Jiang Yuhuan twitched the dagger and pointed it at the boy again, "You said you were here to protect me? Who asked you to protect me? How can I prove that what you said is true and you are not lying to me?"
"My master." The young man took out the scabbard from her other hand as if nothing had happened, and slowly closed the dagger by shining it with a fire stick. "When I met the old bald donkey, he said that it was time to put me to use after having raised me for so many years, so he threw me away and kicked me out."
Jiang Yuhuan made a move to pull out the dagger, but the young man only pressed it with one index finger, and it became difficult to pull the dagger out of its sheath.
She simply gave up resistance and put the dagger into the bed.
"I don't believe it, unless you release Zhongyuan and Sanqi."
The young man shook his index finger, "That won't work. Those two are from Prince Duanyang, so they can't be trusted."
"Are you investigating me?"
The young man said confidently, "Of course, if I don't investigate clearly, how will I know how to protect you. You let those two go back, and I will stay with you."
Jiang Yuhuan rolled his eyes regardless of the image.
She wasn't crazy. Zhongyuan and Sanqi were Fu Shiju's people, but they tried their best to protect her. Why should she drive them away and put a bomb of unknown origin next to her.
"I have a sense of discretion. Either let the person out or you leave."
The young man sighed helplessly, "Okay, okay, for the sake of you being my junior sister."
The man walked out with the fire certificate, and soon there was the sound of fighting outside the door.
Jiang Yuhuan hurriedly opened the quilt and ran out, only to see a slender young man in white carrying a long box on his back and a small box in his hand that kept shooting out fine needles.
Zhongyuan and Sanqi were dodging in all directions, and they were in such a panic.
"stop!"
The young man was obedient, and immediately withdrew his hand and rushed to Jiang Yuhuan's side, "I just said don't let them go, you insist on letting them out, wasting so many of my needles."
He fiddled with the small box in his hand with a look of pity on his face.
Jiang Yuhuan believed him now, saying that he was a disciple of the master of mechanism, and that a box no bigger than the palm of his hand could release so many needles.
She glanced at the boy speechlessly, then ignored his words and walked towards Zhongyuan and Sanqi.
"Are you guys okay?"
"It's okay, Princess Princess, are you okay?"
Zhongyuan and Sanqi were panting and looked at the young man defensively, which was enough to see how much the young man's strength intimidated them.
"I'm fine."
The room was brightly lit. Jiang Yuhuan and the man were sitting at opposite ends. Sanqi and Zhongyuan stood behind Jiang Yuhuan, staring at the boy.
Although the boy is thin, his face is chubby, and his baby face makes it difficult to tell his true age.
The smooth forehead is embellished with a red mole at the end of the eyebrow.
He curled his lips, revealing two dimples.
His hair was tied high, and there were only two hair ties on the back of his head that swayed with the movement of his head.
He turned the box in his hand impatiently, hitting the table again and again.
"Say it."
"What?" The young man stopped what he was doing and looked up at her.
Jiang Yuhuan's eyes were cold, and his tone was questioning, "Who are you, where are you from, who is your master, and what does it have to do with my mother."
The young man did not answer, but asked aggrievedly, "What tone are you talking about, interrogating me as a prisoner?"
With such a face, it is really easy for people to become soft-hearted.
But Jiang Yuhuan was unmoved, "You appeared suddenly, trapped my maid, and broke into my room without permission. I should be on guard against you."
Obviously the young man knew his advantage. Seeing that Jiang Yuhuan was not confused, the expression on his face instantly retracted.
He pointed at the person behind Jiang Yuhuan and said, "Okay, I can tell you whatever you want to know, but you let them go out, and my identity cannot be told to outsiders."
Zhongyuan was furious, "You! What should I do if you hurt the princess?"
The young man pointed at himself in disbelief, "Am I hurting her? If I wanted to harm her, what you see now is a corpse."
Jiang Yuhuan also understood this truth, "Sanqi, Zhongyuan, you go out."
"Princess Princess!" Zhong Yuan wanted to persuade her, but Jiang Yuhuan shook his head, "Go out, I'm fine. I'll call you if anything happens."
The young man looked at them proudly, "Remember to stay far away and don't eavesdrop!"
"snort!"
Zhong Yuan and San Qi turned around and went out, followed by the boy. He pointed to the other end of the yard and asked Zhong Yuan and San Qi to stand there.
Seeing Jiang Yuhuan nod, Zhongyuan and Sanqi silently walked over and stood still.
Then, the young man randomly threw a few stones at the door, walked around the room again, and finally came in and closed the door.
"Were you setting up a formation just now?"
The young man clapped his hands and said, "Well, this way even if someone wants to eavesdrop, they won't be able to hear."
Jiang Yuhuan frowned, "Is there anyone else in the dark here?"
"Yes. There is a lot of danger around you. Maybe one of them is in the same group as those two girls. Now you know how important it is to have someone of your own, right?"
Jiang Yuhuan's mouth twitched. She didn't even know who he was, so he thought he was one of her own.
Back to business.
"Can you speak now?"
The young man readily agreed, "Yes. My name is Gu Chen, and I studied under Gu Nantian in the North..."
Gu Chen is Gu Nantian's only apprentice. He claims to be a genius and has learned all Gu Nantian's skills at the age of seventeen.
Gu Nantian is a well-known machine formation master in the world. He has been active in the north all year round. He disappeared fifteen years ago. No one knows where he went.
