"Don't even mention Xiangru, I'm just angry with you!"

Zhu Xinning glared at him, then said, "I was just speaking up for your fifth sister!"

"Speaking out for Fifth Sister?"

Jing Zhe was even more confused. My fifth sister and I were practically in close physical contact. Why are you speaking up for her?

If you knew what happened between the two of us, you probably wouldn't be speaking up for her, but rather condemning her!

Then Zhu Xinning said indignantly, "You said your fifth sister was your best friend when you were little, and we all envied her, saying that she and you were like childhood sweethearts! Otherwise, why do you think the other sisters often quarrel with her?"

"Forehead…"

"Now that you're older, your fifth sister treats you even better. She not only gave you her protective token, but she even wants to give you her life-saving martial arts manual!"

She glared at Jing Zhe as she spoke.

"Did you give it to them?"

"Yes, I gave it to them..."

Jing Zhe acted as if he had done something wrong, behaving like a child.

"Look, I even tried to persuade her, saying that with me in Jingzhou, you wouldn't be in danger, but she still wouldn't let go and insisted on leaving you there! Just tell me how good she was to you? She was so good to you, and yet you're not sad at all when she leaves. You're still joking around with me, so heartless, and you even asked me why I'm angry? Humph!"

Zhu Xinning stood with her hands on her hips, looking very angry.

"Your fifth sister is so good to you, and you are still so heartless. If the rest of us were to leave, you probably wouldn't even think about it!"

This sentence is perhaps the core of Zhu Xinning's anger.

It's true that she felt indignant for Liu Jinghong, but there was always a sense of desolation, like a rabbit mourning the death of a fox, and that was the real feeling!

Xiangru stood by, holding a teapot, unsure whether to stand or sit, and didn't know what to say. In the end, she quietly slipped away.

"Second sister, you're angry about the wrong thing!"

"Who made a mistake in giving birth to you?"

Zhu Xinning looked indignant and asked suspiciously.

"Second sister, fifth sister left happily, why should I be sad? Besides, I also told fifth sister that I would go to Liangzhou to find her in no more than two months!"

Remember the Thunderclap of Daylight I used at the hunting grounds the other day? I'll make a few more for Fifth Sister. Just one will be enough to deter the Western Barbarians from invading Liangzhou, and Fifth Sister won't have to stay so far away anymore! Bringing Fifth Sister back to Jingzhou to reunite with us—isn't that something to be happy about? Why be sad?

"real?"

After listening, Zhu Xinning's brows relaxed.

"Of course it's true!"

Upon seeing this, Jing Zhe immediately added, "My fifth sister even left me a letter. I could tell she was in a good mood when she left. She even told me to go to Liangzhou to find her!"

As he was about to take it out, Zhu Xinning looked curious and said, "Oh? Let me see it!"

After only taking out half of it, Jing Zhe suddenly realized something was wrong. There were some unspeakable secrets in this letter, and he couldn't let her see them.

"Oh dear, I forgot it at home! Anyway, it's good that Fifth Sister isn't sad!"

Jing Zhe took his hand out and chuckled awkwardly.

Zhu Xinning pursed her lips, clearly not believing it, but she didn't delve into it. After all, everyone has secrets, just like the letter Jing Wenmao left for her, which she had never shown to anyone else. Just thinking about the contents of that letter made her cheeks flush.

I don't know... when I can let him see it...

Seeing Zhu Xinning in a daze, Jing Zhe walked up, put his arm around her shoulder, and laughed, "And also, Second Sister, in my heart, Fifth Sister and Second Sister are equally important! Especially since Second Sister and Fifth Sister have different styles, Second Sister is gentle, virtuous, and dignified. I think about her so much every day, especially that night when I held her in my arms while we slept..."

Now that he had already won over Liu Jinghong 90%, and Zhu Xinning was the only older sister left in Jingzhou, Jing Zhe felt he had to hurry up and win her over as well.

Today's opportunity is not bad, why not give it a try!

So Jing Zhe's hand went around to Zhu Xinning's lower abdomen and applied a little pressure. Zhu Xinning could no longer hold back and let out a soft moan as she went limp in his arms.

"Second sister, fifth sister has also left. It's no fun for me to be home alone. Why don't you go home tonight, second sister?"

"I... I'm not going!"

Zhu Xinning was breathing heavily, her words barely audible, as soft as a mosquito's buzz, but when Jing Zhe heard it, his blood rushed even faster, and his large hand quietly moved upwards again.

This movement startled Zhu Xinning awake. She quickly reached out and pressed him down, glancing back to make sure no one was there before letting out a sigh of relief.

So she gritted her teeth and struggled to get up from Jing Zhe's arms, because the door outside was still open and she was afraid someone would come in and see her.

After getting up, she blushed and glared at Jing Zhe, then reached out her slender, soft fingers and tapped his head. "You, you're still as mischievous as when you were little, but why are you so naughty now?"

"I'm only mean to my sister. Does she like that?"

Jing Zhe winked and smiled.

Zhu Xinning bit her lip, intending to say she didn't like it, but she couldn't resist Jing Zhe's gentle gaze, and in the end she just hummed twice and hummed out the word "like".

Just then, Xiangru came out and saw this scene. Her face turned red, and she ran out, saying as she ran, "Miss and Young Master, I'll go and get the food back for us!"

She made sure to close the door behind her when she reached it, but then, as if feeling uneasy, she locked it from the outside, adding a boastful reminder: "Don't worry, Miss, I've locked the door!"

"..."

Zhu Xinning's face turned even redder. She spat out, "You brat, what are you thinking all day?" Then she walked into the house, turned back to look at the grinning Jing Zhe, and glared at him angrily: "It's all your fault, otherwise she wouldn't have thought of such things! Come in with me!"

Jing Zhe smiled, said nothing, and followed.

...

After entering the room, Zhu Xinning, her face flushed and her body somewhat limp, went into the inner room of her boudoir. She told Jing Zhe to wait outside while she lowered the gauze curtain, and the rustling sounds of her taking off and putting on clothes could be heard from inside.

Jing Zhe felt awkward and excited outside.

Let me in and watch over you while you change?

Should I go in, go in, or go in?

Just as Jing Zhe was struggling with his thoughts, Zhu Xinning had already lifted the curtain and come out. She was now wearing a long home dress that wasn't much different from the one she had worn before.

So Jing Zhe asked curiously, "Second Sister, your clothes weren't dirty just now, why did you change them again?"

It would have been better if she hadn't asked. The moment she did, Zhu Xinning's face turned even redder, as if water could drip from it, her eyes glistening with tears.

"You talk too much!"

"..."

Under what circumstances would someone change clothes while they are in a perfectly good place outside?

Jing Zhe was taken aback, as if he had realized something, and his whole demeanor instantly soured...

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