of a neighboring country when he first arrived in the country, who knows what gossip might spread, which would be disadvantageous to him.
"Your Highness is right. I really can't spare the time to go out and play. However, I can ask my followers to make a guide for you two. It is to list all the delicious and fun places in this imperial city for you one by one and mark their locations clearly, so that your two highnesses can also have fun."
Song Yunchu said this and winked at Bai Zhu who was standing nearby.
Bai Zhu immediately responded, "Leave this to me. I am very familiar with the streets around here, so you can rest assured."
Shangguan Qi was satisfied when he heard this, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips, "Thank you very much, Master Song."
Although his smile was shallow, it also revealed a bit of natural evil. Song Yunchu responded with a sentence "Your Highness, you are welcome", and felt that this man's evil temperament really had nowhere to go.
However, he is much more pleasing to the eye than that stupid male protagonist Jun Tianyi. His conversation and manners are also very good. Unlike Jun Tianyi, who always has a stern face and looks like he is ready to collect a debt.
She strongly supports the second male lead to take the top spot.
Bai Zhu quickly drew a simple and easy-to-understand blueprint and handed it to Shangguan Yun, "Your Highness, this blueprint marks the specialties of several nearby streets, as well as some jewelry stores and rouge shops that are popular among noble ladies. You can take a look at them."
Shangguan Yun took the blueprint and left the prime minister's residence with Shangguan Qi.
After walking out of the main gate of the Xiangfu, Shangguan Qi glanced at his sister beside him and said, "Why, are you unhappy that I didn't let Lord Song be our guide?"
"How could I?" Shangguan Yun quickly retorted, "Don't talk nonsense."
"Your face is full of unhappiness. Do you really think I can't see it?"
Shangguan Qi's tone seemed helpless, "Ah'an, you and I are from the same mother and grew up together. Can't I guess what you are thinking?"
Girls of Ah'an's age are most likely to admire young, handsome, and talented young men. Song Yunchu is not only good-looking, but also saved her from danger when she was most afraid. It is normal for her to have a good impression of him.
But she had the mission of marriage alliance, and she wanted to be the imperial concubine.
"It is indeed as you said. The Emperor is not as high-spirited as Prime Minister Song. But don't forget that everything Prime Minister Song has is given by the Emperor. If you don't quickly dispel your fondness for Prime Minister Song, it will be very disadvantageous to both you and him. Why do you still think about it when you know it will not work out? What's more, Prime Minister Song is already engaged."
"Brother, what are you thinking about? I am just a little grateful to him! I don't think as much as you think."
Shangguan Yun rolled her eyes at Shangguan Qi and said, "I know what my mission is. You don't have to remind me again and again."
In the following time, the brother and sister visited several places according to the drawings given by Bai Zhu, until the sky was covered with dark clouds. They realized that it was going to rain and prepared to take shelter in the tea shed in front.
But when passing through an alley, Shangguan Qi's keen ears caught the sound of fighting.
He stopped and turned to look into the alley. He saw five knife-wielding robbers chasing and hacking three young women. One of them was dressed gorgeously, and the other two looked like maids. They were fighting with the robbers with all their might to buy time for their young lady to escape.
Jiang Rumin really didn't expect that there would be a criminal attack before it got dark. She knew she didn't know martial arts and could not help if she stayed. The only way to give the two maids some relief was to get away as soon as possible.
However, she ran too fast and a lot of rain water accumulated on the ground. When she was about to run out of the alley, her feet slipped and she fell forward!
She thought she would fall hard and closed her eyes instinctively, but she heard the sound of sleeves fluttering in her ears, and the next moment, she fell into a strong embrace.
The expected pain did not come. When Jiang Rumin opened her eyes, she saw a fair and handsome face.
Shangguan Qi looked at the woman in his arms, and saw that her eyes were clear but mixed with a hint of panic, like a frightened deer. He raised the corners of his lips and said gently, "Don't be afraid, girl. I just happened to be passing by. I am not in the same group with those bad guys."
After saying that, he supported Jiang Rumin until she stood firmly, then he looked towards the alley ahead and his figure flashed out.
Jiang Rumin felt relieved when she saw him kick a gangster away easily.
Fortunately, I met such a kind-hearted person who saw injustice and was able to escape danger today.
"Hey, it's going to rain soon. Let's not stand here. Let's go to the tea shed in front to avoid getting soaked."
The sudden female voice behind him made Jiang Rumin turn around.
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