Chapter 1186: The Princess Consort Whose Memories Were Altered (61)

"Steward."

"Your Highness, what are your orders?"

The matter of Consort Jiao being gifted to the ruler of Chen Kingdom had naturally been kept secret, and the steward knew nothing of the truth.

"It's nothing. You may leave."

Originally, Shangguan Jing had intended to order the servants to erase all traces she had left behind. Yet when the words reached his lips, he stopped himself. There had never been any affection between them, so there was no need to resort to such methods to conceal anything. If those things remained, then they remained.

Besides, if too much was changed and Jiao'er asked about it, he wouldn't know how to explain. After all, in Jiao'er's memories, it was she who had arranged everything.

After arriving at the residence assigned to the ruler of Chen Kingdom, Tang Guo was given a separate courtyard.

The ruler of Chen Kingdom had drunk himself senseless and was currently sleeping like a dead pig, leaving him no time to concern himself with her.

As a consort cast aside by the emperor, how could she possibly sleep at night? Of course, she ought to sit by the window, gaze at the moon, and drown in sorrow.

System: As if I'd believe that nonsense. You clearly know someone's coming and are deliberately waiting for him here.

Pah, pah, pah. This damned host.

Sure enough, in the stillness of the late night, Yan Huo arrived.

Seeing her listless appearance, his heart ached. Standing outside the window, he lowered his voice and said, "I'll take you away. Believe me."

"You probably don't remember me. We've only met once." Yan Huo smiled faintly. "Back then, I disguised myself as a merchant from Northern Yan and sold you a batch of rough stones. You had excellent judgment and bought them immediately."

"Honestly, when I first saw you, I regretted that you were already married. I was annoyed that I hadn't met you sooner."

"Later, after learning you were Prince Jing's consort, I often followed the two of you in secret to ease my longing. Then I discovered that the person accompanying Prince Jing wasn't you, but another woman who looked exactly like you. After investigating the truth, I finally learned what had happened to you."

"I once came to the palace to see you. You may have found it presumptuous, but I didn't do anything. I only wanted to see you. As long as I knew you were safe and well, I could rest easy."

System: This man's rustic love talk really comes one set after another. It's so cheesy my teeth ache.

"Because of what happened to you, I could have taken you away by force. But if I did that, how would I be any different from them?" Yan Huo's eyes softened. "So I chose to protect you instead. I sent people to search for Daoist Yang, hoping he could restore your memories. Once you regained your own memories, you could decide for yourself whether to stay or leave."

"I never imagined Shangguan Yi would give you away. This time, whether you're willing or not, I'm taking you away from this place. Come with me to Northern Yan. I'll arrange everything for you. You won't need to worry about anything. From now on, you'll be free. You can do whatever you want, and I won't force you. But…" he paused, looking at her with earnest eyes, "you're not allowed to ignore me."

System: Seriously, he's making himself sound so pitiful.

Tang Guo had been laughing inwardly the whole time, but when she saw him looking at her so seriously, like a little puppy begging for a bone, she simply couldn't hold it in anymore.

"Pfft."

She burst out laughing.

System: Host, did your character setting collapse?!

You're not acting anymore? What happened to professionalism?

Oh, right. This guy isn't among the targets of revenge. Host doesn't need to maintain any persona around him.

It seemed that as long as this fellow behaved himself, Host had never lied to him or put on an act in front of him. She always treated him with her true self.

Fine.

Now even the System felt a little sour.

Apparently, it wasn't the most special one after all.

Yan Huo froze when he saw Tang Guo laugh.