Chapter 233: Unreasonable Desires

"What's wrong?"

The Ji family has been guarding the border for generations. Zhao Shen doesn't understand why Ji Yunshu reacted so strongly to Ji Yunlan inheriting his father's business.

"Nothing is right." Ji Yunshu sighed. "Even my cousin can't completely trust the Ji family, let alone others. I don't want what happened to you to happen again, and the same goes for my father and brother..."

Zhao Shen said: "The emperor has also been deceived, and now he trusts the Ji family very much."

Ji Yunshu shook her head. She didn't believe that Zhao Shen was unaware of the emperor's past suspicions about the Ji family. This time, someone who really wanted to usurp the throne was exposed to the emperor first, so the Ji family naturally looked more loyal and reliable.

But from beginning to end, except for her, the outlier, the Ji family did nothing.

This is the case when Emperor Jingming is related to the Ji family by blood.

"He may trust me now, but he may not trust me in the future. I cannot gamble the emperor's trust with my family's safety."

Hearing her say such outrageous words to him without any hesitation, Zhao Shen felt inexplicably complicated.

He always felt that Ji Yunshu didn't like him enough, but now he felt that he must be the person she trusted the most.

Because of this trust, he couldn't persuade her any further. After all, her concerns were not unreasonable.

"We'll talk about these things later. We need to resolve the current issues first. Besides, this concerns Big Brother's future, so we have to ask his opinion."

Ji Yunshu knew that what he said made sense. Ji Yunlan had followed his father to the north when he was very young. He had been fighting on the battlefield all these years and probably never thought that there were other possibilities in life.

After saying this, Ji Yunshu's joy for her brother's victory had dissipated, but the border was far away and it was too early for her to consider it.

She remembered what happened to Cen Xi, so she told Zhao Shen about it and asked him to help investigate the scholar named Lin Huixue.

After hearing what she said, Zhao Shen couldn't help but ask, "You said he's very handsome?"

"Of course not as pretty as you." Ji Yunshu heard the sourness in his words and said quickly.

But after thinking about it, she added, "Come to think of it, I think he seems to be very similar to you in some ways."

Zhao Shen raised his eyebrows: "Like me? How?"

Ji Yunshu shook his head: "I can't really tell."

Ji Yunshu also found it very strange. Lin Huixue and Zhao Shen were completely different people, and they didn't look alike at all, but for some reason, she inexplicably felt that they looked a bit alike.

Zhao Shen's eyes were deep, and he didn't ask any more questions. He just said to Ji Yunshu, "Don't worry, leave it to me. I promise to investigate him thoroughly for you."

Ji Yunshu nodded.

Zhao Shen did what he said, and it was not difficult for Lin Huixue to investigate. After all, they were candidates for the imperial examination, and their backgrounds were clearly known.

After a few days, Zhao Shen sorted out all the stories about Lin Huixue from childhood to adulthood and handed them over to Ji Yunshu.

Ji Yunshu glanced through the text and said, "It seems to be fine."

Zhao Shen nodded. "He was born into a wealthy family, but his family fell into poverty when he was young, leaving him and his mother to depend on each other for survival. His mother passed away three years ago, leaving him alone. He's a perfect match for the Cen family girl."

Ji Yunshu looked at the pages and shook her head. "I now have the same feeling as Cen Xi. This person really seems to be tailor-made for her."

Zhao Shen pondered: "It's indeed too innocent."

Everyone has secrets of one kind or another, but Lin Huixue knows everything clearly.

Ji Yunshu smiled at Zhao Shen and said, "Either he's truly innocent, or even you can't find out. Which one do you think it is?"

Zhao Shen saw the interest in her eyes and laughed, "Whichever one you think it is, that's it."

Ji Yunshu felt that things seemed to be getting interesting. Just when they had no idea what to do, someone came to their door.

"Do you want to tell Cen Xi?"

Zhao Shen pointed at the few pages in her hand and said, "Just give these to her. She's a smart person and knows what to do."

Ji Yunshu hesitated: "How about involving her?"

Zhao Shen said, "Let alone the fact that they were originally targeting her, even if we weren't there, do you think the Cen family could stay out of this?"

Without them, the Cen family would fall into the hands of Cen Zhang and Cen Yi, and become associated with Zhao Heng.

Of course, if that's the case, it has nothing to do with Cen Xi.

Ji Yunshu immediately understood and said with emotion, "It's really hard to live a peaceful life in this capital."

Even if you don't have any ambitions, you will fall into other people's traps without knowing it.

Zhao Shen took her into his arms and said, "Don't worry about this. Haven't you been blending perfume these days? I think you have a talent."

He found that Ji Yunshu was a person of great perseverance and determination.

If she wants to do something, she will never stop at just one dab.

These days she can already identify most of the spices and can even mix the fragrance she wants.

You have to know that if an average person wants to reach this level, they have to be exposed to spices for more than a year.

Ji Yunshu didn't tell him that his rapid progress was not only due to his good nose, but also because he had a sense of urgency in his heart.

The person who is good at poisoning people with spices has not shown up yet, and her level of skill is totally not enough in front of him.

"Making perfume is fun, but you can't do it every day. Your nose will stop working if you do it too much."

Zhao Shen said: "Just do whatever you like and don't worry about anything else."

Ji Yunshu nodded.

Apart from the life and death of her own family, she actually doesn't want to worry about so many things.

Early the next morning, she made an appointment with Cen Xi to talk at Cuihua Building.

When she saw Lin Huixue again, she stared at him for a long time with a scrutinizing look.

Lin Huixue felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by her. Her face flushed and she asked shyly, "Madam, why are you looking at me like that?"

Ji Yunshu said directly, "I see you're always being attentive to Miss Cen. Do you have any improper thoughts about her?"

Lin Huixue's face flushed all the way to her neck after hearing her words. After a long pause, she finally said, "I... don't dare to have any thoughts about Miss Cen."

Ji Yunshu was finally satisfied and said, "That's the best. I've seen a lot of pretty boys like you. They're not trustworthy at all."

As she spoke, she was pulled into the box by Cen Xi, whose face was already blushing.

As soon as he entered the box, Cen Xi, who looked shy outside, immediately returned to normal.

Ji Yunshu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "What's wrong with this man?"

Cen Xi poured her a cup of tea, then poured himself a cup and took a sip before saying, "No problem, but shouldn't I be shy about what happened just now?"

"Yes," Ji Yunshu slapped his forehead, "Why aren't you shy?"

Cen Xi looked at her calmly and said, "You can't be shy. But you came right out and said it directly. Did you find out something?"

Ji Yunshu handed the information he had brought about Lin Huixue to Cen Xi: "My prince personally took action and found nothing. He is quite a figure."

Cen Xi quickly flipped through the things she handed over, frowned, and asked, "Is it possible that there is nothing wrong with him?"

Ji Yunshu rested his hands on his chin as he leaned on the table and said with a smile, "Of course it's possible. It seems you have a good impression of him?"