Mu Tiantian was also a little confused. At this moment, Long Fantian took out a hairpin and put it on her head.
Long Xinghuang frowned slightly; the hairpin was a token of their love.
He had never seen Long Fantian show any interest in any woman, nor had he ever been close to any other woman. It was truly unbelievable that he would now give away a hairpin.
Everyone knows that the Regent never gets close to women.
There isn't even a single maid in the manor. The only two maids, Chunyu and Dongxue, are away from the manor year-round and were only recently transferred back, just to make it easier for them to take care of this Miss Mu.
I never expected that Long Fantian and she had this kind of relationship. No wonder he protected her so much when he was interrogating her before.
But, if Mu Tiantian is Lin Miao...
Thinking about it this way, Long Xinghuang felt somewhat uncomfortable.
When Xin Liangmu saw the two holding hands, his eyes turned sinister, and his hand supporting him on the ground unconsciously clenched into a fist.
Upon seeing this, Lu Ke instinctively wanted to step forward and ask for clarification, but then he saw Long Fantian's warning look and stopped in his tracks.
Mu Tiantian was astonished by Long Fantian's actions, "What...what are you doing..."
"Miss Mu." As Long Fantian put the hairpin in her hair, he leaned close to her ear and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "You promised me you would do something for me. Does that still stand?"
Mu Tiantian raised her eyebrows slightly, remaining silent and waiting for him to continue.
"I want you to find a way to stay in the palace and get close to the Empress Dowager. You must report her every move to me. You must also keep a close eye on the Emperor's illness. My men will come to you every other day. You just need to tell them the truth." Long Fantian spoke closer and closer, almost touching her ear.
They were so close, his breath brushed against my ear, making me feel a little itchy.
"I cannot go to the palace," Mu Tiantian refused.
Why?
"I..." Mu Tiantian hesitated, considering whether or not to tell the truth.
Seven Commands reminds you: [It's best not to let him know you saved him. You'll still have to leave this world after you clear his corruption points.]
The main reason she was allowed to stay in other worlds was that the male protagonists in those worlds harbored hatred and became corrupted because of her. To avoid major problems, she had to stay in those worlds to stabilize them.
The corruption value generated by the male protagonist of this world, Long Fantian, is irrelevant to her. As long as his corruption value is cleared and the world develops normally, she will still leave.
Mu Tiantian: [But he probably wouldn't recognize me, I haven't told him my name.]
Qi Tong: [Have you forgotten that you are also Xiao Yan's disciple, Lin Miao? You even took care of him under the guise of Lin Miao, so I think it's best not to let him know.]
"Don't worry, with me here, even if he recognizes you, he won't do anything to you," Long Fantian said confidently.
"What do you mean? What do you mean by recognizing or not recognizing... I don't know what you're talking about." Mu Tiantian didn't dare to look at him.
It feels like he knows everything.
Long Fantian's lips curved slightly. He didn't question her, but instead said softly, "Miss Mu has a very special scent. I seem to have smelled it somewhere before."
"Is it special?" Mu Tiantian tilted her head and sniffed her shoulder. Her body fragrance was very obvious. She pretended to be calm and said, "I don't smell anything."
Long Fantian fiddled with the hairpin, put it on, and whispered in her ear, "Miss Mu, didn't you promise to do something for me? I only have this one request."
"But I..." Mu Tiantian subconsciously took a step back, only to trip over a pebble on the ground.
The next moment, Long Fantian's arm wrapped around her waist, preventing her from twisting her ankle.
"Thank you..." Perhaps because the two were too close, Mu Tiantian's heart was pounding.
The breath he used when he spoke in her ear also made her feel flustered.
"You...you can let go now..." Mu Tiantian gently pushed him.
Upon seeing this, Long Fantian released his hand from her waist, tidied the stray hairs on her forehead, and looked at her with the tenderness of someone looking at a rare treasure, completely devoid of his previous coldness.
Mu Tiantian steadied herself and asked seriously, "Why did you give me the hairpin?"
Long Fantian leaned close to her ear again and whispered, "You'll know how useful it is when the time comes."
“You only need to remember,” he said earnestly, looking directly into her eyes, “that you are now engaged to me and are my betrothed.”
"What?!"
Long Fantian raised his voice at the last sentence, making it audible to everyone present, which greatly shocked them.
These two got engaged after knowing each other for only a few days?
Mu Tiantian looked completely bewildered, "It wasn't you..."
Long Fantian whispered a reminder, "If you want to ensure your safety in the palace, it's best to do this. That way, even if the emperor recognizes you, he won't do anything to you."
Mu Tiantian didn't deny it anymore, but pouted and asked, "Your Highness, is this how you treat your savior? I'm still injured and you're sending me on a dangerous mission. This is too much."
Seeing her slightly upset, Long Fantian wasn't annoyed at all; instead, he found her rather...cute...
"As long as you do these things for me, I will do whatever you ask me to do. Like you said before, if you tell me to go east, I... will never go west." Long Fantian looked at her earnestly as he said this.
It was as if I was making a special promise to her.
It's...not that bad...
But thinking about it carefully, it must be really enjoyable to make such an arrogant person like him work like a slave for her.
Mu Tiantian calmed her racing heart, raised her delicate eyebrows slightly, looked back at him, and unconsciously smiled. "Really?"
Long Fantian didn't reply, but instead stroked her hairpin and muttered softly, "Finally, I've met you..."
Mu Tiantian didn't hear what he said and was about to ask.
Long Xinghuang suddenly approached the two, his words full of doubt, "Uncle, I didn't expect you to be engaged. However, I remember that you and Miss Mu haven't known each other for long, and Miss Mu's background doesn't seem to be clear yet. Aren't you afraid..."
"Your Majesty is overthinking it." Long Fantian shut him up expressionlessly, then turned to Mu Tiantian and gently instructed, "Tiantian, you must listen to the Emperor after you enter the palace."
The differential treatment is very obvious.
Mu Tiantian nodded, "I definitely will."
"Your Majesty," Long Fantian said to Long Xinghuang, "she is injured, so please take good care of the future Regent's Consort. If anything happens to her, please inform me in advance."
"It seems Uncle really cares about Miss Mu. Don't worry, I'm rewarding her, not punishing her. Uncle is overthinking it." Long Xinghuang's expression darkened slightly, and he loudly ordered, "Send Miss Mu to the palace!"
Having said that, he boarded the imperial carriage.
The guard gestured for Mu Tiantian to enter.
Before leaving, Mu Tiantian took out a prescription from her sleeve and handed it to him along with the medicine she had bought from the pharmacy, carefully instructing him, "Go back and decoct the medicine according to the prescription every day; it will be good for your health."
System: [Long Fantian's corruption value decreased by 5, currently at 75.]
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