I'm Competing With The Male Lead For A Woman - Chapter 31

Although Xiao Jin thought that what she said was very domineering, due to the limitations of the system, it was more delicate than domineering.

Upon hearing Xiao Jin speak in such a tone, Su Tan was silent. She had to swallow the words she was about to say to keep herself from laughing.

Outside the corridor, the footsteps of the guards became more and more frequent. The vibration of the boot soles hitting the wooden floor became louder and louder, seeming to be right next to them.

The faint sound of a blade being drawn from its scabbard could be heard.

In the midst of the chaos, a guard shouted, “Report! The person His Highness is looking for is not on the second floor either.”

Another person gave an order, “If they’re not on this floor, then go to the next one.”

Hearing this, Xiao Jin looked up at Chu Shao. She saw that the other person had made no movements and was still just watching her with a smile. It seemed like she was still considering how to take her away.

Even though Xiao Jin had been through so much and thought that she was the best at staying calm in a crisis, she was a little overwhelmed at this moment.

The house is on fire, and you’re still acting like an old dog. You’re something else.

Time waited for no one. Xiao Jin had no choice but to remind her, “Princess Consort, they’re coming up.”

Xiao Jin’s face was expressionless because she believed that Chu Shao definitely knew this fact.

Although Xiao Jin’s expression was cold, the tone of her voice was still the one that made her want to be a mute.

Hearing this, Chu Shao came back to her senses. She first let out an almost inaudible sigh, and then she laughed. “Okay, I’ll be a little faster.”

Before Xiao Jin could fully understand what Chu Shao’s words, “I’ll be a little faster,” meant, Chu Shao approached her without a word.

The beauty mark under the corner of her eye became even more dazzling, and it entered her line of sight.

Just as Xiao Jin was in a daze, Chu Shao reached out and held her knuckles.

The crimson mark seemed to still be lingering in her eyes. The next moment, Xiao Jin felt her body being forced into the air.

In reality, Xiao Jin’s feeling was not wrong.

Because Chu Shao reached out and held her hand. Her grip was light, but it was strong enough to pull her up from the wheelchair.

This action caught Xiao Jin off guard. If Chu Shao hadn’t held her arm, she probably would have fallen to the ground.

With the support, Xiao Jin managed to steady her center of gravity. However, her trembling legs couldn’t stand up, and she could only stagger toward Chu Shao.

Chu Shao held Xiao Jin’s hands like she was controlling a puppet on a string.

Her movements were gentle, like a swaying willow branch in early spring. With such a soft force, she extended her knuckles and wrapped them around Xiao Jin’s hands in a way that couldn’t be resisted, guiding Xiao Jin to dance with her.

Even though Xiao Jin’s dance steps were clumsy and lacked skill.

But with the drum-like footsteps outside the building, and the sound of weapons clashing, Xiao Jin could lean her body toward her and use her irregular breathing to replace the uncoordinated dance steps.

The corners of Chu Shao’s lips curved. She looked down at Xiao Jin, who was leaning against her, and a hint of interest appeared in her eyes.

She looked at the other person supporting herself and trying to keep her distance from her. She said with a hint of helplessness, “Your Highness, it seems like this method won’t work.”

At this moment, Xiao Jin only had one thought.

She wanted to curse.

If it weren’t for her current identity and the system’s meddling, beautiful words would have probably already slipped out of her mouth.

Xiao Jin felt that she was not a puppet on a string right now, but a kite. One that Chu Shao had caught and was casually letting go into the sky.

But this feeling didn’t last for long. Chu Shao moved her fingers and pulled her back from the sky.

The world spun around.

It wasn’t until her legs and back were lifted up like she was being carried on a stretcher that Xiao Jin realized that Chu Shao had probably picked her up.

In reality, she could completely remove the word “probably.”

Because the truth was that Chu Shao had used the least effortful pose. She put one hand around Xiao Jin’s back and the other under her legs.

Then, she used a bridal carry to pick up Xiao Jin.

It had to be said that being held in the arms of a princess of the Yao Kingdom was indeed a “bridal carry.”

Xiao Jin looked up at Chu Shao and saw that the other person was looking down at her with her delicate eyelashes, smiling gently.

At this moment, the people Xiao Jin wanted to curse the most were not Chu Shao, but the Fourth Prince’s guards.

What kind of soldiers did the second male lead have? How inefficient were they? They were searching a nine-story brothel and were still on the second floor.

Couldn’t they split up and search each floor one by one?

