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I could not help knowing what he was talking about.

He took my hand and slowly lowered it.

With every inch I moved, my heartbeat quickened, and the strength in my hands doubled. However, no matter how hard I tried, I was unable to pull back.

The mentholated heat from his body made me dizzy, and the boy across from me looked at me with dazed eyes.

Looking at his face which is getting redder and redder, there is nothing that I don't understand …

He only stopped at the last tiny bit of distance. He placed my hand on the jade belt buckle on his waist and pressed it tightly.

I could clearly feel the bumpy cloud patterns carved into it and the sharp, short undulations from his belly.

His rapid breathing signaled the same restlessness in his heart.

Even so, the red-faced young man in front of me holds my hand tightly and doesn't move it any further.

I couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

Suddenly he let go of my hand and pulled me back into his arms.

I was used to being some distance away from him, and now that I was suddenly pulled back by him, it was hard not to resist. He placed both hands on his chest and leaned backwards.

He gave me a hard look and looked down.

I turned my face away from him.

I wasn't as tall as he was, and even through the layers of clothing I could feel the hardness of the bulge in front of my stomach.

Perhaps it was because he didn't hear anything from the inside, but the sound of green bandits' footsteps sounded from the corridor as they left.

Jiang Ming and I heaved a sigh of relief at the same time. The discomfort of our lower bodies became even more obvious.

I am no longer a girl who has yet to experience the world, so I naturally know the reason behind his actions. He instinctively wanted to put some distance between them.

However, there was a huge difference in strength between males and females. I was worried that if I were to struggle with all my might, my embarrassment would reappear. Thus, I could only gently lean outwards.

Jiang Ming didn't pull me back into his embrace like before. He even obediently let me go of his embrace. However, a pair of young hands with distinct joints were still on my back.

He ran his hand along my back all the way down to my waist and quickly returned to my shoulder blades as if he had been scalded. He often repeated the same action over and over again.

I felt a pang of sadness.

He was reckless, curious, and cautious. It was obvious that this was a child that had not gone through human training.

Even though his every move and gesture carried the characteristics of a straightforward teenager, making him seem somewhat unromantic, his true nature was that of a soft, kind-hearted child that was holding a pure child in his arms.

Compared to Xue Lang, who I had a glimpse of back then, the young man in front of me was even more breathtaking.

It's a pity that it's already too late, and I won't be able to return to that innocent and carefree girl from before.

Just as my imagination was running wild, the young man's body gradually recovered from his previous tense state. He seemed to be startled by his own change. His hands stiffly embraced my shoulders and hesitation appeared on his face.

It was very normal for someone to be unable to control their emotions at the beginning.

I patted his shoulder twice, signaling him to let go of me. He immediately lowered his head and let go of me with a blushing face, but he still continued to tightly grip my hand.

He had been acting like a dissolute young master just a moment ago, but now he started to feel shy again.

I smiled at his shy expression.

It was really a one-sided child!

Jiang Ming glared at me and reached out his hand to pull me back.

"Don't! Don't! "Don't!" I immediately tightened my grip on his hand. "Let's talk peacefully!"

The boy thought for a while, then turned around and scooped me up and carried me over his shoulder into the curtain.

"Alright, let's sit down and talk!"

The first thing that came to mind was the relief bed at the back, with its heavy drapes and a serene scene.

He carried me over his shoulder, past the smoky pink veil, past the long black-painted mica case where I used to read books, past the lily screen of the butterfly, and straight to the bed.

For the first time, I felt the bright red halibut bag hanging on my bed.

"How about we take a seat here?"

His hot breath made me dizzy.

"NO!" "No!" I randomly pulled at his white shirt, leaving a mark on it.

The youth chuckled before continuing to carry me out of the screen. He sat down on the imperial concubine's bed and placed me on his lap.

This position made me slightly taller than him, which actually made it easier for Jiang Ming to place his head on my shoulder. I had never been so dependent on a man, and I was embarrassed. I moved another inch, hoping to get rid of him.

