*Swoosh!* A large shadow appear besides Jie Yi, "Chief!".

"Jie Er", Chief Jie Yi had just left the capital a few hours ago but this little weasel had already chase him all the way here. 'Does he want to follow me that much?', thought the chief. 'He even brought a large bag with him. Doesn't he know that it is not advisable to bring that much if he wants to tag with them to the war?', the chief wrinkled his brows. It seems like he still has a lot to teach Jie Er.

"Chief, luckily I am still able to catch you!", Jie Er panted. It really is hard to bring the heavy bag along while trying to conceale himself.

"What are you doing here? How about the madam? Quick, go back before master punish you", Jie Yi looked at Jie Er in seriousness.

"Chief, madam has something to tell you. I'm here on her behalf", Jie Er told Jie Yi.

'So he is not here to tag along?', somehow it dampened Jie Yi's mood. "Say it", he ordered.

"Madam said, *cough*, although the master is known to be strong, you shouldn't neglect his safety when he is surrounded by the people we know. Oh... Madam means the crown prince and his consort", Jie Er adds his own words.

"I understand what madam meant", Jie Yi interrupted.

"Oh... Then let me continue, *cough* at all times, please monitor the master's foods, drinks and the people around. The master is not as strong as he rumored to be. Even a teacup could injure him, then what would happen if the enemy decided to throw knife and swords around? Wouldn't it be terrible?", Jie Er narrated a whole bunch of nonsense.

'Wasn't the madam is the one injuring the master back then?', Jie Yi couldn't criticize the madam openly. If the sect master is nothing in her eyes, then wouldn't that means their level would be even lower? So how much lower can their level be? As big as a bee or as small as an ant?

"...so madam feel like only bringing that much wouldn't be enough, so she said this might be even more useful!", Jie Er handed the large bag to Jie Yi.

Jie Yi is a strong man. He could even carry a bull like a pet. He is by no mean a weakling. But due to his low expectations and inattentiveness, he stumbles and fell on top of Jie Er.

Luckily, Jie Er catches him and using his other foot, he prevented himself from falling backward, "Are you alright chief?". Jie Er's arm circled the chief's waist, trying to hold him in place.

"Yes", Jie Yi blurted. He almost forgot that Jie Er is also a man, and being a shadow guard, he is also overflowed with strength. Stepping out from the ambiguous position, he asks, "Why is this so heavy?".

"It's gold~", replied Jie Er.

"Gold coins?", asked Jie Yi.

"Gold bars~", Jie Er replied smugly. "Madam said, there might be an occasion where money is important...", the rest of the words he whispered in Jie Yi's ear.

'Tickles', thought Jie Yi. But nonetheless, he heard the madam's plan from Jie Er. "It might be good".

"Then, I'm off chief!", Jie Er disappear as fast as he appeared.

Jie Yi looked at the empty spot beside him. Somehow, he is feeling unsatisfied.

****

In Jian palace~

"Princess consort, please eat some food. Please think about your baby. You need to eat for two!", Xiao Xi is persuading Li Xi Rui to eat. Since the second prince's departure, the princess has locked herself in his room.

"Miss, don't do this! Missssss!!!!", Xiao Xi keeps on knocking the door.

"What are you doing this early?! This door is almost destroyed in your delicate hand", Li Xi Rui opened the door. She has just woken up.

"Xiao Xi thought that miis.s... erm princess didn't want to eat again", Xiao Xi told Li Xi Rui her concern.

"Then, just bring the food in", replied Li Xi Rui. It's not that she wanted to harm her baby, but she has a long night of digging every corner of Long Jie's room. One by one, she discovered a series of paintings. Paintings of her.

'How long has he been keeping this hobby?', thought Li Xi Rui. If one to see all those paintings, one might think that Long Jie hates Li Xi Rui with all his being. Why is it so? It's because all the paintings are not a correct portrayal of her. Whether she is bickering, pointing at someone with anger or twisting her face into an unbelievable angle, the ugly woman in the painting is still her.

'He is so cute. Hiding his interest like this, it is just like a small child', Li Xi Rui could only smile. "Don't be like your father in the future. If you meet someone that you like, just tell her or him properly", Li Xi Rui whispered to the child in her belly.

"Princess consort, the food has been prepared. These paintings... who is so vicious to draw the princess like this?! It's a capital offence!", Xiao Xi couldn't believe her eyes. Who dares to bully the princess like this?!

"It's not", said Li Xi Rui.

"What?", Xiao Xi didn't understand.

"It's not a capital offence", Li Xi Rui didn't seems to be angry.

"Then, Xiao Xi will beat the person by herself!", Xiao Xi couldn't just let the other person get away with insulting the consort. She absolutely must not back down.

"It's the second prince. It's my husband's paintings", Li Xi Rui declared with proud in her eyes.

"Wha...t...?", Xiao Xi is shocked. 'Does the second prince has eyes problem? Why does the painting doesn't look like the princess consort at all?', thought Xiao Xi. The more she observes the paintings, the more she is sure that the second prince has problems.

Li Xi Rui shows Xiao Xi a painting;
"See, this is when we walk on the bridge. Do you remember, when my handkerchief flew away and smacked Long Jie's face? His face at that time was so funny. I almost laugh but then... we bickered", Li Xi Rui reminiscing the past.

She shows a different painting;
"This is when that lady said I pushed her into the pond. The truth is, that lady is actually slip by herself due to her high footwear. Just because she wanted to follow the trend, she chooses to wear that uncomfortable footwear on the ground. Not to mention the footwear is an invention of Mu Jiu Jiu. But I didn't know that Ling Jie saw the whole ordeal. Well, maybe only half the ordeal", Li Xi Rui keeps on talking.

And yet she shows another;
"Then, this is when he pulled me away after I nearly struck that Miss Wei. I almost cried then. He said I was a shrew; a vicious woman", Li Xi Rui remembered; all her memories of Long Jie in her past life is not pleasant.

Xiao Xi interjects, "But it has passed. The second prince loves you very much. We can all see it".

"He really does...", Li Xi Rui is convinced. Where else can that stone faced man act immaturely if not because of her? She misunderstood. 'But then, wasn't that weird?', thought Li Xi Rui. If he has long since love her, then would he really contribute to her death?

It is puzzling.

'It was him who... What he did again?', thought Li Xi Rui. In her past life, Long Jie has not actually hurt her physically. Many people had harm her in the past, be it mentally or physically. But for Li Xi Rui, Long Jie had hurt her the most. Why? Sure, his words are vicious but so does other people. So why would she hate the second prince more than the others?

The one who tried to harm her father was actually the Phantom sect. The one who spread those rumors was also not him. The one who accused her of trying to poisoned Mu Jiu Jiu was also not him. So why does she hate him the most?