Xiao Jin thought, If the second male lead’s subordinates weren’t so inefficient, Chu Shao wouldn’t have had time to do so many weird things.

The guards seemed to have sensed Xiao Jin’s thoughts. Soon, someone shouted, “We’re on the third floor! Search the first room quickly!”

Even in such an emergency, Chu Shao was still so calm that Xiao Jin was silent. She could even smile and say to her, “Your Highness you’re too light.”

Because the original owner had been fighting wars for years, her life in the army was difficult and simple, so her body weight was naturally on the lighter side.

When she was wearing a cloak and silver armor, others would not have thought that the Prince of Yan’s body was so thin and frail. Now that Xiao Jin was wearing a white robe and was held in Chu Shao’s arms, the latter could truly feel how slender this body was.

This was obviously not a good thing for Xiao Jin.

Fortunately, the system’s intelligence-lowering effect was present, and with the pressure of the approaching guards, Chu Shao didn’t ask any more questions after saying that.

However, all of Chu Shao’s actions had already stunned Su Tan, who was standing on the side.

The princess just broke the door with a fan, and now she can even lift an adult man with her bare hands.

It was too fantastical.

Chu Shao didn’t notice Su Tan’s shocked expression. Holding Xiao Jin in her arms, she asked with a smile, “So, where do you want to go next?”

Her tone was light, as if she was discussing where to go for a trip.

Xiao Jin held the white silk scarf that covered her eyes in her hand. She also tried to ignore this position that made her feel numb. She raised her hand and pointed to the innermost room. “Go there.”

However, holding Xiao Jin in her arms seemed to make Chu Shao very happy. Her voice even went up a little. “Okay.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Tan could barely see how Chu Shao moved.

In an instant, the two of them turned a corner and disappeared from where they were.

Su Tan’s eyes widened. Her raised hand was suspended in midair. She felt that all of this was like a dream, more unreal than a magic trick.

All that was left for her were a bunch of guards on their way and a lonely wheelchair.

It was miserable. Too miserable.

By the time Chu Shao was holding Xiao Jin and kicked open the door of the private room, Xiao Jin felt that Chu Shao was truly inhumane.

The reason she chose this room was that it was in the deepest part of the third floor.

Furthermore, when she was watching from a distance just now, she found that the door seemed to be ajar, and there was no candlelight inside. Xiao Jin guessed that there was no one in this room, so it was very suitable to be a springboard for escape.

As early as when she first entered the Yanyu Pavilion, Xiao Jin had already paid attention to the surrounding environment.

The Yanyu Pavilion was located at the head of Liangqiao Street in the capital. It was very prosperous, with many shops and markets around it.

The building had four corners. If they jumped out of the window of the room at the second corner, they would land on the south side, which was the street with the fewest people.

And this room was in the deepest part of the second corner. It could both buy them time from the guards’ search and was the best place to jump out of the window.

The entire plan was perfect.

But when Chu Shao lifted her leg and kicked open the door that was only ajar, Xiao Jin was silent.

Since Chu Shao had created evidence of a suspicious person fleeing, when the guards came, they would definitely find that they had run from this room.

But it was a good thing that Chu Shao was skilled in martial arts. If they ran fast enough, the guards probably wouldn’t be able to catch up.

However, the most suffocating thing still happened.

After violently breaking the door, Chu Shao looked at the luxurious lotus curtain in the room. She held Xiao Jin and walked to the window.

Through the half-open window, when Chu Shao saw that the guards had surrounded the entire building, a laugh escaped her lips. “Your Highness, I understand your plan, but are you sure you want to go out from here?”

Xiao Jin shook her head.

Although she was held in Chu Shao’s arms, she could still see from this angle that a large circle of guards was standing between the walls.

Now Xiao Jin finally understood why the Fourth Prince didn’t split his troops into nine teams to search each room one by one.

It was because he had focused his military deployment on defense rather than on searching. This arrangement was naturally intended to make it impossible for the person he was looking for to escape.

It had to be said that looking at this plan, this guy seemed to be quite smart.

But if the second male lead was really smart, he probably wouldn’t have done something as stupid as searching the Yanyu Pavilion. Even if he had heard something, the reason he was here to find trouble was not very plausible.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jin looked at the guards below the building again.

She knew that unless Chu Shao’s Qinggong was so good that she could fly, jumping out of the window from here would definitely cause a huge commotion.

But if she could really fly, the original novel would probably be a fantasy novel.

Outside the room, the sounds of searching and shouting became more and more urgent.