The youth's gaze turned deep as he continued to pull my hand down.

I knew what he meant, so I moved back to where I had been standing and winked at him.

The youth arrogantly placed his head on my shoulders, which were not solid at all. He said with a coquettish voice, "This is your gift of gratitude!"

My thank-you gift?

"I …" Why should I thank you? "

I tried not to focus on the fingers he was playing with.

"Didn't your servant girl tell you?"

Jiang Ming held my finger and put it in his mouth. His warm lips and tongue wrapped around it, causing my spine to heat up.

A servant?

Was it Lan Lan or Green Bandits?

Jiang Ming saw my confused and conflicted expression and suddenly laughed. He reached out his hand to scratch my nose.

"People say you're smart, but why do I feel like you're so stupid!"

"It was on the day of your grandmother's birthday banquet. Someone wanted to push your flower picking servant girl into the well. I just happened to see it and rescued her!"

A big child in my heart!

I know who it is!

The one who picked the flowers and almost fell into the well was Lanxiang.

"You … Do you know who wanted to kill my servant girl? "

It's not that I didn't investigate this matter, but that I had no way to do it. That day, the backyard is filled with all sorts of ladies. I can't possibly go to the wives' houses to scold them for the sake of a servant girl, can I? Furthermore, nothing happened to Lan Xiang, so I will temporarily put this matter aside.

He didn't expect to be mentioned under such circumstances!

"Of course I know!" The boy looked at me with a sly, fox-like expression.

"Then …"

"I'll tell you if you kiss me!"

His face said, "I'll tell you if you beg me."

"No need to trouble Young Master Jiang."

I turned away.

I could see the man for the first time. Even though he roughly hugged me in his arms and even secretly kissed my forehead a few times, he didn't want to offend me nor did he dare to offend me.

"Sigh!" Forget it, forget it! " Jiang Ming saw that I was a little flustered from my anger, so he didn't dare to use brute force to turn my face around. I can't tell you! "

I smiled and turned my face away.

"Alright!"

Jiang Ming quickly kissed me on the cheek before laughing.

"Do you think that Third Young Miss Xu is not like Third Wife Xu or Master Xu at all?"

I have only met Third Young Miss Xu a few times, and Third Madam Xu has only met her a few times. How can we ever start talking about Third Master Xu?

I had to shake my head.

The smile on Jiang Ming's face grew even wider.

"Do you know who Mrs Xu is?"

I don't even know who Master Xu is, how can I know where Mrs. Xu came from?

Helplessly, I shook my head again.

Jiang Ming, who was sitting below me, pinched a strand of my hair and wrapped it around his finger. "Mrs. Xu, the second lady of the third branch of the Zhou Family," he said with a smile.

Zhou family?

At the Zhou Mansion in the Mu Country.

I thought of something, a thought that flashed through my mind, but I didn't catch it.

The person behind him sighed.

"It seems like Miss Lu doesn't live up to her name!"

At this moment, the alarm in my heart rang out!

Jiang Ming even knew that!

Under these circumstances, he actually still came to ask to marry me!

Did this person know what he was doing?

"That Third Young Miss is not the daughter of Master Xu and his wife, but the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Mu."

Even in Border Town like me, I can still hear that the Duke of Mu is known for his strict and respectful ways. He actually raised his illegitimate daughter under his own cousin's name?

Could it be that the child's mother couldn't see the light of day?

Jiang Ming gave me a slight nod.

"This child's mother passed away long ago. It's said that he was exiled from the family of Imperial Censor Wu Youdao, who caused the late Emperor's death by speaking bluntly."

I carefully recalled the day that Lanxiang spoke of.

Lan Xiang said that she had followed behind Eldest Miss Xu and Second Miss Xu for a while. Although she saw the two of them whispering to each other, she didn't hear what they were saying. Then a servant girl told her to get water from the well. She had just reached the well when someone tried to push her into it.

At this moment, Jiang Ming was talking about the background of Miss Xu.

The only connection between the two was the conversation.

