Their movements came to an abrupt halt.
Jian Yang breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to herself that the knock on the door was perfectly timed, otherwise the situation would have been difficult to manage.
Just as she cautiously took a step to the side to open the door, the emperor grabbed her wrist.
Although he didn't say a word, Jian Yang could sense that he was very resistant to her plan to open the door.
Although I knew that it was most likely Cai Lian outside the door, it would be rather impolite to leave him standing there like this.
The knocking continued.
"Your Majesty..."
"Get out!" the emperor suddenly interrupted her, his imposing manner quite frightening.
Jian Yang's eyes widened in surprise.
This person was mean to her! This person actually was mean to her!
To everyone's surprise, the emperor immediately squeezed her wrist and said gently, "I wasn't yelling at you."
If he wasn't yelling at her, then he was yelling at the person knocking on the door.
Sure enough, his shout silenced the area outside the door.
Now that no one was disturbing them, the emperor gazed intently at Jian Yang, seemingly wanting to finish what he hadn't done earlier.
Jian Yang watched helplessly as the emperor's disguised face drew ever closer to her.
Just as the two were less than a foot apart, the knocking on the door started again, even more urgent than before.
"Miss Wang, are you there? Miss Wang, it's me, Cai Lian. How are you?"
Jian Yang gave him a "I knew it" look.
She didn't expect Cai Lian to be so persistent, continuing to knock on the door even after being scolded.
That's incredibly persistent.
This time, she didn't give the emperor a chance to get angry. She quickly pulled her wrist away from his palm and ran to open the door for Cai Lian.
What do you want?
Cai Lian looked at her with concern and asked anxiously, "Miss Wang, are you alright?"
Jian Yang recalled the kiss from earlier and said somewhat guiltily, "I'm fine. But why are you knocking on my door again?"
At this point, her tone was already somewhat impatient. If Cai Lian continued to bother her, she planned to drug him with a sleeping potion.
Cai Lian craned his neck to look into the room, then whispered, "Miss Wang, I'm a little worried about you."
"Why are you worried about me?" Jian Yang was a little confused.
Cai Lian said in a low voice, "Your friend is so fierce. It must be exhausting for you to get along with him."
Jian Yang: "???"
Who would have thought this person was a tea master!
Cai Lian added, "You're such a good person, it's already a great honor to be your friend, and yet he still yelled at you."
"I was yelling at you," Jian Yang thought to herself.
This person was full of witty and sarcastic remarks, and Jian Yang was struggling to suppress her laughter. To prevent herself from accidentally bursting out laughing, she deliberately put on a serious face and said, "If you have nothing else to do, I'll go in first. I have something to discuss with my friend."
"Oh, by the way, don't knock on the door anymore. If you need anything, contact me tomorrow morning." After saying that, Jian Yang walked into the house without looking back and closed the door behind her.
However, as soon as she entered the room, she was met with the emperor's death stare.
Jian Yang's heart skipped a beat, and she cried out in alarm!
Just as the emperor walked towards her with a cold face, a figure suddenly slipped in through the window.
They are secret guards.
"Your Majesty, there is an important matter in the palace."
Jian Yang was overjoyed and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, please return to the palace quickly, it is getting late."
The emperor gave her a cold look, his eyes clearly saying, "You just wait," before leaping out of the window with his guards and disappearing into the darkness in an instant.
Jian Yang patted her chest and muttered, "That scared Dad to death."
After the emperor left, Cai Lian did not knock on the door again, and she was able to get a good night's sleep.
However, the next morning, Cai Lian, true to his word, knocked on her door again.
Jian Yang was so bothered that her fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
In the end, she decided to pull the covers up and continue sleeping.
Seeing that he couldn't get her door open after knocking for a while, Cai Lian stopped persisting this time and said while holding the door panel, "Miss Wang, I plan to go back to my father's house to try again. If there is good news, I will go back to the inn to tell you."
Jian Yang hummed twice and then fell asleep again in the blink of an eye.
Cai Lian returned in the evening.
Seeing his beaming face, Jian Yang asked with some surprise, "Your father has accepted you?"
Cai Lian smiled and nodded, saying, "My father told me that he had no choice in the matter before, but fortunately his wife has gone back to her parents' home to visit her, so I can move back home soon."
Jian Yang: "What if his wife comes back?"
Cai Lian said, "My father said he would think of a solution when the time comes, and that I don't need to worry."
"...Alright then."
Jian Yang didn't really want to meddle in other people's family affairs.
"Are you going home tonight?" she asked.
Cai Lian shook his head and said, "Father said he hasn't made any arrangements for tonight yet, but he will send someone to pick me up tomorrow morning."
The two had dinner together, and Cai Lian insisted on treating them. Jian Yang couldn't refuse, so she didn't.
After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to wash up and go to sleep. To prevent a repeat of last night's events, Jian Yang repeatedly emphasized that unless the sky were to fall, no one should knock on her door again.
Cai Lian nodded, smiling shyly.
That night, just as Jian Yang was drifting off to sleep, a scream suddenly came from someone's room, startling her so much that she sat up in bed.
Immediately afterwards, the tranquility of the night was shattered by noise and cries, and the inn was filled with wails.
"My banknotes have been stolen!"
"My travel money is gone too!"
"The gold hairpin I bought for my wife has also been stolen!"
"My husband was stabbed by a thief!"
After listening for a while, Jian Yang realized that bandits had infiltrated the inn, and they would not only rob her but also kill her.
Thinking of the several hundred taels of silver notes in her bag, Jian Yang trembled; she probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
Just as she was preparing the poison powder for self-defense, Cai Lian's voice came from the doorway.
"Miss Wang, are you asleep?"
Good, he finally stopped knocking.
Jian Yang got out of bed, turned on the light, and then opened the door.
Cai Lian looked at her nervously: "Miss Wang, this inn has been robbed and someone has died. The carriage my father sent to pick me up is right outside the inn. Why don't you come with me to my father's house tonight? It's really not safe to stay here."
Jian Yang hesitated and said, "Isn't this a bad idea..."
Cai Lian said urgently, "What's wrong with that? It's really bad to stay here. Don't worry, Miss Wang, my father is a well-known medicine merchant in the capital. We will definitely not harm you."
"Oh well."
“Uh…” Cai Lian had prepared a whole host of persuasive words, but they were completely useless.
Jian Yang quickly packed her bags and left the inn with Cai Lian.
Inside the carriage, Cai Lian looked at her with a complicated expression and asked, "Miss Wang, have you always trusted others so much?"
Jian Yang nodded: "Yes."
Cai Lian was at a loss for words: "Aren't you afraid I'm a kidnapper?"
Jian Yang smiled mysteriously: "Would you believe me if I said I wasn't afraid?"
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