The guests’ sharp questions, along with the abrupt stop of the girls’ music and the sound of broken cups and glasses falling to the ground, made Xiao Jin’s nerves extremely tense.

Her desire to not be publicly embarrassed made Xiao Jin’s brain work at lightning speed.

From ancient web novels to modern web novels, and then from modern web novels to Mary Sue literature, countless tropes appeared in her mind.

Wait.

When she thought of Mary Sue literature, a classic scene suddenly flashed in Xiao Jin’s mind.

She looked up at Chu Shao, who was wearing a jade crown. She felt… that she could try this trope.

Although it was very risky and a little embarrassing.

But with her years of experience in reading web novels, Xiao Jin believed that this trope was very feasible. After all, many of the protagonists in early web novels had used this trope, and it had worked every time.

With the mentality of trying anything, Xiao Jin decided to face the grim reality and said to Chu Shao, “Put me on the bed.”

Put him on the bed?

Chu Shao had never heard such a strange request.

And because Xiao Jin had deliberately lowered her tone, her voice was very soft at the moment. The trailing sound was even a little hazy.

Being in the Yanyu Pavilion, it inevitably brought out a different kind of meaning.

Fortunately, Chu Shao was not a normal person, so this hint of meaning would not make her have any erotic thoughts.

The only thing that could make her feel excited was one thing.

It was obvious that lying on the bed and waiting for the guards to break into the room was not Xiao Jin’s style. So Chu Shao was very curious about what Xiao Jin wanted to do and what she would do next.

So she smiled, did as Xiao Jin asked, picked up Xiao Jin, and gently placed her on the quilt.

The sound of broken cups became clearer.

Xiao Jin could even see the guards pulling off the brocade and their sharp eyes sweeping over the girls’ red makeup. These people were under the Fourth Prince’s orders, and they were definitely looking for something.

That person could be her, or it might not be her.

But no matter what, Xiao Jin didn’t want to be publicly embarrassed. So now…

Xiao Jin was lying on the bed. She looked at the white silk scarf in her hand and felt that it was too difficult to tie it herself.

So she said to Chu Shao, “Help me tie it.”

“Help you tie it?”

Chu Shao repeated Xiao Jin’s words. The smile on her lips was so thick that it almost overflowed.

Xiao Jin’s tone was calm. “Yes. It’s not convenient for me to tie it myself.”

But with the voice tone that the system had given Xiao Jin, it didn’t seem so indifferent. It was even a little strange.

“I have an agreement with His Highness, so I’ll help you.”

Listening to Xiao Jin’s voice, Chu Shao laughed happily. She reached out and took the silk ribbon from Xiao Jin’s hand.

Her way of tying was fast and unique. Like a girl playing with a cat’s cradle, she had firmly tied Xiao Jin’s hands in the blink of an eye and even made a dead knot.

Xiao Jin: “…”

It’s just for show. You don’t have to be so professional.

However, at this point, Xiao Jin didn’t have time to explain much. She glanced at the wine on the table and said to Chu Shao, “Princess Consort, bring the wine jug over.”

Chu Shao did as she was told. She hooked the handle of the wine jug with her finger and asked with a smile, “And then?”

“Then pour it on me.”

“Pour it on you?”

Xiao Jin silently thought, There will definitely be good karma for sacrificing myself for a classic scene.

She then nodded and said to Chu Shao with an expressionless face, “Yes. Pour it on me.”

••••

The Fourth Prince’s guards were actually very puzzled. They didn’t understand why the Fourth Prince suddenly wanted to search the Yanyu Pavilion.

After all, everyone knew that Minister Bai was a staunch supporter of the Crown Prince, and the Yanyu Pavilion was a brothel that was entirely controlled by Miss Bai.

Searching the Yanyu Pavilion was a move that had a hundred disadvantages and no benefits.

But their master had given the order, so they didn’t dare to disobey.

After searching the first and second floors of the Yanyu Pavilion, the guards didn’t find any useful clues. They just saw the girls’ red lips and heard their heart-fluttering soft words.

However, the Yanyu Pavilion had many rules, and the guests were also “upper-class people” in the capital. These famous people often had a high opinion of themselves and rarely did things that common thugs would do.

On the surface, they could at most just hold the girls’ waists, lift their chins, and taste the wine in their mouths. They would not fall from their status as “scholars.”

At this moment, there was only one room left on the third floor that had not been searched.

The guards felt that this job was pretty good. At the very least, they could get a good look at some beauties.

