Tipping Off
"Dagger? Didn't Caifeng lose my dagger? "
The maid said, "But Prince Yi seemed to be here to ask about this. This servant was outside and didn't hear it clearly."
"Did he say when he would return?"
"I don't know."
"Why don't you know anything?"
How boring!
Miss Huang wasn't a scheming person. She glanced at her and didn't probe further.
Then —
He stretched his body.
She yawned.
"I wanted Caifeng to go out with me to buy a few pieces of cloth, but she's not here now. Come with me," Miss Huang said.
"Yes."
And so, she tidied up.
They went out to the streets.
The two arrived at a silk shop.
As soon as they entered, the shopkeeper hurriedly took out the finest materials.
"Miss Huang, it's been a long time since you've been here. We've got a lot of high-quality materials. Take a look and touch them, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
She touched them, "Alright, bring out all the new goods in your shop for me to see."
"Yes, yes."
Big business.
The shopkeeper ordered his workers to bring out the finest materials.
Serve them personally!
Miss Huang complained as she picked, "If only Caifeng was here. She could tell which is good and which is bad with just a touch. What the hell is that Prince Yi up to? Isn't it just a dagger? If it's lost, then so be it. Why did he have to interrogate Caifeng? He even took her away. Besides, that dagger isn't anything rare. I just thought it was fun and had someone forge a four-inch dagger for self-defense. If Prince Yi wants it, he can just tell me and I'll have the blacksmith make one for him. "
The maid hurriedly said, "Miss, Master has instructed that we are not to tell anyone."
"Why not? Prince Yi took my maid away, and I can't speak? How can that be? "
So what if he's a prince?
She complained a little more.
Unbeknownst to her, Ji Wanxin had heard everything she'd just said.
She was lost in thought.
The maid beside her asked, "Second Miss, what's wrong?"
"Hmm?" She snapped out of it, "I'm fine."
"Are you not feeling well?"
"I'm fine."
She put down the piece of cloth in her hand and pulled the maidservant out.
"Second Miss, where are you going?"
She said, "Go back to the mansion first. Don't worry about me."
"Then …"
"I'll go back in two hours."
The little lass stammered and dawdled for a while. In the end, she had no choice but to go back.
Ji Wanxin went to the Rong Estate alone.
The servant hurriedly went to the backyard to report.
Coincidentally, Ji Yunshu and Jing Rong were having breakfast.
"There's a young lady outside. She says she's looking for Teacher Ji."
"Miss?"
"He said it was Second Miss Ji from the General's Mansion."
Ji Wanxin!
Ji Yunshu was silent for a while before saying, "Let her in."
The servant went to invite them.
Ji Wanxin arrived quickly. As usual, she was petite and graceful, her countenance simple and elegant.
The moment he entered, he bowed. "Greetings, Your Highness."
Jing Rong did not look at her and continued to leisurely drink his tea.
He only said, "Second Miss Ji need not stand on ceremony."
Jing Rong had seen through this young lady long ago, but he did not expose her because she was Ji Yunshu's second sister.
Ji Yunshu did not invite her to sit. She only asked, "Why are you here?"
"I have something to discuss with you."
"Speak."
She looked up and said in a soft voice, "Just now, I heard that … Prince Yi went to the Huang Estate in the capital and asked a little girl about a four-inch dagger. Then, he took the girl away and did not allow anyone to speak. I know that Prince Yi and Prince Rong are investigating the Dried Well Case, so I thought that Prince Yi's sudden visit to the Huang Estate might be related to this case. So … I came to inform you."
Cut to the chase!
Jing Rong and Ji Yunshu looked at each other.
Suspicion.
"Yunshu, what I said is true."
"Then why did you come to tell me?"
"Yunshu, I wanted to help you."
Pfft!
Who knows what kind of evil intentions you have!
Ji Yunshu's attitude was cold. "Regardless of whether what you said is true or not, I still thank you. However, you should go back quickly. The General Estate and Prince Rong Estate have nothing to do with each other now."
In other words, she was ordering her guest to leave.
Hence, Ji Wanxin did not have the face to stay any longer.
She could only —
"Then I'll leave first."
She raised her lovely and moving eyes to look at Jing Rong for a moment before slowly walking out.
But —
Ji Yunshu chased after her just as she left.
"Wait."
"Yunshu." Ji Wanxin grabbed her hand. "I know I did wrong in the past, but I have changed. Can you forgive me?"
Ji Yunshu pulled her hand away and said coldly, "I don't want to hear you say this. I will no longer pursue what you did, but it doesn't mean that it didn't happen. I just want to tell you that Prince Rong and I owe you a thank you for the letter you sent last time."
"It's what I should do, Yunshu. I want to make up for what happened in the past …"
"Alright, let's not talk about the past anymore. You should go back quickly."
"Yunshu …"
Ji Yunshu resolutely turned around and entered the room.
Ji Wanxin stood there with tears in her eyes. She bit her lip and wiped her tears with a handkerchief before leaving.
Inside the room.
Jing Rong was still drinking tea.
When Ji Yunshu entered, he asked casually, "Left?"
"Yes."
"What do you think?"
"You mean Prince Yi went to the Huang Estate to investigate about the dagger?"
Jing Rong frowned deeply. "It seems that Prince Yi has found some clues."
He was a step too slow.
…
The Imperial Palace.
Fuyang Hall.
Qi Zhen Emperor had just finished reading some memorials and was rubbing his temples, planning to rest for a while.
A eunuch passed a bowl of ginseng soup from the imperial kitchen.
He placed it in front of him.
"Your Majesty, you should rest first."
He raised his eyes and waved his hand. "Take it away."
"Your Majesty …"
"Take it away!"
His tone was heavy.
The eunuch was extremely timid. He hurriedly took the ginseng soup away, but just as he left, he ran into the old eunuch, Zhang Quan.
"Eunuch Zhang."
"Your Majesty is unwilling to drink it?"
He nodded.
Zhang Quan took the ginseng soup. "You may leave."
"Yes."
He left.
Zhang Quan entered the hall and walked to Qi Zhen Emperor's side. He put down the bowl of ginseng soup and said, "Your Majesty should rest for a while. The imperial physician said that Your Majesty should rest well and not overwork yourself. Memorials are important, but you must not harm your body."
Qi Zhen Emperor raised his eyes and sighed.
He might as well …
"Forget it."
He closed the memorial in his hand and took a sip of the ginseng soup.
Then, he asked, "Tell me, how are Jing Yi and Jing Rong now?"
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