Ru Ge narrowed his eyes, naturally reacting, turning his arm, he caught the simmer-fried fish flying towards him in his hand, and successfully caught the staggering waiter who was about to fall over, "What happened?"
The waiter pointed at Ji Ling Xue, "It was that miss who bumped into me..."
Opposite Ji Ling Xue stood a girl in a blue skirt with her hands on her waist, a goose egg fair face, her round almond eyes were staring, her fine black hair was tied up with a jadeite silk cloth, a gold flower jade hairpin was stuck in her hair, very lovable looking.
The girl in blue stared angrily at Ji Ling Xue: "How do you walk around, you broke my flower, do you know this isn't a normal flower, it's very important to me."
Ji Ling Xue looked innocent, it was the other person who clearly didn't look at where she was going which caused a chain of events, now the guilty party was complaining, she absolutely hated being wrongly accused.
Ji Ling Xue pointed at the floor covered with fruits: "I'm sorry, my fruits have also been ruined because of you bumping into me, let's just call it even."
The girl in blue saw Ji Ling Xue wanted to walk away, she anxiously held Ji Ling Xue's sleeve, her slender fingernail stuck into the cloth, pulling it with a tear, Ji Ling Xue's sleeve tore into two.
The girl in blue was also surprised at the unexpected scene in front of her, she still held a torn piece of cloth in front of her, regret all over her face she said to Ji Ling Xue, "I...I didn't know it would happen..."
Ji Ling Xue frowned angrily, "You can just buy that flower again, I just apologised to you, but you still grabbed me, now you've ripped my sleeve, what do you want?"
The girl in blue curled her lips: "I didn't deliberately rip your clothes, if you need to blame someone blame your clothes for being so fragile, it could be ripped with a tug..."
Ji Ling Xue was angry but found it laughable, it was the first time she met such an unreasonable person.
Ru Ge returned the simmer-fried fish in his hand to the waiter's tray, walking to Ji Ling Xue's side, taking off his outer jacket he placed it over her, softly asking: "Are you alright?"
Ji Ling Xue shook her head, her mood was ruined by a certain woman.
"It's you!" The girl in blue looked happily at Ru Ge, her long eyelashes fluttered, her overbearing manner just now disappeared.
Only now did Ru Ge look at the girl in blue, looking at her in confusion, his gaze fell on the flower which was bent in her hand, instantly he realised this was a flower from Ji Ling Xue's basket, why was it in this girl's hand?
Ji Ling Xue asked: "You know each other?"
Ru Ge wasn't Xiao Yi Chen, he didn't know many people in the city, how could he know this girl in blue.
The girl in blue smiled with a flush: "I'm called Ru Yi, I wonder what this young master is called?"
Ru Yi? Such an old fashioned name! Ji Ling Xue ridiculed in her mind.
Ru Yi only had Ru Ge in her eyes and mind, a flower was about to blossom from her eyes.
Ru Ge didn't reply to Ru Yi's question, picking up Ji Ling Xue's arm he said: "Let's go, I'll take you to pick out another outfit."
Ru Yi blocked Ru Ge's way, interested in being friends: "It was my fault, my family owns a silk shop, come with me, whichever one you pick I'll give it to you for free!"
Ru Ge shook his head: "No need." Having spoken he left with Ji Ling Xue, leaving Ru Yi to hold her flower and watch their backs gradually disappear.
"Princess!" From the side a maid in green called out, pulling Ru Yi back to reality.
Ru Yi walked out of the relay station asking: "Have you found out?"
The maid nodded: "That is the second prince of Dayan who came to negotiate a marriage of peace, the person beside him is his younger sister."
Ru Yi nodded, "So it's like that, if I knew she was his younger sister earlier, I would have been more polite to her...oh right, why does such a handsome man have a head full of white hair?"
The maid said: "I heard someone poisoned him."
Ru Yi nodded, muttering as she walked, "So that's why, such a pity, I ought to find a cure to change his head of white hair back to black..." As she spoke, she pulled a white horse over and jumped on top, pulling the reins, the horse rushed forwards.
