"Jiang'er!"
In the blink of an eye, Jing Yan realized Yue Jiang's suicidal intentions. He quickly grabbed Yue Jiang's forearm and pulled her back into his arms.
After a loud commotion inside the carriage, the carriage outside came to a sudden stop. A few hurried footsteps could be heard, followed by Rong Ying's voice from outside.
"Your Highness, what has happened?"
"It's nothing, let's continue on our way," Jing Yan said calmly.
Rong Ying hesitated. They had agreed that if Yue Jiang had been feigning compliance from beginning to end, then the purpose of their trip to see An Chenghuan would be meaningless, and Yue Jiang would be sent back to the palace immediately.
If Yue Jiang is alright, the plan to meet An Chenghuan will proceed as scheduled.
Jingyan said they should continue on their way. Could it be that Princess Yuejiang has really lost her memory? There wasn't a single clue or flaw in her story.
Rong Ying didn't disbelieve Jing Yan's abilities, but he was afraid that the Yue Kingdom women were too good at acting. At this moment, he heard a mournful sobbing sound coming from inside the carriage.
His voice was mournful, sobbing and whimpering, even his cries evoked pity. He had always been skeptical of things he hadn't verified.
The request went: "Your Highness, is it reliable? Let me try it!"
"Rong Ying, that's enough," Jing Yan said sternly, not that he intended to favor Yue Jiang this time.
Since the beginning of his abduction of Yue Jiang, Jing Yan had tested her many times, but each time he found no flaws, which made Yue Jiang constantly worried.
This time, he actually tried to kill himself in front of him. Even though Jing Yan had huge doubts in his heart, he felt much more at ease now.
Whether Yue Jiang's acting skills are superb or she is genuinely suffering from amnesia and innocent, Jing Yan knows that after so long, he definitely won't get anything more out of her.
Despite her frail appearance, when Jingyi insulted her as a concubine in the palace, she still chose to die to prove her innocence.
Rong Ying is intelligent; if he comes up, he will surely try to win people's hearts.
Yue Jiang would be driven to fear and confusion. Faced with the humiliation she had willingly offered herself, would she still allow herself to have doubts a few more times without any reservations?
After so long, and being a smart woman, Yue Jiang must have sensed some of my ulterior motives.
All the lies told before will inevitably be exposed as lies, and then what use will true innocence be?
Regardless of whether it's true or not, wouldn't it be better for him to take Yue Jiang directly to see An Chenghuan? An Chenghuan wants to exchange Yue Jiang, but he simply can't afford the price to get her back.
Wasn't it enough for Yue Jiang to see An Chenghuan's true feelings back then?
Jing Yan had made up his mind and did not intend to let Rong Ying come up and make things difficult for him personally: "Jiang'er is innocent, I have my own considerations."
After he finished speaking, Rong Ying outside fell silent for a long time before finally saying, "Your Majesty, I believe you."
A moment later, the carriage resumed its slow movement.
Yue Jiang remained anxious and uneasy in Jing Yan's arms, sobbing uncontrollably as she opened her mouth in a mournful voice.
"Your Highness, if you don't believe me, why don't you just let me die? What were those people outside trying to do to me? And what exactly did Your Highness intend to do to me?"
It seems she won her gamble; Jing Yan trusted her again.
“Let me be frank with you,” Jing Yan explained, having already devised a well-thought-out plan.
“Back then, not only did I want to marry Jiang’er, but An Chenghuan was also one of them. However, both Jiang’er and Yueguo chose me. An Chenghuan loved you but could not have you, and he could not forget you.”
"You've gone to such lengths to meet me, hoping to offer me some benefits so that I'll hand you over to you."
Yue Jiang discovered that Jing Yan was spouting more nonsense again, and it sounded quite plausible. Even if he didn't become the crown prince, he could still be someone else's strategist and certainly wouldn't go hungry.
She felt wronged but dared not speak her anger: "I am not an object, how can I be given away like this? Does the benefit that An Chenghuan promised to Your Highness surpass that of me?"
