Dilemma

Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted. Mu An Ning lowered her eyes and looked, and saw two slender hands restraining her wrists.

Seeing that the two men obviously had no intention of letting go, the girl had no choice but to raise her eyes and look at the two men on her left and right.

The two of them looked at each other, seemingly forgetting about her, the person caught in the middle.

Tan Wenhuai opened his mouth, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, while Gu Huaizhi's face showed no expression.

No, Gu Huaizhi looked a little inexplicably gloomy, his handsome face looked paler and bloodless than usual, as if he was ill, or had just recovered from a serious illness.

"Aning, come with me." Gu Huaizhi glanced at the girl and spoke first, blocking the words that were about to come out of Tan Wenhuai's mouth.

As he spoke, Gu Huaizhi secretly lowered his eyes and glanced at the girl's waist.

There was nothing else except the light powder sachet.

She was not wearing the amulet he had given her earlier.

He cleared his throat unconsciously; the smell of blood still lingered in his throat.

No wonder.

So those words are true, this amulet can really be considered half an evil object.

Mu An Ning did not respond for a moment, wondering in his heart whether Gu Huaizhi could know the hidden truth.

Tan Wenhuai was stunned for a long while before he finally came to his senses and slowly suggested, "We can go out the back door of the teahouse."

He was a frequent customer of this teahouse and had heard from the owner that there was a back door.

It sounds unsafe outside now. I'm afraid something might go wrong if I go out through the front door.

Seeing Gu Huaizhi glance at Tan Wenhuai again, Mu Anning was about to say something, but immediately noticed something strange: "You... let me go first."

Hearing the girl's request, Tan Wenhuai was stunned at first, then realized his impoliteness and quickly let go.

Tan Wenhuai's face flushed: "An Ning, I was just in a hurry."

Just now he saw that all the men around him protected the woman next to them, so in a hurry, he directly grabbed the girl's wrist.

Unexpectedly, Gu Huaizhi also made the same move.

Tan Wenhuai's fingers curled up unconsciously and his eyes were dazed for a moment.

Today should clearly be the first time that he held the girl's hand, why did he feel in his heart that it was the second time?

Mu An Ning saw Tan Wenhuai's embarrassment and said "no problem", but he didn't care too much and just shook his wrist.

After all, she could see that Tan Wenhuai really wanted to protect her just now.

However, although her left wrist was released, she clearly felt that the force on her right wrist only loosened for a moment, and then tightened again.

Gu Huaizhi had practiced martial arts since he was a child, so his strength was naturally much greater than that of scholars like Tan Wenhuai.

Mu An Ning couldn't help but frown and looked at the diners around him who were still hesitant, not knowing whether to go downstairs.

She was not at the window, so she didn't know what was happening outside. She could only vaguely hear some shouts from the crowd and the sound of horse hooves.

Mu An Ning slowly withdrew his gaze and realized that his wrist was still being held. He looked at the young man who seemed to have been staring at him and said slowly, "Prince, let go first."

Gu Huaizhi looked very strange today.

And the corners of the mouth...

Mu An Ning's eyes narrowed slightly, and he noticed a faint trace of blood.

His face is so pale, is he injured?

Forget it. It's none of her business.

"Prince," Tan Wenhuai looked at the two people's hands and spoke in a somewhat bewildered manner: "You, you hurt Aning."

Gu Huaizhi's eyebrows moved slightly, and he noticed that the girl seemed to be frowning, so he loosened the strength in his hands.

Mu An Ning also withdrew his gaze from Gu Huaizhi's face, and took advantage of his relaxed moment to pull his hand out and gently turned it.

It is said that men are much stronger than women. She didn't take it seriously before, but now she realizes that it is true.

Gu Huaizhi stared at the red mark on her wrist, his eyes moved, and he was a little speechless for a moment: "Aning, I didn't mean to..."

He went up to her and grabbed her without thinking, just because he was afraid that she would go with Tan Wenhuai instead of him.

Mu Anning and Tan Wenhuai both looked as if there was nothing unnatural about them.

Whether they knew it or not, he had just overheard their entire conversation at the table behind them.

It turned out that the wedding dress design that Mu An Ning mistakenly sent to his mansion that day was made by Tan Wenhuai himself.

The cautious look on her face, fearing that the drawings would be destroyed by him, suddenly kept repeating in his mind.

Mu Anning was going to marry Tan Wenhuai wearing the wedding dress painted by Tan Wenhuai himself.

The more she cherished the drawing, the more uncomfortable he felt in his heart, and the more he wanted to tear up the paper that should be in Tan Wenhuai's sleeve at this moment.

He now understood completely that every time he saw Tan Wenhuai and Mu An Ning together, the feeling that kept rising in his heart was the jealousy that he had never experienced before.

He was very, very jealous of Tan Wenhuai.

In the past, this marriage was clearly his.

He was not good at painting, but if he knew that she wanted to paint her wedding dress herself, he would learn it for her.

But it seems too late to say anything now.

He had just heard that Mu An Ning and Tan Wenhuai's wedding was indeed scheduled for the fifteenth of next month.

Tomorrow is June, which means that in just half a month, she will marry someone else. Just thinking about this makes him feel depressed.

