Chapter 98 Live well!
Is it real so soon? Zhong Min hadn't expected Qin Ke to be so ruthless. She hesitated for a moment, then gave up. It looked like this time it was all over. She'd only bet on the right direction, but she still couldn't win the bet on whether the chips in her hand were strong enough.
The hand grew stronger and stronger. Zhong Min felt that her neck might be broken like a chopstick in the next second. For the first time, she truly experienced the taste of death. It turned out to be so painful and terrible.
Seeing Zhong Min's face gradually turning ashen in pain, Qin Ke's hands couldn't help but tremble. However, he quickly turned his eyes away and stopped looking at her. He hardened his heart and increased the strength of his hands once again.
Zhong Min's consciousness gradually faded. She could no longer think, and could only make a final, useless struggle based on her body's instincts.
"Ke...Brother...Brother!" Just when she thought she should be dead, an indescribable mysterious force made her squeeze out three words that she could never think of, let alone call out in her entire life.
However, just after these three words were shouted out, something unexpected and incredible happened.
In an instant, the big hand that had been strangling her neck loosened suddenly as if struck by lightning. At the same time, a breath of life-saving air suddenly rushed into her nose, continuously replenishing the oxygen she had previously lacked.
Maybe it was because she breathed too quickly, or maybe it was because she was pinched too hard, Zhong Min suddenly started coughing violently. The feeling made her feel a little dizzy, her legs went weak, and she fell to the ground uncontrollably.
"Jin'er!" Qin Ke saw this and hurriedly took a step forward to support Zhong Min who was about to fall to the ground.
At this moment, Qin Ke's heart, which had been hardened with great difficulty, had been completely softened by Zhong Min's call of "Brother Ke". He really couldn't do it and couldn't bear to watch her die.
At that moment, seeing Zhong Min's eyes almost closed, he was filled with terror. He was afraid that if she died, there would be no one left in this world to care for and miss. He was afraid that if she died, he would never hear anyone secretly call him "Brother Ke" again.
"I'm sorry, Jin'er! Jin'er, I'm sorry!" He hugged her tightly, his heart aching beyond words. At that moment, he finally understood that even if he lost everything, even if he endured more pain, or even sacrificed his own life, as long as she was alive, everything would have meaning.
Zhong Min was immediately depressed after having just escaped death and caught her breath, but was hugged by Qin Ke again. However, she couldn't push him away forcibly. Firstly, she was still confused and had no strength at all. Secondly, she was afraid that if she didn't make a mistake, she would anger Qin Ke and bring him to death again.
After all, this guy is neurotic. One moment he wants to kill her without mercy, and the next moment he says sorry with pain and regret. Who knows how he will change in the future? It is better to remain unchanged in the face of all changes, recover some strength and then make plans.
"Don't say that, cough cough... You didn't do anything wrong." Zhong Min coughed and quietly pulled herself out of Qin Ke's arms. "I know this wasn't what you originally wanted. I was just following orders."
Seeing that Zhong Min's face had gradually returned to normal and was no longer as gloomy as before, Qin Ke felt a little relieved. He no longer hesitated and said to Zhong Min with a firm face, "Jin'er, go quickly and find Prince Mu. Use him to protect yourself. Be extremely cautious in the future and take good care of yourself!"
Zhong Min was stunned for a moment. She had been thinking about how to add fuel to the fire and get Qin Ke to let her go, but she hadn't expected him to ask her to leave so quickly, and even offered such sincere instructions. It seemed that she had truly won this gamble. Although she had relied on the original owner's help, it was also because of the original owner that she was in such trouble. Therefore, the two offset each other, and she no longer felt any shame.
"You want to let me go?" She said with a hint of worry, "But if you don't kill me, Eunuch Wu won't let you go."
Hearing that Zhong Min was still worried about his safety at this time, Qin Ke suddenly felt extremely happy. With her words and her concern, he felt that he had nothing to fear. For her, everything was worth it.
"Don't worry, I will find a way to get the job done. Nothing will happen. Leave quickly. This place is not safe. In the future..." Seeing the scary bruises on Zhong Min's neck caused by his pinching, his heart ached again. It hurt so much that his throat seemed to be blocked by something.
"You must take good care of yourself in the future and live a good life!" He said this with a sob, and finally looked at Zhong Min again, then turned around and ignored her.
Seeing this, Zhong Min couldn't help but feel a bit guilty. After all, she wasn't the real Li Jin'er, and she felt like she was taking advantage of her feelings. But the thought was fleeting, and her instinct for survival naturally took precedence over everything else.
