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Looking at Shangguan Zeyu's gentle profile, Jiang Yan felt a jumble of emotions, unsure of what to do.
Shangguan Zeyu keenly noticed her undeniable gaze, turned his head, and smiled at her: "What's wrong? Are you tired?"
Looking at Shangguan Zeyu's gentle face, Jiang Yan almost blurted out what she wanted to say, but stopped herself at the last moment.
"No, I was just thinking, how come you're so good-looking!"
Shangguan Zeyu hadn't expected her to say that, and paused for a moment before saying somewhat shyly, "I'm a man, I don't care about looks." He turned his head away shyly and looked at the lake where boats were already sailing.
Jiang Yan smiled inwardly: "You, Shangguan Zeyu, I didn't expect you to have a shy and embarrassed side!"
Later, on their way back to the Prince's residence, Shangguan Zeyu carried Jiang Yan on his back.
Jiang Yan naturally refused to let him carry her, but she really couldn't resist Shangguan Zeyu's insistence, so she had no choice but to let him carry her.
Shangguan Zeyu looked quite thin, but he walked very steadily while carrying Jiang Yan, as if he were carrying a flower rather than an adult.
Jiang Yan had never been carried before. Perhaps she had been carried when she was very young, but that was a long, long time ago, and she had forgotten what it felt like.
Shangguan Zeyu's back was sturdy and warm. Jiang Yan felt so safe and comfortable lying on it, as if she were immersed in clouds, which made her fall asleep quickly.
Jiang Yan did indeed fall asleep, and slept soundly. She learned from Huang Ying when she woke up the next morning that she had fallen asleep on Shangguan Zeyu's back the night before, and that Shangguan Zeyu had personally brought her back.
"Really? I didn't drool, did I?" Jiang Yan felt she should leave a perfect impression on Shangguan Zeyu.
Huang Ying covered her mouth and chuckled, "I don't know, sister. I only saw you sleeping like a cat, all lazy and listless."
Seriously? Like a cat? How ridiculous would that be?
"Sister, your sleeping posture is so cute, even the prince laughed."
"Ha!" Jiang Yanxin realized her mistake and laughed awkwardly. "I can't let him carry this anymore. It's too bad for my image!"
As Huang Ying helped Jiang Yan get dressed, she said with a smile, "Sister, the Prince took such good care of you last night, shouldn't you go and thank him today?"
Following Huang Ying's suggestion, Jiang Yan thought for a moment and felt that this was the right thing to do: "Then what should I bring? I can't go empty-handed, can I?"
Huang Ying smiled slyly: "Don't worry, sister, I'm all ready."
"You're all prepared?" Jiang Yan was surprised and taken aback. "How can you be so sure I'll go to Cloud Pavilion today? Aren't you afraid your preparations will be in vain?"
“Sister, you and the Prince have such a deep bond, how could you possibly bear not to go?” Huang Ying said with a smile. “The Prince should have just gotten up at this hour. Sister, take this box of jujube cake with you. It’s sweet and will instantly warm the Prince’s heart.”
Jiang Yan was speechless and shook her head slightly: "You, Huang Ying, are really full of tricks!"
Huang Ying just smiled and didn't say anything, and began to do her hair and makeup.
Shangguan Zeyu did get up at this time, but he had already left the palace because Zhang Qin had come to report to him early in the morning that Chen Run had been rescued.
The claim that Chen Run was "rescued" is an exaggeration, because Shangguan Zeyu did nothing to Zhang Qin. On the contrary, he treated Zhang Qin well and had him taken care of. Therefore, the word "rescued" is inaccurate.
However, Chen Run was indeed no longer at the Chen residence. Shangguan Zeyu sent Zhang Qin to look for him at the Chen family ancestral home, while he himself went to Chen Run's residence. Zhang Qin couldn't find Chen Run at the ancestral home and came to find Shangguan Zeyu. Shangguan Zeyu also couldn't find Chen Run at Chen Run's residence and was puzzled and confused.
"Your Highness, Lord Chen is not there."
"Did his parents say anything?"
"Master Chen kept asking when Lord Chen would be released to go back home, as he missed his son. Madam Chen, on the other hand, kept crying without saying a word."
Shangguan Zeyu stared thoughtfully at a certain spot in front of him. After a while, he said, "We must find Chen Run and then send him back."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Chen Run was not rescued by anyone else, because most of the ministers who knew him had been dealt with by Shangguan Zeyu because of that incident. So the people who took Chen Run away were none other than Xiao Yiqing and Wang Qianqian, who had been disfigured.
