The naughty and cowardly little crybaby sold himself out

On the way back, Chu Jian ignored Jing Muyang and didn't want to talk to him even when he held him in his arms.

As soon as she got off the carriage, she went to the pharmacy. She had received a lot of news today and she needed to sort it out carefully.

Even when dinner was served, Jing Muyang didn't see Chu Jian come back from the pharmacy.

He thought that she went to the pharmacy as soon as she came back from Chu Jian because she was worried that she had not yet memorized all the pharmacology knowledge. After all, tomorrow was the day of the old doctor's examination, so he did not disturb her.

But when it was time for dinner, he found out that Jin Xiang didn't follow him, and Chu Jian had sent him away on the pretext that he wanted to eat the pastries she made. Jin Xiang was so stupid that she didn't realize anything was wrong. She went into the kitchen and never came out, and didn't even bother to report to him.

Jing Muyang was very angry. An untrained maid just didn't know how to read people's expressions and serve them!

"What happened to you today?" Jing Muyang asked Xiang Jinxiang.

Jin Xiang knelt in front of him, her hands nervously pinching the hem of her clothes, "The princess heard about Miss Chu Xia's self-mutilation, and a few other noble ladies gossiped about it."

"Did you see clearly? Which ladies are they?"

"The daughters of Vice Minister Liu of the Ministry of Revenue, Doctor Shen, and Vice Minister Wu of the Ministry of Rites. There are two others I don't know." Jin Xiang answered tremblingly. She seldom went out in the past, so she didn't know many young ladies from official families.

Haha, a third-rank assistant minister and a fourth-rank doctor dare to talk about the roots of the Zhan Palace! Jing Muyang gritted his teeth.

"What did they say?"

"They said that Miss Chuxia loved the prince deeply and did a lot for him. They said that Miss Chuxia and the prince loved each other and that the princess just had bad luck and got in his way. They also said that the princess couldn't tolerate Miss Chuxia and forced her to commit suicide. They were very angry." Jin Xiang tried her best to restore the situation at that time.

"What's the princess' reaction?" Jing Muyang held his forehead.

"I wanted to step forward to stop them, but the princess stopped me. She didn't react much until they dispersed. Later, she smiled and said she wanted to watch the fun. Just as we passed by, Your Highness, you saw us. Then came the matter of Miss Ruyi." Jin Xiang didn't even dare to look up.

Jing Muyang rubbed his temples, he knew about Chu Xia's affairs, Qinglin reported it to him on the morning of the wedding day, the Prime Minister's Mansion kept it a secret, especially since the Prime Minister and his wife were able to remain calm that day and did not reveal any emotion. He did not want to ruin his wedding because of this, so he pretended not to know and did not want to pay any attention to it afterwards.

Unexpectedly, the matter escalated into something bigger. What Jinxiang talked about were only what they encountered. There were probably more people gossiping behind the scenes.

He couldn't imagine what kind of eyes those people were looking at Chu Jian with. With Chu Xia's influence, those noble ladies would probably avoid her and look down on her!

He sighed, stood up and walked towards the pharmacy.

*

In the pharmacy, Chu Jian was lying on the desk, holding a book in his hand but unable to read a single word.

I was so upset! I never thought that Chu Xia would commit suicide for love! And she was blamed for it! It almost cost her life!

She was extremely angry, but also wondered if she had gone too far and pushed too hard. That day in Yonghe Palace, the Prime Minister's words showed that she was not afraid of the Emperor's investigation at all. She probably had been weak and terminally ill since childhood, which meant that she traveled from the modern era after her body died. If this was true, she could understand the Prime Minister's Office's actions.

Besides, Jing Muyang couldn't have been unaware of such a big thing, but he didn't tell her. He didn't tell her when she asked about it on the day she returned home. Could it be that they were really in love with each other as they said? Then what would happen to me?

Think about how he asked her to cooperate with him in the drama at Yonghe Palace that day, and later he said that he meant every word he said, but if it was all true, why did he say it was an act? Who was he acting for?

Or... testing her?

But why should he test her? What was he testing? He knew that she came from another world, and here she only had him to rely on, and she gave him her whole heart and soul, so what was there to test?

As Chu Jian was thinking, she suddenly had an idea. She had told her a lot about modern ideas and systems. The collision of two different ideas would naturally spark many sparks. Some of these sparks were very brilliant, while some were destructive.

Although Jing Muyang went along with her, he was also testing her bottom line.

Just like today, in the matter of Li Ruyi, he never said the oath he made in Yonghe Palace that day. Since he had sworn in front of the emperor that he would only marry her for the rest of his life, what was there to be afraid of letting others know? Was this oath also an act?

Chu Jian patted his chest and suppressed the pain that was about to surge out.

She didn’t want to think about it anymore, she couldn’t think about it anymore, otherwise all the faith she had gained during this period would collapse.

If Jing Muyang wasn't there, she didn't know how she could survive in this strange world. Not to mention that they were now husband and wife, and had such a big title. Even if she could let it go, would the royal family let her go?

Chu Jian Kuang scratched his head, thinking that he was a new-age woman after all, so how could he not be able to resist the beauty and fall in love so easily and give his true heart to her?

Her parents had taught her carefully for eighteen years, telling her to be vigilant and kind, but she had given up so easily and completely in less than two months.

Is this what they call being crazy about love?

If one day she found out that he was cheating on her and using her, how would she face herself?

I can’t think about it, I really can’t think about it anymore! Mu Yang must be a good person, absolutely a good person, and can only be a good person!

Don't let your mind wander, you need to divert your attention quickly!

**