"Good luck to the Fourth Master."
Jiang Ranli lowered her eyes and saluted. Since she had decided not to cooperate with Yinzhen anymore, in her heart, Yinzhen was just a prince of noble status. Although she was of low status, she also knew that he was the winner of the future struggle for imperial power, so she respected and honored him, and had no other intentions.
Looking at Jiang Ranli's respectful appearance, Yinzhen's heart tightened. There was always a lack of respectful people around him, and he didn't want Jiang Ranli to be like those people, because sometimes, respectfulness also represented a kind of alienation.
"Li'er..."
"Fourth Master, Ninth Master ordered me to go back to the tent and wait. I dare not disobey the master's order. If Fourth Master has nothing else to do, I will take my leave first."
Jiang Ranli interrupted Yinzhen. She could vaguely guess what he would say. She couldn't let his feelings continue to develop and couldn't allow herself to have more contact with him.
Yinzhen silently looked at Jiang Ranli, who lowered his brows and eyes. His thin lips were pursed into a straight line, and his stern face became even more hardened. He tried hard to control the pain in his heart, but his usually cold eyes betrayed him.
As early as the first time he met Jiang Ranli, he just thought that she was more lively and interesting than ordinary women, and did not have any other feelings; when he met her for the second time, he was injured and was rescued by her. At that time, he did not know her identity, and he just thought that she was braver than ordinary women. Later, when he learned her identity, he was shocked. In all his knowledge, he never knew that there was a woman so bold and presumptuous that she would pretend to be ugly and fat to deceive everyone.
The first moment he knew her identity, he didn't think of exposing her, but curiosity. Even though Yinzhen had a bad reputation, he was still the ninth prince of the Qing Dynasty, with an unparalleled status. How many women in the world would be vying to marry him, but she was dismissive of him, and even tried to make herself look ugly to stay away from him, and even thought about leaving the ninth prince's mansion.
He became more and more curious about her, and wanted to understand and get closer to her more and more. He didn't even know when his heart was filled with her.
Therefore, he wanted to help her leave, even if it meant he would be condemned by the world for coveting his brother's wives and concubines. Moreover, if she could leave Yinzhen, the Eighth Prince's faction would be weakened. Helping her was a win-win strategy.
Jiang Ranli stood there with her eyes lowered, waiting for Yinzhen to agree to let her leave. Even though she was Yin'er's concubine, she was still a slave in ancient times. She could not leave without the master's order. What's more, she was still a palace maid, and an unregistered palace maid. Therefore, she did not dare to leave without permission, for fear of angering Yinzhen and him reporting her in anger.
The temperature on the grassland is relatively low at night. Although it is not too cold, your fingers will inevitably feel cold if you stand in the night for a long time.
After a long time, Yinzhen came out of his thoughts. He looked at Jiang Ranli, who refused to look at him, and stepped forward, wanting to put on the cloak he had prepared long ago for her.
Noticing his movements, Jiang Ranli quickly stepped back and said, "Thank you for your concern, Fourth Master. I am of low status and unworthy of your cloak."
Yinzhen raised his brows coldly, and his clear eyes suddenly became a little sharp.
"Jiang Ranli, don't call me a slave all the time. You know very well that in my heart, you have never been a slave."
Jiang Ranli didn't know how to answer him when he heard that, so he could only stand there in silence.
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