According to Gu Chen, Gu Nantian and her mother met in the capital. Her mother liked to travel and met Gu Nantian by chance. The two had similar interests and soon became friends.
After her mother got married, Gu Nantian left the capital and lived in seclusion somewhere.
As for where it is, Gu Chen refuses to say anything.
Gu Chen accidentally broke into Gu Nantian's secret room. After seeing her mother's portrait, she thought she was Gu Nantian's sweetheart and called her mother his wife from then on.
As he said before, after Gu Nantian met a monk, he kicked him out and asked him to protect him.
As for the reason, Gu Nantian didn't say, and he didn't say why Gu Chen agreed to him.
Jiang Yuhuan has been living in another world with fear, experiencing life and death, and now someone suddenly appears and wants to protect her, no, it should be to protect the original owner.
She was in trouble.
To stay or not to stay?
It is true that Gu Chen has the strength, and with him around, he has a greater chance of winning away from Fu Shiju.
But she couldn't guarantee that Gu Chen had no other plans.
After listening to Gu Chen's introduction, Jiang Yuhuan returned to the original question, "How can I trust you?"
"My master gave my wife a lot of jewelry when she got married. You may not think that those jewelry are ordinary, but they are all weapons. If you can't find those jewelry or you really don't believe it, you can go with me to see Old Bald Donkey. He is a monk. , don’t lie.”
"He's here too?"
"We came to the capital together."
Not all monks lie. It still depends on whether the monk is sincere to the Buddha. However, a meeting will give you more clues.
Regardless of whether what Gu Chen said was true or not, since he appeared, it meant that he would not be too calm in the future. The more he knew, the better, so he would not be too passive.
Jiang Yuhuan thought for a moment and responded: "Okay, I will go to the palace tomorrow, and I will meet you the day after tomorrow."
"What are you doing in the palace?"
"There is a flower viewing party." After preparing for these days, the results will be seen tomorrow. Whether it succeeds or not depends on this!
Gu Chen looked at her displeased, and immediately took on the posture of a senior brother, "You are still injured, why are you running around?"
"I have something to deal with. Speaking of which, everyone will have to show off their flowers at the flower viewing party tomorrow, but I haven't prepared yet." If she hadn't talked to Gu Chen about the flower viewing party, she would have forgotten about it.
Hearing this, Gu Chen immediately patted his chest, "I'll prepare it for you. How about you take me to the palace to play?"
Jiang Yuhuan glanced at him and said, "For your sake, don't show up before I believe you."
Gu Chen suddenly stood up and wailed, "Little junior sister, you are too heartless!"
"Who is your junior sister! Firstly, I have not become a disciple, and secondly, I am older than you, so don't call me junior sister."
"That's what I'm calling: Junior Sister, Junior Junior Sister, Junior Junior Sister, Junior Junior Sister."
After saying that, Gu Chen made a face, opened the door and disappeared through the door.
Jiang Yuhuan chased him to the door. Gu Chen had disappeared, and the stones he had set up at the door also disappeared.
When Zhongyuan and Sanqi saw Jiang Yuhuan appear, they hurried over.
Zhongyuan and Sanqi looked at Jiang Yuhuan and asked nervously: "Princess Princess, are you okay?"
"I'm fine. Just rest. It's fine."
Zhongyuan opened his mouth, but finally swallowed what he wanted to say.
Jiang Yuhuan closed the door, turned around and walked towards the bed. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of something on the table. When he looked closely, it turned out to be a pot of flowers.
She picked up the flower and found a note on it, which said: For junior sister.
She opened the window and made sure Gu Chen had left.
It was obviously not there just now, when did Gu Chen put down this flower? Unconsciously.
Jiang Yuhuan's mood suddenly became serious.
It would be fine if Gu Chen really came to protect her, but it would be difficult if he was an enemy.
She sat beside the bed holding flowers, and the flowers shone brightly under the candlelight.
The flower is not a real flower but is made of silver and is more like a decoration.
She was playing with the flower pot and accidentally touched a leaf, and the budding silver flower suddenly bloomed.
She stood up with a spring and threw the flowers on the bed. After waiting for a long time, she breathed a sigh of relief when nothing happened.
It seemed like she was overthinking it and didn't have a hidden weapon.
Jiang Yuhuan touched a leaf again, and the flower to which the leaf belonged also bloomed.
She found it interesting and touched each leaf again.
If you touch the same leaf once, the flower will bloom, and if you touch it twice, the flower will close.
She looked at the flower with the mechanism, thoughtfully.
The next day, Jiang Yuhuan sat at the table and ate breakfast leisurely, not mentioning a word about the conversation with Gu Chen last night.
At the same time, there was a stir in the court.
Fu Shilu had never set foot in the court since he was deposed, and everyone was surprised.
So is Fu Shichun himself.
He also didn't expect that he would successfully appear in the morning.
He had tried in the past, but never succeeded. Even if he really needed to go to court to discuss matters, he would always encounter various accidents that would prevent him from showing up until the end of the morning.
He looked at the bright yellow palace and felt dazed for a moment.
Soon he came back to his senses and looked at Fu Lingyi who was sitting in a wheelchair.
The panic in Fu Lingyi's eyes made him smile.
This smile made Fu Lingyi even more panicked.
Was he already sure of dealing with Fu Shilu when he went to court?
No, not possible.
He was a wise king, and he had not made any serious mistakes. If Fu Shiju tried to pull him down from the throne, he would be a traitor and a traitor.
That's right, now that he is the king, Fu Shiju is just a minister, there is nothing to be afraid of.
