smooth hair
Jiang Jingyuan shut up.
She subconsciously wanted to retort that Rong Hou had given her these magical weapons, but before the words came out of her mouth, she forced them back into her stomach.
She pondered for a moment and said, "Look, I came out of Tianshui Pond alone both times, which means I can do it alone. But if you go, and we're separated and encounter something, it would be more dangerous to find each other."
"Then why don't you just not go?" Jiang Jingjian said coldly, not buying it. "How badly were you injured yesterday? You only had one breath left. Are you really not afraid? And you're still thinking about going next time? Will you be able to come back alive next time?!"
Jiang Jingyuan fell silent again.
It was because Jiang Jingjian wanted to carry her in his pocket, so she chose to act when Jiang Jingjian left the palace. She just didn't expect that he would return to the palace early...
Jiang Jingjian took her too seriously and would not understand what she said about "I have no choice but to grow up", nor was he willing to understand what she said about "I have thought about it seriously, and this is something I am willing and must do."
Not to mention that she must improve her strength in order to compete for the Blood Seal. Even if she doesn't have the Blood Seal, how can she let go and pray for eternal peace when she sees the world outside where there are so many masters?
This world is too cruel, and it doesn't even allow anyone to live in peace in a corner.
"Even in the Imperial Palace, such things can happen, and yet we dare not listen, see, or do anything. Can we, weak as we are, truly live in peace in the future?"
Jiang Jingyuan tilted his head slightly, looked at Jiang Jingjian in front of him, and asked seriously, "Will you really not become a fish-and-sheep whose life and death depends on the whims of others?"
When others are happy, they live; when others are bored, they die.
No, it's even more so that if others just stomped their feet casually, these people would be affected and killed in the blink of an eye.
Jiang Jingjian opened his mouth slightly, looking at the girl's eyes in front of him, which were darker than the night, and was speechless for a long time.
"And I told you..." Jiang Jingyuan suddenly lowered his eyes and said softly, "I don't want to lie to you. I believe you, so I told you..."
Jiang Jingjian's heart suddenly tightened.
I saw——
The girl in front of him raised her eyes and looked at him. Her eyes were clear and soft. Her voice was filled with expectation and hope. She said softly and tenderly:
"If you are worried, then help me and teach me."
Jiang Jingjian was silent for a long time.
——Originally, he should have been surprised that Jiang Jingyuan said so many words in one breath, but as he listened to the facts Jiang Jingyuan said in a soft voice, he was unable to say a word. All the words of dissuasion were stuck in his throat, unable to be expressed or swallowed.
He knew what the inner world of this prosperous world was like, but...
But he found it hard to accept, hard to accept that Jiang Jingyuan was troubled by these dark and dirty facts.
A strong sour and bitter taste spreads across the tip of the tongue...
Finally, Jiang Jingjian lowered his head, and he clearly heard a voice that was so soft that it seemed to disappear as soon as it was spoken. It was familiar yet seemed very strange.
"good."
It was completely dark, and the orange-red candlelight, which was very inconspicuous in the dusk, was swaying and supporting a piece of light.
Jiang Jingyuan breathed a sigh of relief silently, thinking tiredly: "You finally agreed..."
She turned her eyes and saw the young man in white opposite her with his head slightly lowered, wondering what he was thinking about. His facial features were buried in shadows, and she could vaguely see the eyelashes in his eyes fluttering slowly.
Jiang Jingyuan stared at his eyelashes for a while.
With a sigh, she stood up like a cat, stretched out her hand and quickly grabbed a strand of black hair that fell on his shoulder, then quickly pulled it back, sat upright, and acted as if nothing had happened.
Jiang Jingjian was startled by her sudden action and raised his head. When his gaze shifted to Jiang Jingyuan in front of him, he saw the girl in front of him looking into his eyes seriously and said:
"do not be afraid."
The two people, enveloped in the dim orange-red candlelight in the room, stared at each other for a long time. The young man in white was the first to look away, saying in a muffled voice, "I'm not scared..."
Jiang Jingyuan curled his lips slightly, and couldn't help but put on a slightly smug smile: "Well, I'm not scared..."
"Well……!"
Jiang Jingyuan felt pain and wrinkled his little face.
Jiang Jingjian propped himself up on the table with one hand, his face flushed red as he extended his right hand and viciously poked her forehead with a finger, causing her head to tilt back repeatedly. He gritted his teeth and said, "I'm the one holding you accountable, so why are you the one giving me these lectures?!"
"What are you thinking about, kid? Just behave yourself from now on!"
Jiang Jingyuan rubbed his forehead and said in a weak voice:
"……knew."
In fact, Jiang Jingjian's initial worries tonight were completely unnecessary, because early the next morning, the voices of Jiang Jingzong and Jiang Jingbai could be heard outside Jiang Jingyuan's palace, accompanied by the singing of birds on the branches, breaking the bleak and sad feeling in the cold and empty palace.
Jiang Jingyuan sat on the chair, put down the teacup in his hand, listened to the conversation between the two, and wondered how Jiang Jingqian had stopped them a few days ago.
"Xiao Yuan looks very pale. Is she not fully recovered yet?" Jiang Jingbai, dressed in light green, looked at the girl beside him worriedly and raised his hand to add tea for her.
Jiang Jingyuan lowered his eyes expressionlessly, staring at the clear tea in the cup in his hand without any emotion. He did not answer, but just took another sip of the warm tea.
