She accidentally flirted with the villain and was fiercely criticized as the regent for forcibly mar

Zheng Lingyi linked her arm with hers affectionately, as if wanting her to know how likable she was: "You've always been great, and you still are! Although you still get a bit boisterous when you're angry, your eyes aren't as gloomy and sharp anymore!"

"Is it because some of your inner thoughts have changed?"

Jiang Ruining felt a warmth in her heart.

That was her feeling, and also the original owner's.

"Maybe it's because I've already made up my mind not to want her anymore!"

Zheng Lingyi's eyes were filled with joy at her willingness to change: "That's right! Although the blood ties between mother and daughter can't be severed, she's not good to you, she has no heart, so we don't need to be nice to her! Just do what a daughter should do!"

"From now on, be filial to your uncle and respect your elder brother. With them around, your life will be good. Your mother can't control your marriage, and Chu Jin can't be afraid of you either."

"Ningning, I'm so happy for you!"

Jiang Ruining softly hummed in agreement: "Lingyi, thank you so much for standing by my side all these years!"

Zheng Lingyi smiled and said, "We are the very best of friends! When I was little, I was too soft-hearted and always got bullied. You protected me. I know how good you are, and I will never distance myself from you because of what others say!"

He poked her waist again.

Raising an eyebrow, she said, "When I entered the manor, I saw Brother Yunting was here too. Do you want to go and talk to him?"

That's what they were saying.

Then, a noblewoman's exclamation came from the small garden separated by a wall.

"Hurry to the training ground! The young men are having an archery competition, and Duke Shao is there too. You might even catch a glimpse of his heroic figure drawing his bow and shooting an arrow!"

"Good heavens! Since Duke Shao took over the Dali Temple, he's been so busy that he sometimes doesn't even have time to attend palace banquets, yet he's actually here at the poetry gathering today?"

"Quickly check if my makeup is applied smoothly and if my dress is flowing beautifully!"

……

Through the openwork carved window.

Seeing the undisguised joy on the faces of the several noble ladies, who seemed eager to be chosen by men, Jiang Ruining quickly headed towards the martial arts arena.

Although she had fantasized many times about the male protagonist's handsome and helpless face and his muscular physique when dressed but undressed when undressed, she was still quite reserved in public.

The mere thought of the original owner having once gushed over the male lead made her so ashamed she wanted to scratch her toes; her face burned, and she waved her hands repeatedly.

"No! I'm not going!"

Just kidding!

The original owner was so obsessed with hating the female lead and competing with her for the male lead that she caused so many schemes, ultimately suffering endless torment and humiliation before dying a miserable death.

If you want to survive and live peacefully until the end of the story, besides maintaining a friendly relationship with the female lead, you should stay away from the male lead!

Moreover, someone will deliberately shoot an arrow at the female lead later, but the male lead, with his superb archery skills, will shoot it down and save the beauty. This is the reunion of the male and female leads after many years.

The male lead sees the female lead as calm and beautiful, while the female lead sees the male lead as dazzlingly handsome. One's heart races, and the other's ears turn red, officially kicking off the sweet romance.

If she leans in now and then lets the female lead see her staring at her man with drooling eyes, how could she not be angry?

As soon as she gets angry, her toxic fans will inevitably pop up again and give her a full set of "rape and abduction" gifts.

No way!

She didn't care about so-called chastity, but she absolutely did not want to be raped.

Moreover, after being here for a few days, she has come to realize that both she and the original owner of this body are prone to getting into trouble. No matter how curious she is, she is determined not to get involved in any excitement, lest she cause some life-threatening trouble!

Zheng Lingyi couldn't pull her away, and turned back in confusion: "Why? Don't you like Brother Yunting?"

Jiang Ruining curled her lip and scoffed sarcastically, "You know, my mother would love for me to be ruined and die a miserable death outside, so that she can give everything to Chu Jin."

She wasn't exaggerating at all.

Madam Jiang felt guilty towards her sister and believed she deserved retribution. However, she was an extremely selfish person who couldn't bear to suffer or ruin her reputation. So she treated the original owner of the body as herself when she was young and made a mistake, and relentlessly humiliated and suppressed her, slandering and belittling her in front of outsiders.

The more she wished the mistakes she made didn't exist, the more she wished the original owner of this body had suffered.

She thought that as long as she forced the original owner to death, she could offset the fact that she had stolen her sister's marriage, caused her sister to go to the border and was eventually killed!

"Once she finds out I like someone, and Chu Jin likes him too, what do you think she'll do to me?"

Zheng Lingyi: "..." She might personally drug Ningning and send her to some worthless scumbag to be bullied!

Jiang Ruining shrugged: "So! Handsome men are valuable, but life is more precious. For my life and my innocence, everything else, whether I like him or not, has to take a backseat!"

"You're in such a hurry to get there, is your brother Heng here too?"

Zhou Heng.

Zheng Lingyi had liked her childhood sweetheart for many years.

Her face flushed red, and she shyly poked Jiang Ruining's palm with her finger.

Jiang Ruining pinched her flushed cheeks: "Go ahead! I'll just take a stroll and then go back to the Pearl Gauze Curtain."

Zheng Lingyi's eyes sparkled, she nodded vigorously, and quickly walked over!

Jiang Ruining liked this little girl very much. Watching her cheerful figure, his gaze was full of affection, but then it gradually turned somber.

We must find a way to help her escape the royal family's schemes and coercion; we absolutely cannot let her die far from home again!

For a powerless and insignificant court lady to go against the royal family in this matter would be tantamount to dragging her entire family to their deaths, and merely getting the Zheng family to arrange a marriage for Zheng Lingyi was far from enough...

Sorrow!

Others transmigrate into books to enjoy wealth and rise to higher positions, but she transmigrated into a sweet romance novel, which is not as good as others transmigrating into an apocalyptic world, where there are dangers on all sides!

I feel like grabbing my hair!

After wandering around aimlessly, I didn't encounter a single noble lady attending the banquet, except for the servants of the Princess's residence. I guess they were all going to see the irresistibly charming male lead.

Jiang Ruining was even more troubled: "Everyone can naturally appreciate the male lead's good looks, but I can't... um!"

Before he could even complain a couple of times, a hand suddenly appeared behind him, covering his mouth and nose, and he was pulled into a dense thicket of flowering trees.

It’s over! It’s over! It’s over!

This one sentence kept repeating in my mind, and I was panicking terribly.

As she struggled desperately, her elbow struck the chest or abdomen of the person behind her, and she heard a muffled groan. The force with which she was holding her loosened slightly.

Jiang Ruining raised his arm high, ready to deliver another heavy blow to the other party.

"You little coward, are you trying to reopen my wound?"

A familiar, deep voice rang in my ears.

Immediately afterwards, I felt a sharp pain in my ear.

This brought Jiang Ruining back to her senses, and then she smelled the scent of styrax that Jiang Ruining usually used.

She stopped struggling.

He forcefully pulled down the hand that was covering her.

"Your Highness?"

Xiao Che gave a cold snort, slapped her hand away with his well-defined knuckles, and turned her around.

His fingertips brushed against the delicate skin on her neck, a captivating smile curving his lips, and a lazy, languid smile playing in his slightly upturned amber eyes. With each casual step, a sense of oppression crept closer to her.

"Does she admire Shao Yunting?"

"Only a madman would sleep with me?"