The maid yelled behind her in a panic, "Princess, where are you going? Princess, you just returned to the capital, you ought to enter the palace and give your greetings to the emperor!"
Only the sound of horse hooves answered her.
Elsewhere, Ji Ling Xue held onto Ru Ge's arm, looking at her who sparkling eyes she said: "Brother, did you give the flower in that girl's hand to her?" How come it looked so similar to her basket of flowers?
Ru Ge was very serious, he thought about it and shook his head, "I don't remember her, don't those flowers look the same, how are you so certain I gave her that flower, besides I don't even know who she is..."
Ji Ling Xue reached out a finger waving it about: "She said, she's called Ru Yi, just now she also looked like she knew you, maybe you have met each other before but you forgot..."
Ru Ge: "..." It was better for him to stay quiet, avoid saying anything else. Ji Ling Xue can think what she wanted about him and that girl Ru Yi.
As the two spoke they came to a fine satin store, Ru Ge quickly entered, the servant inside quickly stepped forwarded and explained how good their fabrics were, how fine they were.
Ji Ling Xue pointed at a bolt of apricot pink brocade saying: "This bolt isn't bad, I want it!"
The servant looked like he was in a difficult position: "Miss, that bolt has already been reserved by someone, do you want to take a look at something else?"
Ji Ling Xue raised an eyebrow, who, they actually had the same taste as her?
Ru Ge seeing Ji Ling Xue wasn't happy said: "The person who reserved the cloth hasn't arrived yet, just cut an outfit for my younger sister."
"That..." The servant shook his head, "I can't make that decision, wait a moment, I'll ask the owner."
Ru Ge nodded, waving his hand to indicate the servant can go.
Ji Ling Xue walked to another shelf with Ru Ge's outer jacket over her, she raised her hand touching the apricot pink wide sleeved narrowed waist skirt, Ji Ling Xue placed her hand no the waist smiling: "Wa, that waist is almost the same as mine, I wonder if it was tailor-made for me."
Ru Ge said: "Didn't they say someone reserved this, why is there ready-made clothes here?"
The servant walked out smiling: "My owner said, if miss likes this outfit, he'll give it to you."
Ji Ling Xue smiled: "Then thank you!" Having spoken she took the clothes and entered a changing room.
When Ji Ling Xue had finished changing, Ru Ge could no longer be seen outside, asking the servant she then found out, Ru Ge had left first.
Ji Ling Xue gave an oh, mumbling: "What is so important, he couldn't even wait for me to change?" She picked up her skirt and walked out.
Ji Ling Xue had just disappeared when a large hand pushed open a door inside, Bai Mo waved his fan as he walked to the doorway whistling, "Everything is ready, Xiao Yi Chen, I wish you good luck."
Ji Ling Xue followed the way back, the originally bustling streets were surprisingly quiet, Ji Ling Xue stopped, there was the sound of sword clashing, Ji Ling Xue admits she isn't one to be nosey, but some excitement was good when it involved lives.
She turned and went in the opposite direction, she had only taken a few steps when she stopped again from the voice.
"Dog emperor, hand your life over!"
Xiao Yi Chen!? Shouldn't he be in the palace? How can he be chased by someone in the streets? Xiao Yi Chen, you are very lucky.
Ji Ling Xue sped up, soon she ran out of a street, she leaned against a wall taking in great big breathes, images of swords clashing flashed in her mind, a bloody scene, Ji Ling Xue shook her head, emptying her mind of the delusions.
Ji Ling Xue, why are you letting your imagination run wild, even if Xiao Yi Chen left the palace he would have expert secret guards protecting him, even if not, Xiao Yi Chen himself is an expert, it's better to not be an inconvenience with your weak martial arts.
Xiao Yi Chen hadn't imagined allowing Bai Mo to set up an assassination he would come across an actual assassination attempt, what he also didn't expect, it wasn't Ji Ling Xue who came to his aid but Ru Ge.
Ru Ge repelled an assassin dressed in black and stood next to Xiao Yi Chen, smiling: "I really didn't expect, I would be fortunate enough to come across the emperor of Dongqi."