After Wang Qianqian was punished by Shangguan Zeyu for privately torturing Chen Run, she still went out into the street. She was bound to die, but she was saved by someone, except that the person who saved her was not a good person, but a human trafficker.
Wang Qianqian suffered inhuman torture, and in the end, in order to survive, she had no choice but to cut her own face.
She slashed her face four times, making her jade-like beauty unbearable to look at, before the traffickers finally abandoned her. Only then, driven by her desire for revenge, did she endure the excruciating pain, both mental and physical, and survive once again.
Wang Qianqian's desire for revenge is not directed at the human traffickers, but at Jiang Yan.
She felt it was all Jiang Yan's fault. If Jiang Yan hadn't bewitched Shangguan Zeyu, how could Shangguan Zeyu have been so cruel to her? If it weren't for Jiang Yan, she could have been Shangguan Zeyu's concubine, and she could have lived a life of luxury and happiness in the royal palace.
It's all because of Jiang Yan, because of her sudden appearance, because of her existence, that Shangguan Zeyu ignored her, that Shangguan Zeyu was ruthless and indifferent to her. So, as long as Jiang Yan no longer exists, everything will return to normal.
At that time, she will still be Shangguan Zeyu's woman, she will still be Shangguan Zeyu's concubine, she will still be favored by Shangguan Zeyu, and live a carefree and happy life.
So, she brazenly endured her intense shame and went to find Xiao Yiqing again.
Xiao Yiqing was already resentful, feeling that Jiang Yan had stolen her love and her place in Shangguan Zeyu's heart. Just when she was wondering how to deal with Jiang Yan, her reappearance brought her hope.
The two women hit it off immediately and embarked on a path of revenge.
Their first step in seeking revenge was to get Chen Run on their side, so Xiao Yiqing had someone secretly take Chen Run out of the Chen residence and bring him to the Xiao residence.
Now, Chen Run is sitting comfortably in the living room of the Xiao residence.
Xiao Yiqing and Wang Qianqian sat opposite him. Xiao Yiqing made no attempt to disguise herself, while Wang Qianqian wore a black veil to cover her scarred face.
Xiao Yiqing got straight to the point: "Chen Run, as long as you are willing to help us, we will release you, set you free, and free you from being confined to that small world."
Chen Run was not at all surprised that they had brought him here, and he was not tempted by Xiao Yiqing's offer at all.
He simply looked at Xiao Yiqing and said, "I have already said what I needed to say."
Wang Qianqian was very impatient and said, "That was before!! Haven't you thought it through yet? Aren't you afraid of dying? Don't you really want to be with that bitch?"
Chen Run looked at her with disdain and said, "We're both women, so why are you always so vulgar?"
Wang Qianqian couldn't help but laugh. She laughed loudly, but to the ears it sounded extremely desolate and sad.
"Vulgar? Hahaha? Me, vulgar? I've never been like you scholars! And of course, I'm even less like that seductive slut, Liu Ruyi!!!"
Chen Run was no longer angry. Instead, he looked at her with extreme indifference and said, "Stubbornness will eventually lead to bitter consequences!"
"Hmph! Me, stubborn and deluded? Were we stubborn and deluded? If it weren't for that bitch Liu Ruyi, would we have fallen to this state? If it weren't for that bitch Liu Ruyi, Sister Xiao would still be the mistress of the Prince's mansion, and I would still be the Prince's wife. And what happened? In the end, all of that is gone! Why? It's all because of that bitch Liu Ruyi, that vicious and venomous bitch, who spread nonsense in the Prince's ears!"
Chen Run felt powerless, truly powerless.
He sighed and said, "Why do you all insist that it's Ruyi's fault? Why don't you think it's Shangguan Zeyu's fault? Why is it your own fault? What did Ruyi do wrong? Did she insist on marrying Shangguan Zeyu? Did she cling to Shangguan Zeyu? Clearly, all of this is because of Shangguan Zeyu, because of yourselves!!"
"It's clear that Shangguan Zeyu doesn't love you, so why don't you question him? It's clear that Shangguan Zeyu no longer loves you, so why are you still so stubborn? What's the point? What's the point of clinging to someone who doesn't love you and is just using you? And you keep saying you love Shangguan Zeyu, is this what love is?"
"Isn't love about letting go when there's no possibility? Isn't love about being happy only when the other person is happy? You're only thinking of yourselves! You're selfish, you're narrow-minded, in your hearts everyone else is wrong except yourselves! Your hearts, your souls, have already fallen into hell in endless resentment, bitterness, and jealousy!!!"
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