"There are a few more things that I am giving to you."
"It's all in this brocade box. Go back and take a look. If you agree to my request, go to the palace tomorrow and give me your answer."
Xiao Tang was not surprised at all.
She knew all along that the Empress Dowager would reward her handsomely in order to save her life.
But she still didn't expect it to be done in such a mysterious way.
As I emerged from the Empress Dowager's chambers, I heard Xiao Rourou's mournful and pitiful voice not far away.
“Ninth Imperial Uncle, I know you’ve always blamed me… Originally… I should have been the one to marry you.”
“But my sister had just been brought back from the countryside. When she heard that she was to marry the powerful and talented regent, she threatened my father and mother with her life. I had no choice but to give her up to my sister.”
The female lead, Xiao Rourou, spoke with such sincerity and deep emotion that it was truly moving.
What's most infuriating is that Xiao Tang also heard the villain ask in a nonchalant tone, "Is that so?"
Good heavens! The female lead's ability to distort the truth is amazing; she's really good at making things up.
If the female lead hadn't refused to marry the regent who was in a vegetative state at the time, how could she have brought Xiao Tang, who was just cannon fodder, back to the capital, and how could she have let the cannon fodder die?
Oh no...
The female lead's brain cells are truly not like Sister Li's.
Not only did they make her marry in place of them to bring them good luck, but they also sent a maid to poison her.
Otherwise, none of what happened later would have occurred...
She transmigrated and took the place of the original owner.
Don't even think about it, it's a sad story~ *facepalm*
Xiao Rourou was unaware that Xiao Tang was watching them from afar. She looked at the tall and elegant Regent and felt a flutter in her heart.
She took another step forward.
"Ninth Imperial Uncle, you must believe me, I..."
Di Jingling abruptly interrupted her: "Are you finished?"
He had exhausted all his patience listening to this woman ramble on for a long time, but he still didn't know what she was trying to say.
Xiao Rourou was stunned for a moment, then nodded blankly and stammered, "Say, say it all."
The man didn't even look at her, and turned away with a flick of his sleeve.
He didn't even give Xiao Rourou a lingering look.
Xiao Rourou: ?
She was taken aback.
She always thought she was special to the Regent.
At this moment, Xiao Tang also stood at a distance, acting as a lonely bystander.
She's probably the only one who's ever been a mere spectator.
I originally thought that after the naive and innocent female lead's tearful plea, the villain would feel sorry for her and give her a big hug...
[And one more comforting word: My darling, don't cry, it breaks my heart~]
Xiao Tang clicked her tongue in amazement and also wanted to leave the palace.
Unaware that the villain she had imagined had stopped in front of her.
Her gaze was fixed on the heartbroken woman in the garden.
Splat!
She bumped her head into the man's arms.
[Ouch! That hurts!]
She covered her head, then looked up in surprise.
She was facing Jing Ling's dark eyes, which were like an abyss, as he was dangerously scrutinizing her.
Xiao Tang: ?
"Have you finished your treatment?" Suddenly, the man spoke, his voice cool and detached.
That sound was chillingly cold, like something out of hell.
He traced his gaze down Xiao Tang's fair face and landed on the brocade box she was holding.
The brocade box was wrapped very well, and it was obvious without asking that it must be a gift from the Empress Dowager.
Xiao Tang was startled by his eyes, which were full of naked desire to possess, and subconsciously hugged the brocade box in her hands tighter.
“My lord, shall we… go back to the manor? I have already written a prescription for the Empress Dowager’s illness.”
He said these words in a voice so virtuous it made him want to vomit.
What he was really thinking was: "I haven't even had a chance to see this reward myself, you wouldn't be eyeing my little patch of land, would you?"
The man glanced at the brocade box.
A small plot of land?
That's a really fresh adjective.
"Let's go back to the manor." He raised his long fingers and grabbed the back of her collar.
At this moment, Xiao Tang was like a tattered sack, easily lifted up by the man and carried away in the direction of leaving the palace.
As Xiao Rourou walked out of the garden, she noticed the two behaving in an overly intimate manner.
She bit her lower lip.
Why did Xiao Tang, this country bumpkin, receive special treatment from the Regent?
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