Half a month ago.
Zhao Ce went out to the capital on the order of his father to do something. Unexpectedly, he encountered an assassination on his way back to the capital. In addition, there was a traitor in the team. He cooperated with the assassin inside and outside, and the guards and secret guards he brought there were all destroyed, and he barely escaped.
He was injured so badly that he fainted soon after.
Later, intermittent consciousness told him that he had been rescued.
The man was very weak and had to take a break after dragging him for a while. The hands clasped on his arms were small and slender, like a woman's hands.
After that, Zhao Ce completely passed out.
He didn't know how much time passed, but he could feel the man coming a few more times. Unfortunately, the injuries on his body were too severe, and his eyelids felt like they were filled with lead and he couldn't open them. Fortunately, he didn't have any fever.
He was conscious in and out of consciousness more and more often.
The last time I felt more awake than before, my throat was so dry that it was smoking.
"Water...water..." he shouted unconsciously.
Suddenly, a burst of cool water seeped in from the corner of his lips.
"I can only give you a little drink." It was a woman's voice, very clear and soft.
Did she come to see him again?
Zhao Ce suddenly wanted to see who saved him.
He tried hard to open his eyes, but his eyelids were too heavy and it took a lot of effort for him to open them. The sunlight was obscured by shadows and the man was too close.
Zhao Ce instinctively grabbed her hand, his eyes uncontrollably revealing murderous intent.
But he didn't expect that the person who saved him would be a little girl who didn't look threatening at all.
Zhao Ce was stunned for two seconds unconsciously.
When he was in a coma, he thought that the person who saved him might have other intentions for him. Maybe he saw the jade pendant on his body that symbolized his identity, or maybe it was for money.
In short, in his mind, if he dared to save a seriously injured man casually, that person would never be a little girl who looked so innocent and harmless.
"Did you save me?" Zhao Ce asked.
The beautiful little girl with red lips and white teeth hid not far away and looked at him. She seemed to be frightened and said nothing.
Zhao Ce could only comfort him with words: "Don't be afraid, I don't mean any harm. If you saved me, I will repay you."
The little girl didn't know if she believed it or not, so she nodded slowly.
With that timid look, it was difficult to tell who was the one lying on the ground and being slaughtered.
The little girl's wish was very simple, and she immediately took a fancy to his most precious jade pendant.
Zhao Ce's heart softened. He didn't take away his jade pendant for so many days, but waited for him to wake up before begging for it. He was really too well-behaved.
In fact, she could have secretly pawned it while he was unconscious, and she would probably be able to get a lot of money back, but he wouldn't be able to resist anyway.
It's just a follow-up. His people or his enemies may follow the clues and find him. The final outcome is hard to say.
After he refused, the little girl thought seriously for a while and said again: "Can you take me away? I don't want to marry the town's moneyman. He is old and ugly, his belly is bigger than my mother's pregnancy, and he has many concubines. ,I do not like him."
For Zhao Ce, this requirement is easy to meet, but it is a bit naive and childish.
"Let me take you away?"
The little girl nodded, whether it was because she was cornered or for some other reason, she should not hesitate.
Zhao Ce wanted to laugh, but just a smile would hurt the wound on his abdomen.
"Aren't you afraid that I am a bad person?"
The little girl shook her head: "You look good."
"And he looks rich."
…
Pulling his thoughts away from the memories, Zhao Ce raised his lips and said with gentle eyebrows: "Let's go over and have a look."
The boy followed cautiously.
Was it an illusion just now? The prince's smile was not scary at all.
Outside the palace, Su Yu refused to give in. The leader of the guards did not want to give in, and there was a stalemate.
Just when the leader of the guards was impatient and was about to directly tell the coachman to go to the side door, he caught a glimpse of a white figure from the corner of his eye. He quickly knelt down on one knee and said, "I have seen the prince."
"Zhao Ce!"
Su Yu shouted in surprise, got out of the carriage, jumped off without help, and ran to Zhao Ce: "You are finally here."
The maid turned slightly pale with fright, and followed her out of the car.
Zhao Ce's eyes were gentle: "What's going on?"
Everyone he glanced at lowered their heads, and beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads.
This woman called his name in front of the prince, but the prince was not angry at all?
Thinking of this, everyone felt a little more in awe of Su Yu, and felt panic and fear. They wouldn't offend someone they shouldn't offend, right?
There was only one person who was not afraid. Not only was he not afraid, he also blatantly complained: "They won't let me go through the main entrance."
Zhao Ce chuckled: "What else do you think it is?"
He lowered his eyes and looked at the surprisingly courageous little girl in front of him: "Who wouldn't let you go through the front door?"
Su Yu pointed back without any scruples: "He, and her."
The people being accused were the head guard and the maid.
The leader of the guards lowered his head: "My lord, please forgive me!"
The maidservant knelt down quickly: "My lord, please forgive me!"
Su Yu pointed at the maidservant: "She also looked down on me, saying that I grew up in the countryside and didn't understand the rules. She said that I was vulgar and barbaric, full of bad habits, and would lose my head when I came to the capital."
The maid was flustered. Is this what she just said?
Zhao Ce chuckled: "Then what do you want to do?"
Su Yu raised her head slightly: "I want to go through the main entrance."
Zhao Ce's original intention was to ask her what to do with the maid, but he didn't expect that the little girl's foothold was always at the main entrance.
The more people lack something, the more they like to emphasize it.
She left everything behind and came to the capital, perhaps feeling uneasy, in order to prove her worth as a savior. People can see through her thoughts at a glance, but they won't be disgusted.
Zhao Ce is happy to do it.
"Then take the main entrance."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's heart sank. The prince's attitude towards this country girl was more tolerant than everyone imagined.
Su Yu was overjoyed and walked up the steps happily. The grand door had already been opened at the instruction of the master of the palace. The stone lions on both sides of the door looked majestically at everyone present.
Zhao Ce followed the girl with a smile on his face.
Suddenly, he stopped and glanced back.
The leader of the guards was still kneeling, and the maid was trembling, praying in her heart that the prince and the girl would not care about her, and it would be best to just ignore her like this.
The young man stepped forward with a look on his face: "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
Zhao Ce said casually: "Go deal with that maid."
There is no use keeping a disobedient servant.
The boy's heart tightened: "Yes."
The maid was praying that she could escape this disaster smoothly, when a hand suddenly reached out from behind her, and she was gagged and dragged away.
"Well……"
The hand covered her even tighter, and no sound was made. A living person was dragged down silently.
