C35 Chapter 35

Duan Shuang returned to his mansion and changed into a clean set of clothes before heading to Shuntian.

"Your Highness." The person who had just apologized to Duan Shuang by the river was Lord Wang of Shuntian. Before rushing over to meet him, he was personally interrogating the man in black who had just been arrested on the bridge.

Duan Shuang waved his hand to dismiss the formalities. "How's the progress?"

"Your Royal Highness, after a preliminary investigation, it can be confirmed that this is a deliberately hired murder case." Lord Wang reported what he had obtained. "These people are all small fries, but they only know that it was a woman who paid a huge price to their leader. She wants to kill Miss Bai."

Duan Shuang was not surprised. He had long guessed that tonight would only be a personal grudge.

"And that woman seems to know the identity of the prince because she specifically ordered that the prince and Miss Bai must be separated before they can act. Unfortunately, their leader could not keep his temper in check and made the first move. As for the identity of that woman, we need to find the leader who escaped. Only then can we continue our investigation."

"Then, what do you intend to do with these people, Lord Wang?" Duan Shuang's eyes shone with a cold light.

"This...?" Lord Wang did not know what Zhen'an King's intention was, so he started to speak in an official tone. "Please instruct me, Your Royal Highness."

"Assassinate the royal family, do what you need to do." After saying this, Duan Shuang left in a carefree manner.

Jiegeng slept until noon the next day before she woke up.

"Miss Biao, you are finally awake!" Xia had been waiting by the side. When she saw Jiegeng's movements, she immediately became happy.

Jiegeng's head was still heavy at the moment, and there was still a slight pain on her head. Under Xia's support, Jiegeng tremblingly sat up.

"Miss, drink a cup of warm ginseng tea first." Xia immediately brought a cup over.

"No need, just give me a cup of warm water." Jiegeng felt her back stiffen and she was still a little afraid of the cold. She was punctual and the latest she got infected with the cold. If she immediately used tonics at this moment, it would only make her even more uncomfortable.

Xia changed another cup of tea.

After drinking the tea, Jiegeng also felt a little more comfortable.

"How did I come back last night?" At this moment, in Jiegeng's memory, there was only the scene of her falling into the river. As for the rest, she had no recollection.

"Miss was sent back by the carriage from Zhen'an King's Mansion." Xia replied. "Miss, you don't know. Last night, Wang Fei saw Miss drenched and unconscious. She was extremely anxious. Later on, the Imperial Physician prescribed the prescription, and Wang Fei also instructed Aunt Fang to keep an eye on it the entire time. After the medicine was brewed, Miss Biao was unconscious and unable to drink the medicine. It was also the Princess who supported you and fed you a spoon spoon."

Listening to Xia's description, Jiegeng's heart was even more grateful towards her aunt.

" You were high and warm in the middle of the night, and the Princess personally helped you change the wet handkerchief again and again. The Princess guarded Miss for an entire night and could not hold on much longer before returning to the room to rest."

Although Jiegeng did not show anything on the surface, her heart was already in turmoil.

"Miss, let's use some porridge first. I haven't eaten anything for a long time. I still need to take the medicine later." Xia asked Jiegeng.

Jiegeng nodded.

When Jiegeng had just finished eating, Duan Shihan rushed over.

"Jiegeng, are you alright? Who is so bold to buy and kill you?" Duan Shihan's face was full of anger.

The moment Duan Shihan walked closer, Jiegeng could smell the strong smell of alcohol.

"Big Sister, why is the alcohol smell on your body so strong? You also drink so much in broad daylight?" Jiegeng asked.

"I drank too much last night. I slept until just now." Duan Shihan's anger instantly dissipated by quite a bit.

She originally wanted to get Ouyang Lingfeng drunk so that she could escape, but in the end, she was drunk like mud. It was really too shameful. When did that bastard's alcohol tolerance become so good?

"You are the one. I just woke up and I heard that you almost lost your life." Duan Shihan immediately looked at Jiegeng with concern. "How is it? Did you get hurt anywhere?" Duan Shihan immediately started to touch Jiegeng's body.

