After the heroine was robbed, save the paranoid villain

The wind was too strong at night and it was very cold outside.

Just now, Jinqiu saw Wanli crying outside, and talked to the princess about it when she went in.

I didn't expect the princess to actually come out.

At first, the princess stood in the corridor and looked at Wanli for a moment, asking Jinqiu if someone had bullied her. She was still an ignorant girl and there was no need to bother with her.

Jinqiu felt a little aggrieved: "How dare we bully her? She is General Ma's cousin. She appears and disappears every day. She goes wherever she wants. We can't persuade her, let alone punish her or control her."

The palace has strict rules. If the person is from the palace, how could Jinqiu tolerate him breaking the rules?

Yan Yu was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly remembered something she had ignored for many days.

She was so busy during this period that she didn't have time to think too much when something went wrong.

It was not until this moment that I finally realized what was wrong.

Jinqiu was afraid that Yan Yu would catch a cold after being exposed to the wind for too long, so she persuaded Yan Yu to go back: "I will take Miss Wanli to rest. Princess, it's getting late, you should go and rest."

Wanli didn't know how she got back to her room.

She sat on her bed in the dark, from dusk till dawn.

The next day, sunlight poured in through the window, and Wanli touched her face.

Maybe I have cried all my tears in this life dry.

This time, Ma Xiao also came with the imperial carriage. When he saw Wanli, he was surprised: "Why did you come here instead of serving the princess?"

Wanli looked down at the ground, saying nothing.

Ever since she learned the true identity of the guard and realised that it was her negligence that caused the prince's injury, Wanli felt embarrassed to stay by the princess' side.

It was precisely because the princess liked her very much and treated her very well, and did not blame her at all even though she knew that she was the one who brought the disaster, that Wanli felt even more guilty and could not forgive herself.

Ma Xiao initially thought that she had gotten into trouble with the princess: "Wanli, did the princess scold you for something you did?"

Wanli shook her head: "No, I...I don't want to be with the princess anymore, I want to go back."

Ma Xiao's brows knitted together instantly: "Do you know how difficult this job is? You can come and go as you please. Is this our home? If you make any mistakes, talk to the princess. The princess is a reasonable person and won't bother with you."

Wanli lowered her head and said nothing.

Ma Xiao asked: "Do you feel it's too oppressive to be around these nobles? Do you think there are too many rules?"

Wanli said "hmm".

Ma Xiao sighed. Given his cousin's personality, it would be hard for her to find a suitable husband to marry into, and she couldn't handle her temper as a servant either. He really didn't know how to make arrangements for the moment.

"You must finish what you start. If you run away now, it will be hard for the Ma family to explain to the prince," Ma Xiao said, "I will let you come back when we get to the capital."

Wanli saw that this matter made her cousin very embarrassed, so she nodded.

While the two were talking, Xiao Qirui happened to pass by not far away. He and the ninth prince Xiao Taiqing were together. When Xiao Qirui saw this scene, he stopped in his tracks.

Xiao Taiqing frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Seventh brother, aren't you going to see the emperor?"

Xiao Qiru looked at Ma Xiao steadily, then at Wanli, and his face instantly turned gloomy.

Xiao Taiqing knew about the grudge between Xiao Qirui and the Ma family.

This matter is known to everyone.

After the Ma family was promoted, many princes secretly showed their goodwill and wanted to establish a good relationship with Ma Xiao.

Xiao Qirui was such a scheming person, but he never spoke to anyone in the Ma family again because of the incident in which the young lady of the Ma family committed suicide by swallowing gold.

Xiao Taiqing was young, his eyes rolled around: "Seventh brother, what's wrong? Are you attracted to the girl in front of General Ma? General Ma has a bad temper, if you dare to go over, you will definitely fight."

Xiao Qirui left without saying a word.

Emperor Jianxing had Concubine Jin by his side during this period. Concubine Jin was only 29 years old and was a well-known beauty in Kangfang. She had bright eyes, a charming appearance, and was good at singing and dancing. She immediately overshadowed the other beauties around Emperor Jianxing.

For an aging emperor, the whispers of a beautiful woman are the most deadly weapon.

Concubine Jin was born in a foreign family and had never seen the rare things in the Central Plains. It was certainly impossible for Emperor Jianxing to bring his private treasury with him when he came to the palace this time. Even if he favored her, the rewards he gave her would not be as much as when he favored concubines in the capital.

A small place like Kangfang is caught between two big countries and is in a precarious situation. Concubine Jin must serve the emperor of Wei well and seek more protection for her country.

But she was so young that she was actually very reluctant to serve a man who was so much older than her - Emperor Jianxing was ten years older than her father.

On the contrary, Emperor Jianxing's adult sons - the third prince is handsome and cold, the fifth prince is gentle and handsome, the sixth prince is energetic, and the seventh prince is gentle and introverted, each of them is a dragon among men, and all of them make people happy.

The Seventh Prince was especially attentive. He gave Concubine Jin pearls and gems the day before yesterday, and silks and satins yesterday. When she was in her own tribe, Concubine Jin had never seen such gorgeous things.

Concubine Jin had never been bound by the etiquette of the Central Plains. She did not think there was anything wrong with a person having entanglements with both father and son. In their place, when the father died, the young concubines were often the son's.

Later, Xiao Qirui handed Concubine Jin a ruby ​​hairpin with a smile: "Have you read "The Goddess of Luo River"?"

Jin Fei frowned. It was good enough that she could speak the Central Plains dialect. What was the point of reading fu?

Xiao Qirui smiled and said: "This is a famous poem praising a beautiful woman, but I think that the Queen is better than the Goddess of Luo River."

Concubine Jin was very proud. She was the most beautiful woman in Kangfang and was very proud of her appearance. "Really? I've often heard that there are so many beautiful women in your Central Plains. Is there really no one prettier than me?"

"In my eyes, of course, the queen is unparalleled in beauty." Xiao Qirui said with a smile, "But my third brother often praises his princess as the most beautiful in the country, saying that there is no beauty in the world more beautiful than his princess. My third brother also said--"

Jin Fei frowned: "What else did he say?"

"I dare not say it, for fear that the queen will be angry."

Jin Fei said: "Just tell me what you have to say. I am not angry."

Xiao Qirui said helplessly: "My third brother said that Concubine Jin was born in a barbarian family and is so vulgar that she is not even worthy of carrying shoes for his princess. You must not tell father about this. Father has always doted on my third brother. If he knew that I said something bad about my third brother, he would definitely kill me, and I would never be able to offer treasures to the queen again."

Concubine Jin was so angry at these words that she trembled all over and her teeth chattered.

Seeing that she was angry, Xiao Qirui flattered Concubine Jin with nice words and coaxed her into stopping her temper.

After Xiao Qirui left, Concubine Jin became angrier and angrier. At night, she sobbed softly in the emperor's arms.

The emperor patted the beauty on the back and said, "Jin'er, why are you crying?"

Concubine Jin wiped her tears and said, "I've never been away from home. I miss home a little and want to talk to someone. Your Majesty, can you let the princess and the prince's wives come over to accompany me?"

The emperor didn't think too much and agreed immediately.