After all, she was also a guest. What was a guest? A guest was an outsider in the mansion. There was definitely not much she could do. "But, it's really boring. Isn't there anything fun to do besides taking care of the kids?"
After thinking for a moment, Tang Chen said helplessly, "...well, after I became a mother, taking care of the baby took up too much of my time and mental energy. If you're really bored, I have a few empty fans here. How about giving them to you?"
After Jiang Wanying took the blank fan and silk thread that Tang Chen handed her, she couldn't help but sigh, "How can I embroider these fans? The patterns aren't very complicated. I can finish them in three days at most. Are there any fans that can take longer?"
Tang Chen leaned back subconsciously and said, "I really admire you young ladies who have been able to embroider since childhood. These are enough for me to embroider for a month."
Jiang Wanying said that since there was nothing she could do, Tang Chen should just let her go. If they both took a step back, it would be better for everyone, right? "How about you let me go? I promise not to tell anyone about Qingliang Valley, not even my brother!"
Tang Chen said firmly, "No, I've already told your brother that I want you to stay for a while longer, and he hasn't objected. So, just stay with me peacefully. Just think of it as me hiring you and you're responsible for protecting me."
"Haha, that's really frustrating," Jiang Wanying said. If she continued to be so bored, her life would be ruined. She had once been so aloof and unapproachable, but now she had become as chatty as Tang Chen. If this continued, she was afraid that her spirit would be infected by this woman.
Unable to bear Jiang Wanying's constant crying day and night, Tang Chen softened his heart and decided to take her "away from home"... Of course, this was impossible to happen. Although it was not running away from home, the nature was actually similar, they were both sneaking out of the house.
Seeing Tang Chen climbing the wall with such familiarity and skill, Jiang Wanying couldn't believe her eyes and exclaimed, "I really can't believe it. Although you don't know martial arts, you are quite good at climbing walls."
Tang Chen smiled and said, "Practice makes perfect. Come up quickly, someone should be here soon."
After Jiang Wanying followed Tang Chen up the mountain wall, she leaped onto a cart piled with hay at the foot of the wall. As she followed her down the mountain, she asked curiously, "Hasn't Qiuliang been following you the whole time? It seems like there's no point in us sneaking around like this?"
Tang Chen said that everything was under her control, including the cart. "Don't worry, that guy is taking care of the two kids to sleep and can't leave for a while. I've completely become a bystander now. This is unscientific, don't you know? Although I'm not as reliable as Hong Yu and Qing He, it doesn't mean I'm useless, right?"
As the two chatted idly, the town appeared not far away. Jiang Wanying finally got to the point: "So, where do you want to take me?"
"Go meet someone." As for who he was going to meet, Tang Chen didn't know yet, but he was not a bad person.
Jiang Wanying observed the direction Tang Chen was looking at and guessed, "...Could it be that he's going to find Princess Shuyang?"
Tang Chen said: "In order not to arouse suspicion, I asked that person to wait for me near the thatched cottage."
Seeing Tang Chen's furtive behavior, Jiang Wanying said that if her guess was correct, then Tang Chen must be the only one who knew about what happened today. She had kept it a secret from everyone else, but why did she choose to bring her along instead of looking for Hong Yu and the others? "...Aren't you afraid that I might leak the secret?"
Tang Chen explained, "You are much safer than Qiu Liang. He is a brainless man who can't keep any secrets. If he knew that I met other men behind Wang Yanzhou's back, he would expose the matter before I came out."
Jiang Wanying smiled helplessly and asked, "Then should I thank you for your trust?"
Tang Chen's eyes rolled, and his little mouth said as if it was covered with honey: "Don't be so polite, I want to thank you very much for being willing to accompany me out and protecting me with all your heart, Lady Jiang."
The three words "Lady Jiang" landed firmly in Jiang Wanying's heart. Her current dream was to become a famous and righteous female hero. "Lady Jiang? I like this title. Since you trust me so much, no matter whether you want to meet a human or a ghost, I will accompany you to the end. This matter is known to heaven, earth, you and me. I have always been very tight-lipped, so you can rest assured."
If they wanted to go to the thatched cottage, starting from the small town, the fastest round trip would take quite a while. If they took their time walking there, the people in the palace would definitely notice something was wrong. "Based on our speed, it would take quite a while to go there and back, and we would definitely be discovered. So, I bought a horse and put it in the post station. You can take this and lead the horse over later."
As he spoke, Tang Chen handed Jiang Wanying the receipt for buying the horse. After Jiang Wanying took the receipt, she couldn't help but ask, "You bought this horse, why don't you go yourself?"
Tang Chen said, "I don't want to trouble you, but there's no other way. They all know me, so it's just right for you to go. I told you before that I would send my maid over. They won't suspect you, don't worry."
After arriving at the thatched cottage, Tang Chen and his companions didn't go in. Instead, they turned off the road and headed into the bamboo forest behind it. Jiang Wanying surveyed the bamboo forest and, based on her years of experience and her own sense of danger, concluded that at first glance, there was practically no place to hide except among the bamboos. It didn't seem as if the person Tang Chen had mentioned was waiting there. "It doesn't look like anyone's here. Are you sure that person has arrived? Are we too late?"
Tang Chen also observed the group around him, and with a glance, he saw a small hill of stones piled on the ground. The corner of his mouth raised slightly, and he said, "... Confirmed, he has arrived. Wanying, go to Shuyang's place and wait for me for a while, I will come to find you later."
Jiang Wanying didn't seem to notice anyone nearby. Besides, they had agreed on the way here that she would be responsible for protecting Tang Chen and playing clones with him when necessary. Tang Chen didn't know martial arts, so if she just walked away like that, if something really happened, she wouldn't be able to explain it to Qingliang Valley.
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