Chapter 583 You are different from Liu Yan

Her gaze looked straight into Lin Huixue's eyes.

Lin Huixue looked at her, feeling strangely irritated. "You mean, you're on my side?"

Cen Xi suddenly withdrew his gaze and laughed: "I was just saying it casually, believe it or not, I know this is a trivial matter to you."

As she spoke, she wanted to get up and leave, but Lin Huixue reached out and pulled her back: "Tell me what you saw and heard in the General's Mansion today."

Cen Xi's eyes swept over his face, and finally he said calmly, "The General's Mansion is no different from the last time I came here. The Grand General is not here, and the Junior General is said to be recuperating from his injuries. Zhao Shen didn't show up either, and there was nothing unusual about Ji Yunshu."

She spoke simply, but the words were well thought out.

Lin Huixue wouldn't believe it if you told her important information right away.

Lin Huixue asked, "Didn't she ask you why you came to Wuning at this time?"

He didn't believe that Ji Yunshu would not have doubts after he explained it so clearly last time.

Cen Xi said bluntly: "I asked, and I said you asked me to come."

Lin Huixue: "Then what? What did I ask you to do?"

Cen Xi couldn't help laughing. "I told her about business, but she didn't ask in detail. Do you think someone like her would really care about me?"

Lin Huixue felt that this was hard to say. Based on his understanding of Ji Yunshu, she was indeed a person who was easily soft-hearted and very kind to the people around her.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Cen Xi's eyes moved. She found that people like Lin Huixue, who were good at plotting, seemed to have a natural ability to understand human nature.

Ji Yunshu's weakness is too obvious.

In fact, it’s not just Ji Yunshu, but all people who have awe for life have this weakness.

Otherwise, why would Lin Huixue think that taking the lives of ordinary people could threaten Zhao Shen?

Of course, she actually felt that when the critical moment came, this trick might not be useful to Zhao Shen.

Cen Xi took a sip of tea and said with a hint of sarcasm, "Ji Yunshu has been high and mighty since birth. How could you possibly think she could truly understand the suffering of ordinary people? Wasn't there a Miss Liu by her side a few days ago? They seemed to have a good relationship. Where is she now?"

Her tone was questioning, but it was clearly not a question.

On the surface, Liu Yan disappeared silently, but everyone who paid attention to the General's Mansion knew that she was dead.

Lin Huixue paused for a moment while looking at Cen Xi's face: "You are different from Liu Yan."

Cen Xi found himself constantly wanting to laugh as he listened to Lin Huixue's words. "What's the difference? That girl, even after her entire family was executed, abandoned the dark side and joined the light, she still couldn't escape death. I have you by my side, and you think Ji Yunshu will show me mercy?"

When Liu Yan died, Ji Yunshu was the only person who had the final say in the General's Mansion.

No matter how she died, it showed that Ji Yunshu was not as kind-hearted as they thought.

Lin Huixue's eyes flickered slightly. He lowered his head to hide his emotions and said softly, "You promised me that you would help me find out about Ji Yunshu. Now you're trying so hard to tell me that Ji Yunshu doesn't trust you. Aren't you useless?"

Cen Xi didn't pay much attention to his words: "I'm just reminding you not to let your imagination run wild. I can still find out some simple information. After all, on the surface, she still considers me a friend."

This is similar to what Lin Huixue had expected, but of course he still wouldn't easily believe Cen Xi.

But there are some things that you can let her do whether you believe it or not.

Lin Huixue said: "Now is a good time. Go ahead and do your business. I will tell you when there is something I need you to do."

Cen Xi nodded: "Whatever you want."

In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Day. Ji Yunshu was in the house looking at the lights and decorations outside, which was a lively scene.

He also asked Zhao Shen to write the couplets himself and post them for fun.

This was the first time Zhao Shen had done such a thing. His handwriting was very beautiful. Ji Yunshu kept praising him: "Your handwriting is really good. If we get down and out in the future, we can probably survive by selling couplets."

Zhao Shen was helpless: "It's New Year's Day, don't say anything unlucky."

If it really comes to that, they can't even save their lives, so how can they sell couplets?

Ji Yunshu covered his mouth: "You are right."

Zhao Shen wrote very quickly, and he only wrote a few simple ones. He didn't really want to write all the couplets in the general's mansion by himself.

After a while, he put down the pen in his hand and asked Ji Yunshu: "What are your plans for today?"

Ji Yunshu shook his head. "No, I don't understand the customs here, so I asked the housekeeper. There's no need to worship our ancestors or anything like that. We can just wait for the New Year's Eve dinner tonight. We're not a big group, so I invited Qian Qian and Cen Xi to join us."

When Zhao Shen heard her mention Cen Xi, he casually asked, "Has there been no news from Lin Huixue these past few days?"

Ji Yunshu spread out the couplets he had written and waited for the ink to dry.

"No, he doesn't necessarily trust Cen Xi, so he probably won't let her know what he does."

Zhao Shen didn't say anything else. Ji Yunshu looked up at him and asked, "Is something going to happen tonight?"

New Year’s Eve is indeed a good time to do things.

Zhao Shen rubbed her head: "Don't worry."

Ji Yunshu felt that it was useless to worry.

After lunch, Zhao Shen went to work. Cen Xi came in the afternoon and brought a small basket of things with her.

Ji Yunshu laughed and said, "Didn't you already give the New Year's gift? Why are you bringing something else?"

Cen Xi smiled and said, "That one is for you in the mansion, and this one is for you. It's not something valuable, so don't despise it."

Ji Yunshu opened it and found a basket of oranges.

At this time of year, there are no more fruits to eat in the north. The general's mansion has a cold storage, so they stored some fruits that are easy to preserve.

But after it was left out for a long time, Ji Yunshu no longer liked to eat it.

People from General Orange’s Mansion would occasionally go out to buy some, but it was not easy to transport them from the south, so they were considered a rare item.

Ji Yunshu casually picked one up and started peeling it: "Why would you dislike it? The weather has been dry lately, and I was thinking of eating this, but unfortunately there's nothing available outside. Thank you so much."

Cen Xi sat down and said, "Lin Huixue seems to really want to do business. She recently transferred a lot of things from the south. She brought these oranges along, and I didn't expect them to sell so well."

Ji Yunshu ate an orange and said, "Not only are they good, they're practically unavailable. Most people can't even afford them. Doesn't Lin Huixue regret not bringing too few?"

Cen Xi shook his head: "He's not interested in this."

This is quite interesting.

Ji Yunshu raised his eyes to look at her: "What do you mean?"

Cen Xi said, "The rivers in the north are all frozen now, so we can't travel by water. But their goods are moving much faster than by land. I suspect they have other means. Of course, this is not the most important thing. I suspect they've smuggled something else with them."

Ji Yunshu couldn't help but stop: "What is it?"

The thing that Cen Xi deliberately brought up must not be an ordinary thing.