Su Mochen took a deep breath, deciding not to dwell on the matter of "deceiving and being deceived" any further.

"You'll come back to Jingzhou with me tomorrow!"

So we changed the subject.

"I'm not going."

Jing Zhe added, "I won't go with you."

To put it bluntly, he went to Jingzhou to curry favor with powerful figures. He could also take the imperial examination while he was at it. With his elder sister's connections, he had a high chance of passing and becoming a minor official in Jingzhou. That would be incredibly prestigious!

As for Lu Li, this "elder sister," although she is not bad, she is only the elder sister he recognized in Mangshan. When it comes to her legitimate identity, Jing Zhe does not acknowledge her.

Especially now that his fourth sister has also appeared, her thighs are actually quite thick, you can hug her, but I don't really want to hug her.

After all, Liu Jinghong was a military general who had lived for many years in Liangzhou, a remote border region in the northwest, where wars were frequent. If a war broke out and his sister went to the battlefield, he, as her younger brother, couldn't just stand by and watch, could he? But if he didn't stand by and watch, going up himself would be completely useless...

To avoid such an awkward situation, Jing Zhe felt it was more reliable to seek refuge with his elder sister.

As for Princess Su Mochen... she's actually quite a powerful figure, just so powerful that Jing Zhe doesn't dare to cling to her.

What if feelings develop over time?

As a time traveler, he was afraid of embarrassing his predecessors if he only married one wife. Although he didn't have a large number of wives and concubines, he still wanted to have two, three, four, five, six, seven or eight!

But that won't work if you become a prince consort.

Do you want to marry a few more?

I'll drag you out and castrate you!

Wouldn't it be better to live a few more days?

Upon hearing his reply, Su Mochen became furious: "Why won't you come with me?"

"that…"

Jing Zhe dared not tell the truth. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I want to stay here for a few more days to take care of things in the city. Madam Zhang of Chunshui Tower bought our shop, but it's still sealed off. I plan to stay and wait for the new prefect to take office so I can help her get the shop back before I leave!"

After explaining all this, he smiled and said, "My fourth sister is taking His Highness back to Jingzhou early tomorrow morning, so the timing doesn't match, which is why she can't go with His Highness!"

Su Mochen, however, disagreed: "She has the land deed, and Lin Wenyao has been arrested. Taking back the shop is a simple matter, isn't it? Why do you need to personally intervene?"

"Well, the capable should do more work!"

"..."

Su Mochen didn't believe him at all, thinking he was just deliberately trying to avoid going with her. After a moment of silence, she said again, "You made a bet with me earlier, and you lost, right?"

"Yes."

Jing Zhe nodded.

"Then you must come with me tomorrow!"

"???"

Jing Zhe was full of questions: "Why?"

You lost the bet!

"But we only said we were betting, we didn't say what we were betting on!"

Listening to Jing Zhe's sophistry, Su Mochen took a deep breath: "Then I'll tell you now, the bet is that you come back to Jingzhou with me!"

"no."

Jing Zhe shrugged: "If I had known the stakes were this beforehand, I wouldn't have bet with you, so this bet is invalid."

I'll say it again, you have to come back with me!

"I'll say it again, no!"

After a long standoff, Su Mochen smirked, "If you don't come back with me, I'll—"

"how?"

"Tell everyone you peeked at me while I was showering!"

"Just imagine, what would my father do if he found out that someone dared to peep at his daughter while she was bathing?"

Su Mochen winked and smiled.

Without even thinking, Jing Zhe knew what would happen.

But he wasn't afraid at all. "You're wrong. It's Ah Kun who's watching you."

"Isn't Ah Kun you?"

Su Mochen was equally puzzled.

"Ah Kun is Ah Kun, and I am me. What Ah Kun did has nothing to do with me, Jing."

"..."

...

When Jing Zhe and Su Mochen arrived at the mountain, Liu Jinghong and Lu Li had already been waiting for a long time.

"Have you finished talking?"

Liu Jinghong asked with a smile.

As she spoke, she deliberately winked at Jing Zhe.

"hold head high."

As soon as Jing Zhe finished speaking, Su Mochen snorted coldly and left with a dark face.

He knew Jing Zhe was shameless, but he never expected him to be so shameless as to say something like, "What Ah Kun did has nothing to do with me, Jing Zhe." Su Mochen felt he had suffered internal injuries, and the only way to heal was to stop talking to him, otherwise it would worsen his injuries...

Watching Su Mochen's retreating figure, Liu Jinghong laughed and said, "Zhe'er, have you offended Princess Mochen?"

Jing Zhe quickly shook his head: "No, how could that be?"

"But she was clearly angry."

That's because...

After thinking for a moment, she said, "Maybe it's because my period started?"

"Aunt Flo?"

Lu Li and Liu Jinghong gradually turned to stone...

Afraid that the two of them would press her about her aunt again, Jing Zhe quickly changed the subject: "By the way, Fourth Sister, why did you say earlier that I couldn't call you Fourth Sister?"

"Since my eldest sister is here, you can't call me fourth sister, you should call me fifth sister!"

Liu Jinghong pointed at Lu Li and said with a smile.

"..."

Jing Zhe was completely bewildered, as what he heard did not match his memories at all. He asked, "But back in Jingzhou, I always called you Fourth Sister! And..."

She glanced at Lu Li, then whispered, "I only remember having six older sisters..."

“If you remember correctly, after you can remember things, there were indeed only the six of us by your side. At that time, your eldest sister had already passed away, so it’s normal that you don’t know.”

Liu Jinghong spoke patiently.

This explanation was the same as what Lu Li had told him at first, but Jing Zhe still didn't understand why Lu Li had left in the first place. Why hadn't the other six sisters or Jing Wenmao and his wife ever said anything about it?

Even on his deathbed, Jing Wenmao never mentioned that he had an older sister, which is why he always felt that Lu Li was lying to him.

Seeing him frown and deep in thought, Liu Jinghong and Lu Li exchanged a glance and then nodded.

Lu Li said, "Zhe'er, actually, I didn't plan to tell you about this. I was afraid you would do something foolish if you knew, so I didn't want you to go to Jingzhou."

He sighed, then continued, "I just talked to your fifth sister a lot, and I finally understand. You're no longer that little kid; you're the only man in the Jing family. There are some things you need to know. As for what to do from now on, that's for you to decide!"

Liu Jinghong added, "No matter what you do, your sisters will support and protect you!"

"..."

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