Xiao Yi Chen's lips twitched, with a sweeping hand, he caused the sword in an assassin's hand to fall, raising his foot he then turned his hand and stabbed his sword into the assassin's chest.
Even though they were fighting in close combat, Xiao Yi Chen's voice was still calm, "We also didn't expect, you would be the one to help me."
The two men looked at each other, silently smiling, then the two split up, one after the other they attacked the men in black, and casually spoke to each other.
Ru Ge said: "Where are your personal guards, why isn't there a single one?"
Xiao Yi Chen said: "They were probably lured away."
When the two of them had dealt with the final assassin, Ji Ling Xue ran over, seeing Xiao Yi Chen and Ru Ge covered in blood she couldn't help be shocked, "Are you alright?"
Ru Ge said: "Xue Er, why did you come?"
Xiao Yi Chen beside him frowned, the way he called her reminded him of Ji Ling Xue, but the woman in front of him wasn't her, he had investigated time and time again.
"I was worried about you!" Ji Ling Xue walked around Ru Ge, "Are you injured?"
Ru Ge shook his head, "The blood on my clothes belong to others."
Xiao Yi Chen gave a bitter smile, he felt like a miserable lonely man.
Ji Ling Xue then remembered to ask him: "Your majesty, are you alright?"
Xiao Yi Chen shook his head, he was about to say something when the guards patrolling the city came rushing over, kneeling on the ground kowtowing: "We have come too late to aid the emperor, please forgive us!"
Xiao Yi Chen waved his hand, "No need, all of you rise."
His gaze fell on Ji Ling Xue, Ji Ling Xue was just talking to Ru Ge, and had taken out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead, an unexplainable heartache arose, he covered his chest, the commander supported him by the arm.
Xiao Yi Chen waved his hand: "We're fine, return to the palace." He turned and left.
Ru Ge took the handkerchief from Ji Ling Xue's hand: "I'll do it myself."
Ji Ling Xue said: "What happened, why were you with the emperor?" Her gaze moved over Xiao Yi Chen and the guards surrounding him as they gradually got further away.
Ru Ge narrowed his eyes, naturally reacting, turning his arm, he caught the simmer-fried fish flying towards him in his hand, and successfully caught the staggering waiter who was about to fall over, "What happened?"
The waiter pointed at Ji Ling Xue, "It was that miss who bumped into me..."
Opposite Ji Ling Xue stood a girl in a blue skirt with her hands on her waist, a goose egg fair face, her round almond eyes were staring, her fine black hair was tied up with a jadeite silk cloth, a gold flower jade hairpin was stuck in her hair, very lovable looking.
The girl in blue stared angrily at Ji Ling Xue: "How do you walk around, you broke my flower, do you know this isn't a normal flower, it's very important to me."
Ji Ling Xue looked innocent, it was the other person who clearly didn't look at where she was going which caused a chain of events, now the guilty party was complaining, she absolutely hated being wrongly accused.
Ji Ling Xue pointed at the floor covered with fruits: "I'm sorry, my fruits have also been ruined because of you bumping into me, let's just call it even."
The girl in blue saw Ji Ling Xue wanted to walk away, she anxiously held Ji Ling Xue's sleeve, her slender fingernail stuck into the cloth, pulling it with a tear, Ji Ling Xue's sleeve tore into two.
The girl in blue was also surprised at the unexpected scene in front of her, she still held a torn piece of cloth in front of her, regret all over her face she said to Ji Ling Xue, "I...I didn't know it would happen..."
Ji Ling Xue frowned angrily, "You can just buy that flower again, I just apologised to you, but you still grabbed me, now you've ripped my sleeve, what do you want?"
The girl in blue curled her lips: "I didn't deliberately rip your clothes, if you need to blame someone blame your clothes for being so fragile, it could be ripped with a tug..."
Ji Ling Xue was angry but found it laughable, it was the first time she met such an unreasonable person.
Ru Ge returned the simmer-fried fish in his hand to the waiter's tray, walking to Ji Ling Xue's side, taking off his outer jacket he placed it over her, softly asking: "Are you alright?"
