On the other side, when A Rao woke up, she was already in a clean and bright room. The exquisite ivory mat was naturally cool, and the soft fine silk quilt covered her body without any weight. This bed was extremely comfortable.
She quickly sat up and rubbed her aching neck, looking around. The candlestick was flickering with bright light, illuminating every scene and object in the room. In the copper basin on the bedside table, the ice had not yet melted and was emitting cold mist.
A man's smoky gray gown was displayed on a clothes hanger nearby. The room was neatly furnished, every corner was spotlessly clean, and the pleasant aroma of incense lingered in the air.
This must be the room of some noble person, a very particular person.
A Rao quietly got out of bed, rubbing her neck as she recalled what happened before she fainted. She and the prince were attacked by masked gunmen, and then Prince Ling came out to save them. Then two more people came and rescued her...
Wait, is the prince out of danger?
She quickly reached out to open the door, but saw the two people who rescued her guarding outside the door. A Rao was about to step out without saying a word, but was stopped by the two people.
"Miss Jiang, my master asks you to have a good rest in the room."
A Rao asked quickly: "Who is your master? Why did you save me? How is my prince? Is he saved?"
The two men looked at each other. Liu Zhang didn't tell them how to answer the question, fearing that they might say something wrong and ruin their master's good intentions. So they simply didn't answer: "The master only wants you to rest well in your room. He will take care of the rest for you."
"Who is he and why is he helping me?" A Rao couldn't help but feel puzzled. In the capital, her prince was only friends with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Minister Jiang, and he didn't know anyone else well.
She had met most of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's people, and if the Crown Prince came to her rescue, there was no need to hide it from her.
Jiang Yu was just a small Minister of Works. All his savings and salary were used to invest in inventions. Even his mansion was built with money from Shen Xu. He would not be willing to use such fine ivory mats.
Could it be the eldest young master?
But she knew most of the young master's people, and these two were obviously strangers.
So who sent someone to rescue her?
"Miss Jiang, my master will be back soon. You should wait until he comes back before asking him."
"Thank your master for me. I have to go back to confirm the safety of the prince. I will come to thank you another day. Goodbye." A Rao strode out of the room, but was stopped by two people.
"Miss Jiang, please be patient. My master will be back soon." The two men were told not to hurt A Rao. Seeing her trying to leave, they couldn't help but get nervous. They raised their hands to block her way and gently persuaded her, "Wait a little longer."
But A Rao only wanted to go back to the mansion to confirm whether the prince was safe. She didn't have time to wait. She quickly chopped the back of one of the men's neck with a knife and tried to rush out.
"stop."
Liu Zhang stood at the door of the wing room, wet and panting. His hair was disheveled, one of the buttons on his shirt was wrongly buttoned, and his trouser legs were covered with mud and leaves. He looked very disheveled.
With the dark circles under his eyes and the stubble on his chin, he looked like the unkempt man he was when I first met him.
Seeing that the person coming was Liu Zhang, A Rao frowned slightly and said angrily, "Master Liu, why did you tie this servant up and bring her here again?"
Liu Zhang ran all the way from the cave to the Marquis' Mansion to report the news. After reporting the news, he quickly returned to the Liu Mansion Villa. He was worried that A Rao would fight with his guards after waking up, so he ran over without even changing his clothes.
At this moment, he was holding his waist and gasping for breath. Seeing A Rao rushing out to knock out his guard, he quickly blocked the door and said breathlessly: "Miss Jiang, let's go in and talk."
"This servant has no time to listen to you. My daughter has been attacked by an assassin. I must hurry back to make sure she is safe."
"I know, just listen to me first." He stepped forward and gently pushed A Rao, pushing her back into the room.
Liu Zhang quickly closed the door, turned around and held A Rao's hand, lowering his voice and saying, "Miss Jiang Rao, your prince is not in danger at the moment. No, he is in danger. No, no, no, anyway..."
"Lord Liu, what do you want to say?" A Rao withdrew her hand coldly and took two steps back vigilantly.
Liu Zhang calmed down, took a deep breath, and said, "Miss Jiang Rao, a few days ago I went to the Marquis' Mansion to ask your mother for marriage. I wanted to ask you..."
A Rao was anxious and irritated when she heard him babbling about irrelevant things. She simply interrupted him and said, "I know about this, but now is not the time to talk about it. Let me out quickly. I want to go find the prince."
Liu Zhang was anxious. He quickly held her shoulders, looked her in the face, and said, "Miss Jiang Rao, I want to be responsible for you. I want to marry you..."
A Rao interrupted coldly, "Master Liu, you really don't need to be held responsible for that incident. I was at fault in the first place. Please don't joke with me like this again."
"Jiang Rao, I've already gone to the Marquis' Mansion to propose marriage, why don't you believe I'm serious?"
A Rao was slightly stunned and said anxiously: "Can we talk about this later? Please tell me where my prince is."
"Jiang Rao, can you look at me and answer my questions seriously?"
A Rao was also angry. She broke free from his hand and raised her voice a lot, "Master Liu, I threw myself on you in the carriage that day. It was my fault. I have already apologized, and you have punished me. Is there anything else you are not satisfied with?"
Liu Zhang frowned and stepped forward to grab her hand again, "I want to marry you."
"You are a noble, and I am a servant. I am not worthy of you at all. Being your wife will only tarnish your reputation."
A Rao immediately refuted his idea and vowed, "Don't worry, Master Liu. You really don't need to marry me. I will never use this matter to harass or threaten you."
"Jiang Rao, your reputation is not important anymore!"
Seeing her refusal, Liu Zhang became even more anxious. All the planning he had done for so many days by interacting with so many people was just to marry this girl.
But she herself disagreed?
Seeing that Liu Zhang was pestering her, Jiang Rao was so anxious that she almost swore to the sky on the spot. In the past, she would have knocked the troublesome man unconscious with a knife and rushed out.
But her martial arts were destroyed by him and have not recovered yet. Even if she knocked Liu Zhang unconscious, there were still two masters outside blocking her, making it difficult for her to escape.
She grabbed Liu Zhang's arms with both hands and begged, "Master Liu, please let me go. I'm really anxious.
My prince has been attacked by an assassin, and we don't know if he's safe. If you're still upset about it, I'll come and apologize someday."
"You and I have already been married for a long time. You gave me your virginity, so how can you marry someone else in the future?
Or do you think that since you are going to be Shen Shizi's concubine anyway, Shen Shizi, a girl, can't possibly touch you, so if you keep everything to yourself, no one will know! "
A Rao's body stiffened, and a look of panic finally appeared on her cold face. "What did you say!"
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