The answer was obvious.

It was obvious that Second Miss Xu and Eldest Miss Xu had talked about Third Young Miss's background. The people who were lying in wait beside Third Young Miss wanted to silence them by killing them.

Then the final question was, who had sent those people to protect Third Young Miss Xu in the dark? Was it Duke of Mu? Or perhaps it was the Xu family?

"Those hidden guards are all practitioners with inner strength. They are not ordinary soldiers." Jiang Ming sighed and put a bit of heat into my collar. "Just like you were with me the day you left!"

He was referring to the day I went to visit Aunt Mo and borrowed it from Shopkeeper Xiao.

With King Qi's financial resources, the hidden guards around Third Young Miss Xu were comparable to him. It was impossible for the Mu Estate to do anything against him.

In front of these powerful nobles, even my life is as lowly as grass, not to mention the girl beside me.

I sighed to myself, touching the smooth edge of my sleeve out of habit.

The man behind me seemed to feel my depression and tightened his arms, forcing me to lean on him. "You asked me so many questions, yet you still want to answer me!"

I couldn't help but secretly roll my eyes.

He was so good-looking, but he didn't even know how to say anything good!

What a waste of her face!

"Can I?" After being strangled by his arm to the point where I couldn't breathe, at this moment, after being jolted so hard by him, I felt my vision turn white.

What a man!

"Good!" Good! Let me go! " I promised him in a hurry.

A bitter expression appeared on the boy's face as he muttered in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I … I didn't do it on purpose! "

I breathed in the fresh air in large mouthfuls as I urged him, "Hurry up and ask!" I really have to go home! "

There was a moment of silence.

It was even stranger for the noisy crowd to suddenly quieten down.

I turned around to look at the persistent young man who wanted to ask me a question.

He wasn't sure if it was because he was actually blushing or because of the pink screen, but it was as red as a red brocade. The long black hair that covered his star-like bright eyes trembled like a pair of butterflies.

My heart beat like a drum, instantly moving.

Such a perfect beauty seemed to be a vision that I could not even reach out my hand to.

Her red lips slightly opened, and her voice that had just become low and deep contained a trembling that was hard to ignore: "You … Are you willing … Marry me? "

Bitterness flooded his heart like a tide.

It was a question that I was most unlikely to agree to.

A long silence lay between us, making the atmosphere fall to ice in an instant, no longer as intimate as it had been before.

The young man who didn't know what was going on stared at me with anger in his eyes. "Why aren't you willing?"

I turned my face away, not daring to look at the sincere face.

"If you're not willing, then you're not willing. What's the reason?!"

The hands that tightly gripped my arm gradually loosened and recovered. The young man before me still had a bright smile on his face.

"I know the man you know is unusual. I'm not as good as him. But we still have a way to go. As long as you wait for me, I will definitely stand behind you! "

I couldn't hold back the tears that were about to spill from the corners of my eyes.

To defend my grandmother on one side; to see me as an aunt in exchange for a child's elixir; to see me as a helpless uncle; to see me as a weak and unprotected mother; to have a ruthless and heartless father; even to have a cowardly husband who would not dare to let go between my family and me; to have someone stand up and tell me that no matter what I did, he would become a strong shield for me.

A gentle kiss fell on the corner of my eye, wiping away the tears I couldn't help but shed.

"You should go!"

I am not used to showing weakness in front of others, especially in front of a naive teenager who thinks he is in love with me.

When he became a man of indomitable spirit, he would know that the love he had once believed was nothing more than a dream, and that there was a greater glory in life waiting for him.

Surprisingly, I actually broke free from his embrace and staggered forward a few steps. Jiang Ming pulled me to my feet and steadied me.

A thin but warm embrace landed on his chest. A warm feeling spread over his head as a young man's voice warned him, "You have to wait for me!"

Before I could say anything, he had already hurried out, propped up the window himself, and pushed his way up against the sill to the roof.

It turns out that he fell from the roof, and those petals were merely there to lure me in!