Ji Ling Xue shook her head, her mood was ruined by a certain woman.
"It's you!" The girl in blue looked happily at Ru Ge, her long eyelashes fluttered, her overbearing manner just now disappeared.
Only now did Ru Ge look at the girl in blue, looking at her in confusion, his gaze fell on the flower which was bent in her hand, instantly he realised this was a flower from Ji Ling Xue's basket, why was it in this girl's hand?
Ji Ling Xue asked: "You know each other?"
Ru Ge wasn't Xiao Yi Chen, he didn't know many people in the city, how could he know this girl in blue.
The girl in blue smiled with a flush: "I'm called Ru Yi, I wonder what this young master is called?"
Ru Yi? Such an old fashioned name! Ji Ling Xue ridiculed in her mind.
Ru Yi only had Ru Ge in her eyes and mind, a flower was about to blossom from her eyes.
Ru Ge didn't reply to Ru Yi's question, picking up Ji Ling Xue's arm he said: "Let's go, I'll take you to pick out another outfit."
Ru Yi blocked Ru Ge's way, interested in being friends: "It was my fault, my family owns a silk shop, come with me, whichever one you pick I'll give it to you for free!"
Ru Ge shook his head: "No need." Having spoken he left with Ji Ling Xue, leaving Ru Yi to hold her flower and watch their backs gradually disappear.
"Princess!" From the side a maid in green called out, pulling Ru Yi back to reality.
Ru Yi walked out of the relay station asking: "Have you found out?"
The maid nodded: "That is the second prince of Dayan who came to negotiate a marriage of peace, the person beside him is his younger sister."
Ru Yi nodded, "So it's like that, if I knew she was his younger sister earlier, I would have been more polite to her...oh right, why does such a handsome man have a head full of white hair?"
The maid said: "I heard someone poisoned him."
Ru Yi nodded, muttering as she walked, "So that's why, such a pity, I ought to find a cure to change his head of white hair back to black..." As she spoke, she pulled a white horse over and jumped on top, pulling the reins, the horse rushed forwards.
The maid yelled behind her in a panic, "Princess, where are you going? Princess, you just returned to the capital, you ought to enter the palace and give your greetings to the emperor!"
Only the sound of horse hooves answered her.
Elsewhere, Ji Ling Xue held onto Ru Ge's arm, looking at her who sparkling eyes she said: "Brother, did you give the flower in that girl's hand to her?" How come it looked so similar to her basket of flowers?
Ru Ge was very serious, he thought about it and shook his head, "I don't remember her, don't those flowers look the same, how are you so certain I gave her that flower, besides I don't even know who she is..."
Ji Ling Xue reached out a finger waving it about: "She said, she's called Ru Yi, just now she also looked like she knew you, maybe you have met each other before but you forgot..."
Ru Ge: "..." It was better for him to stay quiet, avoid saying anything else. Ji Ling Xue can think what she wanted about him and that girl Ru Yi.
As the two spoke they came to a fine satin store, Ru Ge quickly entered, the servant inside quickly stepped forwarded and explained how good their fabrics were, how fine they were.
Ji Ling Xue pointed at a bolt of apricot pink brocade saying: "This bolt isn't bad, I want it!"
The servant looked like he was in a difficult position: "Miss, that bolt has already been reserved by someone, do you want to take a look at something else?"
Ji Ling Xue raised an eyebrow, who, they actually had the same taste as her?
Ru Ge seeing Ji Ling Xue wasn't happy said: "The person who reserved the cloth hasn't arrived yet, just cut an outfit for my younger sister."
"That..." The servant shook his head, "I can't make that decision, wait a moment, I'll ask the owner."
Ru Ge nodded, waving his hand to indicate the servant can go.
Ji Ling Xue walked to another shelf with Ru Ge's outer jacket over her, she raised her hand touching the apricot pink wide sleeved narrowed waist skirt, Ji Ling Xue placed her hand no the waist smiling: "Wa, that waist is almost the same as mine, I wonder if it was tailor-made for me."
Ru Ge said: "Didn't they say someone reserved this, why is there ready-made clothes here?"
