My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

Mei Xueer wouldn't be so stupid as to really think that everyone in this villa came to drink. Even if she pretended to be crazy for five or six days to confuse those people, there would at least be a gatekeeper today.

She had her eyes on this place a long time ago. The wall was very high and there was a big tree outside the wall. As long as she climbed over the wall, she could slide down along the tree. Mei Xueer climbed up the ladder with a grunt, then climbed up the tree, and then slowly moved down along the trunk with a grunt.

But the tree was so big that she couldn't hug it at all. The part close to the ground had no branches and was bare. She looked down and saw that it was still four or five meters above the ground. She didn't dare to jump down.

If you are not careful, you will fall down and lose an arm or a leg or something, which would be a waste of time.

She smiled triumphantly and silently took out the ladder that she had secretly stored in the space before.

But she didn't expect that the ladder was a little short. After placing it on the ground, the highest point was still one meter away from her, and she still didn't dare to jump.

She swore for the Nth time: I must learn martial arts!

So, at the moment, she had to endure the great grief and give up the escape plan she had prepared for many days, and began to climb up again.

Let’s go back and think of another way.

As she was wiping her tears and lamenting the unfairness of fate, suddenly one of her feet lost its fulcrum and she began to fall freely like a weight.

Mei Xueer rubbed her waist, found that she was not injured, and slowly got up.

To be precise, he climbed up from a person.

The moment she was about to land, the man rushed over and cushioned her.

The man moved his limbs and found that only the wine in his stomach was almost squeezed out, but he was not injured, so he slowly got up.

Mei Xueer was stunned when she saw him. Wasn't this man drinking in the yard before? Wasn't he the first one to fall down? She had a deep impression of him.

She always thought that those who drank with her were fools, but unexpectedly, she was the foolish one.

It turns out that he was just playing house with her.

The man got up and knelt on the ground and kowtowed to her, "I am sorry for offending you, but I just wanted to protect you. Please forgive me."

Mei Xueer was stunned for a moment before she realized that what he meant by "offense" was physical contact with her.

She laughed awkwardly, "Little brother, what's your name?"

"...Ah?...My last name is Meng, and everyone calls me Meng Ergou."

"...Okay, Meng Ergou, this name sounds good."

“… sounds good?”

"I, I have drunk too much, I seem to have lost my memory... Hey, why am I here? Where is this?... Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going?..."

On the seventh day, Mei Xueer stayed in the house obediently and did not go anywhere, mainly because she knew she could not escape.

The eighth day was like this.

The same thing happened on the ninth day.

On the tenth day, Lord Ye came back, stayed with her for a while, said some irrelevant words of concern, and left in a hurry.

Early in the morning on the eleventh day, as Mei Xueer just walked out of the room, she heard two little maids whispering. She quickly hid in the corner and eavesdropped with her ears perked up.

"Have you heard? Before Meng Ergou died, all the bones in his body were crushed by the Lord."

"Ah, she's a nice person, and very enthusiastic. I don't know why the Lord got so angry. In my opinion, Meng Ergou should have been better off not saving her, and he could have suffered less."

"That's right. I don't know what the Lord likes about her. But then again, if Meng Ergou hadn't rescued her, if she had been injured or ran away that day, we would have all died."

"That's true. It was Meng Ergou who really saved our lives. Let's find a chance to burn some paper for Meng Ergou. You and I should be careful when serving her and try to stay away from her."

"Yes, I know. But we have to keep a close eye on her. If anything happens to her, we will all die, and our families will die with us..."

……

The two people's voices became farther and farther away and smaller and smaller.

Mei Xueer stood in the corner in a daze.

She was not familiar with Meng Ergou, but he had saved her after all. No matter what his reasons were for saving her, he died tragically because of saving her.

She didn't dare to think about escaping again. She didn't want everyone in the yard to die because of her, or even implicate their relatives.

She returned to her room alone and did not eat for the whole day.

Early in the morning on the twelfth day, Mei Xueer discovered that the person serving her had been replaced.

The two little girls who were whispering in private yesterday morning are gone.

She probably figured it out. The two little girls, who looked only fourteen or fifteen years old, were also punished, perhaps because of private discussions.

She is not a saint, but her conscience will not allow her to indulge herself and risk the lives of innocent people.

She felt as if something was pressing down heavily on her heart, making it hard for her to breathe and she was almost suffocating.

She had never been so afraid of anyone before. Even for the dead deposed crown prince, her hatred for him was not as great as the fear and hatred she felt for Lord Ye in her heart at this moment - even though Lord Ye had never directly hurt her.

She wanted to vent, wanted to go crazy, but she didn't dare.

She was afraid that an unintentional action of hers would once again implicate innocent lives.

Although these people were Lord Ye's subordinates, to be honest, they were all very nice to her. Whether they did so from the bottom of their hearts or were forced to do so, the fact was that they served her very well.

They are merely servants.

They have no control over their own destiny. Lord Ye can take their lives with just a thought. They are poor servants.

The tip of her nose seemed to be lingering with that faint fragrance again, but at this moment, this originally pleasant fragrance only made her feel like vomiting.

She retched for a while and even vomited bile.

"Miss, please eat something. If you starve, I will be punished." Outside the door, another new maidservant spoke in a trembling voice.

Mei Xueer said calmly, "Okay, bring it in."

She heard the person outside the door heave a long sigh of relief.

The little girl pushed the door open quietly, put the food in the lunch box on the table, bowed again, and then walked out with her body bowed.

"You..." Mei Xueer felt like something was stuck in her throat when she saw her cautious look, and couldn't help but want to say something.

Hearing her voice, the maid who had been lowering her head and not daring to look at her trembled, and quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowing continuously: "Miss, please forgive me, please... I have a sick mother at home. If I die, my mother will not be able to live..."

Mei Xueer, who was treated as a scourge, felt a lump in her throat. "It's okay. I just want to tell you... I will eat these on the table. You can come back in half an hour to clean them up."

The girl quickly retreated.

Mei Xueer sat at the table, looking at the sumptuous dishes. She had no appetite and just wanted to vomit.

She picked up the silver chopsticks and tried hard to force herself to eat.

But what she ate was like poison, causing her to retch again.

She lay quietly on the bed and closed her eyes.

She didn't know why Cui Hongqi locked him up here.

Two days ago, when he came to see her, he told her, "This is the safest place. When the danger is over, I will let you out. Then, you can go wherever you want... No matter where you want to go, I will accompany you."

She understood that because of her identity as the daughter of Princess Anping, there were indeed many people out there who wanted to kill her.

Maybe, he really just had this idea and wanted to keep her safe.

As for why he wanted to "protect" her, she roughly guessed several possibilities, but could not be sure for the time being.

She doesn't need anyone to protect her in this way.

She would rather stand up and face everything than be "confined" in this small world like a turtle.

Nanxing and several divine beasts must be very anxious at this moment, looking for her everywhere.

If they were still alive...

She buried her head in the quilt, hunched over like a shrimp, and cried in the quilt.

She didn't dare cry out loud, fearing that her crying would cost another life.