No pop-up ads, so refreshing! Thanks for your support! Sounds good to me ^_^... Chapter 107

  Nan Chengyao stood outside the door, his back to us, at a distance that wasn't particularly close, and I didn't know if he had heard what I just said.

  Someone like him, since he chose to leave first, would not stoop to eavesdropping. And even if he did hear and found out that I'm not the real Murong Qing, I wouldn't have anything to worry about anymore.

  I watched him riding away on horseback, getting farther and farther away, unable to bear taking back my gaze, while he didn't turn his head even once.

  What I have is getting less and less, so little that there's almost nothing left to lose.

  Until Zhi's back figure gradually disappeared from view, Nan Chengyao unknowingly came to my side, reached out and held my shoulder: "You don't have to worry, nothing will happen to him."

  I felt a little dazed, unable to extricate myself from him, yet still staring blankly in the direction where Yuanyuan had gone.

  He released me and walked towards the horse tied to the tree, led it over, then without waiting for my reaction, he stretched out his hand and easily lifted me onto the horse's back.

  I was slightly startled, but then I fell silent. He's already done this much for me, and I should be grateful to him. In fact, there's no reason for him to stand here with me aimlessly like a fool.

  Nan Chengyao didn't say much more, and with a swift motion, he leapt onto the horseback, wrapped me in his arms, and galloped off.

  He wrapped his cloak around me to block the wind for me. My body was slightly stiff, I closed my eyes and didn't struggle free.

  This horse is just like the one I rode before, and it doesn't look particularly impressive at first glance. However, now that I'm actually riding it, I realize that although it can't compare to exceptional horses like "Thieving Lightfoot" or "Wind Chaser", it's undoubtedly a top-notch horse that stands out from the rest.

  I thought Nan Chengyao would take me back to the Sanwang Mansion, but unexpectedly, the horse galloped in the opposite direction. Just as I was slightly puzzled, I raised my eyes and saw that it was the Anding Gate ahead.

  I felt a slight tremble and turned around to look at him. His face was etched against the flickering sky, as if carved by a knife with deep lines.

  He didn't say a word, but immediately stood under the gate of An Ding City, and then jumped down neatly by himself before stretching out his arms to lift me down.

  The guards at the gate, originally expressionless with lowered eyebrows, stood like clay sculptures, pretending not to see or hear anything around them. When they suddenly saw him appear, they were all slightly startled, but did not panic, and silently paid their respects to him.

  We climbed all the way up to the city gate, where we encountered very few guards, but without exception, they were all in the same state as the guard at the city gate.

  I knew this was his arrangement, and the person who could be chosen to serve here tonight would not be an ordinary person. I also understood that he brought me here to let me confirm that Wei had left Beijing safely, but in my heart, there wasn't a single ripple of emotion.

  He took me all the way up to the highest point of the An Ding Gate and gently turned my body slightly towards the outside of the city gate by holding onto my shoulder.

  I was perplexed, but suddenly, at the end of my line of sight, I saw a tiny shadow running towards the distance.

  Unable to contain the excitement in my heart, I reached out and grasped the corner of the city wall. In fact, nothing could be seen clearly, just a vague moving shadow. But I knew it was Yan.

  So, Nan Chengyao brought me all the way here on horseback just to let me see Lin Yi off for a longer distance?

  I didn't turn back, still gazing at that increasingly distant and blurry figure, slowly transforming into a small black dot, then completely disappearing in the vast expanse of heaven and earth.

  But I knew that Nan Chengyao had been standing behind me, seeing off Lin's departure with me. Perhaps he would be his greatest enemy in the future, or perhaps he didn't take Lin seriously at all.

  I don't know how long I stood there, but the sky had gradually brightened up at this moment. This time, Nan Xiangyao didn't urge me on; instead, he took off his own cloak and draped it over my shoulders, then quietly kept me company until one of his subordinates arrived with a food basket in hand.

