Tell the truth
The palace maid smiled and turned to close the heavy palace door.
Jiang Jingyuan, who walked down the jade steps slowly, was immediately surrounded by two people.
"How, how, how, how?!"
Jiang Jingjian grabbed her shoulders with both hands, his eyes filled with worry. He turned her back and forth in panic and looked at her again and again. After confirming that she was fine, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Jingqian, who was standing aside, saw this and his tense shoulders relaxed as he breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly, his gaze shifted and he saw that Jiang Jingyuan had a few more accessories on her that she hadn't worn when she first arrived. He was startled for a moment, then he looked up at the magnificent palace with its closed doors in front of him. He then shifted his gaze to the startled young man in white standing next to him, and a wave of surprise welled up in his heart.
In the past, the palace had been saying that Queen Rong ignored Jiang Jingjian and the others, but today, I realized that this was not entirely true.
"Huh? Were you wearing so many accessories when you came here?"
After Jiang Jingjian calmed down, he looked at the girl in front of him again, and his eyes moved back and forth in doubt over the several accessories on her body that concealed luxury and mystery.
Jiang Jingyuan shook his head.
Two pearls of warm color, one long and one short, hanging on her left and right earlobes swayed gently. Silver flowers and birds were hung on the thin silver chain, sparkling with a mysterious cold light in the sunlight.
"ah……"
The young man in white looked a little dazed, his mouth slightly open as he looked up at the magnificent palace behind Jiang Jingyuan. Seeing the tightly closed palace door on the jade steps, he blinked twice, then retracted his gaze and looked at Jiang Jingyuan in front of him, smiling and saying, "I'm glad you're okay. Let's go back then."
Jiang Jingyuan looked at him silently, and the expression of the person in front of him was faintly reflected in his calm eyes.
With a soft sigh, she stretched out her arms and walked forward to hug him lightly, ruffling his hair with her right hand.
Poor child... Feeling the stiffness of the person in his arms, Jiang Jingyuan patted his head with pity, let go and stepped back.
The black hair is hooked with eyelashes dyed golden, and the light down turned bright white by the sunlight adds some details and refinement to the boy's face. The edges of the nearly white light falling on his face are bright orange-red. Under the scorching sun, the boy in white is like a beautiful butterfly.
The young man looked dazed, and a light mist quickly filled his clear amber eyes, then disappeared in a flash.
Ink hair flew past his eyes...
Jiang Jingyuan came to Jiang Jingqian lightly, his face calm and peaceful, and his tone was serious and solemn as he said, "Thank you."
Jiang Jingqian paused, narrowed his eyes, smiled, and agreed.
Amidst the instructions and chatter, the three of them walked away into the warm golden sun, their shadows sometimes overlapping and sometimes dispersing, stretching long shadows on the gray-white stone brick floor.
At some point, a man was leaning against the column outside the magnificent palace behind them, his white fingertips exposed through the sleeves of his fiery red official robe. He raised his hand to cover the lower half of his face, squinting his eyes with a smile as he looked at the scene in front of him.
After the dust settled, the three of them returned to their respective places and fell asleep peacefully.
Dazzling golden sunlight filtered through the hollow window lattices and sprinkled onto the floor, subtly illuminating everything within the hall. The tiny dust particles surrounding the light were also reflected as clearly visible white, slowly drifting down from the sky.
In a gentle and peaceful atmosphere, when Jiang Jingyuan opened his eyes again, it was already the strongest time of the afternoon sun.
The girl blinked her sleepy eyes with a hint of lingering satisfaction. She slowly sat up and felt that she had not had such a relaxing rest in a long time.
She sat on the bed covered with the quilt, and did not rush to get up. She just took out the magic tools she got from Congronghou from the storage silver ring with a silver peace lock on her left hand and placed them in front of her.
She turned her wrist and looked down at the silver jade bracelet on her left wrist. The three purple-red grape-like gems on the jade bracelet had completely shattered, leaving only tiny particles embedded in them.
Three of the thirteen purple-red gems have been broken.
Jiang Jingyuan sighed softly and put down his hand.
It is difficult to cultivate magical instruments.
Especially for high-grade magical instruments, the materials are hard to find, and it is even harder to find a refiner who can make high-grade magical instruments.
She raised her hand and touched the long flower and bird earring on her right ear, thinking silently, "Hmm, a high-grade aura-masking magic tool is enough... The Rong family's treasure trove must be quite large, as they were able to find such an unconventional high-level magic tool so quickly."
She turned her gaze to the necklace in front of her, reached out to pick it up and put it on. She caught a glimpse of the aqua-colored jade ring on her left index finger, and a strange look on her face: "How perceptive! Just because I was able to escape death and obtain an opportunity, you can guess that I can use spiritual power..."
The Yingluo Peace Lock Collar is a spiritual gathering tool to assist in cultivation. Just looking at such a tool alone, it is useless to Jiang Jingyuan who cannot cultivate.
But it’s different with this water-colored jade ring engraved with a formation.
This jade ring may look ordinary, but it is the rarest treasure among these magical instruments. Its rarity does not lie in how powerful it is, but in its use -
It can store spiritual energy.
For others, this can only be used to drain the spiritual energy from a space and then release the empty spiritual energy elsewhere.
But it was different when it was given to Jiang Jingyuan. She could absorb spiritual energy and store it in this jade ring, and then use the "Teng Snake" mark as a medium to mobilize the spiritual power for use without having to squeeze the energy from other magic tools.
Thinking of this, Jiang Jingyuan muttered silently, "The Rong family's treasure house..."
