Chapter 397 No Regrets
Jiang Zijin knelt in front of the Buddhist temple.
He was twirling the rosary beads in his hand.
Try to calm your anxious heart.
But no matter how she moved the beads, she was still upset.
She expected that Ruyue would face many difficulties in entering the palace, and would be interrogated and even have her appearance checked.
The most serious case is being beheaded.
But he didn't expect that Princess Chen would make the best of a mistake and make it come true.
She didn't know whether it was right or wrong to look for Ruyue.
She also had her own selfish motives in finding such a substitute.
He was afraid that Prince Chen would feel compassion and have other thoughts, wanting her and her substitute.
So she still found a prostitute like Ruyue.
If King Chen kept himself clean, he would not eat everything.
Of course, the most important point is that Ruyue was once the daughter of an official family, so she is not bad at etiquette. She also spent some time in the entertainment industry, so she learns things quickly.
It is very similar to the life story of Concubine Lan that she fabricated.
It’s real enough.
But she waited and waited, but Prince Chen and Ruyue still didn't come back, and she began to panic.
Let Yaer go and find out.
After a while, Yaer came back running out of breath.
He ran out of breath, "My Queen... It's bad, the soldiers are coming..."
"Tell me slowly, has the prince returned?" Jiang Zijin soothed.
"No... he hasn't come back yet. The soldiers came and said that a wanted criminal had escaped into the villa. They were ordered to arrest him, so they surrounded the villa and are heading this way."
"Didn't you tell me this is Prince Chen's residence? How dare they..."
"I've told you, the officers and soldiers have the holy order, no one dares to stop us, your Majesty, let's escape quickly." Yaer said as she began to pack up her gold and silver jewelry.
Escape! Where to escape?
Jiang Zijin's heart trembled.
Suddenly she realized that she had fallen into a trap.
The beggar happened to be causing trouble today, and Prince Chen's family happened to be summoned to the palace. They sent Prince Chen away and let her relax her vigilance.
Just catch the turtle in the jar.
It must be Princess Yuqing, otherwise why would the emperor, who is so busy with all kinds of affairs, keep staring at a little girl like her?
But she must not know that the emperor was keeping a close eye on her.
She was the first and only woman who dared to disobey the imperial order and even managed to escape.
This is a contempt for imperial power.
"Ya'er, take some dry food and water, and let's hide in the secret room first." Jiang Zijin turned the mechanism in the bedroom, and a small door opened on the wall instantly.
All under heaven belongs to the king, where can he escape to?
She never thought of escaping. There were wanted posters for her everywhere, and going out would be like walking into the tiger's mouth.
It would be better to wait in the secret room for King Chen to rescue her.
She really couldn't understand what she had planned with so much difficulty.
In the end, I still have to hide from place to place, without even a place to stay.
Yaer stopped what she was doing and seemed to be about to say something.
"Just say whatever you want to say." The only person Jiang Zijin trusts now is Yaer, and only Yaer will not betray her.
In her previous life, Ya'er was her personal maid, whom she rescued from human traffickers.
As her dowry maid, she followed her into the Eastern Palace and worked as a housekeeper and a housemaid.
Even die for her.
In this life, she still saved Yaer and still became the most trusted master and servant.
Yaer thought for a moment and finally expressed her concerns. "Your Majesty, please don't blame me for being suspicious. The soldiers came to arrest the man without any obstruction. What if the prince is just being prudent and protecting himself..."
She is used to the ups and downs of life.
There are many people who sell their children for a living.
What’s more, he is a prince.
Although Prince Chen is indeed good to Concubine Lan, it can be seen that he is sincere in his treatment.
But Prince Chen is not an ordinary person. He is the emperor's son and is very likely to sit in that position.
Even a maid like her could see the prince's ambition.
There is no guarantee that he will not sacrifice Concubine Lan in order to protect himself.
"No, he won't." Jiang Zijin was unsure when he said this.
But at this moment, she still chose to believe King Chen.
She would rather be the canary in this palace.
I don't want to run away and hide, sleeping in the open air.
She would rather die than live in humiliation.
So even though she didn't trust King Chen, she was still willing to take a chance. If she lost the bet, she would just die.
Those who have died once are not afraid of death.
Still holding on to the hope of starting over again.
It’s like playing chess. Once you make a move, you can never regret it. Even if you lose this game, you can still play another one.
The next game will definitely be better than this one.
Ruyue was inexplicably taken back to Prince Chen's Mansion, still as Prince Chen's concubine, Concubine Lan.
She was placed in a small courtyard, served by two maids and provided with good food and drink.
There was also a doctor who came to treat her scars.
It was as if she had returned to the time before her father was exiled, when she was still a daughter of an official family, a lady of noble family who never left the house.
But she was still anxious.
I know nothing about what’s happening in the outside world, and I don’t know whether these days are a blessing or a curse.
It's like a big dream.
It had been seven days since she returned to the palace, but she still hadn't seen Prince Chen. Only Princess Chen had come once and told her to be a concubine and that the palace would not lack her for food.
She felt that Princess Chen actually knew that she was fake, and she just felt sorry for her and sympathized with her.
She couldn't help but ask the little maid, "Where is the prince?"
The maid reported truthfully, "The prince has been confined by the emperor and is in the study."
The incident of bribing beggars to spread rumors caused a sensation in the city.
Prince Chen was impeached by the censor and reprimanded by the emperor, and knelt at the door of the imperial study for a day and a night.
He was put under house arrest as soon as he returned to the palace.
You are not allowed to leave the palace within six months.
Even the mansion that was previously awarded to him was taken back, including the villa where Jin'er lived.
Prince Chen was in a complicated mood at the moment and paced back and forth in the room.
He knew that Jin'er should still be in the secret room. There was food and water in the secret room, which should be enough for her to hide for a few days.
He was worried about Jin'er, but he didn't want to have anything to do with her anymore.
That night when he knelt for a long time at the door of the imperial study, he thought a lot.
He likes Jin'er.
But the harm that Jin'er brought him far outweighed the benefits.
The charge is disobeying the imperial order and harboring a wanted criminal.
It was enough for his father to despise him, abandon him, and send him to hell where he would never be able to turn over.
Jin'er even caused him such a big disaster this time, destroying the reputation and achievements he had built up for a long time.
He was hesitating and struggling.
It's like cutting off a piece of flesh from my body, causing excruciating pain.
He couldn't bear to do it.
But what can I do if I can't bear to do so? I can't die with her.
Even animals cut off their tails to survive, let alone humans.
He also has his own great cause.
He will always keep Jin'er in his heart.
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