"Thank you! I will live well, and you should too!" Zhong Min thanked him sincerely, and then he quickly pushed the door open and left the place like flying.
She didn't dare look back or stop, but ran directly towards the palace gate where she had been waiting. Even though it was Qin Ke who asked her to leave, she was not a complicated person and was afraid of the worst. It would be troublesome if Qin Ke suddenly changed his mind and chased after her. Or it was hard to say whether Eunuch Wu had sent other people.
"Min'er!"
She was jogging with her skirt in hand when she suddenly heard someone calling her from behind. She stopped in a daze and looked back, only to see Ning Zhiyuan standing on the bluestone road on the left with someone looking at her.
Strangely enough, although she knew Ning Zhiyuan wasn't necessarily a good person, Zhong Min couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she suddenly saw someone she knew. Regardless, at this moment, in this place, Ning Zhiyuan couldn't possibly pose any danger to her.
"Prime Minister, it's you!" She couldn't help but smile at him. Ning Zhiyuan's presence in front of her at this moment was actually a good thing for her. Immediately adjusting her composure, she exhaled to calm herself down. After a while, the turmoil in her heart caused by the sudden incident gradually subsided.
"Why are you so flustered?" Ning Zhiyuan asked as he walked towards Zhong Min. He had never seen Zhong Min like this before. It was as if something big had happened. In such an obvious place, she was so busy running that she didn't even notice him.
He walked closer and kindly reminded her, "The rules in the palace are different from those in Prince Mu's mansion. Why are you running around here alone? If..."
Having said this, he suddenly stopped and stared at Zhong Min's neck, only to see that the originally fair and smooth skin had a circle of very unsightly bruises. Judging from the color of the bruises, it was obviously a new injury. No wonder someone as calm and composed as her would be so panicked.
"What's going on?" The smile on his face disappeared instantly. He didn't expect that who in the palace was so bold as to strike such a heavy hand against the people in Prince Mu's Mansion at such a time.
When Zhong Min saw Ning Zhiyuan discover the wound on his neck, he subconsciously retracted his hand and touched it. After a slight pause, he said, "Thank you for your concern, my Lord. It's nothing serious. I just accidentally bumped it."
She knew that the lie was not a good one, but she certainly could not tell the truth to Ning Zhiyuan, so she had to make up a story. It didn't matter whether people believed it or not. Ning Zhiyuan was also a smart man. He knew she was lying and probably wouldn't ask any more questions. After all, they were in the palace and she was not one of his people.
Hearing Zhong Min say this, Ning Zhiyuan knew that she was deliberately concealing the truth and did not want to tell him. He thought there must be some hidden secret that was difficult to say, so he stopped asking. Anyway, even if he asked, with Zhong Min's personality, she would most likely continue to tell a lie to get rid of him.
"I'm glad you're okay. Where are you going? Don't run around anymore and be careful not to get into trouble." The more Ning Zhiyuan looked at the scar, the more he felt it was an eyesore. He didn't know what bad luck Zhong Min had these days. The scratch on her neck had just healed two days ago, and now she was injured like this again. Why did all these things happen to her?
Seeing that Ning Zhiyuan didn't ask any more questions, Zhong Min couldn't help but feel grateful. "I'm going to the palace gate next to Xijing Garden now. The little palace maid who took me to rest hasn't come back. The prince is probably coming out soon. I don't want to delay things, so I'm going back alone. But I didn't expect the roads in this palace to be so difficult to remember. I felt a little dizzy while walking. I don't seem to recognize the way back, so I'm a little flustered and anxious."
Zhong Min's words were mixed, but Ning Zhiyuan was so smart that he guessed some clues from it at once. It seemed that someone must have deliberately wanted to harm this girl, but fortunately he did not succeed, so she ran away and happened to meet him.
But who on earth would attack a maidservant, a maid accompanying her master into the palace for the first time? Was the person targeting Zhong Min herself, or was it Xiao Mingzheng? Did they truly want to kill Zhong Min, or was it merely a warning? Ning Zhiyuan was filled with doubts, but he had no clue at the moment, so he didn't dwell on them.
"That's the case. I'll just send someone to take you there, so you don't have to wander around the palace like a headless fly." He turned around and said to the attendant behind him, "Go and take Miss Min'er..."
Having said this, Ning Zhiyuan suddenly stopped, shook his head, and looked at Zhong Min again and said, "Forget it. There's nothing urgent right now anyway. I'll take you there. I also have something to tell your prince, so we don't have to make another trip after leaving the palace."
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