But it was a little a pity that those guests were basically all sons of noble families. Although they were at a passionate age, they didn’t know how to enjoy the company of beautiful women. They were a bunch of virgins, and their methods were very clumsy and boring.

With this regret, the guards were about to knock on the door of the last room. But they found that the door was ajar and not closed.

They were a little confused. They reached out and carefully pushed the door open.

However, the moment the door was fully opened, the guards were shocked by the scene in front of them.

The entire bed curtain was made of crimson-dyed silk. The layers of gauze hanging down were colorful and filled with a rich fragrance.

Under the warm curtain, the “young man” in a blue robe had a beautiful face. A beauty mark under the corner of his eye was as dazzling as a red pearl.

Just by looking at his profile, he was probably more beautiful than the top courtesan of the Yanyu Pavilion.

And it was such a celestial-like person who hooked his finger on the wine jug and casually poured the wine onto the neck of the woman below him.

The wine was mixed with green yeast. When it was poured on the woman’s flawless skin, it created a luster that was even more radiant than jade.

The woman’s white robe was also stained with various shades of wine, like a burning brand. It aggressively took over that clean, snow-white area.

After her hairband was undone, her messy black hair covered the woman’s face. They could only vaguely see her slightly furrowed eyebrows.

There was no enchanting wave in the woman’s eyes. She was just struggling with all her might, as if she wanted to break free from the white silk that was tying her wrists. However, the knot on her wrists was a dead knot, so no matter how much she wanted to break free, it only rubbed a red mark on her wrists.

The most shocking thing for the guards was not this new way of playing.

It was when the blue-robed “young man” leaned down and looked at the woman with an extremely gentle gaze. He slightly parted his lips and bit the skin on the woman’s neck.

The woman’s body seemed to be trembling. The sound of the music from her instrument was messy. Every pluck of the strings was filled with a sense of unbearable pain.

The winter light shone into the room, reflected in the gauze lamps, and the refracted light was like a red flame flickering.

The green wine was filled with a faint sandalwood scent. The bright red flames were splashed on their bodies. Their overlapping shadows gave this beautiful scene a sense of earth-shattering meaning.

The guards stood there in a daze, completely shocked by the scene in front of them.

This, this was too much.

And when that blue-robed “young man” slowly pulled away from the woman’s neck and looked up at the guards standing at the door.

A gentle smile hung on his lips, and the beauty mark under the corner of his eye was breathtakingly beautiful.

He slightly moved his lips, and only one word came out.

“Scram.”

The guards were the Fourth Prince’s subordinates, and the Fourth Prince was the son of the Emperor of Qi. By all accounts, they should not be afraid of the person in front of them.

But looking at the silk ribbon that was firmly tying the woman’s hands and the faint smile on the blue-robed person’s lips, they inexplicably felt a chill down their spine.

The other person’s gaze made the guards have a misconception. It was as if this person could smile and draw his sword and then slice their throats.

Looking at this person’s smiling eyes, they were truly a little scared.

They hadn’t even figured out where this fear came from when a young guard came running up and whispered into the leader’s ear, “Boss, we found her! We found the person His Highness is looking for, and she’s on this floor.”

The leader heard this and stopped his feet from entering the room. He thought that it was better to avoid trouble. Since they had already found the person, it was a good thing to not go in and offend that blue-robed person.

He glanced at the two people in the bed curtain and then said to his subordinates, “Let’s go. Take that person and meet up with His Highness.”

As he left, he also closed the door.

The guards walked down the stairs. Their footsteps gradually faded away.

Xiao Jin finally let out a sigh of relief.

Good. The classic scene did not lie to me. In early novels, when the male lead was being chased, as long as he relied on the female lead to cover for him and pretended to be doing that thing, he would always be able to escape.

However, this kind of classic case usually only appeared in train compartments. She hadn’t expected it to have the same reference value in a brothel.

At this moment, Xiao Jin was very grateful to some early novels for giving her such a good idea.

But she felt sorry for Su Tan, the tool. From what the guards said just now, it seemed like they had captured her.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jin frowned and said to Chu Shao, “Princess Consort, maybe we should find a way to save Miss Su.”

However, Xiao Jin guessed that Su Tan wouldn’t be in any serious danger.

After all, if the guards had captured Su Tan, it meant that the Fourth Prince’s key search words for his subordinates were probably “wheelchair” or something similar. This was why they would take away Su Tan, who was sitting on the wheelchair in her place.

At the same time, it could also indirectly show that the person the Fourth Prince was looking for was most likely herself.

