"W-Princess?" Miss Yang Wu was also frightened, "Your hand..."
In order to block the knife, Wen Jin's attack was too fierce and he had no time to take a closer look.
The sharp blade cut into her palm.
The bright red blood soaked Miss Yang Wu's wrist.
"Don't you want to die? You don't want to be buried, you don't want to become a monk, so committing suicide now is your choice?"
Wen Jin frowned and stared at Yang Wuniang.
"I was wrong, I thought even the princess couldn't help me.
"My father just wants to sell his daughter for glory...I have no choice. The only option is to die...
"Princess, you are bleeding! Quick, bandage it!"
Wen Jin couldn't feel the pain in his palm at all.
She looked at the panicked Yang Wuniang, but she remembered another woman who had reached a desperate situation and chose to commit suicide.
Her mother...
She could not forget that her grandma's head turned white overnight.
I can't forget that my aunt gave up the opportunity to perform abroad and stayed to take care of her.
I can't forget my classmates and neighbors, and laugh at her as a burden that my father doesn't want and my mother doesn't want.
"Don't kill yourself, don't give up. Sooner or later everyone dies.
"There are still people who want you to live well. Never give up hope yourself first."
As Wen Jin spoke, his eyes turned slightly red.
"Princess..." Miss Yang Wu looked at her blankly.
"Remember?" Wen Jin's eyes focused on Yang Wuniang's face again.
Yang Wuniang nodded heavily, "Remember! Princess, thank you!"
"It's not your turn to judge whether I am loyal to you or not!"
Outside the sedan, Xiao Yuchen snorted coldly and kicked Yang's son unconscious.
"Jin'er, take the people away quickly!" Xiao Yuchen came to the sedan.
"The Emperor will be here soon. If I take people away, the people here will be left behind..." Wen Jin raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Yuchen outside the sedan.
Xiao Yuchen grinned at her, "The crime may not lead to death, but at most a beating.
"I'm thick-skinned and thick-skinned, so I don't deserve a beating."
For the first time, Wen Jin felt that...his smile was so resolute, so sunny, and so...full of hope.
"Are you injured?" Xiao Yuchen's eyes narrowed.
His expression became solemn, much more solemn than when he said "At best, I'll give him a beating."
"It's a little scratched, it's okay."
Wen Jin put his hands back and looked at Yang Wuniang intently.
"Although we are helping you, you must learn to save yourself, do you understand?"
With tears in Yang Wuniang's eyes, she looked at Wen Jin and Xiao Yuchen and nodded heavily.
"Don't worry, Princess, no matter what the outcome is... I, I will definitely live up to the prince, and the princess risked her life to save me!
"me……"
Wen Jin patted her shoulder and said, "Nothing else. I will teach you a song and lyrics, and you must remember it by heart."
"The Emperor will be here soon, you have to perform this song well later!
"Perhaps, I can be a little more sure of winning back my freedom!"
When Yang Wuniang heard this, she quickly wiped away her tears and looked at Wen Jin with all her attention.
There was no piano at the moment, so Wen Jin raised his hand and plucked the strings out of thin air.
She sang softly, with graceful lyrics and sincere meaning.
Yang Wuniang was smart and good at playing the piano. She listened carefully to Wen Jin's acapella.
On the other hand, she paid close attention to the movements of Wen Jin's hands, imagining the seven-stringed guqin, and the tune already appeared in her mind.
Wen Jin performed and hummed the entire piece.
"Remember?"
Yang Wuniang nodded heavily, "Remember it!"
"Okay!" Wen Jin got out of the sedan.
Spring and mid-summer have arrived.
"Ban Xia went to get the harp, and in the spring I took Yang Wuniang to wait for the opportunity, and when the emperor came... let her play this song in secret!"
The eyes of the two maids were full of worry.
But seeing the prince and the princess standing side by side, it seemed that they didn't care what was in front of them.
The prince will always stand firmly beside the princess.
