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On the other side, Xiao Heng sat in his room, waiting quietly. He wasn"t actually sure if Gu Jiao had gone to rest.
But when it came to Gu Jiao, he wouldn"t hesitate so much.
Fortunately, he didn"t have to wait long before Little Nine flew back.
Little Nine held the pouch in its beak.
He opened the pouch and took out a paper crane.
The paper crane was folded from the special ripple-patterned paper he had given her.
He still remembered her indescribable expression when she received that stack of paper, not expecting that she would bring those papers to Shengdu of the State of Yan.
There was something else in the pouch.
He took them out and saw they were strips of ripple-patterned paper with writing on them.
The first strip said, "The mountains may crumble, the heavens and earth may collide, but I dare not part from you."
Xiao Heng"s handsome face turned a little red. Was this girl confessing her feelings to him? Did she have to be so blunt?
The second strip said, "I never knew the meaning of longing until I longed for you. Now that I long for you, I fear the suffering of longing."
Xiao Heng"s cheeks grew even hotter. So she missed him this much?
The third strip read, “Under the Acacia Tree, words fail to convey my longing. My heart aches, for my beloved knows not the depth of my yearning thoughts.”
Xiao Heng felt his heart swell and burn, as if something was filling it to the brim.
He had never realized before that this girl had such literary talent.
And also, her feelings for him were evidently so deep.
Gu Jiao had written over a dozen strips, each one making Xiao Heng blush and his heart race like a deer in turmoil.
However, at some point, the love poems on the strips started to take on a slightly different tone.
"Though heaven and earth may long endure, sometimes love ends; this regret will persist without an end."
Xiao Heng felt the corner of his mouth twitch.
"This love may yet become a cherished memory, but at that time, it was already lost."
Xiao Heng"s face stiffened.
"Returning a bowl of tearless sorrow to you, regretting we did not meet before I became a monk!"
At the end, there was even a small stick-figure pounding its chest and stomping its feet.
Xiao Heng: "......!!"
Gu Jiao had a quirk——she would get sleepy whenever she recited poetry.
She could grit her teeth and persist for a while, but eventually, she would nod off like a pecking chick, not even knowing what she was writing.
Even the pouch was s.n.a.t.c.hed away by Little Nine itself.
Seeing the latter parts, Xiao Heng was both exasperated and amused.
He had thought those poems were Gu Jiao"s heartfelt literary expressions, but now it seemed they were copied from somewhere else.
Looking at the crooked words on the last few strips of paper, he suspected she fell asleep while copying them, not knowing where she left off.
Xiao Heng was so annoyed he ground his teeth, "I got worked up for nothing. I won"t fall for your tricks again, you little liar!"
She must have already fallen asleep, so Xiao Heng didn’t reply.
Little Nine, seeing that it had nothing more to do, flew back to its perch on the tree.
Xiao Heng still couldn"t fall asleep.
It wasn"t because of the love poems; he wasn"t so petty as to fuss over that.
It was the information he had gathered during the day that required him to sit down and carefully sort through it.
After Gu Jiao told him that the person behind Nangong Li was related to the imperial family, he went to the busiest teahouse in Shengdu and spoke with a few storytellers to get a general understanding of the imperial family"s background.
Although he didn"t learn much, he did gather a bit of information about the Nangong Family.
The close relationship between the Nangong Family and the Crown Prince Estate was an open secret in Shengdu.
In the State of Zhao, the Crown Prince resided in the East Palace, whereas in the State of Yan, the Crown Prince established his own residence upon leaving the palace.
The Crown Prince of the State of Yan was the second son of the Emperor and his birth mother was Imperial Consort Han.
The young master who had prepared the viewing platform for him that day was Ming Junw.a.n.g, the eldest legitimate son of the Crown Prince.
Ming Junw.a.n.g was cousins with Han Che, the polo player from Pingyang Academy.
Although there was currently no evidence to suggest that the Crown Prince Estate had instigated the Nangong Family, the Crown Prince Estate remained the most suspicious.