When the Fourth Prince found out that Su Tan was not the person he was looking for, he would probably be bored and let her go.

If he didn’t let her go, she could also use her identity as the Prince of Yan to interfere in this matter.

But it was always good to find a solution early. They were teammates who had gone through thick and thin together. She wouldn’t just leave her to die.

Xiao Jin was thinking about how to save her teammate, but she ignored the fact that her other teammate was looking down at her and hadn’t responded at all.

At this moment, Chu Shao was actually a little confused.

She had just kissed the other person’s neck as Xiao Jin had instructed. At first, she just thought it was fun.

But when Chu Shao parted her lips and touched Xiao Jin’s moist skin, she smelled a light and cold fragrance.

This scent made her feel a little familiar.

Although she had this thought, Chu Shao didn’t understand why she felt a sense of familiarity.

But she looked down at the wine stains on Xiao Jin’s neck. She was very nostalgic for the moment when her lips touched the most vulnerable part of the other person’s body. The other person’s body stiffened subconsciously, and her light moans were performed.

Admittedly, Chu Shao knew that Xiao Jin was putting on a show for the guards who had barged into the room.

But when she turned her head and said “Scram” to those guards, she had a smile on her face, but she was uncharacteristically invested in the role.

After all, those uninvited guests were indeed very annoying.

Xiao Jin noticed that Chu Shao’s mind was wandering, but she was already used to this person often being immersed in her own world.

Right now, there was only one thing she cared about.

“Princess Consort, shouldn’t you untie the silk ribbon on my hands first?”

Xiao Jin’s tone was very calm, and her expression was also very composed.

As the saying goes, if you help someone, you should help them all the way. This was a matter of course.

When Chu Shao came back to her senses, she didn’t think so. She said to Xiao Jin gently, “Your Highness, but this is a dead knot. I can’t untie it.”

Xiao Jin: “…”

Wow.

Who was it that used a fan to break the elevator just now? And who is it now that can’t even cut a dead knot?

Chu Shao laughed. “But it seems like there are still some wine stains on your neck that haven’t been wiped clean. So let me wipe it for you.”

Xiao Jin was silent.

What if the wine wasn’t wiped clean? The top priority should be to untie the ribbon, right?

However, the next moment, Xiao Jin’s thoughts disappeared. Because Chu Shao leaned down and kissed her neck again.

Unlike the performance just now, this kiss was very real. She even used her lips and tongue to touch it. A soft, moist touch gently rolled over the wine on her skin.

The itchy and numb feeling spread from her neck, and Xiao Jin stiffened again.

She really hadn’t expected that Chu Shao’s “wiping it clean” was actually done in this way.

Does she know how many bacteria are in saliva?

There was no time to think about how many bacteria were inside. In order not to be mesmerized by Chu Shao’s beauty, Xiao Jin had already automatically started replaying the classic scene of her killing people in her mind.

Thinking of the smile on Chu Shao’s lips and the fresh blood on the back of her hands, Xiao Jin instantly felt that she had lost that worldly desire.

Her eyes gradually focused. She could clearly feel that the other person’s lips were trying to move down again.

It seemed like Chu Shao really liked to explore the original owner’s secrets.

But she was probably looking for the wrong person.

As the saying goes, every wrong has its remedy. The original owner had already died. The person lying in front of her was just an innocent transmigrator.

Chu Shao thought that her transition was very natural and that Xiao Jin wouldn’t notice it. Just as she was about to make a sneaky move, Xiao Jin raised her tied hands and tapped her forehead.

In reality, Xiao Jin wanted to smash her.

She wanted to use her iron fist to wake up this pervert.

However, her hands were tied, and it was also impossible for her to really smash Chu Shao to death. So she changed her mind and gave her a righteous tap.

But considering that the other person was a beauty, she still couldn’t bring herself to be too hard on her. In the end, it just turned into a gentle tap.

Xiao Jin’s strength was indeed very light. It was so light that even Chu Shao was stunned for a moment. She looked up from Xiao Jin’s neck.

“It’s clean enough,” Xiao Jin said.

Chu Shao looked at Xiao Jin’s cold expression and the light crimson bite mark on her neck. She then realized that she had accidentally used her teeth just now.

So the smile on her lips deepened.

It turned out that Xiao Jin was unhappy because she felt a little pain, so she tapped her with her hand? It was truly interesting and a little cute.

Then she—

When could she fulfill the agreement and take off Xiao Jin’s hands?

Chu Shao extended her knuckles and stroked the white silk that was wrapped around Xiao Jin’s hands. In an instant, she felt that perhaps this agreement could be a little longer.

