Chapter 23: The first youth's ambition, only once in a lifetime
"Aren't you coming down yet?"
Luo Wan heard a long voice coming from above his head.
Looking up, she found that her hands were around Jiang Cichen's neck.
Luo Wan finally realized what was happening and quickly let go of his hand.
Jiang Cichen put her down: "Follow me, don't follow too closely, and don't follow too far."
He had to make sure that the two of them would not step into the same trap at the same time, and also make sure that Luo Wan would not lose him.
Although he knew what tricks the prince was up to, he couldn't really bear to leave a woman in the hunting ground.
Jiang Cichen claims that he is not a soft-hearted person, but he always breaks the rules after returning to the capital.
He attributed this to his love for the people of the northern country.
Luo Wan casually followed Jiang Cichen for a long distance before finally seeming to remember something. She broke the silence between them, saying, "Thank you, Major General."
When Jiang Cichen heard this thank you, he couldn't help but laugh.
Luo Wan could only see his back.
In her eyes, Jiang Cichen had no reaction after hearing what she said, and didn't even say politely that you're welcome.
Leaving the deserted west side of the hunting ground, human voices could be faintly heard.
"If we can shoot that antelope, our team will definitely come out on top!"
"Just watch! See how I hit the target with one strike! I'll give my brothers first place!"
Luo Wan and Jiang Cichen pushed aside the trees as tall as a man, an antelope ran past them, and an arrow whizzed towards them!
With their skills, arrows of this strength could not hurt them.
Jiang Cichen can hide, but Luo Wan cannot. Once he hides, his identity will be exposed and all his efforts will be wasted.
At this moment, she prayed that Jiang Cichen, who was so close to her, could block the arrow.
But Jiang Cichen didn't.
Luo Wan didn't move at all. The arrow flew straight towards him and brushed past his earlobe. A streak of bright red immediately meandered down from his earlobe.
Fortunately, the arrow was originally aimed at the antelope.
Chi Mingli's eyes widened: "Chi Wanwan?"
How could she be here, dirty and with Jiang Cichen?
Seeing the crimson on Luo Wan's earlobes, Chi Mingli frowned and blamed the people around him: "How did you shoot the arrow? You didn't hit the antelope, and you hurt people!"
The archer helplessly explained, "I didn't know someone would suddenly appear from there."
Chi Mingli and his group of four were all from prominent families with whom he had good friends at the Hongwenguan.
We were not in the same dormitory, and I had only heard that Chi Mingli had an older sister, but I had never seen her.
Seeing that Chi Mingli seemed to be very familiar with the girl, the team members winked and whispered, "Mingli, who is this?"
"My sister." Chi Mingli didn't want to say more and hurried forward to check Luo Wan's injuries: "Weren't you outside? Why are you here?"
Luo Wan said: "A guard said you were missing, so I came in to look for you."
One of them said, "Mingli ran away chasing a rabbit. We couldn't find him, so we told the guards he was missing. But Mingli came back soon, and nothing happened."
Chi Mingli looked behind Luo Wan and asked, "Are you alone? Don't you have any guards?"
"I got separated from the guards." Luo Wan paused, feeling it wasn't enough, and added fuel to the fire: "In order to find you, I fell into a pit, which is why I am in this state now."
The three people who were traveling with Chi Mingli said enviously: "Mingli, your sister is so good to you!"
Chi Mingli nodded in agreement.
She had been very good to him when he was a child and gave him everything.
If he makes a mistake, this elder sister will take the blame for him.
They had been apart for too long, and he had thought that things would never be the same again as when they were little. Many times he looked at Luo Wan as a stranger, and couldn't find the feeling he had as a child.
But today it is proven that blood ties cannot be severed.
Seeing that more and more blood was flowing from Luo Wan's earlobe, Chi Mingli hurriedly asked, "Daqing, do you have any more medicine powder?"
"Yes!" Daqing took out the medicine powder and gauze from the package and handed them to Chi Mingli.
Injuries are inevitable during wild hunting, so they carry tools to stop bleeding and bandage wounds.
Chi Mingli found a smooth stone for Luo Wan to sit on and bandaged her wound.
Three young boys sat around, all of them were about the same age as Chi Mingli, fourteen or fifteen years old, which was considered relatively young in Hongwenguan.
He has a simple mind and when forming a team he doesn't think about being with strong people, he only wants to be with good friends.
He thought that if he could shoot a rare antelope, he would win the prize.
This kind of youthful spirit only comes once in a lifetime.
"If that arrow had been a little off, it would have been more than just a scratch." Daqing patted his chest with lingering fear. "But that arrow almost hit your sister, and the young general didn't even think of saving her."
Another person echoed: "Exactly, the Major General didn't even raise his eyelids. Isn't that too cold-blooded?"
Chi Mingli frowned and subconsciously wanted to refute, but didn't know where to start.
Because no matter how you look at it, Jiang Cichen was deliberately not saving her.
Luo Wan listened to the young men's chattering discussion.
Jiang Cichen is indeed cold-blooded, but hidden beneath his cold-bloodedness is a rationality that is clearer than anyone else.
She was caught off guard when she fell into the trap, and if it happened again, how could Jiang Cichen miss the perfect opportunity to test her again.
That's why he let the arrow grazed her ear.
Daqing asked curiously, "Mingli, what is the relationship between your sister and the Major General? How did they end up together?"
Everyone looked around, but Jiang Cichen was no longer there.
In fact, Chi Mingli was dying to know the answer right now. That was Jiang Cichen!!! The young general from the North Country whom he admired the most.
