Chapter 153: Chapter 140: No Pig Talk Allowed

Fu Xuan didn’t ask Shen Jingxian who her fiancé was, seemingly indifferent.

Shen Jingxian breathed a sigh of relief. Fu Xuan’s attitude earlier was too strange, making her wary, but since Fu Xuan was always this flirtatious, she might have been overthinking it.

Fu Xuan paid the bill, and the two of them returned to their horse to begin the journey back.

Only then did Shen Jingxian realize they had only one horse, and she was absolutely unwilling to share it with Fu Xuan.

Kidding me, men and women should maintain their distance. She didn’t want to share a horse with Fu Xuan. Did that mean they used one horse on their way here?

The Princess Yuan was actually willing to ride a horse with a stranger?!!

This doesn’t make sense.

In Shen Jingxian’s impression, the princess in the original text only cast a special glance at Wen Ranchen, other men didn’t catch her eye at all. Did she love the unattainable feeling? (heavy fog)

Fu Xuan, being the playboy type, should be exactly the type she despises.

Shen Jingxian had questions in her heart but could only wait to ask Dark One when she got back.

Ultimately, Fu Xuan couldn’t persuade Shen Jingxian and bought another horse in town. Not long after they started the return, they encountered soldiers who came looking for them.

Seeing the dignified and gentle princess, the soldiers all breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully not needing to be rough with the princess.

Seeing the soldiers’ expressions, Shen Jingxian knew they had been tormented by Princess Yuan over the past few days, so she comforted them, “Thank you for the hardship of protecting my body these days.”

Shen Jingxian was hinting at something, and everyone understood.

No one could refuse a gentle princess. The exhaustion on the soldiers’ faces disappeared instantly, and their gazes at the princess were filled with determination, as if saying to the princess, Rest assured! We will surely protect you!

“We swear loyalty to Her Highness the Princess unto death!”

Shen Jingxian smiled even more brilliantly, and the soldiers regained their spirits, surrounding her and starting to hurry back.

Fu Xuan followed behind Shen Jingxian, holding the reins in silence. It seemed he held them so tightly that his hands were bleeding, but he didn’t seem to notice, only staring at Shen Jingxian’s back.

Who exactly was sister’s fiancé.

…

Halfway back, Shen Jingxian lost consciousness again, and when she awoke, she was back in the carriage.

The carriage was empty except for her, Xin Le had been placed in a separate carriage.

Shen Jingxian tried to rise but found her body in unbearable pain. She sighed, lifted her hand to tidy her hair, only to notice her hand was wrapped in white cloth, and as she moved, blood seeped through again.

What kind of mess is this?

“Dark One.”

Upon hearing, Dark One appeared, cautiously checking the princess’s expression before responding, “Greetings, Your Highness.”

Then came the familiar code exchange time.

After exchanging codes, Dark One looked at Shen Jingxian’s eyes gradually moistening, resembling the loyal servant in old novels lamenting finding the young lady after 20 years.

“What happened to my hand?”

Dark One had been following Shen Jingxian closely, even when Fu Xuan took her away. Shen Jingxian had instructed that if she didn’t do anything harmful, he shouldn’t intervene, just observe from the side. That’s why Dark One didn’t stop her.

Shen Jingxian had her considerations. If every time Princess Yuan appeared, her subordinates knocked her out, how could she gather information?

She needed to let Princess Yuan act to grasp more details.

Dark One explained the situation.

On their way back, the princess suddenly fainted, and upon waking to the approaching soldiers, she began to resist, yelling for Fu Xuan to save her.

Fu Xuan, for reasons unknown, ignored Princess Yuan’s pleas, which angered the princess, prompting her to take out a hairpin and slash her own hand. This was when Dark One appeared and knocked her out.

Shen Jingxian nodded, understanding that her body’s pain probably came from falling off the horse.

She was quite lucky not to have suffered a concussion.

Looking at the blood stains on her hand, she suddenly asked, “What did Fu Xuan do that day?”

Dark One reported everything he had seen and heard, leaving out no details of their dialogue and actions.

Most of it matched what Fu Xuan said, except in the part concerning interactions with Princess Yuan…

Shen Jingxian was a bit surprised as a conjecture rose in her heart, though it seemed unbelievable.

Could it be that Princess Yuan loved someone other than Wen Ranchen? That doesn’t make sense.

But from Dark One’s account, it clearly seemed that way.

Shen Jingxian shook her head, driving away chaotic thoughts, “Did you send the letter to Father and Mother?”

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