Chapter 685 Do you care about him?

Xianxian hesitated for a moment before saying, "Originally, I was asked to seduce a young master, but the young master almost strangled me to death the first time he saw me, and told me never to appear in front of him again. That's why the master sent me here."

Ji Yunshu felt a little heavy in the heart when he heard this. Xianxian's meaning was very simple. King Yong had let Xianxian press her face to seduce people in the beginning.

"Who is that person?"

Xianxian shook her head: "I don't know. The person who sent me there didn't tell me anything. He also told me that the more I know, the faster I will die."

Ji Yunshu was clueless for a moment and asked again, "So what are you going to do after you come here? You didn't come here just to become an oiran, did you?"

"This is the Yu family's place."

Xianxian was worried that she hadn't explained herself clearly, so she added, "I'm not talking about Hangzhou, but this ship. My master sent me here to pay attention to the information coming in and out here."

"What important information is here?"

There must be something special about this ship, which is why King Yong sent people to investigate.

Xianxian said, "In order to conceal their tracks, the Yu family's transactions with the pirates and Japanese pirates were all completed on this ship. The prince wanted to accept those businesses from the Yu family."

Ji Yunshu raised an eyebrow. "The Yu family isn't that easy to replace, is it? Could it be that Prince Yong can also provide the same protection they gave to the pirates?"

In Jiangnan, the Yu family is the local tyrant, and their power is astonishingly great.

But it’s the same with King Yong. He even hides in the dark and cannot be seen by others.

Xianxian shook her head: "I don't know about that."

Ji Yunshu felt that even if she knew, she couldn't tell anyone, and it didn't matter whether she told anyone or not.

Once you know what Prince Yong wants to do, everything else is easy to guess.

"It's really dog-eat-dog, what a pity."

Under this situation, the best situation for the Yu family is for them to continue fighting with King Yong.

Unfortunately, they couldn't wait that long, and neither could the people.

If we let them go, the people will be the only ones who will suffer in the end.

Xianxian was silent for a moment, and said a little embarrassedly: "What I said seems to be of no use. Will you let me go?"

Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "You haven't done anything to hurt me, so of course I won't do anything to you.

She pulled Xianxian to the desk and said, "I heard that you are not only good at poetry, but also good at painting. Draw the person they asked you to seduce."

Xianxian glanced at her and obediently sat at the table to draw.

Her painting skills were indeed very good. In just a short while, a lifelike person appeared on the paper.

Ji Yunshu was stunned when he saw the person in the painting: "Where did you see him?"

It turned out to be Xiao Kun.

Seeing that her expression was not right, Xianxian said cautiously, "It's in Hangzhou."

Ji Yunshu's eyes turned cold. Xianxian didn't say anything, but chose to talk about this. Was it really because she didn't know anything else?

No matter what she said, it was King Yong's intention.

She said nothing more, put the portrait in her arms, turned and left.

Xianxian looked at her back with an unfathomable expression.

Ji Yunshu returned home and went straight to the study to find Zhao Shen.

Zhao Shen was a little surprised. Seeing that she looked unhappy, he asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Ji Yunshu spread the portrait in front of him: "Xiao Kun is also in Hangzhou."

Zhao Shen looked at her and said, "He is the son of Prince Yong. Wherever Prince Yong is, he will be there. Isn't this a very normal thing?"

Ji Yunshu knew before that Xiao Kun was taken away by Prince Yong's men, but that didn't mean he would help Prince Yong.

She looked back at Zhao Shen: "You know that's not what I meant. The conflict between him and Prince Yong can't be resolved in a few words. Why did Prince Yong ask him to come to Hangzhou?"

Zhao Shen looked at the portrait on the table and asked casually, "Do you care about him?"

Although it was just a few simple words, Ji Yunshu felt that the sour taste was about to overflow.

She rolled her eyes. "He helped me in Wuning, and I'm grateful to him, so I want to repay him. Is that okay?"

Zhao Shen heard the dissatisfaction in her words and looked up at her: "How do you repay me?"

Ji Yunshu couldn't help but pinch his face. "Come on, that's enough. I just think it's strange that he's in Hangzhou. Could it be that he really wants to help Prince Yong? If so, wouldn't we have another opponent?"

She felt that Xiao Kun would be a troublesome opponent.

Zhao Shen laughed and said, "You say you look up to him, but it seems you've never really understood his abilities. You say you look down on him, but you still regard him as your rival."

Ji Yunshu didn't think this was a good thing to say: "What do you mean? How did I look down on him?"

Zhao Shen pointed at the figure in the painting. "He's someone who, despite having no parental protection, manages to thrive under the Emperor's watchful eye. You also said that the conflict between him and Prince Yong isn't easily resolved. Do you think Prince Yong can control him?"

Ji Yunshu had thought about this before: "But if that's the case, why did Prince Yong bring him back? And why is he in Hangzhou?"

Zhao Shen was still studying the portrait. "Is Miss Xianxian's painting skills so good? Someone who only met her briefly could paint the details so realistically."

Ji Yunshu also felt that the portrait was very similar, and she recognized the person in it at a glance.

"Her painting skills are well-known in Hangzhou. Perhaps people who are good at painting are accustomed to observing people. However, such detailed drawings clearly cannot be achieved by just seeing someone once as she claimed."

Xianxian said that Xiao Kun would strangle her to death as soon as he saw her, but Ji Yunshu also knew a little about Xiao Kun's character.

He is not a man who kills innocent people indiscriminately.

I won't attack a woman for no reason.

And since Xianxian survived Xiao Kun's hands, it means that they must have had some interactions in the future.

Ji Yunshu suddenly remembered that he had been dealing with the Yu family very smoothly recently, and the initial news was provided by Xianxian.

She looked at Zhao Shen suddenly.

Zhao Shen nodded: "We were all wrong before. Prince Yong will not deal with the Yu family. Although there are conflicts of interest between them, at this moment, we are the enemy."

Ji Yunshu then realized that it was Xiao Kun who was helping them.

No wonder everything went so smoothly.

King Yong is not stupid. How could he not understand that without the Yu family, the next person they would deal with would be him.

Thinking of Xiao Kun, Ji Yunshu was a little dazed.

Zhao Shen shook her hand: "What are you thinking about?"

"He originally planned to travel overseas to see the vastness of the world."

Ji Yunshu felt a little emotional.

That night she had sincerely hoped that Xiao Kun could get what he wanted, but unfortunately, things in this world were really beyond our control.

Zhao Shen sneered, "He can't let go. Even if he goes overseas, it doesn't necessarily mean the world will be wide open. Prince Yong's situation is not good right now. If Prince Yong takes the throne, won't he be the one who benefits in the end?"

The relationship between father and son exists naturally and cannot be severed no matter what the relationship between the two is.

He didn't think that the remaining useless sons of King Yong were a match for Xiao Kun.

Ji Yunshu glanced at him. Although what he said was true, it made it seem as if Xiao Kun was taking advantage of him.