"Prince," Mu An Ning saw that the young man was silent for a long time, and there seemed to be emotions in his eyes that she couldn't understand, so she asked slowly: "What happened outside?"

The girl stopped talking and looked outside again, but she unexpectedly caught a glimpse of an unexpected person who was watching everything outside the window with an indifferent expression.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also in this teahouse today?

Gu Huaizhi glanced coldly at Tan Wenhuai, who was looking worried, frowned, put his hands behind his back and replied, "Unusual movement."

He didn't know how his cousin was so good at predicting. He said half an hour, and it really was half an hour. There was a commotion outside.

Change?

Mu An Ning's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that someone had really died, just as the people around him were talking about.

Gu Huaizhi and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed to have come for this matter.

Tan Wenhuai, who was standing aside feeling a little awkward, couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean by the unusual movement that the prince mentioned?"

Even though he used to live in Jiangnan, as far as he knew, the capital city under the emperor's rule had always been heavily guarded, and such bizarre things would never happen in broad daylight.

Gu Huaizhi glanced at Tan Wenhuai and did not answer. Instead, he whispered to the girl, "Aning, I'll take you down."

Just now he had agreed with Gu Yihan to send out two secret guards to escort Mu An Ning back home.

If possible, he would naturally like to send her off himself, but he was afraid that he would not be able to get away later.

Mu An Ning raised his eyes and looked at the people around him again, feeling a little hesitant.

How do you know that this teahouse is unsafe?

Although the people around were terrified, they did not flee, let alone go downstairs without permission.

It would be a bit strange if the three of them went downstairs at this moment.

Gu Huaizhi seemed to understand what the girl was thinking and explained in a low voice: "They will burn down this teahouse later."

Gu Huaizhi rubbed his eyebrows and glanced sideways at Gu Yihan.

He didn't know whether these words were true or not, but since Gu Yihan was so determined, he didn't want to doubt it too much.

The Liang people's move was truly bizarre.

Although this teahouse is indeed the largest one in Shangjing, why did they choose it as their target?

Mu An Ning's almond-shaped eyes widened slightly, and Tan Wenhuai, who also heard this, was also surprised. He wanted to ask again, but knew that Gu Huaizhi would not answer him, so he had to shut up.

Mu An Ning's eyes flashed with suspicion, and he felt a little strange: "Sir, there are more than just a few of us in this teahouse..."

Who exactly are the 'they' that Gu Huaizhi mentioned? Why would they be so careless about human life that they planned to burn down a two-story teahouse?

If Gu Huai's two cousins ​​had come prepared, I wonder if they would have been able to save the remaining people.

She heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince always put the people first and loved them even more than His Majesty did.

Gu Huaizhi looked around warily, then raised his eyebrows, his slightly tired face tinged with color: "This prince will save them."

Seeing the young man holding the ticket, Mu An Ning felt relieved.

Seeing that the situation was getting urgent, Gu Huaizhi did not hesitate any longer, but approached the girl and said, "Aning, follow me. There are two secret guards at the back door, they are my cousin's men."

He sent her downstairs and then asked the secret guards to take her back to the mansion.

Hearing this, Mu An Ning suppressed his suspicion and nodded slowly: "Okay."

She couldn't help much if she stayed here, and no matter what, Gu Huaizhi wouldn't harm her.

However, no matter how slow she was, she could see that Gu Huaizhi seemed to... have always known that she and Tan Wenhuai were in the teahouse together.

So how much did he listen to what she and Tan Wenhuai said?

Also, how did he and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince manage to know ahead of time and arrange secret guards in advance?

Before he raised his feet, Gu Huaizhi glanced at Tan Wenhuai and said, "You should follow me too."

Since Tan Wenhuai came with Aning today, he asked the secret guards to escort him back to the mansion as well.

My cousin probably won't mind if I have to take an extra step.

Besides, Aning probably wouldn't be willing to go alone...

Tan Wenhuai was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red: "Thank you, Prince."

He originally thought that the prince would only make arrangements for An Ning.

Just as they were about to leave, Gu Yihan suddenly walked up to them and said in a serious tone, "Ah Huai, there is no time to waste."

Gu Huaizhi couldn't help but frown. He had just secretly compared breaths with Tan Wenhuai, and he had forgotten the time for a moment.

Gu Yihan and Mu Anning nodded as a greeting: "Miss Mu, please go downstairs first."

Originally, he planned to let the secret guards send everyone downstairs during the chaos, but Gu Huaizhi insisted on sending Mu Anning down first.

Mu An Ning was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said thank you.

"Protect Aning." Gu Huaizhi looked at Tan Wenhuai, unable to hide the disgust in his eyes: "Where is the sword I gave Brother Tan last time?"

Tan Wenhuai was stunned for a moment, stammering and unable to utter a word for a long time.

The sword lay quietly in his house, and he had never taken it out except for the first day he received it.

Mu An Ning was slightly surprised and couldn't help looking at the two of them several times.

When did Gu Huaizhi and Tan Wenhuai develop such a deep friendship that they even gave each other swords?

Gu Huaizhi tutted his words and didn't want to talk to Tan Wenhuai anymore: "Okay, you guys go."

The young man finished speaking and pretended to be nonchalant as he prepared to jump from the window, but suddenly he heard his beloved whisper, "Be careful."