Chapter 77 Jiang Hai Appears
Ye Wanning's eyes widened, and before she could react, she saw that Cui'er, who was standing to the side, could no longer hold back and reached out to slap Liu Xuan's hand away.
Cui'er roared, "What are you doing! Are you making a scene with my cousin?!"
Liu Xuan smiled, withdrew his hand, and wasn't annoyed. He just looked at Ye Wanning with amusement, "A Ning, your cousin is really interesting. I really don't believe you two are cousins. He's protecting you like this, as if I'm going to do something to you."
"You..." Cui'er wanted to say something, but Ye Wanning suddenly interrupted her.
"Alright, stop fooling around." Ye Wanning glanced at Cui'er, then smiled awkwardly at Liu Xuan. "My cousin is just like that, Young Master Liu, please don't take it to heart." With that, Ye Wanning coughed twice. "Let's talk about serious matters first. I wonder what you mean by 'matters'?"
Liu Xuan smiled, pursing her lips. "It's not impossible to hand over this Yichun Courtyard to you, but..." Liu Xuan raised an eyebrow. "You have to do something for me."
Ye Wanning was taken aback and looked at Liu Xuan with some confusion, "What...is it?"
Liu Xuan smiled faintly at Ye Wanning and said meaningfully, "I'm only telling this to Aning."
After leaving Yichun Courtyard, Ye Wanning sat by the lake, somewhat lost in thought.
Cui'er bit her lip and paused for a long time before speaking, "Sister... what exactly happened?" They were just talking about something important when they called Cui'er out. Cui'er didn't hear what they were saying at all, but... Cui'er frowned. Why did her mistress's face turn so pale after she left? Could it be that Liu Xuan did something to her mistress?
Thinking about it, Cui'er was startled by her own thought. She looked at Ye Wanning in a panic and stammered, "Sister...sister...could it be that Young Master Liu did something to you...?"
Ye Wanning snapped out of her reverie, and couldn't help but purse her lips in exasperation. She rolled her eyes at Cui'er, "What's going on in your head?" Then, she looked towards the lake, her gaze somewhat vacant, "It's certainly not what you think..."
"Huh?" Cui'er pursed her lips, somewhat reluctantly saying, "What is that... why are you pronouncing it like that, sister?"
Ye Wanning sighed softly, and after a long while, her tone was tinged with helplessness, "This Liu Xuan probably knows our identities..."
"What!" Upon hearing this, Cui'er was shocked and quickly asked, "How is that possible! How could Young Master Liu know about us..."
“After all, he is the famous Young Master Liu.” Ye Wanning waved her hand to interrupt Cui’er. “It’s quite possible that he could find out our identities, after all…” Ye Wanning shook her head, “Our identities are just a disguise, and we didn’t really put any effort into creating these fake identities, did we?”
"Then..." After a pause, Cui'er looked at Ye Wanning somewhat helplessly, "Now that he already knows our identities... what should we do..."
Ye Wanning squinted, her gaze deep. After a long while, she finally spoke, "What can we do?" With that, Ye Wanning stood up, clapped her hands, turned to Cui'er, and smiled. "If he doesn't point it out, it means he doesn't care about our status. So why should we go looking for trouble?"
With that, Ye Wanning put her right hand on Cui'er's shoulder, "Let's go back to the manor!"
As she was speaking, Ye Wanning suddenly stopped what she was doing.
Cui'er was taken aback, looking at her with some confusion, "Sister..."
"Shh...don't speak." Ye Wanning reached out and covered Cui'er's mouth. She looked around cautiously, then leaned close to Cui'er's ear and whispered, "Didn't you notice? Someone has been following us."
Cui'er was startled, breaking out in a cold sweat and trembling slightly. She looked at Ye Wanning in a panic and stammered, "Who...who...is it?"
A dark figure flashed by in the distance. Ye Wanning smiled coldly and said softly, "Cui'er, do you still remember that man in blue from that day?"
Cui'er's mind was still a little foggy. She looked at Ye Wanning in a daze, "Huh? What?"
