“If you’ve got the guts, come at me openly. What’s the point of bullying someone who’s brain-dead?”
Tang Zhuojun was furious and said sarcastically, “Anruo, didn’t you say you’d be with me all day today? So why did you ditch me again?”
Ruan Anruo blushed. “I just went to pay my respects to the Eldest Princess. When I turned around, you were gone… Zhuyun, have you seen Prince Jin? I can’t find him anywhere.”
Heh. What a great friend—can’t wait to stab her twice when it counts.
Tang Zhuojun said, “Who is Prince Jin? How come I’ve never even heard of this prince?”
“But you clearly said before that you wanted to… wanted to follow Prince Jin…” Ruan Anruo said anxiously. “ Zhuojun, stop fooling around. His Highness is of noble status. If this gets blown up, Lord Tang will be put in a difficult position too. Just admit it now. Her Highness the Eldest Princess will show mercy.”
Tsk tsk— how touching, practically moved me to tears.
Tang Zhuojun made up her mind to deny everything to the end. She hadn’t been caught in the act, after all.
As long as she insisted she didn’t know Prince Jin was here, who could convict her?
So she smiled without warmth and said, “Since Anruo keeps calling him ‘Prince Jin’ and seems so close to him, you must know where he went, then?”
“I don’t!” Ruan Anruo’s eyes reddened. “ Zhuojun, you can’t say that.”
“That’s enough!” The Eldest Princess was not known for her patience. She swept them with a sharp glance and said sternly, “Go inside and see whether Prince Jin is there!”
“Aunt, I’m here.”
A low, magnetic voice sounded. To Tang Zhuojun’s ears, it was like a clap of thunder— wasn’t this Prince Jin, the one she’d drugged into unconsciousness?
So he’d been pretending?
Oh! right. Now that she thought about it, that did seem to be the case.
She hadn’t thought it through earlier, but now it was clear— she’d been tricked.
“Your Highness, why are you here with Zhuojun?” Ruan Anruo cried out in surprise.
“Do you insist on dumping this bucket of filth onto His Highness?” A man who looked like a guard stepped out from behind Prince Jin.
The “bucket of filth” finally relaxed.
Prince Jin had a guard with him; she had her maid. No matter how you looked at it, this wasn’t a secret rendezvous.