The servant walked out smiling: "My owner said, if miss likes this outfit, he'll give it to you."
Ji Ling Xue smiled: "Then thank you!" Having spoken she took the clothes and entered a changing room.
When Ji Ling Xue had finished changing, Ru Ge could no longer be seen outside, asking the servant she then found out, Ru Ge had left first.
Ji Ling Xue gave an oh, mumbling: "What is so important, he couldn't even wait for me to change?" She picked up her skirt and walked out.
Ji Ling Xue had just disappeared when a large hand pushed open a door inside, Bai Mo waved his fan as he walked to the doorway whistling, "Everything is ready, Xiao Yi Chen, I wish you good luck."
Ji Ling Xue followed the way back, the originally bustling streets were surprisingly quiet, Ji Ling Xue stopped, there was the sound of sword clashing, Ji Ling Xue admits she isn't one to be nosey, but some excitement was good when it involved lives.
She turned and went in the opposite direction, she had only taken a few steps when she stopped again from the voice.
"Dog emperor, hand your life over!"
Xiao Yi Chen!? Shouldn't he be in the palace? How can he be chased by someone in the streets? Xiao Yi Chen, you are very lucky.
Ji Ling Xue sped up, soon she ran out of a street, she leaned against a wall taking in great big breathes, images of swords clashing flashed in her mind, a bloody scene, Ji Ling Xue shook her head, emptying her mind of the delusions.
Ji Ling Xue, why are you letting your imagination run wild, even if Xiao Yi Chen left the palace he would have expert secret guards protecting him, even if not, Xiao Yi Chen himself is an expert, it's better to not be an inconvenience with your weak martial arts.
Xiao Yi Chen hadn't imagined allowing Bai Mo to set up an assassination he would come across an actual assassination attempt, what he also didn't expect, it wasn't Ji Ling Xue who came to his aid but Ru Ge.
Ru Ge repelled an assassin dressed in black and stood next to Xiao Yi Chen, smiling: "I really didn't expect, I would be fortunate enough to come across the emperor of Dongqi."
Xiao Yi Chen's lips twitched, with a sweeping hand, he caused the sword in an assassin's hand to fall, raising his foot he then turned his hand and stabbed his sword into the assassin's chest.
Even though they were fighting in close combat, Xiao Yi Chen's voice was still calm, "We also didn't expect, you would be the one to help me."
The two men looked at each other, silently smiling, then the two split up, one after the other they attacked the men in black, and casually spoke to each other.
Ru Ge said: "Where are your personal guards, why isn't there a single one?"
Xiao Yi Chen said: "They were probably lured away."
When the two of them had dealt with the final assassin, Ji Ling Xue ran over, seeing Xiao Yi Chen and Ru Ge covered in blood she couldn't help be shocked, "Are you alright?"
Ru Ge said: "Xue Er, why did you come?"
Xiao Yi Chen beside him frowned, the way he called her reminded him of Ji Ling Xue, but the woman in front of him wasn't her, he had investigated time and time again.
"I was worried about you!" Ji Ling Xue walked around Ru Ge, "Are you injured?"
Ru Ge shook his head, "The blood on my clothes belong to others."
Xiao Yi Chen gave a bitter smile, he felt like a miserable lonely man.
Ji Ling Xue then remembered to ask him: "Your majesty, are you alright?"
Xiao Yi Chen shook his head, he was about to say something when the guards patrolling the city came rushing over, kneeling on the ground kowtowing: "We have come too late to aid the emperor, please forgive us!"
Xiao Yi Chen waved his hand, "No need, all of you rise."
His gaze fell on Ji Ling Xue, Ji Ling Xue was just talking to Ru Ge, and had taken out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead, an unexplainable heartache arose, he covered his chest, the commander supported him by the arm.
Xiao Yi Chen waved his hand: "We're fine, return to the palace." He turned and left.
Ru Ge took the handkerchief from Ji Ling Xue's hand: "I'll do it myself."
Ji Ling Xue said: "What happened, why were you with the emperor?" Her gaze moved over Xiao Yi Chen and the guards surrounding him as they gradually got further away.
