"Are you a human or a ghost!" Tang Youyou's sudden question made the man slightly stunned.
The man didn't say a word but just sat there on the ground blankly, keeping silent.
She tried to approach him, but saw him grimace again. She had no choice but to take a few steps back and observe the man quietly.
He was wearing gorgeous clothes with a golden dragon embroidered on his long robe. He was also emaciated from hunger. Could this man be the crown prince of the previous dynasty!
"Are you the crown prince?"
Tang Youyou asked in disbelief.
Hearing her question, the man suddenly calmed down. His eyes were as cold as if he were looking at a dead person.
"Who are you?"
The man's sudden counter - question made Tang Youyou tremble. She always felt that this man was no ordinary person.
According to the plot, since the day of the rebellion, at least half a month had passed. This man was in the side hall, tied up here and no one cared about him. How did he manage to survive this difficult time?
Thinking of this, Tang Youyou took a deep breath. This man was really tough.
She said, "I'm just a maid here. I just hunted a pheasant and accidentally came to this ghostly place."
Hearing this, the man suddenly laughed. His laughter was full of mockery. "Dressed in fine clothes and wearing gold and silver, do you really think I'm a fool?"
Being retorted like this, Tang Youyou simply stopped pretending. "Yes, I'm rich. These things were given to me by the queen. I can wear them if I want. Who are you to stop me?"
Indeed, the man had no say in this. After all, he was just the crown prince of the previous dynasty. What waves could he possibly make?
"Humph, ridiculous."
After a round of mockery, the man leaned against the door and quietly watched the setting sun in the distance. After a long time, he turned around and walked towards the garden in the courtyard.
Out of curiosity, Tang Youyou followed him. In the courtyard, there were wild flowers and vegetables everywhere. The man just casually grabbed a handful and stuffed them into his mouth to satisfy his hunger.
He glanced at Tang Youyou and then grabbed another handful of the wild vegetables and handed them to her. He said, "I don't have any delicacies here, let alone the delicate pastries from your queen. This is all I have. If you want to eat, eat. If not, leave."
Tang Youyou was slightly stunned. The crown prince of the previous dynasty, this supporting character in the drama was neither extremely good nor extremely miserable. She only remembered that this crown prince endured humiliation for three years and finally turned the tables and won.
But she never expected that this was how he had spent the three years.
"Rong Jiangyu, now that you're no longer the crown prince, there's no difference between high and low between us. How about we be friends?"
Hearing this, his hand stopped in mid - air. When he looked up at Tang Youyou, his eyes were full of caution.
"Are you sent by the one above? Trying to play the emotional card right from the start. Do you really think I'm that easy to deceive!" Being mocked by Rong Jiangyu, Tang Youyou wasn't angry.
After all, if she had to endure humiliation for three years in such an extreme environment, she would also be on high alert.
"It doesn't matter. Whether you believe me or not is your business. Whether I want to be friends with you or not is mine."
After saying this, she stepped out of the garden and came back to the entrance of the side hall.
Then she cleaned up the pheasant and somehow found a pile of dry firewood. Next, she started cooking the chicken.
The fragrance of the meat filled the entire hall, and the crown prince followed the smell and came over.
Seeing this person cooking chicken on his territory, he frowned. Then he picked up the weeds in his hand again and stuffed them into his mouth, chewing them like tasteless wax.
But for some reason today, he started to feel nauseous. In an instant, he vomited out all the things he had just eaten.
Cough, cough, cough...
This time, he was completely weak.
Seeing this, Tang Youyou finally showed mercy. She slowly walked to the well in the distance, randomly picked up a gourd ladle on the ground, scooped up a bowl of water and handed it to him.
"Drink some water first. You're already weak. If you don't drink water, you'll be close to death."
As she said this, Tang Youyou didn't forget to tear off a chicken leg and ate it with relish in front of Rong Jiangyu.
"You..."
Seeing the man in front of her so angry that he couldn't speak, Tang Youyou still continued her "crime" recklessly, eating with grease all over her mouth.
The fragrance of the chicken made Rong Jiangyu couldn't bear it any longer. He looked at the roasted chicken in the distance longingly and swallowed his saliva.
Tang Youyou carried the remaining roasted chicken in a provoking way and slowly squatted in front of him. "Here, the rest is for you."
Although Rong Jiangyu was hungry, he wasn't desperate. He asked, "Why are you helping me?"
Tang Youyou still said carelessly, "Because you're an interesting person. Eat more and you can live longer. Then I can play with you more often."
It seemed that this person regarded him as a plaything. Although he was angry in his heart, he didn't refuse.
Immediately, Rong Jiangyu started to eat the meat hungrily. In less than an hour, most of the roasted chicken was eaten up by him.
Tang Youyou even thought that this man might even eat people.
After eating and drinking his fill, Rong Jiangyu finally calmed down. He quietly leaned against the door and watched the setting sun in the distance.
"In my world, there's no time and no seasons. I just watch the sunrise and sunset every day. I rest at sunrise and get up at sunset. I'm trapped here every day, endlessly."
Hearing him say this, Tang Youyou frowned slightly. Just because of a momentary mistake, he was framed and imprisoned for life.
If he hadn't been rescued by a kind - hearted person, he might have stayed here for the rest of his life.
Tang Youyou softened her heart and comforted him, "You're a lucky person. Since the heavens don't want you to die, you won't. Just wait patiently. Good days are yet to come."
After saying this, she turned around and left, only leaving a fading figure for Rong Jiangyu.
Little did she know that this sentence would be remembered by him for a lifetime.
When Tang Youyou returned to the boat, she was as usual, leisurely hiding in the Lotus Dock and sleeping in. It wasn't until the sky turned red that she slowly rowed the boat.
As soon as she reached the shore, she heard many people's voices.
Looking ahead, she saw that Yue Fusheng was panicked and lost. He was spinning around not knowing where north, south, east or west was. When he saw Tang Youyou, he even suspected for a moment whether she was dead or alive.
"Miss?"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou clicked her tongue. "Who are you calling miss? I'm the queen, personally appointed by the emperor!"
After being scolded by Tang Youyou, Yue Fusheng immediately put on a smile. "It's really you, miss. We've been looking for you so hard. You don't know. The emperor has taken a new fancy to someone else."
Taken a new fancy to someone else?
"Explain yourself clearly."
Yue Fusheng was crying and sniveling as he spoke, but in general, there was only one sentence: Rong Xun had fallen in love with Wen Ruxue.