Chapter 652: Bring the Princess Back Unharmed!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Xie Yinxiang opened her eyes and felt a dull pain on the back of her neck.
She hissed and wanted to raise her hand to touch it, but she was stopped.
“Don’t touch it! Let the imperial physician take a look later.” It was Jiang Xiaoran’s voice.
Only then did Xie Yinxiang realize that she was in Jiang Xiaoran’s arms.
There were obvious bruises at the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, as well as an inconspicuous trace of blood at the corner of his lips.
Jiang Xiaoran was carrying her and staggering toward the stands.
She asked in surprise, “Were you the one who knocked me out just now?”
Jiang Xiaoran snorted. “Why are you still maligning the good person who saved you? If I hadn’t arrived in time, who knows where those two had kidnapped you!”
Xie Yinxiang was shocked.
“Where’s that person?”
“I’ve tied them up and have an imperial guard watch over them. I’ll bring you to the stands now to get His Majesty to uphold justice.”
Xie Yinxiang was puzzled. “You look injured too. Why don’t you wait in the room and tell His Majesty after the hunt is over?”
As she spoke, she was a little hesitant. “Otherwise, it won’t be good if we disturb His Majesty’s hunting mood.”
However, Jiang Xiaoran disagreed. “There aren’t many guards in the imperial abode. It’s not safe. I don’t know if the person who kidnapped you has any backup plans.”
He was already injured. If another two or three people were to attack him, he would definitely be doomed.
Therefore, the safest place was naturally the emperor’s stand.
When Xie Yinxiang heard this, she felt that what he said made sense and didn’t say anything else.
Jiang Xiaoran limped, but his speed was not slow.
She was a little worried. “Are you seriously injured? I’m fine. Why don’t you put me down and I’ll walk by myself?”
“No need,” Jiang Xiaoran replied quickly, his tone relaxed. “I’m a man and have only suffered some superficial wounds. It’s not worth mentioning.”
After saying that, he deliberately weighed Xie Yinxiang.
She was so frightened that she quickly wrapped her arms around his neck.
“What are you doing?!” She was slightly shocked. Jiang Xiaoran smiled brightly. “Look, you’re very light.”
For some reason, Xie Yinxiang’s face turned red.
Jiang Xiaoran didn’t notice it and continued, “If I don’t take good care of you, the little princess will be sad again when she comes back and finds out. Once she’s sad, Siming will go berserk. Once Siming goes berserk, wouldn’t I be the one in a miserable state?”
His words were filled with resentment as if he was angry but didn’t dare to say anything.
Xie Yinxiang couldn’t help but secretly snicker.
Jiang Xiaoran happened to lower his head and met the girl’s faint smile.
Both of them were stunned.
Xie Yinxiang was the first to react and quickly turned her face away.
She let go of Jiang Xiaoran’s neck and silently grabbed his clothes.
“Then… I came back by myself just now. Young Master Jiang, did you encounter me by chance and find out that I was going to be kidnapped?” In order to ease the awkwardness, Xie Yinxiang took the initiative to ask something else.
Jiang Xiaoran paused for a moment before saying, “I felt that the stands were boring and wanted to come back to rest. I saw two sneaky people carrying sacks and wanting to leave through the back door. It was only after I saved you that I found out that it was you.”
He didn’t tell the truth.
Actually, he saw Xie Yinxiang returning to the imperial abode alone.
He thought that she was not feeling well and for some reason, he wanted to go take a look.
When they were almost near the stands, Xie Yinxiang struggled a little.
“Young Master Jiang, put me down. The stands are just in front. There are many people there and it’s not good for others to see me getting so close to you.”
Jiang Xiaoran was a popular young master from an influential family. She was just a daughter of the Xie Family who was not valued.
It was better not to bring a bad influence on him.
Although Xie Yinxiang thought this way, Jiang Xiaoran mistakenly thought that she was afraid of hurting her reputation.
Therefore, he didn’t insist and put her down.
However, when the two of them walked to the stands together, they saw the imperial guards hurriedly gathering.
Gu Yihan’s face was cold and dark in the stands.
He gave the order, “Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground and bring the princess back unscathed!”