Before Qingluan took action, she had already given Su Man a hint, so Su Man's position was also carefully chosen. It was closest to Jing Chengyan and most suitable for blocking the knife.
She first exclaimed, "Your Majesty!"
Then he rushed over without hesitation and hugged Jing Chengyan.
Suman closed her eyes, waiting for the sharp pain in her back.
However, in a flash, a fire wheel, no, it was the princess, came flying.
He kicked the soft blade out of Qingluan's hand.
After Qingluan's knife slipped out of his hand, he was stunned for a moment: Who am I, where am I, and what am I doing?
Su Man was also stunned when she heard the noise, and something came towards her with a "whoosh".
In terms of the position just now, the princess was the farthest away, and it was impossible for her to come here so quickly, but she actually came here.
Don’t say that, don’t say that.
Qingluan reacted quickly. If the first attack missed, she would try again.
When Su Man was thinking about how to use this self-torture trick, Jing Chengyan suddenly hugged her and turned around, holding her tightly in his arms.
There was a faint woody scent in his embrace, and his hand was tightly clasping the back of her head.
Su Man: “…”
This really affects my performance.
In the blink of an eye, Qingluan and the princess were already fighting.
Although the princess came from a military family and was in good health, Qingluan was a secret guard trained since childhood. Before following Sima Man, she had always been protecting Jing Chengyu and soon forced the princess to retreat.
However, the fight here quickly attracted the guards outside, who rushed in and surrounded Qingluan.
The Sixth Princess was the quickest to react. She calmly said, "How dare you attempt to assassinate the prince? Detain him and bring him back to the Sixth Prince's Palace for strict interrogation!"
Su Man's heart tightened. Just as she was about to speak, Jing Chengyan patted her on the back and signaled her not to speak.
He let go of Su Man and turned to the Sixth Princess and said, "Sixth sister-in-law, Qingluan is from the Ninth Prince's Palace, and I was the one who stabbed her. She should stay in the Ninth Prince's Palace and I will interrogate her. There is no need for you to worry about her."
The Sixth Princess frowned slightly. She glanced at Su Man, who was firmly protected behind him, and said in a slightly cold voice, "Ninth Brother, from the horse farm to the assassination, one thing after another, the real intention of the person behind it is probably something else. I know you... are kind-hearted, so I want your brother to take over the interrogation. Moreover, your brother is familiar with the Dali Temple, so he is the best choice."
To put it simply, what the Sixth Princess said is: let your love brain check what can you find out.
Jing Chengyan knew that he couldn't keep Qingluan, so he could only settle for the next best thing. "Since Sixth Sister-in-law is determined to take her away, then I have a request."
His eyes were blazing, "You must not torture Qingluan, and you must not harm her life."
Su Man was stunned when she heard this. This was also what she thought in her mind, but how did Jing Chengyan know about it?
Upon hearing this, the Sixth Princess sighed, "Okay, I'll do as you say, but..."
She looked at Su Man, "After all, Qingluan is Aunt Si's maid, so I'm afraid I'll have to ask Aunt Si to come with me to cooperate with the interrogation."
Before Su Man could speak, Jing Chengyan refused without hesitation.
"No."
Seeing how stubborn he was, even the usually good-tempered Sixth Princess was helpless.
"Ninth brother, I know you can't bear to leave Aunt Si, but you don't want what happened today to happen again. This is a matter of life and death. Besides, we are only asking Aunt Si to question her. We won't harm her. We promise to send her back to you in one piece."
Jing Chengyan was extremely persistent on this matter.
"Sixth sister-in-law, I know everything you want to say. You and Sixth brother are suspicious of Man'er and have been looking for an opportunity to get rid of her. So today I'm going to say this."
Jing Chengyan was extremely serious, his eyes were cold, "If she lives, I live. If she dies, I die too."
When these words were spoken, not only the Sixth Princess was stunned, but even the Princess was also confused on the spot.
The Sixth Princess saw the paranoia of wanting to destroy everything in Jing Chengyan's eyes, and she did not dare to force him any further, for fear that he would lose his mind and do something stupid.
After a long silence, the Sixth Princess, regardless of Su Man's presence, said bluntly, "Don't you have any doubts about what happened today? What if the person you want to protect wants to kill you?"
Jing Chengyan shook his head firmly, turned to Su Man behind him, and his eyes softened.
"If she wanted to kill me, she wouldn't have saved me."
In fact, Jing Chengyan had one more thing to say. If she really wanted to kill him but regretted it at the last moment, he would be happier.
Does this mean that she actually couldn't bear to see him die?
No matter what the answer is, it will not affect Jing Chengyan's protection of her.
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After the Sixth Princess took Qingluan away, Jing Chengyan personally sent Su Man back to the yard.
The two hadn't seen each other for several days, and now they were sitting together, they didn't know what to say.
That’s not quite right. In fact, both of them had a lot to say, but they couldn’t say it out loud.
According to Su Man's plan, she should now say some nice words to make Jing Chengyan trust her as before, so that she can continue to complete the task.
But facing such a sincere and affectionate person, even if his affection was not for her, she could not bear to ruin his sincerity with those lies.
So, for a moment, I really didn’t know what to say.
Jing Chengyan was even more so. He was determined not to disturb her and wanted her to live a peaceful life in the mansion.
But everything that happened today clearly showed that his thinking was still too simple.
Although he kept her in his mansion, if she was useless, she might end up like Qingluan.
If this is the case, then it would be better to go back to the way things were. He would let her coax him and lie to him. This way, she would not be abandoned and would not take risks.
But he didn't know how to say this to her. He couldn't just say, "You continue to lie to me, and I'll help you with your sales."
Just like that, the two looked at each other, neither of them could speak.
In the end, it was Jing Chengyan who spoke first. He avoided Su Man's gaze and hesitated to touch her hand.
It touched it, bounced back, and then it touched again.
How should I put it? If I didn't look at what he was touching, I would have thought he was touching a cactus.
Su Man couldn't bear to watch any longer and called out, "Prince."
Jing Chengyan sat up straight instantly, looking straight ahead, and said, "You say."
Su Man looked at him with amusement, coughed lightly, and continued with the story, "Your Highness, I was so scared just now."
Speaking of that, Jing Chengyan's eyes softened. Su Man's hand finally stopped burning, and he held Su Man. "You're so stupid. What if Qingluan hurts you?"
Su Man leaned on his shoulder. She didn't say much, but just said softly, "I'm glad your Highness is okay."
Just such a simple sentence made Jing Chengyan's heart excited. He was about to hug Su Man, but he put down his arms again when he thought of something and just held Su Man's hand tightly.
"I'm fine, but I don't want anything to happen to you."
Jing Chengyan lowered his eyes and looked at Su Man, his voice couldn't be any softer, "In the future, don't let yourself fall into such a dangerous situation. You can tell me whatever you want."
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