"It doesn't matter if I don't remember," Ye Wanning smiled, her eyes gleaming. Suddenly, she pushed Cui'er aside, stepped back, and jumped straight into the lake.
"ah!"
Startled by Ye Wanning's sudden shove, Cui'er was terrified when she realized her mistress was already in the lake. She nearly collapsed in fear, crying out, "Sister! Sister! Sister! Help!"
Cui'er couldn't hold back her tears, which streamed down her face. "Help! Someone, please save my sister! She can't swim!"
After only two shouts, a figure suddenly rushed out from the side, and with a "plop," the person jumped directly into the lake.
It took less than thirty seconds from falling into the water to getting ashore. Ye Wanning coughed violently a few times because she choked on the water. Cui'er, who was squatting beside her, was crying uncontrollably, shouting, "Sister... Sister, what are you doing! Why did you jump into the water for no reason..."
Perhaps it was Cui'er's crying that annoyed Ye Wanning. She frowned and said, "Stop crying!" As she spoke, she looked at the man standing to the side, who was soaking wet. Seeing his appearance, Ye Wanning smiled. She was right, it really was him!
Startled by Ye Wanning's outburst, Cui'er lowered her head in grievance. Then, she looked up and bowed to the person beside her, "Thank you, hero. If it weren't for..."
Before Cui'er could finish expressing her gratitude, Ye Wanning's voice suddenly rang out, filled with anger, "Who exactly are you! What are you doing following us around like this!"
The man didn't speak, he just lowered his head, and his expression was unreadable.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Ye Wanning became even more annoyed and shouted, "Speak up!"
“Sister…” Cui’er, who was standing to the side, couldn’t stand it anymore and frowned as she defended the man, “Sister, after all, he saved you. Even if he’s following us, it must be for our own good…”
"How could you be so foolish?" Ye Wanning looked at Cui'er, somewhat exasperated, and said, "Do you think it's good to be followed and monitored?!"
Cui'er pouted, knowing that whatever she said would be wrong, so she shut her mouth. She looked at the person beside her, her eyes full of pity. This person was a good person, but... this method was indeed hard to accept, especially for her troublesome young lady...
Seeing that the person still didn't speak, Ye Wanning was a little annoyed. Perhaps she had caught a chill from the water, because Ye Wanning started coughing. Cui'er was so frightened that she quickly stepped forward to check on her. Cui'er frowned and looked at her, "Sister... Sister, are you alright?"
"It's nothing," Ye Wanning waved her hand.
"You've started coughing, and you still say you're fine." Cui'er said with a worried look. "You'd better get up and go back to the manor quickly, change into some clean clothes, and don't catch a cold..."
Ye Wanning remained silent, showing no desire to get up. She simply stared intently at the man before her, as if to say, "I won't get up unless you speak."
After a long silence, the man finally spoke, "Your Highness, you should return to your residence first, lest you catch a cold."
Ye Wanning licked her lips. "Who exactly are you? If you don't tell me, I'm not getting up today. I'd rather freeze to death!"
Silence filled the air. After a long while, the man spoke: "I am Jiang Hai, the guard responsible for protecting the Princess's safety."
"What a fine guard!" Ye Wanning sneered, stood up, and grabbed Jiang Hai, who was several heads taller than her, by the collar. "Speak! Who sent you!"
Jiang Hai grunted and turned his head to the side, not saying a word, only letting Ye Wanning glare at him.
"You..." Ye Wanning was getting angry, her face turning pale. "Are you going to talk or not?!"
“Sister…” Cui’er stood to the side, frowning. “Don’t get angry.” As she spoke, she reached out and patted Ye Wanning’s back. She looked up at Jiang Hai. “Young Master Jiang, you should tell my sister quickly!”
Jiang Hai paused, then sighed helplessly. After a long while, he said, "This subordinate...this subordinate was sent by the Prince to protect the Princess..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Wanning looked at him with surprise in her eyes. Two minutes later, Ye Wanning felt a darkness before her eyes and lost consciousness. She suddenly collapsed.
"elder sister!"
"princess!"
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