  "Your Highness, at this time the temperature is the lowest, and the wind on the city wall is so strong. For a while, nothing good can be prepared here. I, the last general, only brought some plain congee up, please let Your Highness and the princess warm yourselves with it."

  Although I haven't seen that person before, but from the tone of his conversation with Nan Chengyao, there was no hint of courtesy or estrangement. He even dared to offer him plain congee, which suggests that he must be genuinely considerate of him and is likely one of his trusted confidants.

  Nan Chengyao took a glance at the steaming hot congee, then looked at me who was slightly shrinking in the cold wind, and said lightly: "Alright."

  That person invited us to the room where we were resting, and naturally there was no one else inside. He scooped a bowl and presented it to Nan Xiangyao, who handed it over in front of me: "First warm up your body with this, and when you return to the manor, let them prepare breakfast again."

  I nodded and drank it somewhat absent-mindedly, and by the time he left through the An Ding Gate, the sky had already brightened up.

  Riding a horse all the way back to the Wang Mansion, in order to avoid prying eyes and ears, they took the rear entrance, still keeping a distance, before seeing Qin An standing there with a worried expression, constantly looking around.

  In my memory, Qin An has always been calm and steady, I have never seen him like this.

  A faint sense of doubt, but the next moment, my line of sight happened to meet his gaze at me, and my heart sank inexplicably.

  "What's wrong?" Nan Chengyao asked in a low voice as he helped me down from the horse.

  Qin An hesitated for a moment, then wanted to go forward and whisper in his ear.

  A growing sense of unease in my heart made me open my mouth hastily and say: "What's going on? Don't avoid me, just say it here!"

  Qin An glanced at me with a slightly anxious but persistent expression, then looked at Nan Chengyao, who was standing there with no expression, showing no signs of anything.

  Perhaps knowing that he couldn't hide it forever, Qin An spoke in a low voice: "Miss Shuying has encountered some trouble, but Your Highness needn't worry, Xunyun and Zhuyu are taking care of her at He Feng Pavilion, and we've already invited Mr. Chun over..."

  "What exactly happened, I don't want such an ambiguous answer." I stared into his eyes, asking word by word.

  Qin An was silent for a long time before finally speaking up: "Miss Shu Ying got up early and didn't see the princess, so she was anxious to come to Qiantian Residence to ask us. On her way, she accidentally bumped into Miss Du near Shaoyi Pavilion. Miss Du's fetus was startled, and thinking it was intentional, she angrily ordered the servants of Shaoyi Pavilion to beat Miss Shu Ying with a board. We arrived late, although we managed to stop them, but Miss Shu Ying had already been injured. I have dealt with those people."

  "Qing Er——"

  I felt dizzy for a moment, Nan Chengyao hastily stretched out his hand to support me, his face was slightly pale, and his eyes were filled with deep sorrow, as if there was also a hint of hidden fear.

  I took a deep breath, steadied my emotions, stood up straight, and slowly but firmly freed myself from his arms without leaving any room for hesitation.

  I didn't even glance at him, turning to Qin An and asking word by word in a calm and numb tone of voice: "How is Shu Ying now?"

  The fleeting glimmer in Qin An's eyes did not escape my notice, although he quickly lowered his eyelids and spoke in a gentle tone that seemed so sincere.

  "Qin An will stay here to wait for Your Highness and the Princess, and doesn't know about Shu Ying's current situation, but with Mr. Chun and Xun Yun Zhu Yu present, please don't worry too much, Princess."

  He said so.

  I nodded indifferently and didn't say another word, entering the mansion and heading step by step towards the He Feng Pavilion.

  He Feng Xuan was just a small courtyard, and it couldn't be compared to Gui Mo Ge. As soon as I entered the gate, I heard Chun Yu's voice carried by the wind from inside the house.

  "...her body was originally severely injured, and then she rushed out in a hurry and got chilled, and suddenly suffered such a severe beating, now even if it were me, I would be powerless to help..."

  Still remember the shocking swan's reflection (harem)