Until the sun set in the west, she spent the entire afternoon immersed in piling spiritual energy into the jade ring, absorbing, compacting, absorbing, compacting...
That afternoon, every time she wanted to stop, she couldn't help but remember the black-clad figure she had seen at the bottom of the pool, and she had to continue. And when her thoughts extended to the events on Bairi Mountain, and the smiling face of the man in the fiery red robe flashed through her mind, she pressed her spiritual energy harder...
She compared Qin Jiuyan and the man in black in her mind, and was surprised to find that Qin Jiuyan seemed to be stronger.
For some reason, she always felt that Qin Jiuyan's strength should be higher than she could imagine.
She always felt that if Qin Jiuyan really attacked, she would not be able to block a single move and would be reduced to ashes on the spot.
Jiang Jingyuan thought about this with some uneasiness.
At dusk, the earth was covered with dark orange sunlight. A figure in white walked into the palace, and two people sat down face to face at the round table.
Jiang Jingjian suddenly asked, "Do you want to ask the sister you met earlier to accompany you tomorrow?"
Jiang Jingyuan was stunned.
Then she heard Jiang Jingjian explain: "Although your injury has healed, you still need to rest for a few days. If you feel bored, ask someone to accompany you."
Jiang Jingyuan paused with his chopsticks, buried his head in another mouthful of rice, and said, "No need."
"You'd better ask someone to come, otherwise you'll run around again when you're bored." Jiang Jingjian frowned slightly and advised.
Jiang Jingyuan shook his head and insisted, "No need."
"Okay." Jiang Jingjian rarely went against Jiang Jingyuan's wishes when she grew up. He sighed, "I thought you really liked the sister you mentioned."
Jiang Jingyuan didn't say anything, just blinked his eyes, showing that he really liked it.
She lowered her eyes.
The river scenery is like a piece of colorful glass. If it is placed in the sun, it will definitely be more beautiful and moving...
Beautiful, but too fragile.
Only Jiang Jingqian knew that she and Jiang Jingmang knew each other. Even Jiang Jingjian would not ask who that person was without Jiang Jingyuan's consent. In other words, Jiang Jingmang was still not a person in the public eye in the palace.
Jiang Jingyuan doesn't have enough ability to protect others now, and Jiang Jingmang is not ready to go in front of people. How dare she drag Jiang Jingmang into these rumors without permission?
She knew Jiang Jingjian very well.
Jiang Jingjian actually doesn't care about anyone except Jiang Jingyuan and Rong Hou. He doesn't think about what kind of situation Jiang Jingmang will face if he comes tomorrow. In other words, even if he knows, he will only think of giving some gifts as a self-proclaimed compensation and comfort.
Jiang Jingyuan didn't tell Jiang Jingjian about this. She just thought that since she could solve it herself, she might as well solve it herself.
She was busy eating when she suddenly heard a soft "That's right" from above her head.
“?” Jiang Jingyuan looked up in confusion.
Jiang Jingjian in front of her took a bite of food slowly, glanced at her, and asked coldly, "Where did you go a few days ago?"
“???”
“!!!”
Jiang Jingyuan was shocked. She didn't expect him to bring this up so suddenly. She silently clenched her chopsticks, even though she had clearly forgotten about it.
It was impossible to insist that I was in the palace, and it was also impossible to confess that I had left the palace. How should I answer...
Jiang Jingyuan lowered his eyes and stared at the table under Jiang Jingjian's gradually cold gaze.
Don't hesitate, don't hesitate... She kept repeating to herself. She had a premonition that if she hesitated, nothing good would happen to her!
Jiang Jingjian's gaze was like a needle piercing her lowered head, and he spoke word by word: "Jiang, Jing..."
"Fell into the pool!"
Jiang Jingyuan interrupted him decisively, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on the palm of his hand holding the wooden chopsticks.
She raised her head and looked straight at the young man in front of her without any guilt, her eyes as calm as the stagnant water in an ancient pond.
Jiang Jingjian put down his chopsticks and looked at her with raised eyebrows: "Go on."
"I fell into the pool and then climbed out." Jiang Jingyuan raised her little face slightly, looked into his eyes and spoke.
Jiang Jingjian... Jiang Jingjian was so angry that he almost laughed.
"You fell into the pond and were lost for a few days, right? And Jiang Jingqian, don't say he just happened to pass by and brought you back." Jiang Jingjian put down his chopsticks and reached out to poke her forehead between her thin strands of black hair. "Tell me, did you fall into the pond accidentally, or was it premeditated?"
Jiang Jingyuan's forehead was pressed against his fingertips. It didn't hurt, but he still squinted his eyes. He blinked his right eye uncomfortably and confessed honestly, "It was all premeditated..."
"What were you doing under the pool?" Jiang Jingjian withdrew his hand and asked seriously.
Jiang Jingyuan pursed his lips.
In fact, she could have used Empress Rong as a pretext and said something like "My mother has agreed, so don't worry about it", but she didn't want to do that...
Jiang Jingjian was too lonely. If even Jiang Jingyuan ignored him, he would cry.
"Don't get excited." Jiang Jingyuan said.
Jiang Jingjian snorted coldly.
Without caring whether he agreed or not, Jiang Jingyuan thought for a moment and said, "There's no evil spirit under Tianshui Pond as rumored, but there's something unusual about the bottom of the pond. I'll go take a look."
"Don't go." Jiang Jingyuan said, and then seemed to think of something and reminded solemnly.
Jiang Jingjian laughed angrily, "You can go, but I can't?"
He glanced at Jiang Jingyuan coldly and said, "I'd really like to know what's unusual at the bottom of the pool."
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