"Father, brother, haven't you seen what I left behind?" Chu Yunxi asked doubtfully.
Along the way, she dropped everything she could, just to show her father and brothers the way. Even Jun Zifeng saw it, so how could her father and brothers not see it?
"What did you leave behind? On which road?"
General Chu was very upset. As a father, he had not found any trace of his daughter until others rescued her. Could it be that he was old and no longer useful?
After Prince Hao's prince Jun Zifeng returned home, he took out a delicate purse embroidered with flowers and birds, a hairpin, and some crystal clear beads from his sleeve pocket. He played with it for a while and smiled like a fool.
Fortunately, he arrived in time, otherwise these delicate gadgets would not have been picked up.
"Go find a sandalwood box."
The guard was looking at his fairy-like master with a silly smile when he suddenly received an order, "Your Majesty, how big of a wooden box do you want?"
Jun Zifeng tapped on the table.
The guard looked at the things that were only used by women and understood them. After a while, he found a beautiful jewelry box for women.
"Your Majesty, I have chosen the most beautiful one."
The smile on Jun Zifeng's face disappeared, and he raised his eyes sullenly, looking at the guard who was still waiting for praise, "Do you think I, your master, look like a woman?"
"No, it's not. I'll change it now."
The guard didn't wait for the praise, and even had a meal. He quickly went to change a simple wooden box and came back. He watched Jun Zifeng carefully put the few gadgets in the box and put them away.
The guard who couldn't understand the situation could only comfort himself: Don't guess what the master is thinking.
The people of the Chu family, after hearing Chu Yunxi explain the whole story in detail, all wanted to salute Jun Lingyun, but Jun Lingyun stopped them.
"I saved Xi'er not for others, but for myself."
Being stared at by Jun Lingyun's deep eyes, Chu Yunxi felt her face was hot and her heart was sour and sweet. Such a good man was destined to be divided among three thousand beauties. Alas, it was unpleasant to think about it.
Only then did Mrs. Chu know that her daughter had gone through a life-and-death battle in just half a day. Her family members were afraid that she might have fetal motility, so they all hid it from her.
"Xi'er, come with me, I have something to say to you."
Mrs. Chu's face was serious. Chu Yunxi didn't know what happened to her mother and wanted to talk to her alone, so she followed her obediently.
"Xi'er!" Mrs. Chu took Chu Yunxi's hand, "Tell mother honestly, has His Royal Highness bullied you?"
Seeing that Mrs. Chu didn't seem to be joking, Chu Yunxi also became more serious, "Why would mother think so? If it weren't for the prince, my daughter might not be able to come back today."
"Xi'er, we have many ways to repay your life-saving grace. In the future, when the prince will ascend to the throne, we, the Chu family, will take the lead and help clear the obstacles for his highness."
Mrs. Chu lowered her voice and spoke to Chu Yunxi extremely seriously.
"But for women, chastity is everything. You have also seen Chu Xueer's fate. Your mother will never allow you to lose your virginity before marriage, even if the prince is your fiancé. If word spreads, it will become your
Eternal stain. If His Highness the Crown Prince threatens you with kindness..."
Looking at her mother's earnest eyes, Chu Yunxi knew that her mother had not had much contact with Jun Lingyun, and all her knowledge was based on what outsiders said. Just like her previous life, she thought Jun Lingyun was a cold and heartless prince.
She earnestly promised: "Mom, the prince is not that kind of person. He is very good to me. I also promise you that I will keep myself clean."
After she came back from rebirth, she really thought about handing herself over to Jun Lingyun. As long as she could take advantage of the opportunity to avenge her hatred and keep her family safe, what did her own honor and disgrace mean?
But Jun Lingyun pushed her away rationally every time. He didn't care about the eyes of the world, but he cherished her and protected her. How could she live up to his protective heart?
"Then you, what's going on with you?"
Chu Yunxi followed what her mother pointed out and immediately blushed to the root of her neck when she thought of Jun Lingyun's so-called punishment on the carriage.
"This is, this is roasted by the fire." Chu Yunxi thought quickly and explained the dots.
In the hall, she was afraid that her family would be upset after hearing this, so she only said that she was cornered in the reeds, and did not mention that she was almost killed in the fire. However, at this moment, she was forced out by her mother.
"My mother didn't see it. It was such a big patch of reeds that you couldn't even see the edge. Those men in black were shooting at us with flaming arrows."
Chu Yunxi opened her arms and gestured exaggeratedly. Mrs. Chu's heart palpitated when she heard this. She still remembered her original intention of calling Chu Yunxi to chat alone.
"Then what happened next? What happened next?"
"Later, just when we were about to be engulfed by the sea of fire, Crown Prince Hao arrived in time and held down those men in black with one against ten. Only then did His Highness the Crown Prince have the opportunity to take my cousin and me out. The sparks were all around us.
Whirring."
"So Prince Hao's martial arts is so strong?" Mrs. Chu was shocked and wanted to know the detailed process.
"Who says it's not true? I really didn't expect that the Crown Prince is actually both civil and military. I don't know which family's daughter is worthy of him. The Crown Prince and His Highness the Crown Prince were both injured in order to save me and my cousin. By the way, are we?
Do you need to prepare gifts and go to Prince Hao’s Mansion to express your gratitude?”
Chu Yunxi transformed into a storyteller and told this matter of life and death with ups and downs, as if it were an adventure.
The more Mrs. Chu listened, the more she blamed herself. She didn't know how scared and uncomfortable her daughter was at that time. She actually thought that those red spots were the prince's indulgence, which was really not the case.
"Xier, does it still hurt?" Mrs. Chu said, going to take a closer look at Chu Yunxi's injuries.
"It doesn't hurt. It doesn't hurt at all. It's just a minor injury and it has long since stopped hurting. Mother, His Royal Highness is still outside. Let's go out first and don't lose etiquette."
Chu Yunxi quickly put away his collar and covered his neck.
"That's right, it's my mother's fault and she neglected her savior."
Chu Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief. Her mother discovered the marks that Jun Lingyun had left on her. She was so embarrassed that she wanted to disappear where she was.
In the main hall, Jun Lingyun was discussing the murderer with General Chu. "Is there anyone suspicious of General Chu?"
"I have no evidence, but I feel that it is nothing more than Prince An and Duke Xiao."
"It's just that the Kung Fu methods of those dead warriors are not quite like those of the dead warriors in Duke Xiao's palace."
Jun Lingyun had fought against Xiao Guogong's dead men before, and his martial arts skills were not the same as those of these men.
"I do have a suspicion." Chu Yunxi stepped in and attracted everyone's attention with one sentence.
"Sister, who is she? If you tell me, my elder brother will avenge you."
Chu Wenzhong stood up abruptly, his face full of anger. He heard that Chu Yunxi was lured by the man in black, and wanted to kill him.
Xi'er is the beloved treasure of the whole family. If something happens to her, their family will be in darkness from now on.
No matter how high the status of the mastermind is, he will kill the person who harmed his sister even if he risks his life.
"Then you must be mentally prepared."
Chu Yunxi was afraid that her family would not be able to accept the discovery of the mole, especially her father. After all, Aunt Liu was his father's woman and they had lived with her for so many years.