Murder?
What do you mean?
After a brief pause, Xi Jiu was immediately furious!
"I almost lost my life saving you, my郡主! Not only did you not offer a single word of thanks, but you accused me of trying to murder you?"
Xi Jiu had lived for so many years and had met countless unreasonable people, but he had never encountered anyone so ungrateful!
No wonder she was the daughter of Prince Yu; her heart was as wicked as Prince Yu's!
"When did I ever need you to save me?"
"If the princess hadn't ordered me to watch you, do you think I would have saved you?"
"But I never intended to take my own life. You just pushed me down; I didn't want to go down!"
"You yourself... what?" Xi Jiu was a little confused. What was going on?
"You... weren't you trying to jump off the cliff to commit suicide?"
"Why would I jump off a cliff for no reason?" Chu Feiyan almost rolled her eyes at him.
"Then you..."
"This郡主 was in a bad mood and just came out for some fresh air." Chu Feiyan looked at him, pouting. "My father has been arrested, and I was the one who testified against him. How could I be in a good mood?"
"Although I don't have much affection for Chu Minghao, he is my elder brother after all. He committed such a grave mistake, I'm afraid... I'm afraid he'll be executed publicly."
"My once prosperous Prince Yu's mansion has suddenly lost two masters. Even if I go back, I'll be facing the decline of the entire estate. Tell me, if it were you, would you be in a good mood?"
Xi Jiu remained silent, unsure whether her words were true or false.
Did she really not intend to jump off the cliff just now?
"Then... why were you standing at the edge of the cliff?"
Chu Feiyan pouted, "When I was unhappy as a child, I would go to the mountains and shout a few times, and I'd feel better afterward."
"Besides, Chu Qianli was right. Even if my reputation was ruined, I could still live. I could become a female official, a general. I don't have to rely on men."
Xi Jiu was still somewhat bewildered.
So, she had taken the princess's words to heart.
Then just now...
"You rushed over and startled me, causing an accident! You almost killed me!"
Chu Feiyan still glared at him.
However, she wasn't angry anymore. In fact, if Xi Jiu had really pushed her off just now, perhaps it would have been a release.
But if she had to "die" again now, she thought she probably wouldn't have the courage.
She had been pampered and spoiled since childhood, and even a scraped knee felt incredibly painful.
If she fell from a cliff, her body would be shattered... Ugh! The thought was terrifying!
She probably wouldn't have the courage to die, would she?
Sometimes, she even despised herself for being a failure in everything she did.
Her expression gradually turned somber again.
Xi Jiu looked at her, unsure what she was thinking.
Women's minds were too difficult to fathom.
"Well, since the郡主 wasn't trying to commit suicide, then... I should escort the郡主 back."
He still had to report back to the princess.
"Does the郡主 wish to return to the palace for a period, or head back to Prince Yu's mansion now?"
"I don't know." Chu Feiyan's expression was dejected. Suddenly, she felt that staying here, in this desolate wilderness, wasn't so bad.
No one knew her, so no one would look at her with pity.
She actually didn't need anyone's sympathy at all.
"Did you really think I wanted to commit suicide just now?" she suddenly asked.
Xi Jiu nodded, without a doubt.
Otherwise, why would he have rushed over to save her so recklessly?
Chu Feiyan, however, was somewhat surprised, "You'd risk your life to save me? Are we that close?"