"No, I just choked a few mouthfuls of water and caught a cold." Jiegeng immediately pushed Duan Shihan's hand away. Jiegeng was not used to this kind of sudden touch.

"But I heard that my cousin saved you." Duan Shihan's gossipy face appeared again. "Is this considered a blessing in disguise? He saved me twice in a row. This fate, tsk tsk tsk." Duan Shihan began to tease him again.

Although Jiegeng did not really remember what had happened, the sense of security she felt when she was in the water made her engrave it in her heart.

"Besides, didn't that kid admit to giving you his jade pendant during the banquet? This time, you two really have a chance." The amount of information she received after waking up today was really too much. Duan Shihan was also shocked by the rapid progress of their relationship.

When this jade pendant was mentioned, Jiegeng immediately thought of the important matter.

"Elder sister, why did you admit that there is a chance for the jade pendant to be with me? Also, yesterday Eldest Imperial Princess and Aunt saw that his jade pendant was with me. Why did they have an expression of disbelief on their faces?"

"You still don't know? This jade pendant is the symbol of the direct line of descent of the royal family. Furthermore... Since ancient times, there was a rule that did not allow one to become famous. This jade pendant must be given to the person he loved the most. My father's jade pendant is with my mother. " Duan Shihan looked at Jiegeng's confused look and finally understood why Jiegeng had always been so unconfident when she talked about Duan Shuang. So, she did not know the deeper meaning of this jade pendant.

"So, although he said that he would use the jade pendant as a token to repay you for saving his life, but now that he publicly announced that he would give it to you in public, the meaning is completely different." Duan Shihan blinked her eyes.

Jiegeng listened in a daze.

The person she loved?

Jiegeng smiled bitterly. "But, he said he would use me as a shield to help him block the peach blossoms."

Duan Shihan felt that this sentence was quite meaningful. Duan Shuang's one look was enough to scare those girls to the point that they did not even dare to take a breath. Did he need to find someone to be his peach blossom? Wasn't this the two of them paying a New Year visit? It was a superfluous action!

However, Duan Shihan did not continue to poke at it. This kind of thing had to be slowly comprehended by Jiegeng herself.

At this moment, Jiegeng's thoughts had already flown to the jade pendant that her grandfather owned. This meant that her grandfather was once involved with a certain princess of the Imperial Family?

"Elder sister, teach me martial arts." Jiegeng suddenly said something without thinking, catching Duan Shihan unprepared.

"Why do you want to learn martial arts?" Duan Shihan knocked Jiegeng's little head. If she did not take advantage of this opportunity to get closer to Duan Shuang, why would she think of these things?

"I just feel that I am quite useless. I do not even have the ability to protect myself." Jiegeng felt guilty that she had attracted trouble time and time again.

Moreover, those black clothed people clearly came for her last night. They could not possibly expect someone to save her at all times.

At this time, Duan Shihan had another crooked idea.

"This martial arts study emphasizes on child skills. You only seem to be practicing now. You are also not even decent! I don't think I have the ability to lead you in. " Duan Shihan pretended to be distressed.

After Jiegeng heard it, she was also very discouraged.

"But..." Duan Shihan changed the topic and immediately attracted Jiegeng's attention.

"How is it?" Jiegeng's urgent expression was undisguised on her face.

"There will definitely be one that can teach you well, and it will allow you to make great progress in a short period of time." Duan Shihan raised her eyebrows.

"Who is it?" Jiegeng widened her eyes.

"Who else could it be?" Duan Shihan used her shoulder to lightly knock Jiegeng. "Of course it is the war god Zhen'an King of Great Yan."

"Sister!" Jiegeng knew she was being teased again, so she felt shy.

"I'm not joking. It's true that Duan Shuang is strong in martial arts. Besides, if you go and learn martial arts from him, you will have more opportunities to get along with him. This is killing two birds with one stone. Only my sister will wake you up. "

Jiegeng hesitated. Although she seemed to have a good relationship with Duan Shuang last night, how could she say that?

Duan Shihan saw Jiegeng's dilemma and said helplessly, "You little fool. He saved you last night. You have to go to Zhen'an King's Mansion to thank him, right? Then you can listen to this matter with him."

Jiegeng suddenly understood.