An Chenghuan actually came to "redeem" her; he's quite a man. However, Jing and An are sworn enemies, so Jing Yan can't easily agree.
As Yue Jiang knew, An Chenghuan was the crown prince of Anguo who had made a name for himself at a young age. His mind was always on Anguo, and he was no less cunning than Jing Yan, but he valued interests even more and was unpredictable.
If Jingyan deliberately makes things difficult, how much determination will An Chenghuan have to "redeem" her?
Seeing that she had stopped crying, Jing Yan raised his hand to wipe away Yue Jiang's tears, and he smiled.
“I would naturally not agree, which is why I sent you to make An Chenghuan give up. But An Chenghuan is eloquent and persuasive, and he can easily sway others with his words.”
Yue Jiang: This is probably a description of himself.
Oh well, what can she do? She's a liar herself.
"If he cannot have Jiang'er, he will surely use many words to deceive her, slander our relationship, and may even go to great lengths..."
"What are you willing to sacrifice?" Jing Yan paused intentionally, and Yue Jiang feigned confusion.
Jing Yan smiled wryly, his expression one of utter helplessness: "To win your heart, I even went so far as to say that you should have married him, that I, with my malicious intent, kidnapped you and then deceived you..."
"Your Highness, you mustn't say you're vicious, I don't like to hear it," Yue Jiang said, before Jing Yan could finish speaking, she reached out and covered Jing Yan's mouth with her hand, her still tearful eyes filled with heartache.
"I have come from the Moon Kingdom from afar. How could I not know who I am to marry? The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was Your Highness. In the days I have been by Your Highness's side, Your Highness has not wronged me in the slightest."
“The one who kidnapped me was from Anguo,” she said, looking into Jing Yan’s eyes with fluttering eyelashes, her certainty evident.
"I must say something outrageous, but I have heard about the feud between the Jing and An kingdoms in my motherland. From an outsider's perspective, the An kingdom is really not fair."
"If I were to truly marry into Anguo, would Your Highness be insane, to actually marry a Crown Princess like me who is destined to marry into Anguo?"
“If An Chenghuan dares to say that, he is even more foolish. He would only try to deceive me with such a crude excuse. I am not foolish.”
Jing Yan: "..."
Did Yue Jiang know that she had just used the word "stupid" to insult the crown princes of two countries, and that she had insulted one of them to his face?
Yue Jiang assured him, "Your Highness, rest assured, I will never believe his words. I have a heart full of love for Your Highness, and all I can give An Chenghuan is heartbreak. Your Highness, please don't let me down."
Jing Yan: "No, I shouldn't have taken you through all this trouble, but An Chenghuan has a wolfish ambition towards you and has smeared your reputation all over the place. It's really despicable of him to have caused all this trouble."
"You will meet him then, and then hand him over to me. I will make him back down. If you are still not satisfied, you can curse him and make him a laughingstock among the six kingdoms."
"Swearing? I don't know how to do it, Your Highness, please teach me," Yue Jiang said, feigning distress and gently tugging at Jing Yan's sleeve.
Jing Yan suddenly shot himself in the foot: "I wouldn't do that either."
"Really? It seems that Your Highness and I are both polite gentlemen and ladies, neither of us can utter such vulgar language. What a coincidence," Yue Jiang said, quite surprised.
Jing Yan used to think she wasn't a talkative person, but ever since she met Yue Jiang, it seems like she can talk about anything and respond to anything.
It often happens unexpectedly, just like now.
"Your Highness, my knee hurts. I think I bumped it," Yue Jiang said in front of Jing Yan, pulling up her gorgeous skirt to reveal half of her calf.
Although covered by trousers, the slender and graceful outline of her calves only fueled the imagination.
This injury occurred when Yue Jiang tried to jump off the carriage, but Jing Yan pulled her back, causing her to hit the seat. Half of her crying was due to knee pain.
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