Shen Mianmian was completely bewildered. "What does it have to do with me? What does it have to do with me? You don't actually think the King of Qin has taken a fancy to me, do you? The King of Qin is a dignified man; he can have any woman he wants. Why would he take a fancy to a skinny, withered woman like me?"
Looking at the woman's stunningly beautiful face, Jiang Yinjin said with a hint of bitterness, "You underestimate your own beauty."
Shen Mianmian was both amused and exasperated. "No... hey, how am I supposed to explain this to you?"
To put it another way: Jiang Yinjin is the female lead, and the Prince of Qin is the male lead. They're like the positive and negative poles of a magnet, they're bound to attract each other!
Jiang Yinjin stood up. "Never mind, let's not talk about this. Let's move our things first."
Chen Mianmian chuckled, "What are you moving? I was knocked unconscious and kidnapped in the middle of the night last night, what luggage could I possibly have? I'll just come with you." She glanced at the maid beside Jiang Yinjin, "Where are Chuyu and Chuxue? You weren't kidnapped here too, were you?"
"No, I... ran away from home, so I didn't take the two of them with me."
"???" Chen Mianmian exclaimed in surprise, "Run away from home?"
Jiang Yinjin said awkwardly, "After I got home, my father wanted to send me to my maternal grandmother's house in Jiangnan, so I had no choice but to run away."
He paused, then explained, "Before leaving the Marquis's residence, I said I would come to find the Prince of Qin, not because I wanted to run away from home. Later... I was forced to."
Shen Mianmian could see Jiang Yinjin's embarrassment—yes, a native-born lady from a prominent family was extremely concerned about her reputation, especially when it came to her, her former nemesis.
"Alright, all roads lead to Rome. Let's not worry about how we got here. We're here now, so let's go."
...
Back in their room, after washing up and the maids left, the two who had been pretending to be asleep immediately sat up and began to argue.
Chen Mianmian looked around. "To be honest, both are guest rooms, but yours is far more luxurious than mine. So, the Qin King's iron tree blossoming is definitely because of you. If you don't believe me, wait until dawn tomorrow, and I'll have a maid take you to see. Oh, and by the way, the two maids beside you are real maids, while my two are fake. They have martial arts skills and are most likely female guards or secret agents."
Jiang Yinjin was both amused and exasperated. "Is this the time to talk about iron trees blooming? First, tell me why you were arrested."
"I don't know either," Shen Mianmian said truthfully, then asked, "Will you tell the King of Qin that the Crown Prince faked his death?"
Jiang Yinjin was shocked. "Fake death? Did the young master fake his death? I had no idea! I only vaguely mentioned that Prince Jin would rebel. What exactly happened at the Marquis's residence? And what's this about the young master faking his death?"
Chen Mianmian speculated that since the King of Qin was all-powerful, there might be many of his people in the palace.
He then told Jiang Yinjin the truth about what had happened in the past few days.
Jiang Yinjin froze on the spot, "So... that's the reason..."
She had been puzzled for a long time as to why Prince Jin had rebelled in his previous life. If, as Shen Shi said, the emperor liked Prince Jin and wanted to possess him, then there was a reason for the rebellion.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yinjin felt conflicted. "Why did you tell me this secret? You should know that I hate the Marquis's mansion. Aren't you afraid that I'll reveal the truth about the heir's faked death to the Emperor?"
Chen Mianmian smiled and said, "No, because if the Emperor finds out that the Crown Prince faked his death, he will go to find the Crown Prince, and Prince Jin will be safe. Once Prince Jin is safe, he won't rebel, so you'll have come to Prince Qin's side for nothing. You're so smart, you know what you want."
"You..." Jiang Yinjin's expression changed drastically, her brows furrowed, and she stared intently at the woman in front of her. "Why are you like this?"
"?" Chen Mianmian, "How am I?"
"If you can control everything, why are you still a concubine in the Marquis's mansion?"
"What do I control? If I could control everything, would I let the Crown Prince suffer for ten days straight?"
Jiang Yinjin was speechless, but she had a strange feeling that... Shen Mianmian was in control of everything.
Chen Mianmian changed the subject, "Let's not talk about this anymore. What are your plans next? Wait for Prince Jin to rebel, and then have Prince Qin suppress it. That way, your Jiang family will become heroes and bring glory to your ancestors?"
Jiang Yinjin pursed her lips in resentment—the plan she had prepared day and night for so long was described by Shen Mianmian as as easy as drinking a bowl of tea?
Sleepyhead—how could she not be simple? After all, she's already finished reading the novel.
Jiang Yinjin pondered for a moment, then sneered, "Tell me, if I tell the King of Qin about this, will he let you go?"
Shen Mianmian grabbed Jiang Yinjin's hand. "Whether you let go or not is not important. What's important is that you and Prince Qin are doing well! By the way, what do you think of Prince Qin? Although he doesn't seem like the type to care for people, he's handsome! And you're so independent, you don't seem to need a man to coax you. So, how about considering Prince Qin?"
Jiang Yinjin was startled and pulled her hand back, her face flushed. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Men should marry when they are of age and women should marry when they are of age; how can this be nonsense?"
Jiang Yinjin's face grew increasingly red, and then she burrowed into the blankets, saying, "I'm not talking to you anymore."
Chen Mianmian also burrowed under the covers, "Tell me secretly, do you like the King of Qin?"
Jiang Yinjin turned around angrily, "If you say another word, I'll kick you off the bed!"
Shen Mianmian could only obediently shut her mouth. "Okay, I'll go to sleep first and we'll talk again tomorrow."
She murmured, "I'm so happy to see you, so happy that I don't want to go to sleep."
After saying that, he turned his head and fell asleep.
"..." Jiang Yinjin.
.
The night is long.
The woman beside her was fast asleep, but Jiang Yinjin was wide awake.
Under the dim light, I looked at the top of the canopy.
What she didn't tell Shen Mianmian was that there was always a voice in her heart urging her to come to the King of Qin's side and be with him...
Even though she and the King of Qin were not familiar with each other at all.
Could it be... that voice has some connection with Shen Mianmian?
The next day.
After having breakfast, Chen Mianmian asked Jiang Yinjin, "What are your plans for today?"
Jiang Yinjin pursed her lips, hesitating to speak.
"Huh?" Chen Mianmian said, "What do you want to say? Don't be shy, just say it."
Jiang Yinjin finally mustered up her courage and said, "I want to learn martial arts from you."
"???" Shen Mianmian was completely dumbfounded—what kind of problem is this? Xiang Ning wants to learn martial arts from her, the Madam wants to learn martial arts from her, and now even the female lead wants to learn martial arts from her.
Is she an ambassador for the preservation of Chinese martial arts?
The problem is, she herself is still only a novice in martial arts.
"Cough... It's not that I don't want to teach you, it's just that my skills are really not up to par. You have no idea how pathetic I was when I was kidnapped the day before yesterday. When I smelled the sleeping potion, I immediately held my breath and prepared to run out. As soon as I lifted the curtain, I saw the assassin. I even deliberately used the curtain as cover, ready to call for help. I felt calm, smart, and wise, but guess what happened?"
Jiang Yinjin asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
Without saying a word, he punched me in the face and knocked me unconscious.
"..."
"One punch! Just one punch! If he had landed even one more punch, I wouldn't feel so defeated. Since that day, I've never wanted to practice martial arts again."
"..."
Jiang Yinjin burst out laughing when she saw the woman pounding her chest and stamping her feet.
Shen Mianmian's lips twitched. "I got knocked out with one punch, and you're still laughing? Can't you have a little sympathy?"
Jiang Yinjin laughed even louder.
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