"I understand, Uncle." Jiang Ning'an's eyes were firm.
However, the emperor still couldn't feel at ease. Having several maidservants guard Jiang Ning'an wasn't enough. He even wanted to have the memorials transported out from the palace.
"Uncle, I'm really fine. Please go back quickly," Jiang Ning'an said helplessly. "I just want to have a good rest now."
Only by having a good rest could she gather the strength to fight against fate.
"Really?"
The emperor was worried, afraid that Jiang Ning'an would just deceive him into leaving and then do something foolish again.
"Really."
The bloodshot in Jiang Ning'an's eyes hadn't faded yet, but her eyes had regained the clarity that the emperor was familiar with.
Looking into such eyes, the emperor finally managed to relax a bit and took steps to leave.
But after walking a few steps, the emperor came back.
He patted Jiang Ning'an on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Back then, your mother entrusted you to me. I even made a solemn promise in front of your mother. For the sake of not being beaten up by your mother in the underworld after I die, can you think more optimistically when something happens?"
At this moment, there was not a trace of the dignity that an emperor should have. His words were full of fear for his elder sister.
Jiang Ning'an twitched the corner of her mouth. "Uncle, can you be a bit more serious?"
The emperor looked deeply at Jiang Ning'an.
He was telling the truth.
"If you feel down, come to the palace to find your uncle and aunt. Don't keep brooding over things alone," the emperor said. "There are no insurmountable obstacles under the sky."
Jiang Ning'an nodded. "I remember."
Only then did the emperor leave with relief.
Jiang Ning'an let out a sigh of relief and then turned to look at Meng Chun, whose eyes were even redder than a rabbit's.
"Princess..."
"Did I scare you?"
Meng Chun bit her lip and shook her head. "Princess, as long as you're okay. Let this servant serve you to rest."
Jiang Ning'an looked around. "Where's Jiang Ye?"
"The young master of the Marquis of Xuanping has already left."
... He ran quite fast.
Jiang Ning'an finally returned to her bedroom.
Her bedroom had been tidied up again. Not only were the broken porcelain pieces on the ground gone, but even the jewelry and hairpins had been put away.
In this huge bedroom, not a single sharp object could be found.
After Jiang Ning'an lay down, Meng Chun directly fell asleep on the footstool beside the bed.
There were also two maidservants guarding outside the room.
Outside the bedroom, Lin Ji was on standby at any time. If there was any noise in the room, he could rush in immediately.
However, all this was hidden in the shadows that Jiang Ning'an didn't notice.
At this moment, Jiang Ning'an had already fallen into a deep sleep.
---
In a private room of Linjiang Tower.
Chu Yu was sitting by the window, looking at the river outside. There was a surging unwillingness in her eyes.
She had finally set up this situation to lure Jiang Ning'an here. Just when she was about to succeed, where on earth did that man come from?!
Why wasn't he affected by the halo? And how could he directly take Jiang Ning'an away from such a short distance?
Chu Yu thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. So she called out to the system. "What's going on with that man? Why wasn't he affected at all? You even charged me 500 points for such a useless thing?"
[Well... This halo needs time to take effect. At that time, as soon as Jiang Ye went over, he took Jiang Ning'an away. The halo hadn't even taken effect in Jiang Ye's eyes!]
"Jiang Ye? Who is he?"
[The young master of the Marquis of Xuanping.]
Chu Yu recalled that figure.
He was about eight feet tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. Different from the thin figure of a scholar, that figure carried a unique sense of strength of a martial artist.
"Is he also a male supporting character?"
[No. This character is rather special. He's not within the scope of characters that can be courted. If the host wants to court him, it will be very difficult. It's strongly not recommended.]
Chu Yu let out a soft tsk.
How could there be such a variable.
The task was about to end. In this situation, she really had no other options.
Soon, the system's voice rang in her mind.
[Task countdown—
Five—four—three—two—one—
The task has ended. Since this task was self - defined by the host and is not completed now, half of the host's current points will be deducted. Currently, the host has 3150 points.
Please take a short break and wait for the next task to be released.]
Chu Yu let out another long sigh.
More than three thousand...
She was back to square one overnight...
Chu Yu let out a long sigh. The more she thought about it, the more unwilling she felt.
Before coming to the capital, everything she did went smoothly. After coming to the capital, she saw that Jiang Ning'an was really stupid, so she self - defined this task. Who would have thought that Jiang Ning'an would go out of control halfway and completely ruin her originally good situation.
"By the way, have you found out the reason why Jiang Ning'an went out of control?"
[The reason is unknown. Please be more careful, host.]
Chu Yu clenched her fists. "Since I'm the female lead of this world, can I directly eliminate the supporting characters?"
[The host doesn't have this permission.]
Chu Yu was completely out of options.
This Jiang Ning'an was really too difficult to deal with!
As long as she was around, how could she look like a female lead!
Just as she was thinking like this, the door of the private room was pushed open, and Xu Linchuan walked in.
His complexion was much better than a few days ago. The paranoia on him had faded a lot, which made Chu Yu feel a bit more at ease. "Yu'er, are you okay?"
Chu Yu shook her head. "I'm fine."
She had just suffered heavy losses, so this smile was naturally very forced.
Actually, Xu Linchuan also felt unwilling in his heart. They were clearly just one step away.
However, recalling Jiang Ning'an's reaction just now, Xu Linchuan thought that the distance wasn't actually that far.
As long as he was given a few more days, he would definitely be able to win Jiang Ning'an over.
But what they lacked most now was time.
Xu Linchuan sighed and said, "Yu'er, are you... really going to leave?"
"Leave? What do you mean?"
Only then did Chu Yu realize that in order to urge Xu Linchuan to act quickly, she had used the original body's mother as an excuse.
The original body's mother was just an ignorant rural woman. How could she control her?
However, since she had said it, she had to make it sound reasonable. "Don't worry. I'll ask my father to talk to my mother and see if I can continue to stay in the capital."
Xu Linchuan suddenly let out a sigh of relief.
As long as Chu Yu was still here, that would be fine.
Everything else didn't matter.
"Don't worry. I saw that Jiang Ning'an's attitude has changed back today. I'll go and see her privately later. Without others getting in the way, I should be able to finalize the matter directly."
When talking about this, Xu Linchuan's tone was extremely light.
Chu Yu let out a bitter smile.
It was impossible.
Jiang Ning'an was so abnormal tonight because of the influence of the halo. Without the halo, Jiang Ning'an would probably wish to kill Xu Linchuan.
She said, "Don't go. Let's discuss this matter in the long run."
Anyway, the task had ended. Chu Yu wasn't so eager to take control of the Princess Mansion anymore.
But she couldn't stay in the servant's room forever. She had to find an opportunity to move out as soon as possible.
She still had to ask Fu Qingya for help with this matter.
Xu Linchuan thought that Chu Yu didn't trust him, so he said, "Yu'er, it's getting late. Let's go back."
Chu Yu nodded.
After sending Chu Yu back to the Princess Mansion, Xu Linchuan headed towards Mo Xiang Inn.
He had just messed up the matter, so it was normal for Chu Yu not to trust him. In that case, he would secretly win Jiang Ning'an over and give Chu Yu a surprise!