So the question was, who in the Crown Prince Estate was targeting him? And why would they want to deal with him?
......
Tonight, Shengdu was exceptionally stuffy, with no trace of coolness even after nightfall.
The Duke Estate gradually quieted down after a busy day.
Mu Ruxin sat in her room, feeling somewhat irritable.
"Bring some more ice." She said, frowning.
"Young miss, what"s wrong?" Her servant girl asked, puzzled. There were already two basins of ice in the room, and adding more would make it too cold.
"I"m just not happy!" Mu Ruxin said gloomily.
Thinking about what had happened at the academy, she increasingly felt that Xiao Liulang was a constant obstacle to her plans.
She said irritably, "He seized the opportunity to impress the three deans by taking all the seriously injured people for himself, leaving only a few insignificant minor injuries for me to handle."
The servant girl didn"t know how to respond to this.
"Forget it, let"s sleep." Mu Ruxin put down her fan and got up to go to bed.
The servant girl followed her to drape the bed curtains and comforted, "Young miss, he"s just a student from a lower state. You"re soon going to be the adopted daughter of Lord Duke. When the time comes, he won"t be able to compete with you."
Mentioning this, Mu Ruxin sighed, "Tell me, we"ve been spreading this news for so long, and the whole household knows about it. Why haven"t the Second Master and Second Madame taken any action yet? Did I misunderstand Second Madame"s intentions?"
The servant girl replied, "How could that be? Second Madame asked you about it to gauge your intentions! I guess it will happen soon!"
Mu Ruxin lay down and said dreamily, "I have no parents; it was my master who raised me. If I truly become Lord Duke"s adopted daughter, I will be very filial to him! I will make up for... the sorrow of losing his daughter!"
In Lord Duke"s courtyard.
Lord Duke had already settled down, but unfortunately, Lianqiao, being clumsy, accidentally spilled a whole bowl of tea on the bed.
Lianqiao had to help Lord Duke into his wheelchair and find a mattress to replace the wet one.
Lord Duke kept his eyes open, his hands resting on the wheelchair"s armrests.
To his right was the bedside table.
On top of the table lay the rouge that Lianqiao had just bought and intended to take back to her room.Raz P."s Thoughts
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In the suspenseful supernatural novel “Records of Mortals,” Jiang Baiyan, once a solitary and impoverished youth, finds refuge in the Shi family of Chang’an due to his extraordinary bloodline. With his clear and captivating peach blossom eyes, this seemingly innocent young man conceals a fanatical and malevolent lunatic within. Destined to succ.u.mb to darkness amidst hardship and degradation, he becomes a harbinger of chaos.
When Shi Dai suddenly transmigrates, she takes on the role of the Shi family’s young lady, the one who subjects him to countless trials, eventually leading to her demise.
The twist? She never got to finish reading the novel.
From what she knew of the plot, Jiang Baiyan was just a silent, timid, and often bullied pitiable character.
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Jiang Baiyan had never encountered someone like Shi Dai.
After he had slaughtered all the evil creatures in the garden, the blood-stained young man, exuding a murderous aura, approached her step by step, his lips curling into a malicious smile, "Scared?"
Shi Dai responded, “You’re really amazing! I applaud you until I spin like a spiral and fly around the moon three hundred times! And also——you have dimples when you smile!"
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
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After seeing her at a lantern festival with another man, Jiang Baiyan lowered his eyes, his fingers twirling her hair. He said in a mocking and sinister tone, "The mansion in the western suburbs...if I hide you there, no one will find you, right?"
Shi Dai replied, "Does it come with meals and lodging? Can I sleep in everyday? Oh, and your cooking is the best!"
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
—
Jiang Baiyan was supposed to dislike her, even hate her, but as their separation drew near, his eyes turned red and he grabbed her sleeve, pleading, "Don"t abandon me, alri—”
Shi Dai responded, "Alright, alright, I’ll only have you. Mwah."
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
He hasn"t finished his lines yet though…