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The Tenth Prince hurried over and whispered, "He is the representative of The Richest Merchant in the World, the Chairman of the recently established Business Conference."
The Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and coldly addressed me, who was trying to keep my head down. "Does my first merchant of Jin State have any grievances against me or the country?!"
His voice, after such a long time, seemed to regain its strength.
I took a few deep breaths with my head lowered and then slowly replied with a cold tone, "I dare not. As a citizen of Jin State, I will naturally do my part for the court without hesitation. However, the Tenth Prince has made things difficult for me and others. Your Majesty, if you want to accuse someone, there are always reasons to do so!"
The Emperor was furious. "Lift your head! I want to see what my beloved citizen looks like!"
I bit my lip tightly and clenched my fists, stubbornly keeping my head down. For some reason, I didn't want to see him like this.
In a fit of rage, the Emperor strode over and grasped my chin with one hand, forcing me to look up.
Unable to escape, I maintained a calm expression and gazed directly into his eyes. They were tranquil and shimmering faintly.
Upon seeing my familiar face, he suddenly exclaimed in shock, "Little Jin, is that you?! Are you alright?..."
Everyone was taken aback. What was happening now...
Just moments ago, he had been filled with anger like an approaching storm, and now, in an instant, it felt like a rainbow had appeared.
I looked at him calmly. I didn't know what had happened between us, but at this moment, I could no longer remember him.
However, my eyes flickered, and the corners of my mouth twitched slightly as I still said, "Brother Sima." I had specifically investigated this matter and knew that An Jin used to call him that.
"Brother Sima."
He stared at me in astonishment. "You... you remember... Little Jin..."
I watched his ecstatic expression with indifference and softly replied, "Yes, I remember a little."
"High Priestess, since you refuse to tell me, I will find out myself. There is nothing in this world that I cannot achieve if I set my mind to it."
"Don't you blame me?" he suddenly said in pain.
Blame him? I looked at him in confusion. However, I remained calm and replied, "What’s done is done."
It was then that he noticed how strange my posture was and hurriedly pulled me up from the ground, his expression filled with concern. "Little Jin, are you alright?"
I rubbed my jaw with my free hand and forced a smile. "I'm fine." His grip was surprisingly strong; my jaw still hurt from it.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
I shot a cold glance at the people kneeling on the ground, trembling like autumn leaves in October, and replied indifferently, "I was invited to a banquet. This banquet is quite extraordinary."
Sima Rui's gaze darkened; he understood the implication of my words.
He cast a cold glance at the crowd before speaking in a deep voice, "I will not pursue today's matter, but there must not be a next time. Otherwise, I will not be lenient." His tone was terrifyingly grim.
The people kneeling on the ground hurriedly bowed their heads in gratitude.
Suddenly, he turned to me with a gentle smile and said softly, "Little Jin, from now on, I will never allow you to kneel before anyone again. No one in this world has the right to make you do so." Sima Rui looked at the person he had almost lost and silently vowed: Little Jin, from this day forward, all my promises to you will become reality. Everything I have said will come to pass.
Moreover, Sima Rui's gaze darkened as he recalled that before that person left, they had specifically instructed him to take good care of her. He must never let her be harmed again; she carried too much on her shoulders.
He remembered when he first appeared before that person; regardless of their status, he had coldly struck them across the face. He was an elegant man who had never fought anyone nor engaged in any physical altercations. Yet at this moment...
The guards beside him stopped him and scolded him for daring to strike the reigning emperor.
But he merely smiled coolly and replied indifferently, "Today I struck the emperor himself. What kind of emperor cannot even protect his beloved woman? Am I not justified in hitting him as Jun Jin's Xuanwu King Qingci and one of the four prime ministers of the Jin Nation?!"
Sima Rui did not retaliate; he knew how much pain lay behind his choice. He understood that those who had always protected her had devoted their lives to following him as their dream, yet now they were forcing him to leave her. He realized how deep his pain was, how desperate he felt.
Sima Rui halted the guards who rushed forward to seize him. This was a battle between two men, stripped of any additional armor, devoid of any binding identities.
Moreover, he was willing to be struck.
The harm he had caused Little Jin was still not enough.
The elegant man, who had captivated the world, merely gazed at him with sorrow, deeply sighing as if in a trance, instructing him: "Take good care of her. If one day she returns to you, make sure to look after her well; consider it my way of caring for her. We can never repay her kindness in this lifetime. All I can do is this..." As he spoke the last words, tears welled up in his eyes.
His gaze was filled with sorrow and grief, as if he had lost faith in life and the most important thing to him. He remembered this man, who had always stood behind Little Jin, the most composed and calm among the kings.
Yet at this moment, he wept in the wind.
Simply because he had to leave her.
This was the most painful thing in the world: not being by her side while silently guarding her for a lifetime.
Sima Rui looked at the man crying in the wind and suddenly felt a sense of admiration. He gazed earnestly at him and vowed sincerely: "I promise you. Not as an emperor, but simply as a man beside her."
And now that fate had brought him to her, it was time for him to fulfill his promise.
Sima Rui declared coldly and without hesitation: "From now on, anyone who dares to harm her is opposing me."
I stared at him in shock; what did his words mean?
Was I truly representing him?
Everyone was taken aback, and I awkwardly realized that since I always dressed in men's clothing for my errands, standing here so ambiguously with another man was rather inappropriate.
I estimate that everyone present is stunned. Tomorrow, there might be a rumor that the current emperor has a penchant for young boys.
I don't really care, but he—
I looked at him, and saw him gazing at me with a gentle smile, completely unconcerned.
Then he softly asked, "Little Jin, would you like to come back with me?"
I furrowed my brows in confusion and replied, "Where to?"
"Back to the palace," he said carefully. His eyes were filled with hope as he looked at me, afraid that I would refuse, yet not wanting to pressure me.
Suddenly, a fleeting smile appeared on my lips.
"Alright," I said.
Perhaps I needed an answer; perhaps I wanted to know the outcome; perhaps I wanted to understand the truth for myself.
I was unwilling to let my fate be controlled by others.
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