After Song Xiner left in her car, Xie Ming crossed the road and approached the car which was standing across the road.

  She casually opened the car door and sat at the backseat of the car.

  Just as she sat inside the car, Liwei suddenly pulled her closer and placed his lips on hers.

  "Umm."

  She was so shocked that he kissed her out of nowhere. Thankfully, the driver was not in the car, so she was less embarrassed.

  The kiss was urgent and passionate. His hands started roaming around her body, feeling her curves.

  " Ah" she cried out in pain when he tightly gripped her waist. Earlier, on the bus she was feeling some pain in her waist, but she ignored that.

  But it seems like she has hurt her waist as well. When he held her tighter, she felt a piercing pain on her sides.

  Liwei was startled hearing her cry. He parted away from the kiss and looked at her worriedly.

  Though he couldn't look at her properly since it was too dark in the car for that.

  " What……what happened? Are you hurt somewhere?"

  He pursed his lips when she didn't say anything. He stretched his hand and opened the car lights from the front.

  He looked at her carefully and his gaze darkened when he saw a bandage on her hand.

  Her face was pale and sickly.

  He carefully took her hand in his and asked worriedly.

  " How did this happen? Did someone hurt you?" His voice was deep and cold.

  Xie Ming pursed her lips and said meekly, " It's nothing……much. I just got a little hurt during the shooting. But they put a large bandage like this." She laughed awkwardly.

  She just doesn't want him to worry about her. If he knew about what happened today and who did that, he definitely won't spare that person.

  His expressions darkened as he glanced at her from head to toe. He looked out of the window and called out the driver who was standing far from the car.

  " Come and drive."

  Xie Ming pursed her lips seeing his cold attitude and sighed.

  " It was truly an accident. Today I had a shoot with a horse and during the shoot, the horse got crazy and started running everywhere. That's how I got hurt. Nothing else." She explained when she saw his dark expressions.

  His coldness melted a bit hearing her explanation. But at least she didn't hide anything from him.

  "Take us to the hospital." He ordered the driver without looking at Xie Ming.

  She pursed her lips and said, " There is no need for that. I already got my wounds treated. I just need some rest. Nothing else."

  " Take us home and nowhere else." She ignored him and ordered the driver authoritatively.

  "-_-"

  The driver was torn between the two. Liwie sighed and said, " Take us home then."

  Xie Ming smiled seeing his surrender and wrapped her arms around his lovingly.

  " My husband is the best." She leaned in and gave a light peck on his cheek.

  He didn't look at her but she could see the obvious smile on his face under this dim light of the car.

  ****

  Ji dynasty.

  After three days, a lady stood outside the palace looking pale and haggard. Her clothes were soaked in sweat and she was looking vulnerable.

  Shen Jia looked at the large gate in front of her and sighed. It took her more days to reach here than she had expected.

  The guards standing there frowned and asked in an authoritative and arrogant tone, " What are you doing here?"

  They were feeling annoyed seeing a beggar standing outside the palace. How can someone who looks like this stand in front of the palace?

  Shen Jia looked at the guards and said, " I came to meet the Empress. I am her aunt."

  The guards standing there glanced at each other and chuckled.

  " Haha. Do you want to meet the Empress? You're her aunt? Did you take us for idiots or what? "

  The other guard nodded and said, " Take this and go somewhere else to beg. This is not a place for you to ask for money. Go." He threw a coin at her and asked her to go.

  Shen Jia pursed her lips as her expressions turned dark.

  Just as she turned to go back, her eyelids turned heavy and her vision became blurry.

  She fell on the ground weakly.

  The guards standing there got startled when she suddenly fell on the ground.

  " Why did she fall here? Now, what should we do about her?"

  " Why are you making a fuss about it? Just throw some water on her and send her away from here. If someone came and saw her in front of the palace like this, they will only blame us."

  The other guard nodded and prepared to bring water to sprinkle on her.

  Just as he turned, he got startled seeing Feng Ju standing there.

  He held his head down and greeted him respectively.

  Feng Hu frowned and asked, " What are you doing? Shouldn't you stand at your position?"

  " Erm……ah……" the guard was at a loss of words and couldn't make a good excuse. Just as he was about to say something, he heard another guard shouting.

  " What are you doing? Bring water. Fast? Erh……this woman is so smelly. I can't deal with her."

  Shen Jia hasn't taken a bath in days and her condition at this moment is no less than any beggar.

  Feng Ju frowned and started to walk towards the other guard. The guard tried to stop him but Feng Ju didn't listen to him.

  "What are you doing?"

  The guard was startled when he heard Feng Ju's voice. Since Feng Ju is Emperor's guard, his reputation amongst other guards is highest.

  So they got scared when they got caught by Feng Ju.

  " Er……r……we aren't doing anything. This crazy woman suddenly fainted so we were just trying to wake her up." The guard who was trying to drag Shen Jia away spoke up.

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