A Place From Her Dreams
But at this moment, the two of them were separated by the screen. Even if Ji Yunshu wanted to continue asking, she wouldn't be able to get any information.
She could only lift her robe and stand up. She patted the fallen leaves off her clothes, cupped her hands in salute, and turned to leave.
But just as she left the pavilion, Old General Li's reprimanding voice came from the other side of the screen.
"Little bastard, the aged wine I brought was stolen by you again."
Naturally, the person he was scolding was Li Zhao!
Ji Yunshu only listened with her ears open, but her footsteps didn't stop and she gradually left.
When she left the Li Residence, Jing Rong's carriage was still waiting outside. Lang Po helped her into the carriage, and Jing Rong was waiting for her inside.
When he saw her, he ordered, "Let's go."
"Yes!"
She responded and the carriage went in the direction of Bamboo Creek Garden.
Inside the carriage, Jing Rong looked at Ji Yunshu's blank expression. He didn't need to ask to know.
He said, "It's inevitable that he didn't agree. If he told you so easily, he wouldn't be worthy of the title Old General."
"It's not that he didn't say anything." Ji Yunshu replied.
"Oh? What did he say? "
"In the time it took to drink seven cups of tea, he talked about his disappointing son and his bastard grandson!"
Pfft!
Jing Rong couldn't help but laugh.
He couldn't help but ridicule, "The whole Li family is very strange!"
Ji Yunshu was speechless.
After a while, she lifted the curtain and looked outside. Seeing that they had already left the vicinity of the Li Residence, she turned to Jing Rong with a serious expression.
"In fact, Old General Li said something else."
"What is it?"
"He mentioned that when the Imperial Duke was still Prince Ning, he gave up the crown prince position to your father. He didn't go into detail, and when he mentioned it, it didn't seem like he deliberately mentioned it. However, it seemed like he was hinting at something."
Jing Rong understood what she meant.
"You mean, Old General Li actually wanted to tell you that the case of the Imperial Duke fourteen years ago had something to do with my father?"
Pfft!
She didn't say that!
Please don't drag her into this. She really couldn't afford to bear such a crime.
However, Jing Rong was a prince, so it was normal for him to talk about his father behind his back.
Ji Yunshu was exceptionally vigilant. She said, "I'm just guessing. I don't have any proof, so I'm just listening to Old General Li's gossip. But I also feel that there's something he's not telling me. Perhaps he's deliberately hiding something and doesn't want to tell me."
After listening to her words, Jing Rong began to ponder.
He gently tapped his hand on his knee a few times and said, "If what you said is true, then Old General Li was deliberately hiding something, and that matter must be very important. So important that he waited for fourteen years and only chose to enter the capital when the 'Lin Capital Case' was about to be uncovered."
"That, that thing that he hid for 14 years, what is it? Why did he come to the capital now? If you're really here for the Lin Capital Case, why didn't you tell me what happened that year? "
Ji Yunshu's questions gushed forth like a tidal wave.
However —
Jing Rong suddenly came to a conclusion.
"Because he has other motives!"
Even Jing Rong himself was shocked by her words.
Who was Old General Li? A senior statesman of three dynasties! If he really had other motives for coming to the capital this time, then it must be a big move.
Ji Yunshu hadn't thought of this point, and now that Jing Rong had exposed it, she was also quite shocked.
Her expression was solemn.
She didn't speak for a long time.
Jing Rong's handsome face was deep, and his eyebrows were furrowed.
He said to Ji Yunshu in a serious tone, "I will secretly send someone to investigate this matter. It's best if you don't meet that old man again. If he really has other motives, then you won't become his chess piece."
"But I reckon that I've already become his chess piece."
"What do you mean?"
"He talked to me about the matter of the Ministry of Justice's Prison Officer," Ji Yunshu said indifferently.
"Instruct the Prison Warden?" Jing Rong was puzzled. "A few years ago, Imperial Father already ordered the removal of this position. Why did he suddenly mention this?"
Ji Yunshu's elegant eyebrows slightly curved, but she didn't say anything.
Jing Rong pondered for a moment and suddenly understood. "It seems like he's throwing you an olive branch!"
"As the saying goes, when you receive someone's help, your mouth becomes soft."
"In other words, you didn't accept this olive branch?"
"It's not that I didn't accept it, but I don't dare to accept it! I don't want to be a chess piece! "
The little woman's words contained a bit of willful temper.
Unfortunately, Jing Rong liked it very much. His lecherous eyes stared at her, causing Ji Yunshu's whole body to go numb.
She quickly turned away.
"Your Highness likes to look at people. Why can't you change it?"
Jing Rong complained.
Jing Rong smiled and wanted to reach out to pinch her cheeks. Unexpectedly, the carriage stopped and Lang Po opened the curtain, poking his head inside.
"Your Highness, we've arrived!"
'We've arrived at Bamboo Creek Garden!
So fast? '
Jing Rong's raised hand froze in mid-air. He didn't know whether to extend it or put it down.
Ji Yunshu took the opportunity to get off the carriage.
Jing Rong's complexion turned green. After he got off the carriage, he angrily glared at Lang Po.
He coldly snorted. "Meddlesome!"
Then, he followed Ji Yunshu inside.
Lang Po was left in a state of confusion.
'Did I make a mistake? There's no mistake. We've arrived at Bamboo Creek Garden. I only opened the curtain to report. Did I offend Your Highness?
Can't you give me a reason? '
Jing Rong scratched his head and followed her inside.
Just as Ji Yunshu entered the courtyard, someone suddenly grabbed her waist from behind. Before she could react, her feet left the ground and her body floated up like a feather.
From the courtyard, she was carried to the roof.
Her feet landed on the roof tiles. She swayed a few times, but the hand on her waist firmly grasped her, stabilizing her.
The roof wasn't high, but looking down, it still made her heart tremble. She took a deep breath, her chest heaving up and down. She was scared out of her wits.
When she looked up, she saw a face suddenly magnified in front of her.
The main culprit was Jing Rong!
She twisted her body and questioned, "What are you doing?"
"Even if the current situation is full of twists and turns, it cannot affect this king and you."
"Huh?"
"Today is a good day. It would be a pity not to enjoy it."
"Huh?"
Jing Rong pulled Ji Yunshu to sit down on the roof.
When she raised her head, she saw a full moon hanging in the ink-colored sky!
It was extremely bright.
Under the moonlight, two silhouettes leaned against each other. The shadows of the treetops swayed.
It was a beautiful scene!
Ji Yunshu's hand was tightly held by Jing Rong.
Their fingers were tightly intertwined.
Looking at the full moon, Ji Yunshu felt an indescribable sadness in her heart.
She said something.
"I don't know if I will suddenly go back one day."
Her voice was soft, but Jing Rong still heard it.
He glanced at her and asked, "Go back? Back to Jinjiang? "
She shook her head.
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