The two maids said nothing, "Here!"
"Miss Yang Wu, come with your maid!"
Xiao Yuchen lowered his eyes and looked at Wen Jin's hand.
Wen Jin clenched his fists and put his hands behind his back.
Xiao Yuchen looked at her, "I'm here to clean up the mess here.
"You go to stop Father from the Jiuqu Bridge road and hold him back for a moment to buy me some time."
Wen Jin had no doubt that he was there and immediately nodded in agreement, "Okay!"
Wen Jin ran as fast as she could in her life.
But when she ran to the Jiuqu Floating Bridge and looked around, where was the emperor anywhere?
Not to mention the emperor, even the eunuchs who opened the way and the palace servants who served... were nowhere to be seen.
"Has it passed? Or has it not arrived yet?"
Wen Jin raised his head suspiciously and looked towards the observation deck of Furong Garden.
From the observation deck, you must be able to see where the emperor went, right?
Xiao Yuchen asked her to take the road to Jiuqu Floating Bridge... Could it be a mistake in judgment?
"Broken! Missed it!"
Wen Jin's eyes narrowed! Suddenly it dawned on me!
Where is the miss?
It’s not a mistake in judgment!
Xiao Yuchen did it on purpose!
"Who asked you to carry it alone?!" Wen Jin held up the hem of her skirt and ran back.
I thought she thought she was wise, but she was deceived by Xiao Yuchen!
…
Intermission.
The emperor blinked and disappeared.
The Queen Mother was old, but she was not tired. She happily came to the big room where the talented ladies were getting dressed.
"Queen Mother..."
"Meet the Queen Mother!"
The talented ladies were flattered, the Queen Mother! The most noble woman in the world!
She actually came to visit them backstage!
The excitement of the talented women was beyond words.
The Queen Mother's face was full of kindness, and she gave everyone a little help, "You talented ladies, you don't need to be polite.
"I just watched the performance, and Aijia was filled with emotion. No matter the poems, songs, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, especially sword dancing, boxing, tea art...
"These performances are really exciting, and they are not inferior to men at all!"
The Queen Mother's high praise made the talented ladies even more excited.
Some of the younger ones couldn't help but jump and clap.
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Ai Jia is not complimenting you, but she is telling the truth.
"Especially Yu Fei's swordsmanship and Miss Lin's tea show are really wonderful!
"Thanks to Princess Huai for being bold, daring to think and do, and giving you this opportunity to show off your skills in front of so many people in the world!
"But the Ai family is also very worried. They are worried that you are young, talented and ambitious now...
"But when you get married, your talents will be lost in the intrigues in the backyard.
"Wasting all your talents and minds on competing for favor and winning the favor of men...it's really a waste."
The Queen Mother let out a long sigh, her expression of regret was palpable.
All the talented women looked at each other.
The words that they didn't dare to say now were echoing in their chests.
"The Queen Mother, my daughter is a concubine. Even if she gets married, she won't be able to marry into a good family.
"Most likely, I will be someone's concubine and look up to someone else. My little girl is willing to work for Princess Hui and be a female teacher."
"Yes, yes, the same goes for my little girl! If my little girl can be self-reliant, why should she rely on others for her safety?"
Girls, you and I want to stand out through this competition so that they can marry into a good family.
But I am willing to take a different life path.
There are also girls who no longer rely on others and are no longer controlled by others! And there are quite a few!
The Queen Mother nodded happily.
At this time, an out-of-place sneer was suddenly inserted.
"Then I'm afraid you are wrong!
"Princess Huai holds this competition simply to use you to gain favor for herself!"
Everyone looked at the sound.
Shen Xinlan was seen walking out from behind the pillar with a sneer.
"Who are you and what nonsense are you talking about?" the Queen Mother yelled angrily.
Shen Xinlan was not in a hurry and said Fu Shen: "Don't be angry, Queen Mother. Look, the fifth young lady of the Yang family, who is at the top of the list, is here?"
