mtlumby2d Chapter 339 I failed to protect you
Chapter 339 I failed to protect you
On the carriage.
Looking at her sprained ankle, Song Ruozhen couldn't help but sigh. It's true that being a pampered young lady for so long, she still managed to sprain her ankle while using a speed-enhancing spell.
That's incredibly embarrassing!
He had intended to treat himself with silver needles, but then suddenly remembered that he had thrown them away earlier.
It seems I should prepare several sets of silver needles to carry with me from now on, just in case.
"Does it hurt?"
Chu Junting saw Song Ruozhen looking down at her feet, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, making it impossible to see her expression, but he heard her sigh.
His Adam's apple bobbed, he opened his mouth as if to speak but hesitated, then subconsciously moved closer, his dark, deep eyes full of concern.
The scene of her being surrounded by a group of assassins kept flashing through his mind. Her fair and delicate face was splattered with bright red blood, and she looked extremely fragile in her plain dress. His heart felt as if it were being gripped by an invisible hand.
Thankfully, she is safe and sound.
She sat gracefully beside him.
Song Ruozhen subconsciously looked up, unaware that the man had been sitting so close. When she looked up, the two were practically touching.
The doe-like, moist eyes unexpectedly met the man's deep, bright eyes, and for a moment, their breaths seemed to catch in their throats.
In that instant, Song Ruozhen seemed to hear her own heartbeat.
"I...I'm fine." Song Ruozhen came to her senses, took a few steps back, and looked around aimlessly. "I just twisted my ankle. I'll be fine after resting for a couple of days."
However, as Chu Junting listened to the woman's understanding words of comfort, his guilt deepened.
"I failed to protect you today."
His voice was deep and resonant, but now it was filled with guilt, making him sound particularly downcast. His dark eyes also revealed deep remorse and heartache.
This was the first time Song Ruozhen had seen Chu Junting look at her like that.
The deep pity and heartache in those words made her feel as if a feather had gently brushed against her heart, leaving her with a ticklish, slightly sour feeling, and a sense of being moved spreading through her.
"This is none of your business."
Actually, I underestimated them. I didn't expect them to have set up a concealment array. If I had seen through it sooner, things wouldn't have been so difficult, and Master Tianji wouldn't have had a chance to escape.
At the time, Chu Junting was so focused on her injuries that he had the opportunity to take advantage of her.
A hint of helplessness crossed Song Ruozhen's face. Since transmigrating into the book, she had not seen any powerful Xuanmen practitioners around her.
Concealment arrays are not something ordinary Taoist priests can perform, let alone arrays formed using essence and blood as a catalyst.
This incident served as a wake-up call for her; it seems that staying in this safe environment for too long had gradually made her lower her guard.
This is a taboo!
"It was my oversight, and I will never let such a thing happen again."
Chu Junting's eyes were serious. He would never forget that scene, and he dared not imagine what kind of situation he would be in if something really happened.
Song Ruozhen slightly raised her beautiful eyes, met the man's serious gaze, and smiled brightly, "I believe you."
After a moment, Chu Junting spoke again: "They came for you?"
Song Ruozhen nodded slightly, "They deliberately set up this trap to catch me. Yun Xiaoniang's matter was the prelude."
This master of divination is quite capable, which shows that the power behind him is not simple. They want to capture me because they have their eyes on my metaphysical skills.
But... I have no clue, and I can't figure out who the other person could be.
Before today, she had not noticed that anyone was eyeing her abilities, but considering the countless nobles in the entire capital, it was to be expected that such abilities would be valued.
Relying solely on conjecture is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Chu Junting's eyes were solemn. "Rest assured, I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly."
……
Song family.
"Zhen'er hasn't come back yet?"
Liu Ruyan couldn't help but worry when she saw that Song Ruozhen hadn't returned yet.
“Mother, Fifth Sister was taken away by His Highness the Prince of Chu today. I haven’t heard that she went to the palace. She should be fine, right?” Song Zhiyu said.
Song Jingshen frowned. "His Highness Prince Chu has always been very sensible. Logically speaking, he wouldn't have failed to send Fifth Sister back so late."
I heard from the foreman who came back from distributing porridge today that Fifth Sister went out of town today. She even met with Tang Xuening outside the city, and immediately told the porridge distributors in the south of the city to pack up their stalls.
"What happened?" Liu Ruyan asked in surprise.
"Fifth Sister did the right thing by closing up the stall. That Tang girl is probably not very bright. We always give porridge to refugees."
Firstly, to prevent the people in the city from fraudulently claiming the money, and secondly, although the white porridge wasn't very good, it wouldn't leave anyone starving. However, Tang Xuening actually bought a bunch of meat buns in the city, saying that the refugees were having a hard time and had no oil in their stomachs.
In a short time, they bought up all the meat buns in the city, and even our porridge distribution in the south of the city was ridiculed as being rich but heartless, stingy and petty.
Song Jingshen scoffed, "That's quite an interesting argument. Our Song family's money doesn't grow on trees. Giving away porridge is already quite generous, yet you still accuse us of being stingy!"
Song Zhiyu looked surprised. "Is Tang Xuening really that brainless? Once she sets this precedent with meat buns, she'll be scolded if she doesn't give them to anyone else."
“Even Third Brother can figure this out, yet Tang Xuening doesn’t. Isn’t that really stupid?” Song Jingshen clicked his tongue and shook his head.
Song Zhiyu glanced at him. "Jing Shen, what do you mean by that? Don't you realize that I'm actually smarter than you?"
Song Jingshen: "..."
When Song Yanzhou and Song Yi'an learned of this news, they also felt that the Tang family had acted irrationally. They were all family members, and as soon as they heard that their fifth sister had ordered the stalls to be shut down, they knew what she was up to.
"The news that there are meat buns in the south of the city should have spread by now, right?" Song Yi'an asked.
Song Jingshen patted his chest, "Miss Tang is eager to become famous, so naturally we should help her out."
The brothers exchanged glances, and knowing smiles appeared on their faces.
At this moment, Luo Qingyin walked over from the front hall and said, "Mother-in-law, Fifth Sister is back."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan and the others rushed out and saw Chu Junting helping Song Ruozhen down from the carriage.
Seeing Song Ruozhen's furrowed brows, Chu Junting's dark eyes darkened, and he forcefully suppressed his intention to carry her directly into the mansion.
The city was full of people and eyes, and his relationship with Song Ruozhen was not yet settled. A young lady's reputation was of utmost importance.
Liu Ruyan immediately noticed that Song Ruozhen's foot seemed to be injured, and quickly came to greet her, "Zhen'er, what happened to you?"
"Auntie, I'm so sorry. I didn't take good care of Ruozhen today, and she got hurt." Chu Junting apologized first, his cold face full of remorse.
Liu Ruyan's expression changed slightly. Just as she was about to ask, Song Ruozhen waved her hand and said, "Mother, it's nothing. I just twisted my ankle, which is why I came back a little late."