She has a slender waist and delicate bones, and is able to seduce the ascetic horse.

Chapter 256 Analysis
Murong Zi's eyes softened and she looked at her with a smile, "Miss, you are really worried about me."

Shen Jiaojiao's face stiffened slightly, she stammered a few times, and finally admitted it frankly.

"Yes, I am worried about you."

After saying this, she immediately added: "You are my savior. I don't want you to die. I haven't repaid you yet."

"Haha, don't worry, I won't die before escorting you out of Lin'an and ensuring your safety." Murong Zi promised.

"I heard from my brother that some superiors would use poison to control their subordinates. Can the poison in your body be cured? Or has it already started to take effect? ​​Otherwise, why would you suddenly fall into a coma?"

Compared to escaping and leaving, Murong Zi's life is equally important.

Shen Jiaojiao didn't want to watch the person in front of her die.

Murong Zi narrowed his fox eyes and smiled happily.

"Don't worry, this little bit of poison won't cause any harm to me."

Seeing the man's solemn oath, she had no choice but to believe his words and reluctantly stood up.

"Rest for a while, I'll go cook something to eat."

As he said that, he walked towards the pile of supplies in the corner.

Pick out an iron pot and three or four sweet potatoes, and then take down a piece of bacon hanging on the top.

She used a dagger to dig a hole in the ground, put firewood in it, and built a simple stove.

Murong Zi sat on the ground with his back against the wall, silently watching her every move.

Deep in the fox's eyes, there was a doting love that he himself was not aware of.

"Is there any seasoning here?" Shen Jiaojiao asked.

Murong Zi raised her hand and pointed at the pile of firewood.

"There was a small platform protruding from the wall to the right of the firewood pile, where the salt shaker and the jar of lard were placed."

Shen Jiaojiao walked over and successfully found the seasoning.

She fetched some spring water and moved a few burning logs from the campfire to the stove pit.

While waiting for the water to boil, she sliced ​​the bacon with a knife, peeled the sweet potatoes, and then threw all the ingredients into the pot to stew.

It was not until she stopped to rest that Murong Zi started talking.

"You seem to be familiar with these things."

Shen Jiaojiao looked down at the stove pit and smiled, "When I was a kid, I often went out to play with my brother. Sometimes we would go horse racing in the wild. At that time, we would eat in the wild. These were all taught by my brother."

Seeing the bright light flashing in her eyes, as if she missed the old days very much, Murong Zi shook his head and sighed.

"I really envy Mr. Meng."

She didn't hear clearly, so she turned to look at Murong Zi, "Huh? What are you talking about?"

"Nothing." Murong Zi pursed her lips and changed the subject, "Why did you become like this?"

"How is this?" she asked back.

"You are already married, and you are clearly a married woman, but you still want to be involved with him. Is this glorious?"

Shen Jiaojiao choked and didn't know what to say.

Inexplicably, Meng Hun's whispers in her ear rang in her mind -

'Shen Jiaojiao, I like you.'

Thinking back on these words now, they were sweet yet embarrassing at the same time.

If the world knew about the unclear relationship between her and her sworn brother, they would also do what Murong Zi did, implicitly criticizing her for being shameless, right?

She is already married, why should she be entangled with her brother-in-law?

This is really not glorious at all...

When Murong Zi saw her expression as if she was about to cry but didn't, her heart felt like it was being pricked by a needle and she felt a slight pain.

He sighed, his tone much softer.

"If you don't want to tell me, I won't force you."

Shen Jiaojiao curled her lips, "Are you making fun of me?"

"No." The man denied it immediately. Whether it was because of the current situation or because of Prince Qing's previous behavior that Shen Jiaojiao analyzed her feelings for Meng Hun to outsiders for the first time.

"My stepbrother and I were supposed to be husband and wife. We were engaged since we were young. If it weren't for my stepmother interfering, I would have lived a very good life."

As he spoke, his eyes turned red.

Murong Zi was stunned. She didn't expect her to say this.

Originally, he thought Shen Jiaojiao was forced—

How could a weak woman who followed the rules be willing to be involved with her sworn brother? What's more, she was married.

Murong Zi planned to send Shen Jiaojiao to the ends of the earth so that Meng Hun would never find her in his life, and let her live a simple and peaceful life.

Now that she knew that she also had feelings for Meng Hun, Murong Zi didn't know what to do for a moment.

Shen Jiaojiao didn't expect him to answer and just kept talking to herself.

"I know that you must despise me and laugh at me in your heart, thinking that I am a fickle woman.

"But what happened between my brother and I was just an accident. It was Meng Wan who harmed me. She schemed against my brother and me in a despicable way and framed me many times.

"I clearly have no personal feelings towards my brother, but... after that night, he has been pestering me, and I, I..."

I can't say anything else anymore.

She lowered her head, as if it weighed a thousand pounds, and her whole body was bent down.

The sound was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

"Okay, it's my fault."

Murong Zi was skilled in martial arts and could clearly hear her words of grievance, and her heart ached.

How innocent is she?
When he was young, his family suffered a change and a good marriage was destroyed by Mrs. Meng herself; when he grew up, he was engaged to another man, but was snatched away by his sister-in-law; in the end, he was even framed by his sister-in-law and his innocence was ruined.

After going around in circles, he ended up getting involved with his sworn brother.

These days, she was suffering no less than anyone else.

Especially after she discovered that she also liked Meng Hun, the fear and panic almost overwhelmed her.

She is just a poor person.

"Shen Jiaojiao, it's not shameful to like someone, don't feel burdened."

Murong Zi sighed, stood up, walked to her side and sat next to her.

"You are very good. It is the people who hurt you who are not good. I shouldn't have made rash judgments and said that about you. I apologize."

Shen Jiaojiao widened her eyes in surprise, as if it was the first day she met Murong Zi.

She rarely heard Murong Zi calling her name.

Whenever someone called her "Miss", she always had the illusion that they were making fun of her.

She was not used to the sudden seriousness.

"No, nothing happened." She grabbed her sleeve and wiped the tears from her eyes, "I know you don't mean any harm."

"Alas!" Murong Zi sighed again, "If I had known, I would have asked you first before bringing you out. It's not easy to go back to the Meng Mansion right now."

Murong Zi was telling the truth.

She was abducted for no apparent reason. If outsiders knew about this, how could she still maintain her reputation?

In addition, since it involves Prince Qing, her adoptive father and mother would probably not dare to make it public. Maybe her adoptive mother would even hope that she died outside.

Only my brother...

Shen Jiaojiao's eyes flickered slightly, and a bitter look appeared at the corners of her mouth.

My brother should come to look for her, right?
"Since it's out..."

"Shh!"

She was about to speak, but Murong Zi covered her mouth, preventing her from making any sound.

"Prince Qing's men are searching outside, so don't make any noise for now." Murong Zi leaned close to her ear and whispered.

Shen Jiaojiao's eyes widened with fear.

How could those people search halfway up the mountain? !