Jiang Jingyuan, who had already drunk five cups of tea, said: "..."
"It's definitely not fully healed." Jiang Jingzong, who was on the other side, crossed his legs carelessly and said, "Didn't you see Jiang Jingjian didn't let us come to see Xiaoyuan a few days ago? She's been sick for so many days, how could she be fully recovered so quickly?"
Jiang Jinghui touched Jiang Jingyuan's cheek lovingly with the back of his hand, and when he pulled his hand back, he subconsciously placed it on the white jade flute hanging at his waist. He asked anxiously and distressedly, "Why are you suddenly sick again? Have you seen the imperial physician? Are you taking the medicine properly? Is it working?"
"Hey, my eldest brother..." Jiang Jingzong felt a headache after hearing this. He raised his hand to rub his forehead and said helplessly, "Xiao Yuan has been ill for so many days. The Empress will definitely send the imperial physician to see her. Look, Xiao Yuan can still drink tea here, so she must be almost well. From now on, she will be nursed back to health."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Jinghui took the time to glance at him, frowned, and said disapprovingly, "You make it sound so easy, but it's not that easy. When you're sick, it's very important to recover completely. What if you accidentally develop a chronic illness?"
"Xiao Yuan is weak, how can she be like you?" Jiang Jinghui glared at the sloppy purple-clothed boy on the other side and said, "Go, close the window."
"Oh, okay, okay."
Jiang Jingzong responded, put one hand on the armrest of the chair, and lazily stood up to close the window.
——He dared not disobey Jiang Jinghui's orders, otherwise rumors would definitely reach his mother's ears intentionally or unintentionally before he returned... He had not finished copying the book he was punished to copy last time.
He was closing the window when he suddenly seemed to remember something. He turned to Jiang Jingyuan and said, "Oh, by the way, Xiaoyuan, you have to get better soon! I haven't seen you these past few days, but I've been thinking about you. When you get better, I'll take you to have some fun in the palace!"
Jiang Jingyuan didn't respond to these words, but Jiang Jinghui next to him pursed his lips. He cast his gaze towards the purple-robed youth by the window and said, "You better be careful. Don't let Xiaoyuan get hurt. Don't stay outside the palace when it's cold, and don't stay in the sun for too long when it's hot in the afternoon..."
"I've always been very careful!" Jiang Jingzong curled his lips, somewhat dissatisfied with Jiang Jingsui's distrust, then turned to Jiang Jingyuan with a smile, "Right, Xiaoyuan is so happy to be with me."
Jiang Jingyuan didn't answer, but the teacup she had just put down was put back into her hand by a white hand.
Jiang Jingyuan: "...?"
Her calm eyes moved slightly, and when she looked up, she saw Jiang Jinghui leaning over to block the elegant purple figure not far away. Jiang Jinghui smiled as if bathed in spring breeze, and in a gentle voice, he advised her, "It's cold, drink more hot tea."
“!!!”
Jiang Jingyuan felt a chill on his back.
"Where is Jiang Jingjian? Where did Jiang Jingjian go?!" She screamed in her heart, silently holding the teacup, and took a sip under that gentle gaze that could drown people.
"It's only been half a month..."
Jiang Jingyuan suddenly heard the person in front of him say something softly and looked up in confusion.
Jiang Jinghui stood before her, his pale blue, almost white robe almost obscuring her entire field of vision. The jade pendant and white jade flute dangling from his robe swayed gently, their surfaces radiating a warm luster. A gentle voice echoed above her head: "How come it's only been half a month since you caught a cold after falling into the water? And you weren't fully recovered then?"
He lowered his eyes with a smile, looked straight at Jiang Jingyuan, and asked softly, "Do you want someone to come and take a look again?"
After he finished speaking, the hall fell silent for a moment. Amidst the rustling sound, birds outside the window jumped on the branches, raising their heads and chirping from time to time. The inside and outside of the hall seemed to be separated into two completely opposite worlds.
With her fingers resting on the warm teacup, Jiang Jingyuan looked at him, blinking calmly and unhurriedly, as if she was not interested, or as if she didn't care. She lowered her eyes, brought the teacup to her mouth, and took a sip.
——No answer.
She seemed to have become the same as before, as if she was ignorant, and as if she ignored everyone except Jiang Jingjian equally.
Jiang Jinghui laughed, shook his head, and stepped aside. "I'm overthinking it. The Queen and Jiang Jingjian must be aware of your situation."
"Alright, alright, big brother, you're not a doctor. Instead of saying so much, it would be more practical to let Xiao Yuan have a good rest." Jiang Jingzong leaned against the window and yawned boredly, "I'm tired. I'm leaving now."
"You kid, why are you so reluctant to stay here..." Jiang Jinghui glanced at him, then turned his gaze back to Jiang Jingyuan and said with a smile, "Xiaoyuan, we'll leave first."
"Hey! Don't speak in the same tone as my mother!" Jiang Jingzong was so scared that he got goose bumps all over his body. He jumped up from the window in an instant, screaming.
Jiang Jingbai shook his head helplessly, pulled him up and turned to walk out of the palace gate. Amidst the shouting, he said, "Okay, don't disturb Xiaoyuan." Jiang Jingzong's voice suddenly became lower. He hummed and pulled the sleeve that he had held with three fingers, and left.
Jiang Jingyuan, who was sitting quietly in the depths of the palace, watched silently from behind.
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