After all, Xiao Jin really made her happy.

She was so happy that she was almost forgetting that nothing in the world would make a person happy forever.

••••

Yanyu Pavilion, the central hall.

The Fourth Prince was sitting on a chair, taking a sip of tea.

He then put down the porcelain cup and smiled at Bai Zheng. “I’ve heard that the wine in the cup has the elegant name of ‘Lord of No Worries,’ and the tea in the cup is ‘Cleanser of Annoyances.’ I wonder if drinking Miss Bai’s tea will be able to relieve some of my worries?”

Bai Zheng looked at the Fourth Prince and responded indifferently, “Your Highness, the way to relieve your worries is not in the cup, but in your heart.”

“Is that so? I, on the other hand, think that the way to relieve worries is right here in Miss Bai’s Yanyu Pavilion.”

The Fourth Prince looked up at the third floor. He saw the guards pushing a woman in a wheelchair onto the cloud ladder. He smiled playfully. “After all, Miss Bai’s Yanyu Pavilion is indeed a good place to enjoy the scenery and listen to music. But after listening to the same songs for so long, they become monotonous and lack novelty.”

He said with a hidden meaning, “Acting is different. You finish your part, and I’ll go on stage. It’s very interesting.”

Bai Zheng frowned. She really didn’t understand what Xiao Yi was alluding to.

However, combining the previous three people’s inquiries about “Chunshankong” and Xiao Yi’s constant talk about conspiring to assassinate the Prince of Yan, she had a hunch that this matter was probably related to that aromatic pill.

But before this, she had used her power as the Yanyu Pavilion’s owner to get information from the Dali Temple. The only information she got was that dozens of corpses had similar deaths. There was no other useful information.

Did Xiao Yi know more than she did?

But Xiao Yi was still young and was just a prince without any real power. How could he know more than the owner?

Bai Zheng remembered when she first built the Yanyu Pavilion. The owner asked her to be the person in charge on the surface. She might have just needed to use her identity.

As for other unnecessary things, the owner probably wasn’t interested, so she wouldn’t try her best to investigate.

But the owner had always been very concerned about the Prince of Yan’s matters. So how could she think that this matter was unnecessary at this time?

Bai Zheng couldn’t figure this out, but the Fourth Prince couldn’t figure out what was going to happen next either.

The Fourth Prince leaned back in his chair, waiting for the guards to bring the person down. He picked up his tea and took a slow sip. When he looked up and saw the woman in the green robe sitting in the wheelchair, his face instantly changed.

Even while sitting in the wheelchair, the woman’s back was still straight.

Her eyes met his, and there were no emotional fluctuations in her gaze.

The woman’s lips were like rouge, and her appearance was outstanding. However, the clothes she was wearing were very simple, and she looked very elegant, like a bamboo in the forest.

Bamboo was always used to describe a gentleman.

However, looking at the woman in the wheelchair, the Fourth Prince inexplicably felt that although this person seemed a little down on her luck now, she must have come from a noble family in the past.

But the Fourth Prince wasn’t curious about the woman’s identity. Right now, he only cared about one more important thing.

Looking at the woman in the bamboo wheelchair, the Fourth Prince frowned and asked, “Who are you?”

Su Tan’s face was expressionless, because she also didn’t know how to explain to the Fourth Prince who she was.

She understood that who she was now didn’t matter anymore.

Anyway, Bai Zheng was here, and she was sitting in Xiao Jin’s wheelchair. No matter who she said she was, her cover would be blown.

She might as well just go with it.

Su Tan moved her lips, ready to make up a random identity. Who knew that Bai Zheng’s cold voice would come from beside her? “Fourth Prince, are you still asking her who she is?”

Meeting the Fourth Prince’s slightly confused gaze, Bai Zheng’s eyes were very sharp. She said with a firm tone, “You’re still asking her who she is? Don’t you know?”

“She is just an innocent victim of your actions!”

Su Tan: “…”

Although it was very ridiculous, Bai Zheng had given her an out, so she had to take it.

Su Tan sat in the wheelchair and bowed to the Fourth Prince. “Your Highness, this commoner only came to the Yanyu Pavilion to listen to music. I don’t know what sin I have committed to suffer this unprovoked disaster.”

The Fourth Prince looked at Su Tan. His brows were tightly furrowed. He thought, You have the nerve to say that you’ve suffered this unprovoked disaster.

I’m the one who has truly suffered an unprovoked disaster by running into you.