Jiang Ningâs heart involuntarily skipped a beat, and she hurriedly asked, âWhat happened to your family?â
After she asked, she realized that she had shown too much concern and urgency.
He Tang shook his head: âItâs not a big deal.â
âTell me, maybe I can help you.â
âMy mother is ill, and the medicine she needs is quite expensive.â
âOh.â Jiang Ning glanced at the medicine bag in his hand, understanding the situation. âItâs so late, and itâs snowing. Itâs really cold, and your home is quite far from here. Iâll take you home.â
âNo, no, I canât let you do that. Iâll just walk home. Itâs really late, Princess Consort should go back as soon as possible.â He Tang hurriedly waved his hand in refusal.
Jiang Ning turned to Gucheng and said, âGo find a carriage.â
Gucheng didnât move.
His only mission was to protect Jiang Ningâs safety, and he would not leave her alone here while he went to find a carriage.
Helpless, Jiang Ning said, âThen go to the tavern across the street and ask if they have any horses and carriages for rent.â
Only then did Gucheng leave.
A moment later, he returned with a carriage.
Jiang Ning was delighted, âThis tavern is pretty good, lending us a carriage in the middle of the night.â
Gucheng said, âI bought it.â
Jiang Ning: ââ¦â
She said to He Tang, âI remember you can drive a carriage, right? You should go home quickly.â
âWhat about you?â He Tang looked at her with deep concern.
Jiang Ning laughed, âGucheng knows martial arts, he will take me home.â
âBut this carriageâ¦â
âIâm selling it to you.â
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âWhen you save enough to pay for this carriage, you can pay me back.â Jiang Ning said, âWhy are you still standing here? Your mother is waiting for the medicine! Gucheng, letâs go.â
âNingningâ¦â
He Tang stood in place, staring blankly as she flew away.
She came suddenly and left hastily.
Like a fairy from the sky, she came to help him in his time of need.
He Tang felt as if he were in a dream.
The memory of the shy little girl seemed to be drifting further from him.
â¦
From afar, Li Hongyuan watched all this from the branches of a tree. He watched as she gently smiled and showed concern for her childhood playmate.
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It was something he had never received.
She had feelings for her elegant and shy childhood playmate, and a fondness for the calm and collected Wenren Zong.
But she had never liked him.
Who could say for sure about feelings?
It had nothing to do with appearance, status, position, wealth, or anything else.
Li Hongyuan silently left, heading back to the Imperial Palace.
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Back at the Jiang Family, Jiang Ning took out her purse, lowered her head, and asked Gucheng, âHow much did it cost to buy the carriage?â
âThirty taels of silver.â
âHere, pay yourself back.â Jiang Ning took out a banknote worth fifty taels and handed it to him.
Gucheng accepted it.
Jiang Ning counted the remaining banknotes and separated five, âHere are 500 taels, Gucheng. Tomorrow, help me give it to He Tang.â
âWhy?â
âHe Tang is good to me, his difficulties are only temporary. As the saying goes, itâs easy to add flowers to brocade, but hard to send coal in the snow. Iâll be the one to send coal in the snow. Thatâs the way to win someoneâs heart, right?â
âWinning over?â Gucheng tilted his head slightly.
He Tang liked Miss Jiang.
Did he still need to be won over?
Jiang Ning didnât notice his expression and continued to speak, âHe Tang is a talented person with limitless potential. For just 500 taels, I can win over a talented person. Thatâs quite a bargain, right?â