A thunderbolt swept through the sky, and it seemed to wake Jiang Ning up in an instant.

What she thought was that Zheliu, who was close to her like a sister, was actually just an eyeliner and lackey left by Mu Jingzhao's side.

She can disregard her feelings to complete the mission given to her by Mu Jingzhao.

She is subordinate to the imperial power, not to herself.

"Niangniang, are you okay?" Zheliu showed concern on her face, and reached out to comfort her.

She subconsciously flashed, dodging the touch of Zheliu, and said almost stiffly, "Don't touch me." ”

Ori Liu was shocked by her stiff and detached tone, and she froze in place, her hands frozen in place, not knowing whether to move forward or backward.

"Ning'er! Neither I nor Ori Willow are trying to hide from you—"

Jiang Ning felt her ears buzzing, and every word Mu Jingzhao said to her was extremely harsh when it fell into her ears.

Sure enough, I was too naïve.

A bitter smile overflowed from Jiang Ning's lips, and she barely stood up on the table, bent down and saluted Mu Jingzhao.

"Thank you for the emperor's kindness, the grass name is cheap, and I don't deserve to be with the emperor all the time."

As soon as the words fell, Jiang Ning turned his head and left, without looking at Zheliu from beginning to end.

She was in a trance, stumbling down the long street.

At this time, the dark clouds on the horizon had already covered the sky with a tendency to hide the sky and the sun, and there was a strong earthy smell floating in the air.

It's strange, it's really strange, why I have never had nothing, but now I feel like I lost everything in an instant.

This reminded her of the time when she first wandered to the edge of Kyoto City, where she was homeless and had to reluctantly live in a ruined temple on the edge of the city.

The dilapidated temple was in ruins, rats and wild cats were regulars, and many homeless people like her stayed here.

During that time, she was terrified day and night, and she could be terrified at the slightest disturbance, because she knew that as long as she was not careful, she might become a tool for others to vent their emotions or a meal on the plate.

And now, she has long been fed and clothed, but she is still as frightened as a frightened bird every day.

She would never have predicted whether it would be herself or someone around her who would suffer in the next second.

She also never predicted where she would be deceived and betrayed in the next second.

Jiang Ning couldn't understand it, she couldn't figure it out, she was clearly sincere to others, and she did her best in everything. Why did it end up like this?

The rain eventually fell.

The huge raindrops fell on Jiang Ning's face one by one, dense and painful. The sparse raindrops soon turned into a downpour, drenching Jiangning completely wet.

The clothes on her body clinged to her skin, outlining countless ravines of different shades on her body.

The rain trickled down her clothes, little by little, gradually exhausting the strength of her body.

"!" Behind him, the shouts of the willows came from far and near, and they were soon drowned out in the rain.

Zheliu held a bright red oil-paper umbrella and ran hard in the rain, the bright red umbrella was swept up by the wind, and the rain took advantage of the loophole and hit her.

Another gust of wind blew, and the oil-paper umbrella in Foldliu's hand was thrown out of his hand, drawing a graceful arc in the rain.

"!" She stumbled and ran against the rain, trying her best to close the distance between herself and Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning staggered forward, she glanced at Zheliu behind her, and then turned around with a face and continued to move forward.

"Plop-" The action of folding willow kneeling caused a splash of water to fall on Jiang Ning's trouser legs, and Jiang Ning's trouser legs were dragged to death.

She still had her back to her, not giving her a second glance, just trying her best to move forward.

The two did not compromise with each other and were frozen in the rain.

"It's the wrong willow, it's the wrong willow, I beg the mother to forgive the willow."

Jiang Ning's back stiffened, and he didn't respond at all.

"Mother, please, don't want me!"

The sound of the willow pleading was embellished with the sound of the rain.

However, Jiang Ning never had the slightest intention of turning back.

She stiffened, "You go." The voice was cold and piercing.

"Slaves don't go, slaves don't go!" Zheliu threw herself forward, hugging Jiang Ning's legs with both hands, "Where can the slave go!" The slave has no father and no mother, so there is only one relative! The slave and maid don't go anywhere, the slave and the maid are like staying by the mother's side, and the slave and the maid will go wherever the mother goes. ”

Jiang Ning closed his eyes a little tiredly.

The pouring rain made her mind clear for a moment.

She gradually understood that all her complaints and reproaches against Zheliu came from Zheliu's deception of her, but under the absolute pressure of imperial power, what could she do as a little palace maid?

She turned to face the sluggish Oriyanagi, crouched down, and hugged her.

——

Jiang Ning and Zheliu were carried back to the Frost Palace by Liu Jinfu.

For the bitter scene of the two masters and servants hugging and crying in the rain, Liu Jinfu can be said to be very disdainful.

"What kind of bitter drama is playing, when the time comes, you will know the severity of the cold." Liu Jinfu said.

As for Zheliu's fake death, she was not too surprised, and seemed to be accustomed to Mu Jingzhao's style of acting.

Fortunately, after a heavy rain, Zheliu and Jiang Ning did not catch a cold.

I probably have experienced too many twists and turns, so I have hardened my name.

Jiang Ning was optimistic.

At this time, Zheliu and Jiang Ning had already changed into clean clothes and were wiping their hair with a towel.

Zheliu couldn't be idle for a moment, she hadn't seen Snowball for a long time, she really couldn't think about it, squatting aside and wiping her hair to tease the cat.

Perhaps because of the long time of separation, Snowball seemed very uncomfortable, and from time to time stretched out her paws to fold the back of Liu's hand.

Fortunately, it knows the measure, and the strength is not great.

The rain outside the house had only been falling for a while before it turned into a dense rain.

Jiang Ning held the hot tea sent by Liu Jinfu in both hands, and tilted his head to look at Zheliu who was playing with Xueqiu.

"Have you ever seen Lu Feng during this time?"

Zheliu's body stiffened, and then he shook his head.

Jiang Ning took the tea and drank it slowly, a warmth went straight to his spleen and stomach, "I'll go see him later, he has suffered no less than me during this time, tell him well, he can understand." ”

Zheliu nodded slightly, but he was not interested in teasing the cat, he just walked to the table, and he didn't know what he was thinking about while learning Jiang Ning's movements and holding a cup of hot tea.

As soon as the showers stopped, the dark clouds gradually dispersed, and a clear daylight appeared on the horizon.

Jiang Ning drank all the tea in her hand in one gulp, Liu Jinfu took the teacup in her hand, poured a full cup and sent it to her hand.

Now, the sky should be clear, Jiang Ning thought.

(End of chapter)