Chapter 286 Why are you in such a hurry to get married?

Stars stretch for thousands of miles, and Chang'an enters my dreams.

Inside the Prince Jing's bedroom, Jin Shu disregarded all etiquette and rules, struggling to carry Li Jin while kicking open the carved door of the bedroom.

She grinned and, as if coaxing a child, staggered and placed the swaying "drunkard" on her shoulder onto the couch beside her.

Whether it was the alluring starlight or the faint sandalwood scent in the room, Jin Shu was momentarily dazed when she looked at his slightly flushed cheeks.

Prince Jing, Li Jin, was a legendary warrior who rode across battlefields.

His usual pale yellow clothes, over such a long period of time together, left Jin Shu with the impression of a frail scholar.

At that moment, looking at his gentle smile and those dreamy eyes that seemed to be drifting between a dream and wakefulness, Jin Shu's heart skipped a beat.

She stood up awkwardly, and as she turned around, Li Jin tugged at her sleeve and said calmly, "Don't go."

Jin Shu was stunned for a moment.

"Stay with me." Li Jin looked at her profile, his hand tightening around the hem of her clothes.

Jin Shu took a deep breath and gave an awkward laugh: "I'm not leaving, I'll get you some water." After saying that, she turned around and pulled out the corner of her clothes, shaking her head and sighing, muttering complaints, "Who would have thought that the guy who was so powerful in the Taiji Hall would be like this when he's drunk?"

She walked to the table, and the moment she lit the candle with a tinderbox, the smile on Li Jin's face behind her faded slightly.

He looked at the aphrodisiac powder he had obtained from the Prince of Pingyang in his hand, feeling extremely conflicted.

Mao felt that he still possessed some charm.

The shield was because the person in front of him was no ordinary person.

After thinking for a long time, listening to the sound of water being poured, he still put the small bottle in his hand back into the hidden compartment next to the couch.

He himself didn't understand why he would think of such crooked and evil ways!

After a long pause, looking at the cup of tea Jin Shu held in front of him, Li Jin took a deep breath and put his hat directly on Zhou Zheng's head.

It's all his fault, why did he have to rush into marriage...?

"Which eunuch usually takes care of the prince's daily life?" Jin Shu asked, watching Li Jin take a sip of his drink.

Li Jin raised an eyebrow and glanced at her: "Didn't you just say you'd stay with me?"

He put down his teacup, raised his hand to support his chin, and looked at Jin Shu with a smile.

She paused for a moment, then asked suspiciously, "How will you accompany me?"

"You decide," Li Jin said with a smile.

The room was quiet for a moment. Jin Shu nodded knowingly, poured herself a glass of water, sat down opposite Li Jin at the small table on the couch, leaned forward, and smiled mysteriously: "Want to play cards?"

The bedchamber was completely silent.

The turn was so sharp that Li Jin was momentarily confused.

Seeing him stunned, Jin Shu sat up straight and chuckled: "That one, the one the prince used to say, one tael per round."

Her eyes were filled with expectation, so bright that Li Jin could hardly open them.

In a split second, he bit his lip, feigning drunkenness while suppressing his shock, and waved his hand with a smile, trying to salvage the situation: "I don't have your card here."

To everyone's surprise, Jin Shu clapped her hands as soon as she finished speaking, looking like she was saying, "Leave it to me." She replied, "I don't have any. I'll be right back."

After saying that, he got up happily, turned around and ran out of the bedroom.

Li Jin was stunned.

After a long while, he pursed his lips into a straight line, gritted his teeth, and slammed his fist on the small table.

Looking at the tea that Jin Shu had left untouched across from him, he narrowed his eyes, ignored everything else, took out a small bottle, and poured it all in one go.

He admitted defeat.

He never expected that when he was drunk, the woman's first thought wasn't about the readily available male beauty, but about the money in his pocket.

There were so many things to complain about that he didn't even know where to begin.

Wouldn't it be better to be the wealthy Princess Jing? Why do the two of them have to play Three Kingdoms Kill in the middle of the night, costing one or two taels of silver per game?

Such a grown man, and he has no ambition whatsoever! It's outrageous!

The more Li Jin thought about it, the more her eyes twitched.

He decided to go all out and tore open his collar, creating a rip in his outer garment.

He refused to believe it. Could it be that Li Qian, that crazy girl, had really come true, and that he was less attractive than silver?

Hearing footsteps outside the hall, he leaned back slightly, one hand on his forehead, looking languid, indifferent, and slightly alluring.

As a result, Jin Shu not only brought the cards, but also a basin of charcoal fire, which she thoughtfully placed very close to them.

She sat opposite him and picked up her teacup. Li Jin's gaze was immediately fixed on the tea.

Jin Shu didn't even glance at it, casually placing it aside and tossing the cards onto the table.

She looked up at Li Jin with great excitement, her eyes shining: "It's settled, one tael per round, no cheating!"

Li Jin rubbed his forehead, trying to hide the throbbing veins in his hands, and said with great effort, "This game is just the two of us, how can we play?"

This question caught Jin Shu off guard.

Before she could come up with a solution, she heard a voice from the doorway: "Who said it was just the two of you?"

Li Jin paused.

Su Siyuan, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, accompanied by Zhao Chengping, peeked out from the doorway with his hands tucked in: "Hey? I just saw Mr. Jin carrying some strange thing in." He chuckled, "I heard you guys are short of players for your card game? I have two here!"

Li Jin's face darkened, but because he was pretending to be drunk in front of Jin Shu, he couldn't lash out.

His eyes darted around and he saw Jin Shu's expectant look. He could only force a smile like that of a demon from hell and beckon Su Siyuan to "Sit down."

While Jin Shu got up to pour water, Su Siyuan approached Li Jin and bowed: "The investigation into the Crown Prince is almost complete. I'll bring the things over tonight."

To his surprise, Li Jintie in front of him had a dark face, and his gaze sent chills down Su Siyuan's spine.

He felt a little uncomfortable, and his gaze happened to fall on the teacup beside him.

He was thirsty from traveling at night, and without thinking, he reached out and put the bowl in his mouth.

Li Jin was stunned: "You!"

Before he could finish speaking, Su Siyuan finished his drink and looked at him in surprise.

The candlelight flickered, the night was pleasant, and the charcoal fire crackled beside me.

Li Jin gasped as she looked at his bewildered expression, her face displaying a complex mix of emotions as she stared at the empty teacup.

He pursed his lips, took a deep breath, pointed at Su Siyuan's cheek, and couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

He could only rub his forehead, looking utterly dejected, as if "heaven is going to kill me." He reached out and tightened his clothes, pulling them twice to make sure they were perfectly sealed and not a single stitch was missing.

This was the most terrifying night of Li Jin's life.

It was also the night that made Jin Shu most doubt her life.

In order to make Jin Shu, who was after money, give up and hide in his room, Li Jin almost single-handedly dominated the area. Even the three people in front of him working together were no match for him.

Seeing that she had not only failed to earn any money, but had even fallen into a debt of several taels, Jin Shu was almost in tears.

Only Su Siyuan, whether it was because the charcoal fire was too hot or because it was his first time playing with this thing, was so excited that he couldn't control himself. His cheeks were flushed, and he was extremely excited, wanting to play more and more as he played.

Startled, Li Jin forgot all about pretending to be drunk and slammed her black fan onto the table with a bang.

"Just in case." Li Jin frowned and glanced at Su Siyuan.