But because of the woman's reputation, Chi Mingli still said seriously: "There are so many people in the hunting ground, it's not surprising to meet anyone, it's just a coincidence."
Everyone said, "That's right. He didn't even save your sister, so he probably isn't familiar with her."
Chi Mingli bandaged Luo Wan's wound carefully, and then looked at her carefully for a few times. He confirmed that she was fine except for the injury on her ear, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't run around anymore. Follow us." He said seriously, "The hunting grounds are dangerous. If you run into any traps again..."
Luo Wan looked up at him. There was still childishness in the boy's eyes, but his expression was extremely serious.
She suddenly remembered the scene in her previous life when Chi Mingli rushed into the sea of fire alone. Luo Wan could never learn Chi Mingli's loyalty and righteousness even in another life.
She hummed softly and said nothing more.
Seeing Chi Mingli so nervous, the Daqing people stopped joking and suggested, "Since Mingli's sister is injured and the game is almost over, why don't we go back to the camp first?"
As dusk fell, the group left the hunting grounds and found that many teams had already finished hunting.
The air was filled with the smell of blood. Each team counted their hunting results, which were then judged by the shooting officer.
Beiye Ji stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes sweeping over Luo Wan indifferently.
The girl's hair was disheveled and her skirt was covered in dust, but it only made her face look even more hazy, like a crescent moon.
A trace of regret flashed in his eyes——
With such beauty, she was born into an ordinary official family and is ultimately just a flashy decoration.
"Who were those Miss Chi who went to look for the young master of the Chi family just now?" Bei Ye Ji said it calmly, as if he was narrating a common thing, but it sounded particularly harsh to the ears of the listeners.
Many people looked over after hearing the sound, and the children of the aristocratic families exchanged puzzled glances.
How could it be the turn of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to personally intervene in the daughter of a fourth-rank official?
Several guards stepped forward to report, their words flawless: "Your Highness, while we were accompanying Miss Chi in her search for the young master of the Chi family, Miss Chi accidentally fell down the hillside. By the time we arrived, the young general had already provided assistance, and the young master had been found. Since the young master of the Chi family has also been found, I'm reporting back first."
This carefully crafted statement completely absolves the responsibility.
"Miss Chi, what you are wearing is Major General Jiang Cichen's cloak, right?"
I don't know who was whispering in the crowd, and the stands were silent for a moment.
Luo Wan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Her cloak was thrown into the pit, and now she was wrapped in Jiang Cichen's outer coat with a pine wood scent.
Whispers spread like a tide.
Beiye Ji laughed loudly: "It turns out to be a hero saving a damsel in distress!"
Then he ordered several maids to take Luo Wan to change clothes.
The maid who had been waiting on the side stepped forward immediately. The process was so fast that it seemed as if it had been rehearsed in advance.
People in the game are not actors in the play. Luo Wan didn't even have the chance to defend herself before she was surrounded by maids and left the place of trouble.
The maid washed Luo Wan, changed her clothes, and handed her ginger tea to warm her up.
With such a conspiracy, what benefit would it bring to Bei Yeji to tie her and Jiang Ci Chen together?
Unfortunately, she couldn't break this situation for the time being.
From the time she left the hunting ground to the time she changed her clothes and returned home, Luo Wan did not see Jiang Cichen again.
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The next morning, Tangli had just washed and hung up her cloak in the yard when Chi Mingli came knocking on the door in a hurry.
Is this the nth time that Chi Mingli has come to the west courtyard early in the morning since Luo Wan returned to the Chi Mansion?
The third time!
Tang Li passed a message to Chi Mingli through the crack in the door: "The eldest lady is sleeping, how about the second young master come back later?"
Chi Mingli was so anxious outside that he was jumping up and down: "It's extremely urgent, there is no time to lose! It's extremely urgent, there is no time to lose!"
"Let him in." Luo Wan had changed his clothes and was standing at the door.
After listening to Chi Mingli's nonsensical and irrelevant remarks, Luo Wan understood that what he called "extremely urgent" and "immediate" was Luo Wan's perfunctory promise to introduce Jiang Cichen to him.
Chi Mingli had been thinking about this matter from the very beginning. After yesterday's situation, he was even more convinced that Luo Wan and Jiang Cichen were familiar with each other.
How should she explain to Chi Mingli that not only was she unfamiliar with Jiang Cichen, but she also had a grudge against him?
Luo Wan was annoyed: "You are just a kid, why are you learning to wield swords and guns?" Luo Wan threatened him: "You will die quickly on the battlefield, do you know?"
Chi Mingli curled his lips and said, "Are you treating me like a four-year-old? I'm fourteen, not four. Don't I know that I will die in the battlefield?"
Luo Wan said: "Isn't it a child?"
Chi Mingli said categorically: "No!"
Luo Wan smiled and said, "It's okay if it's not. Come with me tonight and don't tell anyone."
Chi Mingli asked cautiously, "Where are you going?"
Luo Wan whispered something.
Chi Mingli blushed instantly and blurted out: "No!"
Luo Wan pretended to turn around: "If you don't want to go, forget it."
Chi Mingli thought for a moment, then said hesitantly, "...Go! Can't I go?"
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The hour of Hai.
Chi Mingli sneaked out of the east courtyard and met Luo Wan, who was dressed in men's clothes, at the side door.
Chi Mingli is young and Luo Wan is a girl, and when they stand together, they look just like the pretty boys described in the storybooks.
Chi Mingli asked uncertainly, "Are we really going to the Flower House?"
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