Indeed, on the fifth of November in the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, I encountered Pei Du, who was being pursued. He was temporarily blinded by poison in his eyes.
But that day, I didn't go up the mountain for Pei Du; I received a notification that a deviation from the plot involving the protagonists had occurred.
At that time, I was solely focused on the protagonists, not noticing anything unusual about the rapid rise of Pei Du.
In the original plot, the assassination attempt on Pei Du by the former crown prince didn't occur in the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, nor in the snow mountains.
My mission that day was to help Song Yan Yu and Xiao Yan out of the snow forest; otherwise, the plot might have turned into a double death scenario.
I left markers along the patrol routes of the soldiers, secretly guiding them to Song Yan Yu and Xiao Yan.
After that, I chose another path to descend the mountain. My presence could not be explained, so I had to do my best to avoid them.
I could have safely descended alone, but I encountered Pei Du, the one who had saved me at Yipin Lou and deceived me into believing he was there for me.
Leaving with the bloodied Pei Du was not easy, with snow ahead and pursuers behind.
Pei Du was much taller than me, and as I supported him down the mountain, each step had to be deeply pressed into the snow.
The snow reached up to my knees, and the cold penetrated to the bone, which led to the old ailment my brother mentioned recurring every winter.
Pei Du, suffering from a high fever due to the poison, remained unconscious throughout.
At that time, I was relieved. As a noble lady, my presence far from the capital would be hard to justify to Pei Du.
Besides, I didn't want Pei Du to have any suspicions about me.
As for now, telling Pei Du about this would undoubtedly be like reopening an old wound.
I didn't know how Jiang Huai Zhi found out I had saved Pei Du, perhaps he noticed I had fallen in love with Pei Du sooner than I did.
"My leg ailment was from playing in the snow too long. I lied at the time to avoid being scolded by you, brother. Please don't cause any more trouble."
I hurriedly pulled Jiang Huai Zhi away, not forgetting to bow to Pei Du as we left:
"My brother acted impulsively out of concern for me. Please do not blame him, Your Majesty. If punishment is necessary, let it fall on me."
As I hastily turned back, I caught a glimpse of Pei Du's furrowed brow.
Whether it was confusion or disgust, I no longer cared to guess.
YOU ARE READING
After the Affectionate Second Male Lead Reincarnated
Historical FictionIt was in the twentieth year of transmigrating into an abusive novel that I found out my husband, Pei Du, was reincarnated. Every encounter we had since my arrival was meticulously planned by him, because in his previous life, I had repeatedly frame...
