Chapter 18
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"Your Highness, what do you mean?"
"If you didn't discover something, why would you want to stay here?"
"If you didn't discover something, why would you want to stay here?" He looked as if he could see through her. "If you trust me, who knows, I might even be your helper."
Although Jing Rong wasn't a likeable person in Ji Yunshu's heart, she really needed a helper.
She happily said, "Since Your Highness has spoken, this humble one is more than willing. There is indeed something I would like to ask Your Highness for help with."
"Speak."
"There's no rush. Let's wait until it's dark." She raised her eyebrows and sat down. She picked up the bowl and chopsticks on the table. "The Zhou family is in the middle of a funeral, but they still sent over such a sumptuous meal. This shows that the Zhou family's hospitality is indeed good."
Jing Rong turned his head and indifferently said, "This Prince is not hungry."
Ji Yunshu leisurely put a piece of meat in her mouth and deliberately said, "That's true. The Zhou family's food naturally can't compare to the delicacies at Your Highness's mansion. It's natural that Your Highness isn't used to it."
Jing Rong wasn't happy when he heard this. His expression darkened.
"This Prince has eaten more wild vegetables in the mountains than Teacher Ji has eaten salt."
"Your Highness knows how to joke."
He was a prince, how could he have eaten wild vegetables in the mountains? Who would believe that?
Jing Rong sternly looked at her and said, "The Great Lin Dynasty has the Southern Frontier and the Northern Liang Dynasty. From the bottom to the top, this Prince has been to a total of 108 places. There were small villages deep in the mountains and isolated houses in remote ravines. If there were delicacies everywhere, wouldn't the people of our Great Lin not have to suffer from hunger and cold?"
Ji Yunshu's hand that was holding the chopsticks froze. She curiously looked at him. "So Your Highness has been to so many places?"
"That's not the main point."
"Then what is the main point?"
Jing Rong glared at her. "This Prince is saying this to tell you that I'm not a picky eater!"
She blushed with shame!
If she didn't want to eat, then so be it. She was really hungry, so she picked up the food and ate with relish.
She faintly heard Jing Rong say, "You're so heartless, yet you can still eat."
That's right! Who would still be in the mood to eat less than two hours after touching a corpse?
Unfortunately, Ji Yunshu was in the mood.
After eating her fill, she rested for a while until the sky gradually darkened.
"Your Highness, didn't you want to help? Let's go. "
Ji Yunshu walked towards the door after she finished speaking.
Jing Rong was puzzled, but he still followed.
Not long after, the two of them arrived at the attic where Miss Zhou had met with the accident. There were several red lanterns hanging in the corner, illuminating the surroundings, making it very bright and charming.
Ji Yunshu had always liked ancient lanterns. After staring at them for a while, she was lost in thought. Jing Rong nudged her with his hand.
"Is Teacher Ji here to look at the lanterns?"
"Investigating a case."
She immediately looked away from the lantern.
Jing Rong seemed to have seen through her intentions. "Are you suspecting that when Miss Zhou fell from the building, there was someone in the attic?"
"Seems like Prince is very smart."
"Of course."
Ji Yunshu didn't pay any more attention to him and walked around the attic.
The attic was a tall pavilion. It wasn't big, and it didn't have any partitions. It was surrounded by mahogany fences that were connected to benches. It was easy to see who was in the attic.
Apart from these, there was nothing else.
No matter how hard Ji Yunshu looked, she couldn't see where someone could be hiding.
As she was lost in her thoughts, she turned around and bumped her forehead against a sturdy chest. It was so painful that it hurt!
Ji Yunshu subconsciously covered her forehead and frowned. But before she could say anything, she saw Jing Rong clutching his chest and complaining.
"Why didn't you say anything when you suddenly turned around? This Prince's chest isn't a pillow. If you bumped into it like that, it would definitely fall apart."
"Then why didn't you say anything when you were standing on top of me?"
Jing Rong frowned. "According to what you said, should I tell you where I go?"
"…"
'Then, should I tell you in advance when I turn around?'
Naturally, Ji Yunshu didn't say these words out loud. But the fire in her heart was burning. He was a prince, so whatever he said was reasonable. She was just a small painter, so how could she dare to talk back?
Might as well …
"It's all this little one's fault!"
Ji Yunshu was too lazy to bicker with him. She walked around him and prepared to walk to the other side.
She didn't expect that just as she walked behind Jing Rong, a pair of big hands would grab her waist and forcefully pull her back. She turned around and fell straight into Jing Rong's embrace. Because she staggered, she lost her balance and fell backwards. Coincidentally, Jing Rong's hands were holding her waist tightly.
She fell steadily into his arms!
Two 'grown men' hugged each other like this!
The lantern swayed faintly in the breeze. The flickering light cast a long and short shadow on the wooden floor.
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