After becoming a concubine, she lived a miserable life every day.

He had never seen Qiao Rongjin like this before. His heart began to beat wildly uncontrollably, and the love and desire in his eyes rose instantly, as if they were going to burn him.

Zhu Yun, who was standing by, was completely numb. What should she do in this situation? Should she speak out?

When her master fell down in fright just now, she should have been faster than Lord Xiao, but she was a step slower, so she could only catch the poisonous snake first.

Han Zhou's eyes were as big as copper bells and he blinked frantically, making sure countless times that he was not seeing things.

The master really hugged Mrs. Qiao!!!

Then he looked at his master's worthless appearance. He was never like this normally, let alone hugging a woman. He would become impatient when a woman was one meter away from him. But now he was hugging Mrs. Qiao like this!

Han Zhou felt like the sky was falling.

Woohoo, madam! It’s Han Zhou’s fault for not keeping an eye on the master and letting him go astray.

Han Zhou stood there, his hands and feet stiff, his heart chilled to the bone.

So, when did the master fall in love with Mrs. Qiao? How come he didn't notice it at all?

Soon, Qiao Rongjin calmed down, but when he came to his senses, he found himself in Xiao Quan's arms. His ears turned red, and his face felt like it was on fire, burning badly. Especially his beautiful eyes were full of fear, even more than when he encountered a poisonous snake just now. So he struggled and stammered, "Xiao... Sir Xiao, put me down first."

what! ! !

Who can tell her why she is in Xiao Quan's arms! ?

After Qiao Rongjin finished speaking, he kept his head down, not daring to meet Xiao Quan's gaze, and his whole body was stiff.

However, Xiao Quan did not let go of his hand immediately after hearing this. Instead, he looked at Qiao Rongjin's reaction with deep eyes. He saw that she was so nervous that her whole body was stiff, there was a hint of fear in her eyes, her ears were red, and she smiled softly with her brows lowered.

Upon hearing the voice, Qiao Rongjin's body stiffened even more. He looked up and happened to meet Xiao Quan's gaze.

Then, she saw the undisguised fiery and concentration in Xiao Quan's eyes. Deep in his eyes were strong emotions and desires, which were extremely aggressive. Just one glance burned Qiao Rongjin so much that she retracted her gaze and dared not look again. She only lowered her head and whispered, "Master Xiao, please put me down first. Thank you for saving my life. I will repay you in the future." So put me down quickly, what's the point of holding me! ? Don't you know there are two other living people here? How shameful!

If I had known earlier, I would have just let the snake bite me! I wouldn't have to be so embarrassed.

Seeing that the little woman in his arms was so embarrassed that she was about to smoke, Xiao Quan let go of her hands and put her safely on the ground.

Then, he returned to his previous indifferent look, and bowed to Qiao Rongjin and said, "Madam Qiao, don't think too much. It's all because of me that you are so scared. I may have been a little disrespectful to you in a hurry just now. I hope you can forgive me."

He looked like a modest gentleman, and it was hard to find fault with him. He was completely different from the look just now, as if he wanted to eat someone.

What could Qiao Rongjin say? He was indeed trying to save her, and his intention was legitimate and reasonable. It was just that his eyes were too aggressive and made people feel uncomfortable. So, with Zhu Yun's support, Qiao Rongjin forced a smile and said, "Thank you, Lord Xiao, for saving my life. I understand. Thank you, Lord Xiao, for troubling me."

After speaking quickly, Qiao Rongjin said, "After all, this is not a place to stay for long. Let's leave here first."

She just wanted to leave this place. There were all kinds of unknown dangers in the woods. She didn't want to stay here any longer. It would be best to leave as soon as possible.

Han Zhou and Zhu Yun didn't dare to say a word during the whole process, and kept silence completely.

Xiao Quan saw that Qiao Rongjin was consciously moving further away from him and didn't dare to look at him. He thought that she must have seen what he was thinking just now, so she was keeping a distance from him now.

Actually, it’s better this way. There is no possibility for the two of them to be together, and keeping a distance is good for everyone.

After all, if she showed any signs of being intimate with him, he was afraid that he would not be able to resist and might do something immoral.

Xiao Quan's eyes flickered in the moonlight.

But on the way back, he deliberately kept his distance, and the two of them almost never spoke to each other. Whenever there was any important matter, Han Zhou would come over to negotiate.

Qiao Rongjin's originally tense heart suddenly calmed down. Seeing Xiao Quan's expression, she thought that she was probably thinking in the wrong direction. Why would a rising star in the court, a talented man with a promising future, like her, someone else's concubine? It wasn't as if she was crazy.

He is keeping a distance from me now, probably because he is afraid that I will think too much. He saved me before out of responsibility, after all, he promised King Rui to send me safely to his palace.

After figuring it out, Qiao Rongjin felt relieved. He felt more relaxed and had the mind to appreciate the scenery along the way.

But Zhuyun didn't think so.

Zhuyun has seen clearly these days that Lord Xiao has some ulterior motives towards his master Qiao. Although he thinks he has hidden it well, Zhuyun is the person who is best at observing people's words and expressions.

Otherwise, why is it that only the master gets to eat the soft and glutinous pastries while others don’t? Otherwise, why is it that the place where Master Qiao lives is always the one with the best location, and so on. The list goes on.

Not only did she notice it, even Fuqiu, who was unaware of what happened that day, felt that Lord Xiao was too kind to Master Qiao.

Only Master Qiao somehow convinced herself that Lord Xiao did not like her, but had to take care of her all the way because of Prince Rui. She also told her to go back and say good things about Xiao Quan in front of the prince.

Zhu Yun didn't know what to say, and she couldn't say anything. This kind of thing should be kept to oneself. It was better for Master Qiao to do this. Otherwise, if others knew about it, there would probably be another uproar.

However, because of this incident, Zhu Yun was always a little wary of Lord Xiao and would not easily give Master Qiao the opportunity to meet him.

Speaking of which, Prince Rui had learned that the group of men in black were planning to look for Qiao Rongjin and Xiao Quan, but they encountered brutal and murderous "bandits" on the way, and were delayed for a while. After dealing with the assassins disguised as bandits, Prince Rui thought about it and decided not to go look for Xiao Quan and others, because he might not be able to help if he went there, but he would definitely bring more assassins, which would be more dangerous.

Thinking about Xiao Quan's ability and martial arts, Qiao's life would not be in any danger. He had to believe in Xiao Quan's ability. Since he promised to escort Qiao back home, he should be able to do it. Prince Rui had to overturn his previous idea and comforted himself in this way.