After rebirth, the prince fell into the hands of the princess again

Ji Chu wanted to escape, but Tang Mumu seemed to see through her intention and held her sleeve tightly.

"You haven't told me why you want to marry that dandy boy. Song Jinyu is not worthy of you except for his face."

Ji Chu looked in the direction where Song Jinyu was, and coincidentally, the other party was looking at her as well. The next moment, they both looked away at the same time.

"It's me... I'm not worthy of him. He's a very good person." Ji Chu seemed to be answering Tang Mumu's question, but also seemed to be talking to himself.

"How can it be that you are not worthy of him? What's so good about him? I have asked the prince. When he was in the capital, he would bully people by taking advantage of his power. There was no brothel in the capital that he didn't know about. Many girls from good families liked him, but in the end, they were all ruthlessly abandoned by him. What's so good about such a man?"

After knowing that Ji Chu and Song Jinyu were an engaged couple, Tang Mumu pestered Rong Yan to find out everything. Song Jinyu was born into a noble family and was raised in the palm of his hand by his family. He was famous for his playboy style in the capital, and the number of young ladies he had hurt could not be counted on one hand.

Tang Mumu was still pestering Ji Chu with questions and didn't notice Song Jinyu approaching. If Rong Yan hadn't helped her, she would have been dragged to the ground by Song Jinyu.

"Song Jinyu, are you sick?" Tang Mumu stood firm, turned around and yelled at Song Jinyu.

"You are sick if you talk bad about others behind their backs and force them to tell you everything."

Tang Mumu suddenly felt guilty and muttered, "Didn't you hear everything? If you heard it, it doesn't count as saying bad things about you behind your back."

"Anyway, you'd better be polite. If I see you bullying Ji Chu again, I will make you pay for it."

“When did I…” Seeing Ji Chu’s eyes turned red and he looked like he was about to cry, Tang Mumu quickly shut up and stood there at a loss.

"I'll go over there and pick up some firewood to use for heating later." Ji Chu said before running away. Tang Mumu wanted to chase him but was afraid that she would say something wrong again, so she subconsciously looked at Rong Yan.

"Why don't you go over and take a look?" Rong Yan looked at Song Jinyu, who looked unhappy, but finally followed.

Tang Mumu looked at Rong Yan, who obviously didn't want to pay attention to her and pulled the horse towards the stream. Tang Mumu pursed her lips and hurriedly followed him.

"What's wrong with Ji Chu? Did I do something wrong?"

She just thought Ji Chu was a good person. Plus, from what she knew, Young Master Song wasn't a very good person. She said those things because she was afraid that Ji Chu would be bullied after getting married. She never intended to embarrass Ji Chu.

"Ji Chu's father was a general of the Zhuwei Army. Three months ago, he was found to have colluded with the enemy and treason, which almost led to the defeat of the border. A month ago, all 135 people in the Ji Mansion, except Ji Chu, were sentenced to death. Lord Ji taught Jin Yu in the past, and he could be considered half of Jin Yu's master. When my father was young, he relied on General Song and gave the Song Mansion a gold medal of immunity from death. The gold medal was exchanged for Ji Chu, and the marriage was decided at that time."

After listening to this, Tang Mumu felt extremely upset. She didn't know how to describe the feeling. Thinking back on how she hadn't noticed that something was wrong with Ji Chu along the way, and how he had insisted on pestering her to find out the reason, she wanted to slap herself twice.

"I am such a bad person. I kept pestering Ji Chu to play with me all the way. Song Jinyu is considered a gentleman, but I thought he was just a playboy who has accomplished nothing. Why didn't you tell me this earlier? What should I do now? How am I going to face them later?"

Tang Mumu glared at Rong Yan. If she had known these things earlier, she would definitely not have said those words.

Rong Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Tang Mumu, and suddenly said: "There are few officials in the capital who don't know about this matter. Even if the court has ordered strict prevention, as a lady of the Zhenping General's Mansion, you can't be unaware of the news, unless you are not Tang Mumu."

Tang Mumu’s heart was about to jump out of her chest. Could it be that she was going to be exposed so soon?

"How is it impossible? You also said that this is a secret of the imperial court. I have only seen my father a few times in the general's mansion. He never leaves the house all day long. How can I know these things?"

Rong Yan had no doubt about this. Whether in this life or the previous one, Tang Mumu, the second young lady, was not favored. It made sense that she didn't know about the Ji Mansion.

Seeing that Rong Yan didn't say anything else, Tang Mumu wanted to change the subject and took the initiative to speak: "Should I express my gratitude when they come back? How can I make them feel that it's not so deliberate?"

Ji Chu probably didn't want to sympathize or even pity her.

"The wound will heal, but the pain in your heart will never heal. If you really want to make amends, just be nicer to Ji Chu in the future. After the incident at the Ji Mansion, no girl from an aristocratic family has ever been close to her."

"It's natural to seek benefits and avoid harm, but Ji Chu is my friend, and I will never let her be bullied again."

Seeing Tang Mumu's indignant look, Rong Yan's heart was moved again. Why did such a kind person collude with Prince Shun in her previous life and push her husband into an irretrievable situation?

"But did General Ji really collaborate with the enemy and commit treason? Ji Chu is so good, how could her father be a traitor? Is there some misunderstanding here?"

"We have witnesses and evidence, General Ji has also signed and sealed it, and my father has personally ordered the execution of all members of the Ji family. Even if there is a misunderstanding, it will become the truth."

"What do you mean? Is there a misunderstanding or not?"

Rong Yan didn't want to say more about this matter, and only told Tang Mumu not to mention it again in the future. Thinking that this was Ji Chu's sad thing, Tang Mumu was happy to agree.

It was late at night, the dew was heavy, and the autumn night was chilly. Even though Tang Mumu had brought thick clothes to keep warm, it was still difficult to sleep outdoors. So she simply got up and moved towards Ji Chu.

"Achu, are you asleep?"

"No, what's wrong?" Ji Chu also sat up, with no sign of sleepiness on his face.

"Do you think there will be wolves and tigers in this forest at night? Will they eat us all while we are asleep?"

There are many man-eating wolves and tigers in Taoyuan Valley, and there are probably many in the wilderness as well.

Ji Chu thought about it seriously, "If there is only one, I should be able to handle it, but if there are more, I won't be able to defeat them."

Song Jinyu at the side burst out laughing and sat up with a somersault. "Ji Chu, are you stupid? If you really meet a wolf, you must run. Wolves usually come in packs. If you still want to fight them, you will probably be eaten until not even a bone is left."

Tang Mumu glared at Song Jinyu and said, "You are talking nonsense. Wolves don't eat bones. They only eat meat. They especially like to eat people like you who grew up eating good food."

Song Jinyu and Tang Mumu began to dislike each other again, but he couldn't scold her or hit her, so in the end he could only lie down again in anger.