"Whether you were the one who blew it up or not is not for you to decide!"

Lin Wenyao snorted coldly.

Jing Zhe laughed. "Then who gets to decide?"

"yes…"

Looking at Jing Zhe's malicious smile, Lin Wenyao suddenly remembered that before he left home, his mother, Madam Wu, had repeatedly told him that before the appointment letter from Jingzhou arrived, he must be extremely careful in his words and actions in public!

He then changed his tune, saying, "We'll find out who's in charge once you're arrested and interrogated!"

"Guards, take him away!"

"Yes, young master!"

"..."

"Don't touch me!"

Chen Mo suddenly shouted something and moved closer to Jing Zhe.

Although Chen Mo couldn't help but bicker and argue with Jing Zhe for certain reasons, those were internal conflicts, and they were insignificant in the face of external conflicts.

Moreover, subconsciously, she had already regarded Jing Zhe as her support.

Jing Zhe turned around and saw that it was that skinny constable who was still up to his old tricks. Under the pretense of escorting them, he tried to push Chen Mo, but she dodged him.

He gave him a cold look and said expressionlessly, "We can walk on our own, so there's no need to trouble this official. Don't aggravate your wounds."

"..."

The lean constable's face flushed red. He snorted coldly, intending to reprimand him, but for some reason, when he met Jing Zhe's gaze, his expression suddenly softened, as if there was murderous intent...

By this time, it was already broad daylight, and the city gates were fully opened.

The streets of the city began to get crowded, and more people were entering and leaving the city. People stopped to watch as Lin Wenyao rode his horse back from outside the city.

Lin Wenyao grew angrier the more he looked at Jing Zhe. He wanted to have him tied up and dragged into the city to be locked up, but considering that he couldn't convict him yet, he could only let him and Chen Mo walk in side by side.

...

Once inside the city, the locals, seeing the handsome men and beautiful women surrounded by soldiers, began to point and comment.

After all, such a perfectly matched pair of stunning good looks is truly rare.

"Isn't that Young Master Kun?"

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted.

When Jing Zhe became famous at Chunshui Tower, not many people could really see what he looked like, but that doesn't mean no one had ever seen him.

A scholar who had seen his face before happened to be at the city gate at that moment and exclaimed in amazement.

"Young Master Kun? Which one?"

More readers became curious.

"It's that one—"

Following the direction the whistleblower pointed, the scholars looked and saw none other than the handsome young man standing side by side with the beautiful woman.

"This is Young Master Kun?"

"What a handsome and refined young man!"

"No wonder someone can write such delicate and graceful poems as 'Spring water is bluer than the sky'!"

"Look at the beautiful woman beside him, she's a perfect match for him. Could she be the radiant beauty from the poem 'Spring Water'?"

"That makes sense. True love prevails in the end; it's truly enviable!"

"..."

A group of scholars were making a lot of noise, which happened to reach the ears of Jing Zhe and Chen Mo.

Their expressions were different.

Jing Zhe looked delighted, while Chen Mo blushed shyly.

Who is his perfect match? Who is his ideal woman? And who will end up with him as his lover?

These gossipy scholars are utterly annoying!

Chen Mo thought shyly, glancing slightly at Jing Zhe, only to see him getting happier and happier as he listened, his face turning even redder.

Why is he so happy?

Could it be... that's really what I'm thinking?

Thinking of this, Chen Mo's heart pounded wildly, but he was too embarrassed to ask, so he could only walk on in silence, forgetting even that he was being escorted.

At this moment, Jing Zhe tilted his head slightly and whispered in her ear, "Miss Chen, we're safe!"

"Um?"

Feeling the warm, moist breath so close to his neck, Chen Mo felt like he was going crazy. He forced himself to remain calm and asked, "How can it be safe?"

Jing Zhe pointed to the scholars talking loudly on both sides of the street and said, "These scholars all know me, which will definitely put a lot of pressure on Lin Wenyao. For the time being, he certainly won't dare to do anything to us! As long as we can hold out until nightfall, my eldest sister will send people to rescue us, and we'll definitely be able to get out!"

"..."

After listening to him, Chen Mo remained silent for a moment, then said softly, "The reason you were so happy wasn't because..."

She was too ashamed to say such a thing, so she could only ask, "Is it just because of this?"

"hold head high!"

Without even thinking, Jing Zhe replied, "At this moment, what could be more joyful than this?"

"..."

Chen remained silent, saying nothing more.

...

"Is he Young Master Akun?"

Suddenly, someone in the crowd raised a question.

“I clearly saw this young master at Cool Summer Resort. Back then, he was even said to be the young master of Cool Summer Resort!”

"The young master who's looking to cool off this summer?"

The scholars were also somewhat bewildered.

"Yes, I can testify!"

At this moment, a person stepped forward from the crowd, "Yesterday I saw Young Master Lin collecting commercial taxes outside the Cool Summer Gate, and Young Master Kun happened to be there. Young Master Lin also called him Young Master Kun!"

"real?"

"Of course it's true! I can't be wrong about the 1,440 taels of commercial tax!"

"Wow! One thousand four hundred and forty taels? That's outrageous!"

Everyone gasped.

"Whether it's true or not, Young Master Kun is right here. Everyone can find out by asking him!"

Then someone called out to Jing Zhe, "Is that Young Master A-Kun?"

As Lin Wenyao led a group of soldiers into the city, along with the onlookers, scholars, ordinary people, and street vendors, a large crowd instantly gathered at the city gate.

Neither that night at Chunshuilou nor yesterday outside Qingliangyixia was as crowded as today.

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