Chapter 68 The Abusive Heroine Awakens
After Jiang Rumin left, Song Yunchu drank the medicine, took a short rest, and then walked towards the imperial study as usual. On the way, he was stopped by someone -
"Lord Song."
Song Yunchu turned around and saw that it was Gong Mingyuan walking towards her.
"Sir, I have something I would like to ask for your advice on."
"explain."
Gong Mingyuan looked around and confirmed that no one was approaching, then he whispered, "I have a cousin who is not very diligent in his studies, but he has some special talents. My aunt hopes that he can become a talent, but considering his own abilities, it is difficult for him to succeed, so..."
"So you come to ask for his true identity and arrange a respectable job for him?"
Song Yunchu's tone was neither cold nor hot, "What benefit can he bring to me?"
That person did not study hard, in other words, he had a low level of cultural literacy. He had little education but wanted to get into the political career, so naturally he could only rely on connections.
Gong Mingyuan was in the Ministry of Works and had no authority to appoint and dismiss personnel from other places. There were no idle positions in the Ministry of Works at the moment, and he could not replace useful talents with his own incompetent relatives. He could only ask her, the leader, to transfer the people to other places.
The fact that Gong Mingyuan dared to bring it up showed that his cousin could definitely create some value.
"Sir, this cousin of yours is the eldest son of the Chu family. His father is now the largest silk merchant in the east of the city."
Song Yunchu's eyebrows moved slightly.
The Chu family is a wealthy family that has risen in the past two years. They were not very famous in the past, but now they can be ranked among the top three richest people in the imperial city. Several pieces of satin in her wardrobe are from the Chu family.
Gong Mingyuan was hinting to her that having the eldest son of the Chu family as a new younger brother was like having an additional mobile vault.
Her salary is high, but these days no one would complain about having too much money.
If the Chu family can't get through her connections, they will turn to someone else's.
"If you have time, bring him to me for a meeting." Song Yunchu smiled at Gong Mingyuan, "I want to know his character and whether he is obedient and reliable."
Gong Mingyuan happily agreed, "Yes, I will ask him to pretend to be my follower tomorrow and bring him to you for a look."
…
That night, the moon was bright.
An agile black figure crossed the high wall on the south side of the Duke's Mansion and came to a small window with familiarity.
The window was not closed yet and there was a figure moving around in the house. He gently pushed open the window and made eye contact with the owner of the house.
“Minmin…”
Jiang Rumin was originally planning to close the window and go to sleep, but she didn't expect Jun Tianyi's face to suddenly appear outside the window, and she was immediately startled -
"Why are you here?"
"I know you are angry, so I am coming here to explain to you despite my own injuries."
As Jun Tianyi spoke, he climbed into the house through the window.
Jiang Rumin came to her senses and wanted to ask him to get out, but he was already standing steadily in front of her.
"Your Majesty, I did not allow you to enter my house."
Jiang Rumin frowned slightly, "The prince was assassinated, he should take good care of his injuries, why did he come to me?"
"Aren't you the best doctor?" Jun Tianyi stepped forward. "The doctors around me are not as gentle and meticulous as you. I came to you just now and hurt my wound. Why don't you rebandage it for me?"
Jiang Rumin looked at the playful smile between his eyebrows and felt a vague sense of discomfort in her heart.
I used to think that his half-smile was cute, but now I don’t have that feeling anymore. Instead, I feel a little... angry.
How could he still have the nerve to smile after he had used her to deal with Song Yunchu? Didn't he feel the slightest bit of guilt?
He didn't stay at home to recover from his injuries, but came to her in the middle of the night just to tease her? Or did he think that she would definitely feel sorry for him and forgive him for what he had done before?
"Your Highness, I have no relationship with you anymore." She spoke coldly, "It is not my responsibility to treat your injuries. If Your Highness just wants to say these meaningless words to me, please go back."
"Why have you become so unreasonable now?"
Jun Tianyi's face darkened, "Are you still blaming me for using you to drug Song Yunchu? You knew that he and I had a grudge, so why do you always side with him? Just because of this incident, do you regard me as a despicable person?
"Compared to Song Yunchu, I think I am much more noble. He can frame his political enemies, so why can't I target him? He is not a man of noble character. No matter what, the relationship between you and me should not be affected by this matter. Besides, I didn't want you to be involved in it in the first place..."
"But you still took advantage of me, didn't you? Now you think I'm being unreasonable. You said that Lord Song is a villain, and you think that it's not excessive to frame him by any means, so you even want to take the reputation of the Princess of Beichen into account."
Jiang Rumin retorted, "Have you ever thought about how the princess will live her life once you succeed? You are really noble in sacrificing another woman to fulfill your plan."
"you--"
Jun Tianyi frowned and said in a cold voice, "Wherever there is struggle, there will be sacrifice. You are being too soft-hearted. Looking at the party struggles between countries, many times it is not just one person who is sacrificed, but a group of people. There are some things you simply cannot understand."
"Your Highness is right. I don't understand. How can a woman like me understand the thoughts of you who have accomplished great things? I can only see with my eyes, and I only believe what I see."
Jiang Rumin laughed angrily, "I didn't know why I was so crazy about you. Now I understand. I only saw your appearance before. I saw that you were brave and resourceful, and used your salary to benefit the people. I thought you were a gentleman. Even if you were ambivalent to me, I would feel that I was not good enough and not worthy of you."
"Now I finally see the real you behind the scenes. You are stubborn, mean and shameless, but you still think that everything you do is right. Ask yourself, are you really trying to get rid of harm to the people by dealing with Song Xiang? What kind of harm does he do to the people? I can't see it. I only know that I have caused him countless troubles, but he is still willing to help me out again and again."
"As for everything you did, it was simply for your own selfish reasons, yet you still spoke so righteously! Your words and actions are truly those of a villain. You seek fame and reputation, and you are hypocritical..."
“Bang!”
A crisp slap interrupted Jiang Rumin's unfinished words.
Jiang Rumin lost her balance and fell to the edge of the table. She grabbed onto the table with her hands and managed to keep her balance.
Her fingers clasped the edge of the tabletop, her knuckles shaking.
There was an indescribable chill and anger in my heart.
The person behind her, whom she had been obsessed with, turned out to be so unbearable...
She looked at the ring on her right index finger and recalled what Song Yunchu had said to her.
"There are always better people out there. Miss Jiang, if your feelings are not reciprocated, try to let it go. Maybe there is someone better waiting for you."
"Have you ever thought about finding someone who is willing to warm you and accompany you for the rest of your life?"
"You just have to remember that people who truly love you won't take advantage of you."
Yes, if you really love her, how can you bear to hurt her again and again?
She turned her head and looked at the person behind her, her eyes were cold, "Jun Tianyi, this is the second time you have attacked me."
Jun Tianyi's hanging hands were also trembling slightly.
The first time he hit her, he mistakenly thought she had hurt Jiang Yuxi. He apologized to her afterwards and promised her that it would never happen again.
But her words just now hurt his heart, and in his impulse, he hurt her again.
"Minmin, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, does it hurt?"
Jun Tianyi had never seen Jiang Rumin with such a cold look before, and he became panicked for a rare time.
"Minmin, I didn't mean to do that. You shouldn't have said those words to hurt me. Don't be angry. Just hit me until you feel better! Don't look at me like that, Minmin..."
He took a step forward, wanting to touch her cheek to comfort her.
Seeing him approaching, Jiang Rumin turned the ring on her right index finger, pushed out the silver needle, and waved it at him.
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