After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

He choked up and said, "When the late emperor sent someone to find me, he didn't give me a chance to refuse. He arranged for me to stay with the Prince of Xihe and eat and live with him every day. The purpose was to imitate his tone of voice, posture, and movements so that I could be fully prepared to impersonate him in the future. I don't know how the late emperor got my imitation ability. I was taken away from the second young lady without any preparation. When you saw the second young lady in Wangyue Tower that time, you didn't know how happy you were in your heart. You almost exposed your true identity."

As Ankang spoke, he couldn't help but let the tears fall.

I looked at his tears rolling down and couldn't help feeling sad.

Ankang is a person who is truly kind to me, so I spent money to free him from slavery, just wanting him to live the life of an ordinary citizen in the future. Unexpectedly, Zheng Xian sent him to Xihe Kingdom to impersonate the Prince of Xihe.

I took out a white handkerchief from my sleeve and handed it to Ankang, saying, "I am very happy to see that you can return to Dayu alive and do so many good things for the people of Xihe."

Ankang shook his head and said, "Second Miss, you don't understand. The reason I want to live is you, Second Miss. I always thought that Second Miss was a man, and I thought I fell in love with a man. I hated and despised myself. But despite this, I still miss Second Miss day and night, telling myself that I must live, come back alive to see Second Miss, and tell you that I left against my will, and I didn't leave Second Miss on purpose."

When Ankang reached this point, he burst into tears and could not continue.

It makes me sad to see a grown man crying like a helpless child.

I stood up, reached out and gently held Ankang in my arms.

Ankang was frozen by my hug, but he quickly reacted, suddenly stretched out his hands and hugged my waist tightly, and burst into tears.

Ankang cried without caring about his image, but his secret guards stood in the corner motionless, pretending not to see anything.

I patted Ankang's back gently and said soothingly, "I know you haven't had an easy time in the past few years, but fortunately you have survived everything. Your future will be better and better. Don't be sad. It hurts me to see you cry. Forget me. After returning to Xihe, marry a beloved woman, have a few children with her, and live the rest of your life happily. Don't rush to refute me. I don't have much time left, but I want to see that everyone I treat well can be happy. Can you understand my intention?"

Ankang hugged me tighter, and his tears soaked my clothes on my chest, as if he wanted to vent all the grievances he had suffered in the past few years.

Although I sympathized with Ankang, this was ancient times and if outsiders saw us hugging each other like this, we would probably be dragged away and thrown into a pig cage. I was about to push him away when I suddenly heard a noise outside.

"Sir, there is someone in this room, you can't go in."

"There is no place in this world that I cannot enter!"

This is Zheng Yan's voice!

I was so scared that I quickly pushed Ankang away. Ankang's eyes were tearful and full of loss.

As soon as I pushed Ankang open, the door was pushed open with a loud bang.

Zheng Yan walked in with an angry look on his face, followed by Gongsun Wen and Zhao Jinping.

When Zheng Yan walked in, I sat down.

When Zheng Yan saw Ankang and I sitting next to each other, he couldn't help but yelled, "Ah Man, what are you doing?"

After Zheng Yan came in, Ankang seemed to have changed his appearance. His expression was stern and coldness emanated from his body. He looked like someone who wanted to keep strangers away. The aura of a superior suddenly emerged.

Ankang wiped his face gently with the white handkerchief, then carefully put it into his sleeve.

I really want to say that this white handkerchief is mine, mine, don't take it away.

But Zheng Yan looked at us as if he wanted to eat us, so I never dared to say this.

Ankang turned his head and glanced at Zheng Yan, and said, "Why is Your Majesty here too?"

Zheng Yan snorted heavily and said, "If I hadn't received intelligence that you were meeting in this teahouse, would I have rushed here in such a hurry?"

Ankang curled his lips and said, "Your Majesty's secret guards are really dedicated. They even targeted me."

Zheng Yan ignored Ankang's sarcasm, walked over and pulled me up, saying, "Xihe State has just surrendered, and many border treaties have not been negotiated. It is not appropriate for you to meet him now, Ah Man. It's getting late, I'll send someone to take you back home."

Zheng Yan looks docile and harmless on the surface, but he is actually very domineering. Once he makes a decision, few people can change his mind.

I was afraid that Zheng Yan would misunderstand me as collaborating with the enemy and committing treason. The charge of treason was no joke, so I nodded obediently and said, "I have been out for quite a while today, and I really need to go back home and rest."

I bowed to Zheng Yan as a greeting, then turned around and left.

When I passed by Gongsun Wen and Zhao Jinping, I saw that their expressions were hard to describe. Gongsun Wen's eyes were deep, as if he was probing and alert; Zhao Jinping hesitated to speak, his eyes full of worry.

I ignored them and walked right past them.

When I walked out of the private room, I saw that Zheng Yan's guards had surrounded the entire teahouse and no outsiders could come in.

I heard Ankang say that Fuyao and Xichun were in the private room next door, so I pushed the door open and saw Fuyao and Xichun sleeping soundly on the table.

It was not convenient for me to go to Ankang to ask for the antidote at this time, so I had to sit down, pour myself a cup of tea and drink it slowly, thinking that I would go to Ankang to ask for the antidote after Zheng Yan left.

At this time, Zheng Yan's angry voice came from the private room next door: "You said you were here to discuss the border treaty, so I kept you in Dayu as a VIP, but you secretly met with Ah Man and gave her a carriage of gifts. What do you want to do?"

Ankang said slowly, "The Second Miss was once my master. What's wrong with me giving her a birthday present? Although it's wrong for me to meet her privately, we haven't done anything out of line, so why not?"

Zheng Yan got even angrier after hearing this and growled, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking? It's absolutely impossible for you to take Ah Man away."

Ankang laughed when he heard this and said, "Second Miss really guessed it right. I said I wanted to take her away, but she told me that His Majesty would not agree."

"What? Ah Man really said so?" Zheng Yan asked, suppressing his anger.

"Of course, when have I ever lied to Your Majesty? If the Second Miss is willing to go with me, no matter how Your Majesty objects, I will definitely take her away. But now she is unwilling, not because she is unwilling, but because Your Majesty does not agree." After Ankang finished speaking, he stared straight at Zheng Yan and said word by word: "What does Your Majesty think of Ah Man? Why don't you agree?"